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|Map of Texas highlighting Freestone County (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
|English: Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin, Texas. Behind the museum, Cambridge Tower is on the left and Dobie Center is on the right. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
|Homegrown Reversible Story quilt...Side I
|Homegrown Reversible Story quilt...Side II
This reversible story quilt's basic foundation is created from a "Britches" quilt which I found at a salvage yard in the Freestone County, Texas. African Americans in the area were quite adept at turning old work pants into utility quilts. My grand mother , Gladys C. Henry was one of them. So following her lead....since all my quilts are usually created from recyclables...I was elated to be able to retrieve this old quilt to include in my own artwork...This piece of folk art has gone on to create its own unique provenance as the following notes will explain......
The reversible story quilt called ..."HOMEGROWN", chronicles the history of the Edward "Ned" Titus family. Ned and his family members were brought to Freestone County, Texas in 1852 ,as slaves , by the Simeon and Nancy Lake family from South Carolina. Six generations of quilt makers developed from this family lineage. I am a fifth generation quilter in the legacy. I created this artwork to chronicle and record the history for future generations and the public to enjoy!!!
This piece of folk art has been featured in the inaugural exhibit of the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin, Texas, in 2001. The exhibit, IT AIN'T BRAGGIN IF IT'S TRUE …. and all the items featured in it .…were declared by one source as being the best that Texas had to offer to history in the past 200 years. We count ourselves honored to have had HOMEGROWN chosen to be a part of the illustrious lineup of historical items chosen to help tell THE STORY OF TEXAS on this history making occasion !!!
Sherry and Homegrown Reversible Storyquilt
at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in
the Spring of 2001.
President George Bush gave the inaugural speech for the museum's opening day and most of the Texas Politicians and their family members attended the event. Among them were Governor Rick Perry and three former Texas Governors...Preston Smith; Dolph Briscoe; and Bill Clements. All these dignitaries had the unique opportunity to tour the new museum along with the
President and First Lady and also to view this unique piece of folk art.
So now I have decided to share some of the wonderful details of my family history, by means of photographic details of what we experienced as inhabitants living on South Bateman Road. All of these details I have tried very hard to capture in the essence of my reversible story quilt "HOMEGROWN."But there is only so much information that can be tacked onto a quilt....thus the reason for the sharing of photos with you. I hope you, the audience are thoroughly entertained as you follow along in my tour of our existence on South Bateman Road....from my childhood until the present ...year 2012.
*South Bateman Road *The Place I Call Home. A Pictorial Chronicle of our family history for all our generations now and in the future. by Sherry A. Brackens-Byrd.
The Home place : photo 2
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These two photos contains all the orignal Brackens and Bass daughters…plus Vernetta Henry,( their youngest Henry Aunt) two extra Henry relatives(Christelle Henry and Ericka bass-). Bass girls / Debra, Ceclia,CilKaye, Teresa. Brackens girls / Bessie and Lillie.
Photo of Big Brown mining and Electrical Operations and surrounding areas.
Description of Brown's Creek by one who lived in the area..Wilbur T. Titus. He was also the very last resident to live at Titus Farms.
Willie Titus (Son ) of Edward "Ned" Titus
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Now let's examine two quotes in connection with quilt making as a whole.
Gladys Celia Durham-Henry and three of her quilt making descendants
Side I – Jazz with a Needle and Thread _ All items on this side of the story quilt were created by my grandmother, Gladys C. Durham-Henry
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Dogan School Administrative building and Elementary School buildings
Old water well for Dogan School accidentally rediscovered
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In front of the Henry/Bass/Brackens Home Place
looking back toward the Culvert and Dogan School.
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Sports has played a very big part in the lives of the Descendants of the Titus Family Lineage. Many have participated in Track, Basketball and Football.
The Statue of Liberty depicts justice, freedom, and equality for all, but there must have been two of them (fraternal twins.) There was one for whites and one for minorities. This second twin dished out Prejudice, Intolerance, Cultural degradation, and racism. Instead of the "American Dream," minorities received the "American Nightmare" as their welcoming cup of coffee.
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My name is Sherry A. Byrd. I was born and raised in Freestone County, Texas. My hometown is Fairfield, Texas. .... and I love History and Genealogical research. Hopefully by the time I conclude this presentation you will also have an inkling to embrace and appreciate it too....and use it to track down your own family's history.
To begin with, Freestone county was considered a part of Limestone county until the year 1851. Folks from Alabama and other Southern states petitioned for it to become its own entity as a county. There are tons of history to be researched ,studied and recorded in this area. Many interesting, important and not so important people have passed through, lived and died here. My family's legacy is fully wrapped up in all of this county history. So for this blog post I will concentrate on the part of our family who lived and grew up on South Bateman Road in Freestone County, Texas.
To begin with, Freestone county was considered a part of Limestone county until the year 1851. Folks from Alabama and other Southern states petitioned for it to become its own entity as a county. There are tons of history to be researched ,studied and recorded in this area. Many interesting, important and not so important people have passed through, lived and died here. My family's legacy is fully wrapped up in all of this county history. So for this blog post I will concentrate on the part of our family who lived and grew up on South Bateman Road in Freestone County, Texas.
*South Bateman Road *The Place I Call Home. A Pictorial Chronicle of our family history for all our generations now and in the future. by Sherry A. Brackens-Byrd.
Sherry A. Brackens-Byrd standing directly in front of her grandparents homeplace and across the road from the Gatsons' cow pasture, 2011
Curtis Byrd, Sr. standing in Aunt Myrt's cow pasture(Myrtle Brackens-Donahue, my father's sister.) This used to be clear except for a few trees here and there. After 45+ years it has turned into a mini forest with lots of underbrush.
Sherry A. Byrd standing in the Driveway of my grandparents front yard on South Bateman Road, 2011. A portion of Aunt Myrt's pasture is across the second fence behind the old water well to her left side.
The old water well is now missing its rope and pulley, covered over and unused. It is just a reminder of our water source in the days before in door plumbing came to South Bateman Road was installed.
Willie Willie E. Henry , Jr.
standing in front of old home place.
standing in front of old home placng in front of old home place
standing in front of old home placng in front of old home place
The Home place : photo 1
The Home place : photo 2
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The names of the families who lived in our section of South Bateman Road in the 1950s-1960s when I, (Sherry A. Brackens-Byrd) grew up there were Henry, Bass and Brackens….all Titus family relatives.
* The people, places, faces, animals and things featured, pictured or talked about in this presentation composed and created "HOME" at the Henry /Bass / Brackens' home place…. on South Bateman Road…Fairfield, Freestone County, Texas.
The list of Titus family descendants who lived on or had connections with our family in the 1950s and 60s on South Bateman Road.
"Big Mama ", my maternal grandmother was born Gladys Celia Durham-Henry in 1906-(died April 1996), to the parents Ellen Anna Titus-Durham and Willie Anderson Durham. Her grandparents were Walter Titus and Patsie Reddick-Titus. Her great grandparents were Edward "Ned" Titus and Chlorie Dunbar-Titus who were slaves to Simeon and Nancy Lake , from South Carolina.Ned and family were brought to Texas in 1852 by this family.
Gladys was the fourth child and third daughter in a family of twelve children.
"Big Daddy" was born, Willie Elbert Henry in 1904- (died 1998), to the parents of Elbert Henry and Elena Wade-Henry. Elbert's parents were Jeff Henry and Delphia Henry. They were slaves and came from Alabama. Delphia was sold , as a slave at the age of eight years old and brought to Texas by her owners.
His maternal grandparents were Adam Wade and Lucinda ( ______) Wade.
W. E. was an only child….but became father to ten children.
The Henry children: (left-right) Richmond, Laverne, Clifton, Clyde, Aldessa, Coleman, Vernetta, and Willie E.,Jr. (inserted photo). Center: (l-r) Big Daddy and Big Mama.
