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  Definition of Yorkshire - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Yorkshire is the largest traditional county of England, covering some 6,000 sq.
The Yorkshire dialect is colloquially known as "Tyke", and this is also the affectionate term for a Yorkshireman.
In 1986 the county councils of West and South Yorkshire were abolished, and in 1996 Humberside and Cleveland were broken up into districts, which became independent administrative counties (unitary authority areas) in their own right, as did an expanded City of York.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Yorkshire   (441 words)

  
 GENUKI: Yorkshire Genealogy
Yorkshire is the first county of England in point of size, and the third in point of population.
The 1891 census for Yorkshire is being transcribed by volunteers.
The Yorkshire BMD is an on-going project to put on-line the indexes to births, marriages and deaths, based on the original civil registrations from 1837 to 1950, held at the local register offices of Yorkshire.
www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/eng/YKS   (4426 words)

  
 Yorkshire Terriers
Crookshank of the famous Johnstounburn prefix, a name with a long list of champions, which is now in the care of Daphne Hillman, who was entrusted with this prefix, and still uses it along with her own Yorkfold prefix.
The Yorkshire Terrier now flourishes throughout the world and the early breeders who were instrumental in producing the diminutive toy terrier of today would surely be astounded at the success of this delightful breed.
Yorkshire Terriers are a small glamorous dog which compete in the Toy Group in most countries, as in the UK and USA.
www.carstensens.com /thecave/yorkie.htm   (3562 words)

  
 PITBULL PRESS
People kick the dogs, insult the owners, throw rocks at them, and slash the tyres of cars which have stickers with heads of the discriminated dogs." Von Dungen then relates a gruesome foretaste of the violence which was to explode last weekend: "On Saturday a TV team visited our honorary show manager Roger Koch.
I think that dog people here, especially those in the Bull Breeds should give their total support to the German owners to fight these draconian laws.
Yes, there is a lot of media hysteria about the dogs, but it's the people out there on the streets who are attacking dogs and their owners.
www.pitbullpress.com /ARTICLES/GERMANY.html   (1932 words)

  
 rec.pets.dogs: Complete List of Dog-Related Email Lists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The list is moderated and explicitly pro-hunting -- debating moral issues of using dogs for hunting or hunting in general are not permitted.
Subscriptions are approved by the list owner; you must also send a personal email message to SpanielMom@aol.com outlining why you are interested in the mailing list If the personal message and the subscription message do not arrive within 24 hours of each other, you'll have to start over again.
This list is for people who work, show, hunt or seriously partipate in dog sports with their dogs.
www.faqs.org /faqs/dogs-faq/email-lists   (10902 words)

  
 YorkieTalk.com Forums - Yorkshire Terrier Forum - [News] Yorkie Death Brings Out People's Emotions
Gizmo the dog has inspired, incited and moved thousands of people since Monday night, when his owner says he was place-kicked like a football and died in the parking lot of the Nashboro Village apartments.
Some people who have responded are moved by other concerns: leash laws, animal-cruelty penalties or the passion for animals that might eclipse emotions about violent crimes against humans.
People who do not like animals tend to not develop close emotional ties with people as well....of course there are exceptions..but this is often true.
www.yorkietalk.com /forums/showthread.php?t=89   (2110 words)

  
 rec.pets.dogs: Yorkshire Terriers Breed-FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
People were drawn to these areas to seek work from as far away as Scotland.
Early Yorkshire Terriers and Breeders One of the most famous early Yorkies was Huddersfield Ben, bred by a Mr.
Yorkies Today The Yorkshire Terrier now flourishes throughout the world and the early breeders who were instrumental in producing the diminutive toy terrier of today would surely be astounded at the success of this delightful breed.
www.faqs.org /faqs/dogs-faq/breeds/yorkies   (4392 words)

  
 Surnames Lists
The above five major lists cover all counties for which there is not a continuing separate county-specific surname list, and also provide links to such continuing lists (see also below).
The five major lists can be searched, and entries can be added, for names without necessarily specifying a particular county name.
Below is a selective list of links to the listings that various other people are still actively compiling of surnames being researched in specific counties.
www.genuki.org.uk /indexes/SurnamesLists.html   (244 words)

  
 The Food Timeline: history notes--puddings
Although their recipes have not survived Lucanian sausages appear in a Latin and Anglo-Saxon vocabulary as part of a list of pig products...The Norman Conquest brought the sausage varieties of Norman-French cookery into English cuisine...Sausages were made from the lean pork; and fl puddings from the animal's blood.
Commenting on the localized attribtution of 'Yorkshire' attached to it, she notes that batter puddings were also known in the south of England; Yorkshire batter puddings appear to have been distinguished by their lightness and crispness.
Yorkshire pudding is the most famous example of these.
www.foodtimeline.org /foodpuddings.html   (14702 words)

