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Duncan research files of
Mary Ann (Duncan) Dobson
the Genealogy Bug
Last revised February 5, 2014
EL DORADO CO. CA
Original county formed 1850
Alpine formed 1864 from El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras
1850 El Dorado Co. CA Census (edges black on film, many household numbers illegible)
Placerville & vicinity
Pg.268, #--, Wesley DUNCAN 26 VA none
Margaret 26 VA
William P. 4 IL, Mary E. 1 IL
William DUNCAN 23 VA minor $50
(MAD: from Johnson Co. MO 1844)
Pg.268, #--, Greenberry HAYS 22 Georia(?) (next line to above)
Lavena HAYS 42 Ten?
Pg.282, #--, Joseph DUNCAN 20 OH miner for gold
(list of many men this age group as miners)
Pg.294, #6, William TYLER 15 (sic) KY miner for gold
John W. DUNKIN 12 MO miner for gold
Pg.302, #19?, James A. COX 38 KY miner for gold
Robert W. DUNCAN 34 KY miner for gold
Pg.350, #10, Alexander DUNCAN 55 VA miner
Martin DUNCAN 18 KY miner
(MAD: from Boone Co. MO)
Mathenia Creek (each page starts household #1)
Pg.354, #11, Wyat G. DUNCAN 22 VA miner
Wm. S. CRIM 27 TN
(MAD: from MO; 1860 Yolo Co. CA census)
Mud Springs (each page starts household #1)
Pg.365, #4, Abraham DUNCAN 23 IL miner $300
Elisha DUNCAN (m) 27 IL miner
Wiley MYATT 20 TN miner $240
(MAD: from Bond Co. IL)
Salmon Falls
Pg.384, #984-1102, (Hotel)
John DUNCAN 27 England miner
(other names)
Joseph DUNCAN (f) 18 Sandwich Isl.
S.Fork American River (each page starts household #1)
Pg.395, #8, John DUNCAN 56 KY merchant $3000
John W. DUNCAN 14 MO
Jas. McDONALD 49 VA miner
Daniel DUNCAN 20 MO miner
Jas. THOMPSON 21 MO miner
Coloma (each page starts household #1)
Pg.398, #?, Geo. E. DUNCAN 38 MAss none $3000
with others at hotel.
Pg.399, #1, Geo. CHADWICK 19 PA blacksmith
John JONES 23 MO laborer
Horace JAMES 28 MO laborer
Benj. BAKER 27 MO laborer
Thos. DUNCAN (DANCAN?) 22 KY miner
John S? PANCHIS? 25 NY miner $5000
Cincinnati & vicinity (each page starts household #1)
Pg.422, #6, Benj. F. DUNCAN 18 MO miner
John MORRIS 20 KY miner
John M. RICE 23 MO miner
Wm. HOPPER 20 MO miner
Granite Creek (each page starts household #1)
Pg.431, #4, John BARNARD 40 KY miner $1500
Alexander SMITH 40 KY miner
Thos. DUNCAN 30 MO miner
Thos. AYRES 43 VA miner
Peru & vicinity (each page starts household #1)
Pg.446, #1, Wm. DUNCAN 21 VA miner
David E. JONES 21 IA miner
Edward R. LUNT 23 MI physician
Pilot Hill (each page starts household #1)
Pg.474, #2, Duncan KENNEDY 31 Scotland miner
Edwin LIBRY 31 Ireland miner
Fred DUNCAN 31 Scotland miner
& two other miners
1860 El Dorado Co. CA Census
Pg.777, #139, R.F. DUNCAN (m) 32 GA miner
& other miners
Pg.848, #915, C.L. DUNCAN (m) 38 VA miner
D.M. CLAYBURN (m) 25 IL carpenter
Pg.912, #1636, Geo. DUNCAN 68 CT miner
Fred SMITH 21 Prussia miner
Mud Springs
Pg.970, #2258, R.H. DUNCAN (m) 36 VA merchant $1500-$4000
John BUCKNER 28 MO miner $1000
(MAD: to Amador Co. CA)
Pg.1028, #2852, Harman DUNCAN 35 Hanover blacksmith $300-200
Mary 35 Hamburg
John 4, Matilda 3, Harman 1 CA
Pg.1137, #4011, James ANDERSON 24 IA miner $500
M. JOHNSON (m) 27 CT miner $400
A. RHODES (m) 40 NY miner $400
Jesse RHODES (m) 45 ME miner $400
B. DUNCAN (m) 40 MO miner --
John RICE 35 MO miner --
Cosumnes
Pg.1175, #4399, A. MARROTTE (m) 38 CAN miner
Bertrum MARROTTE 50 France miner
Joseph DUNCAN 52 France miner
Diamond Springs Twp.
Pg.26, #177-112, DUNCUN, George E. 59 MA farmer $600-$366
Caroline 47 MO
Emma 15 CA, Ella 6 CA
BERRY, James H. 28 AL school teacher
(MAD: one George E. Duncan d. 7/12/1891, age 65y, b. New York, bur. Oak Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Valley Road, El Dorado Co. CA; b.ca 1826, perhaps ? Monroe Co. NY)
Kelsey Twp.
Pg.60, #80-61, DUNCAN, Benj. 48 VA farmer $100-$100
STILER, Wm. 72? (75?) PA farmer
Mud Springs Twp.
Pg.75, #82-82, DUNCAN, Richard H. 46 VA huckster $1000-$3000 (alone)
(MAD: 1875 Amador Co. CA voter)
Placerville Twp.
Pg.93, #35-27, DICKSON, John W.B. 41 PA farmer $4000-$6160
Mary J. 30 WI ("Wisconsin")
Frank O. 2, Alexander 11/12 Aug. CA
(MAD: J.W.B. Dickson mar. Jennie Duncan 1865, she the dau. of George E. Duncan)
Pg.93, #57-43, WILLIAMS, H.P. (m) 30 IN miner $0-$150
DUNCUN, James H. 33 England miner $0-$100, U.S. Citizen, parents of foreign birth
LOOMIS, Evart J. (m) 40 NY miner $0-$0
Salmon Falls Twp.
Pg.129, #15-15, DUNCAN, John G. 59 NH laborer $0-$0
CRAWFORD, James 40 VT carpenter
ALLEN, Jacob 45 MA Supt. of vinyard
TURNER, William 39 ME working in vinyard
REED, Chancey (m) 60 OH working in vinyard
JONES, Edwin A. 42 VT working in vinyard
SMITH, Lewis 17 CA working in vinyard
Salmon Falls Twp., North of River
Pg.132, #13-13, RUSSELL, Daniel 42 SCT farmer $3000-$3000, U.S. Citizen, parents of foreign birth
JENKINS, John 46 SCT farm laborer $100-$600, U.S. Citizen, parents of foreign birth
VANDERGRAF, G. (m) 42 TN farm laborer
MOORE, Lafayette 28 IA farm laborer $0-$1200
DUNCAN, James 15 CA farm laborer in school in year
Pg.132, #27-23, DARSINGTON?, Lon? (m) 27 ENG farmer $1000-$450, parents of foreign birth
CHUDWICK, Wm. J. 50 NY farm laborer
DUNCAN, John 43 RI ("R. Island") miner
(MAD: one John Duncan d. 4/10/1890, age 68y, native of Rhode Island, to CA 6/10/1850; death listed in El Dorado Co. Hospital Register)
1880 CA Soundex
No James P. Dunkum
1900 El Dorado Co. CA Census (partial; from soundex)
Vol.7, ED28, pg. 177, sheet 26, line 27, Placerville Twp
#681, James P. DUNKUM 55 VA Apr. 1845 ditch agent m.20 yrs p.b. VA VA
Carry S. DUNKUM 38 KY wife 8ch, 8ch liv, mar. 20 yrs, p.b. IN KY
Marshall H. 18 CA Mar. 1882 son
Addie E. 15 CA Sept. 1884 dau.
Rowland A. 13 CA May 1887 son
Ralph 9 CA Mar. 1891 son
Amy 6 CA Nov. 1893 dau.
Beulah 4 CA Feb. 1896 dau.
Doretha 1 CA June 1899 dau.
(MAD: 1850 Albemarle Co. VA census, Price Dunkum age 8; James Price Dunkum, d. 12/29/1926 Napa Co. CA, age 81y, old time resident of Placerville [El Dorado Co. CA], funeral to be held in Placerville; survived by widow and sons and daus.: Homer of San Francisco, Marshall and Rolan of Placerville, and Ralph of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. George Dixon of Folsom, Mrs. Amy Pehherthy (sic) of Stockton, Mrs. Dorothy Isaacson of Stockton, and Mrs. C.A. Richmond of Hayward; and step-children: T.M. Ficas of Napa, Mrs. George Bolion of Richmond, and Mrs. F.W. Johnson of Stockton; from "The Napa Journal" Napa, Napa Co. CA, Thursday, Dec. 30, 1926, at CA State Library in Sacramento; widow P.E. Dunkum per CA Death index. Buried at Union Cemetery, Bee Street, Placerville, CA: James P. Dunkin, born VA, d. Jan. 2, 1927, age 81y 9mos; Marshall Dunkium, b. CA, d. 3 March 1949 age 67y; Mrs. Cami Dunkun, b. KY, d. 13 Jan. 1906 age 44y, also listed as Carrie Dunkum, wife of J.P., 15 Oct. 1861 - 11 Jan. 1906, native of KY)
Indexes to El Dorado Co. CA deeds, births, marriages, deaths and financial reports are available on the internet (8/1999 through at least 6/2001)
http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us
Select the Recorder-Clerk Department and choose which records you want to search
Marriages to early 1880's, El Dorado Co. CA Clerk's Office
George Duncan to Caroline Moore, married 20 January 1861 in Diamond Springs by Chas. L. Amidon. A-159. (Marriage Book A not on shelf).
J.W.B. Dickson, age 37, to Jennie Duncan, age 27, married 1 November 1865 in Diamond Springs by Chas. C. Wallace. B-143.
Frederick W. Glynn, age 38, to Nettie G. Duncan, age 18, married 16 July 1873 in Diamond Springs by H.B. Sheldon. B-557.
James H. Duncan, age 39, to Martha A. Maynard, age 16, married 5 October 1878 by Caleb Chas. Peirce(sic). C-261.
CA Death Indexes, 1905-1929 and 1930-1939 (1905-1929 from CA State Library, Sacramento, and FHL microfilm 1,686,044, A to Emerson, Geo.; 1930-1939 from FHL microfilm 1,686,048, A to Hetterman)
MAD Note: An index to California Birth Records, 1905-1995, and California Death Records, 1940-1997, has been posted at Rootsweb:
https://sites.rootsweb.com/roots-l/USA/ca/data.html
Decedent name (8 characters maximum in first name); Spouse initials; Age, Place, Date of death; Year registered - State file number (MAD: added birth year)
Duncan, Pearl; spouse C.; 32 years, El Dorado Co., died 4/28/35; 35-20299
Duncan, Susan; spouse R.; 86 years, El Dorado Co., died 6/3/28; 28-29254
Duncan, Viola; 22 years, El Dorado Co., died 7/2/14; 14-20423
Death Certificates, El Dorado Co. CA Recorder's Office, from index
No death certificate for James P. Dunkum (ca 1929 or any time) (MAD: died Napa Co. 12/29/1926; spouse P.E. Duncan; per CA Death list)
Vol.16, pg.17: Marshall (no middle name) Dunkum, died March 2 (sic), 1949; divorced; born March 22, 1882, California; father James P. Dunkum; mother Caroline E. Miller; in El Dorado Co. 40 years; spouse Laura E. Dunkum; informant Rolan Dunkum.
Vol.7, pg.131: Susan Duncan, died 3 June 1928, Indian, age 86, husband Robert Duncan, father "unknown Dalton"; mother unknown; resided at place of death 60 years; born California; signed by Coroner in Amador City.
(other Duncans, not copied).
El Dorado County, CA, Recorder's Office webpage, search for Duncan 1850-1869 (Internet 1/2/2012)
Name, Document, date, Deed Book, page, cross reference name
*DUNCAN BENJAMIN* (grantee), *DEED*, 08/12/1869, Book M, Page 184, STILER WILLIAM
*DUNCAN CAROLINE* et al, *DEED*, 03/25/1864, Book J, Page 90, HANRAHAN MICHAEL
*DUNCAN GEORGE E* et al, *DEED*, 03/25/1864, Book J, Page 90, HANRAHAN MICHAEL
*DUNCAN LAWRENCE* (grantee), *DEED*, 07/11/1863, Book H, Page 573, SHEPARD JAMES H
*DUNCAN R H* (grantee), *DEED*, 09/15/1862, Book H, Page 76, E BENNETT & BROS
*DUNCAN R H* (grantee), *DEED*, 01/22/1864, Book J, Page 485, BENNETT E, BENNETT S A
*DUNCAN R H*, *DEED*, 02/20/1865, Book J, Page 281, D O MILLS & CO
*DUNCAN R H* (grantee), *DEED*, 01/02/1866, Book K, Page 397, HARVEY JOHN
*DUNCAN R H* (grantee), *DEED*, 03/05/1868, Book L, Page 415, HARVEY ANDREW W
*DUNCAN R H*, *DEED*, 07/28/1868, Book L, Page 566, HAVILLAH MIN CO
