#Juliana Francis

[badgaymovies]

The Girl From Monday (2005)

The Girl From Monday by #HalHartley, "has none of the cool effortless vibe that makes the director so popular with his fans",

HAL HARTLEY Bil’s rating (out of 5): B.5 USA, 2005. Possible Films, The Monday Company. Screenplay by Hal Hartley. Cinematography by Sarah Cawley. Produced by Steve Hamilton, Hal Hartley. Music by Hal Hartley. Production Design by Inbal Weinberg. Costume Design by Virginia Cook. Film Editing by Steve Hamilton. Hal Hartley indulges himself in an interminable exercise in speculative fiction that…

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#Adam D. Grant #Adrienne Campbell-Holt #Audrey Lynn Weston #Bill Sage #Christél Halliburton #Cordelia Reynolds #D.J. Mendel #Darius Safavi #David Neumann #Edie Falco #Elizabeth Faulkner #Gary Wilmes #Hal Hartley #Inbal Weinberg #James Findlay #James Stanley #James Urbaniak #Jarah Mariano #Jennifer Seastone #Juliana Francis #Leo Fitzpatrick #Linda Horwatt #Matt Kalman #Michael Cassidy #Normandy Sherwood #Paul Urbanski #Possible Films #Ryan Bronz #Sabrina Lloyd #Sarah Cawley

[oculiaperticlausi]

lil’ persia w/ @eclvpses — frankie noel

Juliana walks into the pizza place, drifting her gaze around the interior. She called in an order about ten minutes ago and told Jake she would come pick it up if he kept Sofia company. She walks up to the counter and tells them her name, they inform her it is taking longer than expected and to wait for a second. She walks over to stand in the corner, finding Frankie standing there. She hasn't really seen him since their date a few weeks ago. "Oh, hey, Frankie."

#juliana souza — threads. #threads — francis noel. #— eclvpses

[graceofromanovs]

GODPARENTS OF GRAND DUCHESS ELENA VLADIMIROVNA

Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna, the youngest child and only daughter of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia and his German-born wife Grand Duchess Maria Pavlova (née Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin), was born on 29 January (O.S. 17) 1882 in Saint Petersburg. She was christened on 12 March in the Grand Palace Church of Catherine Palace, Tsarskoe Selo. Her godparents were:

ALEXANDER III, EMPEROR OF RUSSIA - her paternal uncle, who had succeeded the Russian throne just a year prior, was named as one of her godparents. He was highly reactionary in domestic affairs and reversed some of the liberal reforms of his father, Alexander II. He was present at his niece's christening.

FREDERICK FRANCIS II, GRAND DUKE OF MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN - her maternal grandfather was another of her godparents. A Romanov by descent (being a great-grandson of Tsar Paul), he held the rank of Prussian general and was also a Russian General Field Marshal.

MARIE, GRAND DUCHESS CONSORT OF MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN - her step-grandmother was also named as her godparent. The third wife of Frederick Francis II, whose marriage produced four children, including Prince Hendrik, consort of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and father of Queen Juliana.

GRAND DUCHESS CATHERINE MIKHAILOVNA OF RUSSIA - A first cousin of her grandfather, Catherine was one of the two godparents present at her christening. She was the wife of Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and a great philanthropist and many of the organisations she supported and helped to create still operate today.

ALEXANDRINE, GRAND DUCHESS OF MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN - her maternal great-grandmother, a Prussian-born princess was also her godparent. She was a sister of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna-consort of Nicholas I-who was Elena's great-grandmother on her father’s side. In 1822, she married Paul Frederick, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (himself, a grandson of Russian Tsar Paul). Their marriage was generally considered unhappy, he was a military man who had little time for or interest in his wife and family. Alexandrine, by contrast, was a devoted mother who tenderly raised her children and actively cultivated their cultural pursuits. 

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#elena vladimirovna #romanov #godparents

[todaysdocument]

Aleut (Unangax̂) women sent this petition on 10/10/1942 criticizing their living conditions at the Funter Bay Evacuation Camp in southeastern Alaska during World War II. They had been forcibly moved after Japan captured two Aleutian Islands.

Series: Subject Files, 1923 - 1945

Record Group 22: Records of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1868 - 2008

Transcription:

We the people of this place wants a better place than this to

live. This place is no place for a living creature. We drink

impure water and then get sick the children's get skin disease

even the grown ups are sick from cold.

We ate from the mess house and it is near the toilet only a few

yard away. We eat the filth that is flying around.

We got no place to take a bath and no place to wash our clothes

or dry them when it rains. We women are always lugging water

up stairs and take turns warming it up and the stove is small.

We live in a room with our children just enough to be turn around

in we used blanks for walls just to live in private.

We need clothes and shoes for our children how are we going to

clothe them with just a few dollars.  Men's are working for $20 -

month is nothing to them we used it to see our children eat what

they dont get at mess house and then its gone and then we wait

for another month to come around.

Why they not take us to a better place to live and work for our

 selve's and live in a better house. Men and women are very eager

to work. When winter comes it still would be worse with water all

freezed up grub short do we have to see our children suffer.

We all have rights to speak for ourselves.