This photo of "Big Daddy", "Big Mama", Reginald and LaChelle, was taken in the 1960s. They are standing in the small living room of their house, on South Bateman Road. "Big Mama" did all her sewing and quilting in this room. Her sewing machine sat on a table to her right …in front of a large picture window. It faced the road and she could sew and watch everything and everybody who passed by on the road. When she sat up her quilting frame…one side would be on the back of the couch and the other two corners were placed on top of two chairs. She could actually turn around from the sewing machine and start hand quilting without getting up from her chair. I have vivid memories of Big Mama and this room. Amazingly it was always neat as a pin…even though she did most of her sewing here. I just don't know how she managed to keep it that way. She was an amazing woman.
|All of the Connie and Laverne Brackens children, except for Loften Brackens I , who died from pneumonia at the age of 9 months old. He was born in 1950.
Laverne and Connie Brackens. Parents of eight children. Six still living as of the year 2012. All raised on South Bateman Road.
Laverne, worked several secular jobs to help provide for their family. Sometimes, after Connie died in 1964, she even worked three jobs at one time to create income for the family. She was a cook in local restuarants and at the Mexia State School for the mentally challenged. Plus she was a Driver for Athel Ivy, who ran a Feed Store and Poultry raising Operation. As driver she was Supervisor over the truck loading crew…driving them back and forth to chicken houses to load the poultry onto the trucks which took them to market in Waco.
Connie Brackens was a Jack of all trades. He did Mechanics, Carpentry and anything else necessary to provide income for his large family. He also loved to Hunt ....which served to put meat on the table for them to eat many a day.
Connie was from a large family of 13 siblings. Mostly boys.
Connie Brackens was a Jack of all trades. He did Mechanics, Carpentry and anything else necessary to provide income for his large family. He also loved to Hunt ....which served to put meat on the table for them to eat many a day.
Connie was from a large family of 13 siblings. Mostly boys.
K.D. (Kenneth) and Aldessa Bass family photo of them and their six children at the Henry-Durham family Reunion in 2009. Other photos of the children in grade school. Aldessa and her daughters became Medical Nurses.
|Clifton Oneil Henry, second son of Willie E. Henry, Jr.
Willie E. Henry family moved to Austin, Texas in 1979 and lived there until 1999. While there his son Kelvin won a Gold Medal in 1987 at the VII Special Olympics Games at the University of Notre Dame and St. Mary's College , South Bend Indiana with the help of his coach, Sha Hill.
This group of photos are of the Willie E. Henry, Jr. and Annie Mae (Williams)-Henry family members.
Vernetta Lee Henry and photos of her four children: Reginald, LaChelle, Chrystelle, and Thelma.
This group of photos include the last five surviving W.E. Henry, Sr. and Gladys Celia Durham-Henry children. They are Laverne Henry-Brackens, Aldessa Henry-Bass, Willie E. Henry, Jr., Vernetta Lee Henry and Clifton Artell Henry.Year of this posting of photos is July, 2012.
Clifton's family has not been included in this report as he was a single man at the time period in which I am writing about was taking place. Since that time, he has been married three times and has five children….All daughters.
W. E. and Gladys Henry children …who in the 1950s -60's had already grown up and moved away from home.
These three relatives were the children of Coleman Henry. They lived with their mother in Ft. Worth, Texas, visited every Summer to their grandparents house on South Bateman Road.
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Big Daddy's (W.E.Henry,Sr.) Basic Family lineage. Further research is necessary.
The Families Who Lived on South Bateman Road 1950s-60s.
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Katie Mae Durham-Tatum Obituary.
Katie Mae Durham-Tatum
Born: 1917 – Died July 2011… (The last of the Durham Siblings).
and her great neice…. Lillie Brackens-Mayes
Laverne, Aunt Katie Mae , K.D. Bass, and Lonnie Strickland…
Celia's husband …enjoy each others' company at a family Reunion.
Aunt Katie Mae Durham-Tatum enjoying one of her last family Reuions. She died in July 2011.
Lillie, Jimmy (her son )and his two daughters.
Della Ruth (Willie E. Henry, Jr.'s daughter….with Lillie Mayes and her family members.
Annie Mae Henry ( Willie E. Henry, Jr.'s wife)
and Jimmy Gibson.
Family members dancing together….
Family members dancing together….
K.D. cutting a rug.He died in the Spring of 2012. This was his last dance.
Freddie and Lillie Dancing
Some of the Guys (Back L-R)….Jimmy Gibson, Jr. , Willie E. Henry, Jr. , Teresa Bass' husband, unkown guy with white hat in the back, Lonnie Strickland, Roland Brackens, Eric Bass / (Front L-R) K.D. Bass and Buck Bass.
These two photos contains all the orignal Brackens and Bass daughters…plus Vernetta Henry,( their youngest Henry Aunt) two extra Henry relatives(Christelle Henry and Ericka bass-). Bass girls / Debra, Ceclia,CilKaye, Teresa. Brackens girls / Bessie and Lillie.
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This account is based upon the Edward "Ned" Titus and Chlorie Dunbar-Titus family history. They both were brought to Freestone County, Texas ,in 1852, as slaves of the Simeon and Nancy Lake family from South Carolina.
And with that said let's now move on to this man. His name is Edward 'Ned' Titus. He was brought to Freestone county one year after Freestone county came into existence. With him was his wife Chlorie and three children. Ned was born in 1826 ,as a slave in South Carolina, and died in 1900.
Map of Big Brown mining and electrical plant which sits in the middle of what once was the thriving African American Farming Community of Titus Farm.
Photo of Big Brown mining and Electrical Operations and surrounding areas.
Coal strip mining equipment used at Big Brown mining operations or (Titus Farm).
Chronicle of Edward "Ned" Titus' history.
Biography of Edward "Ned Titus
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Description of Brown's Creek by one who lived in the area..Wilbur T. Titus. He was also the very last resident to live at Titus Farms.
Notable Pioneers and Preservers of our Titus Family
History and Heritage (Those who fought to save it for future generations)
In these two local Freestone County, Texas newspaper articles…Bill Titus explains about the history and demise of Titus Farms.
She fought to save her heritage.
She challenged the Big Brown Mining company and Texas Water Commission to rescue Hope Well Cemetery from being disturbed or destroyed when land for the electric plant and mining fields were being acquired during the 1970s……..
The Struggle to save a Cultural Landmark.
Willie Titus (Son ) of Edward "Ned" Titus
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*Music In Our Bones and Genes….
Kenny Dorham-Jazz musician b.1924
and Eva Lois Dorham-McIlveen b. 1915 - d.1982
School teacher and musician
Now let's examine two quotes in connection with quilt making as a whole.
Americana what is it?
•"Americana {is} early things uniquely American or verifiable as American made even though from designs outside America…its roots are in America.
•Quilts from remnants or scraps of fabrics were practically invented here…{in America}"
Tom O'Hara
Antique Review Preview
January 2003
"…The knowledge, attitudes and values carried across The Atlantic by enslaved Africans appear to have Informed a quilt making tradition so powerful that, to this day, it preserves it identity in a province of African-American quilts. Such "Afro-Traditional" quilts are made by people…who usually do not consider themselves as artists. They learned their craft and absorbed its esthetics by watching and helping their mothers, aunts and grandmothers who , in turn, learned from previous generations…."Eli Leon
of African American Quilts
These two notable individuals both agree that Patchwork quilt making has its roots firmly entrenched in the American historical background and can therefore be classified as "Americana" and American Folk.
Quilt makers and Quilt Lovers from the Edward "Ned" Titus family.
The Edward "Ned" Titus Family Group is a part of a vibrant and historical community and culture.
Page featuring the family quilters and quilt lovers in the Freestone County Pictorial History….Volume I.
A.M.(Sweet) Hunter-Titus Quilt Maker
Daughter – in-law to Willie Titus (son of Edward "Ned" Titus) Born 1896-Died 1992
Daughter – in-law to Willie Titus (son of Edward "Ned" Titus) Born 1896-Died 1992
Gladys Celia Durham-Henry and three of her quilt making descendants
Sampling of some of the many items created at the hands of Gladys C. Henry during her lifetime.
Side I – Jazz with a Needle and Thread _ All items on this side of the story quilt were created by my grandmother, Gladys C. Durham-Henry
Two M-provisational quilts created by Gladys c. Durham-Henry. These appeared at Quilts of Color: Three Generations in an Afro-Texan Exhibit in Austin, Texas in 1999 at the Texas Folklife Gallery.
