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The following pages on family trees has been constructed as accurately as possible. Please keep in mind quite often only census records were available to use which often do not indicate cousins and grand-children visiting the family and this can cause errors and bad family connections. The death rate was high and informal adoptions were common. People also changed their name or were transcribed wrong. I truly believe some enumerators were either deaf or just could not spell or both. Others liked to throw their own nationality on the names like the one who insisted every "James" should be written as "Jamus". The position of enumerator was almost always a political appointment so writing and spelling skills were not a factor in the hiring process.
The age given to the census taker was very flexible. The census taker was usually a neighbour as well. Most women liked to shave a few years off their age when they were in their 30's and add a few years on when they were young. Old men like to shave off a few years if they remarried to a younger wife and add a few years when they were old, (to out live the neighbour?). Gravestone inscriptions were done by the surviving family which in some cases guessed at the age or in the case of my grandmother, the maiden name is wrong on the gravestone. Keep in mind that gravestones were often bought years after the actual death when the family had put aside some money.
In the New York records before 1800, the ministers were really quite nice (for genealogists) and most often listed the mother's maiden name at baptisms but on the down side usually never gave the parent's names with the marriage lists which makes matching children and parents an interesting task. Some of these matches are done by comparing witnesses and sponsors so please keep that in mind. The spelling of names before 1800 is rather quite wild so I have tried to keep to one spelling even though the record has another. Ministers spelled phonetically and there are cases of the son and father's last name spelled differently within the same record. Some ministers also liked to translate so "Keller" became "Kelder" in Dutch and "Cellar" in English or "Calder" as a weird mix inbetween, and "Backus" became "Outhouse" in English.
I have tried my best, and keep in mind, it is a best effort. I am still tracking down leads and searching. If you see an obvious error or omission, please let me know along with any reference that you have. I have noted possible errors which I am presently tracking down. Also keep in mind, Jim is not an historian, he is an Engineer by trade. Let me know if I have my facts wrong, especially with the historical aspect.
Palatine Refugee & United Empire Loyalist Descendants
This Keller Family Tree which is shown in the next few pages include known descendants of Christian and Ann Margaretha Keller who arrived on the shores of the Hudson River, New York sometime before July 1, 1710. His name first appears on Governor Hunter's Ration List on this date. By 1711, his name has been replaced on the ration list by his widow indicating America was not kind to him at all.
The family was part of a large wave of refugees from the Princedom of Palatinate, (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany), which had been the scene of the most horrible fighting during many years of religious wars. The area was part of the collection of German Duchies and is located in the prime lands of the Rhine Valley in the long disputed areas of the German/French border. The area known as Palatinate had its capital as Heidelberg for many years. The 100 Years War saw this area almost wiped out in population. During the mid 17th century it was largely repopulated by Swiss Mennonites who were being ejected from Switzerland for their religious beliefs.
The Palatinate allied itself with Britain, Sweden, Austria, Spain, & Holy Roman Empire in a war against France in the late 17th century, (War of the League of Augsburg). Following that war, many Mennonites & Lutherans became refugees and were subject to religious persecution and starvation due to the war and an unusually cold summer causing crop failure. The Palatine refugees fled down the Rhine and thousands ended up in England, although some fled into Switzerland and other areas. There are quite a few good sites on the internet which explain The Great Palatine Migration which was the first mass migration of Germans to North America. Some of these sites include The Palatinate (Early Coonrod Migration) and The Poor Palatines by Gene Garman. Actually, the "Great Palatine Migration" is a bit misleading because statistics show many of the refugees (some estimates at 40%) came from outside the Palatine area.
The British really did not want this massive flood of refugees in England so they moved most of them either to New York State or to Ireland to boost the Protestant population there, (that is why some Keller's think they are Irish). Still others remained in England or were sent to the British Caribbean.
The eldest son of Christian Keller, Conrad Keller, was a volunteer in the Nicholson Expedition into Canada from Hunterstown in 1711. The Nicholson Expedition of 1711 was a failed British land expedition against Quebec during Queen Anne's War. The plan was a two action attack on Quebec, an over land attack led by Francis Nicholson comprising of several hundred settlers and several hundred Iroquois warriors and a naval attack led by Admiral Sir Hovenden Walker using several ships heading up the St Lawrence River to Quebec from Boston. Seven of Walker's ships floundered in the fog on the North Shore near Île-aux-Oeufs, drowning 750 troops. Walker abruptly abandoned the attack on Quebec. The Nicholson Expedition had reached Lake George when news came of the failed Walker Expedition and the land attack was also cancelled.
Hollywood films such as "Drums Along the Mohawk", "Northwest Passage", and "Last of the Mohicans" portray this time in American history, (although somewhat colorful and they show the musket far more accurate than ever was the case at that time).
From the camp on the shores of the Hudson River, the family moved up the Mohawk Valley and by the third generation some had migrated to the Hoosick Falls area in New York State which is across the border from Bennington, Vermont. Church records show them baptizing children at the Germantown Reformed Church, Linlithgo Dutch Reformed Church, Rhinebeck Reform Church, Albany Dutch Reform Church and St Paul's Lutheran Church at Schoharie. While I do like to complain that they seemed to change churches about the same rate as my kid does socks, reading a few of the old books on the French-Indian Wars made me realize they often had to flee from the approaching enemy raiding parties and take refuge in town until things cooled down. They also lived far from any formal churches and relied on Circuit Riders for baptisms. This partially explains why their children were registered at so many various places.
The Hoosek area in Rensselaer Co was a natural route for invasions from the French and Indian forces to the north and the valley suffered badly during the French-Indian Wars of the late 1750's. The only saving grace for many settlers was a "live" person was worth about 10 times the bounty as "just the scalp" so many who were captured were forced marched to Montreal or Fort Frontenac (Kingston) where they were sold to the French. Others became slaves of the Indian tribe who captured them. The weak or sick, who were unable to travel, were tortured and killed. Such was life on the frontier. There were "bounties" on both sides of the conflict and it was encouraged by both Government and Church. The poor settlers were caught in the middle of these politics. Many of the captured either remained as slaves in Montreal, managed to buy their way back home or remained as slaves to, or adopted by, the Indians. Many Indian names bear the names of the New Englanders captured, (Gill, Williams, Rice, Tarbell, Hill, Stacey, Jacobs, McGregor, etc.) Gerald A Rogers has written an article on this subject.
Bernard C Young has written a book* on the early Hoosick Valley Settlers which chronicles the 19 families who first settled in the area. The book is titled "Loyalism in the Hoosick Valley" and is a well researched account of the early families in this area before the Revolutionary War.
*Note: Bernard's original book is now out-of-print. He has given us permission to reprint his book in Canada for those that missed out on the original printing. Please follow the link to order this book in Canada: Loyalism in the Hoosick Valley
A map, taken from page 4 of the book, show the area that the Keller family settled. While not named on the original map, the Christian Keller family almost was certainly House #124. Relatives of the family are living close by. Peter and Hans Bachus are brothers to Christian Keller's wife, Elizabeth. Bastian Diel's mother was Anna Margretha Keller, aunt of Christian Keller. Three of his sisters married into the Devoe family. The Hans Landman (Lampman) family were Loyalists and quite well known for their bravery in the War of 1812 on the Niagara frontier. The Lampman family are also mildly related through marriage to Canadian heroine, Laura Secord.
The map shown is the northwest section of the original John R Bleecker's Map of of the Manor Renselaerwick 1767 which lists the names and locations of the 276 tenants living there at the time.
French and Indian War
On Sunday, August 25th, 1754, the small settlement was attacked, burnt, and destroyed by French and Indian Raiders at the beginning of the French and Indian War. When word reached Albany of the unfolding disaster, Reverend John Ogilvie wrote, "This day we received an Account that a Party of Indians was gone out against our Settlement at Hosuck, & such was the Stupidity of the Inhabitants or at least those in Authority, that they did not send out a Party of Men to their Relief."
Catherine Young, wife of Johannes Hendrick Young, later gave a deposition on September 6th, 1754 to a Mayor's Court at Albany:
"Appeared Before us, Catherina Young the wife of Hendrick Young of full age and Duly Sworn on the Holy Evengelist of the Almighty God Deposeth and on her oath Doth say that she was at Hoosick when part of that place was Burnt and Destroyed by fire and that she went on a hill and saw from there Two Parties of People which she took to be Indians as it was about one Mile Distance from where she was, so that she could not well Desern wiether it were french or indians, and heard the fireing of Nine Guns there at that time and further Deponant Saith not."
