May 21, 2018 · Picardy (Picardie) Region and former province of n France, on the English Channel; it includes Somme, and parts of Pas-de-Calais, Oise and Aisne departments. It was a French province from 1477 until the French Revolution, when it …

May 23, 2018 · tierce de Picardie (Fr.). Picardy third. Term applied to major 3rd used at end of a comp. which is otherwise in a minor key, thus converting expected minor chord into major, e.g. in key of C minor the expected chord C–E♭–G becomes C–E–G. Commonly used up to end of 18th cent. Reason for name unknown.

PICARDS A heretical group of semisecluded communities in Bohemia since the late 14th century. The name originated either as a Slavicized version of Beghards (see beguines and beghards), or from those supporters of the movement who immigrated to Bohemia from Picardy, France, due to the Inquisition in the early 1400s. Whether the Picards were originally heretical or …

MÉDARD OF NOYON, ST. Bishop; b. Salency (Picardy), France, early sixth century; d. c. 557. The son of a Frankish nobleman and a Gallo-Roman mother, Médard studied in Salency and Tournai. He succeeded Bp. Alomer of Vermand (c. 530). Source for information on Médard of Noyon, St.: New Catholic Encyclopedia dictionary.

Nourse, Elizabeth (1859–1938) American-born artist who was noted for her paintings of European peasant life, particularly women and children. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1859; died in October 1938; graduated from the Cincinnati School of Design; studied at the Académie Julian, Paris; never married; no children. Working in a style described by Los Angeles critic Henry J. …

Sansom, Odette (1912–1995)Hero of the French Resistance, known only as Odette, who worked for the British War Department during World War II and, when captured and tortured by the Nazis, refused to divulge classified information. Name variations: Odette Hallowes; Odette Churchill; (code names) Odette Matayer, Céline, Lise. Source for information on Sansom, Odette (1912–1995): Women in ...

PEASANTS Until far into the nineteenth century, the greater part of the Europeans lived in rural areas, with peasants accounting for 78 percent of the population in 1800. Peasantry was an order of society whose condition by birth, in many areas of Europe, was servitude, the lack of personal freedom. For at least a part of the century, peasants remained dependent upon …

May 29, 2018 · Hadda Brooks 1916 – 2002 Pianist, singer Introduced to Music by Grandfather From Boogie Queen to Torch Empress Sang on Big and Small Screens Coaxed Out of Retirement Selected works Sources During the post- World War II years, Hadda Brooks burst on the scene as the “ Queen of the Boogie, ” releasing hot piano numbers that burned up jukeboxes across the country. Soon she picked up a ...