41. The History Of Curling The history of curling The oldest artifacts from the ice sport of curling are stones, today extant but unknown, which prehistoric people slid toward a target along frozen rivers or lakes. http://www.usacurl.org/history.htm

The History of Curling The oldest artifacts from the ice sport of curling are stones, today extant but unknown, which prehistoric people slid toward a target along frozen rivers or lakes. These people may also have used primitive brooms to clear snow from the path of their sliding stones. In 1565, Holland’s Peter Breugel painted "Hunters in the Snow" and another work depicting scenes resembling modern curling. Breugel’s paintings support the premise held by some that curling originated in continental Europe. The Scots, however, are the undisputed developers and formalizers of the modern game. By 1638 curling was considered, with golf and archery (in M. H. Adamson’s poem The Muses Threnodie), to be a usual recreational pastime. After a huge growth spurt in the 19th century, curling was played by thousands in nearly every Scottish parish. Between the 16th and 20th centuries, Scotland’s climate warmed, and today the lochs rarely freeze. The climate change hindered curlers, who played outdoors on natural ice until the 20th century. Nonetheless the Scots had, by the mid-1800s, formalized curling’s rules of play and equipment and had established the "mother club" of curlers worldwide, the Royal Caledonian Curling Club. The RCCC is today the national governing body of curling in Scotland, with 20,000 active members now playing indoors on refrigerated ice. Since the mid-1800s, curling has spread and thrived in northern states, including Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota, and also in the Great Lakes, New England and mid-Atlantic states. There are dedicated pockets of curling activity in other states, including Alaska, Washington, California, Texas, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and North Carolina. In all, there are active curling clubs in 26 states in the nation.

42. Norfolk Club History The Norfolk curling Club was established in 1953. Several sets of oddly assortedstones were kindly brought to Norfolk from the Farmington curling Club. http://www.norfolkcurlingclub.org/Club_History.htm

Click to Join Members of Grand National Curling Club United States Curling Association The Norfolk Curling Club was established in 1953. Several sets of oddly assorted stones were kindly brought to Norfolk from the Farmington Curling Club. For our first two years games were played outside on Tamarack and Tobey Ponds. During the Autumn of 1956, the original Norfolk curling shed was built. This is the date from which we mark our first official year of curling at the Norfolk Curling Club. However, it was not a permanent structure, consisting of a wooden building resembling nothing so much as a tobacco barn with apertures for letting in cold air at night to freeze the ice, as there was no ice making equipment. The first curling in the shed took place on New Year’s Day of 1957 with the temperature sitting at 10º below zero. By the Autumn of 1958, artificial ice-making machinery was installed, making it possible to hold the first Norfolk Men’s Invitational Bonspiel in December of that year. In 1959 the club purchased thirty-two matched Ailsa Craig granite curling stones, leaving behind for good the more colorful relics of a prior age. The old curling shed was later replaced with an insulated metal building along with enlarged locker and equipment rooms. In the summer of 1997 new lighting and a concrete floor with new pipes were installed in the Ice Shed. In the summer of 2000 we installed a fine new roof over the Ice Shed Curling's tradition of good sportsmanship and camaraderie makes the sport truly a game that everyone can enjoy: all ages, all shapes, all sizes and all genders.

43. History Of Curling A brief history of curling. (The Skip The head of the team, directing ashot). Three views of a typical modern curling stone (top, bottom, side). http://www.brown.edu/Students/Brown_Curling_Club/info/history.html

A brief history of Curling (The Skip The head of the team, directing a shot) Three views of a typical modern curling stone (top, bottom, side) Typical old... And REALLY old curling stones Pictures taken from "Winter Sports" of the "Lonsdale Library" published by the J.B. Lippincott Company of Philadelphia (1930) and "The Badminton Library" published by Little, Brown, and Co. of Boston (1892). (Last updated 4/3/95) we'll get an actual history soon. We're busy dealing with temperamental scanners. Back to Brown Curling Home Page Brown University Home Page

44. Olympics 2002 - CBS.SportsLine.com » Olympic Sports. history. curling. AllTime Medal Count http://old.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2002/history/sbs/curling.htm

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45. Anchorage Curling Club - About Curling/History A Brief history of curling. The origin of this little known but grandold game is a bit vague. Some believe it had its beginnings http://www.anchoragecurling.com/history.htm