Johannes Hendrick Young would later join the Loyalist side of the Revolutionary War and would be forced to flee the Hoosick area and move to Fredericksburgh along with the Keller Family and several other families from the Hoosick Valley. Catherine was the daughter of Johannes Peter Lampman and Johanna Elizabeth Planck.
An earlier Indian raid on June 15th, 1754, left one of Johann Jurg Primmer's sons killed and scalped and two others taken prisoner as they worked in their fields.
At this point, almost certainly the settlers retreated to the relative safety of Albany until the war was over, returning about 1760.
Many of the Hoosick settlers joined the Colony RensselaerWyck's Local Militia whereof Abraham Van Aernam is was the Company Captain. A muster list for Captain Abraham Van Aernam's Company List dated May 1767, (men in the unit date back to the French and Indian War).
Most did return after the war to try to rebuild the Hoosick Valley only to become embroiled in a land dispute in which New York and New Hampshire were both claiming jurisdiction over their land. Unfortunately, the Governor of New Hampshire, Benning Wentworth, had felt obliged to give out land grants to his deserving friends, including grants in the area where the settlers lived. New York sent out the Sheriff to protect the rights of Peter Vosburgh and Bastian Deal who were being evicted by elements of the New Hampshire faction. The land dispute continued for years. Only the onset of the Revolutionary War managed to interrupt it.
Revolutionary War
At the beginning of the Revolutionary War, many of the Keller men along with most of the settlers in the Hoosick Valley, joined the Tory or British Loyalist side of the war and after a very cruel and bitter fight up and down the Mohawk Valley in Upper State New York, they ended up as refugees along with their families in Fredericksburgh Township, Ontario.
The Battle of Bennington was a major defeat for the Loyalists. Many from the Hoosick Valley had joined Colonel Francis Pfister's Corps of Loyal Volunteers. Colonel Pfister was killed at the Battle of Bennington which actually occurred in the Hoosick Valley on the New York side of the border. Samuel McKay took over from Pfister and produced a muster list of those who had survived the battle, those had been taken prisoner, and those who had been killed.
Samuel McKay's Loyalist Muster Roll of 1777.
An online history book written from eye witness accounts of events of that time taken from retired Revolutionary Veterans illustrates just how bitter memories were and for those of us who took the British version of history, just how different historical accounts can be! This online book and another can be found at History of Schoharie County by William E. Roscoe.
Christian Keller, along with sons Frederick and William, joined Robert Roger's King's Rangers.
Christian Keller, the son of Conrad Keller who was married to Elizabeth Backus, along with his sons, Frederick and John and at least two daughters, Jannetje (Vankoughnet) & Magdalena (Thompson), and their families settled in Fredericksburgh Township about 1784. At least one sister of Christian Keller, Mary (Dafoe), also settled in Fredericksburgh with her husband (Johannes Ernst Dafoe) and family. Christian died a few years later in 1790 and Elizabeth remarried to Everheart Wager but both passed away in 1796. John who was married to Lydia Larraway, daughter of Isaac, had 14 children and Frederick who is reported to have had 4 wives over the years, died at 92 with about 22 children, (both he and the records seems to have lost count somewhere along the line). Jane Keller, one of his daughters, has her Loyalist Land Claim which contains an avadavat listing the children born to each of the four wives, The wives' names are as follows:
Guise, Hannah, Elizabeth Peters, and Hannah Sixbury
Assessment records for Fredericksburgh Township in 1808 were found with some papers owned by the Dafoe family and have been placed in the archives and also published by The Ontario Register Volume III. A copy which has been put into a table and listed alphabetically can be found within this document. It lists 235 early settlers of Fredericksburgh including Frederick and William Keller.
Following Keller generations moved further north from Lake Ontario but for the most part were simple farmers and woodsmen, at least until the beginning of this century.
Christian and Anna
Margaretha Keller Family Tree
Keller or Kellar or Kellor?
The spelling of Keller/Kellar/Kellor has given me no end of headaches. For my family tree simplicity and database organization, I have spelled the name with "er" and I apologize to the majority of family who prefer the "ar" or "or" ending. Even my own grandfather seemed to alternate the spelling depending on his mood of the day, so it became a nightmare to keep track of the preferred spelling and the clerk-of-the-day's spelling. The original Keller's could neither read nor write and the spelling of the name was left up to the individual minister or clerk who often phonetically spelled by their pronunciation. Thus, the name has been seen as Keller, Kellar, Kellor, Cellar, Kelder, Calder, and a few other more rare variations. They usually are the same family if from the Kingston to Belleville and north area.
Other Keller Families in the Area
There was a second wave of immigration to Canada about 1790-1800 from New York. In this second wave came both the Henry Wood family and the family of John Zachariah Keller who, for the most part, were better educated and do not seem to have connections to the Loyalist Wood or Keller families. This Keller family ran a tannery at Morven, Ontario. Zachariah is found on the in Captain Abraham Van Aernam's Company list in 1767 under the name "Veller". The name becomes Keller when they moved to Morven about 1791. (The "Veller" may simply be a transcription error.)
Another Keller family who originated from a German mercenary soldier during the Revolutionary War, Philip Keller, raised a family in the Prince Edward County area with much of the descendents moving further west toward Toronto, with one moving to Mountain Grove just to throw me a curve!
There is also a Keller family in the Denbigh, Ontario area which came in with a wave of German immigration toward the end of the last century. I have some information on these families as well, mostly collecting them to help sort them out from my own bunch. If you belong to one of these other clans, I still would like to hear from you.
Keller - What does the Name Mean?
"Keller" in German means cellar/basement. I would like to think this means they were connoisseurs of fine wine which were stored in the basement and hence the name, but somehow I think it came from something else.
"Kelder" is basement in Dutch. Translations explain the Kelder and Cellar spelling of the name. Some ministers liked to take the name for what it means or what they think it means. "Fuchs" became "Fox" for obvious reasons. I am a little puzzled by the name "Backus" which became "Outhouse" when a minister translated it and why he felt the need to do that, (the proper translation is "Baker").
Samuel Keller, who was baptized on January 01, 1790 in Fredericksburgh, was a son of Frederick Keller UE and his 2nd wife, Hannah. He married Rosanna Warner, daughter of Levi and Rosanna Warner, on March 03, 1807 in Fredericksburgh. He joined the Lennox Militia in the defense of Canada in the War of 1812. During this time he contracted TB (tuberculosis) or better known as "consumption" at the time. The Lennox Militia served in the local area and would have been stationed at Fort Henry and possibly helping man several batteries set up on the surrounding islands of Wolfe and Amherst as well as Long Point, protecting the Bay of Quinte and approaches to Kingston and Fort Henry. While he did survive the war, he succumbed from the consumption a few years later in 1819.
It is thought about one half of the casualties in the War of 1812 occurred from malnutrition, disease, and frostbite. The Americans suffered the worst as they were often from the warmer southern States and were not prepared or clothed for the Canadian winters.
Samuel's wife, Rosanna, remarried to John Falloon and lived for a time in northern Richmond Township before moving to western Ontario. Samuel's eldest son, Peter Samuel Keller, inherited Samuel's War of 1812 Land Claim for his service in the War of 1812. Samuel Keller had also applied for on April 24th, 1811 for land as the Son of a Loyalist Land Claim, (son of Frederick Keller U.E).
The Land Claim for the son of a Revolutionary War Veteran proves that Samuel Keller is indeed the son of Frederick Keller U.E.
The Land Claim for the War of 1812 proves that Peter Samuel Keller is indeed the eldest son of Samuel Keller.
The latter Land Claim was assigned in the Croydon area which is about 20 miles northeast of Fredericksburgh Township. Family lore says they traveled through Newburgh in 1830's, (known as "The Hollow" and sarcastically as "Rogues Hollow" at the time), fording the river below the island on the rock flats, as there was no bridge built at this time, and made their way north past what is now known as the Yeoman's Cemetery.