(signed)

Mrs. Haretina Kochutin

Mrs. Alexandra Bourdukofsky

Mrs. Valentina Kozeroff

Mrs. Platonida Melovidov

Miss Anastasia Krukoff

Mrs. Alexandra Fratis

Miss Haretina Kochergin

Mrs. Sophie Tetoff

Mrs. Anna Kushin

Mrs. Anfesa Galaktionoff

Mrs. Olga Kochutin

Mrs. Juliana Gromoff

Mrs. Agafia Merculief

Mrs. Alexandra Kouchutin

Mrs. Natalie Misikin

Mrs. Mary Kochutin

Mrs. Claude Kochutin

Vassa Krukoff

Anna Emanoff

Chionia K. Misikin

Heretina Misikin

Alexandra Melovidov

Marina Kozloff

Mary Kushin

Ifronsenia Rukovishnikoff

Mrs. Pelagia Krukoff

Mrs. Agrippina Tetoff

Mrs. Martha Krukoff

Mrs. Mavra Stepetin

Mary Oustigoff

Agrippina Hanson

Alexandra Mandregan

Helen Mandregan

Alexandra Gromoff

Lubre Stepetin

Nina Oustigoff

Helena Krukoff

Miss Justinia Stepetin

Antonina Stepetin

Francis Emanoff

Anna Stepetin

Kapetolina Buterin

Helen Kochergin

Prascodia Hapoff

Marina Sedick

Ludmilla Bourdukofsky

Mary Bourdukofsky

Alice Philemonoff

Virginia Kozloff

#archivesgov #October 10 #1942 #1940s #World War II #WWII #Aleutian Islands #Alaska #Native Alaskan history #Native American history #American Indian history #Indigenous American history

[pocketwatch-system]

🎵 for ask game?

OH! I actually didn’t expect to get asked anything to do with that but!

Probably scapegoat by ghost and the pals reminds me of nemona!

Francis forever reminds me of Juliana!

Passing through reminds me of Gloria

And uhh if I had to choose one for me it would probably be

Circus hop by yonkagor!

-Ethan/gold

#plural system #did system #ethan speaks #:))

[farmlesbians]

some latin recs: to sophia chablau e uma enorme perda de tempo, letrux, mahmundi, josyara, cátia de frança, juliana linhares, karen francis (all of them are lesbians besides one)

thank u! <3

[isabcllla]

    › › › spotted   at   the   met   steps   ,   isabella   reyes   ,   most   likely   listening   to   breakfast   by   dove cameron   with   their   airpods   pro   .   the   twenty-four year old   gained   quite   a   reputation   ,   known   to   be   -narcissistic   yet   +vivacious   to   anyone   who   knows   them   .   you'll   easily   spot   them   when   you   hear   about   the ding of a now live notification, a fresh manicure set every two weeks, always knowing when a camera is pointed at you, perfectly practiced poses   ,   followed   by   maison francis kurkdjian aqua universalist   .   latest   nepoupdates   article   talks   about   a covered up stay at a rehab center     ,   but   i   guess   any   reputation   is   good   reputation   .  

‣‣‣ BASICS

• Name: isabella beatriz reyes • Nickname(s): isa • Age: 24 • Birthday / Zodiac: november 18th, 1999 / scorpio • Pronouns: she/her • Gender: cis female • Subplot: plot #4, muse j

‣‣‣ APPEARANCE

• Faceclaim: daniela nieves • Height: 5'1" • Build: petite, slim • Eye Color: hazel • Hair Color: dark brown • Piercings: ears (x2)

‣‣‣ PERSONALITY

• Positive Traits: ambitious, vivacious, cunning, flirtatious • Negative Traits: impulsive, resentful, narcissistic, selfish • Likes: mimosas, hanging out in recording studios, white lies & white lines, spending entire days at the spa, blowouts, long runs early in the morning, acoustic sessions • Dislikes: misplaced confidence, worn down towels, hgtv shows, people using phones at the table, being taken advantage of, people singing off key, watermelon flavored things • Phobias: claustrophobia • Hobbies: live streaming, parties, yoga • Aesthetic: the ding of a now live notification, a fresh manicure set every two weeks, cold brew, the inability to be alone, always knowing when a camera is pointed at you, bergamot perfume, perfectly practiced poses, egyptian sheets

‣‣‣ FAMILY

• Mother: vivian reyes • Father: ricardo reyes • Sibling(s): mario ( older brother ), juliana ( older sister ) • Pet(s): kodak ( german shepard mix puppy )

‣‣‣ QUICK BULLETS

• Isabella was born in Caracas, Venezuela during her parents hiatus from the entertainment industry - it didn't last but they had to give it a try • She was the last of the Reyes children to be born, three seemed like more than enough for Ricardo Reyes, the world famous musician, and Vivian Reyes...his wife • Her entire life, Isa felt like she was fighting to be different from her father and her older siblings until her mother convinced her that things could be very easy for her if she only went with the flow • Her life was blessed, privileged and charmed. Being the daughter of someone like Ricardo meant that every door in the world was open to her and it was really no surprise that she tried her hand at pretty much everything • Isa could hold a tune, of course she could, but singing had never really been that interesting to her. Not when her older siblings, Mario & Juliana, were already working down that career path and finding success • As it turned out, the only talent Isa really needed was being cute and having the name she had. Being an influencer was a lot easier than learning how to act or sing or play an instrument • Like any filthy rich woman in New York City, Isa spends most of her time being seen. Yes, her dad is who people care about but she's quickly making a name for herself as well • Recently, she's been starting to get a lot of attention and companies are consistently wanting to work with her - including a beauty company that has a new makeup line with her in mind • In between random sponsorships and deals, she is out on the town and doesn't hold back from having a good time - whatever that means depends on the day • Can be quite the mean girl to people she hasn't deemed worthy yet and will remain bitchy and blunt once friends but in a nice way

#nepofm.intro #‣ ‣ ‣ 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 •

[kenzonet]

WE MOVE AS ONE - Six Invitational 2024 from Histeria! on Vimeo.

Six Invitational is coming to São Paulo for the FIRST time in history! As the diehard fan runs through the streets of São Paulo, Rainbow Six legends breach reality itself, bringing the best memories and histories of SI to life until all converges at the iconic Ginásio Ibirapuera!

We were thrilled to be invited by Ubisoft, BLAST, and Rainbow Six Esports to create this INSANE animated film! High-tech visuals, grunge urban vibes, a mix of action and motion, and the best of São Paulo's street culture - it's all packed with the best track "We Move as One" by Ego Kill Talent (ft. Andreas Kisser and Rob Damiani)!

