Search on "Farrand"

A search on "Farrand" through Google's Blog Search uncovers some interesting things.

The Familiars

No family members appear at all. I don't even appear until several pages in, and then only for my free online screenwriting course. With all my blogging done via Google's own blogger.com, that's what I'm noted for in their blog search engine?

None of the Farrands I've become aware of more recently, such as singer-songwriter Jim Farrand, appears at all.

The Famous Ones

The Big Farrands we always heard about growing up, such as Max Farrand the Constitutional scholar (wonder what he'd have to say about my Constitutional redesign?). Or his wife, Beatrix Jones Farrand, the famous landscape designer. Or Livingston Farrand, brother to Max, who became successively president of Colorado University then Cornell.

These all do in fact appear rather prominently here and there.

The latter is referenced solely through the places named for him, i.e., Farrand Field and Farrand dorm at the university he presided over. In fact, mentions of those two spots overwhelm all other Farrand references.

The Nitpicker

A certain Phil Farrand has become famous for his Nitpicker's Guide for Star Trek fans (not to mention X-filers).

The Guru

Thomas Ashley-Farrand has become known for his expertise in the area of
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Female Athletes

There appears to be a Maggie Farrand playing field hockey for Georgetown University. Interesting as that's my alma mater (twice over). Her brother Andrew went there, too. Another female sports phenom of the Farrand moniker knocks in all the soccer goals somewhere out west.

Products

I became aware of Farrand organs when I first arrived in Texas 153 years ago. They had one cordoned off in a museum area in Nacogdoches. One appears to be for sale via blog for $150. They were made in Michigan, which plays in below.

What I could never have imagined was such a thing as a Farrand birdbath. Perhaps it has something to do with Beatrix above

Street Names

Seems to be a Farrand Road in Clio, Michigan where they want to locate some sort of "cultural awareness camp". Sounds vaguely Marxian.

Farrand & Votey Organ (Cleveland)