If you are completely lost and you really would like to know where Croydon is, I have a map of the area which is a bird's eye view looking from high above Lake Ontario north over Prince Edward County up to # 7 Highway. The major villages and some not so major are shown.
Much of the above family is buried either in the Centreville United Church Cemetery or Camden V Cemetery.
Peter Samuel Keller was born April 21, 1809 in Fredericksburgh Township, Lennox & Addington County, Ontario, and died May 26, 1896 in Croydon, Camden Township, Lennox & Addington County, (L&A Co), Ontario. He married Clarinda Schryver on February 02, 1831 at the Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Fredericksburgh Township. Clarinda Schryver was the daughter of George Schryver and Maria Vankoughnett. Paul C Lozo keeps a WEB page on the Schryver Family.
The Keller/Rombough Family Bible contain records of the Peter Samuel Keller and Clarinda Schryver's family, as well as that of Jacob Smith Rombough and Mary Alice Keller's family. For those of you who would like to see scans of the original Bible, I have scanned the three pages of the Keller/Rombough Bible. The last known owner of the Keller Bible was the late Ada Doupe. I no longer know where its location is; (but I sure would be interested in a better scan or purchase it).
Below is a list of the 15 children who were listed in the Family Bible. Family lore quotes Peter Samuel Keller as saying that 24 children were actually born, 14 boys and 10 girls but only 15 lived long enough to be named. L&A Co is short for Lennox & Addington County.
Children of
Keller and Clarinda Schryver are:
The following are short notes on each of the children. If you have info which can be added to this family, please send me a note.
George S Keller
George Keller farmed in the Croydon area. His son, George Hadly Keller farmed in the Enterprise area. Other sons worked as carpenters in Newburgh and the Centreville area. One son, James Albert Keller, first moved to Saskatchewan and then on to Vancouver, British Columbia.
William S Keller
William S Keller married Alice in 1857 and worked in the logging industry. He had two girls before being killed by a falling tree at Denbigh on December 28, 1861.
James Hannah Keller
James Hannah Keller married Eliza Stephens on June 18, 1862 at Denbigh, Ontario. From this point he disappears.
Mary Alice Keller
Mary Alice Keller married Jacob Smith Rombough and lived in the Centerville area. One of her sons, Peter Keller Rombough dug wells for a living in southern Manitoba for many years before returning home to the farm. He has been noted as saying that the wells there are so deep that one can see the stars from the bottom of the well in broad daylight. Another son, Seymour Benjamin Rombough, inherited the family bible which was passed on down to his daughter, Ada Margaret Rombough. Mary Alice is buried at the Milligan Pioneer Cemetery in Centreville.
John Ferguson Keller farmed in the Croydon area and is buried at the Centreville United Cemetery. He married Eliza Maria Bush and had several children before she passed away in 1890. He later married Margaret Ann McCartney on December 06, 1893. His eldest son, Henry Bush Keller, farmed in the Croydon and Forest Mills area for a while. His sons can be seen in the 1898 Croydon school picture. His son, Robert, contracted TB and because of that, the family moved to the Camrose, Alberta area in 1910 in hopes the dry air would help him. He passed away from TB in 1917.
Nancy M Keller
Nancy Keller married James Davy on March 15, 1855 and lived in Newburgh, Ontario until her death in 1900. James Davy fell from a barn rafter as a child and had badly damaged his foot making him somewhat crippled. He worked as a shoemaker for many years in Newburgh. His son, Joe Davy, worked as a carpenter in the village. All are buried in Newburgh.
Charles Fox Keller farmed in the Centreville area for several years. He is listed as "Fox Miller" in the "Heads and Strays 1871 Census Index". In 1881 he moved his family to the Deloraine area of southern Manitoba. He actually shows up on both the 1881 Manitoba and Camden Township census. His brother, George is listed as the head of Fox Keller's family in the Camden census. Fox Keller married Hester Ann Rogers in 1861. Charles Fox Keller, like many other local families, took full advantage of the government's land deals in Manitoba after the Louis Riel Rebellion. The Canadian government wanted to boost loyalist families in the area to prevent further trouble and the railway which had just pushed westward was now making the journey a relatively comfortable one. The Fox Keller family along with Rombough's and many other local families moved to the Deloraine area of southwest Manitoba. Enclosed is a list of Keller's who took advantage of the Dominion Land Grants. Fox and Hester are buried on the farm in Deloraine.
Reuben R Keller
Reuben Keller was born on January 01, 1841 and died at an early age on March 25, 1861 near Croydon.
Robert McD Keller
Robert died tragically, in a freak accident in the swamp south of Croydon. To pay taxes, farmers had to provide labour for things like road construction. The family story goes that Robert was helping build corduroy road through a swamp when he was accidentally run over by an ox cart. He was taken home where he laid under an apple tree in the front yard. His father accused him of being a lazy boy and he was scolded strongly for not hooking up the horses so Peter S could visit the farmer next door. (There was no external sign of injury to the boy.) When his father, Peter S Keller, returned later that day, the boy had died from internal bleeding, still lying under the apple tree. Robert was born on August 14, 1843 and died on his 14th birthday on August 14, 1857.
Benjamin Seymour Keller was born on January 24, 1844 and married Caroline Lockridge on December 30, 1875. Seymour Keller farmed south of Croydon for many years and later moved to Ernestown. He had at least one child which died as an infant. No children lived long enough to make a census record. Seymour Keller died in Ernestown on March 29, 1913 and Caroline on October 22, 1918. Both are buried at Camden V Cemetery.
Thomas Durlin Keller married Annie Fleming, daughter of Thomas Fleming and Mary Hannah in 1877. Thomas Durlin and Annie Keller had three boys before Annie died at a young age on September 01, 1889:
Thomas Briden Keller b. July 16, 1879, James Leslie Keller b. August 5, 1883, and John Herbert Keller b. September 13, 1885. Thomas Briden Keller died March 19, 1884 and his mother passed away September 1, 1889. Leslie and John (often called Jack) Keller grew up near the village of Croydon and attended the Croydon Public School which was a typical one room rural school. A picture of the pupils in 1898 clearly show everybody wore their best on picture day and it was a happy environment. ( The teacher had 48 students in 8 grades! ) The long sour look by Robert Keller is reported by the family because he had moved when the first picture was taken, ruining the picture, and was severely scolded by the teacher for doing that. Obviously, shoes were optional at school.
Both Leslie and John Keller attended school with their future wives which are also in the above school picture. Leslie Keller married Anna May McGregor and John Keller married Iva Pearl Bawn. John and Pearl were married on June 9, 1909 and Leslie and Anna were married on April 3, 1912. John and Pearl Keller were married 73 years before Pearl passed away September 6, 1982. John Keller passed away at the age of 100 on April 6, 1986. Both are buried at the Riverside Cemetery in Napanee.
Rosanna Jane Keller married William Coburn and farmed south of Croydon, Ontario. Both are buried at Camden V Cemetery.
Elizabeth Ann Keller taught school in 1873 at the Newburgh Public School. Her family has inherited many great genealogy "finds", one being the Newburgh School Attendance Records for 1873 which lists student names along with their age and attendance. Elizabeth Ann Keller married Jonathan Ferris Quigley, son of Ogden Quigley and Elizabeth Ferris on November 12, 1877 in Newburgh. Jonathan and Elizabeth moved to Euphemia Township, Lambton County, Ontario where they farmed. Elizabeth's sister, Hester Isabella Keller, also moved to the same area with her husband, William A Hinch.
Elizabeth had two girls, Ila and Waitie Quigley. When Thomas Durlin's wife, Annie Fleming, passed away in 1889, arrangements were made that his two boys be adopted by the Quigley family and sent up to western Ontario. At the last moment Thomas decided to keep the boys with him.
Hester Isabella Keller was born May 14, 1852 in Croydon and married William A. Hinch. Hester and William were married May 25, 1872 in Camden Township. They moved first to Euphemia Township and farmed near Hester's sister, Elizabeth for a while. They later moved to the Deloraine region of Manitoba very near to Hester's brother, Charles Fox Keller. Here is a picture of "Thrashing on the Hinch Farm" taken in 1905 near Deloraine. Their farm was known as the "Quinte Farm". William died and Hester remarried, in later life, to Dan Hagin on September 18, 1918.
