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In Harmony

The Complementary Musical Tales of the Brockton Symphony Orchestra, Sharon Civic Orchestra, and Sharon Community Chamber Orchestra

By: Dr. Lisa Redpath

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In Harmony

The Complementary Musical Tales of the Brockton Symphony Orchestra, Sharon Civic Orchestra, and Sharon Community Chamber Orchestra

By: Dr. Lisa Redpath

In Harmony: The Complementary Musical Tales of the Brockton Symphony Orchestra, Sharon Civic Orchestra, and Sharon Community Chamber Orchestra is a stirring, historical account of these three Massachusetts ensembles. Each chapter documents the orchestras' operations ranging from their founders to the conductors, repertoire, players, soloists, volunteers, fundraisers, behind-the-scenes realities, and special features. While details of each organization are presented in depth, a seasoning of interesting, humorous, and at times tragic human-interest stories make these tales come alive. Musicians, audience members, supporters, and readers with a passion for history will find connections to the events told here. Welcome to the inside world of these venerable ensembles which take their places in the history of orchestras with pride. In Harmony is the most extensive and intriguing exploration into community orchestras in the literature. Musical portraits are enlivened by real-life adventure stories such as survival by WWII refugees, the guarding of Stradivari violins, performing during power failures, and the dodging of puddles caused by leaking concert hall ceilings. Most notable are the contributions made by core players whose passion for orchestral music-making inspires them to share their talent, time, and commitment with the community, often as part of their life's work. Over time, thousands of audience members have enjoyed their concerts, scores of youth musicians have been awarded performance opportunities and scholarships, and players have felt great satisfaction in their calling to perform. Significant details illuminate the history of the Brockton Symphony Orchestra dating back to 1925 and the central roles that women played in the establishment of the Sharon Civic Orchestra and Sharon Community Chamber Orchestra. The orchestras have been led by conductors from both the local and national stage. Famous performers such as Charles Castleman, Midori, and Gil Shaham were guest soloists with the Brockton Symphony during the early days of their careers. The overall cavalcade of esteemed stars included Karl Ulrich Schnabel, Leonard Rose, Samuel Mayes, Boston Symphony Orchestra members and many others! The conductors, soloists, volunteers, and most importantly, the players, have devoted their lives to the making of symphonic music for all to enjoy. Their tales are masterpieces.

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1627343830

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CRIME WITHOUT PUNISHMENT

By: Dr. Carlos J. Bringuier

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CRIME WITHOUT PUNISHMENT

By: Dr. Carlos J. Bringuier

He had the opportunity of meeting Oswald and New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison. After having read the 26 Volumes of the Warren Commission and almost 50 years of investigation he presents a clear vision of the assassination of President Kennedy and he brings evidence showing Fidel Castro as the intellectual mastermind of the assassination. His indictment of Fidel Castro is based on evidence that the Warren Commission was never aware of.

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1491843365

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And Who Will Follow

Angelika's Plea

By: Dr. Alton E. Loveless

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And Who Will Follow

Angelika's Plea

By: Dr. Alton E. Loveless

This heartwarming novel contains the heartbreak of lost love, conflicts with peers, failure to do what is right and the consequences that come with each decision made. It is a story of misplaced values and how God puts a person into situations to fulfill His plan. In the early 1960s, Lieutenant Allen Livingston finds his life turned upside-down. Throughout the next two decades he learns how God can use others to reveal His purpose to a person wherever they may be in the world. He learns how life may have been detoured by heartbreak, but that one can still find fulfillment and peace when they return to Gods Will. The Rasmussens, two Austrian doctors, chose to leave opportunities for wealth and comfort to give their lives for the poor and homeless in one of the poorest countries in the world. Its in a medical and teaching compound that they give more than fifty years of their life to this humanitarian effort with one thought plaguing them: And Who Will Follow Us?

