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The California Numismatist
Numismatic Fall 2008 California State Association of V. 5, No. 3 Numismatic Southern California $5.00 Association The California Numismatist The California Numismatist Offi cial Publication of the California State Numismatic Association and the Numismatic Association of Southern California Fall 2008, Volume 5, Number 3 About the Cover The California Numismatist Staff Images from our three main Editor Greg Burns articles grace our cover against a P.O. Box 1181 backdrop relating to a surprising de- Claremont, CA 91711 velopment in the printing of our little [email protected] journal: color! This is the fi rst issue Club Reports Virginia Bourke with the interior pages printed in color, South 10601 Vista Camino though the cover has been in color Lakeside, CA 92040 since the inception of TCN in 2004 [email protected] (starting in 2002 The NASC Quarterly, one of our predecessor publications, Club Reports Michael S. Turrini also started having color covers). North P.O. Box 4104 Please do write and let us know Vallejo, CA 94590 what you think about the new look. [email protected] While the expense is a bit more, Advertising Lila Anderson there’s such an improvement in aes- P.O. Box 365 thetics we’re inclined to keep it up. Grover Beach, CA 93483 [email protected] Visit Us on the Web The California Numismatist has a Web site at www.CalNumismatist.com. You can fi nd the offi cial scoop there in between issues. Also, both CSNA and NASC main- tain their own Web sites at: www.Calcoin.org www.NASC.net 2 The California Numismatist • Fall 2008 Contents Articles Wells Fargo & Company Jim Hunt ............................................................................................................10 Through the Numismatic Glass: This 19th Century Cent Design Lasted for Only One Year Dr. -
Re-Evaluating “The Fort- Wayne Manuscript” William Wells and the Manners and Customs of the Miami Nation
Re-evaluating “The Fort- Wayne Manuscript” William Wells and the Manners and Customs of the Miami Nation WILLIAM HEATH n April 1882, Hiram W. Beckwith of Danville, Illinois, received an Iunusual package: a handwritten manuscript of twenty-eight pages of foolscap sent to him by S. A. Gibson, superintendent of the Kalamazoo Paper Company. 1 The sheets, which appeared to have been torn from a larger manuscript, were part of a bundle of old paper that had been shipped for pulping from Fort Wayne, Indiana, to the company mills in Michigan. 2 Gibson must have realized that the material was of historical interest when he sent it on to Beckwith, who was known for his research into the frontier history of the Northwest Territory. Indeed, the packet __________________________ William Heath is Professor Emeritus of English at Mount Saint Mary’s University; he presently teaches in the graduate humanities program at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. He is the author of a book of poems, The Walking Man , and two novels, The Children Bob Moses Led and Blacksnake’s Path: The True Adventures of William Wells . The author is grateful for a fellow - ship at the Newberry Library in Chicago, which led to many of the findings presented in the essay. 1Hiram W. Beckwith (1830-1903) was Abraham Lincoln’s law partner from 1856 to 1861 and a close personal friend. He edited several volumes in the Fergus’ Historical Series and served from 1897 to 1902 as president of the Historical Society of Illinois. 2The bundle of papers was “The Fort-Wayne Manuscript,” box 197, Indian Documents, 1811- 1812, Chicago History Museum. -
Medallic History of the War of 1812: Catalyst for Destruction of the American Indian Nations by Benjamin Weiss Published By
Medallic History of the War of 1812: Catalyst for Destruction of the American Indian Nations by Benjamin Weiss Published by Kunstpedia Foundation Haansberg 19 4874NJ Etten-Leur the Netherlands t. +31-(0)76-50 32 797 f. +31-(0)76-50 32 540 w. www.kunstpedia.org Text : Benjamin Weiss Design : Kunstpedia Foundation & Rifai Publication : 2013 Copyright Benjamin Weiss. Medallic History of the War of 1812: Catalyst for Destruction of the American Indian Nations by Benjamin Weiss is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at http://www.kunstpedia.org. “Brothers, we all belong to one family; we are all children of the Great Spirit; we walk in the same path; slake our thirst at the same spring; and now affairs of the greatest concern lead us to smoke the pipe around the same council fire!” Tecumseh, in a speech to the Osages in 1811, urging the Indian nations to unite and to forewarn them of the calamities that were to come (As told by John Dunn Hunter). Historical and commemorative medals can often be used to help illustrate the plight of a People. Such is the case with medals issued during the period of the War of 1812. As wars go, this war was fairly short and had relatively few casualties1, but it had enormous impact on the future of the countries and inhabitants of the Northern Hemisphere. At the conclusion of this conflict, the geography, destiny and social structure of the newly-formed United States of America and Canada were forever and irrevocably altered. -