Clara Venetta Durham-Peters….Titus Family Quilt maker.
Older sister of Gladys Celia Durham – Henry.Born 1903-Died 1999?
"Queen of Strings"
Katie Mae Durham – Tatum
b. 1917-d. September25,2011
Youngest sister of Gladys Celia Durham – Henry.
Juanita Louise Henry – Durham B. 1921. Sister – in – law to Gladys, Clara, and Katie Mae Durham. She married their brother Alonzo (Lonzo) Durham. Juanita was also W. E. Henry, Sr.'s cousin. She was a quilt maker and best friend to Katie Mae Tatum.
Laverne Brackens….2011 NEA Folk art award recipient.
Many years have passed since I composed my first beginner's quilt in 1984. These are photos of me at work on my complicated story quilts , the research behind them and doing a show about my family's quilt making heritage.
Lillie Brackens-Mayes' Patchwork Creations.
Bessie Johnson and her Britches quilt….
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Some history and "Pics" of Dogan School, our Alma Mater.
The Wildcat was the mascot of Dogan High School. The school colors were Blue and Gold.
Dogan School, about 1949.
There was a gym, agriculture building ,Homemaking building and the Elementary school buildings. All made of wood.*****************************
Woods, Charles Mervil
by Mae Catherine Wood
History of Freestone County, Volume II
Story # 957, page 539
(Mervil Wood)"...accepted the job of principal of Fairfield High School in 1950 and served in that position for six years until becoming Supertintendent of Fairfield Schools in September 1956. During this period of time, 1956-1966, a building program was carried out. Most of the old wooden buildings on the Dogan campus were replaced with modern brick buildings, and improvements and additions were made to Fairfield High School....."
First and second grades taking photos outside of old wooden Elementary building at Dogan School in 1952.
Third,fourth and fifth grades taking photos outside of old wooden elementary building in 1952.
View of South Bateman Road across the street from the Gym at Dogan School.
Front of Dogan High and Elementary School as one travels North on Bateman Road.
Dogan School Administrative building and Elementary School buildings
Fork in the road at South Bateman and Church Streets. Fork in the road : South Bateman to the left and Church Lane to the right. This fork is located South of Dogan School.
Elementary Playground area of Dogan School and driveway for school buses to park for loading and unloading of students.
Old water well for Dogan School accidentally rediscovered
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South Bateman Road View from slightly past the fork in the road.
South Bateman road once had foliage and tree cover similar to this from the fork to the dead end of the road…except in places where there were houses.
Red Clay Road with color similar to what South Bateman road have.
Traveling South towards the Henry-Bass-Brackens, old Home place on South Bateman Road.
Culvert on left side of road; (below) is culvert on right side of the road.
Culvert on left side of road; (below) is culvert on right side of the road.
One of three creeks that crossed South Bateman road from East to West. This one is located right below our home place and had an old wooden Bridge across it. There is now a concrete culvert that has replaced it. (Creek and culvert shown in photos.
This old wooden bridge located near the Teague Lake is an almost exact duplicate of the two wooden bridges that crossed creeks on South Bateman Road in the 1950s-60s.We had to walk across the one near the old home place almost every day to get to school at Dogan.
Creek bed near Teague Lake in Freestone County, Texas that runs under the old wooden bridge.Creek bed that ran under the old wooden bridge on South Bateman Road below the old home place.
Sampling of Wood frame houses Located
on South Bateman Road in the 1950s-60s…
In front of the Henry/Bass/Brackens Home Place
looking back toward the Culvert and Dogan School.
Views across the road from the Home Place on south Bateman Road. Trail between
Hills pasture and the Gatson family pasture…looking East.
The old Henry-Bass-Brackens Homeplace. None of the building standing at present are the original ones that stood in the 1950s-60s. Due to fires the original ones were destroyed and replaced with what stands at present…but these buildings do stand in approximately the same place as the old ones did. The old school bus occupies part of the area where the Brackens familys' old wood and rock house stood.
To the far right one can see the side of my grandparents original old woodframe house. The front window is in the living room where my grand mother sewed and watched to goings on of the front entrances and yards of the other two houses.
Back yards of Henry and Bass houses.
Brackens portion of the Old Home place.
Front and back scenes of Henry-Bass-Brackens home place on South Bateman Road in the Early Spring time.
|Driveway on the South side of Roy's House.
|Driveway on the North side of Roy's house and the
back of the Enbridge building in the far distance.
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Byrd Family Grandkids Visiting. These children bring to mind flashbacks of little children who once occupied this property and all of South Bateman Road….there were many large families with most having at least half a dozen children each. What a crowd there was when the neighborhood children got together for baseball games, parties or other activities , such as walking to and from school daily five days a week.
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|Rainbow over Hill's Pasture....October 2012.
|Three Seasonal views of Hill's Pasture.
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|Red and Pink Roses
Women brought the art of quilting to Texas and have continued to practice it, passing the tradition down through succeeding generations and ultimately making it one of the highly valued domestic arts. During the westward expansion, making quilts was a routine part of the domestic training given to young girls in the United States, where the patchwork quilt was well established as the main form of bedding. This quilt was an American innovation-the marriage of Old World technique and New World necessity. In frontier Texas that same necessity made the quilt an important part of everyday life.
Early black quilters produced quilts for plantations and for their own families. While they conformed to white society's designs for their plantation quilts, they incorporated their African heritage and American experience in quilts for their own use. Some of these were known as "shirttail," "dresstail," "necktie," and "britches," the latter of which became the most common quilt for daily use. They also made baby quilts from the tops of worn-out socks. Their "string" quilts, whose roots have been traced to West African woven textiles, were probably their most culturally significant ones. In addition to their household use, black women's quilts were a bartering tool for midwives, who were often paid for their services with a quilt.
After Texas won its independence from Mexico in 1836, hundreds of European families, representing many nationalities, immigrated to the new republic. The new immigrants were quick to adopt the use of quilts, and quilts became common in virtually all Texas households, regardless of ethnic or economic differences. In addition to providing warmth for pioneer families, the quilt also had an important social function. By the time Texas was annexed as the twenty-eighth state in 1845, the quilting bee was one of the chief means of drawing women together in sparsely settled areas, giving them a sense of community. ……
Suzanne Yabsley, "QUILTING," Handbook of Texas Online(http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/liq01), accessed April 29, 2012. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
Fairfield High School / FHS -- I, Sherry A, (Brackens) Byrd, graduated from here in 1969, as part of the first completely integrated 12th grade class of FHS. My first 11 years of grade school was spent at Dogan High School / DHS. My homeroom teacher at FHS was Mrs. Pattie (Johnson) Jones, who was instrumental in encouraging and helping me not only to take up art as a career, but also in getting me into college. Mrs. Jones's Alma Mater was Sam Houston State University. She was the descendent of a large slave owning family of Freestone County, ( John L. Johnson—Vol. I. Story # 464-466 / History of Freestone County). Teachers from Dogan who were instrumental in my education were Mr. Randolph Titus, principal ; Eva Lois Mcilveen, 10th grade teacher; and Idelle Love, 1st grade teacher.*****************************
More outer space stuff on Homegrown…Some Titus family members were watching it happen on TV with the rest of the world.
Kelvin Henry 1987 Special Olympics Gold medal winner commeration patchwork block .
Farmers hay harvesting scene (left side)__ Many a farmer had to raise and store hay to keep their livestock fed during the wintertime.
Coca Cola __One of our family's traditional favorite drinks at gathering or any other time. There were other well liked brands of drink, such as Nehi, Royal Crown, Sprite, 7-Up, etc…but Coke was the all around favorite. My parents once ran a small café and owned one of the old coke machines where you dropped a nickel or dime in and then had to guide or pull the soda bottle through a maze of iron bars to get it out of the machine.
Military buttons represents the many sons and daughters within the Titus family lineage who have served in the military of the USA. The Titus Family, as a whole has proved to be very Patriotic and Nationalistic Clan of people and residents of Freestone County,Texas.
