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“Turkey: A large bird whose flesh, when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude”*…

Your correspondent is hitting the road, so (Roughly) Daily will be in hiatus for ten days ro so. Regular service should resume on (or about) May 24…

Tal Lavin devotes the latest installment of The Sword and the Sandwich, the wonderful newsletter he co-authors with David Swanson, to the quintessentially-American fowl, the turkey…

There are very few occasions in life in which someone gets to choose their own name: confirmation, conversion, or, in my case, transition from female to male. Out of all the names in the world, I chose my own; I wanted to pick something that would allow me to present as my male self, that would erase confusion, that would say something essential about me. Choosing your own name is not to be taken lightly.

In the case of the turkey—that busty bird whose thinly-sliced meat is a ubiquitous filler for club sandos, Thanksgiving-leftover feasts and deli lunch-hour specials—the ability to choose its own name might have been a mercy, and avoided a tremendous amount of confusion. The etymological journey of why a turkey is called a turkey makes the fraught rite of transgender name-choosing seem like a cake walk (or bird strut).

The turkey, meleagris gallopavo, is a big galumphing bird indigenous to the Americas, famous for its huge breast, commanding carriage, and bland but abundant meat. In English, it is named after Turkey, which is a country across an entire ocean from its native stomping grounds. In Turkish, the language of Turkey, a turkey is called a hindi, which means “from India.” In Hindi, the language of India, a turkey is called a टर्की (Ṭarkī). In Slovak and Albanian, its name means “chicken from overseas.” In Scandinavian languages and Dutch, it’s named for Calicut, a major trading post along India’s Malabar Coast. In Welsh, it’s twrci. In Polish, Russian and Ukrainian, it’s indyuk, indyk or indeyka—Indian bird.

In other words, languages across the entire world are eager to praise (or blame) the wrong country for this entirely American bird. And they can’t even agree on what wrong country to attribute it to. Linguists and historians have put their heads together on why this is, and it seems to come down to a fowl case of mistaken identity.

What’s undoubtedly central to this geographical misunderstanding is the role the Ottoman Empire played in trade to Europe around the period of the Columbian Exchange…

Read on the rest of the fascinating story: “Turkey,” from @swordsjew.bsky.social.

* Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary

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As we gobble, we might recall that it was on this date in 1607 that a group of 104 colonists from England arrived in what we now know as Virginia and established the first permanent English colony in America. They named the settlement Jamestown in honor of King James I.

We might also recall that we have this group (as it grew)– not the New England pilgrims– to thank for Thanksgiving.

The first documented English Thanksgiving in North America happened in Virginia in 1619, one year before the Pilgrims even arrived at Plymouth Rock. This first Thanksgiving lasted “10, 15 minutes,” according to Graham Woodlief, the president of the Virginia Thanksgiving Festival. No Native Americans were invited, no women were present, and there’s scant evidence of turkeys or yams.

– source (see also)

We might also note that it was on this date in 1968 that Frank Zappa released his debut solo album, Lumpy Gravy on MGM’s Verve Records label (an early version of the album had been issued by Capitol Records on 4-track cartridge in August 1967).

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“Turkey: A large bird whose flesh, when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude”*…

Your correspondent is hitting the road, so (Roughly) Daily will be in hiatus for ten days ro so. Regular service should resume on (or about) May 24…

Tal Lavin devotes the latest installment of The Sword and the Sandwich, the wonderful newsletter he co-authors with David Swanson, to the quintessentially-American fowl, the turkey…

There are very few occasions in life in which someone gets to choose their own name: confirmation, conversion, or, in my case, transition from female to male. Out of all the names in the world, I chose my own; I wanted to pick something that would allow me to present as my male self, that would erase confusion, that would say something essential about me. Choosing your own name is not to be taken lightly.

