Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
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| The People You Sit Down To Eat With |
| Quick, who makes good cookies? Hint: it’s a man! “Mr. Christie, you make good cookies.” But what was Mr. Christie’s name, and did he really make cookies himself? You bet he did. Born William Mellis Christie in Scotland (1829), he was apprenticed to a baker at 14. |
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| They Died Laughing |
| Aside from dying in your sleep, dying of laughter might seem like the perfect way to go. And although it sounds like the stuff of fiction, on rare occasions it has been known to happen in real life. |
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| Blacksmiths on Film |
| It takes unique skill and craftsmanship to be a blacksmith, an ability that can be learned by anyone, but can’t be enjoyed by just anyone. Not everyone can know or appreciate the expertise that is often passed down from one generation to the next. |
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| William Tyndale: Bible Translator and Martyr |
| He is the most widely read English-language author in history, read by at least ten thousand times more people than Chaucer, yet more than likely you will not recognize his name: William Tyndale. He was a theologian and scholar born in North Nibley, England in 1494 and died at Vilvoorden, Belgium. |
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