Peter Jay Keller
Peter died very young, born March 05, 1855, died August 28, 1857.
John Herbert Keller's and Pearl Iva Bawn's Family
I am a descendent of John Herbert Keller and Pearl Iva Bawn. John and Pearl lived for a few years near Croydon but in 1921 they bought a farm near Wilton, Ontario and moved there. My father remembers the "moving bee" in which all of the local farmers hitched up wagons and moved the family in a long convoy of horses and wagons from Croydon to Wilton. Some wagons had furniture, some hay for the horses and even others food for the people. It was a three day affair. The couple both passed away on that same farm, Pearl some 72 years after her marriage and John at the age of 100 years. This is a listing of their family:
John Herbert Keller was born September 13, 1885 in Croydon, Camden Twp, Lennox & Addington Co, Ontario, and died April 06, 1986 in Wilton, Ernestown Twp, Lennox & Addington Co, Ontario. He married Iva Pearl Bawn June 09, 1909 in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, daughter of Robert Bawn and Mary Young.
Below is a picture of the family taken at Napanee on the occasion of Aleita Keller's marriage in 1946.
Iva Myrle Keitha May Elizabeth Pearl Robert Durlin James Herbert Orval Clayton Aleita Florence Edith Leila
Annie Lauretta Iva Pearl Bawn John Herbert Keller Ila Lucille
The Keller Family 1946
If you are a descendent of Peter Samuel Keller, please contact me, we would be most interested in the whereabouts of the rest of the clan and if you would like me to add a bit more on your particular descendant, please drop me a line!
One of the farm hands who worked for James Leslie Keller just before WW1 was James Stoddart. James was born July 19th, 1898, orphaned at an early age, and became one of the many Quarrier's Boys sent over as an orphan from Glasgow, Scotland. He lived on the Samual Doupe's farm near Croydon and later worked on the James Leslie Keller farm and was a good friend of my grandfather. He died in the battle for Vimy Ridge in WW1. I have postcards and pictures that I have inherited which Jimmie Stoddart had sent or had left at my great uncle's farm in Canada. Jimmie was known to have three sisters: Alice, Nessie & Ella. His parents died in the early 1900's and he came over to Canada in 1908. His sisters stayed in Glasgow as domestics but wrote their brother often. One of his sisters was sent his war medals.
Joseph Fleming was a Scottish Home Child who was born on May 16, 1872 in Glasgow Scotland. At the age of 11, he was shipped over to Canada and arrived in Halifax on 30 Apr 1883 on the ship SS Prussian and listed as being in Miss Bilborough's Party. Little is known of Joseph in his early years in Canada but about 1892 he joined the Royal Canadian Regiment. On December 09, 1896 he married my grand-aunt, Susan Elizabeth Bawn, daughter of Robert John Bawn and Mary Elizabeth Young. Mary Elizabeth Young's great grandmother was Catherine Lampman who testified in Albany on the destruction of the Hoosick Valley during the French and Indian War.
Less than two years later the Klondike Gold Rush occurred. The Canadian Government was animate that the lawlessness of the California Gold Rush of 1849 was not going to take place in Canada. The government was also very concerned that American expansionism would try to take over control of the Yukon Territory. To combat these real threats, the Government of Canada ordered the Royal Canadian Regiment to form a Yukon Field Force which would travel immediately into the Yukon Gold Fields and assist the North West Mounted Police. 200 men were chosen for this unit and they immediately left from Ottawa to Vancouver and on to Northern British Columbia to Wrangell, Alaska. Wrangell was a notorious rough town located near the southern base of the Alaskan Panhandle. It would be the jumping off point for the force to enter into the wilderness of Canada and head for the gold fields.
The Canadian Government did not want to cause American tensions by sending the Canadian Army through American territory at Skagway and over the Chilkoot Pass to Bennett Lake. This was the preferred route of the gold seekers. Instead the government wanted the Canadian Army to find an "all Canadian Route" up the Stikine River, from the boat terminal at Glenora, British Columbia. By the Treaty of Washington, in 1871, Canada had gained the right of free navigation on the Yukon, Porcupine and Stikine Rivers in exchange for American privileges on the St Lawrence River.
The ship, "Islander" left Vancouver with the Yukon Field Force on May 14th, 1898. The ship arrived at Wrangel on May 17th. From there they took small river boats up the Stikine River to the camp at Glenora. The Yukon Field Force were sent off quite ill equipped. Joseph Fleming described to his family how the unit had to construct their own boats from local trees using whip saws to cut the lumber. They had few nails and resorted to wood pins to assemble the boats. They pulled their boats up the strong river current by ropes, clambering over rocks and cliffs. On May 19th, 1898, one poor fellow fell 150 feet to his death while doing this work. At Glenora, the Yukon Field Force found 2500 gold seekers that were stranded; out of money, and hoping they were going to take this route over the mountains to the head of the Teslin River and down that river to the Yukon River and on to Dawson City. Guards had to be placed on the Yukon Field Force's supplies. The Canadian Government had originally announced plans for a railway up Stikine River but abandoned that plan when the cost was realized.
It took four months for the Yukon Force to get to the Klondike. It was an incredibly difficult journey. One entry into a diary described the Yukon Force making only one and one half miles through knee deep mud in one day.
An extremely excellent book, describing this adventure, contains the actual diary of one of the Yukon Field Force's member, Edward Lester. The book is "Guarding the Goldfields, The Story of the Yukon Field Force" edited Brereton Greenhous. This book is Publication #24 of the Canadian War Museum Historical Publications.
On Tuesday, August 16th, 1898, Edward Lester describes seeing the following verse carved into a tree along the trail:
Damn the journey, Damn the track,
Damn the distance there & back,
Damn the sunshine, Damn the weather,
Damn the Goldfields altogether.
That pretty much describes the feelings of the 9 out of 10 gold seekers who never found any gold and probably also the 9 out of 10 who actually found gold but lost or squandered their money later.
The diary entry for Tuesday, October 4th, 1898 mentions Private Fleming as going up to the Five Fingers (Rapids) to assist the N.W.M.P. in building operations.
Life in the Yukon Field Force was very difficult. Scurvy was a real problem and frost-bite was common. Isolation was also a problem and "cabin fever" was not unheard of. The diary entry for Monday, March 27th 1899, mentions that a corporal with the N.W.M.P. had attempted suicide by cutting his own throat. It was later determined that scurvy had been a big factor and no charges were laid, (he survived and was brought to Fort Selkirk to the hospital there). The man later died of heart disease at the age of 40, still working as a North West Mounted Policeman.
Five Finger Rapids, Yukon River
The Yukon Field Force built emergency shelters along the trail, N.W.M.P. Posts, and guarded gold shipments. Both the Field Force and the North West Mounted Police were very well respected by the miners. They were known to be fair but strict. Crime was incredibly low in the Klondike, especially considering 100 thousand miners were there stuck mostly in tents and very difficult conditions. The biggest problem encountered by the police was known as "drunk and disorderly" or "obstructing the sidewalk", (passed out).
Typical N.W.M.P. Emergency Post
On the 25th of June, 1900, after the Canadian Government decided there was no longer a need for the Yukon Field Force, the unit left from Whitehorse, marched over the Chilkoot Pass to Skagway and sailed on the S. S. Columbian reaching Vancouver on July 5th, 1900.
Joseph Fleming finally got to see saw his son, Herbert Stanley Fleming, who had been born 2½ years earlier. The visit was short though as he almost immediately joined the Canadian Forces headed to South Africa. On his World War One Attestation Papers, Joseph lists that he spent one year and 165 days in the South African Constabulary and had fought in the Boer War.
When he returned, he played on the Royal Canadian Regiment Cricket Team and his son, Stanley, was the bat boy. A picture of the Cricket Team shown about 1905 shows both Joseph and Stanley Fleming (pictures are marked with an "X").
When World War One broke out both Joseph and his son Stanley joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force and left for the Battlefields of France. Both father and son returned from World War I.
The Attestation Papers for Joseph Fleming
The Attestation Papers for Herbert Stanley Fleming
After the war, Joseph and his son were near Haileybury, Ontario, in a small village known as Heaslip, when they were caught by the Great Haileybury Fire on October 04, 1922. Both died in the fire. Joseph Fleming was listed as Capt Henry Fleming in the newspaper list of deaths just above his son, listed as Stanley Fleming.