"Lump of Coal"
Discovery of coal proved to be the downfall of the community of Titus Farms. TXU and Big Brown Mining and Electrical facility , supported by the State of Texas,pressured and forced the long time residents to sell their land or risk having it taken from them because of "Imminent Domain Laws".
The only remaining landmark is now "Hopewell Cemetery where Edward "Ned" Titus, his family and descendants , as well as, many other slaves and military men are buried.
Sports has played a very big part in the lives of the Descendants of the Titus Family Lineage. Many have participated in Track, Basketball and Football.
This block commemorates the many track runners of Freestone County, especially, Kelvin Bernard Henry (Special Olympics Gold Medal Winner) at Notre Dame in 1987, with the help of his coach, Sha Hill., and also Nanceen Perry ( year 2000 Australia Olympics Bronze Medal Winner).
THS (Teague High School) button represents the city of Teague and its schools which are an intregal part of Freestone County history. They have played a great role in the lives of not only Freestone county residents, but also in the lives of members of the Edward "Ned" Titus family descendants.
Teague is Fairfield's Eternal Competitor.
1. The Titus family has always considered themselves as very, very American.
2. Applications of Blue and white toile cloth scenes.
3.Fake Pearl beads and other costume jewelry were luxuries that a poor family could afford and were very cherished.
4.Pigs and birds, other wildlife were constant food in the diets of Titus Family members.
5. Written in black are memories of Titus Family Historical Snippets…..
Homegrown_Side II – Homegrown / Handmade / Passed-On Family (1852- Present )
Panel 1 __ Deals with origins of African Americans in Africa and the slave voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
Most African – Americans families in America had at least one family ancestor who was forced to make the trip from Africa, across the Atlantic, to the New World (USA) as of this writing, I know from the records that we had ancestors who were based in Durham, North Carolina, South Carolina and Alabama.
African print cloth donated to the artist by a friend. Three different areas of Homegrown Story quilt (Side II) in which the cloth has been applied. The cloth is one of the main features of Side II in creating its dynamic visual appeal.
Artist Sherry A. Byrd working on Homegrown/Handmade/Passed-on-Family Quilt…..Side II.
Old dress which has been cut up and added to the "Homegrown" Composition.
* Handtying or tacking stitches are used to bind the pieces in this composition.Sherry learned this technique by watching her grandmother, Gladys C. Durham-Henry (b.1906-d.1996) create quilts in this manner.
First Draft of Graphics on Side II. This is what it looked like when shown at Quilts of Color Exhibit in Austin, Texas.
Africa Our Origin Section of Homegrown Story quilt. It deals with origns of African Americans in Africa and the forced slave voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
Most African-American families in America had at least one family ancestor who was forced to make the trip from Africa, across the Atlantic to the New World (USA). As of this writing, I know from the records that we had ancestors who were based in Durham, NorthCarolina, South Carolina and Alabama.
This panel deals a lot with the general details of life and daily living before the voyage to America.
Accomodations for slave passengers on their voyage to America and what awaited them upon arrival.
They were captured,forced to travel far from home and sold at auction to the highest bidder once in America….
HUMAN DIGINITY, no matter how small is priceless!!!
Life as a slave and living circumstances for most.
Life as a slave and living circumstances for most.
God made out of one man every nation of men. __Acts 17; 26 …The Bible contains teachings that help men and women of different races and nations to view one another as equals…there is really only one race___THE HUMAN RACE! The Bible further encourages us to become "Imitators of God", of whom it says; [He] is not partial but in every nation the man that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him." [Eph. 5;1, Acts10;34,35 ] For those who truly seek to live by Bible teachings, this knowledge has a unifying effect. It works on the deepest level in the heart- dissolving the man made barriers that divide people. Monday August 30, 1999, Examining the Scriptures Daily. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.
Homegrown / Handmade / Passed On- Family (Sides I and II). This is a true story of how a family survived the bonds of slavery and continues to grow and prosper to the present time period. The setting for this story is Freestone County, Texas…but the events of Bondage could have just as easily occurred in any country, any place in the world, with few of the details changed. So all peoples who have ever experienced the effects of slavery and bondage should be able to identify with all or part of this story quilt. Any one with a compassionate heart will and can exercise empathy.
By means of this m-provisational story quilt, I, Sherry A. Byrd, pass to the next generation and generations to come the knowledge of the past ( as handed down to me by others). ..and hope for the future according to Jehovah God's Word "The Bible". This knowledge and hope is for the young and the old whose only memory of slavery itself is the stories told by those who have passed on ahead of us. Oral or written.. By "The Blacks" and "The Whites".****I pass on also to those dear ones the Bible's hope of living on " a new earth"…free from any kind of bondage under the administration of the two most powerful persons in all the universe, Jehovah God and his son, Jesus Christ.***May this quilt have a healing effect on all cultures and so the the emotions of all who have the privlege of viewing it , whether in person or otherwise. And may Jehovah God, our eternal king and ruler of all heaven and earth draw willing hearted ones to him, by means of his"Holy Spirit" so that they may drink from life giving waters that flow to all mankind by means of his son, Jesus Christ , our redeemer from this wicked system of things.
I. Who We Were…AFRICAN…***Newsweek 12 / 13/ 1997__13,000,000 slave left Africa…10-15 per cent died along the route of the middle passage.
II. Who We Became …1st Negro slaves reached Jamestown in 1619 ( Slave ship and crowded sailing conditions on them depicted on this storyquilt.)
III. To Be Sold by Public Auction…Slaves Poster * ( a common occurrence in the Southern States during the slavery era.)….Forced Labor ( tools of Bondage, etc. depicted.)
IV. Flashbacks and Future…Everyone wants to be free from Humiliation and Human Suffering.
Bust of Slave…notations on burials, places of 3 of Sherry A. Byrd's great, great grandparents in Freestone County. ( Jeff and Delthia Henry / Adam Wade.)
Flashbacks and Future #2
Every one wants to be free from Humiliation and Human Suffering.
Every one wants to be free from Humiliation and Human Suffering.
*Misrepresentations depicted on cloth of such happenings. Half square pieced quilt block.
The Wise Man (King Solomon) wrote…" I considered all the oppressive deeds which were done under the sun and look, the tears of the oppressed and they have no comforter, and on the side of the oppressors is power, " (Ecclesiastes 4:1, Rotherham)…Man has dominated man to his injury. __New World Translation.
" We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
__Declaration of Independence, USA in 1776
" All men are born free and equal in rights."___ Declaration of the rights of man & of the citizens– France's National Assembly in 1789.
" All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." __ Universal Declaration of Human Rights – United Nations General Assembly –1948.
Not the Way man sees is the way God sees, because mere man sees what appears to the eyes; but as for Jehovah, he sees what the heart is ".– 1Samuel 16;7 –Holy Bible.
" For a certainty, I perceive that god is not partial, but in every nation the man that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him." –Acts 10: 34,35 –Holy Bible.
This means everlasting life their taking in knowledge of you the only true God and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ. –John 17: 3
" This is my son the beloved whom I have approved ;listen to him."—Matthew 17:5.
" Let your Kingdom come, let your will take place as in heaven, also on earth." –Matthew 6:10…..By means of God's Kingdom government, Jehovah…will deliver the poor ones crying for help, also the afflicted one and whoever, has no helper."__ Psalms 72:12.
" Look ! The tent of God is with mankind and he will reside with them and they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning, nor outcry, nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away…Look! I am making all things new…these words are faithful and true…Revelation 21: 3-5.
" There will come to be plenty of grain on the earth; On top of the mountains there will be an overflow…And by means of him let them bless themselves; Let all nations pronounce him happy. Blessed be Jehovah God…And blessed be his glorious name to time indefinite. And let his glory fill the whole earth. AMEN. –Psalms 12:16-19.
V. Other Notations –(Spread strategically around the surface of the story quilt.)
1-17…Highlights & Tidbits from Glances of Fairfield 1851-1951 / History of Freestone County –Vol.I…History of Freestone County Vol.II
18-19…__ Lake ,Simeon and Nancy by Leslie. Lake Smith and Mrs. Stanley M. Erskine #502 / Vol. I and Freestone county History.
