November 20: Five Days of Note

On this day, Neovember 20:  1774 — Birth of Jacob Jones Janeway, in the city of New York, the eldest child of George and Effie (Ten Eyck) Janeway. The year…

November 19: Annie Pearce Kinkead Warfield

When gathered all together, not much is really known about Annie Pearce Kinkead Warfield, wife of Dr. Benjamin B. Warfield. Our post today is drawn from a longer biographical article…

November 18: Asa Dodge Smith

Back When Presbyterians Seemed to Run Everything Dartmouth College, located in Hanover, New Hampshire, was founded in December of 1769 (We will mention in passing that Samuel Miller was born…

November 17: Engles Remembers Janeway

Under this date, November 17, 1859 and in preface to the Memorial volume for the Rev. Dr. Jacob Jones Janeway [pictured at right], prepared by Janeway's son Thomas, there is…

November 16: James McKinney

A Warm Hearted Generous Irishman by David T. Myers Our famous person today is James McKinney. Besides being described as our title puts it, he was the founder, under God,…