In the case of the turkey—that busty bird whose thinly-sliced meat is a ubiquitous filler for club sandos, Thanksgiving-leftover feasts and deli lunch-hour specials—the ability to choose its own name might have been a mercy, and avoided a tremendous amount of confusion. The etymological journey of why a turkey is called a turkey makes the fraught rite of transgender name-choosing seem like a cake walk (or bird strut).

The turkey, meleagris gallopavo, is a big galumphing bird indigenous to the Americas, famous for its huge breast, commanding carriage, and bland but abundant meat. In English, it is named after Turkey, which is a country across an entire ocean from its native stomping grounds. In Turkish, the language of Turkey, a turkey is called a hindi, which means “from India.” In Hindi, the language of India, a turkey is called a टर्की (Ṭarkī). In Slovak and Albanian, its name means “chicken from overseas.” In Scandinavian languages and Dutch, it’s named for Calicut, a major trading post along India’s Malabar Coast. In Welsh, it’s twrci. In Polish, Russian and Ukrainian, it’s indyuk, indyk or indeyka—Indian bird.

In other words, languages across the entire world are eager to praise (or blame) the wrong country for this entirely American bird. And they can’t even agree on what wrong country to attribute it to. Linguists and historians have put their heads together on why this is, and it seems to come down to a fowl case of mistaken identity.

What’s undoubtedly central to this geographical misunderstanding is the role the Ottoman Empire played in trade to Europe around the period of the Columbian Exchange…

Read on the rest of the fascinating story: “Turkey,” from @swordsjew.bsky.social.

* Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary

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As we gobble, we might recall that it was on this date in 1607 that a group of 104 colonists from England arrived in what we now know as Virginia and established the first permanent English colony in America. They named the settlement Jamestown in honor of King James I.

We might also recall that we have this group (as it grew)– not the New England pilgrims– to thank for Thanksgiving.

The first documented English Thanksgiving in North America happened in Virginia in 1619, one year before the Pilgrims even arrived at Plymouth Rock. This first Thanksgiving lasted “10, 15 minutes,” according to Graham Woodlief, the president of the Virginia Thanksgiving Festival. No Native Americans were invited, no women were present, and there’s scant evidence of turkeys or yams.

– source (see also)

We might also note that it was on this date in 1968 that Frank Zappa released his debut solo album, Lumpy Gravy on MGM’s Verve Records label (an early version of the album had been issued by Capitol Records on 4-track cartridge in August 1967).

source

English colony of Jamestown in North America

English colony of Jamestown in North America

https://piefed.social/c/historyart/p/1981288/english-colony-of-jamestown-in-north-america

English colony of Jamestown in North America

English colony of Jamestown in North America

English colony of Jamestown in North America

https://piefed.social/c/historyart/p/1981288/english-colony-of-jamestown-in-north-america

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Five people were hurt in a side-by-side rollover Friday evening in Ransom County, near Lisbon. North Dakota Highway…
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Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: the interior of the church at the fort in Jamestown, Virginia.

#jamestown #fort #church #virginia

Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: the interior of the church at the fort in Jamestown, Virginia.

#jamestown #fort #church #virginia

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En 1620, cuando la colonia inglesa de Jamestown apenas lograba sobrevivir, surgió una solución bastante peculiar para uno de sus mayores problemas: casi no había mujeres.
La población estaba formada sobre todo por hombres jóvenes —soldados, aventureros o trabajadores— y sin familias la colonia tenía pocas posibilidades de estabilizarse.

La empresa que gestionaba la colonia, la Virginia Company, decidió intervenir. Organizó el viaje de mujeres solteras desde Inglaterra para que se casaran con los colonos.
Hoy a veces se habla de ellas como “novias por correo”, pero el término histórico más cercano fue Jamestown Brides o incluso Tobacco Wives, porque el coste del viaje se pagaba… con tabaco.

Y sí, suena raro, pero tiene lógica en el contexto de la época.

