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  Donald McKay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
McKay was born to a poor family in Nova Scotia in 1809[3], and his mother and father recognized his skill at an early age and saved enough money to send him to New York City to work as a laborer at the famed Webb and Allen shipyard on the East River[4].
McKay, stubborn and traditional, refused to believe that the speed and capacity of clipper ships could be replaced, and continued to build with the same methods that at made him famous.
Donald McKay’s downfall, and that of his shipyard, illustrates the problems that clipper ships, considered in the 1840s and 50s as an unbeatable combination of speed, capacity and luxury, had with the advent of steam technology.
www.columbia.edu /~cg2119/donald_mckay_bio.htm   (929 words)

  
 Donald Brenham McKay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Donald Brenham McKay was born in Tampa, Florida, the grandson of James McKay, Sr.
During World War I, McKay was appointed by President Wilson to serve as chairman of the President's Advisory Committee for Southwest Florida to furnish confidential information regarding individuals being considered for positions in various phases of the war effort.
D.B. McKay also served as Director of the First National Bank, President of the Tampa Board of Trade and was one of the founders and trustees of the University of Tampa.
www.tampagov.net /dept_city_clerk/previous_mayors/donald_brenham_mckay.asp   (561 words)

  
 The Donald McKay
Donald McKay himself was on the ship when she left Boston on the 21st of February 1855, on her voyage to England.
The Donald McKay made another trip to Melbourne, arriving on the 4th of December 1865 and in 1866 she was sold to Thomas Harrison.
However her figure head of a Highlander in the McKay tartan was saved and since 1930 it has been on display at Mystic Seaport, where it is one of the finest figure heads on display.
home.vicnet.net.au /~murtoa/donald_m.htm   (826 words)

  
 Donald McKay Biography | Encyclopedia of World Biography
Donald McKay was born on a farm in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.
McKay applied the most advanced theories of design and construction in his yard, personally supervising every step, from the laying of the keel to the final outfitting.
McKay's name became synonymous with excellence from the first clipper, the Stag Hound in 1850, to the last, the Glory of the Seas, launched in 1869.
www.bookrags.com /biography/donald-mckay   (409 words)

  
 Lightning Ship
Donald McKay was born on September 4, 1810, in Nova Scotia, he was the eldest son of a farmer, Hugh McKay, whose father, Donald Mckay of Tain, Ross County, Scotland, a British Army officer, emigrated to Nova Scotia at the end of the American Revolution.
At the age of 26, Donald McKay was in New York and at the very center of the shipbuilding industry.
Donald McKay, at the age of 34, finally realised his great ambition, to establish his own shipbuilding yard, which was to be located at the foot of Border Street, East Boston.
www.angelfire.com /az/lightningship/index2.html   (1003 words)

  
 Donald McKay's journey to Liverpool in 1851.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Donald McKay, the eminent ship builder, intends to take passage in the clipper ship Sovereign of the Seas, which will sail from New York in a few days for Liverpool.
McKay's clippers took the lead, and up to this day, have attained the highest rate of speed on record.
He has now on the stocks the largest and sharpest clipper in the world, a ship of 310 feet length, 52 breadth, and 30 depth, which will stow at least 6000 tons, and is designed to be the swiftest ship he has yet built.
www.bruzelius.info /Nautica/News/BDA/BDA(1851-06-18).html   (427 words)

  
 Oregon History Project
McKay was a well-known leader of the Warm Springs Scouts from the Warm Springs Reservation in central Oregon.
Born in 1836, Donald McKay was the son of the well-known fur trader Thomas McKay and a Cayuse woman.
McKay’s endeavor was unsuccessful and the war continued, with serious losses for the Warm Springs Scouts, the army, and the Modoc.
www.ohs.org /education/oregonhistory/historical_records/dspDocument.cfm?doc_ID=8945DF03-D630-4AD1-2200C6E2B2BC7AA3   (492 words)

  
 The Donald McKay
Donald McKay was held is such high esteem by James Baines that Baines decided to name the last ship of his famous Black Ball Quartette after him.
The Donald McKay's great carrying capacity proved to be a boon for she was able to take on a large cargo of Australian wool and copper ore along with many casks of tallow.
The Donald McKay served as a troop transport on one occasion in February 1860, and conveyed 1000 passengers consisting of troops and their families to Mauritus to reinforce the garrison, and sailed from Portsmouth to Mauritus in 70 days.
www.eraoftheclipperships.com /page55.html   (1920 words)

  
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MCKAY (CHARLES W. was born August 20, 1855 in West Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia, Canada, and died November 11, 1940 in Mansfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A..
Donald wove a smaller basket one day, and when finished, he gave it to Dorothy as a cradle for her doll.
MCKAY (CHARLES W. was born June 29, 1864 in Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, Canada, and died November 22, 1932 in Foxboro, Massachusetts, U.S.A..
www.geocities.com /roseland_mckay2002/McKay_4.html   (1368 words)