*DUNCAN R H* (grantee), *DEED*, 12/05/1868, Book L, Page 632, HART M L, HART O P
*DUNCAN R H* (grantee), *DEED*, 01/12/1869, Book M, Page 24, BARNES W A, GEORGE THOS, LITHGON W, LUCE A J, SHUPE DAVID, SMITH R F, TRETHWAY THOS, WEBB D F, WHITE JAMES, WILLIAMS J R
*DUNCAN R H*, *DEED*, 01/15/1869, Book M, Page 25, HAVILAH MIN CO
*DUNCAN R H* (grantee), *DEED*, 03/12/1869, Book M, Page 215, BOYD JAMES
*DUNCAN R H* (grantee), *DEED*, 10/12/1869, Book V, Page 427, SIMPSON E M
*DUNCAN R H*, *DEED*, 12/22/1869, Book M, Page 374, HAVILAH MIN CO
Deeds, El Dorado Co. CA County Clerk's Office, from index
H-76: 15 Sept. 1862, E. Bennett & Bros. to R. H. Duncan.
H-573, 574: 11 July 1863, James H. Shepard to Lawrence Duncan.
J-90: 25 March 1864, George E. Duncan and wife Caroline to Michael Hanrahan, $300, both of El Dorado Co., land in eastern portion of Village of Diamond Springs.
(Did not copy later)
Earliest Land Patent, El Dorado Co. CA County Clerk's Office
B-79: 20 Oct. 1875, Richard H. Duncan from United States.
Mining Locations, El Dorado Co. CA County Clerk's Office
No Duncan until 1886
ESTATE RECORDS
Probate Records, El Dorado Co. CA Superior Court Clerk's Office from index
6-524: George E. Duncan, died intestate 25 July 1871 at Hanks Exchange, El Dorado Co. CA; of Diamond Springs; widow Caroline Duncan appointed administratrix 26 Oct. 1871. Heirs: "myself", Mary Jane Dickson, Albert H. Duncan, both of age; Netty Duncan age about 16 years, and Ella Duncan age about 7 years; /s/ Caroline Duncan 7 Aug. 1871. Bond by Caroline Duncan, Owen Ingersoll, J.W.B. Dickson.
#218: George Duncan, died intestate 14 Feb. 1885; homestead east of town of Nashville; heirs: R.H. Duncan, father, aged about 60, of Plymouth, Amador Co. CA. Petition for probate signed 29 Oct. 1887 by his brother, Albert Duncan.
#274: Albert Duncan, died intestate 21 March 1889 at Plymouth, Amador Co. CA. Petitioner Charles Duncan is his brother, age 20, of Battle Mountain, NV; heirs were Charles Duncan and also a sister, Ella Duncan, age 28, of Plymouth, CA.
#1506: Albert H. Duncan, died intestate 20 Dec. 1922; wife Florinda over 21; heirs include nephews George Dickson of Dunsmuir, CA, Robert B. Dickson of Sacramento, CA, and Aleck Dickson of Folsom, CA, all over 21.
Powers of Attorney, El Dorado Co. CA County Clerk's Office
None until 1884
El Dorado Co. CA County Clerk's Office, Criminal & Civil Cases
No early Duncan plaintiff
#494, L.L. Landrecker vs. J.H. Duncan, promissory note dated 5 Feb. 1884 for $464.40 due in 30 days; attachment for $582.85 due.
(MAD: one James H. Duncan mar. Martha A. Maynard 10/5/1878 at Webber Hill, El Dorado Co. CA)
"Reports of Cases Determined in The Supreme Court of the State of California" by W.W. Cope, Reporter, Vol.68; pgs.611 to 618 (El Dorado Co. CA Law Library 12/2003; MAD's extract)
HIRAM PEASLEY, Respondent, v. JAMES McFADDEN et al., Appellants; No. 11014, Supreme Court of California; 68 Cal. 611; 10 P. 179; February 25, 1886.
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of El Dorado County, and from an order refusing a new trial.
This is an action of ejectment to recover the possession of a small lot of land in El Dorado County. The lot is parcel of about fourteen acres of land known as the Nashville Placer Claim, which one John C. Ensey sold and conveyed to the plaintiff on the twenty-fifth day of October, 1882. At that time the lot was covered by a building known as the Gem Saloon, which had been erected thereon by the defendant Duncan, and was occupied by the defendants McFadden and Heald as his tenants. The Nashville Placer Claim was patented to Ensey by the government of the United States on the fifteenth day of September, 1882, under an application made therefor by him at some time prior to the eighteenth day of March, 1878. When the application was made, and for several years before that, Duncan had been in possession of and had claimed to own a part of the land embraced in the application, including the lot in question. As early as 1866 he erected a building on the land adjoining this lot on the north, in which he carried on the business of merchandising until 1874. He also erected a barn and other buildings which he used in connection with his store. The store, barn, and other buildings were inclosed by a fence. The lot in question was not within the inclosure, but he used it to pile wood upon and boxes from his store, and also kept there some barrels of water for use in case of fire. In 1874 he leased the store and other buildings to defendant Heald, who has continued ever since to occupy them as his tenant. Up to the time the Gem Saloon was built, Heald used the land on which it stands for the same purposes that Duncan had used it. On the 18th of March, 1878, Duncan wrote and read to Ensey, and Ensey then signed, a contract by which, after reciting that he had made application for a patent for the Nashville mine, he agreed and bound himself "for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to me in hand paid, that as soon as I obtain a patent of said described land I will make out a good and sufficient deed to R.H. Duncan of said land he, said Duncan, has inclosed, and upon which his store, barn, dwelling, and warehouse stand." As soon as the contract was signed it was placed in Heald's safe, and was kept there, and not seen by Duncan, until some time in 1882, after Ensey sold to plaintiff, when hearing that Ensey had received his patent, he got it out and read it. Then for the first time he discovered that in writing the agreement he had omitted from the description of the land he had intended to describe the land and premises sued for in this action. When the contract was made, and for a long time prior thereto, Duncan claimed to own the premises in dispute here, and he intended to have included the same in the written agreement, but unintentionally and by mistake omitted to do so. Ensey knew of the claim made to the said premises by Duncan, and knew from what had been said between them, prior to the date of the agreement, that Duncan intended to require of him a conveyance of the same as a part of the premises which he, Duncan, claimed within the lines of the Nashville Placer Claim. Ensey also had reason to know and suspect, at the time he signed the agreement, that Duncan had made a mistake in drawing it, and through such mistake had omitted the premises in dispute. The complaint is an ordinary complaint in ejectment. The defendants answered, denying the plaintiff's ownership of the premises sued for, and the defendant Duncan, by way of cross-complaint, set out the contract for a deed, herein before referred to, and then alleged "that by mistake said agreement does not correctly describe the premises so to be conveyed." . . . "That at the time said agreement was executed, the said parties thereto intended, and it was by them understood, that the premises therein described and agreed to be conveyed as above set forth should include the whole of the land and premises described in plaintiff's complaint, but that the same was omitted by mistake, and in order that the said agreement may conform to the intention of the said parties thereto at the time of its execution, it is necessary that the same be reformed and made to read as follows." The plaintiff answered the cross-complaint by denying fully that there was any mistake made in the drawing or execution of the agreement referred to, or that it was understood or agreed by the parties thereto that it should or did include the whole or any part of the premises described in plaintiff's complaint. ... The judgment is reversed and cause remanded.
HISTORIES before 1923
1882 "History of Boone County, Missouri ... : including a history of its townships, towns and villages, together with a condensed history of Missouri, the city of St. Louis ... biographical sketches and portraits" (FHL book 977.829 H2h and film 1,000,282 item 2, and from Marilyn Michaels 3/1982)
Pg.361-362: California Emigrants. The following list, alphabetically arranged, embraces the names, as far as known to us, of all the Boone County emigrants to California in 1850. No doubt there were others whose names we were unable to obtain: Alex. Duncan, Martin Duncan
1883 "Historical souvenir of El Dorado County, California : with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers" by Paoli Sioli (Placerville Library; also FHL film 468,733 item 1)
No Duncan biography indexed
1898 "Portrait and Biographical Record of Denver and Vicinity, CO" by Chapman Publishing Co. (from Bruce Chapin Duncan 3/1993; also CA State Library, Sutro Branch)
Pg.461: ELISHA DUNCAN, decd, one of representative pioneers of CO, was very closely identified with founding of Weld and Boulder Cos. ... The founder of this branch of the Duncan family in America was Col. James Duncan, who was a native of Scotland. Early in the 17th century he resigned his commission in the army and settled in VA. His son, John Duncan, was born in Scotland and with his parents took up his permanent residence in the Old Dominion. John married Miss Sarah Anderson, and their son Robert, born in 1795, was the father of the subject of this article. He became one of the first settlers in IL, his home being in Shelby Co. Besides cultivating a farm, he was interested in the Galena lead mines, in the northern part of the state and in Wisconsin. During the Black Hawk war he was one of the settlers who fought against the Indians, finally subduing them. He died Oct. 19, 1868, near Greenville, Bond Co. IL. His wife, Nancy, born in VA Jan. 26, 1805, was a dau. of Abraham and Mary (Whitley) Bateman and granddau. of Col. William Whitley, a native of England. Mrs. Nancy Duncan died Oct. 1, 1851, in IL. One of her sons, John, now of CA, came to CO in 1860. Another son, James, fought in the Mexican war. Elisha Duncan, the eldest of his father's family, was born near Greenville, Bond Co. IL, Sept. 13, 1822. ... started farming, later went to Clinton Co. IL. In 1850 he started for CA across the plains by ox teams and was nearly six months on the journey ... two years at Mud Springs [El Dorado Co. CA], then returned home by way of Isthmus of Panama and New York CIty, resumed agricultural pursuits in Prairie state. In 1860, to CO, where he and Alfred Tucker an old schoolmate engaged in constructing Golden Gate toll-road in Jefferson and Gilpin Cos. ... For part of the time he was also interested in mining in Boulder Co. at Gold Hill. In winter following, Mr. Duncan returned home, and the next spring his family accompanied him ... June 9, 1861, he arrived in Golden Gate with his family. ... Mrs. Mary Duncan, widow of our subject, became his wife Aug. 9, 1849, in Bond Co. IL; she bore the girlhood name of Mary W. Myatt, born in Pocohontas, Bond Co. IL, March 27, 1832. Her father, Judge Alexander Myatt, born in TN Feb. 9, 1802, of Welsh extraction; settled in IL at early date, county judge of Bond Co. for years; he died Sept. 4, 1861 at his home in Prairie state; his wife who was Miss Mary W. Chisenhall d. March 27, 1832; two of their sons, Edward Wesley and Wiley, fought in the Mexican War and of their entire family of 4 girls and 2 boys, only three survive. Since the death of her husband, Mrs. Duncan has lived in Boulder ...