First Settlers into Portland / Loughborough Area
Henry and Elizabeth Wood immigrated from Dutchess County, New York early in the 19th century along with an already growing family. A Census of Loughborough and Portland Townships in 1819 show approximately 143 men along with their families who were located in the area. The census shows Henry Wood along with his sons William and Daniel who were over 16 and David, Henry, Abraham, and James who were under 16 at the time. Henry Wood served in the local militia during the War of 1812 in the defense of Canada and like my great-great-great grandfather, Samuel Keller, Henry Wood also contracted tuberculosis during the war. In 1819, he wrote a letter to the local authorities pleading for a bit more time to pay his rent and mentions that he has suffered from "valitudinarian for the past 7 years", (the definition, at that time, for valetudinarian: suffering from a long-term or chronic illness). He also notes that he has been on the land for 9 years.
One of the more prominent sons of Henry and Elizabeth Wood was Daniel Wood. He converted to Mormon and in 1833 Brigham Young preached throughout the Kingston area from Daniel's farm which was set up as the local church headquarters. Daniel Wood along with others from the area promptly left with Brigham Young on the eventful trek that finally ended in Salt Lake City, Utah. Daniel and a few other followers first settled in the valley just 8 miles north of Salt Lake City. By 1855 he was one of the wealthiest men in the State of Utah. In 1869 he gave the lower portion of his farm away for a railroad depot and crossing which was called Woods Crossing and later shortened to Woods Cross. He is noted to have had 11 wives.
For those of you who think that an ancestor may have converted and moved out to Utah in the 1840's, Bert Nelson has a WEB page containing a partial Mormon Wagon Train listing and is available on the net at Tracing Mormon Pioneers and, of course, any LDS Centre near you.
Henry Wood and Elizabeth De Melt had 14 children. Elizabeth died in 1844 and Henry died in 1850 and are buried at the Sydenham Cemetery in Sydenham Ontario. A few of the children, like in most cases back then, married into the families on farms close by. A son, Henry, married Rachael Spike, daughter of Bryan Spike. Other sons married Elizabeth and Permilia Spike. I am sure there is a joke in there about the Spike's and the Wood's but I shall avoid that! Harrowsmith, Ontario was originally called Spike's Corners as that is where the Spike family first settled. The Wood family settled near where Sydenham, Ontario is now located.
Thanks to Pat Greenwell for providing information on the David Wood branch of the family and other dates and to Deanne Driscoll for sending a lot of information to me over the years.
Elizabeth De Melt's gravestone, located at the Sydenham Cemetery, was destroyed by a vandal in the summer of 2007. While the vandal's mother did turn the youth into authorities, that did not bring the five pieces of the gravestone back into one. The stone was probably one of the oldest in the cemetery and carved from local limestone. Senseless!
Francis Powley was listed in the 1786 Provisioning List as the first settler called Loyalist to settle in the Kingston, Ontario area. At present, there is only one known son, Jacob Powley who was also on the Provisioning List. Family lore says he was already familiar with the Kingston area before the Revolutionary War from being there during and shortly after the French/Indian War. The book, "Hans Waltimeyer" by Jane Bennett Goddard, UE states; During the Seven Years' War between New France and the American Colonies, as waged by their parent countries in America, British prisoners had been isolated in imprisonment at the then old and decaying Fort Frontenac. One such British soldier who had been held here has been Michael Grass." I suspect Francis Powley may have been another.
Johanne Jacob Powley's Land Claim as a United Empire Loyalist
Johann Jacob Powley's Last Will and Testament
Johanne Jacob Powley married Annetje Jellise Van Vorst about 1774 in
Schenectady, New York. There were 9 children from that marriage:
JOHANN JACOB POWLEY was born October 14, 1744 in America/Holland?, and died June 21, 1814 in Cataraqui, Kingston Twp Frontenac Co Ontario. He married ANNETJE JELLISE VAN VORST Abt. 1774 in Schenectady, Schenectady Co New York, daughter of JELLIS VAN VORST and ANNATJE BERRIT.
Children of JOHANN POWLEY and ANNETJE VAN VORST are:
i. ELIZABETH2 POWLEY, b. April 25, 1775, Schenectady, Schenectady Co New York; d. December 14, 1848; m. (1) WILLIAM ALBERTSON, Abt. 1794, Kingston, Ontario1; m. (2) UNKNOWN GATES, Abt. 1803; m. (3) HUMPHREY SMITH, June 16, 1813, Frontenac Co Ontario.
ii. FRANCIS T. POWLEY, b. October 30, 1777, Schenectady, Schenectady Co New York; d. October 22, 1861, Frontenac Co Ontario; m. ELIZABETH WAGAR.
iii. WILLIAM BERRIT POWLEY, b. November 20, 1778, Schenectady, Schenectady Co New York; d. December 17, 1857, C.W.; m. ELIZABETH HOFFMAN, Abt. 1802, Cataraqui, Kingston Twp Frontenac Co Ontario.
iv. JACOB POWLEY, b. September 12, 1780, Schenectady, Schenectady Co New York; d. April 25, 1871, Kingston Twp Frontenac Co Ontario; m. MARY DAVID, May 15, 1810, Kingston Frontenac Co Ontario.
v. JAMES P POWLEY, b. June 07, 1785, Oswego Co New York; d. February 25, 1838, Midland District, U.C.; m. RACHEL J BABCOCK, February 17, 1812, Kingston, Frontenac Co Ontario2.
vi. HANNAH POWLEY, b. Abt. 1787, Kingston Twp Frontenac Co Ontario; d. Frontenac Co Ontario; m. JOHN DINGMAN.
vii. CHARLES POWLEY, b. Abt. 1789, Kingston Twp Frontenac Co Ontario; d. Bef. 1797.
viii. MARY POWLEY, b. Abt. 1793, U.S.A.; d. 1864; m. IRA WILLIAM DARLING, June 26, 1811, Kingston City Frontenac Co Ontario.
ix. REBECCA POWLEY, b. December 20, 1795, Cataraqui, Kingston Twp Frontenac Co Ontario; d. April 20, 1882, Kingston Twp Frontenac Co Ontario; m. ZACHARIAH DAVID, May 03, 1814, Kingston, Ontario3.
I am a descendant of James P Powley and Rachel J Babcock. A copy of their family Bible is linked below:
James P Powley and Rachel J Babcock Family Bible
James Powley's "Son of a UEL" Land Certificate
One of their children was Charles D Powley who married Nancy Ann Walker. Their son, James Byward Powley, married Catherine McCaul.
I am a descendent of Margaret Jane Powley who was the eldest daughter of James Byard Powley and Catherine McCaul. If ever there was an award for the most difficult ancestor to track, Margaret would win hands down. If you can trace your ancestry back to Margaret Jane Powley (with last names of Powley, Carr/Coe, Green, or Beck) please send me a line and we can compare confusing notes. Margaret Jane Powley is buried at the Riverview Cemetery in Napanee along with her last husband, Henry Beck. Henry Beck is one of the Newburgh Public School students taught by Lizzie Keller in 1873.
Margaret Jane Powley's eldest son, (born out of wedlock), was Overton Edgar Powley born in 1882. He was informally adopted and raised by Calvin C. and Annie Montgomery from Odessa. His real father was Charles Clifton Mabee (1866-1910) from Ernestown Twp. Charles was the son of Benjamin Maybee and Sarah Jane David. Sarah's mother was Rebecca Powley, daughter of Johann Jacob Powley and Annetje Jellise Van Vorst. Her father was Zachariah David.
Overton Edgar Powley married Orpha Elzina
Wood in 1903, the daughter of Barnabas Wood
and Jane Wolsey from Portland Township. They had six boys and two
girls. Overton was given the Montgomery farm on their death and he
ran a small dairy business in Odessa for several years.
(Powley Family under construction and to be continued some day)


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FYI the natural log is written as ln(x) - that's a lower case L.
Looking at the domain of the original equation it would appear that no values satisfy the equation since the argument must be positive.
The range of sin(x) is . We can immediately discard the negative values (and 0) of sin(x) to satisfy the inner bracket. For then and as mentioned above the argument of a log must be positive so all values of x lie outside the domain of y.
