I am learning about ships at the moment (yawn), and to my delight found a little piece of history I can slip into book two that sits nicely with my POV, Sali Joel.
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| I know it is really Karoline Herfurth but she is the image of my MC Sali Joel |
Yes she has a name now. It is a name my previous POV Kitty Harper, (my dear sweet Kitty who started my writing journey) invented from four characters and Christmas in book1, I had nothing to do with it, she did it for good reason (no spoilers on this blog).
The month is December and near Christmas, so she thought of Noel as a surname. Then she played around with the names of friends and family: Noel (Christmas) + Sally, Joe, Lilly and Sarah = Sali Joel. It is an unusual name, and she wanted it to stand out, but be easy to say.
The whole thing landed on my lap one night while she was resting after her 80,750 word journey (yes I added a few more). She played around with ideas and hey presto handed it over to me. With her assistance it was a doddle. I am sure the rest will not be so easy. She is so clever but I am not sure how much longer she is going to be with me. I fear I must move forward with book2 without her soon, but I do look forward to working with Sali Joel. I wonder where she will take me and where did she come from? Why did Kitty need to make up a name? Who is it for?
What are you asking me for? She is the one with the answers, I am just the scribe.
18 Comments:
I love the name Sali Joel, and how you came to have the name is one of the coolest stories ever! I'm a history dunce -- can't tell you much about that era, even though I hail from New York State (circa 1965-1990). But best of luck with the project!!
Sounds like a good name!
Wish I could be more help with info. I'll just have to cheer you on.
Sali Joel is a wonderful name. Love it!
Like Nicole, I was born and raised in NYC (1949-1985,when I left) but I can't help with links. You might try the New York Historical Society,though, as a start.Good luck.
Karen
It's a great name!
Go go go, Glynis!
Nicole, I must admit I am chuffed with the name and how it came about. It ties the two books together so well.
Thanks for the thumbs up Alex!
Ann, glad you like it, and thanks for cheering for me.
Karen, thanks for the NYHS, I will look it up.
Janna, I am on a roll at the moment. Go, go, gone. LOL
Thanks guys for visiting me today and supporting me.
OK.. Here are a few NYC tidbits..
1888 - Tony Award named for Antoinette Perry, New York stage director.
1889 Plattsburgh Normal School (Plattsburgh, New York) is created
1890 - At Auburn Prison in New York, William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed in the electric chair.
The Delta Chi Fraternity is founded by 11 law students at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
November, In West Point, New York, the United States Navy defeats the United States Army 24–0 in the first Army–Navy Game.
1892 - Homestead Strike: The arrival of a force of 300 Pinkerton detectives from New York and Chicago results in a fight in which about 10 men are killed.
1893 - May 5 – Panic of 1893: A crash on the New York Stock Exchange starts a depression.
1894 (September) September 4 – 12,000 tailors strike against sweatshop working conditions.
1896 (March) The New York State Legislature passes the Raines Law, restricting Sunday alcoholic beverage sales to hotels.
1896 The New York Telephone Company is formed.
Founding of Clarkson University (in Potsdam, New York)
1897 (April) Grant's Tomb is dedicated.
June 2 – Mark Twain, responding to rumors that he is dead, is quoted by the New York Journal as saying, "The report of my death was an exaggeration."
1898 - January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island.
1899 - Queens and Staten Island merge with New York City.
July 19 – The Newsboys Strike takes place when the Newsies of New York go on strike (strike lasts until August 2).
November 8 – The Bronx Zoo opens in New York City.
1900 - The first electric bus becomes operational in New York City.
March 24 – New York City Mayor Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that will link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
November 3 -The first automobile show in the United States opens at New York City's Madison Square Garden.
1901 - April 25 – New York State becomes the first to require automobile license plates.
September 6 – American anarchist Leon Czolgosz shoots U.S. President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. McKinley dies 8 days later.
1902 - January 8 – A train collision in the New York Central Railroad's Park Avenue Tunnel kills 17, injures 38, and leads to increased demand for electric trains.
June 15 – The New York Central railroad inaugurates the 20th Century Limited passenger train between Chicago and New York City, New York.
1903 - March 2 – In New York City, the Martha Washington Hotel, the first hotel exclusively for women, opens.
1904 - January 16 – The first large-scale bodybuilding competition in America takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
April - Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times.
June 15 – A fire aboard the steamboat General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,021.
October 27 – The first underground line of the New York City Subway opens.
December 31 – In New York City, the first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square.
1907 - 7 September – The passenger liner RMS Lusitania makes its maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City.
November – The new & largest passenger liner RMS Mauretania makes its maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City.
1908 - February 12 – The first around-the-world car race, the 1908 New York to Paris Race, begins.
1909 - March 23 – Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa. The trip is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society.
June 9 – Alice Huyler Ramsey, a 22-year-old housewife and mother from Hackensack, New Jersey, becomes the first woman to drive across the United States. With 3 female companions, none of whom could drive a car, for 59 days she drives a Maxwell automobile 3,800 miles, from Manhattan, New York to San Francisco, California.
1901 - April 25 – New York State becomes the first to require automobile license plates.
September 6 – American anarchist Leon Czolgosz shoots U.S. President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. McKinley dies 8 days later.
1902 - January 8 – A train collision in the New York Central Railroad's Park Avenue Tunnel kills 17, injures 38, and leads to increased demand for electric trains.
June 15 – The New York Central railroad inaugurates the 20th Century Limited passenger train between Chicago and New York City, New York.
1903 - March 2 – In New York City, the Martha Washington Hotel, the first hotel exclusively for women, opens.
1904 - January 16 – The first large-scale bodybuilding competition in America takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
April - Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times.
June 15 – A fire aboard the steamboat General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,021.
October 27 – The first underground line of the New York City Subway opens.
December 31 – In New York City, the first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square.
1907 - 7 September – The passenger liner RMS Lusitania makes its maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City.
November – The new & largest passenger liner RMS Mauretania makes its maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City.
1908 - February 12 – The first around-the-world car race, the 1908 New York to Paris Race, begins.
1909 - March 23 – Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa. The trip is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society.
June 9 – Alice Huyler Ramsey, a 22-year-old housewife and mother from Hackensack, New Jersey, becomes the first woman to drive across the United States. With 3 female companions, none of whom could drive a car, for 59 days she drives a Maxwell automobile 3,800 miles, from Manhattan, New York to San Francisco, California.
OOoops... I have repeated some - I kept getting messages that the replies were too long so I split it up... sorry!
RJ, repeat away! You are a star, there are several there that have just triggered ideas already, thank you so much.
Great to see you today. :)
Looks like you've got lots of help, Glynis. As for the language, you might try looking up some American slang for that era.
Good luck.
I certainly have Elizabeth. Thanks for that, I will look some up.
Great to see you today.
Sali-Joel
I've always thought Sally was a great name in an historical piece - very adventurous overtones.
Aaahhh...New York at the turn of the 20th. Read Caleb Carr and Matthew Pearl. Great mysteries and good historic American info.
Michele
Southern City Mysteries
Elaine, The name Sally is in my first book and my POV adapts it to Sali. I know it is not a Victorian spelling, but because of the storyline I will get away with it. Sali Joel is on an adventure. Glad you like it.
Michele, thanks for the information. I will look them out.
Thanks for visiting me today ladies.
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