1879 "The United States Biographical Dictionary: Kansas Volume, containing accurately compiled biographical sketches into which is woven the history of the state and its leading interests" pub. Chicago and Kansas City : S. Lewis & Co. (FHL book 978.1 D3u v.1&2; FHL film 874,388, items 1&2)
Pg.629-630: WESLEY HARVEY DUNCAN, Lawrence [Douglas Co. KS]. Wesley H. Duncan, a pioneer business man of Lawrence, was born in Rockbridge county, Virginia, April 18, 1817. His father, Willis Duncan, was a Virginia planter, rather extensively engaged in tobacco-producing, a leading man in his neighborhood, a soldier in the war of 1812, and the son of a Revolutionary soldier. The family were Baptists and four of the uncles of Wesley H. Duncan were Baptist ministers, the one for whom he was named being in the Baptist ministry for over fifty years. His mother's name was Jane (Bailey) Duncan, and her father was a large stockraiser in Kentucky, where they were married. She was an active, useful member of the Baptist church.
Wesley H. Duncan was educated in the country school houses of Lincoln county, Kentucky, to which place his father removed when he was only nine years old, embracing only about thirteen months schooling. Being of an adventurous spirit, he started out for himself at an early period, spending about nine years in the lead mines of Galena, Illinois, and a short time in Missouri, where he was married.
In 1850 he immigrated with his family, a wife and one child, to California, crossing the plains with ox teams, being about four and a half months on the road. He opened a miners store at Cold Spring, Eldorado county, and was quite successful, mining only enough to say that he dug some gold. In the spring of 1853 he returned from California to Monroe county Missouri, and in the spring of 1855 came to Kansas, locating at Lawrence, and at once opened out a large store of general merchandise, in company with Charles Duncan, his brother-in-law and second cousin. In Lawrence he carried on that business until 1860, when the partnership of W.H. & C. Duncan was dissolved by mutual consent, and he entered into the dry goods and grocery business with Columbus Hornsby, since deceased, until 1862. He then entered into the same business with Duncan Allison and continued with him until he [MAD: Allison] was murdered in the Lawrence massacre of August 21, 1863. In this massacre he lost twenty-five thousand dollars in money and goods, eight thousand dollars being in cash.
Immediately after the massacre he entered into business with Robert Morrow, in a dry-goods house in Lawrence, continuing in that occupation for about three years. Selling out, he devoted himself to the settlement of his business and collection of accounts until 1868, when he removed to California and resided at San Jose for a year. He then returned and entered into the hardware and agricultural implement trade with Charles Duncan and G.W.E. Griffith, as Griffith, Duncan & Co. With some changes in the firm he has continued to carry on that business until the present time.
He has been a Mason for about twenty-one years. Mr. Duncan is a believer in the Christian religion, generally attending the Methodist church with his family, but never having associated himself with any church organization, but has been a liberal contributor to the erection of churches and religious enterprises. To Wesley H. and Charles Duncan is to be credited the largest portion in the erection of the first Methodist Episcopal church in Lawrence.
Mr. Duncan was originally a Whig, casting his first presidential vote for General Harrison in 1840, and, since the organization of the Republican party, has been a Republican. He was an early free-state man, contributing liberally to the cause, and still retains some of the old free-state script as mementos of the sacrifices of the free-state struggles.
Mr. Duncan has been twice married. He was married to Miss Margaret Duncan, in Johnson county, Missouri. She died in California, leaving one son, William T. Duncan, now a promising young business man. In May, 1854, he was married in Johnson county, Missouri, to Miss Elizabeth Watts, by whom he has had five children, only two of whom survive -- Lucetta, fourteen years old, and Wesley Harvey, five years old.
Mr. Duncan is an energetic, upright business man, who has had many ups and downs in the world, retaining a character for the highest integrity. He has never failed to contribute to any worthy cause as far as he felt able.
REFERENCES FROM OTHER LOCALITIES
Russell Co. AL Inventories, Appraisements & Sales; Vol.F, 1850-1858 (FHL film 1,845,961 item 2)
Pg.64: Heirs of James Duncan decd: Sarah Duncan widow feme sole of full age; Elizabeth Tucker feme sole of full age; Jesse W. Duncan of full age; Rebecca Webster feme covert of full age and wife of William Webster; James A. Duncan of full age; Mary Ann Rhodes a feme covert of full age and wife of Charles T. Rhodes; Jeremiah A. Duncan of full age; Jno. L/S. Duncan a minor; all of whom reside in Russell Co. AL; and Mariah Hardy feme covert of full age and wife of Wm. P. Hardy, resides in Jasper Co. GA; and Elmina Swan feme covert of full age and wife of Lee Swan, resides in Dallas Co. AL; and Phebe Barnett feme covert of full age and wife of Jno. L. Barnett, resides in Butts Co. GA; and Thomas M. Duncan of full age; and Robert T. Duncan of full age, who resides in California. /s/ Bryant Duncan, Admin. of James Duncan decd, 25 Feb. 1852. (MAD: Robert T. Duncan in 1860 El Dorado Co. CA as R.F. Duncan, 1880 Santa Clara Co. CA, never married)
Jo Daviess Co. IL Deeds (SLC 12/11/2013)
T-56/57: 26 Jan. 1854, Charles Duncan "(now being in California)" by his attorney in fact Adeline Duncan, and the said Adaline his wife in her own name of Johnson Co. MO, to Henson Foster of Jo Daviess Co. IL, for $465 paid, sell lots or parcels of land in Jo Daviess co. IL, portion of Sec.24 Twp.27N Range 2E of 4th P.M., to wit, lots No.6 and 7 per plat of survey of SE 1/4 Sec.24 Twp.27 Range 2E afsd, caused to be made by the trustees of schools in said Twp.29 and filed in the office of the School Commissioner of Jo Davies Co. IL, said lot 6 being NW 1/4 of said SE 1/4 Sec.24 and said lot 7 being SW 1/4 of said SE 1/4 of said Sec.24, and containing together 80 acres more or less, with appurtenances, warrant title. /s/ Charles Duncan by his attorney in fact Adeline Duncan, Adeline Duncan. Wit. Wesley H. Duncan, Francis W? (M?) Green. Ack. by Adeline Duncan, attorney in fact of Charles Duncan, 13 Feb. 1854, before Dennis Denham, J.P., Johnson Co. MO. Certification by James McConn, Clerk of Johnson Co. MO Court, for Dennis Denham, 14 Feb. 1854. Recorded March 25, 1854. (FHL film 1,601,859)
T-59/60: Charles Duncan of Eldorado Co. CA appoint Adeline Duncan "(my wife)" of Jo Daviess Co. IL my attorney to enter into and take possession of all ... lands, ... and real estate whatsoever in IL or elsewhere whereof I am now or hereafter may be entitled or interested in, ... and also for me and in my name to grant, bargain, sell and convey the same or any part thereof for such sum and price and such terms as to her shall seem meet, and in my name to execute deeds for the same. In the mean time to lease and until the sale to let for the best rent that can be gotten, to receive rents etc., and such sums of money which shall become due to me ... and perform anything that may be necessary as I were personally present ... and I confirm all my said attorney shall do ... 26 Sept. 1853. /s/ Charles S. Duncan. Ack. 26 Sept. 1853 by Charles S. Duncan before Josiah Gordon, Clerk, El Dorado Co. CA. Recorded 25 March 1854. (FHL film 1,601,859)
Name Index, CA State Library, Sacramento, CA
DUNKUM, Rolan - Death, legal notice (d. Stockton Nov. 6, 1950, aged 63), Sacramento Bee Nov. 9, 1950, pg. 45, col.3.
DUNKUM, Marshall - Death, legal notice (d. Placerville March 2, 1949, age 66), Sacramento Bee March 4, 1949, pg. 11, col.2.
"California Wagon Train Lists, Vol.1, April 5, 1849 to Oct. 20, 1852" by Louis J. Rasmussen, 1994 (Placerville FHC)
MAD: pgs.161-162 contain a list of persons who died in 1852 on the emigrant trail on the north side of the Platte River, published in the "Sacramento Union" of Sept. 14, 1852, which included Martha A. Duncan. Pgs.165-167 contained a list of overland emigrants who had arrived in Placervile, El Dorado Co. CA, during the second week of Sept. 1852, published in the "Sacramento Union" of Sept. 21, 1852, which included H.G. Duncan.
The books in this series should be consulted for emigrants to California.
