Grierson British Documentary Awards
Grierson may refer to: *Clan Grierson, a Scottish clan * Grierson (name), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * ''Grierson'' (film), a 1973 Canadian documentary *''Grierson'', a GWR 3031 Class steam locomotive of the Great Western Railway See also *Grierson's Raid, an 1863 Union cavalry raid during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War * Grierson Spring (Texas), in Reagan County *Grierson Awards The Grierson Awards are awards set up by The Grierson Trust to recognise innovative and exciting documentary films, created to commemorate the life and work of the pioneering Scottish documentary filmmaker John Grierson. The inaugural Awards w ...

Clan Grierson
Clan Grierson is a Scottish Lowlands, Lowlands Scottish Clan.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Pages 152 – 153. History Origins of the Family The personal name Gregor comes from the Greek language, Greek for ''vigilant'', through its Latin translation of ''gregorious''. The name was popular amongst clergy in the Middle Ages. It is from this forename that the surname of Grierson has been claimed to be derived. It has been conjectured that the Grierson family come from the same stock as the Clan Gregor however there is no evidence to support such a claim. DNA has proved conclusively that the Griersons do not descend from the MacGregors, but despite this Grierson is recognized as a sept of Clan Gregor by the . The surname ''Grierson (name), Grierson'' is a modern spelling of the medieval (circa 1408) surname Grerson ...
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Grierson (name)
Grierson is a surname of Scottish origin. The name is possibly a patronymic form of the personal name Grier or Grere, which may have reflected the Scots pronunciation of ''Gregor''.Grierson Name Meaning and Origin
Retrieved on 2007-11-26 The earliest known spellings are Grersoun and Greresoun.Hamilton-Grierson, Sir Philip: The Lag Charters (1958), p. 9, no. 3 It was common practice in SW Scotland, particularly in the 16th and 17th centuries, for the name to be abbreviated to Grier, and there are many instances of the two forms being used in reference to the same man in the same document. This usage was further modified to Greer by a cadet branch of the Lag family who migrated to Ireland.

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Grierson (film)
''Grierson'' is a 1973 documentary directed by Roger Blais for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). It won, among other awards, the 1974 BAFTA Award for Best Documentary. John Grierson, who is known as the father of documentary film and coined the term 'documentary', became the first Canadian Government Film Commissioner, and founded the NFB, in 1939. He believed that filmmakers have a social responsibility, and that film should help society realize democratic ideals. His faith in the value of capturing everyday life influenced generations of filmmakers all over the world. ''Grierson'', which cost $242,725 () to make, includes archival footage and interviews with Grierson and people who knew him. It was released in English and French, with commentary by Donald Brittain; the English version was narrated by Michael Kane, the French version by Monique Miller. Awards * 27th British Academy Film Awards, London: BAFTA Award for Best Documentary, 1974 * 25th Canadian Film Awards, ...
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GWR 3031 Class
The Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the British Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work. The first 30 members of the class were built as 2-2-2s of the 3001 Class. The first eight members of the class (numbers 3021-3028, built April–August 1891) were built as convertible broad gauge 2-2-2 locomotives, being converted to standard gauge in mid-1892, at the end of broad gauge running on the Great Western Railway. A further 22 were built in late 1891 and early 1892, this time as standard gauge engines. Although the 3001 class were fitted with larger boilers than earlier GWR 2-2-2 classes, the diameter of the boiler was constrained by its position between the driving wheels. Thus boiler capacity could only be increased by making the boiler longer, not wider, bringing the smokebox and cylinders in front of the leading axle. The extra weight of the larger boilers was bo ...
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Grierson's Raid
Grierson's Raid was a Union cavalry raid during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. It ran from April 17 to May 2, 1863, as a diversion from Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's main attack plan on Vicksburg, Mississippi. Background Early in 1863, Major General Charles Hamilton, the commander of the Corinth section of Grant's division, suggested what would eventually become Grierson's Raid. Subsequently, due to Hamilton's insistence on procuring a command that would garner him more glory, Hamilton offered his resignation. Grant quickly accepted. In the Western Theater of the American Civil War, Confederate cavalry raids under commanders such as Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan had harassed Union expeditions, namely at the Battle of Parker's Crossroads, where Forrest captured three hundred Union soldiers under Brig. Gen. Jeremiah C. Sullivan, but lost all of the artillery pieces belonging to his own command. The task of drawing the atte ...
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Grierson Spring (Texas)
Grierson Spring is a historic spring located in Texas between the Concho and Pecos Rivers. It formed the head of a watershed from Llano Estacado. It was named after Benjamin Grierson Benjamin Henry Grierson (July 8, 1826 – August 31, 1911) was a music teacher, then a career officer in the United States Army. He was a cavalry general in the volunteer Union Army during the Civil War and later led troops in the American O ..., whose troops helped build an outpost on it and a road through it in 1878. This allowed for him to have control over the water supply in an attempt to control the region. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Grierson Spring, Tx Bodies of water of Reagan County, Texas Springs of Texas ...
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