Lokale Geschichte

The settlements along Florida's gulf coast that now comprise Sarasota County-including Venice, Osprey, Englewood, and Sarasota?started out with economies reliant on cattle, citrus, and fish. The communities grew with the arrivals of immigrants from Scotland, transplants from among the socially prominent of Chicago, and others looking for a better place to live.The story of the county is of people such as Bertha Palmer, who was able to have a town moved, and John Ringling, who made the area the "Circus Capital of the World." It is also the story of agricultural towns evolving into cities sought by tourists.Historic Photos of Sarasota County traces the region's growth from the small wooden homes and fishing piers of old to the modern high-rise condominiums of today. In vivid black-and-white, the book offers historic images of the early pioneers in the wilderness, the ?Tin Can Tourists? arriving in trailers, and sunbathers on the broad white beaches.

Qualität und Leidenschaft Der renommierte Heimatautor Olaf Link präsentiert eine reich bebilderte Reise in die Vergangenheit von rund 25 Solinger Traditionsgeschäften, die zum Erinnern einlädt und das Geschäftsleben längst vergangener Tage wieder zum Leben erweckt.Dieser nostalgische Einkaufsbummel garantiert ein Wiedersehen mit legendären und unvergessenen Geschäften, die das Leben vor Ort einst prägten. Ein spannendes Kapitel der Solinger Stadtgeschichte. Mit vielen unveröffentlichten FotoschätzenEine nostalgische Bilderreise in die Solinger Vergangenheit

This Book "Journal of Travels From St. Josephs to Oregon ; With Observations of That Country, Together With Some Description of California, Its Agricultural Interests, and a Full Description of Its Gold Mines." has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

In der Umgebung von Nettersheim hat die Vorzeit zahlreiche Spuren hinterlassen. Wenngleich Zeugnisse des Steinkults fehlen, so finden sich jedoch unter mehreren Kirchen Vorgängergebäude und ältere Quellen, die auf eine Zeit vor den Germanen hindeuten. Die Lage mehrerer Kultstätten lässt darauf schließen, dass diese Standorte zu Sonnen- und Mondbetrachtungen bereits in der Steinzeit genutzt wurden. Zahlreiche Begehungen, Computeranalysen, Höhenanalysen, Kultstättenbetrachtungen, Wegeverläufe, Standortanalysen, Auswertung von topografischen und historischen Karten, Kontakte zu Heimatforschern und Vereinen, sowie Archivarbeit lassen einen Einblick in unsere Vorzeit gewinnen und unter kalendarischen Gesichtspunkten betrachten.

Discover the Point of View of a Real MountaineerFor far too many decades, the residents of the Appalachian Mountains have faced the ridicule, prejudice, and misunderstanding from those outside the region.With this book, author Frank Kilgore, a lifetime resident of Virginia's coalfield counties and descendant of generations of hard-working mountaineers, sheds light on the grit, tenacity, and multiculturalism found among the hills and "hollers" of this beautiful region.Come see the Appalachian Mountains and those who call this wild and wonderful land home through the eyes of one who not only knows the land and her people, but who knows how to share the best of our mountain culture and calls out the worst of those who would disparage others for personal or political gain.Contents:1. A Real Mountaineer's Challenge to J.D. Vance2. Think Twice Before Calling (All) Coalfield Appalachians Racists, Sexists, And Ignoramuses3. We're More Multi-Racial Than You May Think!4. Women and Other Innovators5. Education and Athletics6. Appalachian Military Participation and Standouts7. Coal Mining8. West Virginia9. Eastern Kentucky10. Eastern Tennessee11. The United Mine Workers of America12. The History Channel Insults All Appalachians and Their AncestorsBonus SectionsGiving President Carter a Jar of Honey From Honey BranchUnsolicited Advice From An OWG Regarding Current Issues of InterestParting Thoughts From a Real MountaineerAbout the AuthorFrank Kilgore resides in Russell County, Virginia, and graduated from Clinch Valley College (now the University of Virginia's College at Wise), where he designed and completed the nation's first Appalachian Studies college major. He is the descendant of a dozen or so Patriots that fought at the Battle of King's Mountain, and the son, grandson, nephew, and cousin of dozens of coal miners.The author has been a country trial lawyer for nearly forty years, an Appalachian conservationist, historian, author, and he's the proud founder of the Appalachian College of Pharmacy located in Buchanan County, Virginia.Frank has also designed and helped build over seventy miles of hiking and biking trails in what is known as Far Southwest Virginia and mentored over a hundred at-risk young mountaineers along the way.In addition to this book, Frank is the author of The Clinch River: A World-class Treasure, a science textbook highlighting the natural resources and conservation activities within the watershed. Soon thereafter he researched and edited The Virginia Headwaters of the Big Sandy River: A Story of Revitalization and Nature's Resilience, a textbook focusing on a neighboring watershed. Both books were donated to high school students as part of a place-based science studies project within their watersheds.Frank's book Far Southwest Virginia: A Postcard Journey, co-authored with Katharine Shearer, came out in 2004. An expanded and redesigned edition titled Far Southwest Virginia: A Postcard and Photographic Journey, was published in 2014.When he has time and takes a notion, Frank publishes a new edition of Mountain Peeks Magazine.

*A Kirkus Best Book of July**An InsideHook Book You Should Be Reading This July*A fascinating history that examines how real estate, gentrification, community and the highs and lows of New York City itself shaped the city's music scenes from folk to house music.Take a walk through almost any neighborhood in Manhattan and you'll likely pass some of the most significant clubs in American music history. But you won't know it-almost all of these venues have been demolished or repurposed, leaving no record of what they were, how they shaped music scenes or their impact on the neighborhoods around them.Traditional music history tells us that famous scenes are created by brilliant, singular artists. But dig deeper and you'll find that they're actually created by cheap rent, empty space and other unglamorous factors that allow artistic communities to flourish. The 1960s folk scene would have never existed without access to Greenwich Village's Washington Square Park. If the city hadn't gone bankrupt in 1975, there would have been no punk rock. Brooklyn indie rock of the 2000s was only able to come together because of the borough's many empty warehouse spaces. But these scenes are more than just moments of artistic genius-they're also part of the urban gentrification cycle, one that often displaces other communities and, eventually, the musicians themselves.Drawing from over a hundred exclusive interviews with a wide range of musicians, deejays and scenesters (including members of Peter, Paul and Mary; White Zombie; Moldy Peaches; Sonic Youth; Treacherous Three; Cro-Mags; Sun Ra Arkestra; and Suicide), writer, historian and tour guide Jesse Rifkin painstakingly reconstructs the physical history of numerous classic New York music scenes. This Must Be the Place examines how these scenes came together and fell apart-and shows how these communal artistic experiences are not just for rarefied geniuses but available to us all.