"Red Garter Gazette" Old Hangtown, CA (souvenier newspaper, items ca 1850's but primarily undated, with menu of "Red Garter" cafe on inside; may be fiction; Placerville, El Dorado Co. CA)
Hangtown Thief is Given 39 Lashes. R.C. Fugate came to Placerville in 1850 having walked the last 200 miles of the distance from VA, his horses having been stolen by Indians enroute. He commenced work as a miner, being also well informed as to the law. In 1852, one Duncan was accused of stealing $600 from Scotch Jimmie and not desiring to be "caught with the goods" on being chased, threw the money into the river. Fugate was retained to defend him and handled the case so well that Duncan, instead of getting a severe penalty, was sentenced to the whipping post, 39 lashes to be administered by a man named Tom Stratton. After the whipping he was given a salt water bath, escorted to Coloma, across the bridge, and turned loose with a warning not to set on El Dorado county soil again. (MAD: El Dorado Co. CA Clerk does not have a criminal case vs. Duncan)
"Los Tulares" 4-page Quarterly Bulletin of the Tulare Co. (CA) Historical Society, Box 948, Lindsay, CA 93247 (CA State Library, CA History Room)
Issue #122, March, 1979: Lewis Creek, contains three brief historical articles by William Tilden Duncan, born west of Porterville in 1866, died April 27, 1944. No genealogy is given.
Issue #130, March 1981, and #131, June 1981: Memoirs of George W. Duncan, born in IL in 1832 of parents from VA and IN who died in 1846; George to Salt Lake City ca 1847, then to CA, lived east of Placerville [El Dorado Co.] CA, then to Tulare Co. CA, died in 1911; an uncle of William Tilden Duncan. No other genealogy is given.
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When did you join Daventry Road Runners?
I started running for Daventry Road Runners in 2008.
Why did you start running?
I enjoyed running at school in cross country and on sports days. Running was a good way to keep myself fit for football during the summer off-season.
What is you biggest achievement(s) so far?
I have a few achievements that I'm extremely proud of, most notably my Marathon PB of 2:44:24. I am the Northants Sport 5K Series Champion 2019, I finished first at the Apley Estate Trail Half Marathon in 2019 and also have 31 park run first places to my name (26 at Daventry, Ferry Meadows, Melton Mowbray, Merthyr, Sixfields Upton and De La Ramee). Finally, I managed 42.5 miles in just under seven hours at the Big Bear Challenge in 2018 around Daventry Country Park.
Why did you decide to join Daventry Road Runners?
I became member of DRR to add fixed, regular running training into my weekly routine, to enjoy the social aspect with like minded individuals, and to be able to represent my local club at events. I later decided to become a Run Leader to increase my knowledge on the skills, techniques & components of running. DRR allow me to demonstrate this by organising and explaining sessions and delivering them in a safe manner. I enjoy being able to provide activities that are inclusive for all, but also allow for the development of fitness and endurance. And now, my love for the club has seen me take the reins as Chairman as we try to guide the club towards a bright and successful future.
What race would you love to do, that you haven't run yet?
Easy - The London Marathon. I spent most of 2019 chasing a qualifying time to ensure I would get a place in the 2020 race. I missed out on 'Good for Age' by 40 seconds after the required times were revised, but finally achieved a championship place very late in the year after knocking 13 minutes and 50 seconds off my marathon PB time in less than 6 months. Now the 2020 race has been delayed due to the COVID-19 situation, but I am still looking forward to attending the 40th London Marathon, giving my all, and enjoying the occasion, whenever it eventually takes place.
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Membership Secretary
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Run Leader Coordinator
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7 Reasons Why is Biodiversity Important to Ecosystems
The variety of life on our earth is often mindboggling. However, is biodiversity important for our earth? If yes, why is biodiversity important to ecosystems? Let's find out the answers in this article.
We, humans, are the bane of mother earth. You must've heard about animals like the bottlenose dolphin, the Bengal tiger, and the Tasmanian tiger, among some of the recent species gone extinct.
However, what you don't know is that the rate of animal extinction is more than 500-1000% higher than the average level. In the last two decades, we wiped out more than 20 percent of the great Amazon rainforest, which took millions of invisible species to extinction.
Not to mention, increasing deforestation is ripping away species of plants and crops, some of which biologists have not even discovered yet.
Yes, we are in the middle of a severe biodiversity crisis.
But what is biodiversity? And how does it shape the world we live in and life as we know it? Read through my article about why biodiversity is essential to ecosystems to find out the reason.
What is Biodiversity?
Types of Biodiversity
Ecosystem Biodiversity
Biodiversity of Species
Genetic Biodiversity
Why Is Biodiversity Important To Ecosystems? – Top 7 Reasons
1. Biodiversity Provides the Food We Eat
2. Biodiversity Keeps Us Healthy
3. Biodiversity Supports our Ecosystem
4. Biodiversity Safeguards Nature As We Know It
5. Biodiversity Helps Our Economy Thrive
6. Biodiversity Can Potentially Provide A Solution To Climate Change
7. Biodiversity Preserves Our Cultural Ethics and Aesthetics
Importance of Maintaining Ecosystem Biodiversity – What Next?
For those who are new to the concept, the variety of life on earth is referred to as biodiversity.
In a metropolitan city, it might seem like we're the only living things around, apart from the few birds and domestic animals we witness here and there.
But, as everyone knows, that's far from the truth. Living things here on the earth include all the species of plants, animals, and even microorganisms. Besides that, similar to humans, these species have diverse genetic information in every individual.
Moreover, these genetic differences change with every ecosystem globally, namely deserts, oceans, rainforests, and the arctic tundra.
If you're wondering why biodiversity is important to the health of an ecosystem, here's the truth. As E.O Wilson states, together, all these species, including humans, protect each other and make this earth habitable.
And similarly, if we continue to eradicate living species with our non-sustainable practices, we'll deliver a massive blow to the environment and probably bring about the sixth mass extinction.
While life in its entirety would take millions of years to recover, humans stand no chance and would disappear within the first few years when the damage is done. In simpler words, we're sawing off the very limb we're sitting on.
I bet that makes you find out more about biodiversity and why is biodiversity important to ecosystems.
First, let's get some insight into biodiversity types before listing down their benefits and importance.
It is enthralling enough to think that the earth is the only planet with life in the entire universe; it is equally astonishing to discover that it is teeming with life of all sorts.
Even with the cutting edge technological advancements of this era, there are still hundreds of species we don't even know about in both plant and animal kingdoms.
However, when it comes to perceiving biodiversity as an estimated unit, scientists have divided it into three different types of levels.
Here are some details about each type so you can get an idea about the unfathomable magnitude of biodiversity before we discuss why biodiversity is important to ecosystems.
As I mentioned, the earth is home is diverse ecosystems such as oceans, deserts, grasslands, mountains, lakes, beaches, and forests. These ecosystems are the largest scales on which biodiversity can be examined.
Mainly, ecosystem diversity looks at the number of ecosystems existing in a particular area. For example, if we look at California, the entire area comprises multiple ecosystems, including deserts, forests, lakes, and beaches.
When scientists study biodiversity from this level, they take all the animals, plants, and microorganisms co-existing in particular areas to define their sustainability. For example, a simple coral reef houses numerous biologically diverse beings as compared to frigid regions like Antarctica.
Studying these diverse ecosystems helps perceive their possible impacts on human life.
When we go deeper into ecosystems, we witness various species co-existing within the community. To scale the biodiversity of an ecosystem, scientists look for the richness and evenness of the ecosystem's species.
For example, where do these species stand in the food web? Are there alternative food options in the ecosystem to help them grow?
Similarly, the evenness of species shows the ratio of each living being compared to the other. For instance, there should be around ten times more fish than bears in an ecosystem to ensure everyone along the food chain has enough food.
If you were initially wondering how the extinction of frogs or bees could affect you as humans, this is a point you should ponder. Even we humans are a part of the food web. This means the more abundance of species, the more sustainable our ecosystem will become.
Genetic diversity exists in all living things, from humans to plants and animals. Like no two individuals are the same in humans, every plant or animal, even from the same species, has different genetic information.
Biodiversity at genetic levels helps the offsprings adapt to the changes in the environment. Adversely, if a particular species' population is reduced, there's a higher probability of birth defects and infertility in the survivors, which ultimately leads to extinction.