It would then follow that if the original function cannot be satisfied then there must be no derivative
Hope this makes sense and for what it's worth I get the same value for the derivative as you:

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Project ID: 2002LA1B
Title: Flooding in a New Orleans Watershed Caused by Hurricanes That Do Not Overtop the Levee System
Project Type: Research
Focus Categories: Floods, Surface Water, Water Quantity
Keywords: Flooding, Hurricane, New Orleans
Start Date: 03/01/2002
End Date: 02/28/2003
Federal Funds: $17,000
Non-Federal Matching Funds: $34,546
Congressional District: LA 2nd
Principal Investigators:
Donald E. Barbe
University of New Orleans
John Alex McCorquodale
University of New Orleans
Gianna M. Cothren
University of New Orleans
New Orleans is a unique metropolitan area for many reasons, one of which is its storm water drainage system. Most metropolitan areas around the world use gravity flow for discharge of urban drainage. New Orleans is at or below sea level and therefore must lift (pump) the area's urban runoff produced from its average annual rainfall of 58 inches. Because of this, hurricanes and the associated flooding are of great concern to water resources planners. This research examines hurricanes based on the flooding that would be caused by the combination of hurricane-associated rainfall and diminished pumping capacity due to storm tides. Hurricanes that do not overtop the levee system but still diminish the pumping capacity because of increased tides will be used. The study area is the watershed in New Orleans drained by Drainage Pump Station No. 4 (DPS #4). DPS #4 drains some 4,800 acres by discharging the storm water runoff into Lake Pontchartrain. This watershed has been impacted by 14 hurricanes that have caused significant damage and by 28 other hurricanes and tropical storms that have caused minor damage.
The discharge head(s) for the analysis of DPS #4 are based upon hurricane storm surge data from the National Weather Service's Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) model. The predicted storm surge are used as the outlet elevation for DPS #4 to estimate the capacity of the station for the different categories of storms. Hurricane Danny, a slow category 1 storm, and Hurricane Fran, a fast category 3 storm, are used. Rainfall intensities are then synthesized to compare the potential of different hurricanes that would result in flooding of the watershed. The flooding of the watershed is estimated by use of the U.S. EPA Storm Water Management Model (SWMM). The flooding obtained is in terms of volume of excess storage capacity.
The above research has been completed. The objective of this proposed research is to convert the volume of excess storage obtained above into depth of flooding in the watershed, and finally into dollar cost of the flooding.


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Steven Kroon: In My Path
Kroon has performed with many greats during his career, including stints with Aretha Franklin, Stanley Turrentine, Ron Carter, and Luther Vandross. "Bridges," a mere 36 seconds in length, lets you hear immediately why Kroon was chosen by this illustrious group of musicians as their timekeeper. Kroon not only keeps impeccable time but, much like Leon Parker, his playing comes from a very soulful place. The latter is the key ingredient to his success, allowing him to reach deep inside and connect with the musica rare quality these days, when his ability could easily merit him to stand out front on any given song.
Kroon's choice to take this high road produces splendid results. "Sun Goddess" illustrates Kroon's ability to blend his solo into the body of the tune. Kroon has also chosen to surround himself with some very talented folks in Jon Lucien and Paulette McWilliams-vocals, David Sanchez-alto sax, and Ron Carter-bass. Jon Lucien, featured on "The Wind," and Paulette McWilliams on "Your Smile," show their vocal prowess with grace and ease. In addition to the track on which Ron Carter guests, Ruben Rodriguez lays down some serious bass lines that, along with Kroon's playing, hold this multi-layered CD together and the listener's feet firmly on the ground.
Each song is stylistically different than its predecessor, making this an eclectic, yet extremely pleasurable listening experience. Kroon is right on the mark with In My Path; simply a beautiful effort.
Track Listing:
About Steven Kroon
CD/LP/Track Review
- On The # 1 by Edward Blanco
- On The #1 by Dan Bilawsky
- El Mas Alla (Beyond) by John Barron
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Heliatek breaks efficiency record for 40% transparent organic cells25. March 2014 | Research & Development, Markets & Trends, Global PV markets | By: Ian Clover
The organic solar film producers have achieved a new record in efficiency for 40% transparent solar cells, achieving 7.2% in recent lab tests.
Germany's Heliatek GmbH has this week announced a new world record in transparent organic solar cell efficiency, achieving 7.2% efficiency on solar cells with a 40% light transparency.
The organic solar film company – which already holds the world record for non-transparent organic solar cells at 12% efficiency – has been working on a higher conversion for transparent cells for some time, and believes this latest breakthrough could help transform the building integrated PV (BIPV) industry.
"The transparency of our products is at the core of our market approach," said Heliatek CEO Thibauld Le Seguillon. "Our HeliaFilm is customized to meet our partners' specific needs. We are a component supplier and this component is a film that can combine transparency and energy generation. This unique combination widens our market potential."
The company's patented HeliaFilm can be applied to tinted glass and has been pitched at the car roof industry as a way to generate solar electricity and enable car manufacturers to meet ever more-stringent eco-innovation credentials and lower C02 emissions. For the BIPV industry, near-transparent glass panels and windows that have the HeliaFilm applied will also be able to discreetly generate solar PV power when integrated into any building façade.
Although lower than the 12% efficiency generated in opaque cells, the 7.2% achieved is a world record. Partial transparency allows the usage of just 60% of the light for energy harvesting, so for 40% transparent cells this breakthrough represents quite a leap forward for the technology.
Testing was carried out under standard test conditions using a white background, and Heliatek say that the balance between light diffusion and electricity generated can be adjusted, which adds further possibilities for the product's future use.
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According to their website, Heliatek are working on tandem cells = perhaps a transparent organic layer on top of a conventional silicon cell, but they are not saying.
It won't be long before one of the teams addressing tandem cells announces a working prototype at 30% efficiency. That could bring about a step change in the efficiency of mass-market cells.
The rule of this game is that you mustn't use exotic materials or complicated nanoengineering, and the prospective manufacturing cost has to be in the range of current silicon and thin-film per watt - not per unit area. Smaller cells lower BOS costs, so cost parity per watt would be enough to secure adoption.
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I saw a little anonymous story swirling around the internet. I have seen different versions, but I think it's a wonderful lesson for homeschool parents!
Are You a Carrot, An Egg, or a Coffee Bean?
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose. Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water. In the first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs and the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil without saying a word. In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what do you see?"
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," the young woman replied.
The mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. The young woman did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, the young woman observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked her to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma.
The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, Mother?"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity — boiling water — but each had reacted differently.
The carrot went in strong, hard and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.
The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But, after sitting in the boiling water, its inside hardened.
The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were added to the boiling water they had changed the water.
"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?"
Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity, do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after experiencing death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and a hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor.
If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate to another level?
How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?
As a homeschooler, are you a carrot, egg, or coffee bean? As you go through the trials and tribulations of homeschooling, the pressure can be intense. Don't become rigid and inflexible, bound by unnecessary rules or public school traditions. Don't become a carrot, and become mushy and squishy as you face the realities of growing adolescents with strong opinions and questioning attitudes. Instead, become a coffee bean! (You KNOW how much I love coffee, right?) You want to be like a coffee bean, so that you slowly and gently infuse your home with kimd and calm guidance.
This story reminds me of Goldilocks and the Three Bears; not too hot, not too cold, but just right. That's our goal, not too stiff and rigid, but not too soft on our kids, either. We are seeking to influence our children so they can learn and grow, becoming responsible adults.
How do you keep like a coffee bean in your homeschool? Please share!
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Audiobook Reviews from Audiobook-Heaven
by Frank Herbert
narrated by a Multicast
Series: Dune Saga book 1
Copyright: 2007 Audio Renaissance
Duration: 21 hours 8 minutes unabridged
Genres: science fiction
Filed in: Audiobook Reviews
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PUBLISHER'S SUMMARY: Here is the novel that will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Maud'dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.
A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.
Frank Herbert's death in 1986 was a tragic loss, yet the astounding legacy of his visionary fiction will live forever.
©1965 Frank Herbert; (P)2007 Audio Renaissance, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC
AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Dune is to science fiction what The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, and it's easy to see why. No one can match Tolkien's ability to create a species, or race, of people, and make them so interesting and believable, but Frank Herbert comes close. In Dune, Herbert created the Fremen, the Sardaukar, and the Bene Gesserit, and gave them each a complete history: politics, religion, and mysticism.