Highest Honor Awards Given to Numismatists Making a Difference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, July 27, 2018 CONTACT: Amanda Miller Telephone: 719-482-9871 E-mail: [email protected] Highest Honor Awards Given to Numismatists Making a Difference The American Numismatic Association (ANA) is recognizing several numismatists who not only lead by example, but pave new pathways within the numismatic hobby. Recognized for their dedication, hard work, passion and contributions, these recipients will be recognized at the World’s Fair of MoneyⓇ in Philadelphia, Aug. 14-18. Those being recognized are: Cindy Wibker for the Farran Zerbe Memorial Award for Distinguished Service David J. McCarthy for Numismatist of the Year Abigail Zechman for the Young Numismatist of the Year Mark Lighterman for the Lifetime Achievement Award The Farran Zerbe Memorial Award for Distinguished Service is the highest honor conferred by the American Numismatic Association. It is given in recognition of numerous years of outstanding, dedicated service to numismatics. Cindy Wibker is the recipient of this year’s award. For 25 years, Wibker has dedicated her career to Florida United Numismatists (FUN) as convention coordinator, organizing one of the premier shows in the country. This is no easy task, as FUN’s annual January show regularly draws an average of 10,000 attendees over four days, and its summer event, held each July, welcomes about 3,000 hobbyists. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, the young Wibker enjoyed filling Whitman nickel and cent folders with pocket change and acquiring specimens through mail-order businesses. However, her mind turned to other pursuits. Growing up she enjoyed spending time outside playing different sports, going to games, spending time with her family and riding her bike. -
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Five Years of Excellence It Begins with “Are You a Veteran?”
Five Years of Excellence It begins with “Are you a Veteran?”... and builds on this with knowing what to do when the answer is “yes”. Through the Department of Veterans Affairs’ collaboration with NHPCO, seriously ill Veterans in and outside VA are being thanked for their service, receiving care from teams trained to deal with Veteran-specific issues and are part of one of the fastest growing campaigns in NHPCO’s history, known as We Honor Veterans. In many ways, this campaign has brought our country together to care for and honor those who have served. Dr. Scott Shreve, National Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Care Department of Veterans Affairs Table of Contents Introduction................................................................................... 3 We Honor Veterans Partners................................................ 5 Accomplishments........................................................................... 7 Exemplary Partner Growth..................................................................................................... 7 National Award Recognition................................................................................................... 9 Veteran-Centric Education...................................................................................................... 9 Strategic Partnerships............................................................................................................ 9 We Honor Veterans in the Media.......................................................................................... -
Numismatics—An Ancient Science
conttributions from The Museum of History AxVd Technologv: Paper 32 Numismatics—an Ancient Science A Survey of its History EIvn\i EIr\j CLini-Stcj\t)iiHi INTRODUCTION 2 evolution ol- a sciknch .3 beginnings oe coin coi.i.ec'l'inc s middle aces and early renaissance ii renaissan(.:e and CINQLECENTO I5 SEN'ENTEENTH CEN lEIRV 22 EICHIEENTH CENTURY 25 EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY 34 -11 MODERN TRENDS AND ACCOMI'LISI I M EN TS NUMISMAITCS IN HIE UNI I ED STATES 60 LITERATURE CITED 6S NUMISMATICS-AN ANCIENT SCIENCE A Survey of its History By Elvira EUt^i Clain-Stefaiielli INTRODUCTION This study has been prompted l)y the author's within specific areas. Citations of their books and observation that many people resjard nuinismaties articles are given in shortened form in the footnotes, simply as coin