If you're wondering why is it important to preserve biodiversity on a genetic level, you're in for a surprise. We need to maintain the genetic diversity of major crops to provide enough food for the entire population.
Genetic erosion of crops at this rate is inevitable, as ninety percent of the food we consume comes from only 100 types of crops. This means we're more likely to face a food shortage if a drought or pests invade our existing food sources.
The Food and Agricultural Department at the UN has created various seed banks worldwide to save the seeds that are likely to survive in extreme climate conditions and against pests.
Now that you have a complete understanding of the concept of biodiversity, you probably realize that diminishing biodiversity is a big deal.
Besides that, almost 58% of the earth's land has already lost considerable biodiversity. Which makes us think, why is biodiversity important? Can't technological advancements save us from the gap created by diminishing plant and animal species?
To further your understanding, I've listed how biodiversity holds the salient aspects of our lives together. Read through the points below to know why biodiversity is important to an ecosystem and why we should take all measures to preserve it before it is too late.
You already have some idea about the importance of biodiversity in agriculture from the points we discussed above. If that sounded bad enough for you, there's more.
You see, 90% of our entire population depends on 15 species of livestock for food. These include cows, goats, pigs, chickens, and various others. Similarly, while more than a hundred food crops sustain human life, 75% of all humans rely on only 12 crops as a staple food source.
Now, these 27 crops and animal sources in total might be seemingly cultivated in abundance, but that's where biodiversity comes in. There are hundreds of species, from plants to small animals and insects, sustaining the species we eat.
If biodiversity diminishes as a whole, it will eventually affect our food supply and cause a population decline in the ones sitting at the top of the food chain.
To get a clear idea, look at it this way. More than 80% of all the food crops grown across the US rely on pollination through migrating insects. Similarly, bats play an important role in the agricultural industry by eliminating pests and insect larvae that feed on crops.
Most importantly, because we cultivate a set number of crops industrially, they're found to be more prone to disease and droughts compared to their genetically diverse counterparts growing in the wild.
Another aspect that highlights the importance of biodiversity is human health. We humans have long safeguarded ourselves from diseases by eating effective combinations of diverse plants, animals, and fungi.
Believe it or not, research shows that there's a low occurrence of diseases like malaria and respiratory infection in areas with natural vegetation.
Similarly, a fundamental reason why biodiversity is important to ecosystems is that it helps us develop the medicine required to treat fatal illnesses. In locations teeming with biodiversity, such as rainforests, we've found numerous plants with properties that help fight cancer.
Similarly, the red cedar tree gives us compounds that fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria, while cacao trees produce theophylline, used to combat asthma. This means with diminishing biodiversity; humans should be concerned about whether they'll find the drugs and vaccines needed for upcoming diseases.
For those asking why is biodiversity important to ecosystems, it makes us the ecosystem we live in. There are many benefits we get from a biodiverse environment that we take for granted.
For instance, take the air we breathe in. It wouldn't be clean and pure if there weren't any oxygen produced from plants. In turn, these species take in pollutants that are harmful to us.
Similarly, the abundance of forests ensures a healthy water cycle. This results in fertile soil and phytoremediation. Also, forests absorb water that controls excess flooding and erosion.
What's more, the soil we use for agriculture is an excellent ecosystem in itself. It is home to various insects and creepy crawlies that provide food for larger organisms and create nutrients to make plants healthy.
Most importantly, biodiversity brings us raw materials like oil, coal, and biofuels to sustain the technology we've grown accustomed to for several decades.
Unless we try to bring biodiversity back to an ideal level, we could face an ecological recession with far worse consequences than an economic recession.
Some landowners try to contribute to the environment by preserving the land they own. It doesn't much effort, all they have to do is restrict activities like hunting and fishing on the premises and let natural flora and fauna return to their natural habitat.
You can find all the details about wildlife preservation 'Landowner's Guide to Managing Your Woods', written by Steve and Ann Larkin Hansen, available on Amazon.
Whenever we think of devising profitable investment portfolios, we often get the advice, 'don't put all your eggs in one basket.' In that sense, it is safe to say that biodiversity reduces the risk factor existing in our ecosystem.
I'll make that clear with a simple example. Usually, viruses that affect plants and promote their erosion only specialize in certain species and genes. If only one or a few species exist in an ecosystem, the virus is likely to destroy them all.
On the other hand, if the ecosystem has a diverse range of species, it is more likely to stay safe against any virus that arises.
That's why biodiversity is important to ecosystems because it protects the environment from extreme conditions. Even if some species fail to survive, others will remain to sustain the ecosystem and the living things.
From the food industry to tourism, commercial timber manufacturing, and real estate, biodiversity helps the economy thrive. If there were no bees or insects to pollinate crops, the food industry would most likely collapse.
Similarly, many people depend on natural species for their daily income, like fishing and farming. Besides that, fuel, medicine, and natural products provide a livelihood for millions of people from developing and developed countries.
Most importantly, preserving biodiversity is also expected to be profitable for the economy in the long run.
The dire state of the world today has contributed to a rise in the profitability of sustainable businesses. According to the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity, it is estimated that sustainable modes of uncovering natural resources can develop into a $6 trillion industry by 2050.
Similarly, businesses that help contribute to the environment such as plastic alternatives that aim to save our sea life are expected to make exponential revenue in the coming years.
Climate change is an inevitable reality we're facing as a civilization, and biodiversity holds a potential solution we should consider before it is too late. If you're someone who thought planting trees cannot save us from the consequences of climate change anymore, think again.
The main area that requires attention while combating climate change is the reduction of harmful emissions. A study conducted in 2017 reports that nature plays an important role in reducing these emissions to an ideal level till 2030.
Restoring tropical rainforests, mangroves, and high-biodiversity natural terrains can store a considerable amount of carbon from our atmosphere. This can ultimately help clean out the air we breathe in and even save communities threatened by natural disasters like hurricanes, storms, and floods.
Far beyond food and resources, biodiversity is important for aspects that transcend our short lifetimes. It is the base of the natural evolutionary process backed by productive natural selection.
Moreover, biodiversity has the potential to save us from the environmental challenges we might face in the future.
We might not witness them during our lifetime, but because we have the power to influence these changes, the least we can do is not hinder the beautiful process that shapes the existence of life on earth.
Similarly, one of the many neglected benefits of biodiversity is simply its aesthetics. Would artists or poets be able to conjure up beautiful words and pieces of art if it weren't for nature? Doesn't the diverse creation of living things fuel our creativity, memory, and productivity?
This makes biodiversity the essence of all life on earth, while humans are just a part of it. If we understand the magnitude of the concept, we understand the importance it holds for us and our future generations.
Now that you know the importance of biodiversity and how it sustains life as we know it, there's some bad news for all of us.
Today, the main reasons for the diminishing level of biodiversity are all related to human activity. These include climate change, deforestation, pollution, and over-exploitation of resources.
If we don't take the measures needed to preserve biodiversity to a safe extent, our species can face extinction.
Yes, it does sound far-fetched, but we're already in the middle of the process; if we don't work towards change from today, humankind won't stand a chance when nature takes its course.
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Q: Inherit width from another element on HTML page I'm working on a simple webpage which interacts with a database to retrieve flights to and from places specified by the user. The problem that I'm having is with displaying the flights on the front-end using HTML and CSS. I'm not sure if there is a better way to phrase the title of this question. I have a HTML table which I am using as a sort bar. The code for that is below along with the stylesheet nodes describing the tr element:

