DOCSLIB.ORG

Extensions of Remarks E1981 EXTENSIONS of REMARKS

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Extensions of Remarks E1981 EXTENSIONS of REMARKS September 29, 2005 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS THANKING FRANK MILASI FOR HIS HONORING MAJOR GENERAL STATEMENT ON JOSEPH SERVICE TO THE HOUSE THOMAS P. MAGUIRE, JR. MCCARTHY HON. MICHAEL M. HONDA HON. ROBERT W. NEY HON. TIMOTHY H. BISHOP OF CALIFORNIA OF NEW YORK OF OHIO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, September 29, 2005 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, September 29, 2005 Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, the Thursday, September 29, 2005 House rejected legislation naming a post office Mr. BISHOP of New York. Mr. Speaker, I after longtime Berkeley Councilwoman Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, on the occasion of rise to honor and recognize a great American Maudelle Shirek. I cosponsored this legisla- his retirement in November 2005, we rise to patriot and good friend, retiring Major General tion, and I believe strongly that the Federal thank Mr. Frank Milasi for 28 years of distin- Thomas P. Maguire, for his extraordinary ac- Government should honor Maudelle Shirek for guished service to the United States House of complishments throughout a distinguished ca- her many civic contributions. Representatives. Frank has served this great reer. This vote became a news sensation. My institution as a valuable employee at House As GEN Maguire steps down as New York’s colleague, Rep. STEVE KING, told one news- Information Resources (HIR), in the Office of Adjutant General, I would like to take this op- paper that ‘‘if BARBARA LEE would read the his- the Chief Administrative Officer. portunity on behalf of New York and a grateful tory of Joe McCarthy, she would realize that Throughout his career with HIR, Frank has Nation to express our gratitude for his dili- he was a hero for America.’’ I could not disagree more, and I am held many positions of increasing responsi- gence and exceptional leadership through our State’s most trying times. alarmed that my colleague would exalt such a bility. He began his tenure with the United mean, vindictive, tyrant. States House of Representatives on August 1, GEN Maguire assumed command of New Senator McCarthy blindly accused his en- 1977 as a Senior Programmer. While serving York’s National Guard in August 2001, just emies of communism and homosexuality with- in HIR, Frank addressed long needed automa- one month before the terrorist attacks on the out any evidence or genuinely patriotic motive. tion and reporting issues in each area of ben- Pentagon and WorId Trade Center. Under his This corrupt bully exploited the fears of the efits administration, which enabled compliance command, the National Guard was thrust into American people to boost his own political ca- with all House reporting and auditing require- unprecedented responsibilities in contributing reer. ments. Due to his development of the com- to and strengthening our homeland security. Senator McCarthy’s only achievement was puter generated Revised Substitute Standard His leadership was a critical component of re- inspiring an anti-communist hysteria that ru- Form 2010 ‘‘Notice of Change in Health Bene- storing the safety and way of life for New ined the lives of thousands of innocent Ameri- fits Enrollment,’’ the U.S. House of Represent- Yorkers after September 11th. cans. atives became one of the first Federal Agen- It is for these reasons, and many others, As a Japanese American, I know the dev- cies to have this form approved for use. that General Maguire should be recognized as astating effects of mass fear and hysteria. During World War II, my family and thousands Frank displayed great passion for his work a patriot and a great man. Tom graduated from Holy Cross College in 1969, just as I of other Japanese American families were by personally dedicating himself to ensuring began my college career at the same school. forced into camps—deprived of their dignity, that the Financial Management System (FMS) He left with a Degree in History and as a dis- liberty, and property. met the needs of the U.S. House of Rep- tinguished graduate of the Air Force Reserve At a time like this, I am reminded of the resentatives’ payroll and Human Resources Officer Training Program. words of Special Counsel for the Army Joseph requirements. As a Senior Software Engineer, Welch, who in a 1954 hearing poignantly In 1970, he earned his wings, beginning a he applied his exceptional analytical and pro- asked of Senator McCarthy, ‘‘Have you no long and distinguished career that included gramming technical skills to the development, sense of decency, sir, at long last?’’ 250 combat flights during his tour of duty in design and implementation of many payroll f services provided to the House community. In- Vietnam. His military decorations included the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal cluded in these services is the NFC Thrift Sav- THANKING MR. JOHN MANG FOR with nine oak leaf clusters. ings Plan (TSP). Frank’s work enabled the HIS SERVICE TO THE HOUSE House to be one of only three government Upon his return, GEN Maguire served as a agencies that provided this benefit on time flight instructor before joining the New York Air HON. ROBERT W. NEY and correctly. Frank’s expertise in FMS with National Guard’s 137th Tactical Air Support OF OHIO over 900,000 lines of code has resulted in Squadron in 1974. In the years that followed, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES more than 3.5 million payroll payments. In ad- GEN Maguire excelled in various commands Thursday, September 29, 2005 and as a forward air controller, brigade liaison dition, as he prepared to retire, Frank played Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, on the occasion of officer, standardization officer, air operations a major role in the implementation of the new his retirement in September 2005, we rise to officer, Deputy Commander for Operations payroll and benefits system, HR Pay Links. thank Mr. John Mang for 30 years of out- and Vice Commander before assuming com- standing service to the U.S. House of Rep- His standard of excellence, dedication to mand of the 137th in 1994. He is also a vet- resentatives. passionate customer service, professionalism eran of Operation Desert Storm. and ability to get the job done earned him John began his career at the House on Under GEN Maguire’s command, New September 15, 1975, working as a Pro- three Distinguished Service Awards, the Chief York’s National Guard has not only performed grammer Analyst in House Information Sys- Administrative Officer’s highest honor. He is its military mission with excellence, but it has tems for the Committee on House Administra- admired by the people he led and appreciated also been an integral part of our state’s emer- tion. John was a key player in the develop- by those he served. May he always look back gency response force and contributed to many ment of the Financial Management System on his accomplishments with pride. international disaster relief missions. (FMS). In addition, John contributed to the Cli- On behalf of the entire House community, Mr. Speaker, on behalf of all New Yorkers, ent Support System, the Parking Office Per- we extend congratulations to Frank for many I thank and congratulate Major General mits System, the Lobby Act Support System, years of dedication and outstanding contribu- Maguire for his outstanding service and a the Office of Telecommunications Manage- tions to the United States House of Rep- highly distinguished career. We wish him and ment Information System, the House Record- resentatives. We wish Frank many wonderful his family continued success and a bright fu- ing Studio system, the Legislative Information years in fulfilling his retirement dreams. ture in the years ahead. Management System, and others. ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. VerDate Aug 31 2005 06:29 Sep 30, 2005 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A29SE8.001 E29SEPT1 E1982 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 29, 2005 As a Senior Software Engineer in the House ties to local businesses, including advertisers for the second year. We in the Mountain State Information Resources Information Manage- ranging from Lamplighter Wines in South- take pride in all our citizens. We are all thank- ment Directorate’s Applications Support ampton to Hildreth’s Department Store in the ful for the exemplary institutions that give indi- Branch, John made significant contributions as East End to Suffolk County National Bank. viduals an opportunity to showcase their tal- a team member in the implementation and en- The station hosts some 250 live remote broad- ents and I am very pleased that AARP has hancement of the Fixed Assets and Inventory casts each year from local stores, street fairs, recognized West Virginia’s role in what is the Management System (FAIMS). FAIMS is a antique auctions, car shows, and sporting best healthcare in the world. mission critical system used by the Chief Ad- events. It even broadcast live from the Cole ministrative Officer to collect, record and re- Brothers Circus, when it appeared in South- f port official financial information on fixed as- ampton and Greenport. sets, generate related payments, and report At most of these remote broadcasts, Paul THANKING LYDIA BROWN FOR on Accounts Payable, Purchasing and General works from the mobile control room, and one HER SERVICE TO THE HOUSE Ledger activities. or two of the other D.J.’s host live on-the-air John has been a valuable, loyal, hard- interviews in the crowd.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • 1856 St. Louis Stampede by Cooper Wingert