What Herbert did for these races, he also did for the planet Arrakis, better known as Dune. He gave Arrakis a complete and balanced ecology, all of which hinges on the all-important spice. Using the desert planet, Herbert also gives us some valuable lessons about environmentalism, especially in regards to water conservation. In Dune, Herbert seems to be saying that we have the power and knowledge to make our planet a utopia, if only there were not so many people who were interested only in profit.
Dune is the story of young Paul Atreides, heir to his father's Dukedom. Until, that is, his father is murdered by a rival and Paul and his mother are forced to flee into the vast deserts of Arrakis. It is in this harsh environment that the boy will become the man who will lead the oppressed natives, the Fremen, to victory, earning them the right to their planet and earning Paul a right to the emperor's throne.
This particular copy of Dune is a multicast audio production by Audio Renaissance, complete with sound effects. The main narrator is Simon Vance, whom you are probably already familiar with if you're an audiobook fan. Other voice talents include Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, and Euan Morton. I'm not sure which narrator it was, but I especially liked the guy who read the parts of the evil Baron Harkonnen. That guy sounds so much like James Earl Jones they could be brothers. I kept waiting for him to say "Paul, I'm your Grandfather." in that rich, Darth Vader voice.
As far as the sound effects are concerned, I thought they were well done. Sometimes sound effects can be distracting, but these blended very nicely with the story.
You can't miss with this one. Great story, great narrators, and great audio production. Dune is a no-brainer.
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Special thanks to Carrollton Public Library for this review copy.
Audiobook review by Steven Brandt.
This audiobook review is based on the unabridged audiobook.
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The eye is often compared to a camera. The front of the eye contains a lens that focuses images on the inside of the back of the eye. This area, called the retina, is covered with special nerve cells that react to light. These nerve cells are very close together in the middle of the retina where the eye focuses the images that we see. This small part of the retina is called the macula.
The macula normally lies flat against the inside back surface of the eye. Sometimes cells can grow on the inside of the eye contracting and pulling on the macula. Occasionally, an injury or medical condition creates strands of scar tissue inside the eye. These are called epiretinal membranes, and they can pull on the macula, leading to a distortion in vision.
When this pulling makes the macula wrinkle, it is called macular pucker. In some eyes, this will have little effect on vision, but in others it can be significant leading to distorted vision.
Sometimes macular pucker is the result of an injury or a medical condition, such as diabetes, that affects the eye. Epiretinal membranes can sometimes form after eye surgery, including cataract surgery. The cause of most cases of macular pucker is not known. Unfortunately, it just seems to happen.
It is not unusual for someone to have epiretinal membranes and still have normal vision. The membranes tend to change with time, however, and the following symptoms can appear:
When these symptoms are caused by macular pucker, they will sometimes affect both eyes, but are usually worse in one eye.
If any of these symptoms occur, it is important to make an appointment with your eye doctor as soon as possible. The doctor will use a special instrument to look inside your eye for epiretinal membranes. Your doctor may also use special imaging devices, including optical coherence tomography, to evaluate the epiretinal membrane.
The doctor might recommend not treating macular pucker if it does not cause significant problems with vision. Instead, he or she might just recommend that the patient have eye examinations more frequently than usual to make sure that the epiretinal membranes do not change and cause problems. More troublesome macular pucker can be treated with surgery.
The operation for macular pucker is usually performed under local anesthetic so the patient is awake but does not feel the procedure.
The first part of the operation for macular pucker treatment is to remove the gel-like material that fills the back of the eye. This fluid is called the vitreous fluid, and the procedure to remove it is called a vitrectomy.
The surgeon will make small openings in the eye and insert special instruments to remove the vitreous fluid. The surgeon will also remove the epiretinal membranes that are causing the macular pucker. This should allow the macula to lie flat against the back of the eye and eliminate the vision problems.
In most cases, surgery puts the macula flat against the back of the eye and allows partial improvement in vision. The best way for the patient to avoid problems and have the best chance of recovering vision is to follow the doctor's advice, use all medications as recommended and keep all appointments with the doctor after surgery.
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QB Manuel is no-go for Bills; Lewis to startLewis has started four games this season, and Manuel 10 . Lewis will be making his fifth start for the Bills. Manuel sat out last week's win against the Miami Dolphins as well. Manuel, hell run when he has to, but Lewis looks to run it a little bit more."… (more)Source: ESPN.com
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Rockabilly group to perform
Rockabilly Hall of Fame
artists Sonny Burgess and the Legendary Pacers will bring their brand
of pioneer rock and roll music to U of O for a performance on Tuesday,
March 1.
The performance, which is part of the Walton Arts & Ideas Series,
is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Walton Fine Arts Center. Tickets are
free for the campus community.
Sonny Burgess and the Legendary Pacers have been playing
music for 50 years, since the band was formed in 1955 in Newport, Ark.
An original Sun Records recording artist, Burgess and his band members
were considered bold pioneers of rock and roll, putting on legendary
energy-filled performances throughout the Delta in the 1950s and 1960s.
Burgess' early performances combined the country
sounds of the white South with the R&B, blues and shout gospel sounds
of the black community. He is often credited with playing a role in
the creation of rockabilly music. Burgess and the Pacers were inducted
into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in Jackson, Tenn., in 2002.
Songs such as "We Wanna Boogie" and "Red
Headed Woman" helped make Burgess and the Pacers a household name
throughout the South in the 1950s. Burgess, along with other performers
such as Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Billy Lee Riley and Charlie Rich,
toured high school gyms in the South, playing their music and promoting
their releases on Sun Records.
Basketball team makes playoffs
The men's basketball
team defeated East Texas Baptist 88-79 in overtime on Saturday to advance
to the American Southwest Conference Tournament in Clinton, Miss. The
Eagles (12-13, 10-12) will play Hardin-Simmons (18-7, 16-6) at 8 p.m.,
Friday in a first-round game of the ASC Tournament on the Mississippi
College campus. Hardin-Simmons defeated Ozarks 70-66 earlier in the
season. The Eagles have advanced to the ASC Tournament two of the past
four years.
Opportunity Day set for Feb. 28
Opportunity Day will be held on Monday,
Feb. 28, in Little Rock. There are 43 interview spots available for
full-time, part-time and internship positions. Some of the companies
with positions open include AFLAC, Arkansas Department of Education,
FBI, Hibbett Sporting Goods, NW Mutual Fin Network, State Farm Insurance,
Tyson Foods and USA Truck.
For more information or to schedule your interview,
please contact Kimberly Spicer at Ext. 1320 or via e-mail at email@example.com.
Around Campus ...
The Womanless Beauty Pageant will be held
at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 5 ... Visiting Islamic professor Dr. Oussama
Arabi's "Exploring Islam" class will be held on Mondays,
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., through March 7, in the Rowntree Recital Hall in
the Walton Fine Arts Center. The classes are free and the public is
invited to attend ... Dr. Arabi will present the regular Chapel service
on Tuesday, Feb. 21 ... The Lady Eagles' softball team opens its
season Feb. 24 at Hendrix College ... Sign ups for five-on-five intramural
basketball will continue through Feb. 24... For information on current
scholarships and approaching deadlines please contact the Financial
Aid Office ... OSEA and Kappa Delta Pi are having a book sale from Feb.
28 through March 12 to benefit the Linda Carcamo Memorial and the Adopt
A Classroom Project. Books are 10 cents each and are on sale in the
NCATE Document Room in Walker Hall ... For those interested in taking
a Spanish immersion class in Mexico this summer, Dr. Elissa Heil will
have an information session at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 24, in Walton 222 ...
Starting March 1, the new cafeteria hours for a full lunch will be from
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. There will no longer be a light lunch served until
2 p.m. ... There will be a free piano rock concert featuring Michael
Post and Jack Rossmaier at 6:30 p.m., Feb. 22, at The College Avenue
Coffee Shop ... The Chamber of Commerce is looking for individuals who
can play an instrument and is interested in being involved with a community
band. There will be a brief organizational meeting on Sunday, March
6, at 2 p.m. at the American Legion "Fort." For more information
contact Ginny Sain at Ext. 1346. .