        Sort by:
    /td>

            Departure Time

            Arrival Time

#flightResultsSortDiv .xp-flt-sortbar-col1 {
    padding-left: 6px;
    text-align: left;
    width: 100px;
}
#flightResultsSortDiv .xp-flt-sortbar-col2 {
    padding-left: 0;
    text-align: left;
    width: 128px;
}

On top of this, I have HTML to describe the data elements of the table. Below is one such snippet.

    Seattle
    Newark

The problem that I am facing is that I want to make the width of the Departure time column title exactly the same as the corresponding data element. I don't think making the width of the Departure time element 100% is a viable option for me. Is there a way for me to inherit the width of the data element and set the Departure time column title accordingly?

A: If your "sort bar" and your "data elements" are in different tables, and you want the Departure Time column's width to correspond to its data cell's width, you'll have to use javascript. You'd do something like this:
HTML:

  Departure Time

  data that is presumably longer than Departure Time

Javascript:
document.getElementById("dt").width = document.getElementById("dc").offsetWidth;
/* Now "dt" is a few pixels wider than "dc", so compensate by setting "dc"'s width to "dt"'s */
document.getElementById("dc").width = document.getElementById("dt").width;

If you can only use CSS, the best you can do is enforce the same width for both cells by setting them to the same value in the CSS. You can't use "inherit" here because the cells don't have a parent-child relationship.

A: From what I understand, you have 2 columns in 2 tables, and you want them of the same width.
And of course, you want them to be of the smallest width possible.
First option : fixed width for both columns.
Second option : merge the 2 tables into one
Third option : use Javascript to set the column width.
DepartureColTitle.width() = DepartureColData.width()
The third option is the only way to get a width from an element in a page and apply it to another unrelated element.

