Gwendolen Mary Speir (1870-1934)

RootsWeb’s WorldConnect Project: My relatives all over the world

# ID: I25885
# Name: Gwendolen Mary SPEIR
# Given Name: Gwendolen Mary
# Surname: Speir
# Sex: F
# Birth: 29 Aug 1870
# Death: 2 Dec 1934
# _UID: D37DBAD98C154FF2AD4876FF1D35E159BB10

HintsAncestry Hints for Gwendolen Mary SPEIR

3 possible matches found on Ancestry.com Ancestry.com

Father: Robert Thomas Napier SPEIR
Mother: Emily GIFFORD b: 1847

Marriage 1 Charles Thomas BRUCE b: 21 Feb 1865

* Married: 7 Jul 1914 Verheiratet
* Change Date: 31 Aug 2009

Abernethy – Scotland/France Connection

RootsWeb’s WorldConnect Project: My relatives all over the world

# ID: I20724
# Name: John STUART
# Given Name: John
# Surname: Stuart
# Suffix: Regent Von Schottland
# Sex: M
# Birth: Abt 1481 in Auvergne, Frankreich
# Death: 2 Jul 1536 in Mirfleur, Frankreich
# Event: Regent von Schottland Regent von Schottland Bet 1514 And 1524
# _UID: 388584D32B8C47E0B83C4146DBF487E3A669

Father: Alexander STUART b: Abt 1454
Mother: Anna VON TOUR b: Abt 1463

Marriage 1 Anna VON TOUR b: 1501

* Married: 8 Jul 1505 Verheiratet
* Change Date: 31 Aug 2009

Marriage 2 Jean ABERNETHY

* Married: NOT MARRIED
* Change Date: 31 Aug 2009

Children

1. Has No Children Eleanor STUART b: 1520

ScribeFire Updated on my Laptop

Finally, ScribeFire is updated on my laptop.
Over 12 (plus) Blogs are ready to be accessed, without having to go through ‘hoops’ to do so. Now, I need to double-check my desktop computer for ScribeFire posting access – but not right now.
I have about 82 items I need to get text for – from eBay. The easiest way to do so, would be to post these sales items to an appropriate blog, and make sure to find photo, add them then migrate this entire stock over to Bonanzle.

80+ items!
This could take a bit time.
Will keep you posted.

The rain has about stopped, and I need to leave the keyboard a few minutes.
Hope your Tuesday turns out to be a good one.

– Cathy
weavercat@gmail.c

Damon Johnson – Contact Information

For booking information, email WhiskeyFallsDJ@aol.com
or type message at www.myspace.com/damonjohnsonmusic

Written correspondence should be mailed to:
Double Dragon Music
P.O. Box 506
Alabaster, AL 35007
U.S.A.

Anniston Star: Second mound report released

Anniston Star – Second mound report released

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OXFORD — A University of Alabama archaeologist has released a report stating a pile of stones in Oxford was created by natural forces and not American Indians centuries ago — a report written two months after he signed another report stating the opposite.

Robert Clouse, director of the Office of Archaeological Research at the University of Alabama and director of the University of Alabama Museums, mailed the second report on the mound behind the Oxford Exchange to The Star at a reporter’s request.

The report cites different geologic surveys of the area and other American Indian archaeological excavations for comparison. Clouse is not a geologist, though he says he minored in geology as an undergraduate student.

The report states the mound is a natural formation and is not culturally significant.

The stone mound became the center of a dispute last summer, which ended with the City of Oxford backing away from plans to level the mound and use dirt beneath it for fill at a nearby construction site. City officials have repeatedly stated the mound was not man-made. They also later claimed they had not touched the mound, a claim contradicted by pictures contained in Clouse’s second report which show heavy equipment dismantling it.

The second report concluding the mound was natural was produced in July during the thick of the controversy over the site which began in June. The first report, which said the site was significant, was produced in April.

A new contender for the world’s largest yacht

Signs of life in mega yacht market – Feb. 2, 2010

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The mega yacht business has been slow recently, but at least one luxury shipbuilder appears to be betting on a rebound.

Belgium-based Emocean Yacht Design recently unveiled plans for an extravagant new mega yacht, tentatively called Project 1000, that — if built — would be the world’s largest vessel of its type.

At a whopping 656 feet (nearly the length of two football fields), the ship would be 99 feet longer than the Eclipse, which became the largest private yacht on the water when Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich launched it last year. It would also cost in the range of $500 million to $900 million.