coUectins;, a pleasant hobby for young- willi full references appearing at the end of the paper. sters or retired persons. The holder of siicii a view- Because coin collections have supplied the raw point is unaware of the sco[)e and accomplishments of material for much in\estigation, the histories of some a historical investi<;ation that traces cultural evolution of the major private and public collections also have throus^h one of the basic aspects of everyday human been included in this survey. life: money. Seen as a reflection of past aspirations In my research, I have had an excellent guide in and accomplishments, coins are invaluable sources Ernest Babelon's chapter "l.a nutnismati(]ue et son for scholarly research, but few people are aware of histoire," published in 1901 as part of the first volume the tremendous amount of work done in this field by of his Trailf des monnaies grecques et romaines: Theorie past generations. -
MEDICAL NUMISMATICS* by FIELDING H
MEDICAL NUMISMATICS* By FIELDING H. GARRISON, M.D. LIEUTENANT COLONEL, MEDICAL CORPS, U. S. ARMY WASHINGTON, D. C. T is said that Billroth, in looking over were struck off regularly by the old Acad- a collection of medical medals, observed emy of Medicine of Paris to commemorate that “hardly a single one of them had the biennial election of each new Dean of been struck off to commemorate any- the Paris Medical Faculty, and copies of thing more than respectable mediocrity.” these jetons, in silver or bronze, were ILike all epigrams and stories of the ben presented to all the members of the Faculty. trovato type, the assertion has a shade of The Dean was not a professor in the Faculty exaggeration and an element of truth. but its chief administrative officer, hence The earlier medical medals tended to a prominent rather than an eminent figure commemorate things rather than people, in the history of early French medicine. later on, physicians prominent on account The Academy of Medicine (Paris) possesses of their connection with institutions and 108 of these rare pieces. The numismatic societies, finally physicians recognized as collection of the Army Medical Museum eminent by reason of their contributions (Washington) has ninety-one. The last to to scientific medicine. The same tendency be struck off was that of Claude Bourru, is noticeable throughout the history of who was Dean for three successive terms medicine with regard to medical authorship. (1788-1793). When, in 1793, the scientific Before Hippocrates, recorded medicine, societies, -
The Historical Society of Northwestern Ohio
The Historical Society of Northwestern Ohio PresidHt·Editor --------········· WALTER J . S HERMAN Secretary-Treasurer .............. W U.LIAM H. BLACK 1st Vice-Presideat .......... WALT.ER A. EVERSMA N Librarian ········--·-··············-·--·····-NEVIN 0. W IN TER ld Vice-President .....................• RuFus H . B A KER Assistant Librarian ····--··---···················CAR L VJTZ 1d Vice-President ...................... JULIAN H. TYLER Term expiring 1933- Term expiring 1934- Term expiring 1935- Ruirus H. BAl<ltR C HARLES H. SHU-LDS N!.VJN 0 . WJNTIR GEORGI: H . Bl:CICWITH THOMAS H . WALBRIDGE WILLIAM A . GOSLINE TRUSTEES { WILLIAM P. BROER WALTER A. EVERSMAN BLAKE-MORI: GODWJN SILAS E. HURIN RICHARD D. LOGAN GEORGI. D . WJ:LL~I WALTER J. SHUMAN JULIAN H . TYLER EDMUND T . COLLINI 1833 - 1933 OFFICES President-Editor-305 Produce Exchange Building Secretary-Treasurer-16th F loor-2nd National Bank Building THE TOLEDO CENTENNIAL BULLETIN No. 4-VOL. 5 OCTOBER, 1988 BIOGRAPHICAL FIELD NOTES • of Dr. Lyman C. Draper In recognition of the notable achievements of the Toledo and Vicinity people of Toledo during the first century of the 1863-1866 life of the City the Historical Society of North FIRST PRINTING western Ohio in cooperation with the Toledo Museum of Art has arranged an interesting and Published by permiMion of the State Hh1torleal SodeCy of Wh1eon ..1n, whose library contain,. the original note•. appropriate program for the evening of Tuesday, October 24th at eight o'clock at the museum. [ 41] Col. Tho. S. Hunt-(From Gen. John E . Hunt, Toledo, Ohio. Born at The Society cordially invites the local represen Fort Wayne, Ind., April 11th, 1798. ) His father, Col. -
Creating a Frontier War: Harrison, Prophetstown, and the War of 1812. Patrick Bottiger, Ph.D., [email protected] Most Scholars