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Snow White and the Hunstman
I'm pretty sure I saw this movie in its last leg of showings in theaters. I had wanted to see it for a while (bar people hating on it for having Kristen Stewart) and was happy to finally see it. My overall impression was good of the film, but for different reasons other than the typical for liking a movie. But I'll get to that in a second. On an average Friday, in an average theater, among other couples who seemed they wanted to do nothing
Ah yes, a Twilight reference.
more than make out for $10.50 at a poor film, I watched Snow White and the Huntsman.
The story is a bit different than your average Disney movie. Based more on the darker version of events from the Grimm Bros., this movie attempts to scare more than romanticize. I think that's why people had a problem with the plot because they were expecting this all too romantic kissing scene, and they didn't get it because that's not what this movie was about. A strong female character is created to battle an even stronger female character, not really making it about the Huntsman at all (a character
Lookin' pretty fierce there, Thor.
I developed a liking for from Rutger Hauer's surprisingly good performance of it in The Tenth Kingdom). And for those of you out there who labeled this a Twilight-like movie from the start, you were wrong. Just because Kristen Stewart is in a film does not mean it has anything to do with Twilight. Shame on you.
So, plot. (As if there were those of you out there who didn't have a semblance of Snow White.) So one day Snow White's mom has a little inkling to go out in the garden when it's snowing. Pricks her finger, 3 drops of blood, bam! You have a baby and a dead mother during
Maybe if I scream they'll appreciate my performance…
childbirth. King Magnus (Noah Huntley, I thought I recognized him from 28 Days Later…) raises her and loves Snow White to no end. Then, after a cinematically striking 2 minute fight, Magnus finds his new Queen, Ravenna (Charlize Theron). Snow White (Stewart) grows up to be sooooo beautiful that the Evil Queen can't stand it. Wanting to eat her heart for immortality (remember this is a fairy tale, you adults out there), Snow White escapes and the Queen sends the Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) after her. Let the pursuit begin.
Oh, the wonderful textures…
The casting in this movie was really hit or miss. Kristen Stewart did what little job she could to hold the lead role together, putting on a weak English accent. I can't blame her when other lesser known actresses were up for the part and they weren't given it. Sadly, that's what happens when you're popular, you steal all the roles. Charlize Theron thought screaming for no reason at certain points would get her acting across more powerfully. That childlike antic won't get you far, I'm afraid. She was constantly trying to create this Shakespearean demon witch that just came across as weak and sad. Chris Hemsworth was as macho and boring as usual (sorry Thor, but if you are in every movie with a cleaving/hammering device of some sort, you're typecast. Just like Orlando Bloom as Legolas. Has anyone seen the archery scene in the Musketeers remake?) as the Hunstman. Sorry, that was a long side note. Okay, let's go through the list of people they chose before they decided on Hemsworth.
A Viggo Mortensen stand in? Perfect!
Tom Hardy. I can see him in the role after the trailers from the new Batman movie. Not a huge fan (he has the Christopher Nolan brand all over his ass. Of course he's gonna get work…) but he would've done the job. Johnny Depp. Never appropriate for an action role. He did well in the POTC movies, but what the Hell kind of offer is that? As Daniel Tosh said, "Cool should have a cutoff, and my vote is 48." Sorry John Depp, you're out. Then there was Viggo Mortensen. Now there's a fantasy actor. The quintessential Aragorn. He has been looking for a reason to come back to fantasy/action films, I'm sure. But he turned it down as well. Maybe the age difference when it comes to Stewart? Who knows… Hugh Jackman. The last one asked before Thor. Wolverine? Sure, he's pretty ballin. But he declined as well. So, after all these turn downs, the studio turned to a man who's good with hammer like objects. Great goin' there, Chris Hemsworth.
But there is a silver lining to this movie. The dwarven cast. The second I saw who they cast as the Seven Dwarves, I was in Heaven. You couldn't pick a more perfect English cast to play all 7! You got Bob Hoskins leading the group. Elderly and
Mayhem while you work.
blind, he's good no matter if he's Smee or Roger Rabbit's partner. Ian McShane, the Deadwood master. I was surprised he was pretty damn good. Johnny Harris from Black Death. Word. Toby Jones, the infamous voice of Dobby the House Elf. I'd rather remember him from other roles, but he was great as well. Eddie Marsan, another great English actor. I like his smaller roles in V for Vendetta and The Illusionist. People will know him from Sherlock Holmes. Ray Winstone, the gruff talking Mr. French from The Departed. Now he's a good actor. And Nick Frost of the Pegg/Frost duo. Need I say more? And I'd also like to give a little nod to Brian (pronounced Breen) Gleeson. He's an up and coming English actor who actually made me shed a tear in this one. Wow, that paragraph was a mouthful of excited English actors.
I like touching silky things.
And now I come to my main point of why I liked this movie. It was pretty to look at. Every scene had some special effect or interesting texture that I wish I could've reached out and touched in the film. As it is Rupert Sanders first film, it is understandable that it looks this way. He started off as a English commercial director. He has to sell a product based on look. That's why this movie is so visually appealing. The fur, the white paint you see in the film, the forest scenes, everything looks so good you could eat it in Willy Wonka's candy room. And that's something you don't always see in every movie. So a bit of a bravo for that.
So you may not be able to see this movie in theaters now, but check it out when it gets its DVD/Blu-Ray release in September of 2012. It was an enjoyable watch for the sights and sounds, but always remember that can only take you so far in a film. 6.4 out of 10.
Get some of that troll…
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Black Death: The Medieval Wicker Man
In a movie undeservedly put under the radar, it came as a surprise to me after watching Black Death that it wasn't a more well liked and well known film. Among a handful of other medival pieces on Netflix (such as Ironclad, and Season of the Witch – review coming soon) this one, I would say, stood out as the #1 spot on the leaderboard. I mean, come on, you got Sean Bean as the lead. He puts his own amazingly remarkable mark on any and all medieval period pieces he does (Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones). So its time to delve into those boils and see what's good.
This movie starts (and focuses) around the account of a young monk in training. All around him, Osmund (Eddie Redmayne) sees the pestilence of the plague as a blight from God himself. As the movie begins, we even discover that he himself was being tested to see if he caught the plague. As a devastating disease that just took hold of his Church by the throat, Osmund finds himself in turmoil. His new found love Averill
Ulric and his gang at a witch burning. Monty Python style.
(Kimberley Nixon), something the Church wouldn't approve of, must leave the confines of the monastery and find safety in a forest village far from the reaches of the plague. She promises to go, but will only wait for Osmund for 7 days.
With this separation between human love and the love of God, Osmund must make a choice to choice (although it would be frowned upon if he left the Church at all). Upon praying to God for some sort of sign on which way to go, Ulric and his band of merry men roll up hard to the Church to find a guide.
There are repenters in every one...
There is talk of a necromancer in a swamp somewhere near where Osmund is familiar with. Double whammy for him? He can meet his wench on the way. Overjoyed at the excuse to peace out (deuces style), he volunteers to lead Ulric. After some minor preparation, they head on out.
Here's where things get sticky. Some people die, some people may (or may not) have the plague, and this village they find in the swamp, hasn't been touched by the plague. So Sean Bean and his boys suspect witchcraft. And they've brought some deadly torture devices to get some confessions and drag home one witches corpse. Utterly decieved, Osmund has no choice but to go on this miniquest for God and his way of life.
The travelling troupe.
I don't want to reveal too much about the ending, but think The Wicker Man. it doesn't matter which version (Cage or no Cage) but watch that first and prepare for the medieval version afterwards. It's not all that uncommon, I'm sure, for a movie to be inspired by another, and I found this version of a society that's not what it seems to be quite unnerving. Upon looking into this movie, I got worried they'd introduce some B.S. magical element into the story. And I wasn't having that from a movie that came from a very real place. (Speaking of real, we'll have to talk about the realness that is Season of the Witch.)
Sean Bean. Witch hunting.
Luckily, I was spared and the movie satisfied me like a goat-wrapped Snickers. And you wanna know who stole the show? It wasn't Sean Bean. He gave his great performance as his stock Boromir character. It was good, no doubt, no doubt. The real ingenious lay in the true to life performance from Eddie Redmayne. A relatively young actor I've not heard much from (other than the big works he's done that I haven't seen yet) has been doing period pieces like its his job. I mean, My Week with Marilyn? Who but the Redmayne is lucky enough to do that? But what I really felt about his acting is that he wasn't faking. He looks like a normal person (of the time period) and I felt his true anguish and terror. Nothing felt forced. It was a spot on acting job.
But I do give Sean Bean his credit. I know that every time I watch a Sean Bean
The evil wench, Carice van Houten.
film, I'm getting a true to life, Shakespearean performance. He cuts no corners when it comes to true acting. On some other levels I found John Lynch's role as Wolfstan to be riveting. As the older and wiser 2nd in command, Wolfstan tries to protect all that he can and do so with kindess. That kind of heartfelt performance comes from some attention to detail. A little nod to Andy Nyman, a pretty funny guy who applied some dark comedy to Black Death. This was a big turnaround role for me last seeing him as the portly and spunky friend of a friend in Death at a Funeral (the real one). I mistook Johnny Harris, the big old badass with twinblades for Eddie Marsan, and if you're familiar, you may understand my mistake. Both bald, both bearded, both decent actors.
Will love find a way in such dark times?
As with most adventure movies like this (not exactly adventure, I guess I mean questing), you get to know all the characters in the travelling party a little bit. But not enough to really care whether some of them live or die. I mean… Griff and the mute guy Ivo in this movie? One had boils and one couldn't talk. Not much was lost when they were killed. Not to say their characters weren't important, it's just with movies like this, you can tell the expendables from the not so. So when it comes down to the last guys, then you feel the heartache.
And with this classic film form in mind, the storyline bloodily zips along to its conclusion. Some twists and turns and some witches who burn, the transformation of Osmund is the final result of this film. Told in an almost brutal, Gerard Butler in Beowulf kind of way, a bit of magic never hurts to mix in. This movie delivers how its supposed to and makes for a fine period piece. I'll give it an 8.1 out of 10.
Truly symbolic.
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With Columbus a finalist in B&T's Most Effective Use of Content category for Friday's Awards, the agency's Rachelle Beaven shares her top content marketing tips.
Content sits across every digital touch point – your brand's online perception is hinged on it. So why do we spend so little time establishing an effective content marketing framework, from understanding our audience, to how we measure success?
With only 28 per cent of Australian marketers vowing that their content marketing strategy is actually effective (CMI 2016), it is no longer viable to just add to the noise. It's time for brands to hold their teams accountable in driving measurable change and return on investment.
There is no single framework for success. Great content is the product of careful strategy and planning. Nonetheless, there are some simple methods you can apply to make your content work harder for your brand. Whether you're looking to challenge your existing strategy, or simply benchmark your approach, read on to discover the fundamentals that will drive your content play further.
As marketers, it is our goal to create meaningful connections between people, ideas and brands. In order to do this, we must be tenacious in understanding our audience and the small idiosyncrasies that make them unique.
In the new media landscape, it's easy to be blindsided by new format and channel trends, but we should always start with (and revisit) our audience to command our overarching approach.
How does your audience think, act and feel? More importantly, what is keeping them awake at night? We can no longer define people by the top-level demographics that bind them. At Columbus, we look beyond these to understand our audience's triggers, barriers and pain points.
We consider their device and channel preferences, what types of content they are creating, consuming and sharing. We analyse their sentiment across social and study their behaviour across search. People can't be reduced to numbers or trends, so we strive to understand who they are, rather than how they can be loosely defined.
Every minute spent online, our most valuable prospect is leaving rich intent markers for us to tap in to, to power up our content marketing efforts. We just need to listen.
Searches, social actions, website interactions, and time spent engaging – they're all telling actions that we can leverage to ideate and serve meaningful content experiences. In fact, marketing personalisation on a broader scale depends on the ability to segment, mine and action data in this exact way.
This type of content planning forces us to look beyond WHAT content people are consuming, and consider the WHY. Instead of aggregating social trends, it means looking at the cultural triggers that underpin a movement. Instead of reacting to rising online conversations, it means leveraging audience truths to make new waves.
Planning content in this way will ensure you're not just simply filling content gaps, but that you are leading the charge. Integrating seasonal data in to your content planning process will further ensure relevancy. This is where content magic happens: at the intersection of audience, seasonality, and intent.
One of the most challenging (and exciting) parts of defining a brand's content marketing strategy is determining where that brand has the right to play. Content territories should always push back to your audience and their relationship to your brand. This is one area where a strategy can become weak – either running a mile wide and an inch deep, or placing too much emphasis on the brand or product, rather than the needs of the audience.
The landscape is fragmented enough, as the amount of content people create continues to increase exponentially. Our two cents: Find your niche. Be clear on your territories. Discover meaningful stories your brand has the right to tell, and truly own them.
Be determined and particular about the quality of your content. There is absolutely no point producing content for content's sake. Just as great creative can be transformational for a brand, poorly executed content can be equally as damaging. Create guidelines and challenge your thinking.
Does this content actually offer value or solve a problem? Does this execution stay true to our strategic objectives? Does it align with our tone of voice? Will it genuinely pull our audience closer to our brand?
Just 36 per cent of Australian marketers have an editorial mission statement for their primary audience (CMI 2016). If you haven't already, it's time to create production standards to measure your content quality against. Once you've found your pattern, the focus is on scaling this standard upward and gaining pace and regularity. The old adage is valid here: quality over quantity.
It is our job to dig deeper when content doesn't perform. Equally, it is our job to understand exactly why a piece of content did perform, to constantly adjust the process. This sounds simple enough – but test and learn is something that brands and agencies tend to preach rather than action.
An effective content strategy includes a robust measurement plan. It should be clear from the outset what success looks like for a campaign or wider strategy. It is also crucial that test and learn is adopted in real time, not just retrospectively. This is when we have the biggest opportunity to move the dial.
Only 55 per cent of Australian marketers say that their organisation is clear on what successful content marketing looks like (CMI 2016).
If you ask us, we would say that a successful content marketing program is the sum of its parts. From audience understanding, through to strategy, ideation, production and amplification, we need to continue to challenge the process, and remain accountable for making it better.
Whether your brand's content strategy is just beginning to find form, or you're looking to strengthen an existing process, constant refinement will be crucial to your success.


Distance between Inishrush and Gortin. How many miles from Inishrush to Gortin.
The straight distance between Inishrush (Northern Ireland) and Gortin (Northern Ireland) is 30.26 mi, but the driving distance is 38.23 mi.
It takes 1 hour 3 mins to go from Inishrush to Gortin.