    1856 St. Louis Stampede By Cooper Wingert http://housedivided.dickinson.edu/sites/stampedes/the-1856-st-louis-stampede/ Slave Stampedes on the Missouri Borderlands National Park Service Network To Freedom // House Divided Project at Dickinson College DATELINE: ST. LOUIS, JULY 14, 1856 On Monday night, July 14, 1856, a group of eight to nine enslaved Missourians set out on their quest for freedom. Leaving the farm of slaveholder Robert Wash, a 65-year-old retired judge who resided on the outskirts of St. Louis, this contingent of freedom seekers charted an unknown course to liberty. Yet while the freedom seekers’ exact path is difficult to ascertain, the motivations underlying their “stampede” for freedom are somewhat easier to deduce. The group of escapees comprised a family unit––”a man and wife, three sons, two daughters, and the wife’s sister,” as reported in the St. Louis Republican. The freedom seekers may have been spurred to action by Wash’s declining health in the summer of 1856––he would die just months later, in November. Likely fearing separation at an estate sale, they chose to strike out to gain their freedom and preserve their family. [1] These freedom seekers, whose names are unknown, may have joined with three other enslaved Missourians, held by prominent St. Louis citizen John O’Fallon. The trio had escaped from O’Fallon “a few nights previous” to July 14, and the city’s leading papers instantly suspected that the two group escapes were connected. “Several other slaves are supposed to be in their company on the underground track,” noted the editors of the Republican.
    [Show full text]
  • History of the U.S. Attorneys
    Bicentennial Celebration of the United States Attorneys 1789 - 1989 "The United States Attorney is the representative not of an ordinary party to a controversy, but of a sovereignty whose obligation to govern impartially is as compelling as its obligation to govern at all; and whose interest, therefore, in a criminal prosecution is not that it shall win a case, but that justice shall be done. As such, he is in a peculiar and very definite sense the servant of the law, the twofold aim of which is that guilt shall not escape or innocence suffer. He may prosecute with earnestness and vigor– indeed, he should do so. But, while he may strike hard blows, he is not at liberty to strike foul ones. It is as much his duty to refrain from improper methods calculated to produce a wrongful conviction as it is to use every legitimate means to bring about a just one." QUOTED FROM STATEMENT OF MR. JUSTICE SUTHERLAND, BERGER V. UNITED STATES, 295 U. S. 88 (1935) Note: The information in this document was compiled from historical records maintained by the Offices of the United States Attorneys and by the Department of Justice. Every effort has been made to prepare accurate information. In some instances, this document mentions officials without the “United States Attorney” title, who nevertheless served under federal appointment to enforce the laws of the United States in federal territories prior to statehood and the creation of a federal judicial district. INTRODUCTION In this, the Bicentennial Year of the United States Constitution, the people of America find cause to celebrate the principles formulated at the inception of the nation Alexis de Tocqueville called, “The Great Experiment.” The experiment has worked, and the survival of the Constitution is proof of that.
    [Show full text]
  • St. Louis Streets Index (1994)
    1 ST. LOUIS STREETS INDEX (1994) by Dr. Glen Holt and Tom Pearson St. Louis Public Library St. Louis Streets Index [email protected] 2 Notes: This publication was created using source materials gathered and organized by noted local historian and author Norbury L. Wayman. Their use here was authorized by Mr. Wayman and his widow, Amy Penn Wayman. This publication includes city streets in existence at the time of its creation (1994). Entries in this index include street name; street’s general orientation; a brief history; and the city neighborhood(s) through which it runs. ABERDEEN PLACE (E-W). Named for the city of Aberdeen in north-eastern Scotland when it appeared in the Hillcrest Subdivision of 1912. (Kingsbury) ABNER PLACE (N-S). Honored Abner McKinley, the brother of President William McKinley, when it was laid out in the 1904 McKinley Park subdivision. (Arlington) ACADEMY AVENUE (N-S). The nearby Christian Brothers Academy on Easton Avenue west of Kingshighway was the source of this name, which first appeared in the Mount Cabanne subdivision of 1886. It was known as Cote Brilliante Avenue until 1883. (Arlington) (Cabanne) ACCOMAC BOULEVARD and STREET (E-W). Derived from an Indian word meaning "across the water" and appearing in the 1855 Third City Subdivision of the St. Louis Commons. (Compton Hill) ACME AVENUE (N-S). Draws its name from the word "acme", the highest point of attainment. Originated in the 1907 Acme Heights subdivision. (Walnut Park) ADELAIDE AVENUE (E-W & N-S). In the 1875 Benjamin O'Fallon's subdivision of the O'Fallon Estate, it was named in honor of a female relative of the O'Fallon family.
