Joel Brink

	Joel Brink Joel Brink (June 1, 1868 in Lake Katrine, Ulster County, New York – December 31, 1939 in Lake Katrine) was an American politician from New York. Early life Brink was born on the Brink Homestead in Lake Katrine, son of Andrew Brink (1835-1904) and his wife, Sarah Maria (née Osterhoudt) Brink (1834-1901). This homestead was different from the old Brink house in Mount Marion, which had been in the family since 1721. This house in Lake Katrine had stood since 1780. Both the Brink and Osterhoudt families were early settlers to Ulster County, having come from the Netherlands. One of the earliest Brink ancestors to the United States, Cornelis Lambertson Brink, was born at sea as his parents sailed over the Atlantic. Brink was educated at the Lake Katrine Public School, and then Kingston Academy in Kingston, before joining his brother Theodore in a mercantile business that their father had started. This business was widely-known due to the successful nature in which Andrew Brink ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lake Katrine, New York Lake Katrine is a hamlet (and census-designated place (CDP)) in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 2,397 at the 2010 census. Lake Katrine is a community in the western part of the Town of Ulster, located near a small lake, also called Lake Katrine. The hamlet is north of the City of Kingston. History The community was once called "Pine Bush" and the lake was known as "Auntrens Pond." Geography Lake Katrine is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (1.78%) is water. The community is located next to Esopus Creek. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,396 people, 821 households, and 487 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,084.1 per square mile (418.6/km2). There were 891 housing units at an average density of 403.1/sq mi (155.7/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.44% White, 4.09% African American, 0.33% Native American, 1.96% As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Kiwanis Kiwanis International ( ) is an international service club founded in 1915 in Detroit, Michigan. It is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, and is found in more than 80 nations and geographic areas. Since 1987, the organization has also accepted women as members. Membership in Kiwanis and its family of clubs is more than 600,000 members. Each year, Kiwanis clubs raise more than US$100 million and report more than 18.5 million volunteer hours to strengthen communities and serve children. Kiwanis International is a volunteer-led organization headed by a Board of Trustees consisting of 19 members: 15 trustees, four elected officers, and an executive director. The trustees serve three-year terms, with five trustees elected each year. As set out in the bylaws, nine trustees are elected from the United States and Pacific Canada Region, one trustee is elected from the Canada and Caribbean Region, two trustees are elected from the European Region, two trustees are elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	People From Ulster County, New York A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1939 Deaths This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 Third Reich * Jews are forbidden to work with Germans. * The Youth Protection Act was passed on April 30, 1938 and the Working Hours Regulations came into effect. * The Jews name change decree has gone into effect. The rest of the world * In Spain, it becomes a duty of all young women under 25 to complete compulsory work service for one year. * First edition of the Vienna New Year's Concert. * The company of technology and manufacturing scientific instruments Hewlett-Packard, was founded in a garage in Palo Alto, California, by William (Bill) Hewlett and David Packard. This garage is now considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. * Sydney, in Australia, records temperature of 45 ˚C, the highest record for the city. * Philipp Etter took over as Swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1868 Births Events January–March * January 2 – British Expedition to Abyssinia: Robert Napier leads an expedition to free captive British officials and missionaries. * January 3 – The 15-year-old Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Japan, declares the ''Meiji Restoration'', his own restoration to full power, under the influence of supporters from the Chōshū and Satsuma Domains, and against the supporters of the Tokugawa shogunate, triggering the Boshin War. * January 5 – Paraguayan War: Brazilian Army commander Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias enters Asunción, Paraguay's capital. Some days later he declares the war is over. Nevertheless, Francisco Solano López, Paraguay's president, prepares guerrillas to fight in the countryside. * January 7 – The Arkansas constitutional convention meets in Little Rock. * January 9 – Penal transportation from Britain to Australia ends, with arrival of the convict ship ''Hougoumont'' in Western Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Simon B Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus authority ''Simon'' * Tribe of Simeon, one of the twelve tribes of Israel Places * Şimon ( hu, links=no, Simon), a village in Bran Commune, Braşov County, Romania * Șimon, a right tributary of the river Turcu in Romania Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Simon'' (1980 film), starring Alan Arkin * ''Simon'' (2004 film), Dutch