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  Saxony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saxony borders, from the east and clockwise, on Poland, the Czech Republic and the German states of Bavaria, Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg.
In 1137 Saxony was passed to the Welfen dynasty, who were descendants (1) of Wulfhild Billung, eldest daughter of the last Billung duke, and (2) of the daughter of Lothar of Supplinburg.
After 1918 Saxony was a state in the Weimar Republic and was the scene of Gustav Stresemann's overthrow of the KPD/SPD led government in 1923, during the Nazi era and under Soviet occupation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saxony   (1278 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Saxony
The Vogtlandkreis is a Kreis (district) in the south-west of Saxony, Germany, at the borders to Thuringia, Bavaria, and the Czech Republic.
List of Dukes, Electors, and Kings of Saxony, 880-1918 The original Duchy of Saxony was in Northern Germany, roughly corresponding to the modern German state of Lower Saxony and Westphalia.
List of Dukes, Electors, and Kings of Saxony, 880-1918 The original Duchy of Saxony comprised lands in the north-westen part of present-day Germany, roughly corresponding to the modern German state of Lower Saxony and to Westphalia.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Saxony   (5446 words)

  
 Saxony -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The main axis of Saxony is the (A river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea) Elbe river, crossing the state from southeast to northwest.
The portions in the east of Saxony are the southern parts of the historical region of (additional info and facts about Lusatia) Lusatia (Lausitz) and are called Upper Lusatia (Oberlausitz); the minority of the (Acid gritty-textured fruit) Sorbs live in the region, which is bilingual today.
In 1137 Saxony was passed to the (additional info and facts about Welfen) Welfen dynasty, who were descendants (1) of Wulfhild Billung, eldest daughter of the last Billung duke, and (2) of the daughter of Lothar of Supplinburg.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/S/Sa/Saxony.htm   (1442 words)

  
 Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
List of places inspiring definitions in the Meaning of Liff
List of places known as 'the Athens of something'
List of places known as 'the Venice of something'
www.freeglossary.com /i35j41.html   (36 words)

  
 Duchy of Saxony
The Duchy of Saxony was a medevial Duchy covering the greater part of Northern Germany.
The Anglo-Saxons came from the later area of the Duchy of Saxony to England.
919 Henry of Saxony (Henry I the Fowler) is elected as King of Germany.
www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/d/du/duchy_of_saxony.shtml   (751 words)

  
 GuruNet — Content Map
List of places in Maryland by per capita income
List of places in The Chronicles of Narnia
List of places in the Tayside region of Scotland
www.gurunet.com /cm-dsid-2222-letter-1L-first-24451   (72 words)

  
 List of Popes
There are some discrepancies I have found during my research about the death dates and especially the burial places of some popes, as one source says one thing and another source is different.
The biggest discrepancy I found was with those listed as buried at St. Peter's (which includes the ancient Necropolis, Constantine Basilica, the Vatican Sacred Grottoes which lies beneath the main floor of the present Basilica and the Necropolis), and the present Basilica.
It is listed alphabetically A-Z and has information on all the popes, antipopes, saints, and other religious figures.
www.stuardtclarkesrome.com /pontiffs.html   (1024 words)

  
 List of mineral specimens available through mail order. Many classic minerals from old collections.
Below is a listing of 100 other minerals ($75 and up) currently available from our warehouse, but not pictured on this web site.
Though the exact mine is not listed on the label, it is likely that it originated in the Goodfro Mine.
Above is a listing of 100 other minerals currently available from our warehouse, but not pictured on this web site.
www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com /jhbnyc/non-web.htm   (7172 words)

  
 JewishGen FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Reel-by-reel listing of all microfilms of passenger lists.
The passenger list microfilms are available at the National Archives in Washington, and portions are available at the various Regional Archives.
Listings of these records (over 5,000 reels microfilmed as of 1985) were published in Avotaynu and The Encyclopedia of Jewish Genealogy.
www.jewishgen.org /InfoFiles/faq.html   (8228 words)

  
 Saxony-Anhalt, Germany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
With an area of 20,447 km² and a population of 2.6 million, Saxony-Anhalt (also spelled Saxony Anhalt; German: Sachsen-Anhalt) is one sixteen German Bundesländer (federal states.) The capital is Magdeburg.
Lying to the north-east of central Germany, it is eighth largest in area and (since 1996) tenth in population among the country's sixteen Bundesländer.
It borders on the states of Lower Saxony to the north-west, Brandenburg to the east, Saxony to the south-east and Thuringia to the south-west.
creekin.net /c362-n71-saxony-anhalt-germany.html   (244 words)