    [Show full text]
  • Bicentennial Celebration of the U.S. Attorneys
    Bicentennial Celebration of the United States Attorneys 1789 - 1989 "The United States Attorney is the representative not of an ordinary party to a controversy, but of a sovereignty whose obligation to govern impartially is as compelling as its obligation to govern at all; and whose interest, therefore, in a criminal prosecution is not that it shall win a case, but that justice shall be done. As such, he is in a peculiar and very definite sense the servant of the law, the twofold aim of which is that guilt shall not escape or innocence suffer. He may prosecute with earnestness and vigor– indeed, he should do so. But, while he may strike hard blows, he is not at liberty to strike foul ones. It is as much his duty to refrain from improper methods calculated to produce a wrongful conviction as it is to use every legitimate means to bring about a just one." QUOTED FROM STATEMENT OF MR. JUSTICE SUTHERLAND, BERGER V. UNITED STATES, 295 U. S. 88 (1935) INTRODUCTION In this, the Bicentennial Year of the United States Constitution, the people of America find cause to celebrate the principles formulated at the inception of the nation Alexis de Tocqueville called, “The Great Experiment.” The experiment has worked, and the survival of the Constitution is proof of that. But with the celebration of the Constitution must also come the commemoration of those sharing responsibility for the realization of those noble principles in the lives of the American people, those commissioned throughout our nation’s history as United States Attorneys.
    [Show full text]
  • Missouri a Territory of the Second Grade
    FRED'c L. BILLON, at the age of 45. TAREN A'l' PHILADELPHIA, 1846. ANNALS OF ST. LOUIS IN ITS TERRITORIAL DAYS FROM 1804 TO 1821 BEING A CONTINUATION OF THE AUTHOR'S PREVIOUS WORK THE ANNALS OF THE FRENCH AND SPANISH PERIOD Bv FREDERIC L. BILLON A RESIDENT OF ST. LOUIS, EXCEEDING SEVENTY YEARS ST. LOUIS PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR 1888. 'PRESS OF NIXON-JONES PRINTING Co. 212 PINE ST,1 ST, LOU!S MO, INTRODUCTORY . ., By an act of Congress of May 7,. 1800, the -'' Northwest Territory '' ,vas divided into two sep­ .arate governments .. That portion irnmediately west and adjoining ·Pennsylvania, beca1ne the territory of Ohio, and the qalance of the country, extending west to the Missis­ ;sippi river, was f or1ned into the new territory of In­ -diana. On May 13, ~en. Win. Henry Harrison, of Vir­ ginia, was appointed the Governor, and John Gibson, ,of Pennsylvania, Secretary of the new territory - .and shortly after,vards Wm. Clark, Henry Vander-: berg and John Giiffin, Territorial Judges, who held the first term of their court. at Vincennes, on March -3, 1801. The population of the new T_erritory, embracing all the country now Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wis­ consin was 4,875, about one-half in the settlements in the American botto1n on the Mississippi, and the balance on the Ohio, Illinois, Wabash and other points .. The second census of the United States (that of 1800), had been taken only the year previously, ex­ (iii) • lV INTRODUCTORY. hibiting a population of 5,305,366 souls in the then· sixteen States and three territories of the Union, of· which over 40,000 were included within the bound-· aries of that portion of theNorthwest Territory, which became the State of Ohio, leaving, as aforesaid, 4,875 in the new territory of Indiana.
