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| Wednesday, 30-Aug-2006 17:18 |
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La Coupe
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Sunday Telegraph article on Jersey
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2006/08/30/etjersey.xml
More mystery stones here, Father Burdo wrote an article on them in the Bulletin of the Societe Jersiaise, the stone is from the south coast similar to those used in the dolmen at La Hougue Bie.
Are they the remains of a long lost Dolmen?
Picture 2 shows on of the stones, it is blue where as nearby stone is "pudding" conglomerate
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| Tuesday, 29-Aug-2006 18:23 |
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Mystery stones at La Saie
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These stones have puzzled me since I was a young boy, I reported them to the Archaeology section of the Societe Jersiaise who inspected them on the last spring tide and deduced that they were not prehistoric.
My latetest guess is that they are an elaborate trap to catch sand eels.
One suggestion is that it may have been used to trap vraic (seaweed)
There is an open circle at the bottom and a rectangle above this.
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| Monday, 28-Aug-2006 21:41 |
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L'Avarison to Karame
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| Saturday, 19-Aug-2006 22:34 |
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Jersey Festival of Motoring - continued
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| Thursday, 22-Jun-2006 18:47 |
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Jersey Festival of Motoring
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| Monday, 12-Jun-2006 20:22 |
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Bottlenose dolphins off Gorey
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Bottlenose dolphins off Gorey
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Bottlenose dolphins off Gorey
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Bottlenose dolphins off Gorey
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Jersey has the most southerly and probably the largest group (pod) of Bottlenose dolphins in the British Isles.
Sunday 11th off Gorey a large pod were heading south, there were several juveniles which was very encouraging to see. Currently there is no public record of marine mammals in Jersey..
Some excellent shots of Jersey dolphins by Michael are at
http://michaeljersey.fotopages.com/?entry=786950
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| Monday, 5-Jun-2006 20:05 |
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Polish Festival - Jersey
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http://www.polishsummerfestival.co.uk/
9 - 14th June
"Biesiada" Traditional Polish Fair in the Royal Square Saturday 10th June.
I have been researching Polish people who previously lived in Jersey:
Zeno Swietoslawski was born in Warsaw and was active through printing during his time in Jersey, there is an article of his works in the Bulletin of the Societe Jersiaise.
On the 1851 census
Dorset Street
Zeno B 39
Julia G born Devon 29 his wife?
Raphael T 6 - Jersey
Adolphus J 4 - Jersey
Francis A 2 - Jersey
Julien E 9m - Jersey
1871 Julia and Zeno (59) are still here with grandchildren
1881 in Liverpool we have Vessel:"Ullock"
Master Alexander SWIETOSLAWSKI age 44 and married
1n 1901 we have Francis and I presume his family.
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http://univ.gda.pl/~literat/jez/005.htm
It's a longish character profile from a whole collection profiles about Polish insurgents and revolutionaries. He was the son of an apparently fairly wealthy noble originally from Ukraine. He started his peregrinations in the early 1830s presumably after the so-called Novemeber Uprising (1830-1) and was for a time in London, writing letters to his father complaining about his poverty. Daddy kept on sending him money. He ended up in Jersey and reported to his father that Jersey produced a lot of eggs. His father deduced from this that wheat or rye must also be grown and asked about the local serfs and if there was a large Jewish community in Jersey. (There are a lot of such comments about cultural differences, e.g. son complaining he had to eat oysters in London, whereas in Warsaw they were then considered a delecacy.) He first wanted his son to buy land, but eventually he gave him money to buy a printing press. He was very religious and deeply committed to his socialist cause, so was his wife. His political pamphlets, however, were not popular among other activists. The author Teodor Tomasz Jepary met the couple some time in the 1850s IIRC and said everything was pretty neglected and run down in their house because they were both so engaged in the cause. They helped other insurgents including the author I think (later fought in the January uprising) get passports to France. This was a whole network or cells of Polish insurgents, revolutionaries, socialists, anarchist and religious zealots. Zenon's cell? commune? (gmina) was called Humañ (a town in Ukraine and site of 1768 massacre of Polish nobles and Jews). Like pretty much everything else in this Polish religious noble socialist's life, the commune or cell was bit of a failure, at least that's the author's opinion. He says that Zenon was thoroughly decent man committed to the cause (whatever that was), but hadn't really achieved much.
Joachim Lelewel was a fellow well known insurgent, but he didn't live in Jersey.
Thanks to Jozef for the above translation.
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1851 Census
Francis Badet 48, living in St Peter, servant to Abraham Asplet
Anthony Bernstroff 53, Polish Officer (1871 – Government Annutant)
Living in the same house in Trinity were Joseph Malerewski 54, and Joseph Malerewski 42 also Polish Officers. 1871 Old St John’s Road Joseph Malczeweski age 71.
Ignotio Butkousis 51, St Helier, visitor
Living at “Belle Vue” St Saviour
Charles Janierviez 51 born Poland, Major in Polish Army and Elizabeth Janierviez 38 born England.
George Mikulowski 43, Refugee, Major in Polish Army wife Emilie Fauchet ? born Paris, sons Emile 9 born France, Edward 6 born Jersey. Living at 19 Belmont Road.
Florian Mikulowski 46 annutant , Philip Street
John Michelowski 59 (also 1871 census age 80) Visitor Immigrant, in house of John De Gruchy 44 New Street.
Auguste Ruashicrofski 65 exile, visitor – “Priscilla Cottage” Poonah Road
Roek Rupinieske 47 Refugee, living near or at “Belle Vue” (Chas. Janierviez)
J Ryoski 24 Pastry Cook, 3 Snow Hill
Albert Schmitt 52 (also on 1871 age 62?) Will in Jersey Archive left money to Polish Institute in Paris. Refugee 69 Stopford Road – Clement Le Sueur
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1871 Census
Alexander Holinski 54 born Warsaw. Annutant. Merinda 38 daugher?, born Suffolk, son Anthony 10, born Paris. Boarding House David Place
Pitt Street
Charles Malawski, Inn Keeper age 60, with Rosalie Malawski age 36 born France and Jules S Malawski age 8 born Jersey.
Old St John’s Road Joseph Malczeweski age 71. (same person on 1851?)
Martin Solzymanowsky 69 Refugee, Captain in the Polish Cavalry. 39 Parade Place
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1901 Census
Living in a Chalet, Queen’s Road.
George Terboni or Tarboni, artist (69) and Mary (67) Terboni both of Poland
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Jersey Archives
1944
Zofia Jeziorna, 18 Gloucest Street, Polish National
Registration Card of Wanda Janik,
Jersey Evening Post 1980?
Polish artist Felix Topolski left the Island after a four day stay in which he completed 38 paintings, best known for his work for the Royal Family, he stayed with Mrs Sally Le Gallais. http://www.felikstopolski.com/
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| Sunday, 4-Jun-2006 18:18 |
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La Hougue Bie
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Jersey Heritage Trust page:
http://www.jerseyheritagetrust.org/sites/hougue%20bie/hougue.html
Legend has it that a dragon lived in the marshes of St. Lawrence, tormenting the Jersey people. Lord of Hambye in Normandy is said to have slain the beast.He was later murdered by his servant, and Lady Hambye built the mound in memory of the Lord, and within sight of Normandy. There is a theory that the dragon refers to Norse invaders who had control of half of the Island with Dannemarche in St Lawrence being the border or Danes - mark .
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| Sunday, 28-May-2006 18:45 |
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Les Ecrehous early May
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| Sunday, 21-May-2006 17:36 |
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Les Ecrehous
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