RB6 2024 - Six Invitational Theme Song “We Move as One” Ego Kill Talent (ft. Andreas Kisser and Rob Damiani)

Client: Ubisoft / BLAST Game: Rainbow 6 Event: Six Invitational 2024 Clients: Marcio Soares, Nelson Garcia, Lucas Reis, Leandro Estevam, Victor Niergue, Faye Marlborough, Chrystina Martel, Stig Debois, Matt Bundy

Produced by Histeria!

Director: Jan Xavier Story by: Jan Xavier and Ubisoft Executive Producer: Marcelo Moreno Producers: Tatiana Sato and Lívia Quintanilha Social Media: Sibelle Lobo

Art Directors: Igor Muniz, Victor Tchaba Art Supervisors: Igor Muniz, Victor Tchaba Concept Art: Igor Muniz, Victor Tchaba, Gabriel dos Anjos, Guilherme Lascasas Storyboard/Animatic: Tony Neto Concept Character: Victor Tchaba, Jeff Biglia, PJ Kaiowá, Shun Izumi e Flávia Passos (Estúdio Casa Locomotiva) Layout Character: Victor Tchaba, Jeff Biglia, Fábio Perez, Guilherme Olivieri, Marcos Kenji Uchima, Rodrigo Yokota Layout FX: Jeff Biglia, Mateus Pitta Design: Igor Muniz, Jeff Biglia, Rafael Nascimento (Escaphandro), Victor Tchaba Layout 3D: Jan Xavier, Igor Muniz 3D Generalist: Carol Fiorito, Cláudio Marques, Igor Muniz 3D Lookdev, Light and Comp: Cláudio Marques, Igor Muniz Background Simulation: Cláudio Marques Matte Painting: Gabriel dos Anjos, Guilherme Lascasas, Igor Muniz, Jeff Biglia

Animation Directors: Jan Xavier, Felipe Simões Rough/Tiedown/FX Supervisor: Felipe Simões Clean Up/Color Supervisor: Mila Queiroz 2D Rough/Tiedown: Breno Licursi, Bruna Santana, Catarina Niéro, Geovani Angelo, Lena Franzz, Lucas Franci, Matheus Fernandes, Robb Reis, Rodrigo Yokota, Thiago Geremias, Ton Presley, Viviane Guimarães 2D Clean Up/Color: Carol Caporrino, Denis Bargos, Francine Gonzales, Giovanna Jahjah, Juliana Gouvêa, Louise Bonne, Lucas Franci, Luiz Alvares, Mila Queiroz, Pedro Spaolonzi, Ton Presley, Viviane Guimarães 2D FX: Lucas Franci, Natália Faria Cardoso, Mateus Pitta

Post Production Director: Gabriela Zaneti Motion Graphics Supervisor: Gabriela Zaneti Compositing Supervisors: Gabriela Zaneti, Renato Montoro Motion Graphics: Gabriela Zaneti, Samantha Oda, Vinícius Ricardo, Ricardo La Bella Simonetti Compositing and Post Production: Gabriela Zaneti, Renato Montoro, Samantha Oda, Vinícius Ricardo, Ricardo La Bella Simonetti, Saulo de Castro, Tamires Campos

Audio

Musical Director: Samuel Ferrari Music Producer: Samuel Ferrari Original Music by Ego Kill Talent, Rob Damiani & Andreas Kisser Electric Guitars: Theo Van Der Loo, Niper Boaventura Electric Bass: Raphael Miranda Drums: Raphael Miranda Surdos: Raphael Miranda Vocals: Emmily Barreto, Rob Damiani Synths: Samuel Ferrari, Niper Boaventura Music Programming & Beats: Samuel Ferrari Alfaias: Samuel Ferrari Electric Guitar Solo: Andreas Kisser Anvil: Glauber Coelho Choir As One: Lucas Reis Pereira, Maria Paula Bonino, Jeniffer L. Ramlov, Mayara Abou Jaoude, Maite Fernanda Lorente Henrique, Lucas Miguel Cunha Silva, Diego Chagas Corrêa, Heitor Augusto Coelho Galceron, Maria Eduarda Maccagnan Avella Recording Engineers: Hugo Silva, Otavio Bonazzi and Cauê Del Grande at Dissenso Studio PreProduction: Clovis Vilela, Samuel Ferrari Vocal Production: Steve Evetts Mix: Steve Evetts Master: Maurício Gargel Executive Production: Samuel Ferrari, Glauber Coelho SFX Film: Glauber Coelho Produced at mdois Studios (mdois.tv)

Making of

Making of Produced by: Rockfilmes Production: Lucas Rocha Director: Lucas Rocha Director of Photography: Felipe Bezerra Audio operator: Willian Sassano

[byneddiedingo]

The Book of Life (Hal Hartley, 1998)

Cast: Martin Donovan, PJ Harvey, Dave Simonds, Thomas Jay Ryan, Miho Nikaido, D.J. Mendel, Katreen Hardt, James Urbaniak. Screenplay: Hal Hartley. Cinematography: Jim Denault. Art direction: Andy Biscontini. Film editing: Steve Hamilton. 

The Girl From Monday (Hal Hartley, 2005)

Cast: Bill Sage, Sabrina Lloyd, Tatiana Abracos, Leo Fitzpatrick, D.J. Mendel, James Urbaniak, Juliana Francis, Gary Wllmes, Edie Falco. Screenplay: Hal Hartley. Cinematography: Sarah Cawley. Production design: Inbal Weinberg. Film editing: Steve Hamilton. Music: Hal Hartley. 

