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David Duncan and His Descendants
THE STORY OF THOMAS DUNCAN AND HIS SIX SONS BY KATHERINE DUNCAN SMITH (Mrs. J. Morgan Smith) NEW YORK TOBIAS A. WRIGHT, INc. PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS 1928 FOREWORD ESEARCH in Duucan genealogy was begun in 1894 and has been R carried on industriously to this date through Court records, VVills, Deeds, Bible records and tombstone inscriptions which have furnished proof and have affixed the seal of authenticity to much of the recorded data. Interested kinspeople have contributed from their store of family traditions some of which have been found to agree with certain facts and may be considered true. Many letters have been received, principally from descendants of Daniel and Stephen Duncan, extracts of which appear in this history and are mute evidence of the interest the writers feel in their lineage and their desire to worthily live and teach their chil dren to hold to the standard set by their ancestors. That there are errors in this publication there can be no doubt, but not of my making for: "I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as 'twas said to me." (Sir Walter Scott.) The frequent appearance of my name and the very personal nature of this book is warranted, somewhat, by the fact that all along the thought has been it would be distributed, mainly, among the descendants of Daniel and Stephen Duncan, between whose families there is very close relationship because of the intermar riage of many cousins. The stretch of years between 1894 and 1928 is a long one and it is not possible for me to estimate the time I have given to my self-imposed task, but if this book shall meet with favor and be prized by those into whose hands it may fall, the hours, days and weeks devoted to The Story of Thom,,as Dun can and His Si.r Sons will be remembered by me as pastime. -
2016 Calendar of Events
CALENDAR OF EVENTS OF EVENTS CALENDAR FEBRUARY 2 — MARCH 30, 2016 2 — MARCH 30, FEBRUARY EIGHT INSPIRED WEEKS OF DISCUSSIONS, PERFORMANCES, AND FILMS 2016 FEATURED TITLES FEATURED 2016 WELCOME 2016 FEATURED TITLES pg 2 WELCOME FROM THE CHAIR pg 3 YOUTH COMPANION BOOKS pg 4 ADDITIONAL READING SUGGESTIONS pg 5 DISCUSSION GROUPS AND QUESTIONS pg 6-7 FILM SCREENINGS pg 8-9 GENERAL EVENTS pg 10 EVENTS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, AND FAMILIES pg 21 COMMUNITY PARTNERS pg 27 SPONSORS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pg 30 The centerpiece of 2016 One Book, One Philadelphia is author Charles Frazier’s historical novel Cold Mountain. Set at the end of the Civil War, Cold Mountain tells the heartrending story of Inman, a wounded Confederate soldier who walks away from the horrors of war to return home to his beloved, Ada. Cold Mountain BY CHARLES FRAZIER His perilous journey through the war-ravaged landscape of North Carolina Cold Mountain made publishing history when it topped the interweaves with Ada’s struggles to maintain her father’s farm as she awaits New York Times bestseller list for 61 weeks and sold 3 million Inman’s return. A compelling love story beats at the heart of Cold Mountain, copies. A richly detailed American epic, it is the story of a Civil propelling the action and keeping readers anxiously turning pages. War soldier journeying through a divided country to return Critics have praised Cold Mountain for its lyrical language, its reverential to the woman he loves, while she struggles to maintain her descriptions of the Southern landscape, and its powerful storytelling that dramatizes father’s farm and make sense of a new and troubling world. -
February 17, 2014 Dear Reader: on Behalf of the Greater Pittsburgh
11 Stanwix Street, 17th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1312 February 17, 2014 (412) 392-4500 www.pittsburghchamber.com Richard J. Harshman Chair Sue Schick Dear Reader: Vice Chair Daniel S. Wilson Secretary/Treasurer On behalf of the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, I am writing to express support for The Pittsburgh Land Bank Ordinance, which would establish a land bank Dewitt M. Peart President in the city of Pittsburgh. The Chamber, along with Pennsylvania Economy League of Dennis Yablonsky Greater Pittsburgh and the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, has Chief Executive Officer been working to bring more resources to our region’s struggling communities, and one K. Scott Baker of the great challenges for those communities is the prevalence of vacant and blighted David E. Barensfeld properties, particularly in the City’s struggling neighborhoods. These thousands of G. Andrew Bonnewell Todd D. Brice deteriorating properties are a great cost to the City, not only in direct maintenance John T. Buckley expenses, but in their impact on property values. For Pittsburgh’s new renaissance to William Carnahan J. Randolph Cheetham reach all of its residents, this blight needs to be addressed. Frank Coonelly John R. Denny Mark DeRubeis Although the City has worked, through its land recycling program, to return these Shawn Fox properties to productive use, the existing process has not been able to work on the Troy Harris Tommy Johnson necessary scale; without a new model, we will never be able to adequately deal with Thomas F. Lamb, Jr. Deborah P. Lippert Pittsburgh’s blight. Fortunately, the passage of statewide land-banking legislation, Timothy J. -
