Vaseline petroleum which I have named Vaseline..." The name "vaseline" is said by the manufacturer to be derived from German "Wasser" "water" + Greek έλαιον ("elaion") "olive oil". In 1859, Chesebrough went to the oil fields in Titusville, Pennsylvania, and learned of a residue called "rod wax" that had to be periodically removed from oil rig pumps. The oil workers had been using the substance to heal cuts and burns. Chesebrough took samples of the rod wax back to Brooklyn, extracted the usable petroleum jelly, and began manufacturing the medicinal product he called Vaseline. Vaseline was made by the Chesebrough Manufacturing
A Sort of Homecoming (film) of Homecoming is about this character finding herself, not only with her support system, but within herself." Production for the film began in February 2014 and spanned much of the spring of that year. While a few scenes were shot in New Orleans, the majority were shot in Lafayette, Louisiana, hometown of the writer and producers. After playing film festivals for most of 2015, "A Sort of Homecoming" was released digitally in the US by MarVista Entertainment. A Sort of Homecoming (film) A Sort of Homecoming is an American drama directed by Maria Burton and starring Katherine McNamara, Laura Marano,