‘Stop driving’ recalled Toyotas

LaHood to Toyota owners: Don’t drive recalled cars – Feb. 3, 2010

“My advice is if anyone owns one of these vehicles stop driving it and take it to Toyota dealer because they believe they have a fix for it,” LaHood told a House committee.

Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa, had asked if the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration should broadcast information about how to handle a sticky gas pedal — whether the driver should shift into neutral, brake or turn off the car.(…)

Environmental group opposes the quarry

Shelby County Reporter | Environmental group opposes the quarry

Following is a copy of the Jan. 26 letter presented by the Alabama Rivers Alliance to the Town of Vincent regarding the proposed quarry. The letter was written by Program Director Mitch Reid. I find it very telling, don’t you?

“The Alabama Rivers Alliance asks that the planning commission recommend that the city council reject the proposal to undertake rezoning which would allow White Rock Quarries to engage in mining activities within the town limits. If allowed, this Quarry will have adverse impacts on the Coosa River (including the structural integrity of the Logan Martin Dam), the Spring Creek Tributary of the Coosa River, the groundwater on which the citizens of Vincent and Shelby county rely, as well as the established property rights of the neighboring landowners.

Facebook: Movement to Preserve Native American Sacred Sites and Culture in Alabama

Facebook | Movement to Preserve Native American Sacred Sites and Culture in Alabama <—click for further details—<

Basic Info

Name:
Movement to Preserve Native American Sacred Sites and Culture in Alabama
Category:
Common Interest – Current Events
Description:
Alabama Needs YOUR HELP: Protect Sacred Prehistoric Sites

The people and culture of Alabama need your help. Alabama has NO laws to protect prehistoric Native American sites. Prehistoric culture is being destroyed and it must stop. Please help by joining people from all over the world to appeal to the Alabama legislature to add a bill or law in Alabama’s Constitution to protect prehistoric sites and educate our children of the future. Alabama has a rich cultural history and it must be preserved. We must act and educate now! Within the past weeks, January 18 – January 21, 2010, a mound was destroyed in Oxford, Alabama.

Alabama’s Native American Culture is an intricate, fundamental, and important element of Alabama’s history that must be kept alive.

The Movement for Education and Preservation of Native American Sacred Sites and Culture in Alabama

Alabama Needs YOUR HELP: Protect Sacred Prehistoric Sites

The people and culture of Alabama need your help. Alabama has NO laws to protect prehistoric Native American sites. Prehistoric culture is being destroyed and it must stop. Please help by joining people from all over the world to appeal to the Alabama legislature to add a bill or law in Alabama’s Constitution to protect prehistoric sites and educate our children of the future. Alabama has a rich cultural history and it must be preserved. We must act and educate now! Within the past weeks, January 18 – January 21, 2010, a mound was destroyed in Oxford, Alabama.

Alabama’s Native American Culture is an intricate, fundamental, and important element of Alabama’s history that must be kept alive.

– The Movement for Education and Preservation of Native American Sacred Sites and Culture in Alabama.

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Movement for Protection of Mounds and Cultural Heritage in Alabama

Folks:

I choose my causes carefully — this is one I feel is important. Please, read the note below and let me know what you think. We need input on this issue.
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From FB Page:

“Movement for Protection of Mounds and Cultural Heritage in Alabama”

“Hi everyone,

Based on the suggestion of Rainey Welch (Thanks, Rainey), we have decided that we wanted to hold an awareness and preservation of Native American and prehistoric culture in Alabama day. We have spoken to Dr. Harry Holstein of Jacksonville State University and Sharon Jackson of The Creek Nation to start getting the ball rolling. We have an appointment with an official in Jacksonville, Alabama, Thursday to discuss holding this on the square or at the recreation center. We do not have a date set, but we hope to have a date on Thursday, and we will keep all of you posted.

Once we get the date set, we will need volunteers (Native American drummers, story tellers, any musicians, artists, dancers, craft and food venders, and anyone who cares about this cause and is willing to help other people care too). Anyone interested in helping please contact us @raidernationdna@yahoo.com , so that we can try to start organizing and planning. We are trying to do what we can because we truly believe in this cause. We will post something in the next couple of days concerning our background information and why we care so much. We just want to let you know who we are on a personal level. Preservation of the past is very important and close to our hearts. The people in the past are all of our ancestors because we would not be here without them. It is time to honor that, stand up, and give those people a voice.

Bowing Humbly,

Cora and Rob”

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Want to know more?

Contact Rob and Cora, me, or search for the “Oxford, Alabama Mound Site” using Google.

Thank you, for your time.

– Cathy Ann Abernathy
weavercat@gmail.com