El viaje de cada mujer —transporte, ropa y manutención— costaba inicialmente 120 libras de tabaco.
Esa cantidad debía pagarla el colono que quisiera casarse con ella.
No era un pago a la mujer, sino un reembolso a la compañía por los gastos del traslado.
Con el tiempo, como la demanda creció muchísimo, el “precio” subió hasta 150 libras de tabaco.

Ahora bien, aquí viene un matiz importante: no eran mujeres compradas ni esclavizadas. Legalmente eran mujeres libres.
De hecho, tenían algo bastante inusual para el siglo XVII: derecho a rechazar pretendientes.
Si un hombre no les gustaba, podían decir que no.
Y la compañía debía mantenerlas hasta que eligieran marido.

La gran pregunta es inevitable:

¿por qué aceptar un viaje tan arriesgado si en Inglaterra había hombres de sobra?

La respuesta tiene mucho que ver con la realidad social de la época.

Muchas de estas mujeres eran criadas, viudas o hijas de familias muy pobres.
En Inglaterra, si no tenías dote, tus opciones eran bastante limitadas: servicio doméstico de por vida o matrimonios muy modestos.
La movilidad social era prácticamente inexistente.

En cambio, en Virginia la situación era muy distinta.

Primero, había escasez extrema de mujeres, lo que les daba un poder de negociación inusual.
Podían conocer a varios pretendientes y elegir.

Segundo, el matrimonio podía significar un ascenso social inmediato.
Muchos colonos poseían plantaciones o tierras.
Al casarse, ellas pasaban a formar parte de esa propiedad familiar, algo que en Inglaterra probablemente jamás habrían conseguido.

Además, la compañía prometía ropa, ajuar y apoyo inicial, y en muchos casos las familias acababan gestionando tierras propias.
En una sociedad donde la tierra equivalía a poder, aquello era una oportunidad enorme.

Claro que la realidad no era romántica.

Las mujeres que llegaban a Jamestown se encontraban con un entorno durísimo.
Pasaban de ciudades o pueblos ingleses a una frontera salvaje.
Tenían que aprender a cultivar, administrar un hogar en condiciones precarias y sobrevivir a enfermedades, escasez de alimentos y conflictos con pueblos nativos.

En resumen:
no viajaban porque en Inglaterra faltaran hombres, sino porque faltaba futuro.
En América, aunque el riesgo era enorme, podían aspirar a una vida que en su país natal estaba prácticamente fuera de su alcance.

Y Jamestown no fue el único caso.
Décadas después, en la Nueva Francia, el rey Louis XIV financió el viaje de unas 800 mujeres conocidas como las Filles du Roi (“Hijas del Rey”) para poblar el territorio de New France.
Allí, en lugar de tabaco, el propio monarca les entregaba una pequeña dote para empezar su nueva vida.

Historias así recuerdan algo curioso de la colonización: muchas veces no fueron los soldados ni los exploradores quienes aseguraron el futuro de una colonia… sino las mujeres que decidieron cruzar el océano para empezar de cero.

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New research reveals oldest tombstone in the US came from Belgium

Researchers have determined that the oldest known tombstone in the United States, found in Jamestown, Virginia, originated in Belgium. The tombstone, dating back to 1627, marked the grave of a knight...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/09/oldest-tombstone-in-the-us-came-from-belgium/

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A follow-up to the 1614 #Japanese Keichō Embassy that passed through #Mexico and was documented by the #Native #Nahua historian Chimalpahin Messenger with Shield post (linked to post below):

The Ambassador Hasekura Tsunenaga (pictured here in Rome) left Japan in late 1613 with a Japanese delegation of about 140 people, including 22 samurai.

When the Japanese embassy landed in Acapulco in late January 1614, the only English colony on the continent was #Jamestown, of Pocahontas fame, which might have only had about 50-100 people.

Ergo, in early 1614, there might have been more Japanese in North America than English.

Link to original post: https://social.sanfranciscan.org/objects/b9216ddf-1a1c-4e55-ab69-622a95eff817