The Okie Legacy: NW Okie's Journey Walking With Sweet Silly Sadie European Emigrants & American Colonies Peculiarities of the European Stocks In Colonial America Early Bullpasture Pioneers (Virginia) 1785, America & Emigrants In Congress, 5 September 1776

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Volume 18 , Issue 28

2016

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Just a reminder to all out there, "We are all descendants of emigrants, immigrants, because of our European ancestors who fled Europe to seek a better life, free of religious persecution and economic oppression."

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Walking With Sweet Silly Sadie

What is America? Who is the America you know? That is the question before us this November, 2016, when we go to the polls to select our next president.

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European Emigrants & American Colonies

Have you ever wondered why is it certain countries established the American colonies, and why certain other countries furnished many settlers, yet established no colonies?

We know that England was very far in the lead as to establishing American, English colonies. And England was the country nearer the American shore than was the case with continental Europe. England was also the foremost in breaking the power of feudalism and giving the masses of her people a will to assert themselves.

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Peculiarities of the European Stocks In Colonial America

It took us looking back through Oren F. Morton's book, "A History of Highland County Virginia," published by the author in 1911, to discover the peculiarities of our European ancestors in Colonial America and from where they derived.

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Early Bullpasture Pioneers (Virginia)

In the settlement of the Valley of Virginia it was not the usual practice for a pioneer to isolate himself. There were few Indians seen in this valley of Virginia, and these were nominally at peace with the whites. It was known that a hostile relation would arise at any moment. For mutual aid and protection, a group of settlers would come into a valley together.

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1785, America & Emigrants

We searched back through the old newspaper archives to find this interesting read concerning "America" and Emigrants. The Pennsylvania Packet, out of Philadelphia, PA, dated 5 November 1785, Saturday, page 2, the following political reflections on America were copied from a new and interesting publication back in 1785 or before, called the "Political Herald," under the head of "The Present Times."

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In Congress, 5 September 1776

The Maryland Gazette, out of Annapolis, Maryland, dated 26 September 1776, Thursday, page 3, had the following extract from the minutes of Charles Thomson, Secretary, with lordship Howe concerning America's independence from Great Britain.

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