Genealogical Sketch Of
Genealogy and Historical Notes of Spamer and Smith Families of Maryland Appendix 2. SSeelleecctteedd CCoollllaatteerraall GGeenneeaallooggiieess ffoorr SSttrroonnggllyy CCrroossss--ccoonnnneecctteedd aanndd HHiissttoorriiccaall FFaammiillyy GGrroouuppss WWiitthhiinn tthhee EExxtteennddeedd SSmmiitthh FFaammiillyy Bayard Bache Cadwalader Carroll Chew Coursey Dallas Darnall Emory Foulke Franklin Hodge Hollyday Lloyd McCall Patrick Powel Tilghman Wright NEW EDITION Containing Additions & Corrections to June 2011 and with Illustrations Earle E. Spamer 2008 / 2011 Selected Strongly Cross-connected Collateral Genealogies of the Smith Family Note The “New Edition” includes hyperlinks embedded in boxes throughout the main genealogy. They will, when clicked in the computer’s web-browser environment, automatically redirect the user to the pertinent additions, emendations and corrections that are compiled in the separate “Additions and Corrections” section. Boxed alerts look like this: Also see Additions & Corrections [In the event that the PDF hyperlink has become inoperative or misdirects, refer to the appropriate page number as listed in the Additions and Corrections section.] The “Additions and Corrections” document is appended to the end of the main text herein and is separately paginated using Roman numerals. With a web browser on the user’s computer the hyperlinks are “live”; the user may switch back and forth between the main text and pertinent additions, corrections, or emendations. Each part of the genealogy (Parts I and II, and Appendices 1 and 2) has its own “Additions and Corrections” section. The main text of the New Edition is exactly identical to the original edition of 2008; content and pagination are not changed. The difference is the presence of the boxed “Additions and Corrections” alerts, which are superimposed on the page and do not affect text layout or pagination. -
Retail Changes Course 31 Developer Profile a Deep Recession and Online Fourth River Development Shopping Change the Character and Direction of Retail Development
DEVE LPittsburghOPINGSpring 2014 RETAIL NAIOP PITTSBURGH CHANGES ANNUAL AWARDS COURSE YEAR END MARKET REPORTS ECONOMY 2014: LESS DRAG, MORE CONFIDENCE Highest and Best Use...SM opportunities and constraints strategically transformed CEC uses informed analysis to identify and harness the potential of each site’s unique conditions, creatively enhancing value while delivering a conscientious integrated design. CEC’s diverse consulting services for the commercial, institutional, educational, retail, industrial and residential real estate markets are utilized by owners, facility managers, developers, architects and contractors at all points in a property’s life cycle. Rendering Courtesy of PNC Realty Services and Gensler Architects S e r v i c e s ► Site Selection / Due Diligence ► Land Survey ► Landscape Architecture ► Civil Engineering Services ► Geotechnical Engineering ► Construction Phase Services ► Building / Site Operation & Maintenance ► Construction Management E x p e r t i s e ► Acquisition ► Development ► Management ► Redevelopment Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. www.cecinc.com | 800.365.2324 Celebrating 25 Years We’re always On call 24/7 — 412.921.4030 60 Years of Trusted relationships and Proven experience Turnkey Development Solutions a full-service civil engineering firm www.gatewayengineers.com | Spring 2014 CONTE NTS 05 President's Perspective 06 Retail Changes Course 31 Developer Profile A deep recession and online Fourth River Development shopping change the character and direction of retail development. 35 Developing Trend P32 Site Development Fund helps with big site preparation. 38 Eye On the Economy 42 Office Market Update Avison Young 47 Industrial Market Update Colliers International 52 Retail Market Update Newmark Grubb Knight Frank 19 NAIOP Pittsburgh's Awards NAIOP Pittsburgh’s 21st Annual Awards Banquet honors projects 55 Capital Markets Update and individuals exemplifying excellence in the commercial real estate industry. -
Abou T B En Fran Klin
3 Continuing Eventsthrough December 31,2006 January 17– March 15, 2006 LEAD SPONSOR B F o O u f O o nding Father nding r KS 1 In Philadelphia EVERYONE IS READING about Ben Franklin www.library.phila.gov The Autobiography Ben and Me Franklin: The Essential of Benjamin Franklin BY ROBERT LAWSON Founding Father RBY BENeJAMIN FRAsNKLIN ource BY JAGMES SRODES uide One Book, One Philadelphia The Books — Three Books for One Founding Father In 2006, One Book, One Philadelphia is joining Ben Franklin 300 Philadelphia to celebrate the tercentenary (300 years) of Franklin’s birth. Franklin’s interests were diverse and wide-ranging. Countless volumes have been written about him. The challenge for the One Book program was to choose works that would adequately capture the true essence of the man and his times. Because of the