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1469105179

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Mississippi Scoundrels

Murderers, Marauders & Downright Vile Characters

By: Dr. Alan N. Brown

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Mississippi Scoundrels

Murderers, Marauders & Downright Vile Characters

By: Dr. Alan N. Brown

Author Alan Brown shines the light on some of worst characters in Mississippi history. Mississippi's nickname--"The Magnolia State"--highlights the region's natural and architectural beauty. However, Mississippi is also home to a rogue's gallery of thieves and murderers, beginning with the nation's first serial killers--the Harpe Brothers--and continuing to the present with Glen Rogers, "The Cross Country Killer." Lurking through Mississippi Scoundrels is a wide variety of scalawags, ranging from the 19th century "hell raisers " in Natchez-under-the-Hill to racist murderers, like Byron De La Beckworth and Samuel Bowers. Readers will also find "bad men" who have morphed into folk heroes, like Rube Burrow--"The King of the Train Robbers"--and Texas Red, Franklin County's African-American outlaw. But this book isn't all about atrocious men. Here you'll encounter vile women such as Ouida Keaton and Ruth Thompson, both of whom committed matricide, and Carolee Biddy, who killed her stepdaughter.

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1540262596

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Dr. Hand's Mind On

The Pessimistic Provocational Presentations Preventing Permeation of Positive Providential Pressure on Profound Populace's Psyche' Patterns

By: Dr. Allen Hand,

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Dr. Hand's Mind On

The Pessimistic Provocational Presentations Preventing Permeation of Positive Providential Pressure on Profound Populace's Psyche' Patterns

By: Dr. Allen Hand,

Every once in a while, I get a chance to listen to broadcasts on the radio or watch networking on television. And the more and more I do this, the more and more I get deeply concerned with the quality of so-called religious material presented on such via comments, discussions, lectures, preachings, teachings, etc. Every so often, I get led to deal with some of the monumental misunderstandings that menace the messianic ministry, mission, momentum, motion, motive, and movement. As these pessimistic, provocational presentations prevent permeation of positive providential pressure on the profound populace's psyche patterns, I constantly think about the repercussions they have on the spiritual psyche. It is very unfortunate that we are letting our guards down and allowing this type of pessimistic provocational presentations to prevent the permeation of positive providential pressure on the profound populace's psyche patterns. There are two strategies/tactics/ways to deal with this type of teaching and preaching: one is defensive and the other is offensive. The offensive tactic/strategy/way to guard against it is to constantly teach and preach against it, thereby exposing it for what it is and minimizing it, if not eliminating it--this is referred to as the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; the defensive tactic/strategy/way to guard against it is to block or prevent it from entering your mind by literally putting a spiritual device of some sort over your mind--this is referred to as the helmet of salvation.

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Sanctuary in the Midst of Alzheimer’S

A Ministry for Spousal Caregivers and Their Churches

By: Dr. Elizabeth A. Young

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Sanctuary in the Midst of Alzheimer’S

A Ministry for Spousal Caregivers and Their Churches

By: Dr. Elizabeth A. Young

When a spouse is diagnosed with Alzheimers disease, chances are the husband or wife has suspected something is not right for some time. Denial, embarrassment, the decision to tell others, and additional issuessome that feel too private to share can have a significant impact on the marriage. Spouses often look to their church for emotional, physical, and spiritual support; however, research shows that most churches are not well-equipped to minister to those caring for a spouse with Alzheimers. Sanctuary in the Midst of Alzheimers is a resource for both spouses and their churches, encouraging congregations to walk in the shoes of a spousal caregiver while providing the opportunity for spouses to find meaning and a sense of peace in their role as a caregiver.

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1496964993

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Orangeburg

By: Dr. Gene Atkinson

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Orangeburg

By: Dr. Gene Atkinson

Located along the north fork of South Carolina's Edisto River, Orangeburg enjoys an extended, rich heritage dating back to the 1730s when it was created as one of the original inland townships. The first settlers were mostly German and Swiss immigrants who found the area to be the paragon of locales, valuable in fertile soil and abundant wildlife surrounding the river. The city of today has been gently shaped by its landscape and natural life, which called people and industries to experience the benefits of such land. This volume celebrates Orangeburg's history by offering readers a rare find of more than 200 photographs from days gone by, taking them on an adventure through the town's coming of age, from the early days of photography to the 1950s. These images reveal the ways of life long past by showcasing well-known town entities such as the Courthouse Square and the Edisto Memorial Gardens, local businesses like the Orangeburg Hotel, and beloved residents, some of whom were public figures and others better remembered by their families and friends. From early-century churches to the evolution of the county fair, readers will find themselves enthralled by the history that Orangeburg possesses.