20-206/ Titus, Edward "Ned" by Wilbur Tirkield Titus / #890, Vol. II – History of Freestone County ( Family Lineage from Walter Titus– Sherry Byrd's Children.)
27-30. Freestone County Plantations Material Prosperity and Slavery History of Freestone County Vol. I
Texas and Texans by Anderson, Stanley, Wooster & Armstrong ( Excerpts of Texas History Events in Texas and Events Affected by Texas.)…
South Carolina / Texas Bound – cotton fields, boll weevils, pinto beans, chuck wagon ( old decorated burlap bean sack ), black-eyed peas, cornbread ( notation's position is located on right hand edge of quilt ( Top-bottom ).********************************************************************************
That about wraps up my thoughts and notations on "HOMGROWN REVERSIBLE FAMILY QUILT" and my family's history on South Bateman Road in Freestone County, Texas. I hope you have enjoyed this post and will share it with your family and friends.Thanks for visiting.
That about wraps up my thoughts and notations on "HOMGROWN REVERSIBLE FAMILY QUILT" and my family's history on South Bateman Road in Freestone County, Texas. I hope you have enjoyed this post and will share it with your family and friends.Thanks for visiting.


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Guest Post and Giveaway from author Dakota Banks
I'd like to thank Stephanie for the opportunity to visit Paranormal Haven. I love showing up on a blog I've been following and enjoying!
With the release of Deliverance, I've been talking quite a bit about the main character, Maliha Crayne, and her dual quests to redeem her soul from an ancient Sumerian demon and to eliminate those demons from Earth. She's not in the book alone, though, carrying the burdens all by herself. She has an inner circle of friends who know about her evil past and love and support her anyway. To be honest, part of the reason these characters exist is to show the reader that Maliha can be loved by others even though she has previously been a stone-cold assassin. The main reasons these secondary characters are there are:
· Provide backup for Maliha since she can't be everywhere at once
· Add unique skills that Maliha doesn't have, such as remote viewing
· Someone for Maliha to bounce ideas around with
· Light moments in an otherwise dark story
· Show the deepening of Maliha's human emotions over time
Her team of active helpers consists of Yanmeng, Hound, and Amaro. A look at how each of them interacts with her makes a good sample of how authors use secondary characters in paranormal novels. (I'm leaving out love interests here.)
Yanmeng is the oldest of the trio. Maliha rescued him and his wife Eliu when they were in a prison awaiting execution during the Chinese Cultural Revolution that was started in 1966 by Mao Zedong and lasted in one form or another for a decade. Yanmeng and Eliu had been turned into the government for illegal activities by their own son, who was a member of Mao's Red Guard, a contingent of young revolutionaries. Maliha worked throughout this period as a key part in a kind of Underground Railroad, helping professionals and dissidents escape from China. Yanmeng is a remote viewer and can "see" Maliha at a distance because of their emotional bond. He's also her martial arts sparring partner. Here's an excerpt that shows the casual, close relationship between Maliha and Yanmeng.
Maliha picked up a croissant and began to eat it in her favorite fashion: by pulling off one tip and then gently unraveling it. No butter or jam. Watson's Bakery made their croissants from scratch rather than using frozen ones, and the only thing wrong with these was that they were already an hour or two out of the oven.
"I'm sorry about the loss of your friend," Yanmeng said.
Maliha nodded. She didn't want to talk about it now.
"Yanmeng," she said between mouthfuls, "do you believe in unconditional love?"
Yanmeng's method of eating croissants was to bite them straight through, one end to the other, no mercy. He had a few flakes of pastry caught in his white moustache. The corners of Maliha's lips turned up until she remembered that this was a solemn conversation.
There was an awkward silence. She'd hoped for more from him.
"You told me once that you loved me," Maliha said. She'd been riding a camel at the time and had nearly fallen off, until Yanmeng made it clear he wasn't talking about romantic love. "What did you mean by that?"
"I meant that you have earned my love, my respect, and my loyalty. I have given myself over to your cause. I would die for you."
Maliha lowered her head. She couldn't take the intensity of the look that Yanmeng was giving her, a look like an x-ray reading her inner truth. "Wouldn't you consider that unconditional love, then?"
"No, because if you return to the service of the demon Rabishu and assassinate at his will, I would be betrayed."
"You have my word I will never do that," Maliha said.
"You are a worthy person, regardless of your past," he said.
A few minutes passed during which Maliha unraveled another croissant. All of sudden it struck her that this was Yanmeng she was sitting with, Yanmeng who could already walk different planes of existence, Yanmeng who was on his way to joining the god Anu in the highest plane. She viewed his aura and was stunned at the beautiful white and gold light radiating from him. He'd progressed far since the last time she'd looked.
With a gasp, she bowed her head. "You honor me."
He waved his hand. "We're just two friends talking. And cut out that aura viewing. My wife Eliu says I already have a big head."
Hound, the second of the trio, is a private investigator with mysterious government connections. He is a Vietnam veteran, a former medic rescued from a killing field by Maliha, but not before he sustained major shrapnel wounds. He has scars on his face and elsewhere, walks with a limp, and one of his shoulders is higher than the other. Nevertheless, he is a strong man, well trained in combat techniques, and a frequent partner for Maliha on missions. He is also a person who takes no guff from Maliha, brings her down to Earth, and provides his own brand of humor. Hound is now engaged to his long-time girlfriend Glass, but once had a love, er, lust relationship with Maliha. I had to censor Hound's language! Amaro, mentioned in this conversation, is a computer hacker, hence the motherboard reference. I'll talk about him next. Here's an excerpt:
"Hound, do you … do you think maybe we should all go our separate ways? Make this scattering of the team permanent?"
"What the hell for? Cause I tried to get into your pants again?"
"Oh, please. There are bigger issues here," Maliha said.
"I don't know. You didn't see what you turned down."
"Smart ass. I'm serious."
"I've yet to hear a reason."
"You know the reason. Danger. It's my job to deal with whatever I stir up, but I've involved you guys too long. You and Glass are getting married, starting a life together."
"Yeah? Where'd you hear that?"
Maliha bit her lip before responding. "It might have something to do with the engagement ring she's wearing. The ring you gave her."
"Technically you gave me the diamond, so I wasn't acting of my own free will."
"Would you please just shut up, you exasperating man! You're getting married, Yanmeng is getting older, and Amaro will get married … eventually."
"Amaro is already married—to the Holy Motherboard. And if Yanmeng heard you call him old, he'd wipe the floor with you."
"Not a chance!" Maliha paused. She was falling into Hound's verbal trap, allowing him to lead her away from the main point.
"Okay, seriously," Hound said. "I have no intention of cutting off my work with you. I believe in what you're doing. You'll have to do a better vanishing act than you did in the alley to leave me behind, and then I'd spend the rest of my life looking for you. Besides, I couldn't live like this if I wasn't in your condo."
"You're where?"
"I hid out in a dump of a motel out in the suburbs. They had a sign that said "No Bedbugs, No Crabs," and they were halfway right. I slept in my rental car. Have you ever considered that with the prevalence of nasty critters in even respectable hotels lately that rental cars …"
"You're in my condo."
"I figured if there were going to be any repercussions it would happen fast, at the speed of YouTube. I stayed at the bedbug paradise a whole four days before crawling back. Don't take that too literally."
Amaro, team member number three, is a world-class computer hacker. Maliha rescued him and his sister Rosie when they were teenagers, living in a Rio de Janeiro slum. At the time, the two teens were surrounded by a gang planning to rape Rosie and kill Amaro. Gang violence is high in the slums, but Maliha can handle an armed gang. After Maliha brought the two to the U.S. and got them settled, Rosie married and now has several children. Amaro is a young bachelor and international playboy type who earns his money breaking into corporations' security systems—at their request, to see where the weaknesses are. He helps Maliha with things like wiping out computer records of her mistakes. In this scene, Maliha is at a resort in Greece; Amaro had been on a cruise, but she needed his help to retrieve one of the shards of the diamond lens needed to eliminate the Sumerian demons from Earth. Here's the excerpt:
The maître d' approached. She requested a table for two. Heads turned as she made her way to the table. Fifteen minutes later, a waiter led Amaro to her table.
