1632: The Richter Family Tree

From: “Virginia DeMarce” <virginiademarce@yahoo.com> Date: Mon Sep 23, 2002 5:40:17 PM US/Pacific Subject: The Richter Family Tree Here’s a bit about the background of “Grandma Richter.” It gives you the name of the parents of...

1632: Literacy Rates, 17th Century

I’m going to give some information on methodology in this field for the late 16th century and early 17th century in Germany, both reliable and unreliable. The most reliable methods for ascertaining how widely village schools were distributed in Germany for, say,...

1632: School Demographics

There are several things to be addressed in regard to the discussion of schools. The following represents my projections (1) First, we need to define what portion of the 1632-verse (i.e. what geographical entity) is being considered at any stage in our discussion....

1632: Las Vegas Belle Designs

The stats for the “Las Vegas Belle” are as follows:Statistics Span: 33 ft. 6 in.Length: 28 ft. 7 in.Height: 8 ft. 8 in.Empty Weight: 1,250 lbs.Maximum Weight: 1,745 lbs.Fuel Capacity: 32 gals.Crew: 2 (side by side seating)Maximum Armament: 4 50 lb gravity...

1632: Typhus FAQ

Summary Typhus is a louse-borne disease that killed about 1/3 of those infected, and malnutrition and disease made it worse. As almost everyone in the 17th century had lice and other insects as close personal companions, it spread easily where there was crowding of...

1632: FAQ on Machines — Bearings and Bushings

Based on posts by Michael Barthelemy, Karen Bergstralh, Walter Bjorneby Rick Boatright, Walt Boyes, Jody Dorsett, Joe Ennis, Eric Flint, Thomas Hassan, John Leggett, Karl-Johan Noren, Pam (Pogo) Pogianni, and Charles Prael, with additional information from Laura...