    [Show full text]
  • Legal Profession in Early Missouri, The
    Missouri Law Review Volume 29 Issue 2 Spring 1964 Article 1 Spring 1964 Legal Profession in Early Missouri, The Anton-Hermann Chroust false Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/mlr Part of the Law Commons Recommended Citation Anton-Hermann Chroust, Legal Profession in Early Missouri, The , 29 MO. L. REV. (1964) Available at: https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/mlr/vol29/iss2/1 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Journals at University of Missouri School of Law Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Missouri Law Review by an authorized editor of University of Missouri School of Law Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Chroust: Chroust: Legal Profession in Early Missouri THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN EARLY MISSOURI ANToN-HERMANN CHROUST* Prior to 1804, the year Missouri became attached to the Indiana Ter- ritory, few lawyers, mostly French who had come up the Mississippi, prac- ticed in St. Louis. From the beginning, there always was an abundance of legal work for capable members of the profession: Spanish land grants -fraudulent and authentic-and conflicting claims of every sort, growing out of improper surveys, spurious titles, disputed conveyances, and con- fusing judicial decisions under French, Spanish, and American law, provided lawyers with ample opportunities to display their professional skill and to earn a reasonable livelihood, provided they were "hustlers" and, as often as not, not too particular about the sort of work they were expected to do., The General Court, held on October 29, 1805, after the District of Louisiana had been detached from the Territory of Indiana and had been organized as the Territory of Louisiana, ruled that all attorneys who had been admitted to practice in the Indiana Territory were also to be admitted to the Louisiana Territory upon taking the oath of attorney.2 John Taylor, Benjamin Parke, Isaac Darnielle, William C.
    [Show full text]
  • Eastern Progress Eastern Progress 1964-1965
    Eastern Progress Eastern Progress 1964-1965 Eastern Kentucky University Year 1965 Eastern Progress - 14 May 1965 Eastern Kentucky University This paper is posted at Encompass. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress 1964-65/29 mm HALL OF FAMER SPRING SPORTS J PROUD FINALS • ■ •-. ■ PAGE 2 OOR&SS PAGE 6 / ," "Setting The Pace In A Progressive Era" —r— 42nd Year No. 29 Student Publication of Eastern Kentucky State College, Richmond "Friday, May 14, 1965 Honors Day Pays Board Approves Tower Dorms. Tribute To 424 Dept. Heads, New Position Four hundred and twenty-four and Kay Marlene Jacobers, Rich Eastern students were recog- mond ; Winston Franklin Jones, Regents Also Okay $6,090,719 Budget nized at the annual Honors Pro- Appalacn'.a, Va.; Minga Kenna- !;ram held In Hiram Brock Aud- torlum Monday night. mer, Richmond; Karen Hone- Featured speaker was Dr. brink Krumm, Bollevue; Max In Fully Docketed Session Wednesday Clyde Orr, associate dean tor Vance Lyles, Carrollton; Elnora graduate studies. His .address Sareva Mclntyre, Bagdad: Dor h^JSHSSI "f.Re6en,,s author-, of Maine, Pettengiil holds two William A. Householder, who was entitled, "Misplaced Modi- aid Robert McKinney, Richmond Ized construction of two more degrees from the Universitv of'«- ., «««■■««««■•■, wn« fiers." te 10 Joyce Ann McQueen, Waynes- towering dormitories, one of Florida and the PhD from P™"" * completing; work Dr. Orr congratulated the stu- burg, Patricia Carol Newton, which is 20-stories, appointed Johns Hopkins University. on the Ph.D. at Michigan State dents for accepting their respon- four new department heads and | University, was named head sibilities in our democratic so- Irvuie; Anne Shelby Quaries, named an executive dean to oc- ciety, but he pointed out that Frai.Klon; Delores Robb, Rich- cupy a newly-created position.
