Working at The Guinness Partnership today. By Guinnessâs centenary in 1989, we managed 10,000 homes, and over the next 20 years were joined by 12 other registered providers, including Hermitage Housing in 2002, Midsummer in 2006 and Northern Counties in 2007.orking at The Guinness Partnership today. By Guinnessâs centenary in 1989, we managed 10,000 homes, and over the next 20 years were joined by 12 other registered providers, including Hermitage Housing in 2002, Midsummer in 2006 and Northern Counties in 2007.
The term Seward's folly refers to the United States' Secretary of State William Seward's decision to purchase the Alaskan territory from Russia in 1867.op 10 unbelievable historical concurrencies. The term Seward's folly refers to the United States' Secretary of State William Seward's decision to purchase the Alaskan territory from Russia in 1867. At the time, Seward's decision to buy the land was regarded as a terrible one by many critics in the US.
How and when did the US acquire Alaska and what was the nickname to Alaska then? In 1867 Secratory of state, William, H Seward agreed to purchase Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million. People thought he was crazy and called the land Sewards folly or sewards iâ¦ce box, until gold was discovered..