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Chardon Polka Band - Columbus Oktoberfest
Chardon may refer to: Places * Chardon, Kansas *Chardon, Ohio * Chardon Township, Geauga County, Ohio People * Carlos E. Chardón (born 1897), Puerto Rican mycologist and Chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico *Carlos Fernando Chardón (born 1907), former Secretary of State of Puerto Rico and Puerto Rico Adjuntant General * Carlos A. Chardón López (born 1939), former Secretary (Commissioner) of Education of the Puerto Rico Department of Education * Jean-Baptiste Chardon, a French Jesuit missionary in New France Other * The Chardon Polka Band The Chardon Polka Band is an American, Ohio-based, Cleveland-Style polka band. It was started by Jake Kouwe in 2003 when he recruited four other teenagers to form a polka band at Chardon High School, and the group was originally called "The Cha ..., a polka band from Chardon, Ohio * Chardon, whaling ship in late 1700s See also * Chadron (other) {{dab, geodis, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chardon, Kansas
Chardon is a ghost town in Rawlins County, Kansas Rawlins County (standard abbreviation: RA) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,561. The largest city and county seat is Atwood. It was named after Union Civil War General John Aa ..., United States. History A post office was opened in Chardon in the 1880s, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1939. References Further reading External links * Rawlins County mapsCurrent KDOT Unincorporated communities in Rawlins County, Kansas [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chardon, Ohio
Chardon is a city in and the county seat of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,242 at the 2020 census.City of Chardon - History . It is the only incorporated city in Geauga County, and includes land that was once part of Chardon, Hambden and Munson townships. :File:Map of Geauga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chardon Township, Geauga County, Ohio
Chardon Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 4,591. Geography Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities: * Concord Township, Lake County - north * Hambden Township - east * Chardon - southeast * Munson Township - south * Chester Township - southwest corner * Kirtland - west *Kirtland Hills - northwest Chardon, the county seat of Geauga County, borders Chardon Township on the southeast. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos E
Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhere * Carlos (crater), Montes Apenninus, LQ12, Moon; a lunar crater near Mons Hadley People * Carlos (given name), including a list of name holders * Carlos (surname), including a list of name holders Sportspeople * Carlos (Timorese footballer) (born 1986) * Carlos (footballer, born 1995), Brazilian footballer * Carlos (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian footballer Others * Carlos (Calusa) (died 1567), king or paramount chief of the Calusa people of Southwest Florida * Carlos (DJ) (born 1966), British DJ * Carlos (singer) (1943—2008), French entertainer * Carlos the Jackal, a Venezuelan terrorist *Carlos (DJ) (born 2010) Guyanese DJ Arts and entertainment * ''Carlos'' (miniseries), 2010 biopic about the terrorist Carlos the Jackal * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Fernando Chardón
Major General Carlos Fernando Chardón also referred to as "Fernando Chardón"Various notable members of his family were named "Carlos Chardón". He preferred to be referred to as "Fernando Chardón" to avoid confusion with the others. (September 5, 1907 – December 9, 1981), was the Secretary of State of Puerto Rico from 1969 to 1973 and the Puerto Rico Adjutant General from 1973 to 1975. Early years Chardón (birth name: Carlos Fernando Chardón Palacios) was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, to Carlos Felix Chardón and Isabel Palacios Pelletier. His great-grandfather, Juan Bautista Chardón, a Catholic native of Champagne, France, immigrated to Puerto Rico from Louisiana in 1816, encouraged by the Royal Decree of Graces issued by the Spanish Crown.Archivo General de Puerto Rico: Documentos [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos A
Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhere * Carlos (crater), Montes Apenninus, LQ12, Moon; a lunar crater near Mons Hadley People * Carlos (given name), including a list of name holders * Carlos (surname), including a list of name holders Sportspeople * Carlos (Timorese footballer) (born 1986) * Carlos (footballer, born 1995), Brazilian footballer * Carlos (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian footballer Others * Carlos (Calusa) (died 1567), king or paramount chief of the Calusa people of Southwest Florida * Carlos (DJ) (born 1966), British DJ * Carlos (singer) (1943—2008), French entertainer * Carlos the Jackal, a Venezuelan terrorist *Carlos (DJ) (born 2010) Guyanese DJ Arts and entertainment * ''Carlos'' (miniseries), 2010 biopic about the terrorist Carlos the Jackal * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste Chardon
Jean-Baptiste Chardon (April 27, 1672 (some sources say April 27, 1671) in Bordeaux, France – April 11, 1743 in Quebec City) was a French Jesuit missionary to the Indians in Canada and in Louisiana territory. Chardon entered the noviciate in the Society of Jesus at Bordeaux on September 7, 1687. He studied at Pau in 1689 and 1690 and taught at the Jesuit college in La Rochelle from 1690 to 1695. He completed his studies at Poitiers in 1695 to 1699. He arrived in New France (Canada) in summer 1699 and learned amerindian languages until the end of that year. In 1700 he traveled to the Saguenay country. He soon was named missionary to the Ottawa. In the following year he joined the western mission headquartered at Mackinac, although he traveled widely. He visited the Foxes, Menominees, Mascoutens, Kickapoos, Ottawas, Potawatomis, and Miamis. In September 1701 he went to Green Bay (Baie-des-Puants) to aid The Venerable Henri Nouvel, who had been nearly forty years on the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chardon Polka Band
The Chardon Polka Band is an American, Ohio-based, Cleveland-Style polka band. It was started by Jake Kouwe in 2003 when he recruited four other teenagers to form a polka band at Chardon High School, and the group was originally called "The Chardon High School Polka Band" and included an accordion, trumpet, saxophone, clarinet, electric guitar, and tuba. The group got their start in the school's music room and played at local senior centers and nursing homes in the Chardon area. Kouwe cites Weird Al Yankovic as his inspiration for playing the accordion as he started lessons on the accordion after seeing Yankovic in a VH1 special. The popular satirist remains a role model for The Chardon Polka Band. The band had slowly gained notoriety among Polka fans and in the Cleveland music scene in general, but got mainstream attention when they were featured in a reality show named ''Polka Kings'' on Reelz in 2015, even though the show was quickly cancelled. The band currently plays over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chardon (ship)
''Chardon'' was a whaler that Aget, Kenny, and Coffyn purchased in 1787 and commissioned at Dunkirk that same year. Benjamin Hussey purchased her in 1789 and renamed her ''Judith''. ''Judith'' made four whaling voyages as a French ship. The British captured her but her crew recaptured her. She then sailed to New Bedford. Career Whaling voyage #1 (1789–90) Captain Isaiah Hussey sailed on 4 September 1789. He returned to port on 21 September 1790 with 1600 barrels of whale oil and 12,000 lbs of whalebone (baleen). Whaling voyage #2 (1790) Captain Micajah Gardner may have sailed her on a voyage that was cut short. Whaling voyage #3 (1791–1792) Reportedly, Captain Micajah Gardner sailed on 19 March 1791. However, ''Judith'', of Dunkirk, Hussey, master, was reported "all well" at Walwich Bay on 11 September.''Lloyd's List'№2358./ref> She returned on 19 May 1792. ''Judith'' returned with 1200 barrels of whale oil 12,000 pounds of whale bone. Whaling voyage #4 (1792–179 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