  
 James Helman's History of Emmitsburg
As early as 1729 Charles Carroll, the elder, located a tract of 10,000 acres of land on Pipe creek, Conawago and Cadorus creeks, lying in York and Adams County, Pa., all claimed by the Maryland authorities to be in this, province.
In 1781 an act of Congress directed that the British prisoners confined at the barracks in Frederick and Winchester should be removed to York, Pa., from fear of rescue by Cornwallis.
A memorial of the case of the German emigrants settled in the British colonies of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, published in London, 1754.
emmitsburg.net /archive_list/articles/history/helmans/helmans_1-10.htm   (1942 words)

  
 Genealogy, Family History - 1843 Ship Voyage Passenger List - Bremen [Prussia - Preussen - Deutschland] to Baltimore in ...
This transcript attempts to be faithful to the list maker's original spelling even when it appears to be wrong.
The last place of residence for the folks from Wetter on board the Marianne was Wetter (Melle) in Niedersachsen, near Osnabrück.
Each of the other destinations was listed by less than 5% of the remaining passengers, including 4.3% who said they were headed for Indiana.
members.aol.com /lhchristen/marianne.htm   (997 words)

  
 Medieval Sourcebook: Willibald: The Life of St. Boniface
By, means of his most sacred letters, the pope placed the holy man, now strengthened by episcopal rank, under the protection and devotion of the glorious leader Charles.
Of these a considerable number put themselves under his rule and guidance, and by their help the population in many places was recalled from the errors and profane rites of their heathen gods.
After bravely hazarding the perils of the river, the sea and the wide expanse of the ocean, he passed through dangerous places without fear of danger, and visited the pagan Frisians, whose land is divided into many territories and districts by intersecting canals.
www.fordham.edu /halsall/basis/willibald-boniface.html   (11320 words)

  
 Italy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
This list was originally from Brian Tompsett's Royal and Noble genealogy, which left a few obscurities and hiatuses.
She ended up placing Don Carlos in Parma and then, when Naples and Sicily were obtained for him instead, her second son, Philip, got Parma as part of the settlement of the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748).
The list of Kings of Sardinia is given under the periphery of Francia, because that is really where Sardinia belongs, since it was long a possession of Romania, Islâm, and then Aragón.
www.friesian.com /italia.htm   (10172 words)

  
 World Heritage sites  (46 - 60)  -  Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
From the Louvre to the Eiffel Tower or the Place de la Concorde to the Grand and Petit Palais, the evolution of Paris and its history can be seen from the river.
These places in Saxony-Anhalt are all associated with the lives of Martin Luther and his fellow-reformer Melanchthon.
Begun in 1248, the construction of this Gothic masterpiece took place in several stages and was not completed until 1880.
www.galenfrysinger.com /world_heritage_4.htm   (995 words)

  
 Saxony Research List Archive -- SAXRL-991
Wilhelm Teich was born circa 1830 at Leipzig and Rosina HERBST was born circa 1827 at Zwenkau, Saxony and emigrated circa 1854 to St. Louis.
The Evangelische (Lutheran) Churchbook (1607-1752) is on 10 reels of FHL microfilm.
Jenny's father, Karl Friedrich August GRAU (born circa 1830-1831 at Triebes, Thuringen, died circa 1882 at Mittweida, Saxony), was the Orchestra Conductor for Lichtenstein in 1863, and soon thereafter became the Orchestra Conductor for Mittweida, a position he held until his death.
feefhs.org /DE/SAX/SAXRL/SAXRL-991.HTML   (3883 words)

  
 Dominican Documents: Blessed Jordan - Libellus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The place was a good many miles away and, as they went along, they began to wonder whether they were on the right road.
While he was in Spain at a place called Guadalfaira, Satan tempted some of the friars with him to leave the company of the saintly man: a fact which Blessed Dominic knew beforehand.
In the same place, a certain architect whom the brethren had hired was working under a crypt, when the ceiling collapsed upon him and, after lying for some time under the fallen debris of the enclosure, he died.
www.op.org /domcentral/trad/domdocs/0001.htm   (20757 words)

  
 RoyaList Online - Royal Genealogy - Henry XII, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria (The Lion)
Henry XII, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria (The Lion)
Gertrude of Saxony (daughter of Henry XII 'The Lion')
Henry was the son of Henry the Proud, duke of Saxony, and Gertrude, the only daughter of Lothair the Saxon.
www.royalist.info /execute/biog?person=430   (144 words)

  
 Havemann.com: Places to Go!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
You can also be listed in the researcher index, and you're welcome to submit a query.
A related aid is the NJ Cross Reference page, which lists a town, its county, and its Zip code.
New Jersey Counties List: Current counties, when they were formed, their parent county and county seat, and the NJGenWeb liaison.
www.havemann.com /links.html   (1541 words)