A Brief History of Curling In 1838, the Grand Caledonian Curling Club was formed for the sole purpose of fixing standardized rules of the game for use wherever curling was played. This organization is still in existence, but is now known as the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, having been granted this title by Her Majesty the Queen in 1843. Most curling clubs worldwide, through their local associations, are affiliated with this "Mother Club." Many other countries enjoy the sport - such as Switzerland, where there are upwards of 80 clubs. Here in the highest altitudes, keen natural outdoor ice is found - especially during the months of December and January. England, Sweden, Norway, France, Italy, Austria, Germany, New Zealand, Denmark, Finland, China, Japan, and Austrialia are among the countries also having curling clubs. In Canada, the game has flourished since the beginning of the 19th century when the Scottish regiments found themselves in Quebec where the climate in the winter was such that it could be played on the frozen lakes and rivers. Because of the difficulty in obtaining granite stones from Scotland, cast iron "stones" originally made from melted down cannon balls were used. Up until 1955, "irons" were still popular, in fact, many of the natives preferred them to granites.

46. THE GAME HISTORY HISTORY OF CURLING / LE JEU HISTOIRE HISTOIRE DU history* of curling HISTOIRE* du curling The precise beginnings of curling will always remain a mystery! http://www.icing.org/game/history/historya.htm

HISTORY* of CURLING HISTOIRE* du CURLING ORIGINS ORIGINES The precise beginnings of curling will always remain a mystery! However, it is not hard to imagine a man, hundreds or even thousands of years ago, who weighed a smooth, heavy rock in his hand, then watched and listened with fascination as he launched it along a glistening bed of ice on a frozen river. This "first curler" must have been intrigued by the way the rock moved and by the grumbling sound it made as it twisted and turned. Other people in the not so distant past have heard this same sound and have applied it as a nickname for the game of curling ... it is often referred to as "the roaring game". Scots and continental Europeans have engaged in many a lively dispute as to the true origin of curling. Both claim to be founders. Did Scots invent the game, or was it imported by Flemish sportsmen who emigrated to Scotland during the reign of James VI (James I of England)? Did Europeans engage in some early form of curling, and did Scots merely adopt and enhance it? The evidence, based on works of art, contemporary writings, and archaeological finds, has sparked a number of theories, but nothing is conclusive. Some of the earliest graphic records of a game similar to curling date from 1565. Two oil paintings by the Dutch master Pieter Bruegel, entitled "Winter Landscape with Skaters and a Birdtrap" and "Hunters in the Snow", show

47. History Of Curling curling's great tradition began in 16th century Scotland. The earliest equipmentincluded curling stones formed by nature each one Unique. http://www.wilmettecurling.org/History.html

Curling's great tradition began in 16th century Scotland. The Scots added zest to their winters with a game originally played outdoors on frozen ponds and lochs. The earliest equipment included curling stones formed by nature each one Unique. The stones often curved, or curled, as they slid across the ice, hence the name "curling". Brooms were used to clear snow from the path of the stones. Scottish immigrants brought the game with them to North America in the 18th century where it spread across the northern US and Canada. By 1855 curling clubs flourished in New York City, Detroit, Milwaukee and Portage, Wisconsin. The modern game evolved by the 20th century, with its standardized equipment and facilities and indoor, refrigerated ice. Many innovations over the years have resulted in a game of fitness, precision and finesse. During the curling season, October through March, over a million curlers take to the ice in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, most European countries and 25 of the United States. The World Curling Federation governs international competition; the United States Curling Association is a member of the WCF and the US Olympic Committee.

48. USCA Curling Across USA history of curling from ICING.ORG. Eight Enders Photographs of eightenders. curlinghistory about WCC calendar bulletin board links send us an eMail. http://www.wilmettecurling.org/Links.html

Ice Masters in the Weekly Wire by David Chamberlain Excellent article about curling in Chicago History of Curling from ICING.ORG Eight Enders Photographs of eight-enders CURLING Basics refresh site main page ... bulletin board

49. Glendale G&CC - Curling Information BDO Dunwoody Classic 2002 Now history click here Glendale provides competitiveand noncompetitive curling opportunities for people of all ages commencing in http://www.glendale.on.ca/curling/cur-ovr.html