As the millennium approached -- remember the Y2K jitters? -- two producers from the French company Haut et Court teamed with a European TV network and asked filmmakers from around the world to make hourlong movies that would reflect their visions of the imminent future. Hal Hartley, fresh off the success of Henry Fool (1997), was the American director chosen, and The Book of Life was his response. It's a fable about the Second Coming: Jesus (Martin Donovan) arrives in New York City, tasked by God to fulfill the prophecies about the end of the world recounted in the book of Revelation. He is accompanied by Mary Magdalene (PJ Harvey). Jesus likes New York and its people so much that after retrieving the Book of Life (an Apple Powerbook) from a storage locker (No. 666) and breaking the fifth of the seven seals he calls the whole thing off. Apocalypse? Nah. His decision is hotly protested by attorneys from the firm of Armageddon, Armageddon, and Jehoshaphat. God, Jesus observes, is all about the Law, so lawyers are his favorites. Jesus is somewhat aided by Satan (Thomas Jay Ryan) who wants the world to continue so he has somewhere to meddle. The film's brevity is its chief virtue: Too much more and the wit would have cloyed -- as it sometimes does -- into whimsy. The humanistic outlook of the film seems to have stuck with Hartley into his next movie, The Girl From Monday, a venture into science fiction that doesn't quite work. In the future, the United States has become a conglomerate, and people are traded on the stock exchange. (The more sex they have, for example, the higher their value.) Bill Sage plays Jack, an advertising executive who is secretly a member of the resistance to this new order, but he's so disillusioned that he drives to the seashore where he plans to kill himself. Instead, he just passes out after taking pills, and awakes to see a woman (Tatiana Abracos) emerge from the sea. She's an alien from a planet where people are part of an incorporate whole, and when he asks her name she says "No Body." Jack takes her home with him and teaches her how to perform simple physical tasks like drinking and eating. He also learns that she's there to bring back with her a fellow being from her planet (known on Earth as Monday after its discoverer) who came to Earth years ago. The problem with The Girl From Monday is that the satire on consumerism doesn't mesh well with the sci-fi premise. The film is a muddle of ideas, many of which are half-baked. Hartley's inspiration is said to have been Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville (1965), but Godard's movie has a coherence and dry wit The Girl From Monday lacks.   

#The Book of Life #The Girl From Monday #Hal Hartley #Martin Donovan #PJ Harvey #Tatiana Abracos

[packedwithpackards]

Doctor John H. Packard, his Irish servants, and generational wealth

Photos from page 570 of Physicians and Surgeons of America, page 353 of University of Pennsylvania: Its History, Influence, Equipment and Characteristics; with Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Founders, Benefactors, Officers and Alumni, Volume 2

In January 2021, I wrote about my ancestor, John Hooker Packard (my fourth cousin five times removed), noting that he has a personal estate of $5,000, arguing it had an inflated worth of $161,400, according to Measuring Worth, "putting him in the top 10% (or even higher) today", relying on calculations from CNN Money. I further noted that he became as successful as he did in his "respected profession" (a doctor) by "standing on the backs of others". In light of my recent two posts about Captain Samuel Packard and my 9th great-grandfather Samuel Packard, I decided to reassess my calculations and come to another determination in this post, and do a deeper dive into my ancestor. This goes a different direction than my post about how Dr. Packard favored gas chambers as a method to kill prisoners, focusing on Packard's wealth.

As I noted in my January 2021 post, he had at least three servants working for him (Mary Hassan, Bridget Welsh, and Ellen McBride) in 1860, and a prominent physician to say the least from my first post about him. While I could focus on his role in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War, his "radical cure" for hernia, amputation of a hip-joint, surgeons of the 19th century, oblique inguinal hernia, and urethral fistula. Similarly, there's the Report of a committee of the associate medical members of the Sanitary Commission on the subject of the treatment of fractures in military surgery with Dr. Packard as chairman, his lectures on inflammation, or anything else. [1]

This "eminent Philadelphia surgeon" was more than a person who advocated for ether to anesthesia for "brief, painful procedures" and for training of nurses. He also published a 1863 manual on minor surgery which includes methods for dulling pain and bandages, 1870 handbook on operative surgery, a 1880 book about how people can benefit from sea-air and sea-bathing, and many others. [2]

With that, let me move back to Doctor Packard and his wealth. The 1860 census which listed the three Irish servants living in his household lists a $5,000 personal estate:

1860 census document that lists three Irish servants in the Packard household

The relative value of this $5,000 dollars is best expressed as real value or real wealth, which measures the purchasing power of income or wealth by its ability to buy goods and services. That comes to $168,000.00 in 2021 values. This is not far above the median household wealth in 2021 in the U.S. is $140,800, according to the Census Bureau. It is assumed that this wealth was partially or completely passed to the children he had with Elizabeth Wood (1835-1897):

Elizabeth Dwight (1859-1915)

Charles Stuart Wood (1860-1937)

Frederick Adolphus (1862-1902)

John Hooker (1865-1947)

Francis Randolph (1870-1950)

George Randolph (1873-1936)

Elizabeth was the daughter of two Quakers, Charles S. Wood and Juliana Fitz Randolph. At age 22, she married Dr. Packard in June 1857 at Church of the Epiphany, and was likely living in Manayunk Upper Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she was living in 1850. By 1860 she was living in Philadelphia Ward 8 with the three aforementioned servants, Dr. Packard, her son Elizabeth D., and Charles S.W.  [3]

By 1870, Dr. Packard had a real estate of $106,000 and personal estate of $2,000. His wife even had a personal estate of $10,000! There were their five children (Elizabeth D., Charles S.W., Fred H., John H., and Francis R.) and four servants. Three of these servants (Margaret Robinson, Mary Campbell, and Mary Runistell?) and one in England (George McBann). That says a lot about his wealth and it is interesting that Elizabeth has that much wealth as well. That connects to what Claire Cushman writes about in the first chapter of Supreme Court Decisions and Women's Rights: under coverture rules, implemented under an attitude known as "romantic paternalism", a woman could not make contracts, write wills, sue or be sued, or own property, as that all belonged to the husband. However, there were married women's property laws beginning to be passed in the mid-19th century, increasing the rights of married women to control their own property, but limitations remained in place. Pennsylvania passed a law similar to New York in 1845 which increased married women's property rights. [4]

1870 census listing for the Packard household in Philadelphia Ward 8 District 23, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [5] Four servants are listed in this household, one more than in 1870.