drama directed by Eddy Terstall Games * ''Simon'' (game), a popular computer game * Simon Says, children's game Literature * ''Simon'' (Sutcliff novel), a children's historical novel written by Rosemary Sutcliff * Simon (Sand novel), an 1835 novel by George Sand * '' Simon Necronomicon'' (1977), a purported grimoire written by an unknown author, with an introduction by a man identified only as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Henry Richard DeWitt Henry Richard DeWitt (July 12, 1875 - September 23, 1936) was a New York (state), New York lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served in the New York State Assembly from 1914 to 1916. Early life Henry Richard DeWitt was born in Spring Valley, New York on July 12, 1875, the son of Richard DeWitt and Katharine Hammond. His father was a Dutch Reformed Church, Dutch Reformed minister who served a number of congregations in New York (state), New York until his death in 1901. Henry R. DeWitt's great-great-grandfather was the statesman Charles DeWitt, and his great-uncle was the congressman and diplomat Charles G. DeWitt. Through his father's side of the family, DeWitt was also a member of the Ten Eyck family and a relative of Simeon DeWitt and DeWitt Clinton. Henry R. DeWitt graduated from Rutgers University in 1898 and Albany Law School in 1900. Career DeWitt practiced law and served as the Deputy County Clerk in Ulster Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vactor Shultis Vactor may refer to: People * David Van Vactor (1906–1994), American classical composer * Ted Vactor Theodore Francis Vactor (born May 27, 1944) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and Chicago Bears. He played college football at the University of Nebraska. Vactor is cre ... (born 1944), American football player Vehicles * Vacuum truck, sometimes referred to as vactors or vactor trucks Occupation * Virtual actor See also * Victor (name) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Frank M Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): Appenzell frank Argovia frank Basel frank Berne frank Fribourg frank Glarus frank Graubünden frank Luzern frank Schaffhausen frank Schwyz frank Solothurn frank St. Gallen frank Thurgau frank Unterwalden frank Uri frank Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * Franks, Missouri, United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Henry McNamee Henry may refer to: People Henry (given name) Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal Henry, Count of Portugal, Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal (father of Portugal's first king) Prince Henry the Navigator, Infante of Portugal Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra (born 1949), the sixth in line to Portuguese throne * King of Germany *Henry the Fowler (876–936), first king of Germany King of Scots (in name, at least) Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545/6–1567), consort of Mary, queen of Scots Henry Benedict Stuart, the 'Cardinal Duke of York', brother of Bonnie Prince Charlie, who was hailed by Jacobites as Henry IX * Four kings of Castile: Henry I of Castile Henry II of Castile Henry III of Castile Henry IV of Castile * Five kings of France, spelt ''Henri'' in Modern French since the Renaissance to italianize the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kingston (town), New York Kingston is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The Town of Kingston is in the northeastern part of Ulster County, north of the City of Kingston. Kingston is inside the Catskill Park. The population was 889 at the 2010 census. History The original Town of Kingston was settled ''circa'' 1611, primarily as a military post, but that part of the town is now the City of Kingston. The town was formed by a patent granted in 1667 and its status as a town was reaffirmed in 1702. The current town does not border the city of Kingston. In 1811, part of the Town of Kingston was used to form the Towns of Esopus and Saugerties. Additional parts of Kingston were used to set apart the City of Kingston in 1827 and the Town of Woodstock in 1879. The quarrying industry brought many immigrant laborers to the town, and these new arrivals established themselves in the few communities within this town. Sawkill The community takes its name from the sawmills plus “kill”, the Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	National Grange Of The Order Of Patrons Of Husbandry The Grange, officially named The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, is a social organization in the United States that encourages families to band together to promote the economic and political well-being of the community and agriculture. The Grange, founded after the Civil War in 1867, is the oldest American agricultural advocacy group with a national scope. The Grange actively lobbied state legislatures and Congress for political goals, such as the Granger Laws to lower rates charged by railroads, and rural free mail delivery by the Post Office. In 2005, the Grange had a membership of 160,000, with organizations in 2,100 communities in 36 states. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C., in a building built by the organization in 1960. Many rural communities in the United States still have a Grange Hall and local Granges still serve as a center of rural life for many farming communities. History The commissioner of the Department of Agriculture commissione ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]