Joseph Schneider Haus NHS, Kitchener Ontario
Kitchener's first settlers, Pennsylvania-Germans Joseph & Barbara (Eby) Schneider, came in 1807. They built this home in 1820, replacing their one-room log cabin. Their 181 hectare (448 acre) farm included an 1816 sawmill powered by the adjacent stream, later called Schneider Creek. The restoration is 1856-era. The exterior and interior images are accompanied by music by J. S. Bach. Relevant quotes by Sophocles and Harvey S. Firestone bookend the images.
[Wikipedia] Schneider Haus
The Schneider Haus National Historic Site, formerly Joseph Schneider Haus, is a museum in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Situated on some of the earliest land to be settled by non-Indigenous peoples in what would become Waterloo County, the museum includes the oldest remaining dwelling in the area and was named a National Historic Site of Canada in 1999.
Top 13. Best Tourist Attractions in Kitchener - Travel Ontario, Canada
Top 13. Best Tourist Attractions and Beautiful Places in Kitchener - Travel Ontario, Canada: Victoria Park, Waterloo Region Museum, Doon Heritage Village, Joseph Schneider Haus, Bingemans Big Splash, Huron Natural Area, Themuseum, McLennan Park, Kitchener City Hall, Chicopee Ski & Summer Resort, Waterloo Pioneers Memorial, St. Mary Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows Church, Woodside National Historic Site
Waterloo Pioneers Memorial Tower NHS, Kitchener Ontario
In 1800, Conestoga wagons carried Pennsylvania-German Mennonite pioneers to Waterloo County's first two farms along the Grand River near Doon. Through W. H. Breithaupt, president of the Waterloo Historical Society, Ottawa declared it a national historic site on June 24, 1924. The memorial tower, opened on August 28, 1926, honours these pioneers who formed Ontario's first large inland settlement.
Woodside Autumn Pastorale, Kitchener Ontario
Woodside's 5 hectare (12 acre) grounds were the boyhood home (1886-1893) of Canada's 10th prime minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King. Its maple-beech forest presents a rejuvenating palette of sight, scent and sound amid the falling leaves. This slideshow presents scenic images and close-ups of Woodside's autumnal mixed forest (a Canadian National Historic Site). The images are accompanied by composer David
Arkenstone performing Reflections on the Pond and bookended with autumn quotes by John Donne and Albert Camus.
Welcome To Your Community - Myrtleville House Museum
Learn what life was like for early settlers of the Brantford area at the Myrtleville House Museum!
Look through the eyes of four generations of the Good family, and explore historical accents in the home including period gardens, a blacksmith forge and icehouse, a smoke house and a bake oven!
Ask us about our educational programs that help immerse children in the past and learn in a hands-on way! Visit us online at brantmuseums.ca.
HauntingLIVE! hosts of the Kitchener Ghost Walk at the Doon Mills, Kitchener, Ontario
Haunting (OGPS Filming) takes you into the Doon area of Kitchener and talks about the true founder of this area Adam Ferrie JR. with also talk take some of the guest through the area also hit the graveyard that once was Adams brothers farm land. They do talk a little bit about the board and what some people do and don't do.
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Heart & Hand: Philippe Elsworthy, Cabinet & Violin Maker
Cabinet and violin maker Philippe Elsworthy tells us all about the miniature Schrank he built. Visit him at the Heart & Hand Festival Sept. 22 2012 at the Joseph Schneider Haus National Historic Site, 466 Queen St. S Kitchener.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau taps the keg that launches Oktoberfest
Kitchener's 47th Oktoberfest was visited by a very special guest. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tapped the keg at the opening day ceremonies in Kitchener, On. Many German-Canadians came to celebrate their roots, eat pretzels and drink plenty of beer. Spoke TV's Justine Fraser was there sharing the spirit of Gemuetlichkeit.
Videographer: Justine Fraser
November 21, 2017 Operating Budget Meeting - Morning Session
November 21, 2017 Operating Budget Meeting - Morning Session
Chicopee Comprehensive High School served local, antibiotic-free beef at lunch
22News went to Chicopee Comprehensive High School to see students' reaction to the healthy, local beef.
Jaws (1975) - Get out of the Water Scene (2/10) | Movieclips
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Based on Peter Benchley's best-selling novel, Steven Spielberg's 1975 shark saga set the standard for the New Hollywood popcorn blockbuster while frightening millions of moviegoers out of the water. One early summer night on fictional Atlantic resort Amity Island, Chrissie decides to take a moonlight skinny dip while her friends party on the beach. Yanked suddenly below the ocean surface, she never returns. When pieces of her wash ashore, Police Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) suspects the worst, but Mayor Vaughn (Murray Hamilton), mindful of the lucrative tourist trade and the approaching July 4th holiday, refuses to put the island on a business-killing shark alert. After the shark dines on a few more victims, the Mayor orders the local fishermen to catch the culprit. Satisfied with the shark they find, the greedy Mayor reopens the beaches, despite the warning from visiting ichthyologist Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) that the attacks were probably caused by a far more formidable Great White. One more fatality later, Brody and Hooper join forces with flinty old salt Quint (Robert Shaw), the only local fisherman willing to take on a Great White--especially since the price is right. The three ride off on Quint's boat The Orca, soon coming face to teeth with the enemy.
