Volume
1,
Issue 22
Scheduled Publication Date:
May 28, 2010 |
Mary Cummings Park
- this Boston park has a long history and relies heavily on Friends to
preserve it as greenspace. This week we take a tour of Cummings Park
and its history along with its present and future.
$$ |
Volume
1,
Issue
21
Scheduled Publication Date:
May 21, 2010 |
Burke Crowley's
Ridge Preserve - the Ridge extends for nearly 200 miles. This
week we take a look at this donation to The Nature Conservancy that had
been in the same Arkansas family for several generations. $$ |
Volume
1,
Issue 20
Scheduled Publication Date:
May 14, 2010 |
Bickford Park
- This week we take a look at a smaller greenspace. This gift began
with an offer of 2.5 acres in 1869. Today it is a 6 acre-park,
officially accepted by Memphis in 1901. $$ |
Volume
1,
Issue
19
Scheduled Publication Date:
May 7, 2010 |
Roger Williams Park
- the vast majority of parks are named in honor of someone with no
connection to the property. Not so with Roger Williams Park. This week
we take a look at the genealogy of this Rhode Island greenspace and who
gave it to Williams in 1638. $$ |
Volume
1,
Issue
18
Scheduled Publication Date:
April 30, 2010 |
Wade Park -
Cleveland's Wade Park was a gift from one of the founders of Case &
Western Reserve University. But let's take a closer look at Wade and
some of the unique features of his park where it really was legal to
sleep! $$ |
Volume
1,
Issue
17
Scheduled Publication Date:
April 23, 2010 |
Eldora Nature Reserve
- now part of The Nature Conservancy, this New Jersey property was
established for
the protection of rare moths and donated by an entomologist. We'll take
a look at the donor, his greenspace, and a rare discovery found
there. $$ |
Volume
1,
Issue
16
Scheduled Publication Date:
April 16, 2010 |
Tower Grove Park -
Henry
Shaw
donated this park to St. Louis back in 1868, almost a decade
after he founded the Missouri Botanical Gardens, the nation's oldest
botanical garden in perpetual operation. Let's take a look at his
properties and who he was. $$ |
Volume
1,
Issue
15
Scheduled Publication Date:
April 9, 2010 |
Chena Hot Springs
Road Land Trust - Dr. Edwin Lindig, Jr. donated this land, in
Alaska. This week we take a look at an example of an easement and the
impact of this type of donation. $$ |
Volume
1,
Issue
14
Scheduled Publication Date:
April 2, 2010 |
Antoine Campau Park
- located in Grand Rapids, MI, this park has connections dating back to
June 13, 1797. This park has connections to Native American relations,
Chicago, and the California Gold Rush. $$ |
Volume
1,
Issue
13
Scheduled Publication Date:
March 26, 2010 |
Bat Cave Preserve
- let's go underground in Henderson and Rutherford Counties, NC, to
visit this unique preserve made possible by land donations by Margaret
Flinsch, who jointly owns the property with The Nature Conservancy.
$$ |
Volume
1,
Issue
12
Scheduled Publication Date:
March 19, 2010 |
Yucca House National
Monument, donated by Henry Van Kleeck and dedicated as a
national monument by Pres. Woodrow Wilson. Learn more about who Henry
Van Kleeck was, along with the story of this national treasure.
$$ |
Volume
1,
Issue
11
Scheduled Publication Date:
March 12, 2010 |
Foothills Heritage
Farm, Inc., a historic farm dating back to 1778 when John Dyer
settled there, has been donated for the educational benefit of the
regional school children. Located in Wilkes County, NC. We'll take a
look at how the property became known as the Hubbard Farm and the role
the Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust played in its preservation.
$$ |
Volume
1,
Issue
10
Scheduled Publication Date:
March 5, 2010 |
Felton Little Park in Auburn, AL,
was donated by Felton Little. Originally it was called Auburn Park
before being renamed several years later. Who was Felton Litte? $$ |
Volume
1,
Issue
9
Scheduled Publication Date:
February 26, 2010 |
Peek's Park
in Cedartown, GA was donated by Confederate soldier Captain J.A. Peek.
In this issue, we take a peak at Peek and the park he made possible for
all to enjoy. $$ |
Volume
1,
Issue
8
Scheduled Publication Date:
February 19, 2010 |
McBryde Garden,
part
of
the
National
Tropical
Botanical
Garden
in
Kauai,
Hawaii,
traces
its
history
back
to
Judge
Duncan
McBryde
who formed the McBryde Sugar
Company in 1899. $$ |
Volume
1,
Issue
7
vPublication Date:
February 12, 2010 |
Leesylvania State
Park in Prince William County, VA, donated by philanthoropist
Daniel Ludwig. Henry Lee III, a/k/a "Light Horse Harry," was born here
at Leesylvania Plantation in Colonial America. This Revolutionary War
hero later became the father the Confederate General Robert E. Lee
of Civil War fame. $$ |
Volume
1,
Issue
6
Scheduled Publication
Date:
February 5, 2010 |
Bayard Cutting
Arboretum in Great River, NY, donated by Mrs. William Bayard
Cutting and Mrs. Olivia (Cutting) James " to provide an oasis of beauty
and quiet for the pleasure, rest and refreshment of those who delight
in outdoor beauty; and to bring about a greater appreciation and
understanding of the value and importance of informal planting." In
this issue, we'll explore the family history of this very special
historic site. $$ |
Volume
1,
Issue
5
Scheduled
Publication Date:
January 29, 2010 |
Beardsley Park
in Bridgeport, CT, donated by James W. Beardsley, a neighbor of P. T. Barnum who exercised his
circus animals in the neighborhood. $$ |
Volume
1,
Issue
4
Scheduled Publication Date:
January 22, 2010 |
Fort Lane Park
donated by W. A. Whitcomb in Geneva, Seminole County, FL. Fort Lane was
a supply depot during the Second Seminole Indian War, 1837-1842. $$
|
Volume
1,
Issue
3
Publication Date:
January 15, 2010 |
Margaret Guzy
Pothole Wetlands Land and Water Reserve in Shelby County, IL.
The basic story is available online at the Mother
Nature
Network. In this issue of Greenspace
Genealogy, we look into Margaret Guzy's international heritage
and explore her family history. $$ |
| Volume
1,
Issue
2
January 8, 2010 |
Anna Blenkiron Tot
Lot - Pekin, IL Learn about the Philander Chase connection; also
read about The Compleat Genealogy
Database: Religious Affiliations $$ |
Volume
1,
Issue
1
January 1, 2010 |
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