    [Show full text]
  • Battle of New Orleans, War of 1812 American Muster and Troop Roster List
    Jean Lafitte National Park Service National Historical Park and Preserve U.S. Department of the Interior Battle of New Orleans, War of 1812 American Muster and Troop Roster List Transcribed in partnership with the University of New Orleans History Department and the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies Battle of New Orleans Muster Lists and Troop Rosters What is this list? The following document is a transcription of several thousand names of people who participated on the American side of the Battle of New Orleans. The troop rosters for the New Orleans campaign, including the Battle of New Orleans, were compiled at various times after the battle, mostly in the 1950s and 1960s, from various sources. These typed and hand written lists created over the years - were not digitally searchable. Additionally, due to the poor condition of the troop roster lists, they could not be scanned and made searchable. To ensure a better experience for its visitors, the National Park Service, along with the University of New Orleans and Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies, has made the available troop rosters digitally searchable. This enormous transcription project has been completed with the help of the University of New Orleans and the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies. These institutions provided the internship and funding to complete the transcription process. Why are there so many different regiment groups? Major General Andrew Jackson had to cobble together a fighting force made up of whoever he could find to defend New Orleans against Great Britain. Because New Orleans is located at the mouth of the Mississippi River, it provided an ideal target for the British to attack and attempt to capture.
    [Show full text]
  • Geographies of Freedom HINES V.Final Submission
    Geographies of Freedom: Black Women’s Mobility and the Making of the Western River World, 1814-1865 by Alisha J. Hines Department of History Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Thavolia Glymph, Advisor ___________________________ Sarah Deutsch ___________________________ Adriane Lentz-Smith ___________________________ Gunther Peck Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of History in the Graduate School of Duke University 2018 i v ABSTRACT Geographies of Freedom: Black Women’s Mobility and the Making of the Western River World, 1814-1865 by Alisha J. Hines Department of History Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Thavolia Glymph, Advisor ___________________________ Sarah Deutsch ___________________________ Adriane Lentz-Smith ___________________________ Gunther Peck An abstract of a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of History in the Graduate School of Duke University 2018 Copyright by Alisha Hines 2018 Abstract Geographies of Freedom explores the Ways in Which free and enslaved black Women pursued freedom for themselves and their families in the middle Mississippi River Valley using the law and uniquely gendered access to forms of labor, mobility, and the special configurations of the region. The river-centric economy and the fluid mobility of goods, people, and ideas across state borders there begs the study of the region expanding out from the confluence of the Western rivers as a unique site to explore questions of mobility, geography, slavery, and freedom. My dissertation argues that black Women actively navigated the roiling World of the antebellum middle Mississippi River Valley—a region that offers an unparalleled opportunity to understand some of the most historically significant cultural, political, and economic shifts of the nineteenth century aneW.
    [Show full text]
  • Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society P.O
    The Livermore Roots Tracer ISSN 0736-802X The Livermore Roots Tracer Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society P.O. Box 901, Livermore, California 94551-0901 http://l-ags.org & http://twitter.com/lagsociety Volume 37 February 2017 Number 1 Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society Vol. 37 No. 1, February 2017 2 The Livermore Roots Tracer Membership Report January 9, 2017 New Member Information Leah Larkin Thanks to the generosity of the following L-AGS members: Patrons Dick & Jean Lerche, Madelon Palma, Kay Speaks, Duncan Tanner & one anonymous patron Benefactors Kristina Ahuja, Annette Breingan, Marilyn A. Cutting, Barbara Hemphill, Linda Driver & Walt Crawford, Richard & Wanda Finn, James & Rae Hooks, Arnold & Nancy Koslow, Cindy McKenna, Patricia Moore, Bill & Marlene Silver, Peggy Weber & Bob Whitlock Total L-AGS Members as of January 9, 2017: 88 Memberships and 75 Members tion: Contact TV-TMG Chair (Kay Speaks) tvtmg.chair@L- Meeting News AGS.org; TV-TMG Forum [email protected] General Meetings — are held on the second Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Congregation Beth Emek, 3400 Neva- Pleasanton Genealogy Center — is jointly supported by L- da Court, Pleasanton. Map: http://www.L-AGS.org/maps/Pls AGS, the Friends of the Pleasanton Library, and the -BethEmek.html Pleasanton Public Library. A L-AGS docent is available from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Pleasanton Public Li- The L-AGS Writing Group — Meets monthly in Liver- brary 400 Old Bernal Avenue Pleasanton, California. Or by more. The encouragement to write your ancestors’ stories appointment, e-mail: [email protected].