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Screenwriters: Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb
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Joseph Joffre
Marshal Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre GCB OM GCVO, was a French general who served as Commander-in-Chief of French forces on the Western Front from the start of World War I until the end of 1916. He is best known for regrouping the retreating allied armies to defeat the Germans at the strategically decisive First Battle of the Marne in September 1914.
His political position waned after unsuccessful offensives in 1915, the German attack on Verdun in 1916, and the disappointing results of the Anglo-French offensive on the Somme in 1916. At the end of 1916 he was promoted to Marshal of France, the first such promotion under the Third Republic, and moved to an advisory role, from which he quickly resigned. Later in the war he led important missions to Romania and the USA.
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Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries during and after the Second World War. The Spitfire was built in many variants, using several wing configurations, and was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft. It was also the only British fighter to be in continuous production throughout the war. The Spitfire continues to be a popular aircraft, with approximately 55 Spitfires being airworthy, while many more are static exhibits in aviation museums all over the world.
The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by R. J. Mitchell, chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works (which operated as a subsidiary of Vickers-Armstrong from 1928). In accordance with its role as an interceptor, Mitchell designed the Spitfire's distinctive elliptical wing to have the thinnest possible cross-section; this thin wing enabled the Spitfire to have a higher top speed than several contemporary fighters, including the Hawker Hurricane. Mitchell continued to refine the design until his death from cancer in 1937, whereupon his colleague Joseph Smith took over as chief designer, overseeing the development of the Spitfire through its multitude of variants.
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Supermarine Spitfire | Wikipedia audio article
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00:03:25 1 Development and production
00:03:36 1.1 Origins
00:08:35 1.2 Initial production
00:12:02 1.3 Manufacturing at Castle Bromwich, Birmingham
00:15:38 1.4 Production dispersal
00:18:19 1.5 Flight testing
00:22:21 2 Design
00:22:30 2.1 Airframe
00:27:32 2.2 Elliptical wing design
00:36:16 2.3 Improved late wing designs
00:39:00 2.4 Carburetion versus fuel injection
00:40:46 2.5 Armament
00:45:14 3 Operational history
00:45:24 3.1 Service operations
00:53:03 3.2 Speed and altitude records
00:57:19 4 Variants
00:57:29 4.1 Overview
01:01:47 4.2 Seafire
01:03:44 4.3 Griffon-engined variants
01:09:01 5 Operators
01:09:11 6 Surviving aircraft
01:11:52 6.1 Search for reported surviving Spitfires in Burma
01:12:50 7 Memorials
01:19:34 8 Restorations and replicas
01:21:07 9 Notable appearances in media
01:25:50 10 Specifications (Spitfire Mk VB)
01:30:12 11 See also
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The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. Many variants of the Spitfire were built, using several wing configurations, and it was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft. It was also the only British fighter produced continuously throughout the war. The Spitfire continues to be popular among enthusiasts; nearly 60 remain airworthy, and many more are static exhibits in aviation museums throughout the world.
The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by R. J. Mitchell, chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works, which operated as a subsidiary of Vickers-Armstrong from 1928. Mitchell pushed the Spitfire's distinctive elliptical wing with cutting-edge sunken rivets (designed by Beverley Shenstone) to have the thinnest possible cross-section, helping give the aircraft a higher top speed than several contemporary fighters, including the Hawker Hurricane. Mitchell continued to refine the design until his death in 1937, whereupon his colleague Joseph Smith took over as chief designer, overseeing the Spitfire's development through its multitude of variants.
During the Battle of Britain, from July to October 1940, the public perceived the Spitfire to be the main RAF fighter, though the more numerous Hurricane shouldered a greater proportion of the burden against Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe. However, Spitfire units had a lower attrition rate and a higher victory-to-loss ratio than those flying Hurricanes because of the Spitfire's higher performance. During the battle, Spitfires were generally tasked with engaging Luftwaffe fighters—mainly Messerschmitt Bf 109E-series aircraft, which were a close match for them.
After the Battle of Britain, the Spitfire superseded the Hurricane to become the backbone of RAF Fighter Command, and saw action in the European, Mediterranean, Pacific, and South-East Asian theatres. Much loved by its pilots, the Spitfire served in several roles, including interceptor, photo-reconnaissance, fighter-bomber, and trainer, and it continued to serve in these roles until the 1950s. The Seafire was a carrier-based adaptation of the Spitfire that served in the Fleet Air Arm from 1942 through to the mid-1950s. Although the original airframe was designed to be powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine producing 1,030 hp (768 kW), it was strong enough and adaptable enough to use increasingly powerful Merlins and, in later marks, Rolls-Royce Griffon engines producing up to 2,340 hp (1,745 kW). As a result, the Spitfire's performance and capabilities improved over the course of its service life.
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Crokinole | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:27 1 Equipment
00:01:36 1.1 Powder
00:02:36 2 Gameplay
00:04:48 3 History of the game
00:06:39 4 Origins of the name
00:07:36 5 World Crokinole Championship
00:09:55 6 National Crokinole Association
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Crokinole ( KROH-ki-nohl) is a dexterity board game similar in various ways to pitchnut, carrom, marbles, and shove ha'penny, knipsbrat, with elements of shuffleboard and curling reduced to table-top size. Players take turns shooting discs across the circular playing surface, trying to have their discs land in the higher-scoring regions of the board, while also attempting to knock away opposing discs.