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1439629137

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Corsicana

By: Dr. Tommy Stringer

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Corsicana

By: Dr. Tommy Stringer

The first Texas legislature created Navarro County in 1846 and named it in honor of Texas patriot Jose Antonio Navarro. When asked to name the new seat of government, Navarro replied, "Call it Corsicana for the island of Corsica, the birthplace of my father." From its beginnings in 1848, Corsicana's history has been marked by Texas icons such as cotton, cattle, and chili. The town's history took a dramatic turn when drillers looking for water struck oil instead in 1894. By the end of the decade, more than 500 wells dotted the landscape, marking the first commercial oil field in Texas and launching the industry that has become synonymous with the Lone Star State. Oil, business enterprises, and politics are important parts of Corsicana's legacy, but much of its history is found in the everyday events that make up the fabric of a community. Local history is filled with stories of people who overcame obstacles to fulfill the American Dream.

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1439624593

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Navasota

By: Dr. Robin Montgomery,Joy Montgomery,with the Texas Center for Regional Studies

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Navasota

By: Dr. Robin Montgomery,Joy Montgomery,with the Texas Center for Regional Studies

Navasota is named for the nearby Navasota River. The naming of the river is linked, most plausibly, to an encounter on its banks in the 1540s between Indians and a Spanish expedition led initially by the then-deceased Hernando de Soto. Indians believed that spirits of the dead were associated with rivers. Accordingly, though he was interred earlier in the Mississippi River, the Indians saw de Soto's spirit reborn in their river, hence the legendary term "Nativity de Soto," shortened to Navasota. As this book shows, the history of Navasota has revolved around the theme of birth. It stands in the Cradle of Texas, associated endemically with the founding of Spanish Texas and later with the birth of the Republic of Texas. At the crossroads of Texas, Navasotians have pioneered new industries while moderating equilibrium between a genteel society bent on expanding the mind and a ruffian element tamed only at the hands of an icon in American folklore.

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0738595020

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LGBT Hampton Roads

By: Dr. Charles H. Ford,Dr. Jeffrey L. Littlejohn

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LGBT Hampton Roads

By: Dr. Charles H. Ford,Dr. Jeffrey L. Littlejohn

Virginia's Hampton Roads region has long attracted diverse and mobile people, some of whom embraced same-sex love or fluid gender identities long before lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities identified as such. By the mid-1900s, Hampton Roads would lead the state in its development of LGBT institutions and infrastructure. Our Own Press would chronicle the extraordinary burst of creativity and activism that seemed to place LGBT developments in the region on a national stage. In the late 1980s and 1990s, however, military crackdowns and the HIV/AIDS epidemic devastated the leadership of local LGBT communities. Only in the new century would there be a renaissance of networking and engagement to bring the annual Pride Festival to center stage at Town Point Park in Norfolk.

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1439655162

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ISAIAH VORYS (1750-1834) of the VAN VOORHEES FAMILY: PIONEER of COLUMBUS, FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO And NEW JERSEY REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER

… HIS ANCESTORS and DESCENDANTS INCLUDING SON, WILLIAM VORIS (1781-1854) & GRANDDAUGHTER, LAURA ANN VORIS (1830-1908)

By: Dr. Frank "Mike" Davis

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ISAIAH VORYS (1750-1834) of the VAN VOORHEES FAMILY: PIONEER of COLUMBUS, FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO And NEW JERSEY REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER

… HIS ANCESTORS and DESCENDANTS INCLUDING SON, WILLIAM VORIS (1781-1854) & GRANDDAUGHTER, LAURA ANN VORIS (1830-1908)