complexity of this year’s subject, and in order to promote the widest participation possible, One Book, One Philadelphia has chosen to offer not one, but three books about Franklin. This year’s theme will be “Three Books for One Founding Father.” The featured books are: • The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin (various editions) • Ben and Me by Robert Lawson (1939, Little, Brown & Company) • Franklin: The Essential Founding Father by James Srodes (2002, Regnery Publishing, Inc.) The Authors BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, author of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, was born in 1706 and died in 1790 at the age of 84. He was an author, inventor, businessman, scholar, scientist, revolutionary, and statesman whose contributions to Philadelphia and the world are countless. -
ROSE Family Bulletin
ROSE Family Bulletin Editors: Christine Rose, CG, CGL, FASG and Seymour T. Rose 761 Villa Teresa Way, San Jose, CA 95123 ©2013 website: http://RoseFamilyAssociation.com email: [email protected] DECEMBER 2013 Vol. XLVIII Whole No. 192 Established 1966 Descendants of William Rose of Bedford County, Pennsylvania Courtesy of Cindy Newman 1911 in front of the Rose farm in Bedford, Pennsylvania. l to r. Walter Miller, a family friend, Harry Rose, Lucy Hook Rose, Grace Rose, Veda Rose, Arthur “Jack” Rose Front row: Grant Rose, Dolly Rose (married an Oliver), Bill Rose in dress. The family of William1 Rose of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, falls into Group BB of the Rose Y-DNA study. According to a deed in Bedford County William had a wife named Mary, but other records in- dicate he may have had a first wife Mrs. Sarah Gardner (unconfirmed). This interesting Pennsylvania family left many descendants, some of whom still live in that area. Rose Family Bulletin - Volume XLVIII - Whole Number 192 December 2013 CONTENTS William Rose of Bedford Co., Pennsylvania, descendants (photo) ....................................................................................5501 Dear Readers ..............................................................................................................................................................................5503 Gallatin Co., Illinois Court Order Book .................................................................................................................................5504 Joseph Rose -
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Building a Better Pipeline
SHARING SOLUTIONS 2016 BUILDING A BETTER PIPELINE Mariandl M.C. Hufford, Wendy L. Hill, Sarah Anne Eckert, and Frederic Bertley THE AGNES IRWIN SCHOOL’S CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF GIRLS & THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE “ STEM IS A SUPERPOWER AND ‘CAN’T’ ITS KRYPTONITE.” DR. AINISSA RAMIREZ BUILDING A BETTER PIPELINE SHARING SOLUTIONS 2016 “Sharing Solutions 2016: Building a Better Pipeline” brought together nearly one hundred dedicated representatives from higher-education, K-12 schools, industry, and the nonprofit sector to think collaboratively about changing the culture of STEM classrooms and careers. The conference was created through a unique collaboration between The Agnes Irwin School’s Center for the Advancement of Girls and The Franklin Institute intended to curate and engage thoughtful and transformative discussion around STEM education for all girls. The outcome of this partnership was a national discussion with key stakeholders, and, in April 2016, the Sharing Solutions conference held in Philadelphia to capture this discussion and plan for a direction forward. This white paper summarizes the proceedings of the conference, reviews and contextualizes the relevant academic research, and uses conference evaluation data to outline the “next steps” that we will take. Participants mingle before Dr. Wendy Hill, Head of School, the start of the conference. welcomes participants to the conference. Sharing Solutions 2016: Building a Better Pipeline 1 INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE This paper, like the conference, focuses explicitly on Institutional or organizational cultures, can be imagined changing the institutional school culture surrounding the and defined in many different, and sometimes contradictory participation of girls in Science, Technology, Engineering ways (Smart, Kuh & Tierney, 1998; Martin, 1992; Schein, and Math (STEM). -
E-Week Annual Awards Banquet