  
 Curriculum & Culture > Allocating resources > Focusing spending
Donald McKay also uses Title I funds to provide a math facilitator, a librarian, and paraprofessionals trained for many duties, including covering classes when teachers are in team meetings.
McKay is now one of a handful of schools designated as a Math Learning Site to share TERC curricula and instructional techniques with teachers from other schools who visit to observe and discuss methods and practice.
Now McKay surveys parent concerns, uses a bilingual newsletter, holds meetings on topics of interest, and gives parents a clear set of mutual expectations and responsibilities to help them understand the role of the teacher and school as well as their own roles in improving student achievement.
www.buildingblocks.org /cfm_User/pg_StrategyHome.cfm?StrategyID=117&snap=41658662&CFID=58163&CFTOKEN=47393071   (2340 words)

  
 Donald McKay's Apprenticeship
Donald McKay began his apprenticeship by working from sunrise to sunset six days a week, a workweek of 70 hours that he would describe later in life as "slavocratic." The following year Donald was joined by his younger brother Lauchlan, who also became apprenticed to Isaac Webb.
Donald McKay duly took note of this and soon his young agile mind began to think of ingenious ways to harness this power.
For McKay had become keenly aware of the gaps in his education, particularly in mathematics, that were detrimental to his plans and was resolved to overcome those shortcomings.
www.eraoftheclipperships.com /page3web.html   (3739 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
She married William Edward McKay -(born January 25, 1868) - son of Edward McKay and Caroline Cook, the daughter of Joseph Cook and Catherine Sinclair.
Edward Mckay was the son of John Richards McKay and Harriet Ballenden.
When he left the Northwest for good in 1807 he must have taken young Donald with him, and he was raised with the Scottish family, and emigrated with them to Nova Scotia in 1822.
users.rttinc.com /~canadatree/newslett/news32.htm   (1749 words)

  
 Donald McKay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Born in eastern Oregon he was the son of Thomas McKay and grandson of Alexander McKay, both of whom reached Oregon in 1811 with Astor's Pacific Fur Company (Alexander was killed by Indians at Vancouver).
Donald's mother was a Cayuse woman, Thomas's second wife (the first was a Chinook).
McKay saw his most extensive service in the Modoc campaign, again leading Warm Springs scouts and himself served as a scout, guide and interpreter, being one of the principals in the capture of Captain Jack in 1873.
www.3rd1000.com /history3/biography/dmckay.htm   (319 words)

  
 Outdoor IPM Plan
This IPM PLAN was prepared for McKay Elementary School to: a) Achieve compliance with the Act to Protect Children and Families from Harmful Pesticides.
McKay Elementary School is committed to achieving compliance with the Act to Protect Children and Families from Harmful Pesticides and utilizing IPM strategies to control and manage our pest control issues in an environmentally responsible fashion.
The McKay Elementary School has contracted with P. Clancy and Sons to perform all monitoring The monitoring would consist of a schedule of semi-monthly inspections when pest are active and monthly inspections when pests are absent.
www.massnrc.org /data/Donald_McKay_School_out_1_2006_1021.htm   (1869 words)

  
 McKay, Donald Bruce Ancestors
McKay was a fitting consort for such a man. Graceful, dignified and courteous, she has received many grateful tributes from travelers like Butler and Palliser, who enjoyed the courtesies of her hospitality.
McKay to retrace her steps unaware of her peril Many years afterwards when breech loaders had ceased to be a mystery, and the Blackfeet no longer rode on war parties, one of the Indians related the incident to a missionary, and Mrs.
McKay treated the leaders of the Métis with scorn, declaring that his mission was to the halfbreeds who were their dupes.
www.electricscotland.com /webclans/minibios/mc/mckay_ancestors.htm   (10117 words)

  
 McKay
In 1852 Alexander McKay arrived in Australia aged 19, under the Highland Emigration Scheme, on board the "Georgiana".With him were his parents Donald and Flora, and their children:Flora 22 and her husband Malcolm Murchison, Annie 17, Samuel 14, Catherine 12, Euphemia 10, Christina 8, and Donald 4.
Catherine McKay arrived in 1853, on board the "Hercules", also with the Highland Emigration Scheme.Her father Murdoch was with her, and also Margaret 24, John 16, Mary 14, and Murdoch 10.Her mother had died previously in Scotland.
Alexander and Catherine married in 1854 in Geelong, and then travelled to the goldfields around Creswick.Judging by where their children were born they travelled all around this area for many years, before settling at Beasley's Bridge, near St.Arnaud.
www.angelfire.com /my/pioneer/mckay.htm   (196 words)

  
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Donald N. McKay left a bequest to the University of Northern Iowa Foundation that included funds to establish an annual cash prize to a UNI faculty member "for excellence in research and scholarship."
This prestigious honor is open to all full-time faculty with at least five years of service at the University of Northern Iowa at the time of nomination.
The department nomination should be sent to the appropriate College Dean and include three items: (1) a cover page; (2) a current vita; and 3) a letter from the Head that outlines the nominee's record of exceptional research and scholarship.
www.grad.uni.edu /awards/mckay.aspx   (251 words)

