Articles related to "George Calvert"

In 1625, George Calvert owned a 2,300-acre estate in County Longford in Northern Ireland. He would soon be made the first Lord Baltimore.

George Calvert becomes associated with the Virginia Company, the provisional council for the Virginia colony, the New England Company, and a plantation in Newfoundland.

George Calvert, the first Lord of Baltimore, visits Newfoundland then visits Jamestown, Virginia. He tangles with the secretary of the Virginia council William Claiborne.

Maryland's "first families" are traditionally the descendants of Sir George Calvert (Lord Baltimore) and of those passengers who came on the Ark and the Dove in 1634.

Maryland's unique colonization by the Calverts began when The Ark and The Dove unloaded cargo and settlers in 1634.

Lord Baltimore receives a land patent in America called Maryland, encompassing present-day Maryland, Delaware, parts of Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Lord Baltimore is told by the Virginia council that to be allowed to stay he must take an oath of supremacy, but refuses.

Maryland is established by Lord Baltimore as a haven for Catholics and freedom of worship for other Christian religions.

Exclusive to the Americas, the Baltimore Oriole has long been a welcome summer visitor to parks, forest edges, and garden feeders over much of the temperate north.

Here, by settlement date and county location, is a list of qualifying ancestors of current members of The Order of the First Families of Maryland.

The following lineage societies include some which can be joined by invitation only. All require documented lineages. Most have websites.

The first vineyards and wines of early California.

Many states have lineage societies for descendants of early pioneers, often designated as "founding families". Here is a list, with criteria for joining them.

Napa Valley, California offers wine enthusiasts a premier viticultural travel destination.