6843 ASCE_Feb12:Layout 1 1/27/12 11:58 AM Page 1 Volume 95, Number 6 February 2012 http://www.asce-pgh.org/ E-Week Annual Awards Banquet Don’t miss the annual Awards Banquet coming up Saturday, February 18 at the Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania, downtown.This year’s keynote speaker will be Renee Piechocki, an artist and public art consultant. She is the founding director of Pittsburgh’s Office of Public Art, a partnership of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and the Department of City Planning, which provides technical assistance and educational programs to the public and private sectors in Pittsburgh. Her presentation will highlight public art projects created in collaboration with engineers/design professionals, and how these relationships can facilitate great civic design. The highlight of the evening will be after dinner, when the Section Awards will be presented.This event counts toward 0.5 PHD. The evening’s schedule: 5:30: Social Hour 6:30: Keynote Speaker 7:00: Dinner Renee Piechocki, 8:00: Award Presentations Director of the Office of Public Art Register online by February 10 at http://www.asce-pgh.org: click the Section Awards tab, then Awards Banquet.The cost is $50 for Members, $75 for Non-Members and $25 for Students. Platinum and Gold Sponsorships are still available, contact Colleen Elliot at [email protected]. Shady Liberty,Pedestrian Bridge Designed by Pittsburgh-born artist Sheila Klein & SAI Diamond Diamonds by Carin Mincemoyer with Consulting Engineers, Inc. The bridge connects John Suhrie, P.E. Located on Market Street in Shadyside and East Liberty at the intersection of Pittsburgh EllsworthAvenue and Spahr Street 6843 ASCE_Feb12:Layout 1 1/27/12 11:58 AM Page 2 Chair, Environmental & Water 2011-2012 OFFICERS Director 11-14 Municipal Consulting Resources Institute Legislative Affairs Larry Souleret, PE, PLS Water & Wastewater President Thomas Batroney Nathaniel Hayes, PE, M.ASCE Lennon, Smith, Souleret Engineering, Inc. -
Janel M. Skelley
Janel M. Skelley Chief Financial Officer, Allegheny Conference on Community Development Janel Skelley joined the Allegheny Conference on Community Development in 2005 and is the Conference’s chief financial officer. Janel oversees all of the financial operations of the organization including the preparation of internal and external financial reports, review of legal contracts and agreements, evaluation of investment activities for sound financial prac - tices and compliance with all federal and state laws. She also oversees all of the human re - source, information technologies and administrative operations of the Conference including facilities management and space planning. Prior to joining the Conference, Janel was the controller at FFC Capital, a privately held family office specializing in investment management across various asset classes including marketable securities, private equities, derivatives, hedge funds, venture capital funds and real estate. Prior to FFC, she spent more than five years as the controller of PNC Equity Management Corporation, the private equity affiliate of the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Her career began in 1995 as she spent four years with Ernst & Young, LLC in their audit and assurance practice. She also spent a portion of her time within E&Y’s Securities and Derivatives Products Group, analyzing clients’ investment portfolios to validate fair market values of marketable and non-marketable investments, including a variety of derivative instruments. Janel completed her BSBA from Duquesne University in 1995 with a major in accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Janel currently serves on the board of directors of the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPGAquarium and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, is the Secretary / Treasurer of the Power of 32 Site Development Fund, LLC and the Treasurer of the Strategic Investment Fund, Inc. -
2013 Annual Report
013_AnnualReport.qxd:Layout 1 3/19/14 10:41 AM Page 2 Seventy years of leadership through partnership. ALLEGHENY CONFERENCE ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 2013 ANNUAL REPORT GREATER PITTSBURGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PENNSYLVANIA ECONOMY LEAGUE OF GREATER PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH REGIONAL ALLIANCE 013_AnnualReport.qxd:Layout 1 3/19/14 10:41 AM Page 3 Mission Statement The Allegheny Conference on Community Development and its affiliates – the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, the Pennsylvania Economy League of Greater Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance – work together to improve the economy and the quality of life in southwestern Pennsylvania. Two Generations of Leadership Through Partnership n 2014, the Allegheny Conference on the private sector with government to spond. The Conference, in partnership ICommunity Development will mark transform the region, resulting in the with state, county and local govern- 70 years of leadership through partner- Pittsburgh Renaissance. ments, the foundations, universities ship. During World War II, Pittsburgh and countless non-profit organizations, civic leaders formed a Committee for In 1979, the Pittsburgh region achieved engineered an economic comeback that Post-War Prosperity to develop strate- a major milestone, with the largest em- has attracted global attention. gies to maintain the region’s competi- ployment in its history up to this point tiveness as the war came to an end. and a much-improved quality of life. Today’s Pittsburgh region enjoys a di- They settled on four regional priorities Then, the bottom fell out with the col- verse economy, affordable cost of living, deemed critical to future prosperity: air lapse of its industrial base, culminating and a high quality of life.