Fun bits and pieces of history from 1858 through 1899, as played in Founder's Family Feud during our 150th Anniversary Birthday Party, June 7, 2008.

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            •  Most common girl's names
            •  Most common boy's names
            •  What you coud buy today with 150 pennies  (at their 1858 value)
            •  Most common occupations
            •  Historic events from 1858 to 1899
            •  Popular songs of the period
            •  People who were born, or events that occurred, in 1858
            •  4 consecutive US Presidents starting in 1858
            •  Native American tribes found in the region
            •  Major inventions from 1858 to 1899

Name 5 common girl's names in the mid to late 1800s         1. Mary (Mary Ann, etc.)         2. Elizabeth         3. Emma         4. Sarah         5. Ann (Anne, Anna, etc.) Other common girls names: Caroline Catherine (Katherine) Constance Ellen Esther Francis Grace Jane Jemima Julia Laura Louisa (Louise) Margaret Martha Matilda Nancy Priscilla Rachel Sophia Susanah (Susan) Victoria		Name 5 common boy's names in the mid to late 1800s         1. George         2. Peter         3. Charles         4. William         5. John Other common boys names: Abraham (Abe) Alfred Allen Amos Archie Asa Harvey Henry Isaac Jacob James Joseph Louis Mark Matthew Robert Rueben Samuel Thomas
A penny in 1858 was worth $2.59 in today's buying power. Name 5 things you could buy today with 150 pennies at that value. [Hint: It's more than $300.)          1. iPod         2. Wii         3. Video game box (Playstation, Xbox, etc.)         4. Round trip flight to Los Angeles         5. Groceries for family of 5 for 1 week Other items: Rent a mid size car for one week Buy a mid-range lawnmower Digital camera (might get change back) 4 low-end tires for a car Blu-ray Disc player		Name 6 occupations you would have found in Vancouver in the 1800s          1. Trapper         2. Soldier         3. Sailor         4. Blacksmith         5. Farmer         6. Clergy/Missionary Other occupations: Hunter Teacher  Miner Logger/Lumber Mill Seamstress/Tailor Blacksmith Baker Bartender Law enforcement (Sheriff, marshal) Ladies of questionable character
Name 5 historic events that happened after Mother Joseph founded our hospital through 1900.          1. Emancipation Proclamation 1862         2. The Civil War 1862-1863         3. Pres. Abe Lincoln shot 4/14/1865         4. US buys Alaska for $7.2 million 1867         5. Washington becomes 42nd state 1889 Other events of the period: Central Park opens in New York City, 1859 The Pony Express (1860-1861) Mexico's victory over Napoleon III (May 5, 1862- Cinco de Mayo)  'In God We Trust' added to coins, 4/22/1864 Lincoln proclaims last Thursday in Nov as Thanksgiving 1864 13th Amendment abolishes slavery 1865 Transcontinental railroad completed, 1868 Suez Canal completed Yellowstone National Park created, first national park, 1872 First running of the Kentucky Derby, May 17 1875 Statue of Liberty presented by France, 1884 First baseball World Series played 1884 Debut of Sherlock Holmes 1887 Chicago Worlds Fair 1893 Spanish-American War 1898 Independent republic of Hawaii annexed 1898		Name 5 popular songs of the mid to late 1800s          1. The Yellow Rose of Texas (1858)         2. Dixie         3. Amazing Grace         4. Battle Hymn of the Republic         5. Swing low, Sweet chariot Other songs of the period: Camptown Races Carry me back to Old Virginny Casey Jones Dry Bones Go tell it on the mountain Hard trials I Been Wukkin' on de Railroad Joshua fit the battle of Jericho Mary Had a Little Lamb Oh My Darling Clementine Oh Shenandoah! Ride on King Jesus She'll be coming round the mountain Study War No More (Down by the Riverside) The Yellow Rose of Texas (1858!) When Johnnie Comes Marching Home
Name 5 people who were born or historic events that occurred in 1858         1. Theodore Roosevelt was born         2. Rotary washing maching patented by Hamilton Smith         3. First time charge for a ball game (New York beats Brooklyn 22-18)          4. Transatlantic telegraph cable completed (which failed less than 1 month later)         5. First Macy's store opens 1st bank opens in Hawaii 1st Lincoln-Douglas debate 1st overland mail to California Baron de Rothschild is the 1st Jew elected to the British Parliament First apparition at Lourdes, France  First Canadian coins circulated First mailboxes installed in Boston and New York streets First performance of Can-Can in Paris First performance of the New York Symphony I Pagliacci is performed in Naples James Brown organized raid at Harper's Ferry John Holden hits the first recorded home run (Brooklyn vs New York) Mendelssohn's Wedding March played for the first time, wedding of Princess Victoria (Queen Victoria's daughter) Minnesota admitted to the union Queen Victoria telegraphs President James Buchanan Regular mail to the Pacific coast begins Richmond ‘Daily Dispatch' reports 90 blacks arrested for learning		Name 4 consecutive U.S. Presidents, in order of terms, beginning in 1858.         1. James Buchanan, 15th Pres, 1857         2. Abraham Lincoln, 16th Pres, 1861 (first Republication Pres.)        31. Andrew Johnson, 17th Pres, 1865         4. U.S. Grant, 18th President, 1869
Name 5 Native American tribes found in the Northwest in the mid 1800s          1. Chinook         2. Clackamas         3. Multnomah (or Wappato)         4. Nez Perce         5. Yakima NOTE: Chinook is the name of a group or ‘race' of tribes, not necessarily a specific tribe, but we'll accept it for this list. Other tribes (there are many more, if you want to do the research): Cayuse Clatskanie Clatsop Molala Paiute Santiam Siletz Tillamook Umatilla Umpqua Wallawalla Wasco		Name 5 major inventions from 1858 to 1899 Internal combustion engine, 1860 Alfred Nobel invents dynamite, 1866 Alexander Graham Bell 2nd man to invent telephone (he was the first to get a patent), 1876 Edison invents the phonograph, 1877 (electric light 1878) Eastman patents Kodak roll-film camera, 1888 Other notable inventions: Airbrake patent issued to George Westinghouse 1869 Pasteur successfully tests anti-rabies vaccine, 1885 Herman Hollerith builds first successful computer 1888 10-story ‘skyscraper' built in Chicago 1889 Rudolf Diesel invents internal combustion engine that runs on oil 1892