American History in Real Life
Movies in the past have often shown characters that were touched by historical events. Yet sometimes, the truth is often more fantastic than anything Hollywood can devise. These stories of real people show how the events of the past touched their lives. Some times the stories are dramatic, sometimes simple, but all in all they weave a tapesty of the richness of the American experience.American History in Real Life
Movies in the past have often shown characters that were touched by historical events. Yet sometimes, the truth is often more fantastic than anything Hollywood can devise. These stories of real people show how the events of the past touched their lives. Some times the stories are dramatic, sometimes simple, but all in all they weave a tapesty of the richness of the American experience.-
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A Letter to Mr. Jefferson
In 1807, my great great grandfather John Norvell, then a 17 year-old boy, wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson, then president of the United States, asking him about his opinion of journalism as a future career. Danville, K[y]. May 9, … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Journalism, Michigan History, Norvell Family History, Philadelphia history, Social History, The press, Thomas Jefferson, Uncategorized
Tagged Dumas Malone, Jefferson, John Norvell, Kentucky, Michigan, Norvell, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Inquirer, President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, United State, United States
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Suicide at Niagara Falls II — Did she do it?
In the wake of initial reports of Isabella Norvell Miller’s death, the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser reported “A lady, answering to the description of Mrs. Miller, left this city for the east in the express train yesterday morning, and that there … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Family History, Genealogy, Michigan History, Niagara Falls, Norvell Family History, Social History, Uncategorized
Tagged Buffalo New York, Detroit, Jefferson Avenue, John Norvell, Michigan, Michigan history, Miller, Niagara Falls, Norvell History, United States Senate
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Back from Bataan….
Of the men who survived the Bataan Death March, Colonel William N. Amis is not the most well known. Yet Colonel Amis also had a story to tell. The grandson of Joseph T. Amis and Susan Norvell Amis, William was … Continue reading
Another Fine Mess…
Oliver Norvell Hardy or as he was first known: Norvell Hardy was born in Harlem, Georgia in 1892 the youngest of six children. His father, Oliver Hardy Senior was a line foreman for the Georgia Southern Railroad before marrying Mary … Continue reading
Williamsburg
The first Norvell experience in Williamsburg occurred about 60 years after the family arrived in America: By 1700, the Norvells were a prominent Virginia family. When the General Assembly of Virginia passed an act in 1699 establishing the City of … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Colonial History, Episcopal Church History, Family History, Genealogy, Norvell Family History, Social History, Uncategorized, Virginia History
Tagged American Revolutionary War, Bruton Parish Church, Colonial Williamsburg, House of Burgesses, Hugh Norvell, Norvell, Virginia, Williamsburg
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Skiffes Creek, Virginia
The Tidewater Area There are many clues as to where the Norvells owned land in Virginia. Some are mentioned outright in land grants, others give hints. An article, in the William and Mary Quarterly in 1937 shows a home named … Continue reading
Truth Telling and other pitfalls
In 1991, while living in Washington D.C., I wrote a short piece of social history at Thanksgiving for the Washington Post entitled: “A Pilgrim Primer.” Its intent was to clarify many of the myths and misconceptions about the Pilgrims in … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Family History, Genealogy, Social History, Uncategorized
Tagged John Alden, Mayflower, Myles Standish, Pilgrim, Plymouth Rock, Thanksgiving
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