  
 Cyndi's List - England - Yorkshire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mailing lists are interactive e-mail forums that are free for you to subscribe to and participate in.
For those whose ancestors moved between the counties of Durham and Yorkshire, England, including discussion of the history and migration patterns of the region.
The Tantramar Heritage Trust is pleased to be the host for Yorkshire 2000, a gathering of the descendants of Yorkshire settlers who emigrated from northern England, going to Nova Scotia during the period 1772-1775.
www.cyndis-list.com /eng-yks.htm   (3558 words)

  
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Please bear in mind that there is no requirement for a list owner to be a qualified Genealogist or Family Historian, nor do they have all the answers - however, they can usually advise you on the next step in your research depending on their experience and knowledge.
The list owner's job is to make sure the list runs smoothly and also to help subscribers with problems they may encounter whilst being a list member.
Prior to 1974, Yorkshire was divided into 3 Ridings (North, East and West) after which time the Ridings were abolished and replaced by 4 counties: North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Humberside.
www.geocities.com /yshireuk   (503 words)

  
 List of Yorkshire dialect words of Old Norse origin
In Yorkshire, to be found in expressions such as "Football's looseing" (= the crowd is leaving the football ground at the end of the game), etc. Probably distantly related to the Standard English loose in the sense of 'being free'.
In some parts of Yorkshire, slape ale is a free drink of beer, or beer bought for one by someone else.
In Yorkshire, the wapentakes were sub-divisions of the Ridings and, though the latter were dismantled in 1974, wapentakes survive for some administrative/legal purposes.
www.viking.no /e/england/e-yorkshire_norse.htm   (3062 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | The 50 greatest Yorkshire people?
She was slightly mollified by his reasons for choosing parliament's would-be destroyer, including the fact that "no Yorkshire man or woman has done as much for community spirit, because of the enormous effort that goes into celebrating the Fifth of November".
The mountaineer Alan Hinkes, also at the launch, because there was something peculiarly Yorkshire about deciding to climb all the world's 14 peaks over 8,000 metres.
But he has also put down a warning for critics by including William Bateson, the founder of the science of genetics, who was born early during a family holiday at Robin Hood's Bay.
www.guardian.co.uk /britain/article/0,2763,1590845,00.html?gusrc=rss   (626 words)

  
 Age of Exploration - On-line Curriculum Guide - The Mariners' Museum - Newport News, Virginia
People who follow the Islamic religion founded by the prophet, Mohammed.
While he was Pope, he had the Vatican renovated.
Ottoman Turks - Led by the Sultan of Turkey, these people dominated Syria, Egypt, Iraq, the Barbary states, the Balkan states, and parts of Hungary and Russia.
www.mariner.org /educationalad/ageofex/biographies.php   (1936 words)

  
 The Yorkshire Ranter
AeroTransport.org lists one of those An12s as "ultimate fate obscure" but does reveal that the An26 was given its registration, S9-BOV.
Juan Cole reports that both the Italian government and (of all people) Ahmed Chalabi have protested to the Americans about their assault on Najaf, where the Imam Ali shrine is reported to have been damaged.
Several of the people involved were screws in civil life, and the chap responsible for reopening the Iraqi prisons (or should that be "reclosing"?)was forced to resign from his job running Utah's state prisons after
yorkshire-ranter.blogspot.com /2004_05_01_yorkshire-ranter_archive.html   (11728 words)

  
 Yorkshire Bouldering   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
A Graded List: I've only included the harder problems so far, due to time, but I intend to add over time to this to make it more comprehensive so that it covers all the grades.
The idea, though, is to give people a mini-tour of a crag so that they can sample the better problems across the grades.
This is meant to be used in conjunction with one of the local guidebooks.
www.geocities.com /yorkshireboulder   (398 words)

  
 Older People in Yorkshire and the Humber | Goverment and the NHS
Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the official government regions of England.
Strengthen the region's accountability to the people we represent.
Yorkshire Forward is the Government funded regional economic development agency.
www.shef.ac.uk /sisa/eldersYH/infogovt.shtml   (412 words)

  
 Oskar Schindler - Schindler's List
His former business partner refused to work with him, people denounced him in the streets, and he received threats from former Nazis.
In 1999, the list of Jewish employees drawn up by Oskar Schindler to save them from the Nazi death camps was discovered in a suitcase that was found while a couple was cleaning the home of their late parents.
This is what the now famous list refers to.
www.chasingthefrog.com /reelfaces/schindlerslist.php   (1182 words)