"About time," she said, after the waiter left.
"Do you have any idea how much a tuxedo costs in this place? You better have a damn good reason for pulling me off that cruise."
"You're the only one who could do this with me."
"Is that like I'm the only ship in the quadrant or something?" His voice was starting to get loud.
"Shush. Yanmeng's off somewhere meditating, and Hound can't dance. Not on this dance floor, anyway, because he only dances naked."
Amaro rolled his eyes. "Too much information. So Yanmeng's daydreams are more important than my cruise?"
"Some cruise. It was a sex romp."
"We had ports of call with archaeological interest. It was educational."
"I'll bet it was. Did you have the dancing pole installed in your cabin for Trixy?"
He crossed his arms and looked petulant. "No. And Hound shouldn't have said that. That was guy talk."
"We shouldn't be looking like we're having an argument. We're supposed to be a romantic couple."
Amaro forced a smile on his handsome face, leaned forward, and took her hand in his.
"Is this better? What's the mission?"
"We're retrieving a shard. It's in the hotel's safe."
Amaro's eyes lit up. "Robbery?"
Maliha shook her head, and then blew him a kiss.
"Mayhem at least?" he said.
"I hope not. I'm planning to use good old deception. But if things go wrong, you may get your mayhem."
"I've never been on a field op before. I'm always at home base working on a computer."
"That's another reason you're here. In case of mayhem, I'll need you to destroy some computer records."
She explained her plan and the two made a show of flirting while eating a fine dinner. They danced a few slow dances under the dome that showed a velvety black sky with stars scattered by an otherworldly hand. They left, his arm around her waist, and headed for the hotel's front desk. Everything she had planned led up to this moment.
In the Mortal Path books, I think these secondary characters enhance the story. What do you think of secondary characters (not the love interest) in the books you read? Gotta have 'em, they're okay, or you could do without them?
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Cyclones Third at General Hackler Invite
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.- The Iowa State men's golf team finished strong today at the General Hackler Championship, finishing third behind a final-round 293. ISU's 54-hole total of 890 (296-301-293=890) was just six shots off the winning tally of Middle Tennessee St. (884).
Kent State's Corey Conners and Costal Carolina's Andrew Dorn shared the medalist title. Each recorded a 54-hole mark of 216.
Junior All-American Scott Fernandez closed out the tournament with a 2-over 74. Fernandez' three round total of 220 (72-74-74=220) put him in a tie for fifth in the medalist race.
It marks the 18th time in his career Fernandez has finished in the top-10, tying him for first all-time in the Iowa State record books with Jason Knutzon (1995-99) for career top-10 finishes. This is also the fourth top-10 showing on the season for Fernandez, a team best.
Freshman Ruben Sondjaja also picked up a top-10 for the Cyclones at the General Hackler Championship. He tied for eighth with a 54-hole total of 221 (70-77-74=221). This is the third time this season that he has finished in the top-10.
Sam Daley led Iowa State in scoring today, closing out the tournament with a 1-under par 71. His tournament total of 223 (77-75-71=223) placed him tied for 14th individually.
Team Scores
1. Middle Tennessee St.-303-290-291=884
2. Kent State-305-287-294=886
3. Iowa State-296-301-293=890
5. East Carolina-303-290-304=897
6. Louisville-302-301-296=899
7. Lamar-298-305-300=903
8. Coastal Carolina-295-307-303=905
9. Duke-314-302-298=913
10. North Carolina-311-312-310=933
12. Northern Illinois-330-319-315=964
Iowa State Scores
T5. Scott Fernandez-72-74-74=220
T8. Ruben Sondjaja-70-77-74=221
T14. Sam Daley-77-75-71=223
T46. Nick Voke-77-75-83=235
Collin Foster-81-80-74=235
Individual Scores
1. Corey Conners, Kent State, 75-69-72=216
Andrew Dorn, Coastal Carolina-73-71-72=216
3. Taylor Pendrith, Kent State-76-71-70=217


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I downloaded a few zimlets from the gallery (gallery.zimbra.com), but when I open them I get this error:
The Compressed (zipped) Folder is invalid or corrupted.
I've tried this on WinXP and Vista, with several different zimlets. When trying to import them into Zimbra, they (obviously) error out and I'm unable to complete the deployment.
Anyone else seen this before?


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Robert King
Professor Emeritus — Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Current research and publication interests are three: the Yiddish language, especially in relation to what it tells us about Jewish history; the politics of language in general; and, third, the language politics of India in particular. The thread that runs through my current work is the relationship among language, ethnicity, nationhood, and politics in the largest sense of the word. The German language im Ausland offers rich opportunities for research along these lines.
UGS 302 • Spies, Espionage, & Treason-W
64785 • Fall 2009
Meets T 330pm-630pm MAI 220E
0) Turn off your cellphone in class—and remind me to turn mine off.
1) Mandatory Attendance. If you have a very good excuse to be absent (you're more than ordinarily sick, family stuff), contact me by E-mail in advance. If you have two or more unexcused absences, the highest grade you can make is B. You are allowed one unexcused absence.
2) There will be pop tests and some "team projects" later in the course. No plagiarism! If you don't know what plagiarism is, look it up.
3) University Lectures. You will have to attend a certain number of "University Lectures." I'll say more about these in class.
4) Papers. I will require three papers. Absolutely no late papers! I don't require a formal bibliography. I do want you to put at the end of the paper what books and websites you used.
1st paper due Tuesday, September 15. 5 pages double spaced.
2nd paper due Tuesday, October 13. 6 pages d-s.
3rd paper due Tuesday, December 1. 6-8 pages d-s.
There is no Final Exam in this course. Your grade is based on the papers, class participation, and attendance.
Robert Harris, Enigma
Martin Gardner, Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing
H. Keith Melton, Ultimate Spy
Website: Log on to the Blackboard website for this course well before every class session!!! I give some assignments and pop quizzes this way, on the website. Go to UT Direct and follow instructions to get to Blackboard, the course website.
Grading: The three papers will count 2/3 of your grade. Attendance, attitude, interest in class, attendance at University Lectures, pop quizzes, your film "reviews," familiarity with the assigned reading, and class discussion will count the other 1/3.
For detailed Course Schedule, download attachment.
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"Lessons from Yiddish for Nostratic," Proceedings of Nostgratic Conference, Pecz, Hungary, 2005.
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Nehru and the Language Politics of India. Delhi, Oxford University Press, 1997. 256 pages.
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"Migration and Linguistics as Illustrated by Yiddish," in Reconstructing Languages and Cultures, Edgar C. Polomé and Werner Winter (editors) (=Trends in Linguistics, Studies and Monographs, 58). Berlin/New York: Mouton-de Gruyter, 1992, 419‑439.
"German Literary Criticism under the Nazis," in Word and Deed: German Studies in Honor of Wolfgang F. Michael, Thomas E. Ryan and Denes Monostory (editors). New York: Peter Lang, 1992, 207‑228.
"Broad Multicultural Goals are Worthy of Pursuit," op-ed piece, Austin American-Statesman, April 18, 1992.
"Community and Factionalism," Texas Observer, November 29, 1991, 14.
"Matisyohu Mieses," in History of Yiddish Studies, Vol. 3 of Winter Studies in Yiddish, Dov-Ber Kerler (editor). Chur,Switzerland: Harwood Academic Publishers, 1991, 25-38.
"A konspiratsie un a frage-tseykhn," Oksforder Yidish, I (1990), 247-251.
A Walk on the Wild Side," Alcalde, LXXVIII (1990), 10-12.
"West from India: The Odyssey of Sir William Jones," The Library Chronicle, XX (1990), 49-63.
"Theoretical Models of Change: The Transformational-Generative Model," in Research Guide on Language Change, Edgar C. Polomé (editor). Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 1990, 249-256.
"On the Origins of the s-Plural in Yiddish," in Studies in Yiddish, Paul Wechsler (editor). Tübingen: Max Niemeyer, 1990, 47-53.
