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Ancestry: Burges in England Prior to American Colonization, Part 2
At the end of the previous segment of this manuscript, as is usual when making genealogical connections, we leaped ahead of ourselves to bring in the Burge-Bray connection. We’ll keep the Bray connection in [...]
Ancestry: Some Burges In England Prior to American Colonization, by Glenda Taylor
Burges in England prior to colonization in the Americas. Burges in England prior to North American colonization include knights, barons, land holders, ordinary husbandmen, distinguished civil servants, tradesmen, a surprising and fascinating number of [...]
Ancestry: Burge, Burgh, Burges, Burgess in England and America
Burge, Burges, Burgess, Burgh, Burgeis, Burgis, Burgeys Burges (by any of these names) were among the earliest arrivals in the American colonies. (Spelling in the colonial days was purely phonetic according to the accent of [...]
Remembering “Langar” at Thanksgiving
As I am this week preparing food for the 46th annual open-house Thanksgiving pot-luck meal to be held in my home, I am remembering how a few weeks ago in Toronto at the Parliament [...]
When a Jewish Congregation is Assaulted
In this grievous hour, I am reminded to reread George Washington’s letter to the Jewish Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island, September 9, 1790: “…May the Children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell [...]
Justice and Ethics: Quotations
“Truth never damages a cause that is just.” Mahatma Gandhi “There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” Elie [...]
“To Be Great…” Quotation from Ralph Waldo Emerson
“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself [...]
Jeanette Rankin, First Woman Elected to US Congress
Jeannette Rankin made history in 1916 as the first woman ever elected to the United States Congress. A representative from Montana, she was a champion for civil and legal rights of women and children. [...]
“On Preserving Democracy,” Passages from Aristotle
Selected Passages Chosen From “Preserving Democracy,“ by Aristotle From Democracy in the Politics of Aristotle, edited by Thomas R. Martin, with Neel Smith & Jennifer F.Stuart, edition of July 26, 2003 1276b: 28-29: …The task [...]
Journey Home, by Glenda Taylor
“So, where are you from?” Again and again I’ve heard that question, as for a couple of months now I’ve traveled around Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. This past week, when I’ve occasionally been [...]
Navajo Nation Reacts to Children at Border
I am currently camping out near the Four Corners area of Colorado. I picked up a Navajo Nation newspaper, and I noted an article citing the Navajo Nation's reaction to the current border crisis [...]
Archetypes, Part One, by Glenda Taylor
The Swiss psychologist Carl Jung said that the gods and goddesses of myth are “archetypal” symbols. Jung spent a great deal of time developing his theories concerning archetypes, and many psychologists since Jung have [...]
Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence
On the Fourth of July, I often think of Thomas Jefferson, who is an example of the complexity of human nature if ever there was one. The back and forth interplay of fortune, fate, [...]
Debate and Decision Making: Quotation by Martin Prechtel
Glenda Taylor Comments: Yesterday morning I read something that was perfect for me personally to hear on the day of the “Great Debate.” It gave me a delightful and ancient context for our zany [...]
My Concern For The Children, by Glenda Taylor
My Concern For The Children, by Glenda Taylor South Texas Border - U.S. Customs and Border Protection in 2014; Photo by Eddie Perez and US Dept. of Homeland Security, Public Domain. When [...]
Early English Settlement in Virginia Along Rivers
Earliest English Settlement in Virginia Was Along the Rivers Almost all the early settlement in the Virginia colony was located along one of the many rivers and creeks that fed into the Chesapeake Bay. [...]
Letting History Wash Over Us
I awoke this morning to the familiar cadence of a certain bird that greets each day perched on a bush somewhere outside my bedroom window at dawn. The amazing thing to me is that, [...]
Ancestry: William Barker, Early Virginia Mariner and Colonist
William Barker, a mariner, had by 1624 been back and forth between England and America several times. He is referred to as "William Barker, Mariner," but he is also referred to as a “Merchant of [...]
A Grandmother’s Prayer for Young Men, by Glenda Taylor
A Grandmother’s Prayer for Young Men, by Glenda Taylor Oh, Great and Good Spirit, behold these many young men, especially those just coming into their adulthood in a world so confusing, when what it [...]
“What We Want, We Have,” an excerpt from Huston Smith’s “The World Religions”
Hinduism and the Meaning of the Self, an excerpt from Huston Smith: “…Pleasure, success, responsible discharge of duty, and liberation—we have completed the circuit of what people think they want and what they want [...]
A Partial Timeline for Women’s Studies, by Dawn Warren
1850 BC Egyptian texts describe the first known reference to contraceptives. 1750 BC The Code of Hammurabi, the Babylonian law code, protects a woman's right to hold and inherit property. 1500 BC Female students [...]
An excerpt from “Concerning Smoke” by Jordan Paper
“The bowl of the pipe is a sacrificial vessel that itself is a miniature cosmos. Often tobacco is added pinch by pinch, each explicitly dedicated to the sacred directions as well as [...]
Quotations from Black Elk, Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux
Black Elk was a holy man of the Oglala Sioux. The following quotes are from Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux: “The Sun [...]