Glendale Curling Glendale provides competitive and non-competitive curling opportunities for people of all ages commencing in early October and ending in mid-April. For those considering Glendale as their choice for curling, keep in mind the following Glendale advantages: instruction for novices and more advanced players is available afternoon and weekend ice rentals are available the social element is important a Winter Bonspiel and St. Patrick's Day event are highlights of the curling season curling safety is emphasized for the well being of all members Glendale will teach you how to curl and supply you with basic curling equipment, free of charge. We also ensure that you are actively a part of at least one team. Glendale offers curling memberships at attractive rates and with your membership you automatically become a part of a wonderful private club facility that has many social advantages. A number of membership categories tailored to your specific needs are available (full membership, weekday, weekend, etc.) A variety of bonspiels are offered at both competitive and non-competitive levels.

50. CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Sport Explainers - Curling History - Monday F Back to Explainer Index. Shaun Botterill/Allsport. history curling, marked by astrong code of sportsmanship, developed in Scotland during the 16th century. http://www.cnnsi.com/olympics/2002/sport_explainers/curling_history/

Back to Explainer Index Shaun Botterill/Allsport HISTORY Curling, marked by a strong code of sportsmanship, developed in Scotland during the 16th century. The Scots originally used brooms to clear snow from the stones' path, and the sport took place on frozen marshes, ponds and lochs. The game's rules resembled modern day competitions. Holland's Peter Breugel paints “Hunters in the Snow” and another work depicting scenes that resemble modern curling. The game arrives in North America with participants in Canada. Scottish immigrants bring curling to the United States. The Orchard Lake Curling Club appears in Michigan. 20th Century: Curling develops in the remainder of Europe. The United States Curling Association is founded. American curler Raymond “Bud” Somerville skips the team to a bronze medal at the Albertville Olympic Games, where curling appears as a demonstration sport. Curling joins the Olympics as a medal sport at the Nagano Games. Switzerland captures the men's gold and Canada wins the women's event. The Web SI.com

51. Toronto Cricket Skating And Curlling Club Part of the rich sports history of Toronto, the Club is an amalgamation of three clubs The Toronto Cricket Club, The Toronto Skating Club, and The Toronto curling Club each with its own distinguished tradition dating back well over a century. http://www.torontocricketclub.com/

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52. Detroit Curling Club 1885. The DCC is one of the oldest curling clubs in North America. general.Visit the history pages to learn more about our past. Our Mission. http://www.detroitcurlingclub.com/

Latest News Only two weeks of the curling season left. Come out to The Club and see The Game that Rocks. Latest Issue of the Scots Wha Hae is posted. Issue No. 10. Dated Dec 4, 2002. Monthly Calendar pages posted. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view them. You can obtain this package for free at: * NEW Primer for new curlers has been printed and posted. Good reading for all new or prospective curlers. * If you are interested in hosting a party at the CLUB and Renting the facility and the ice please click here. Introduction The Detroit Curling Club was founded in 1885. The DCC is one of the oldest curling clubs in North America. As we enter the 21st Century in our new facilities in Ferndale, Michigan , we look forward to a new and revived growth in our Club and in the sport in general. Visit the History pages to learn more about our past. Our Mission To promote the sport and spirit of curling in the Detroit Metropolitan area. Club Profile The Detroit Curling Club is presently made up of approximately 200 members. We are members of the Great Lakes Curling Association and The United States Curling Associations. We are most proud of the fact that we have been an active member of The Ontario Curling Association for over 100 years.

53. History history of curling in Detroit. The first curling club in the United States wasorganized in 1831 only 30 miles from Detroit at Orchard Lake, Michigan. http://www.detroitcurlingclub.com/history.htm