    [Show full text]
  • M N Gazette of the College of William & Mary in Virginia Volume Iii Williamsburg, Virginia, Saturday, Feb
    M N GAZETTE OF THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY IN VIRGINIA VOLUME III WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, FEB. 29, 1936 NUMBER 7 W.&M/s Influence on Kentucky and Tenn. MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN FIRST BISHOP OF NORTH CAROLINA The campaign for new members ARTICLE BY F. H. ALFRIEND, ALUMNUS OF 1860 for the Association is still going The first Kentuckian entered as a student at William and Mary appar- on in some sections and therefore, WAS ALUMNUS OF WILLIAM AND MARY ently was Wm. T. Barry, a member of the class of 1803, and in later life the total results cannot be given Postmaster General of the United States. Another member of the same at this time. Entered Here in 1789 at 17 class was A. W. C. Logan, of Kentucky. Richard C. Anderson, of Kentucky, Norfolk, under Dr. G. Bentley H. L BRIDGES, '93, WRITES Years of Age to Study Law first minister to Colombia, South America (so the catalogue tells us) was Byrd, '10, president of the Club INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF Under the Celebrated Wythe. of the 1804 class, and he had as a classmate Winfield Scott, of Dinwiddie there, and W. G. Thompson, Jr., County, Virginia, in which the battle-scarred city of Petersburg is located. '27, chairman of a committee of STUDENT LIFE IN THE 90's NATIVE OF PRINCE GEORGE Dinwiddie County gets its name from a royal governor who presided over twenty-five alumni and alumnae that canvassed the Norfolk alumni, the destinies of Virginia from 1752 to 1758, and it was during his admin- Students Came in Buggies, Wag- Describes His Experiences at istration that Braddock's defeat occurred and Washington's fame as a soldier did a splendid job.
    [Show full text]
  • THE EVENTUAL IMPOSSIBILITY of COMPROMISE Robert Kett Western Illinois University in Certain Respects, Slavery in Missouri Differed Greatly from Slavery in Other Areas
    Western Illinois Historical Review © 2017 Volume VIII, Spring 2017 ISSN 2153-1714 THE EVENTUAL IMPOSSIBILITY OF COMPROMISE Robert Kett Western Illinois University In certain respects, slavery in Missouri differed greatly from slavery in other areas. Its northern exposure made most of its climate unsuitable for the cultivation of the more southerly staples of cotton, rice, and sugar.1 From its incorporation as a state, its slave population grew smaller and smaller. At the dawn of the Civil War, there were fewer slaves in Missouri than in any other slaveholding jurisdiction in the United States.2 The constitution of the state of Missouri called for legal equality between the races and freedom suits gave promise for those taken to free territories to earn the freedom they justly deserved. However, the reality of life for African Americans in Missouri during its early years was far different. African Americans both slave and free were punished with greater severity under the law and the requirements for bringing a freedom suit were prohibitive. As the United States fractured over the issue of slavery, comity departed. With this departure, the shifting political, social, and cultural winds within Missouri resulted in that one avenue to freedom permanently closed. Understanding the history of African American rights and the history of freedom suits in Missouri can help to explain just how devastating the Dred Scott verdict was. Its outcome signaled the death knell for the freedom suit and drove the United States ever closer to armed conflict. In tandem with the failed goals laid out in the state constitution and various statutes, the demise of the freedom suit in Missouri signaled the truest sign that the divide between pro- slavery and antislavery forces in the state could no longer be reconciled.
    [Show full text]