Where results make sense

About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us

Topic: Mr. Peabody

    Note: these results are not from the primary (high quality) database.

Ads by Google

Related Topics

The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show

Mr. Peabody - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Peabody is a fictional dog who appeared in the late 1950s and early 1960s television animated series Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show (collectively referred to as Rocky and Bullwinkle). Peabody, who was a genius (and arguably a polymath), decided to adopt Sherman so he'd have some company in his life. Peabody's first name is named as Hector in a rarely-seen episode produced to sell savings bonds. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mr._Peabody   (608 words)

Peabody, Massachusetts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Peabody is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. Originally called South Danvers and even before that, part of Salem Village, Peabody was first settled in 1626 and was officially incorporated in 1868. The City was named after its favorite son, George Peabody, the famous philanthropist. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peabody,_Massachusetts   (553 words)

George Peabody Peabody died in London on November 4, 1869 and, at the request of the Dean of Westminster and with the approval of the Queen, was given a temporary burial in Westminster Abbey. Peabody was able to sell Maryland bonds to Baring Brothers by assuring the company of the state's good faith and credit and then bought a quantity of the securities himself. In 1838, Peabody played an important role in the rescue of the financial fortunes of the state of Maryland and other states by his support of their bonds, at a time when the market was flooded with such instruments. www.peabodyhistorical.org /gpeabody.htm   (826 words)

ELIZABETH PALMER PEABODY, TRANSCENDENTALIST ACTIVIST Peabody embraced the notion that each child should receive training appropriate to his or her innate capabilities, an idea in harmony with Kant's concept of and the later Transcendental belief in the intuitive nature of knowledge. In both her writings and her reform efforts, Miss Peabody was motivated by a comprehensive Transcendental vision of the origin of all matter and spirit and all human activity in God, by a sense of the oneness of God, man, and nature. Peabody, understanding that her association with the controversy would make it impossible to gather students for a new school of her own, retreated to her family's home in Salem for several years. www.concordma.com /magazine/junjuly99/peabody.html   (1881 words)

Downtown Memphis Hotels & Accommodations in Downtown Memphis Tennessee - The Peabody Memphis The Peabody's famed ambassadors are five Mallard ducks - one drake with his white collar and green head, and four hens with less colorful plumage. Each team lives in the hotel for only three months before the ducks are retired from their Peabody duties, at which time they are returned to a reserve to live out the remainder of their days as wild ducks. As Duckmaster, Fox is solely responsible for the care and wellbeing of the Peabody Ducks, including feeding, exercise, and training the teams for their daily march. www.peabodymemphis.com /peabody_hotels/the_peabody_ducks.cfm   (453 words)

History The Peabody Library remained part of the Peabody Institute until 1966 when the library collection was transferred to the City of Baltimore and administered as a department of the Enoch Pratt Free Library. The George Peabody Library, formerly the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore, dates from the founding of the Peabody Institute in 1857. Peabody and Company financed the westward expansion of the American railroads and the laying of the first transatlantic cables. www.peabodyevents.library.jhu.edu /history.html   (658 words)

Endicott Peabody Peabody, the son of a wealthy Salem, Massachusetts, financier, graduated from Cambridge University and returned to America to enroll in a Massachusetts seminary. While at Groton, Roosevelt attended Peabody's confirmation class, joined a society that helped underprivileged boys at summer camp and a club in Boston, and one winter was responsible for helping to care for a local African American woman, to whom he brought food and fuel. Peabody officiated at FDR and ER's wedding and at the private religious services FDR held before his inaugurations and major events. www.nps.gov /elro/glossary/peabody-endicott.htm   (344 words)

Peabody Board The awards program was named in honor of George Foster Peabody, a native Georgian, industrialist, financier and major benefactor of the university. His daughter, Marjorie Peabody Waite, served on the first Advisory Board and commissioned the design of the famous bronze medallion. Today the George Foster Peabody Awards are often cited as the most prestigious awards in electronic media. www.peabody.uga.edu /about   (592 words)

Peabody, George. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 Prominent among Peabody’s philanthropies were large funds given for tenement clearance in London and the Peabody Education Fund of more than $2,000,000, to promote education in the South (partly used for the George Peabody College for Teachers, in Nashville, Tenn., which is now part of Vanderbilt Univ.). Peabody settled (1837) permanently in London; there he set up a brokerage business that became increasingly prosperous, later taking on as a partner Junius Spencer Morgan. Peabody used his influence to better Anglo-American relations and financed the exhibition of American products at the Crystal Palace exhibition. www2.bartleby.com /65/pe/PeabdyG.html   (250 words)

