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Durkee's was established by Eugene R. Durkee, the founder of E. R. Durkee & Co. Spice dealers in Buffalo, New York, in 1857. By 1917, the company had built a four-story industrial structure in Elmhurst, Queens. [3] [4] Durkee became the largest factory and employer in Elmhurst, with over 300 employees, primarily women. E.R. Durkee died in 1926 ...
Durkee (food business) is an American brand name under conglomerate ownership. It formerly was an independent food company, Durkee Famous Foods, founded by Eugene R. Durkee in 1851. Durkee Marine, former Staten Island marine hardware company
Durkee lies at the Vandercar Road exit of Interstate 84. [3] Durkee is known as the site of Oregon's only cement plant, the Ash Grove Cement Company plant in nearby Nelson . It is one of Baker County's largest private employers; [ 4 ] [ 5 ] opened in 1979, it succeeded the plant near Lime .
Charles H. Durkee (December 10, 1805 – January 14, 1870) was an American pioneer, Congressman, and United States Senator from Wisconsin. He was one of the founders of Kenosha, Wisconsin , and was a Governor of the Utah Territory in the last five years of his life.
Norman Edward Durkee was an American composer and pianist known for his eclectic mix of classical, jazz, rock and blues [1] but best known for his boogie-woogie piano contribution to the 1974 Bachman–Turner Overdrive hit "Takin' Care of Business".
Charles Michael Durkee (born June 25, 1944 in Tulsa, Oklahoma [1]) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. In 1967, Durkee became the first kicker for the expansion Saints.
The 20th Continental Regiment was a unit of the Connecticut Line in the 1776 establishment of the Continental Army.It was often referred to in records as Durkee's Regiment, after Colonel John Durkee, its commanding officer for most of its existence, or incorrectly as the 20th Connecticut Regiment.
Sarah Durkee is a writer and lyricist, a television lyricist and screenwriter, and an author and humorist. Durkee and her husband Paul Jacobs are the creators of the theme song for the popular PBS literacy education series, Between the Lions , and have also written many other musical numbers for the program.