  
 Catholic Persecutions 1746-
In 1755 groups of French Acadians were unloaded at places on the Eastern Shore, at Wye River, Oxford, Chestertown, and Elk River.
In Colonel Hooper's Committee report, he lists the failure of the Prince Georges witnesses to appear to testify against Father Molineux, as evidence of “many and dangerous Innovations, against Law, made by the Popish Interest within this Province” (Item 7).
He also supervised the work of the constables in preparing lists of taxables within their respective hundreds and in their capacity as law enforcement officers.” -- Maryland archives doc.
mosesrawlings.freeservers.com /persecutions.html   (6292 words)

  
 History: Madison : a model city: Browse Text
One mistake was the short-sighted policy which permitted the building over of the territory between Beacon Street and the Charles River, as that street might have been placed on the line of a beautiful embankment.
After the confirmation of any such plan, no person shall place upon any land shewn by such plan to be required for any new street or any alteration or extension of an existing street, any building, or any addition or improvement to any building other than necessary repairs.
If any such building, addition or improvement is so placed, the same shall be deemed a nuisance, and the city solicitor shall forthwith take proceedings by action in the name of the city to compel the removal of the same.
digicoll.library.wisc.edu /cgi-bin/History/History-idx?type=HTML&rgn=DIV1&byte=17567459   (3512 words)

  
 Saxony, Germany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
With an area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4.3 million, the Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen; Sorbian: Swobodny Stata Sakska) is the tenth-largest in area but sixth in population among Germany's sixteen federal states.
2.3 Saxony in the 19th and 20th centuries
It reached its peak under Duke Henry the Lion, and after his death it began to decline (Henry had declined to participate the later Italian wars of his liege lord, Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, and those expeditions to Italy ended in distasters.
creekin.net /c325-n71-saxony-germany.html   (1040 words)

  
 Albertus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
His uncle lived in Padua so, since the university there was famous for liberal arts, it was a natural place for his studies.
This meant that he was not tied to a parish or a monastery, so could study and teach over a wide area.
Among his other works is De natura locorum (on the nature of places) which is a work on geography in which Albertus presents data on locations and features and emphasises the importance of geography in understanding the world.
www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk /~history/Mathematicians/Albertus.html   (1431 words)

  
 Renaissance Hotel Prague
We need a list of modern-day Prague districts, among other things to be able to link up Pankrác.
Because the trees were worshipped and the spirits who were believed to inhabit the trees were feared for their powers, this was done to demonstrate to the non-Christians that no supernatural powers protected the trees from the Christians.
They list several.) The date of birth does not make any difference to me in the story and I am taking it out.
www.artistbooking.com /trips/172/renaissance-hotel-prague.html   (2102 words)

  
 USDF Region 3 GMO Pages
I sent the list to the Red Cross, whom I was told are the coordinating body for shelter.
There is also a list of GA barns who have registered with the Ga. Dept of Agriculture.
They are listed by county and do not have a note of what is available.
www.usdfregion3.org /generalnews.htm   (775 words)

  
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Konecy, the ship stopped at Cuba and the passenger list was most likely to have been telegraphed to Galveston from Cuba.
Note: these ship lists were apparently telegraphed to Galveston from Cuba or other places where the ships stopped for a while en route to Galveston.
The following is the passenger list of the Steam HohenZollern, which sailed from Bremehaven for this port, consigned to Messrs, Kauf(f)man and Runge.
www.hal-pc.org /~dcrane/txgenweb/1885.htm   (499 words)

  
 Minerals. Type localities of Utah
When this happens, both places are listed as co-type localities.
Listed here are minerals first discovered in Utah.
Many of the locations listed are not accessible for collection.
www.rocks4u.com /utahminerals.htm   (8194 words)

  
 Set Dancing News - Old news and reviews - Volume 15 - 2002
This is the place where dodgem cars crashed into one another for many years, and while it may seem an unlikely place to dance, it’s actually a remarkable venue.
The place is small and dark, the walls are full of signs and pennants, and the ceiling is partially covered with plastic rubbish bags that have been stapled in place.
The first ever set dance ceili in Luxembourg took place on Saturday evening and it was a resounding success due in equal measure to the lively music of Heartlands, a local group, and the enthusiasm of the set dancers.
www.setdancingnews.net /news/onews15.lp   (13084 words)

  
 Siliconia
Siliconia was featured in Upside and the San Jose Mercury News, surveyed in Compuerworld, spotlighted on The Site, covered in Upside, (again), cited in the New York Times, and named to The Tech 10 for March 1997.
At first this collection was in the spirit of fun, because no-one took these Silicon Valley wannabe monikers at all seriously.
The place American chip manufacturers tell Congress they are going down unless there are get trade barriers.
www.tbtf.com /siliconia.html   (465 words)

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