By 1880, Dr. Packard was still listed as a physician, while his wife Elizabeth was said to be keeping house. Their daughter Elizabeth was at home, Charles S.W. was a clerk, Frederick A. was at Pennsylvania University, John H., Frank R., and George R. were at school. They were still living at 1931 Spruce Street. [6] When Dr. Packard's wife, Elizabeth, died in March 11, 1897 in Devon, Pennsylvania, her estate was said to include personal property of $10,000 and $28,000 in real estate in Chester County, Pennsylvania, as noted in a petition by her sons Frederick and Charles S.W. not long after her death. Other documents in her probate include her last will and testament on in which she left Dr. Packard "all her money in stocks, bonds, mortgages, real estate", including granted her property in Devon, along with any other personal or household property. After her death, her children renounced their right to be administrators of her estate, since she had appointed Frederick and Charles S.W. as her executors on September 20, 1896. [7] Here is the text of her last will and testament in July 1892:

I leave my property in Devon, including 13 acres, house, stable gardener's cottage, and everything belonging to the place my dear husband John Hooker Packard. He is to do as he chooses with the property, sell or rent it, and after paying off all the debts, if he sells it, to invest the principal as he sees fit and have entire control of the interest during his life time and at his death the children shall divide the some. I leave him also, that is my husband (John Hooker Packard) for his life, all the money invested in stocks, bonds, mortgages, real estate, or any other way invested that I received from my mother's estate after her death. The interest to be paid to him as long as he lives and after his death to be given to my children principal and interest share and share alike. I leave him anything that he wishes for his own use, of my household and personal property and after he takes what he wishes. I leave my son Francis Randolph Packard all that he wishes, the residence to be divided among the rest of my children. My books I leave to my husband. I wish the sum of $2,000 to be taken at once from any principal and be divided equal by between my husband John H. Packard and my son Francis R. Packard. Any money coming to me from Aunt Hannah Randolph's estate I leave to my husband John H. Packard, the same to be invested by him and for him to use the interest therefore during his life and at his death the principle to return to my children, share and share alike. [8]

Only five years after Elizabeth's death, her son, Frederick Adolphus, another accomplished doctor, would die of typhoid fever in Philadelphia on November 1, 1902, at age 40. While he married a woman named Katharine Paul Shippen on June 1, 1893 in Philadelphia, they did not have children. Unfortunately, I can't find them in the 1900 census. It also does not seem he wrote a will. So, any property he held at his death is not known. [9] However, there are indications that the wealth of Elizabeth passed on. When Dr. Packard died in 1907, it did not seem he had a probate, although he likely had substantial funds when he died in a hotel in Atlantic City. In contrast, when Elizabeth Dwight died in 1915, The Wilkes-Barre Record stated on April 7 that she gifted $500 to her brother Francis R. and had a personal estate of $40,000. In something that definitely raised eyebrows for me, the remainder of her estate was given to her friend Lucy Huston Sturdevant. The latter lived at the Hotel Sterling, which happens to be a place once managed by one of my ancestors, Robert Mills, the namesake for one of my ancestors, Stanley Sterling Mills.

Lucy was well-healed, born to a prominent family, daughter of General Ebenezer Warren Sturdevant and Lucy Huston. Her obituary in 1940 described her as a member of one of the oldest families in Wilkes-Barre, insisting that her home was in Wilkes-Barre rather than anywhere else. As it turns out, Elizabeth and Lucy were more than friends. [10] The 1900 census lists Elizabeth as the partner of Lucy, with a South Carolinian cook named Lena Brooks and a South Carolinian maid named Martha Mook living in the same household in Buncombe, North Carolina:

Elizabeth and Lucy living together in the 1900 census [11]

Although I can't find records of either one in the 1910 census, it is significant that Lucy was the executor of Elizabeth's estate. Elizabeth seems to have a bit of a high-class about herself as well, hosting tea parties with her sister, going to Nantucket, while her death certificate says she was single, just like Lucy's. According to a February 1883 passport application, Lucy was 5 foot 6 inches, had blue eyes, light hair, and fair complexion. [12] Unlike Elizabeth, Lucy was known for her short stories and articles. In 1909, only a few years before Elizabeth's death, she published a short story in Atlantic Monthly entitled "A North-West End". Then, in 1915, she published a story within in the Best Short Stories of 1915. A search of her name pulls up many other stories, either about an untrained nurse, the waterfront, flags, schools, Quaker teachers, mainly in Atlantic Monthly, now known as The Atlantic. [13]

As the internet saying goes, they're gay, good for them. I had somewhat predicted I would focus on topics like this, including a question from Christine E. Sleeter in Genealogy journal in June 2020, in a January 2021 post: "How might a family historian tease out clues of LGBTQ family members in the past?" I would be more than happy to write more about Elizabeth and Lucy in the future, and do more of a deep dive. Lucy and Elizabeth seems to have a committed relationship, a union that wasn't called marriage, but falls into the labels of "life partnerships”, “romantic friendships”, “Boston marriages” or something else entirely. Some have noted that the use of “partner” as a relationship designation in 20th-century census records is something that "might identify LGBTQ relationships", even though it is not, on its own, a "completely reliable means of identifying same-sex couples in the census" although has been used by enumerators.