By: Dr. Frank "Mike" Davis

Isaiah Vorys and his relatives are part of the largest Dutch group within the modern USA; namely, the “Van Voorhees” family. In 1660 C.E., Isaiah’s ancestral grandfather, Steven Coerts Van Voorhees, migrated from the Province of Drenthe, Netherlands to the Flatlands area of Brooklyn, Long Island, NY. Thus began the “roots” of a huge family who quickly branched out to become pioneers, early settlers, and prominent citizens within many U.S. States, Counties, and Cities from 1660 C.E. to present day.This book concentrates primarily on the one branch of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees’ descendants which leads to (and beyond) Isaiah Vorys, who was born in 1750 in Somerset County, New Jersey. At first glance, some of the heretofore unpublished genealogy charts associated with Isaiah may appear to be of sole interest to the readers who are related to him. However, any reader with a desire to learn more about United States History stands to gain insight into “the formation of the early USA”, by carefully reading each page of this book, because the author adds historical details associated with the “coast-to-coast” residential locations of Isaiah Vorys’ ancestors, descendants, and of his collateral relatives, beginning in 1660 C.E. and ending in 2013 C.E. Throughout an interesting 84 years of life, Isaiah Vorys actively participated in the betterment of his communities. For example, in 1776, he enlisted in a New Jersey Revolutionary War Regiment and participated in several battles as part of General George Washington’s “Continental Army” until 1781, even though Washington could not afford to pay this Regiment for their services. From 1808 to 1830, Isaiah Vorys was among the early pioneers who developed the City of Columbus, Ohio, while operating his “White Horse Tavern”. Even Isaiah’s death was interesting because the body exhumed from his gravesite in 1857 C. E. turned out not to be his remains! Isaiah Vorys’ seven children (adopting the VORYS, VORIS and VORHES surnames) were early settlers within various parts of western Pennsylvania, central Ohio, and in northern Indiana between 1784 C. E. and 1835 C.E. Isaiah’s descendants married spouses with surnames: HALLAM (early settlers of Washington Co., PA and of Clinton Co., OH); HITE; COCHENOUR; BIBLER (all three of these families were early settlers of Fairfield Co., OH); and MONROE (early settlers of Delaware Co., OH who descended from the MONROE/MUNROE “Minutemen” who fought in the “Battle of Lexington”, MA in 1775).

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0615946003

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9780615946009

Lewis County

By: Dr. William M. Talley,Paula Franke

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Lewis County

By: Dr. William M. Talley,Paula Franke

Lewis County, located in far northeastern Kentucky, was formed in 1806 and named for explorer Meriwether Lewis. The county was once teeming with industry as a supplier of finished goods and agricultural products. Historically, the countys proximity to the Ohio River allowed the export of timber and salt, and in the 1800s, railroad transportation made Lewis County an influential source of railroad ties, boat-building materials, and barrels. In later years, the area was most popular for its health resorts, spas, and sulfur waters, which attracted visitors from as far as New York and Chicago. The images in this volume depict the countys military influence, as Lewis Countians had strong allegiance to the Union during the Civil War. The photographs featured in Images of America: Lewis County have been drawn from the archive of the Vanceburg Depot Museum and from various private collections.

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1439612994

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In Harmony

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CRIME WITHOUT PUNISHMENT

And Who Will Follow

And Who Will Follow

Mississippi Scoundrels

Mississippi Scoundrels

Dr. Hand's Mind On

Dr. Hand's Mind On

Sanctuary in the Midst of Alzheimer’S

Sanctuary in the Midst of Alzheimer’S

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Corsicana

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Navasota

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LGBT Hampton Roads

LGBT Hampton Roads

ISAIAH VORYS (1750-1834) of the VAN VOORHEES FAMILY: PIONEER of COLUMBUS, FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO And NEW JERSEY REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER

ISAIAH VORYS (1750-1834) of the VAN VOORHEES FAMILY: PIONEER of COLUMBUS, FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO And NEW JERSEY REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER

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