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Noah Webster was born on October 16, 1758, in the West Division of Hartford (Connecticut). Noah’s was an average colonial family. His father farmed and worked as a weaver. His mother worked at home. Noah and his two brothers, Charles and Abraham, helped their father with the farm work. Noah’s sisters, Mercy and Jerusha, worked with their mother to keep house and to make food and clothing for the family.

So began the life of Noah Webster, the man often called “the father of the American dictionary.”

Webster began writing his dictionary at the age of 43. It took him more than 27 years to write it. In this first “American” dictionary, Webster introduced distinctively American words such as “skunk” and “hickory” and “chowder.” In addition, he introduced American spellings such as “color” and “music,” derivations of the English spellings “colour” and “musick.”

The richness of XML will allow us to create custom applications (iPhone, Google gadgets, etc.) as well as puts the data in a form that can be rebuilt in digital form (PDFs of Words of the Week) or print form (e.g., Project::Reprint).

Language, be it remembered, is not an abstract construction of the learned, or of dictionary-makers, but is something arising out of the work, needs, ties, joys, affections, tastes, of long gnerations of humanity, and has its bases broad and low, close to the ground. Its final decisions are made by the masses, people nearest the concrete, having most to do with actual land and sea.

Although in many different places on the Internet this is attributed to Noah Webster, it must be clearly stated that this is not his expression. It should be correctly attributed to Walt Whitman.

Here I wanted to show Webster in a more reverent and explicit prayerful manner. This sketch depicts the dedication of his work to God. The candle may represent the light of God, or just the light of knowledge and truth. The candle also may speak to the lateness of the hour, and hours of dedication to this work.

Here again is Webster studying and writing from the Bible. The window has been added as a light source, perhaps symbolizing the light of diety shining on his work. There might be rays of light streaming through clouds to further symbolize this. The picturesque countryside landscape seen through the window may symbolize America.

In this sketch I am trying to highlight the Bible as the foundation of Noah Webster’s studies. He isn’t just reading it but rather studying and taking notes that may one day lead to the creation of his dictionaries.

The moral fiber of our country is the fortress of our future success. The Foundation for American Heritage Access has a simple goal: make historic manuscripts that influenced the American culture available and accessible to modern America. A stronger America comes through the education of our children; through the preservation of the fabric of society that has defined this country; through the culture distilled upon us through our history. We should honor and respect the Christian foundations of this country; our hearts should turn to our historic parentage (Malachi 4).

The hebrew word shuwb represents this return to honor the past: שוב

The foundation for American Heritage Access [AHA] strives to capture the essence of American culture with an intent to make early American manuscripts accessible to modern society. We believe that the successful future of this country is dependent on honoring and respecting its past. In order to achieve this ideal, several projects will be introduced and executed.