Moving on from this topic, and toward the conclusion of this post, some children of Elizabeth and Doctor Packard had home values in the tens of thousands. In 1930, the home of George R. and his wife Elizabeth Waln Wistar Brown was worth $50,000. The same was the case for Francis Randolph, who was living with his wife Margaret Harshman, with a home valued the same. This differed from Charles S.W. who rented a house the same year, only worth $975 dollars. Similarly, John H. also rented a house, only worth $500 dollars. Charles and John were both wage/salary workers. [14]

In sum, you could say there was some generational wealth, i.e. any assets families pass down to their children or grandchildren, whether cash, investment funds, stocks and bonds, properties or companies, but it didn't pass to all of the children of Elizabeth and Doctor Packard, only some of them.

Notes

[1] See "On a modification of the "invagination" method of operating for the radical cure of hernia" (1895?), "On amputation at the hip-joint" (1865?), "On some of the surgeons of the last century" (1888?), "On the anatomy of oblique inguinal hernia, with special reference to the operation for its radical cure, and a description of a modified procedure for this purpose" (1895?), "Traumatic separation of the lower epiphysis of the femur" (1890?), and "Urethral fistula, treated by means of the elastic ligature" (1877?). Also see "Minutes of transcriptions and business; Sept. 29, 1857 to Apr. 14, 1887, 1857-1887" (1857, mentioned), "The present state of microscopical science, medically considered" (1859), "Sea-air and sea-bathing" (1880), "A hand-book of operative surgery" (1870), "Records, 1846-1919" (mentioned), "John Fries Frazer papers, 1834-1871" (mentioned), and "Records, 1855-1909" (mentioned).

[2] See "John H. Packard’s Primary Ether Anesthesia" (2001 article), "Training of nurses for the sick ; Social Science Association of Philadelphia ; read before the Association January 20, 1876" (his speech), A manual of minor surgery (1863), A Hand-book of Operative Surgery (1870), Sea Air and Sea Bathing (1880). Others are listed here.

[3] "Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013" via Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 231, page 385 of 573; "1850 United States Federal Census", Year: 1850; Census Place: Manayunk Upper Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 808; Page: 111a, Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.; "1860 United States Federal Census", Year: 1860; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 8, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1158; Page: 6; Family History Library Film: 805158, 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Page 723 of U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, specifically Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. II, lists Elizabeth as a daughter of Charles S. and Juliana. Additionally, page 404 of The descendants of Rev Thomas Hooker, Hartford, Connecticut, 1586-1908 notes her as daughter of Charles Stuart and Juliana (Fitz Randolph) Wood and says she was born May 2, 1835 in Philadelphia.

[4] "Romantic Paternalism" in Supreme Court Decisions and Women's Rights: Milestones to Equality (ed. Claire Cushman, Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2001), 1-2. While it is not directly stated, it is implied that Cushman wrote this section of the chapter. I originally got this book in college when I took a women in the law class. Definitely a valuable resource which I never knew I needed. The Married Women's Property Acts in the United States Wikipedia page is actually a good resource, especially citing many articles in the sources section if you wish to dive deeper into this subject.

[5] "1870 United States Federal Census", Year: 1870; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 8 District 23, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1393; Page: 119B, 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

[6] "1880 United States Federal Census", Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1170; Page: 206C; Enumeration District: 129, Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

[7] "Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993", Pennsylvania Probate Record; Probate Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Notes: Wills, No 568-593, 1897, Pennsylvania County, District and Probate Courts, Pages 199 to 216. The last will and testament is on pages 202 to 206.

[8] This document is very hard to follow, so I may have missed something, but this is pretty accurate, I believe. The whole text of the last will and testament is available as a downloadable PDF. The entire will and probate in its original form and order, of all the pages, is available in a PDF here.

[9] For a profile of Frederick see pages 872-873 of Howard Atwood Kelly, A Cyclopedia of American Medical Biography: Comprising the Lives of Eminent Deceased Physicians and Surgeons from 1610 to 1910, Vol. 1 (W.B. Saunders Company, 1920). The biography of him is written by his brother, Francis R. Packard. He is also listed on page 367 of Biographical catalogue of the matriculates of the college: together with lists of the members of the college faculty ... of University of Pennsylvania within U.S., College Student Lists, 1763-1924. Katherine and Frederick having no children is confirmed by the 1910 census (Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 7, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1389; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1375402, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.)  which lists Katherine as widowed and notes that she has zero children. Their marriage is noted in page 245 of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 collection (Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 232, Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History.) Page 299 of Index to Wills, 1900-1924, M-S for Philadelphia within Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 (page 299 of 499) lists no entries for any Packards in 1901 or 1902.

[10] Although there is a Lucy H Sturdevant who married a man named Ziba M Faser in 25 Sep 1873, this is not her as she was born in 1860 and would have been 13 at the time of this marriage. For more on that Lucy, see Lucy A S Faser in the 1900 United States Federal Census, for example.

[11] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Asheville Ward 3, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: 1184; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0137; FHL microfilm: 1241184, Enumeration District: 0137; Description: Asheville City, Ward 3 (pt) beginning at the intersection of College and N Main, and thence NW with N Main to the City limits, thence south with City limits to Monford Ave, thence SE with Monford Ave to Haywood to French Broad Ave, thence S with French Broad Ave to Patton Ave, thence E with Patton Ave to Court Square, thence with N Main to the beginning; Includes all of Election Precinct 5, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

[12] "U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925 for Lucy H Sturdevant", Passport Applications, 1795-1905, 1882-1887, Roll 253 - 01 Dec 1882-28 Feb 1883, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 253; Volume #: Roll 253 - 01 Dec 1882-28 Feb 1883, Volume: Roll 253 - 01 Dec 1882-28 Feb 1883, Selected Passports. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; "Lucy Huston Sturdevant" in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 057301-060300, certificate number 58216,  Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1968. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Her death certificate says she died of nephritis. Also see "1884 Dec 18 Elizabeth D Packard and Charles Packard Wife announce 5 o'clock tea on Dec 31" clipping from The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 18 Dec 1884, Page 3, "1915 Apr 1 Elizabeth D Packard Died March 31, 1915 of 61 West Ross Wilkes-Barre" clipping from The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 01 Apr 1915,  Page 24; "Obituary for Elizabeth B. PACKARD" clipping from Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, the Evening News, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 02 Apr 1915, Page 3, "1911 May 14 Elizabeth D Packard to Nantucket for the summer" clipping from The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 14 May 1911,  Page 27; "In her will, Elizabeth D. Packard makes Lucy Huston Sturdevant executrix of her estate" clipping from Wilkes-Barre Semi-Weekly Record, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 09 Apr 1915,  Page 8.

