Ned Shank was an American essayist and historic preservationist, known for his children's book 'The Sanyasin's First Day.' Born on February 19, 1956, in Oakland, California, he was a sixth-generation Bay Area native who grew up in Ames, Iowa. Shank co-founded the Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow with his wife, Crescent Dragonwagon. He contributed to historical research for the renovation of the Old State House in Little Rock. He received accolades posthumously, including the Ned Shank Award for Excellence in Publication from the Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas.
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Meaning of the name - Ned
protector, wealthy guardian
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Place of Birth: Oakland
Educated At: Ames High School | Grinnell College
Occupation: historic preservationist | children's writer | writer
Spouses: Crescent Dragonwagon
Employers: The National Trust for Historic Preservation
Awards Received: Paul P. Harris Fellow | Ned Shank Award for Excellence in Publication
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 19, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for February 19, 2025 |
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Sun | 0 Pisces 9 | 1 Pisces 26 | 8 Taurus 29 |
Moon | 6 Gemini 2 | 21 Scorpio 22 | 21 Sagittarius 31 |
Mercury | 3 Aquarius 39 | 9 Pisces 52 | 28 Taurus 37 |
Venus | 10 Aries 7 | 8 Aries 52 | 23 Gemini 2 |
Mars | 24 Sagittarius 6 | 17 Cancer 8 | 8 Aquarius 47 |
Jupiter | 25 Leo 50 | 11 Gemini 40 | 21 Leo 29 |
Saturn | 2 Sagittarius 52 | 19 Pisces 30 | 1 Sagittarius 34 |
Uranus | 29 Cancer 6 | 23 Taurus 27 | 28 Cancer 29 |
Neptune | 0 Scorpio 19 | 28 Pisces 34 | 28 Libra 47 |
Pluto | 27 Leo 17 | 2 Aquarius 37 | 26 Leo 6 |
Rahu | 13 Sagittarius 27 | 28 Pisces 51 | 9 Sagittarius 47 |
Ketu | 13 Gemini 27 | 28 Virgo 51 | 9 Gemini 47 |
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