I've used the Little Martin for around five years now. I've carried this thing all around the world and put it to the test through rain, heat and just about anything else you can imagine. In this video review I fully demonstrate my thoughts on the Martin LXM Travel Guitar.
The sound quality is where the Martin Traveler Guitar (Little Martin) really shines. It projects well for street performing and has a great full tone. The lows, obviously, are lacking—but that should be expected in any smaller guitar. Overall I gave it 9/10 because it's not quite as good as a normal-sized guitar. Although, I don't think it's possible to do so in a smaller guitar anyways.
Durability has been exceptional for this thing. I've put it through things that should have annihilated it. It has yet to show any signs of warping despite being through a record heat wave for a month in Italy (and spending the whole of that time outdoors). It's been through rain with no adverse effects as well and has been packed with sand on multiple occasions.
The weight is perfect if you want a match between size and sound quality. It weighs the same as the Martin Backpacker Guitar in my opinion (I own both) but sounds infinitely better.
I'd say the only real comparison to the Martin LXM "Little Martin" Traveler Guitar would be the Taylor "Baby Taylor" Guitar. I have not had a chance to use it yet, so a review is yet to come. For now, what can I say? If you're looking for a lightweight, durable and great sounding guitar for traveling, look no further. The Martin LXM Traveler Guitar is your answer.
If you have any questions about the Little Martin, or want to share something I've missed with other readers, please leave it in the comments below or reach out to me on Twitter or Facebook!
If you'd like a LOT more tips for traveling musicians, making money while you travel, getting places to stay for free, and stuff like that, please consider grabbing a copy of my book Two Bucks to Timbuktu on Amazon.
Or, if you'd like to read the hilarious journey of my friends and I attempting to vagabond our way around the world, check out my book Planes, Trains, & Broken Strings!
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Hey man- I dig the review. Does this thing fit overhead on an airplane?
Yep! I take it with me everywhere I travel. Never had any problems, even on smaller airplanes.
Thanks for the review. Have you encountered anyone carrying a Taylor GS mini out there?
No problem! Man, I'm a huge Taylor fan. I've always wanted to try the GS Mini, but haven't got the chance yet. Honestly, I've never ran into anyone else carrying a travel guitar of any kind while backpacking. haha surprisingly.
I've played a few of them. They sound amazing for little guitars (for any guitar really)! Wondering about the size issue. If it would be a pain to lug around. May have to try it out!


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Welfare, Principles, and an Unexpected Attack
Posted on January 19, 2010 by BMJ
First up, this may seem like a bit of a diversion from JME core concerns, but – as I hope will become clear – it has to do with moral philosophy, so that's enough of a link.
Obviously, news for the last week or so has been dominated by the earthquake in Haiti and its aftermath. There has been an enormous show of public support – and the Disasters Emergency Committee can be found here. An alternative route to donate would be via Richard Dawkins' outfit, Non-Believers Giving Aid. But I have to admit that there's something about this second organisation that seems a bit off-colour to me. It has to do with the proselytising tone of the scheme. Its website says that
[w]hen donating via Non-Believers Giving Aid, you are helping to counter the scandalous myth that only the religious care about their fellow-humans.
It's obvious to anyone who thinks about it that you don't have to be a believer to be a good person; and it's also obvious that there're plenty of religious nutjobs already on the case in Haiti: for example, according to reports, one group of fundies is sending emergency solar-powered talking bibles, and Scientologists are sending people to do whatever it is that Scientologists do. More generally, I'm a bit suspicious of organisations like CAFOD, Christian Aid, Islamic Relief, and so on – they're implicitly proselytising and exclusive in a way that a secular organisation like Oxfam, the ICRC or MSF isn't, in an "Oooh, look at us, being all Christian/ Muslim/ whatever" sort of a way. (Or maybe the denominational names are based on the supposition that people're more likely to donate to an organisation that represents their sect. Or maybe they're pandering to donors' sectarianism. I don't know.)
But while the Dawkins Foundation is doing excellent work to promote reason in general, I can't see how extending the squabble to the aid campaign is doing anyone any good: it strikes me as being small-minded and, if I'm honest, a touch childish. If the best routes for aid supply have been established by a religiously-motivated charity, then that's fine by me. That's what the DEC seems to think, and I'll believe 'em.
What has this to do with the JME? Well, a few months ago I made a post about prayer at the bedside, the tone of which was fairly robustly anti. It was informed by the thought that, when it comes to providing relief from suffering, that relief shouldn't really come ideologically packaged. That's why I'm suspicious of Christian Aid, Islamic Relief, and so on. It's why I'm equally suspicious of this atheist push in Haiti. If it's bad or wrong for a doctor to say, "Look at me, being Christian/ Muslim/ whatever and caring for you!" – and it obviously is – then the same applies to the RDF saying "Look at me, being non-religious, caring for you!". If it's welfare that's doing the moral legwork, then that's what counts.
On the other hand, there's a wider moral question that could be asked at the same time: suppose someone's motivation to provide aid for another person is wholly to do with some point of principle – so, for example, it might be a religious person acting not directly because of suffering but because they believe that their deity commands it, or as a means of spreading the Word; or it might be an atheist acting mainly to make the point that atheists are good people, too. Does this make a moral difference?
If you're Kant, it might. He famously thought that actions that only accorded with the moral law had no true moral worth; this means that actions driven by sympathy had less moral worth than those driven by a rather dour Calvinist sense of duty. Indeed, he hints that it may be morally better not to have sympathy, just because, and just in case, it might turn out that that's what drives you. Kant here is clearly talking gibberish.
But still there's something to the idea that motivation makes a difference: we might want to ask about the person who does the right thing for the wrong reason (or vice-versa), and we might be a bit more reluctant to heap praise on a person who would have done the right thing as a anyway for reasons other than its rightness. To what extent would he be praiseworthy (or blameworthy)? My hunch is that most people would think that the motivation at least adds moral shine or moral tarnish to an action; noone, I think, suggests that doing a good thing by accident is in the same league as doing it for the right reason, whatever that might turn out to be. And I think that that is correct: I think that a proselytiser risks compromising the moral worth of his action. Not diminishing, necessarily – but compromising.
And yet… if he still makes the world a better place…
So here's the question: is the motivation morally important? I lean towards the idea that the difference between doing right thing for the right or wrong reason is a bit like the difference between a shiny new 2010 £1 coin, and a battered and dull one from 1983. There's something more satisfying about a new coin, even though it's worth exactly the same; they're both decus et tutamen. (It's not just me, is it?) But that seems to make the difference aesthetic, rather than moral. Does that seem correct?
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The Municipal Museum of the Kalavritan Holocaust was founded under the No A24908/04.08.1986 decision of the Prefect of Achaia (GG 715B/23.10.1986), which was replaced by decision no 21092/07.07.1994 of the Prefect of Achaia (GG 556B/19.07.1994), as amended by no 7014/21.05.1999 and 5273/2007 decisions of the General Secretary of the Periphery. It is housed in the building of the old Elementary School, which according to the no. ΥΠΠΟ/ΔΙΛΑΠ/Γ/2116/31577/Φ.Ε.Κ./Β/769/31.10.1986 GG was designated as a work of art and a historical monument under special state protection. While the no ΥΠΠΟ/ΔΙΛΑΠ/Γ/3488/52548/Φ.Ε.Κ./Β/79/27.11.1991 GG its surroundings are designated a historic site.
In this symbolic building the inhabitants of Kalavrita experienced and suffered the brutality of the Nazi atrocities: after being deceitfully gathered there, the families were inhumanely divided, the men over 14 were taken away from their families and the women and children were mercilessly encaged in the school from which they violently managed to break out later.
had a lot of people! Officials and traders lawyers and doctors shoemakers and artisans small barbers in those good old times!
And every Sunday, everyone was in the church, the pupils at schools. And then in the coffee shops, Chamouzas is at the square and the band is playing!
And I think everyone waits for the night to come and the little train to arrive and the engine is driven by Nikandros with the little goat-beard ... And all this in those times!
"We were bombed on 29 November 1943, the eve of Saint Andrew, patron saint of my village, Skepasto. I was twelve years old at the time and went to school. When the German planes flew over us, our teacher, Leonidas Papacharalambous, commanded us to go out.
The first German who dragged me was, in fact, deceived. He thought I was killed and when he left he 'tipped' me with a kick. Then a second soldier came. I thought the same thing would happen with him. With the first one's kick though, my gold watch had fallen from my pocket and he immediately noticed it. He felt it with his hands and at the same time he glanced around him. They had probably forbidden them to rob the dead and he feared that an officer would spot him. The watch dazzled him. It was love at first sight. He picked it up in his hands but then he let it fall again.
The sculpture entitled "NO MORE WARS," by sculptor Nikos Dimopoulos, is in the courtyard of the Museum of the Kalavritan Holocaust. It was donated by the family of Andrew Varelopoulos. It represents a woman who is dragging her executed husband while her children stare painfully at her.


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Meet Me at KCC!
Suzanne Stothers is a regular visitor to the Kerrisdale Community Centre. She says that for her, it is a central hub to meet people. She laughingly explained: "It happens several times a week, where I will be making plans with a friend and will say: 'Meet me at KCC!'." (Editor's note: This sounds like a perfect advertising slogan for the community centre. We love it!)
At KCC, Suzanne uses the pool and comes for the seniors' lunches, but she admits that her favourite place at KCC is the library. "I read quite a bit and I will always gravitate to a room filled with books," she said. "The library is quite well-stocked and there is always something new to read – which is important when you are a reader. I consume quite a few books in a month – and it's nice to know I can come here and always find something that will appeal to me."
She also feels that the centre is a key element at the foundation of "community." She explained: "This is a diverse community with many different people living here – new immigrants, young families and seniors. When you think about the programs and services that are offered at Kerrisdale, it is a big deal for each of us. We are made to feel welcome – like we belong – no matter who we are. I think that is something pretty special, and it's important to all of us."
Now retired, Suzanne says that the community centre has become even more important in her day-to-day life. "I know so many people here," she laughed. "And even those I don't know well, I often see out and about in the neighbourhood and we wave and say hello. It's a very welcoming place and that spills out from inside this building to the whole area."
What Suzanne Wants the Park Board to Know
"A real community culture isn't something that you can control and regulate. That's not how it works. I don't understand why the Park Board wants to come to our community centre and try to make us into something else. We are who we are – and we are a successful, well-run centre. If it's not broken – why are you trying to fix it?"
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