  
 Curriculum & Culture > Reorganizing structures > Distributing leadership
Donald McKay K-8 School, Boston, MA Institutionalizing horizontal and vertical teams to improve instruction and build leadership capacity
A pioneer of Boston coaching and school improvement models, the Donald McKay School has implemented these reforms so successfully that its high-poverty, largely minority students now achieve in ELA and math significantly beyond their peers.
On her arrival as principal, Ortega’s efforts to understand how McKay worked were key to the successful restructuring of the school.
www.buildingblocks.org /cfm_User/pg_StrategyHome.cfm?StrategyID=113&snap=11259629&CFID=57272&CFTOKEN=29336047   (1957 words)

  
 Outdoor IPM Plan
Donald McKay School employs NA an on-site certified and/or licensed pesticide applicator (certification/license #: NA) who may be called on to manage all or some of the necessary OUTDOOR pest problems that may arise.
This plan describes the pest management practices for outdoor areas of Donald McKay School and clearly states it’s pesticide use policies.
When pests are present, Donald McKay School has chosen an OUTDOOR monitoring schedule that consists of Quarterly inspections.
massnrc.org /data/Donald_McKay_School_out_1_2005_1313.htm   (1223 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Donald McKay (Technology, Biography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Donald McKay (Technology, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Donald McKay[mukA´, mukI´] Pronunciation Key, 1810–80, American shipbuilder, b.
He opened his own shipyard in Newburyport, Mass., in 1841, then moved to Boston in 1845.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/McKay-Do.html   (168 words)

  
 Donald McKay Memorial
McKay, perhaps more than the general run of builders, has the rare faculty of producing a beautiful model, and making the ship built by it an exact copy.
Donald McKay extreme clipper launched in 1855 at the shipyard of Donald McKay
Champion of the Seas built in 1854 at East Boston by Donald McKay
ns1763.ca /shelbco/dmckay.html   (814 words)

  
 Donald McKay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1841, he opened his first yard in Newburyport and moved to East Boston in 1845.
There is a monument to McKay in South Boston, near Fort Independence, overlooking the channel, that lists all his ships.
Gravestone of Donald McKay at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, MA
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Donald_McKay   (180 words)

  
 Donald McKay - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
He built several ships for the Union navy in the Civil War.
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "McKay, Donald" at HighBeam.
Donald A. McKay of J.C. Penney Co. to Chair Private Sector Council's Chief Financial Officers Task Force.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-mckay-do.html   (190 words)

  
 Sailing Ships: "Donald McKay" (1855)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
A medium clipper launched in 1855, at the shipyard of Donald McKay, East Boston, for the Black Ball Line of Liverpool.
Her last owner came to be Carl Brewer, Bremerhaven, and she was used as a coal hulk in Madeira.
The figurehead of the Donald McKay, which pictures a Highlander in the McKay tartan, is preserved at the Mystic Seaport Museum, CT, USA.
www.bruzelius.info /Nautica/Ships/Clippers/Donald_McKay(1855).html   (299 words)

  
 (Donald MCKAY - Harriet Anne MCKAY )   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Donald "le_malin" MCKAY (1753 - 26 JUN 1833)
Eliza Esther MCKAY (ABT 1853 - 27 SEP 1866)
Harriet MCKAY (6 APR 1865 - 29 JUN 1936)
users.rttinc.com /~canadatree/index/ind0010.htm   (189 words)

  
 Humans bones revive talk of Donald McKay - Breaking News - National - Breaking News
The discovery of human bones in the southern NSW city of Griffith has prompted local speculation they belong to anti-drugs campaigner Donald McKay, missing since 1977.
A NSW Police Force spokesman said he was aware of local rumours that they belonged to Mr McKay, but would not comment further.
Mr McKay was last seen walking from a Griffith hotel on July 15, 1977.
www.theage.com.au /news/National/Humans-bones-revive-talk-of-Donald-McKay/2007/03/08/1173166880811.html   (189 words)

  
 Re: Donald Mckay 1800 Farr
In Reply to: Donald Mckay, Sutherland, Thrumster wick, Aberdeen by mary quinn
I have a ggggranfather Donald Mackay born about 1800 and this has been a brick wall for me also.
Re: Donald Mckay 1800 Farr mary quinn 1/28/07
genforum.genealogy.com /mackay/messages/790.html   (69 words)

  
 Photographic Show Opens For School of Architecture Associate Professor Cambridge Ontario News Artistic Expression on ...
Today, that highway has been replaced by modern interstates, but the space between the old and the new reveals a fascinating story.
McKay’s fl-and-white photographs capture evidence of the contradictions, the compromises, and the failures between these two worlds.
Donald McKay is Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture.
www.cambridgenow.ca /npps/story.cfm?id=299   (332 words)

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