  
 Houston Area Dog Rescue Groups   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
If you are a member of a rescue organization and would like us to link to your website or list your e-mail address or contact number, please drop us a line.
Note, we are not able to personally visit the facilities or homes where the rescue animals, listed on these pages, are kept.
If you have reason to believe that any of the organizations or individuals appearing on the Adopt a Friend website in any way neglect or abuse the animals they take in or are using any of these animals as breeding stock, please let us know.
people.txucom.net /window/pure.htm   (462 words)

  
 Jon-An's Yorkshire Terriers Yorkie list
This list is for experienced and new Yorkie people.
This list is for the serious show/breeder or want to be show/breeders.
people with almost every breed of dog on it.
members.cox.net /jonanyorkies/list.html   (84 words)

  
 Yorksview
Yorkshire is England’s largest county – four million acres – and its most varied and beautiful.
There is the unique landscape of the Limestone Dales, the North Yorkshire Moors, the rolling Wolds, the heather-clad Pennines, the Vale of York and the rugged coast.
David records events in Yorkshire together with anecdotes and observations about life in God’s Own County today.
www.yorksview.co.uk   (323 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
I myself, (in my home) can only accept the Yorkshire terrier breed and other small breeds whether it be Feathered or Furry, as long as they are 10 lbs in weight and under.
Many times people see them and they think "Oh how cute!" However, there is more than meets the eye.
There is also an extensive waiting list for yorkshire terriers.
justinsstory.freewebpages.org /page6.htm   (677 words)

  
 North Yorkshire on 43 Places   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
There is hardly one in three of us who live in the cities who is not sick with unused self.
People going here are also going to these places:
I visited North Yorkshire and wanted to go places the train didn’t go, and even the bus didn’t go often (long story) so I decided to rent a car.
www.43places.com /places/view/103596   (388 words)

  
 OYSTONs: John and Denise Oyston   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This would sem highly likely given that most instances in the 18th and 19th Centuries were within a 50 mile radius of Thirsk and that there are entries in the parish register for Coxwold (which covers Oulston) dating back to the 16th Century.
"YORKSGEN is a mailing list dedicated to the study of the English County of Yorkshire, and genealogy and family history in Yorkshire.
The mailing list is unmoderated and has few rules of operation, other than content should be Yorkshire based.
www.oyston.com /oyston/joden.htm   (224 words)

  
 List of Yorkshire people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yorkshire is the largest county in England and has contributed many famous names to all walks of life.
The Neville family, prior second family of Yorkshire after royal family
Oswiu of Northumbria, first Angle King of all Northumbria and also Bretwalda
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Yorkshire_people   (472 words)

  
 SYCF - The Charitable Heart Of The Region
The South Yorkshire Community Foundation is a charity and grant maker created by and for the people of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.
The charity raises funds to meet the needs of local people facing economic hardship and other barriers and improves community life.
For anyone who cares about the future of South Yorkshire this is an indispensable cause.’
www.sycf.org.uk   (173 words)

  
 meish dot org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It really does seem like every time I get close to putting figurative pen to virtual paper (oh, alright, fingertips to keyboard, on this particular edit screen) it's with an apology or an excuse in my fingers, either for not having much to say, or for not writing anything of interest or, indeed, at all.
There were blog trading cards featuring the supposed A-list (I was there), splinter groups and oh, the endless conversations about what constituted a blogmeet, and where one drew the line between that and a group of friends (who happened to first meet via their chosen web updating method) meeting for a drink.
There were awards before the Guardian had even heard of blogs, memes and anti-memes (look deeper...
www.meish.org /014253.php   (660 words)

  
 WHITIND
For a list of the families I am interested in click here.
These can be viewed via my fleet list pages I also hold copies of Lloyd's Captains Register 1869 and The SoG Index to Trinity House Petitions, both of which contain details of many Whitby and Scarborough seamen and masters.
There are many North Yorkshire seamen listed in various ports across the country.
www.angelfire.com /de/BobSanders/WHITIND.html   (1041 words)

  
 DH home : The Department of Health   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The number of people on NHS waiting lists falls to 792,000, the lowest figure recorded since data was first collected in this way in 1988.
Promoting healthy lifestyles for people is an important governmental responsibility.
DH runs initiatives to help people quit smoking, eat better and exercise more, as well as health screening projects and training and skills programmes.
www.dh.gov.uk   (250 words)

  
 Yorkshire Terrier Meetup Groups: Yorkie Owners, events, and clubs in your area - Meetup.com
Yorkie Owners, friends, and people who want to learn more.
The New York City Yorkshire Terrier December Meetup
The Contra Costa County Yorkshire Terrier Meetup Group
yorkie.meetup.com /groups   (196 words)

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