[13] See "An Untrained Nurse", pages 820 to 829 in The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 107, "On the Water Front" in Atlantic Monthly, "Flag-Root" in The Atlantic, Volume 112, pages 112 to 118. There's also "The Cent School" in 1903, "Two Quaker Teachers" (also see here).

[14] 1930 United States Federal Census for George R Packard, Pennsylvania, Montgomery, Lower Merion, District 0059, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 2341816, District: 0059; Description: LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP (PART) BOUNDED BY (N) MATSON FORD RD., WEST CONSHOHOCKEN BOROUGH LIMITS; (E) SCHUYLKILL RIVER; (S) SPRING MILL RD.; (W) COUNTY LINE RD, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls; 1930 United States Federal Census for Charles S W Packard, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia (Districts 251-500), District 0292, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0292; FHL microfilm: 2341830, District: 0292; Description: PHILADELPHIA CITY, WARD 8 (PART), BOUNDED BY (N) LOCUST; (E) S. 13TH; (S) SPRUCE; (W) S. 21ST, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls; 1930 United States Federal Census for John H Packard, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Newtown, District 0105, Year: 1930; Census Place: Newtown, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 2341766, District: 0105; Description: NEWTOWN (NEWTON) TOWNSHIP, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls; 1930 United States Federal Census for Francis R Packard, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia (Districts 251-500), District 0280, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 31A; Enumeration District: 0280; FHL microfilm: 2341829, District: 0280; Description: PHILADELPHIA CITY, WARD 7 (PART), BOUNDED BY (N) SPRUCE; (E) S. 16TH; (S) WAVERLY; (W) S. 20TH, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.

Note: This was originally posted on Dec. 12, 2022 on the main Packed with Packards WordPress blog (it can also be found on the Wayback Machine here). My research is still ongoing, so some conclusions in this piece may change in the future.

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By • Olalekan Fagbade Insecurity; Former IG of Police cautions parents adresses Nigerians A former Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has advised parents to carry out thorough background checks before entrusting their children to anyone. He made the call on Thursday in Lagos during a book launch with the title, “We are priceless”, authored by a crime security reporter, Juliana Francis. Arase, currently the Chairman of the Police Service Commission(PSC), said it was essential to prioritise the safety and well-being of the young ones. According to him, profiling individuals who express interest in taking care of children is a responsible approach. “Parents should not simply hand over their children to anyone who volunteers to take them to the city or elsewhere. “It is important to assess the character, reputation, and intentions of individuals before making such decisions,” he said. Arase, also the Chairman of the Occasion, advised parents on the importance of ongoing monitoring. He noted that once parents had entrusted their children to someone, it was imperative to maintain regular contact and keep a tab on their activities. The PSC boss said that obtaining the phone numbers and contact information of the individuals responsible for the children’s well-being remain crucial for effective communication and oversight. “Keep a tab on your kids as they go along. Get the phone number of who they are going to stay with and know what they are doing, it is a holistic approach,” he added. Arase suggested that training law enforcement officers was essential in countering these crimes. This, he said, coud be achieved by educating law enforcement personnel about the signs and the checklist of indicators associated with human trafficking and other crimes against children. Mr Godwin Morka, a retired director, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), called for collective responsibility in combating the crime. Morka said that cmbating human trafficking requires a united effort from individuals, communities, organisations, and government agencies. “There is need for concerted effort by all to stop human trafficking. “It is doing great damage to Nigerian youths, particularly the female gender. “The book launched by Francis is one way to the directive, others should join in any capacity in fighting the menace,” he said. The author, Francis, who shared a personal experience of how she was raped at a young age, pleaded with parents to exercise caution and not blindly trust individuals who offer to sponsor their children’s travel expenses. According to her, the experience inspired her to become passionate about covering the activities of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and helping girls who have been victims of trafficking. Francis said that she was rape at a tender age, but could not tell anybody but after graduating from university she started covering NAPTIP. “I saw girls being trafficked and raped and that was how what happened to me make me passionately have interest to start covering NAPTIP and the girls. “I saw a 10-year-old girl kept in a hotel, being violated and raped by whitemen and her madam was collecting money (dollars) from the mem,” she said. Francis, CEO of Youthlsens Initiative Development, a non-governmental organisation, said, “We need to start to educate our girls so that when someone tell them he want to take them to abroad they should know nothing is wrong.” She urged parents to be careful and not just release their children to anybody who volunteered to take them abroad and foot the traveling bills. The Publisher of securitynews alert.com called on everyone to unite to fight the crime. “Everyone should become a campaigner, I want my book to have an effect, is a family book, even though the target may be secondary school students. “Everybody should be more enlighten about issue that has to do with human trafficking,” she said. (NAN) (www

#advisesparents #Pscchairman

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Saint of the day August 17

ST. EUSEBIUS, POPE AND MARTYR, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Eusebius

St. Hiero, 885 A.D. Irish martyr, also called Iero. He was an Irish missionary to Holland, where he was martyred https://celticsaints.org/2018/0817c.html