DCPL: Branches: Georgetown Regional Library: Peabody Room In 1979 the Peabody Trustees turned the collection and trust over to the DC Public Library with the proviso that the collection remain intact and in Georgetown. Before this move, the Peabody Library was operated as a subscription library, which required a paid membership in order to borrow materials. The librarian/ archivists in Peabody Room and Washingtoniana hope that many "long-time residents" will want to help researchers get a fuller picture of life in the "local area" for future generations. www.dclibrary.org /branches/geo/peabody.html   (621 words)

PEABODY Peabody will be collaborating with visual artists on the night and will be supported by musical guests Gnemesis and Mutgash Poison. In what will possibly be the last chance in a while for you to see Peabody before we go into hibernation to work on our next album, the band is heading off on a short tour in support of the 4th single from the album. With The New Violence Peabody have turned in a darker, angrier record than I think a lot of people expected, and, in doing so, have released what is so far easily the best CD of 2005. www.peabody.net.au   (501 words)

Ephraim Peabody Ephraim Peabody (March 22, 1807-November 28, 1856), an early Unitarian missionary to the (then) western United States and later a prominent and beloved minister of King's Chapel in Boston, was widely recognized as an insightful and inspiring preacher. Peabody and Gray often discussed the effects of New England commercialism on the spiritual landscape. Peabody was part of a close-knit family of Unitarian leaders. www.uua.org /uuhs/duub/articles/ephraimpeabody.html   (1495 words)

Marion County, Part 5 The first settlement made in Peabody Township was in the autumn of 1870, the pioneers coming in advance of the railroad, and living several weeks in tents. Peabody has a Quartette Band, a Cornet Band, a Lotus Club, a Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, organized July 10, 1882, Knights of Honor, Odd fellows and Masonic organizations. The city was named in honor of F. Peabody, of Boston, formerly President of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company, who erected a fine library building on a commanding square of ground, Block 84, located on the corner of Walnut and Division avenue, donated by the city for that purpose. www.kancoll.org /books/cutler/marion/marion-co-p5.html   (4780 words)

The Peabody Sisters Peabody was too liberal to believe in original sin, she did believe that as a result of the fall of Adam women were to endure special sufferings. The Peabody sisters—Elizabeth Palmer Peabody (May 16, 1804-January 3, 1894), Mary Tyler Peabody Mann (November 16, 1807-February 11, 1887), and Sophia Amelia Peabody Hawthorne (September 21, 1809-February 26, 1871)—were champions of reform movements, pioneers in modern educational theory, founders of the kindergarten movement in America and supporters of the arts. Once Lidian Emerson expressed to Elizabeth Peabody that she was grateful to Unitarianism for only one thing: it had led to Transcendentalism. www.uua.org /uuhs/duub/articles/peabodysisters.html   (2544 words)

Peabody Francis Peabody, a farmer and miller, settled first at Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, where he was living in 1636 near “Labour in Vaine” on a road that led to the beach. BIMSLEY4 PEABODY (FRANCIS3, ISAAC2, FRANCIS1) was born September 2, 1731 in Middleton, Massachusetts, and died 1815 in Boxford, Massachusetts. Peabody and his wife was laid in one grave," October 20, 1777. www.paulasgenealogy.com /peabody.htm   (1308 words)

Peabody & Martini Military Peabodys were manufactured in four varieties which very closely resemble each other in both design and operation, differing only slightly in details: the M1866 Canadian, M1867 Swiss, the M1868 Roumanian, and the M1868 Spanish in.56-50 Spencer rimfire and M1868/70 Spanish in.43 Spanish centerfire. The Peabody rifle was the development of Henry O. Peabody of Boston, Massachusetts and initially patented in 1862, but fully developed too late to play any major role in the US Civil War. The original Swiss model Peabody has a round barrel; same sights), M1868 Roumanian (similar to the Swiss, leaf extends to the receiver), M1868 Spanish and M1870 Spanish (the Spanish sights are identical, but the calibre of the rifles (.50 and.43) are quite different. www.militaryrifles.com /Peabody&M/Peab&Mart.htm   (2178 words)

Peabody - KS-Cyclopedia - 1912 Peabody, the second largest town in Marion county, is located in Catlin and Peabody townships on Doyle creek, and at the junction of the Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe and the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroads, 17 miles south of Marion, the county seat. The first settlement in the vicinity of Peabody was made in 1870, in anticipation of the railroad which came through the next year. The town was platted in June, 1871, and named in honor of F. Peabody, of Boston, formerly president of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad company, who built a fine library building and donated it to the city. skyways.lib.ks.us /genweb/archives/1912/p/peabody.html   (382 words)

Peabody campus Peabody Early Childhood Center is an age-appropriate, literacy-centered instructional program which provides a solid entry for your child’s school career. At the Peabody Early Childhood Center, we focus on personal, social and intellectual development while ensuring that students acquire the skills and knowledge required for first grade. You can keep track of what's happening at Peabody by going to the Peabody campus website You'll find photos and information about the special activities happening throughout the school year. www.capitolhillclusterschool.org /_wsn/page5.html   (557 words)

