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William, prince of Wied

(Encyclopedia) William, prince of Wied, 1876–1945, mpret [ruler] of Albania (1914), third son of William, prince of Wied, nephew of Elizabeth of Romania. A German army officer, he was selected by the…

Westmorland, Charles Neville, 6th earl of

(Encyclopedia) Westmorland, Charles Neville, 6th earl ofWestmorland, Charles Neville, 6th earl ofnĕvˈĭl, wĕstˈmərlənd [key], 1543–1601, English nobleman. A Roman Catholic by birth and connected with…

Warner, Susan Bogert

(Encyclopedia) Warner, Susan Bogert, pseud. Elizabeth Wetherall, 1819–85, American novelist, b. New York City. Of her many books the best known was The Wide, Wide World (1850), a pious, tearful tale…

Anthony, Susan Brownell

(Encyclopedia) Anthony, Susan Brownell, 1820–1906, American reformer and leader of the woman-suffrage movement, b. Adams, Mass.; daughter of Daniel Anthony, Quaker abolitionist. From the age of 17,…

Top Ten Green Hotels in the United States, 2014

With the growing interest in adopting an environmentally friendly lifestyle, new businesses are popping up to meet the needs of those "going green." The sustainable tourism industry is one example,…

Maude Elizabeth KEE, Congress, WV (1895-1975)

KEE Maude Elizabeth , a Representative from West Virginia; born Maude Elizabeth Simpkins, in Radford, Montgomery County, Va., June 7, 1895; attended public and private schools of Montgomery County…

Elizabeth Hawley GASQUE, Congress, SC (1886-1989)

GASQUE Elizabeth Hawley , a Representative from South Carolina; born Elizabeth Mills Hawley on February 26, 1886, near Blythewood, on Rice Creek Plantation, Richland County, S.C.; attended South…

Queen Elizabeth II's Death...and Telling the Bees

Top of Page Source: iStockAfter the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s late monarch, several processes were put into motion. Once her passing at Scotland’s Balmoral Castle was announced at 6:31 p…