History of Curling in Detroit The first curling club in the United States was organized in 1831 only 30 miles from Detroit at Orchard Lake, Michigan. Called the 'Orchard Lake Curling Club', the club used hickory block 'stones'. A Detroit Curling Club was started back in 1840 when Michigan only had a population of 212,000 and had only been in the Union for three years! Along about this time an organization, called the 'Thistle Club' was founded, and curling being a winter sport, was played when the ice was right on the Detroit River at the foot of Joseph Campau, on the bay, and at the old Recreation Park. These clubs became the 'Granite Club' and in 1885 the present Detroit Curling Club was organized. At that time Detroit had a population of about 150,000 and its 'rapid' transit was horse-drawn. The Club was in action ten years before the first horseless carriages sputtered and backfired along Detroit's streets. Early curling matches were decided on the old Detroit Athletic Club field on the west side of Woodward Avenue, between Canfield and Forest Avenue, on natural ice, lighted by lanterns. The only similarity between those days and today was the red-faced, raucous shouts of the skips! Around the turn of the century (1899-1900) The Detroit Curling Club moved into its quarters at 1236 West Forest Avenue where the old Clubhouse was erected in 1906. In 1948 a disastrous fire partially destroyed the building, but not the spirit of the curlers. The damage was repaired and modern ice machines installed with six rinks of the best lighted ice to be found anywhere. In 1979 the city of Detroit purchased the old Clubhouse bringing about the move to a more modern facility at 5600 Drake Rd. in West Bloomfield, Michigan.

54. HickokSports.com - History - Curling This document contains a history of curling, with an account of how the sportis played and a list of US national men's and women's champions. http://www.hickoksports.com/history/curling.shtml

Sports History Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum ... Search Curling Table of Contents History How It's Played U. S. Curling Hall of Fame Other Resources History There is solid evidence that curling was a sport in both Scotland and the Low Countries during the 16th century. The oldest known curling stone, found in Scotland, bears the date 1511, and a 1560 work by the Flemish painter, Pieter Breughel, shows a busy Dutch curling scene, complete with brooms. The game was played on frozen marshes in Scotland, using "channel stones" that had been worn smooth by the action of water, while the Dutch curled on the same frozen canals where ice skating flourished. As with golf, the question of where curling was "invented" will probably never be answered, but the Scots certainly have to be credited both with developing the modern version of the sport and with promoting the game in America. Scottish immigrants organized the Royal Montreal Curling Club in 1807 and the Orchard Lake, Michigan, Club in 1832. The Grand Caledonian Curling Club (later the Royal Caledonian Curling Club) was founded in 1838 at Edinburgh to become Scotland's national governing body and to standardize rules for international play. A branch of the Royal Caledonian was established in Canada in 1852 and the Grand National Curling Club of America, also an affiliate of the Royal Caledonian, was founded in 1867.

55. Gourock Curling Latest score and league positions, plus history. Greenock. http://www.gourock-curlers.fsnet.co.uk/

56. THE GAME HISTORY HISTORY OF CURLING / LE JEU HISTOIRE In A history of curling (1890), Kerr questioned if Flemings had brought the gameto Scotland in the 1500's, why did Scottish poets and historians make no http://icing.org/game/history/historya.htm

HISTORY* of CURLING HISTOIRE* du CURLING ORIGINS ORIGINES The precise beginnings of curling will always remain a mystery! However, it is not hard to imagine a man, hundreds or even thousands of years ago, who weighed a smooth, heavy rock in his hand, then watched and listened with fascination as he launched it along a glistening bed of ice on a frozen river. This "first curler" must have been intrigued by the way the rock moved and by the grumbling sound it made as it twisted and turned. Other people in the not so distant past have heard this same sound and have applied it as a nickname for the game of curling ... it is often referred to as "the roaring game". Scots and continental Europeans have engaged in many a lively dispute as to the true origin of curling. Both claim to be founders. Did Scots invent the game, or was it imported by Flemish sportsmen who emigrated to Scotland during the reign of James VI (James I of England)? Did Europeans engage in some early form of curling, and did Scots merely adopt and enhance it? The evidence, based on works of art, contemporary writings, and archaeological finds, has sparked a number of theories, but nothing is conclusive. Some of the earliest graphic records of a game similar to curling date from 1565. Two oil paintings by the Dutch master Pieter Bruegel, entitled "Winter Landscape with Skaters and a Birdtrap" and "Hunters in the Snow", show

57. Welcome To The USWCA Web Site Offers upcoming events for adult and junior programs. Includes history of the sport, merchandise, results, photo gallery, archives, links, and club directory. http://www.uswca.org/

Upcoming Events USWCA Junior Curling Club Bulletins Curling What Is Curling? History Merchandise Results ... Wrep Sheet Organization About Us Leadership Committees Member Clubs ... Bylaws $upport USWCA Details Archives Past Events Photo Album Links Curling Links Contact Us