St. Drithelm, 700 A.D. A wealthy man of Northumbria, England, who supposedly died, experienced a powerful vision of heaven, hell, and purgatory, and then was found to be alive. He divided his possessions among his wife and children and made benefices for the poor before becoming a monk at Melrose Abbey. He lived as a hermit there with great austerities. St. Bede gives an account of his life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryhthelm

St. James the Deacon, 769 A.D. Italian monk and deacon. A companion of St. Paulinus in the missionary effort in Northumbria, England, he was so dedicated to the evangelizing cause that he remained in the region despite the constant dangers of the severe pagan reaction.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Deacon

Sts. Paul and Juliana, Roman Catholic Martyred brother and sister, they were put to death at Ptolemais, in Palestine, during the persecution launched by Emperor Aurelian. Feastday Aug. 17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_and_Juliana#:~:text=Paul%20and%20Juliana%20were%20brother,hands%20of%20Aurelian%2C%20in%20270.&text=Juliana%20is%20one%20of%20the,Peter's%20Square.&text=The%20height%20of%20the%20statue%20is%203.1%20m.

ST. HYACINTH OF CRACOW, DOMINICAN PRIEST, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyacinth_of_Poland

ST. CLARE OF MONTEFALCO, AUGUSTINIAN ABBESS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_of_Montefalco

Bl. Michael Kiraiemon, Bl. Thomas Vinyemon, Bl. Miguel Kurobioye, Roman Catholic Martyrs of Japan. Feastday Aug 17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Martyrs_of_Japan

Bl. Bartholomew Laurel, Roman Catholic Franciscan lay brother Martyr of Japan. Sent to the Philippines in 1609. He studied medicine at Manila and in 1622 was sent to Japan where he suffered martyrdom for his faith by being burned to death at Nagasaki. Feastday Aug 17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Martyrs_of_Japan

St. Frances Bizzocca, Roman Catholic Martyr of Japan. A Third Order Dominican, the wife of Blessed Leo Bizzocca, Frances sheltered missionaries in her home, an act that brought about her arrest. She was burned alive in Nagasaki, Japan. Feastday Aug 17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Martyrs_of_Japan

Bl. Francis Kuloi Roman Catholic Franciscan tertiary Martyr of Japan A native Japanese, who sheltered missionaries. He was beheaded.Feastday Aug 17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Martyrs_of_Japan

Bl. Caspar and Mary Vaz, Roman Catholic Martyrs of Japan. They were husband and wife and tertiaries of St. Francis. Both were martyred in Nagasaki. Caspar was burned alive, and Mary was beheaded. Feastday Aug. 17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Martyrs_of_Japan

Bl. Francis Kurobiove, Roman Catholic Dominican tertiary Martyr of Japan. A native Japanese, Francis was burned alive at Nagasaki, Japan Feastday Aug 17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Martyrs_of_Japan

Bls. Louis Someyon & St. Luke Kiemon Roman Catholic Franciscan tertiaries Martyrs of Japan, beheaded at Nagasaki, Japan Feastday Aug 17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Martyrs_of_Japan

Bl. Martin Gomez, Roman Catholic Franciscan tertiary Martyr of Japan, beheaded at Nagasaki, Japan Feastday Aug 17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Martyrs_of_Japan

[graceofromanovs]

GODPARENTS OF GRAND DUKE KIRILL VLADIMIROVICH

Born on 12 October (O.S. 20 September) 1876 at his parent's country residence Vladimir Villa in Tsarskoe Selo, Saint Petersburg, Russia. He was the eldest son of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia and Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna). He was christened a month later on 19 November at the Grand Palace Church, Tsarskoye Selo, by the Confessor of Their Imperial Majesties. His godparents were:

ALEXANDER II, EMPEROR OF RUSSIA - the Russian Emperor, his grandfather, was one of his godparents. Alexander’s most significant reform as emperor was the emancipation of Russia’s serfs in 1861, for which he is known as Alexander the Liberator. Grand Duke Kirill was five years-old when his grandfather was assassinated.

EMPRESS MARIA FEODOROVNA OF RUSSIA - his aunt-by-marriage, born as Princess Dagmar of Denmark, was listed as one of his godparents. She married his uncle the Tsesarevich Alexander of Russia (later Alexander III) in 1866. She was known to be social, intelligent, and very fashionable. When she became the Empress consort upon the death of her father-in-law in 1881, her popularity soared. And would remain to be one the most likeable members of the Romanov family.

MARIE, GRAND DUCHESS OF MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN - his step-grandmother was also named as his godparent. She was the third wife of Kirill's grandfather Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and the mother of Prince Hendrik, consort of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlandsand father of Queen Juliana.

FREDERICK FRANCIS III, GRAND DUKE OF MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN - his maternal uncle, then the heir to the grand duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, was another of his godparents. He would be the penultimate Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Like his sister, he also married another Romanov, Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia, with whom he had three children including Queen Alexandrine of Denmark.

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Kenya's president suspends four members of the electoral commission who refused to validate his victory

Kenya’s president suspends four members of the electoral commission who refused to validate his victory

File – Kenyan President William Ruto during his inauguration in Nairobi – John Ochieng/SOPA Images via ZUM / DPA – Archive Kenyan President William Ruto has suspended four members of the electoral commission who refused to validate the results of the last presidential election, in which he won. The decision affects Juliana Cherera, Francis Wanderi, Irene Masit and Justus Nyang’aya, all accused…

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Raila and Kalonzo attend the IEBC 4 hearing.

Raila and Kalonzo attend the IEBC 4 hearing.

Among the dignitaries present at the hearing of the petition seeking the expulsion of the IEBC Four are Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka. Among the officials are Vice Chairperson Juliana Cherera, Secretary Irene Masit, Secretary Francis Wanderi, and Secretary Justus Nyangaya. Professor Makau Mutua, head of Azimio Communications, has accompanied the leaders. A petitioner from the Republican…

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#IEBC 4 commission #Raila and Kalonzo