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A pavise (or pavis, pabys, or pavesen) was an oblong shield used during the mid-14th to early 16th centuries. Often large enough to cover the entire body, it was used by archers , crossbowmen , and other infantry soldiers on the battlefield.
The Circus House, also known as the Sells House, is a building in the Victorian Village neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.The three-story, 7,414 sq ft (688.8 m 2) house was designed by Yost & Packard in an eclectic style, using elements from numerous architectural styles.
The former First Church of Christ, Scientist (Rock Island, Illinois). This is a list of former Christian Science churches, societies, and buildings.Following its early meteoric rise, the Christian Science Church suffered a steep decline in membership in the second half of the twentieth century.
The Department grew out of the 1990s-era Governor’s Office of Veterans Affairs (GOVA). This organization, working with Ohio legislators, formulated basic changes to laws which began the process of standardizing the operations of the 88 CVSOs, entities which were created in the late 19th century to care for Civil War veterans.
It was the home of Alfred Kelley, built in 1838. The house stayed in the family for decades, and was later an Ohio governor's mansion, and further on, a Catholic school. It was abandoned in the 1950s, and was deconstructed in 1961 in order to build the Christopher Inn (extant from 1963 to 1988).
The Sullivants first occupied the home in 1801, including Lucas, his wife Sarah Starling, and their three sons (born in 1803, 1807, and 1809). The family hosted numerous large events there, and its extensive backyard was the location for an 1813 conference between William Henry Harrison and indigenous leaders during the War of 1812 .
The current mansion that houses the governor is the second governor's mansion and was purchased in 1957 to house the governor and his family. The original residence, the Old Governor's Mansion in Columbus, was purchased after an embarrassing incident in 1916 occurred with the governor-elect James M. Cox.
25 January: The UVF claimed responsibility for exploding a video cassette bomb at the home of a Catholic family in Lurgan, injuring two of the family members. [206] 27 January: The UVF shot dead a Catholic civilian and wounded his wife at their home in Ballymena. [60] 1 February: The UVF exploded a bomb at the home of a Catholic family in ...