"Treason and Traitors: The British Spies," Society/Transaction, XXVI (1989), 39-48.
"Treason and Traitors," Society, vol. 35, 1998, pp. 329-38. (Reprint of 1989 article. This issue of Society was the 35th anniversary issue in which the editors reprinted what they voted the best article of each year).
"Competing Generalizations and Linguistic Change," in Languages and Cultures, M. A. Jazayery and W. Winter (editors). Mouton de Gruyter, Amsterdam, 1988, 335-345.
"A Problem of Vowel Length in Early New High German," Monatshefte, LXXX (1988), 22-31.
"Two of Weinreich's Four Riddles Revisited," in Dialects of the Yiddish Language, Vol. 2 of Winter Studies in Yiddish, Dovid Katz (editor). Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1988, 85-98.
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"The Weinreich Legacy," Fifth Annual Avrom-Nokhem Stencl Lecture in Yiddish Studies, Oxford University; Oxford Centre for Postgraduate Hebrew Studies, 1987.
"More about Uriel Weinreich's Four Riddles," Shofar, VI (1987), 33-37.
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"Language: Some People Revel in It," Texas Journal, VIII (1985-1986), 40-41.
"Yiddish and the Settlement History of Ashkenazic Jewry," The Mankind Quarterly, XXIV(1984), 393-425 (with Alice Faber).
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Iowa State: Anyone who's a true college basketball fan needs to see a game at Hilton Coliseum. Nice is in the DNA of Iowans and the fans here are particularly gracious -- even when the home team loses but gives a great effort, they are appreciative.
ESPN.com picked Hilton Coliseum as the "Hot Arena" in the Big 12...coaches in the league noted that, "regardless of talent, the Cyclones have a home court like no other."
Now we can watch good guard play.
Let Prohm's Posse Ride: Hallice, Brady, Stu, Lard, Naz, Deonte, Monte, Matt, Simeon, Jordan, and Babb.
Let's Go Twister Sisters! Fennelly and Co. Going for #22!
quick fun fact on the program.. with the current 21 wins on this season, the twister sisters are 2 wins away from tying tge school record for mostregular season wins! ISU is also third in the big 12 in victories and only trail Texas Tech by 2
Kelsey Bolte - 22nd ISU player with 1000 career points!
Love the attendance.
Originally Posted by ChrisMWilliams
If you guys come by Bondurant tonight, I'll **** all over every one of your dogs. I'm not the Mayor but I've been drinking a crap ton of water today and have plenty of water in the old radiator.
refs are really letting them play Iowa State is up 22-17 with 3:55 left in the half
Stuckey is guarding Sweat in the post. 5-6 vs 6-2
Lacey got screwed on two "charges"
She's going to have to be careful on that drive. Patterson has her players stepping in and the refs alerted to watch for the charge.
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Lacey got screwed on two "charges"
yeah, those were pretty weak
KSU didn't score the last 5:14 of the half. Great D, even though the threes are lacking 1 of 6. Lead in rebounds 21-12 and only 3 TO's to 5.
But Sweat can run over people with impunity? The officiating in this conference is worthless. I hate to keep on it, but what can you do? I know, play the game, but man, no wonder they're still in the game.
I'm visiting with relatives SW of Carroll. I expected to get the game on 1380 or 105.1 or 100.3 - not so. Any broadcasts in this area? Clone Zone isn't coming through either.
Weve got a pretty good football conference, and weve got a pretty good conference overall. Were still walking around with our heads held high and our chest out, about that. Paul Rhoads
Did Prins start the 2nd half? I have not been following all of the game. Just wondered.
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ANT 100 Introduction to Anthropology. 3 hours.
Introduction to the study of man from an anthropological perspective. Contributions to understanding man from the humanities, as well as the biological, social, and historical sciences are considered.
ANT 102 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology. 3 hours.
Introduction to the study of contemporary cultures and societies and the linguistic components of human behavior.
ANT 103 Great Discoveries in Archaeology. 3 hours.
This course deals with the major archaeological discoveries made in the past two centuries and their impact on Western thought.
ANT 106 Indians of North America. 3 hours.
Comprehensive overview of the prehistory, history, and contemporary culture of native North American Indians.
ANT 107 Introduction to Archaeology. 3 hours.
Overview of the methods archaeologists use to study prehistoric cultures and an introduction to the study of human culture over the past two million years.
ANT 113 Indians of the Deep South. 3 hours.
Introduction to the Native Americans of Alabama and their nearby neighbors. Focuses on describing and explaining lifeways of indigenous peoples using ethnographic, ethnohistoric, and archaeological studies.
ANT 150 Evolution for Everyone: A Multi-disciplinary Introduction. 3 hours.
This course is designed to open student minds to what evolution is and how it applies to all life. Toward that end, the class will view lectures given by evolutionary scholars from varied institutions and disciplines.
ANT 208 Anthropology of Sex: Love and Hope and Sex and Dreams. 3 hours.
An introduction to human sexuality from a biocultural perspective with emphasis on sexual diversity, pluralism, and psychosexual evolution.
ANT 210 Language and Culture. 3 hours.
Human activity in its linguistic, cultural, and social contexts; interrelationships between culture and natural language; and the influences of language and culture on thought and behavior.
ANT 215 Anthropology in Movies and Fiction. 3 hours.
Compares portrayals of anthropologists and core anthropological issues in movies and fiction to anthropological perspectives and scholarship.
ANT 250 Issues in Anthropology. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: 3 hours in anthropology or permission of the instructor.
This course is a flexible listing designed to cover specific topics in anthropology not already offered through an existing course. It is similar to ANT 450 Problems in Anthropology, but allows students with less exposure to anthropology, or the particular issues addressed, an opportunity to learn at a more introductory level.
ANT 269 Field Archaeology. 1 to 12 hours.
Supervised participation in the excavation and analysis of archaeological deposits.
ANT 270 Introduction to Physical Anthropology. 3 hours.
Introduction to the study of human biological and cultural evolution.
ANT 275 Race, Ethnicity, and Human Variation. 3 hours.
Historical and contemporary perspectives on human biological diversity, including the concepts of race, ethnicity, adaptation, and some of the social implications of these views.
ANT 311 Population, Health, and Human Origins. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: ANT 101 or permission of instructor.
Focuses on the relationships among human ecology, population growth, health and disease, and adaptation in modern and prehistoric societies. Explores the origins of infectious diseases, emphasizing the principles of epidemiology and evolution of pathogens.
ANT 312 Monkeys, Apes, and Other Primates: An Introduction to Non-human Primates. 3 hours.
Prerequisites: ANT 100, ANT 270, or permission of the instructor.
An introductory survey of the world's living non-human primates that focuses on taxonomy, anatomy, behavior, ecology, and cognition.
ANT 317 Anthropology and Modern Life. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: 9 hours in anthropology or permission of the instructor.
Application of anthropological theories and findings to selected issues and problems of living in complex industrialized societies. Offered according to demand.
ANT 318 Ancient Cities and Empires. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: ANT 107 or permission of the instructor.
A comparative study of ancient cities and empires, with examples from the Old and New Worlds.
ANT 319 Ancient New World Civilizations: The Aztec, Maya, and Inca. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: ANT 107 or permission of the instructor.
An introduction to the ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica and South America. Explores the development of economic and political institutions as well as hieroglyphic texts, art styles, and religious rites.
ANT 367 Old World Archaeology. Three hours.
Origin and development of Old World cultures from the early Stone Age to the Iron Age.
ANT 368 Southeastern Archaeology. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: ANT 107 or permission of the instructor.
Origin and development of pre-Columbian and early historic cultures of the Southeast. Offered according to demand.
ANT 370 North America Archaeology. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: ANT 107 or permission of the instructor.
Examination of important discoveries and current research in the different areas of North America, including the Eastern Woodlands, Southwest, Plains, Great Basin, Plateau, California, Northwest Coast, subarctic, and Arctic.
Unless otherwise stated, the prerequisite for 400-level courses is 12 hours in anthropology, graduate standing, or permission of the instructor.
ANT 401 Anthropological Linguistics. 3 hours.
