The Chisholms
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The Chisholms is a 1979 American television miniseries and short-lived series about a pioneer family’s arduous journey westward across the United States in the 1840s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Chisholms canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8296561 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Chisholms Context triple: [Rosemary Harris, notableWork, The Chisholms]
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A.
The Wilkinsons
The Wilkinsons were a Canadian country music trio, best known for their late-1990s hit "26 Cents" and tight family harmonies.
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B.
The Scotts
"The Scotts" is a 2020 collaborative hip-hop single by Travis Scott and Kid Cudi that debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
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C.
The Garrys
The Garrys is the nickname of the Fort Garry Horse, a historic armoured regiment of the Canadian Army.
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D.
The Springfields
The Springfields were a British folk-pop vocal trio of the early 1960s that helped launch Dusty Springfield’s career and achieved international chart success.
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E.
Billington and Langho
Billington and Langho is a civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England, encompassing the villages of Billington and Langho and surrounding rural areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Chisholms Target entity description: The Chisholms is a 1979 American television miniseries and short-lived series about a pioneer family’s arduous journey westward across the United States in the 1840s.
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A.
The Wilkinsons
The Wilkinsons were a Canadian country music trio, best known for their late-1990s hit "26 Cents" and tight family harmonies.
-
B.
The Scotts
"The Scotts" is a 2020 collaborative hip-hop single by Travis Scott and Kid Cudi that debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
-
C.
The Garrys
The Garrys is the nickname of the Fort Garry Horse, a historic armoured regiment of the Canadian Army.
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D.
The Springfields
The Springfields were a British folk-pop vocal trio of the early 1960s that helped launch Dusty Springfield’s career and achieved international chart success.
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E.
Billington and Langho
Billington and Langho is a civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England, encompassing the villages of Billington and Langho and surrounding rural areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story about a fictional pioneer family ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts |
overland migration in the United States
ⓘ
pioneer life in the American West ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1979 ⓘ |
| genre |
Western television series
ⓘ
historical drama television series ⓘ |
| hasCountryOfSetting |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasFictionalTimeSetting | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasFormat | episodic narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family survival
ⓘ
frontier hardship ⓘ migration and settlement ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
pioneer family
ⓘ
westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| originalAirDecade | 1970s American television series ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A pioneer family undertakes an arduous journey westward across the United States in the 1840s. ⓘ |
| productionCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| productionFormat |
miniseries
ⓘ
short-lived continuing series ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | 1840s ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general television audience ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Chisholms Description of subject: The Chisholms is a 1979 American television miniseries and short-lived series about a pioneer family’s arduous journey westward across the United States in the 1840s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.