1 Creating a Frontier War: Harrison, Prophetstown, and the War of 1812. Patrick Bottiger, Ph.D., [email protected] Most scholars would agree that the frontier was a violent place. But only recently have academics begun to examine the extent to which frontier settlers used violence as a way to empower themselves and to protect their interests. Moreover, when historians do talk about violence, they typically frame it as the by-product of American nationalism and expansion. For them, violence is the logical result of the American nation state’s dispossessing American Indians of their lands. Perhaps one of the most striking representations of the violent transition from frontier to nation state is that of Indiana Territory’s contested spaces. While many scholars see this violence as the logical conclusion to Anglo-American expansionist aims, I argue that marginalized French, Miamis, and even American communities created a frontier atmosphere conducive to violence (such as that at the Battle of Tippecanoe) as a means to empower their own agendas. Harrison found himself backed into a corner created by the self-serving interests of Miami, French, and American factions, but also Harrison own efforts to save his job. The question today is not if Harrison took command, but why he did so. The arrival of the Shawnee Prophet and his band of nativists forced the French and Miamis to take overt action against Prophetstown. Furious that the Shawnee Prophet established his community in the heart of Miami territory, the French and Miamis quickly identified the Prophet as a threat to regional stability. -
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Riparian Forest
! ! ! ! ! ! LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL MONUMENT RIPARIAN FOREST DEMOGRAPHY:! ! HYDROCLIMATIC TREE-ESTABLISHMENT CONDITIONS AND A SEARCH FOR “WITNESS” TREES! ! ! ! ! ! Final Report to the National Park Service! Submitted 1 September 2012! Revised 23 October 2012! ! Permit No: LIBI-2011-SCI-0002! NPS Study No: LIBI-00016! NPS Agreement No: P11AG00089! Rocky Mountains CESU Agreement No: H1200-09-0004! ! ! By: 1Gregory T. Pederson*, 2Stephen T. Gray, 3Mark Lesser, and 1Leslie Allen! ! ! 1U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, 2327 University Way (Suite 2), Bozeman, MT, 59715 2U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Climate Science Center, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508 3University of Wyoming, Department of Botany, Laramie, WY 82079 * To whom correspondence should be addressed: [email protected] (406) 994-7390 !"##!$%&"'()*+%&,##!$-"$.%/)##)+0)).%.$1)'*,2(3% ABSTRACT! A dendroecological analysis of riparian area cottonwoods (Populus deltoides) along the Little Bighorn River at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (LIBI) in southeastern Montana was conducted to (1) describe the age structure of the gallery forests, targeting in particular trees that may have been alive during the battle in 1876; (2) identify potential hydroclimatic factors (e.g. floods, drought) that may have influenced establishment and development of the stands; and (3) indentify cottonwoods and other trees with potentially dateable fire scars. Of particular interest for this study was the sampling of a lone cottonwood at Medicine Tail Coulee since it may be the same tree documented on the 1876 Kill Eagle map demarcating the point where the Cheyenne drove Custer back. Although there were no riparian area trees definitively dated back to the year of the battle, uncertainty related to tree age at coring height suggests a good number of trees were probably seedlings or saplings. -
February 2014
GaryGary InterInter StateState Established Sept. 6, 1878; the only newspaper in the world solely interested in the welfare of Gary, SD and vicinity. Gary Historical Association 2014 A monthly newspaper with news of the past and present. www.experiencegarysd.com "The opinions in this paper do not necessarily reflect the views of the Gary Historical Association.” This paper printed for you by DNB NATIONAL BANK Gary and Clear Lake SD We want to thank them for this service! Gary 605.272.5233 Clear Lake 605.874.2191 Gary, the oldest town in the county, was Dakota’s Rapid Growth. The growth of this Territory during this past year is something phe- founded in 1877 by the Winona & St. Peter Rail- nomenal . Our population has increased at the rate road Company, thought the railroad had reached of 12,000 a month, since January last. The larger that point in the fall of 1872. Gary was originally half of this increase settled in the southern half of the Territory. Post offices have been established at called State Line because of its location on the the rapid rate of 12 a month for the past 11 months. boundary line; then for a time it was called Head- Now we are a prosperous, growing and enterprising quarters, because it was the base of operations for commonwealth with a population numbering 275,00 souls; with a voting strength of 60,000; the Colonel DeGraff, the railroad contractor. advantages of Dakota over all competitors is af- An attempt was made to have it named DeGraff, firmed by over one hundred newspapers; we have but there was another town by that name on the St.