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Etymology sites attract word lovers.(LinK-Up@Home: Your Personal Guide to the Web)
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Can love of language lead to a love of a lifetime?
Melanie Crowley, a Dallas native, has two loves: the weather and words. In fact, her fascination with the capricious Texas climate led her to pursue a degree in meteorology from the University of St. Thomas in Houston.
Then, in 1994, her love of the origins and development of words (aka etymology) motivated her to launch a Web site called The Logical World of Etymology. In an online bio, Melanie said she is not only fascinated with English but she is also "conversationally fluent in Spanish and Lakota ...
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CLEAR ON THE HERKIMER CONCEPT
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; ...in this Mohawk Valley village. Herkimer has been a popular destination...or Indian diamonds. The lure of Herkimer diamonds is not their worth but...after Revolutionary War General Nicholas Herkimer. Herkimer diamonds later became...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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SIP 18TH-CENTURY DRINKS AT HERKIMER HISTORIC SITE.(CNY)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
; ...beverages at a program, "A Cup of Cheer," from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Herkimer Home State Historic Site, Route 169, Little Falls. Gen. Nicholas Herkimer, the Revolutionary War hero who lived at the house, served a variety of beverages...
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 "Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY)")
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Officials urge New York's Oneida, Herkimer counties to use existing landfill.
Newspaper article from: Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY)
; ...elected officials of Oneida and Herkimer counties to exert their control...executive director of the Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority, which...Rodman to accommodate Oneida and Herkimer county's garbage was discussed...were Lewis County Legislators Nicholas E. Byrne, D-Lyons Falls...
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ELEVEN CHINESE STUDENTS FROM EARTHQUAKE AREA TO ATTEND HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...University of New York's Herkimer County Community College issued the following news release: Herkimer County Community College will...to welcome these students to Herkimer. It is a unique opportunity...Chancellor for Legal Affairs Nicholas Rostow, who also serves as...
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Tracing history in the Mohawk Valley.
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette
; ...1767. J.H. refers to Johan Jost Herkimer, the builder and the father of General Nicholas Herkimer. The letter E is the first letter of...of our Loyalist ancestors. General Nicholas Herkimer's former home, an English Georgian...
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FORTS OF NEW YORK; NEW YORKERS THIS WEEKEND CAN VISIT FORTS THAT PLAYED A ROLE IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND OUR NATION'S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
; ...Near Route 5 and North Washington Boulevard, Herkimer. A marker in front of the Herkimer County Courthouse commemorates the fort...American expeditions, including one led by Gen. Nicholas Herkimer who left the fort on Aug. 4,1777, with...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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ORISKANY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
; ...2, 1777. In response, Gen. Nicholas Herkimer called out the militia of Tyron...4, 800 men had responded to Herkimer's muster call to relieve the...Continental Regiment in Fort Stanwix. Herkimer formed his militia into three regiments...
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CANALWAY TRAIL SEGMENT WINS PUBLIC WORKS DESIGN AWARD
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...Warren Shaw, PE commented that the Herkimer Home State Historic Site was the...trail myself this spring." The Herkimer Home State Historic Site is an English Georgian style mansion built by Nicholas Herkimer around 1764 and is an example of...
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The Flockey, 13 August 1777, the defeat of the tory uprising in the Schoharie Valley & Rebellion In The Mohawk Valley, The St. Leger Expedition Of 1777. (Two Related Reviews).
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette
; ...a family member or relatives. Even Rebel leader Nicholas Herkimer succumbed to his injuries. There is one curious...Canadians are not likely to shed too many tears for Nicholas Herkimer, it's worth noting that his brother Hans Jost...
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Oriskany (battle in American Revolution).
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette
; ...British advance, Brigadier General Nicholas Herkimer assembled 800 Tryon County militia...were sent by St. Leger to ambush Herkimer and his troops. The largest element...point of ambush. Unsuspecting, Herkimer's inexperienced militiamen marched...
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