58. THE GAME HISTORY EVOLUTION OF CURLING / LE JEU HISTOIRE It is difficult to describe the history of curling without using the word'evolution'. The game has evolved over many hundreds of years. http://icing.org/game/history/historyb.htm

EVOLUTION of CURLING* EVOLUTION du CURLING* It is difficult to describe the history of curling without using the word 'evolution'. The game has evolved over many hundreds of years. It continues to change. Curling is not the same game as it was even twenty years ago. The sliding delivery and the takeout game have been the important developments in recent years, and these new trends and styles of play, together with improvements in equipment and in making ice, emphasise that the sport is still in the process of evolution! It is likely that curling has its origins in Scotland, in the early part of the sixteenth century, as a primitive game of quoits on ice. Major events such as the introduction of rounded stones, of artificial ice, of playing four-aside, and the discovery of the "curl' or the 'twist', can be chronicled in Scottish curling records. At the same time, one can relate the evolution of the game to improved organisation; from early inter-parish bonspiels to the formation of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club and, more recently, to the establishment of the International Curling Federation and modern world championship play. But how, and where, did it all start? Research continues to turn up major discoveries about curling's origins to stimulate fresh interest and controversy.

59. Bemidji Curling Club-Sport History (history of curling as provided by the US curling Association, headquarteredin Stevens Point, Wis). curling is a team game, where http://www.bemidjicurling.org/Sport_History/sport_history.html

History of Curling (History of curling as provided by the U.S. Curling Association, headquartered in Stevens Point, Wis). Curling is a team game, where all four team members' efforts contribute directly to each shot. Teams can be composed of both sexes and all ages, and like golf, curling is a lifetime sport. A curler at any skill level, like a golfer, finds his or her skills decline only gradually from about age 45 onward. A national class curler, like a pro golfer, realizes that once the physical aspects are mastered, the mental aspect of the game separates the good player from the champion. To continue with the golf analogy, it can be said that the curler who is at the height of his or her game has the same edge as the golfer who is sinking the key putts: great nerves, will to win, and mental toughness. HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE NOTES It is generally agreed that curling was developed in Scotland in the 16th century. The climate in Scotland was colder then, and curling took place on the many marshes (since drained). Scottish farmers curled on the frozen marshes using "channel stones," which were naturally smoothed by the water's action. The principles of the game were similar to the modern game, although there were many differences in rules and equipment.

60. Bemidji Curling Club-Club History Near the end of the Great Depression and in the midst of the economicrecovery of the New Deal, the Bemidji curling Club was organized. http://www.bemidjicurling.org/Club_History/club_history.html

History of Bemidji Curling Club Near the end of the Great Depression and in the midst of the economic recovery of the New Deal, the Bemidji Curling Club was organized. During the Winter Carnival of 1932, the Hibbing Curling Club put on a demonstration of the sport which not officially organized in Bemidji until a Sunday afternoon meeting at the Tourist Information Building on January 13, 1935. Persons who had joined the movement included B.F. Anderson, Harry E. Roese, W.L. Brooks, R.A. Hannah, Earl A. Barker, A.B. Fallon, W.H. Aylesworth, H.M. Brown, W.A. Melville, George T. Baker, G.M. Palmer, A.M. Naylor Jr., A.M. Naylor Sr., J.H. Wallin, Frank Markus and other Bemidji businessmen. The first club was located at the Farmer's Market, now the site of the Cenex parking lot located between Second and Third Streets on America Avenue. Henry Krebs donated slabs for enclosing the one sheet of ice and a warming room at one end of the building. The first rocks were purchased from the Chisholm Curling Club at a reduced price. Other rocks were secured through the efforts of Frank Markus as he traveled throughout the area. Rocks could be purchased for about $10 a pair. During these early years, rocks were owned by many of the curlers who made their rocks available to those who did not have their own. Committees were established and the first draws consisted of fourteen rinks which began their play on January 20, 1935. By February, 1935, a total of sixteen rinks were formed. There were weekly events which culminated in playing for the Grand Aggregate or the best percentage of wins for the season. Rinks were invited to participate in the Merriam Medal Event in Duluth in 1935. This event was considered to be the State Championship for Minnesota curlers.

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