Collecting and sharing information about North Carolina's Pioneer families--a valuable resource to ke
01/13/2021
The LANIER family (like Lenoir) were originally French Huguenots. This man, NICHOLAS LANIER, became Court Musician under King James (of England & Scotland)--yes, of the King James Bible translation! This portrait was painted by the king's portrait painter. The N.C. Laniers settled on the shore of Lake Hickory.
05/01/2020
I Have Loved You With An Everlasting Love (M. Joncas) One of the beautiful hymns of Michael Joncas 'I Have Loved You With An Everlasting Love' based on Jeremiah 31:3 Psalm 24:3 Soloists: Dave Maguire, tenor Owen...
01/07/2020
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/12/china-russia-iran-joint-naval-drills-191227183505159.html Just FYI to all who follow this page. These drills started 12-27-19 BEFORE our latest problems in Iraq
China, Russia and Iran begin joint naval drills The four-day exercise in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman comes at a time of heightened tensions between US and Iran.
01/30/2019
The fateful "CROATOAN" carving.
The FIRST colony established in North Carolina by Sir Walter Raleigh disappeared mysteriously but the word "CROATOAN" was found carved on a tree. Since the colonists had already reported friction with native Americans, it has been assumed for centuries that they may have been massacred or captured by unfriendly natives.
01/21/2019
Isn't it awful that the man who established the first colony in America (Roanoke Island) and led other expeditions afterwards was sent to the Tower of London and beheaded? He is among those ghosts said to stare from windows of the Tower even today!
01/21/2019
How awful that the man who led the first expeditions to America was imprisoned in the Tower of London then beheaded spitefully!
Sir Walter Raleigh executed Sir Walter Raleigh, English adventurer, writer, and favorite courtier of Queen Elizabeth I, is beheaded in London, under a sentence brought against him 15 years
01/21/2019
Sir Walter Raleigh was an English adventurer and writer who established a colony near Roanoke Island, in present-day North Carolina. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London and eventually put to death for treason.
01/21/2019
SIR WALTER RALEIGH -- famous explorer who helped establish NC
Poet
Sir Walter Raleigh, also spelled Ralegh, was an English landed gentleman, writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy and explorer. He was cousin to Sir Richard Grenville and younger half-brother of Sir Humphrey Gilbert. He is also well known for popularising to***co in England.
Lived: Jan 22, 1552 - Oct 29, 1618 (age 66)
Spouse: Elizabeth Raleigh (m. 1591 - 1618)
Siblings: Humphrey Gilbert (Brother) · Carew Raleigh (Brother) · John Gilbert (Brother) · Adrian Gilbert (Brother)
Related movies: Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Children: Carew Raleigh (Son) · Walter Raleigh (Son) · Damerei Raleigh (Son)
Education: Oriel College, Oxford · University of Oxford
12/07/2018
List "C" Mortonhouse Ship has "Hans Jac. Roatshlie"--likely Rudisill