Scientific study of natural language—phonology and grammar, lexicon and meaning—and the role of linguistics in anthropological research. Offered according to demand.
ANT 402 Gender, Ethnicity, and Health. 3 hours.
Explores the gendered, ethnic, cultural, and class dimensions of sickness worldwide, with attention to the long-term health effects of sexism, racism, and poverty.
ANT 405 Culture, Mind, and Behavior. 3 hours.
Cultural and linguistic basis of cognitive organization, systems of folk classifications, and collection and analysis of data of shared cultural and social information. Offered according to demand.
ANT 408 Ancient Mexican Civilizations. 3 hours.
Survey of the origins and development of ancient civilizations in Mexico.
ANT 409 Ancient Maya Civilizations. 3 hours.
Ancient Maya civilizations in Mexico and Central America from the earliest inhabitants until the Spanish Conquest.
ANT 411 Culture, Health, and Healing. 3 hours.
Survey of health, illness, and healing among and within different cultural systems.
ANT 412 Peoples of Europe. 3 hours.
A review of selected aspects of the customs, social systems, and cultures of European societies.
ANT 413 Peoples of Latin America. 3 hours.
A review of selected aspects of the customs, social systems, and cultures of Latin American societies.
ANT 414 Peoples of Africa. 3 hours.
A review of selected aspects of the customs, social systems, and cultures of African societies.
ANT 415 Peoples of East Asia. 3 hours.
A review of selected aspects of the customs, social systems, and cultures of East Asian societies.
ANT 417 Peoples of South Asia. 3 hours.
A review of selected aspects of the customs, social systems, and cultures of South Asian societies.
ANT 418 Development in Non-Western Culture. 3 hours.
Theoretical and descriptive study of social change and development in non-Western societies. Major emphasis is placed on the effects of change on indigenous institutions. Both ethnographic and theoretical literature are examined. Offered according to demand.
ANT 419 Myth, Ritual, and Magic (same as REL 419). 3 hours.
Survey of the anthropological literature on religion, including such topics as myth, ritual, magic, witchcraft, totemism, shamanism, and trance states. Offered according to demand.
ANT 420 Background of Anthropological Thought. 3 hours.
Intensive review of the work of several early figures in the development of social theory (e.g., Marx, Freud, Durkheim, Weber), emphasizing their relevance for modern anthropology. Offered according to demand.
ANT 423 Legal Anthropology. 3 hours.
Overview of legal systems and practices worldwide, with a focus on current issues of cross-cultural importance.
ANT 424 Cultural Resource Management. 3 hours.
The theory and strategies of, and processes for, undertaking research within the legal and practical setting of CRM-driven archaeology.
ANT 425 A Survey of the History of Archaeology. 3 hours.
Critical examination of archaeology's history as a science, with emphasis on intellectual trends, changes in methods and theory, and recent developments.
ANT 426 Archaeology of Eastern North America. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: ANT 107 or permission of the instructor.
Examination of the origins and developments of pre-Columbian and early historic cultures of eastern North America.
ANT 430 Topics in Archaeology: The Archaeology of Africa. 3 hours.
Examination of the origin and development of prehistoric and early historic cultures in sub-Saharan Africa. Offered according to demand.
ANT 431:432 Readings in Anthropology. 1 to 3 hours.
Honors readings for seniors and graduate students. Offered with permission of instructor only.
ANT 436 Social Structure. 3 hours.
Social organization and structure, social life and institutions (especially in non-literate societies), kinship, descent groups, marriage, residence, and local group composition. Offered every third semester.
ANT 439 Topics in the Anthropology of Religion. 3 hours.
An examination of contemporary issues and topics in the anthropology of religion.
ANT 440 Culture. 3 hours.
A selective review of past and contemporary concepts, theories, and methodological approaches adopted by cultural anthropologists.
ANT 441 Documenting Justice I. 3 hours.
Interdisciplinary course in ethnographic filmmaking, focusing particularly on analyzing the many dimensions of culture and social experience. Students produce a short documentary film on a story of justice or injustice in Alabama. Application and permission of instructor required.
ANT 442 Documenting Justice II. 3 hours.
Continuation of ANT 441.
ANT 444 Anthropology and Cemeteries. 3 hours.
Using approaches developed in the discipline of anthropology and, more particularly, in the subfield of archaeology, an exploration of the different ways in which local cemeteries can yield information on cultural, societal, and historical matters.
ANT 445 Historical Archaeology. 3 hours.
Combines the methods used in historical archaeology with a basic survey of the archaeological record of the historic period of North America.
ANT 450 Problems in Anthropology. 1 to 6 hours.
Devoted to issues not covered in other courses. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours.
ANT 451 Undergraduate Research. 1 to 6 hours.
An introduction to independent anthropological research with a focus on constructing testable hypotheses, selecting variables, measuring attributes, recording data, making interpretations, and writing and presenting results.
ANT 455 Africans in the Americas. 3 hours.
Examination of the society and culture in communities of Africans in the New World. The emphasis is on diversity within the Western Hemisphere, with a focus on the three main centers of New World African society: Brazil, the West Indies, and the United States.
ANT 460 Anthropology and Natural History Museums. 3 hours.
Examines the historical connections between anthropology and natural history museums in the United States. Explores the present operation of such museums and develops exhibits based on collection studies.
ANT 465 Lithic Analysis. 3 hours.
Introduction to the basics of analysis of stone tools, their manufacture, and their use by means of microscopic and macroscopic approaches.
ANT 466 Laboratory Methods in Archaeology. 3 hours.
Instruction in the laboratory processing, classification, and elementary data manipulation of archaeological materials.
ANT 467 Methods of Prehistoric Iconography. 3 hours.
An exploration of the concepts and methods used by prehistoric archaeologists to impute meanings in representational art.
ANT 471 Fossil Man and Evolution. 3 hours.
Survey of the discoveries, methods, and theories that provide the background for modern research in macroevolution. Offered according to demand.
ANT 473 Human Osteology. 4 hours.
Detailed introduction to human osteology emphasizing the identification of fragmentary remains and the criteria for determination of age, sex, and race. Two hours' lecture, two hours' laboratory. Offered according to demand.
ANT 475 Human Adaptability. 3 hours.
An introduction to the biological bases of human adaptability. Offered according to demand.
ANT 476 Nutritional Anthropology. 3 hours.
Introduction to anthropological inquiries in nutrition (including food habits, food systems, and dietary variability) from a cross-cultural perspective.
ANT 478 Anthropology of Human Development. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: ANT 270 or permission of the instructor.
Healthy culturally-competent socialized adults, and mature physical forms arise from a developmental process with evolutionary, biological, social, and cultural dimensions. Surveys child/human development from an anthropological perspective considering interactions across levels of analysis from genes to culture.
ANT 479 Human Paleopathology. 3 hours.
Course investigates skeletal pathology and trauma. Topics include understanding disease processes; distinguishing accidental and violent trauma on bone; and recognizing congenital anomalies, circulatory disorders, and diseases such as joint diseases, infectious diseases, metabolic diseases, skeletal dysplasias, neoplastic conditions, diseases of the dentition and other conditions. Students will inventory, evaluate, and analyze sets of human skeletal remains for pathology and trauma and complete final reports on those remains.


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North Dakota Truck and Trucking Accidents
Due to their size and power, a North Dakota trucking accident can cause catastrophic injuries and damage to personal property. And many North Dakota truck accidents should never happen-but they do because drivers are forced to work long hours, meet unreasonable schedules and drive poorly maintained vehicles. If you're the victim in a North Dakota trucking accident, you may have legal recourse against the driver and trucking company that caused your accident.
A North Dakota trucking accident attorney (or North Dakota personal injury lawyer with experience representing truck accident victims) can evaluate your situation and explain your legal options. Under North Dakota personal injury laws, if someone else is at fault in your accident, you may be able to recover money to pay for your medical care, lost wages, pain and suffering, and damaged or destroyed property. In egregious cases-such as a driver or truck that shouldn't have been on the road-your North Dakota truck accident lawyer may be able to collect punitive damages, designed to punish the driver or trucking company.
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