Belhaven professor to show art
Nate Theisen, an assistant
professor of art at Belhaven College in Jackson, Miss., will have his
art exhibit entitled The Figurative and the Concrete on display
at Ozarks as the university's featured Artist of the Month for
Theisen earned his BFA in painting from the University
of South Dakota and an MFA in painting from Wichita State University.
He describes his paintings and sculptures as allegorical as well as
a narration that relates personal experiences.
There will be a reception to meet the artist from
5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, in the Stephens Gallery, located
in the Walton Fine Arts Center on the U of O campus. The exhibit will
run from March 1 to March 31.
Outback Guides lineup set
KUOZ 100.5 spring semester
Outback Guide roster includes "Bruce's Brand New Band Wagon"
on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon, "Joe's Night Owl Radio"
on Fridays from midnight to 6 a.m., "Tunes from Goosecamp"
on Fridays from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., "Rebel Radio" will air
on Fridays from 9 p.m. to midnight, "Jeff Earnshaw: The Beginning
of a Legend" will air on Mondays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., "Mid-Morning
Rush" with Josh Edgmon will air on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to noon,
and "Peace and Chicken Greece" will air on Fridays from
noon to 3 p.m.
Baseball team opens year 6-0
The Eagles baseball team
defeated Westminster College 10-8 on Sunday to improve its record to
an impressive 6-0 on the season.
The Eagles are averaging more than 10 runs a game
and have a team batting average of higher than .400 in getting off to
their best start in recent years. Ozarks will play at Oklahoma Wesleyan
on Tuesday before opening conference play this weekend with a three-game
series at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. The next home series
is March 4-5 against Hardin-Simmons.


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The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) has issued a second citrus quarantine area in the Texas Rio Grande Valley after a single grapefruit near Mission tested positive last week for Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening disease.
History of HLB in the U.S.
The disease was first detected in the U.S. in June 1998 when a psyllid that carried the strain of citrus greening was found in Florida. Citrus greening is now confirmed in five states including Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina and Texas.
As a protection for the citrus industry and as a preventive measure to slow the spread of the disease, mandatory treatments to control Asian citrus psyllid (in accordance with APHIS guidelines for interstate movement of citrus plants) will be required for all citrus nursery stock production in the citrus zone prior to movement within and outside of the affected zone.
Effective May 1, 2012, all citrus nursery stock produced in the citrus zone must be treated with an APHIS-approved systemic insecticide (soil drench) at least 30 days but no more than 90 days before shipment. This must be followed by an APHIS-approved foliar spray no more than 10 days before shipment. Treatment must be conducted with an APHIS and EPA approved product labeled for use on citrus in nurseries. Persons applying treatments must follow the product label, its applicable directions and all restrictions and precautions.
Approved products for treatment of nursery stock are as follows:
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- Lorsban 4E (chlorpyrifos),
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- Brigade 2EC (bifenthrin), and
- Discus (imidacloprid/cyfluthrin).
As of January 18, 2012, TDA placed all citrus and orange jasmine nursery stock in the quarantine area under a seizure order. Effective March 14, 2012, citrus trees from locations outside of or inside of the quarantined area may be moved under special permit to a commercial citrus grove inside the quarantined area for planting. To request a special permit, contact the TDA regional office in San Juan at (956) 787-8866.
Texas Citrus mutual officials report the positive tree in Mission was detected by an ongoing USDA-APHIS sentinel tree survey. The tree has been tested before and citrus greening was not detected in previous samples. The infected grapefruit tree is large according to officials and because of the latency of disease symptoms, it may have had the disease for an extended period of time. USDA inspectors warn that this latency serves as a reminder of the challenges of early detection,which includes knowing what the early symptoms look like and where in the tree to look for them.
Officials warn that early indications are that symptoms are slightly different in Texas compared to other states where infected trees were found. Texas Citrus Mutual is planning upcoming producer meetings in the Valley to share that information with growers to aid in the process of early detection.
In addition, APHIS will be surveying all commercial groves within the new quarantine area beginning with those that are scheduled to be harvested first. If the APHIS inspectors have not finished surveying a producer's grove and grapefruit is ready for harvest, producers will be allowed to proceed with harvest.


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1999 Mercedes-Benz M-Class 430 430 from Australia and New Zealand
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Automatic transmission split spraying oil over the exhaust.
A large whole was blown in one of the rocker covers.
Vehicle locked in part on two occasions and could not be driven.
Fuel sender required replacement.
ESP computer required replacement.
Steering rack required replacement.
Back of the drivers seat collapsed.
Oxygen mass sensor required replacement.
Harmonic balance fell of and the repair cost was A$5000.
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This car is a lemon and Mercedes Benz will not stand by the vehicle.
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Kent County provides a myriad of resources for parents and children in areas such as family health, food, child care, and literacy. Below is a list of various community resources whose mission is to grow healthy families and help children thrive. For: General Information about Community Resources The United Way 2-1-1 service provides Information and […]
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Audrey Yamamoto will join the Asian Pacific Fund as its new President and Executive Director. Excerpted from the announcement is Audrey's background:
Audrey comes to the Fund from her current position as Executive Director of the Children's Creativity Museum in San Francisco, an organization where she has worked since 2003, starting as Director of Marketing and Development, then becoming Director of Programs and Experience before stepping into the Executive Director position in 2008.
Prior to her work at the Museum, Audrey was Director of Development and then Chief Operating Officer at Plugged In, a non-profit in East Palo Alto that provided art and technology programs for the families of East Palo Alto.
After receiving a BA in Economics from University of California, San Diego, she joined Pacific Bell's Accelerated Management Program before earning her MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.


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Former Iraqi oil minister calls for Iraq production cap, reservoir repairs
Rather than trying to match or surpass its prewar oil production level of 2.8 million b/d, Iraq should "cap [oil] production at a maximum 2 million b/d, export no more than 1.5 million b/d, and start immediately on subsurface [work]" to assess and repair damaged reservoirs in its oil fields, said Issam Al-Chalabi, a former oil minister.
Iraqi and US officials "should forget about reaching what [former Iraqi President] Saddam [Hussein] used to do. This should not be the objective. The objective should be to install proper management of the oil reservoirs," said Al-Chalabi Feb. 11 at an annual energy conference in Houston, sponsored by Cambridge Energy Research Associates.
At the same conference last year, AlChalabi, who served as Iraq's oil minister from 1980 through October 1990, said western oil field service companies "ought to be the first to venture into Iraq because they are badly needed" after a decade-long ban on importation of oil field technology into that country. However, he said Tuesday, "Up to this very minute, there has been no subsurface work whatsoever" to increase production of Iraqi oil or even to analyze the damage to producing formations from years of neglect and overproduction.
Past wreckage
Kirkuk and other major Iraqi oil fields "have sustained various kinds of damage" to their reservoirs as a result of "13 years of sanctions, mismanagement, overproduction, and last but not least reinjection of various products," including "hydrocarbon wastes," said Al-Chalabi, chairman of Al-Sanam Petroleum & Economic Consultancy, which last year reestablished offices in Baghdad from Amman. Kirkuk's total oil reserves of 8.7 billion bbl at the start of this year included "1.48 billion bbl of total injected crude oil and products as from 1991," he said.
"Some kinds of damage are only curable over a long term and at high cost. Others are practically irreversible," said Al-Chalabi. The result of injection of oil products in some fields resulted in the rise of oil-water contact, he said.
"The common major abuse has been overproduction, particularly for major fields," he said. Both before and after the recent war to oust Saddam, he said, "Oil production rates were decided more by the political desires and priorities of those in power than by sound reservoir management."
Al-Chalabi said, "We knew why [such abuse] continued during the Saddam regime. The question is, why is it continuing today? We are losing more oil."
Future repairs
To revitalize Iraq's abused oil fields, he recommended that Iraqi and US officials "get everybody involved, going into every field with engineering studies, testing, workovers, drilling."
After the successful invasion of Iraq by US-led coalition forces last year, he said, "Expectations [as to Iraq's future oil production] ran very high. Top US officials made a number of statements saying 3 million b/d would be expected within 2-3 months. But that may well not be attainable for some months to come." The country's oil production is now at 1.8-2 million b/d.
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