Rankings, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University Peabody's program in special education was ranked first in the nation for the fourth consecutive year. Released on March 31, 2006, the latest rankings again accord Peabody fifth place overall among the top 50 schools. U.S.News and World Report has again ranked Peabody College among the top five graduate schools of education in the nation. peabody.vanderbilt.edu /about_peabody/rankings.htm   (197 words)

Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) Peabody applies the principles of sustainable development to its coal mining and coal use activities. Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) is the world's largest private-sector coal company, with 2005 sales of 240 million tons and $4.6 billion in revenues. Peabody Energy featured in the March 2006 edition of St. Louis Commerce Magazine www.peabodyenergy.com   (311 words)

Peabody Opera People Student Ambassadors As a freshman entering Peabody, we are lucky enough to be able to audition for the operas and are given fair chances as undergraduates to perform with the department. Making the decision to continue my studies at Peabody was not difficult; both the opera and voice faculty members all have a lot to offer, whether it is in a musical or a dramatic sense, and the atmosphere here is friendly and conducive to personal development. Peabody has diverse opportunities to offer both in and out of the Opera Department in terms of performance. www.peabodyopera.org /students/ambassadors   (2736 words)

Encyclopedia: George Peabody philanthropist, born at Danvers, now Peabody, in Massachusetts, U.S.; made a large fortune as a dry-goods merchant in Baltimore and as a stockbroker as well in London; gave away for benevolent purposes in his lifetime a million and a half of money, and le encyclopedia.oyxter.com /encyclopedia/2001/08/george_peabody.html   (55 words)

Welcome to the City of Peabody Online! The City of Peabody, strategically located 18 miles North of Boston at the intersection of Route 128, Route 1 and I-95, is a city that works, residents state emphatically. They point out that Peabody has evolved into a diverse vibrant community, a wonderful place to live and raise a family, and a tremendous economic success story. The City of Peabody will be replacing the sewer on Bartholomew Street from Lynn St to Kyleigh Ln. www.peabody-ma.gov   (138 words)

USGenWeb Project - Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA In 1916 the citizens of Peabody voted to become the thirty-seventh city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Confusion resulted from the similarly named towns, and it was decided in 1868 to rename South Danvers after George Peabody, the international financier and philanthropist born in 1795 at 205 Washington Street, South Danvers. Settled as early as 1626, the area today known as Peabody was originally part of Salem called Brooksby Village. www.geocities.com /Heartland/Arbor/8406/PEABODY_MA   (345 words)

Belz - Peabody Place - Entertainment Peabody Place — the cornerstone of renaissance for downtown Memphis — is the largest mixed-use urban development in the South. Peabody Place is at the heart of a vibrant metropolitan area with 1.1 million residents. Muvico Peabody Place 22 Theater, a 22-screen movie megaplex with stadium seating, concessions ranging from quesadillas and popcorn shrimp to traditional popcorn, and a child care center for parents in need of a babysitter. www.belz.com /peabody/entertainment   (313 words)

USATODAY.com - Nationals return poet to his youth Peabody was 10 when the original Senators left for Minnesota and 20 when the expansion Senators moved to Texas. Peabody wants to take his daughters to games just as his father took him. They had their differences, Peabody says, especially over Vietnam. www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/nl/nationals/2005-04-03-poet-timeout_x.htm   (463 words)

Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Peabody's Improbable History Peabody was one of the back-up segments in several of Ward's cartoon shows, starting with Rocky & His Friends. (And by the way, Peabody is named after Scott's pet pooch.) It's widely believed that Sherman's falsetto was provided by June Foray (Rocky's voice), but this is incorrect — Sherman was actually voiced by character actor Walter Tetley, who had earlier done the voice of the Walter Lantz studio's Andy Panda. The cultured voice of the dog, Peabody, was provided by co-producer Bill Scott, whose other voice credits include Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right, and Cap'n Crunch's arch-enemy Jean LaFoot. www.toonopedia.com /peabody.htm   (451 words)

Peabody Awards Archives Established in 1940, the Peabody Award is operated by the University of Georgia's Henry W. Grady School of Journalism, and is considered by many to be the equivalent of the Pulitzer for recognizing excellence in broadcasting. The Peabody Awards Archives holds most entries in the radio category from 1940 to the present, and for television from 1948 to the present. The Peabody Awards Archives is housed in the Media Department at the University of Georgia Libraries. scarlett.libs.uga.edu /darchive/peabody/peabody.html   (1103 words)

City of Peabody The City of Peabody does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or handicap in the employment and treatment of its employees or in the admission or access to its programs and activities, EOE. The Peabody Main Street Association is a 501 c3 nonprofit organization working to ensure that Peabody continues to grow and thrive while preserving its historic character through community involvement. Cultivate and maintain relationships with regional tourism groups, Peabody schools and Peabody alumni. www.peabodyks.com   (484 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us   Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.