Greetings from Your President
June 3, 2011
Dear Cousins;
Attached with the current mailing of Footeprints" you will have all of the information you need to register for our 2011 Foote Family Reunion, in Niagara Falls, NY on September 22nd-25th. I hope to see you all there. Charles and Joanne Gilbert are our hosts, and have planned a fun filled weekend at the falls.
As always, the highlight of the weekend will be our Saturday evening banquet, with this year's reunion guest speaker Chris Foote, whose family invented the first paving machine.
If you attended the 2009 reunion and still have your green lanyard, please bring it with you. You will be receiving a pin with the year of the reunion to add to your lanyard. If you do not have yours, or are a new reunion goer, we have a new lanyard just for you.
We are currently looking for a member or members to host our 2013 reunion. Our Niagara Falls location is the furthest west we've visited. We would love to visit your state. Contact me at bfoote-hennessy@hotmail.com if you are interested in hosting this bi-annual event.
It's not too late to purchase your copy of Vol. 3, Book One, Elizabeth, of the Foote Family Genealogy and History. The cost of the book is $66, for shipping within the U.S. (for Canadian shipping, please add $10.) Order now, there are a limited number of copies available. Make checks payable to FFAA, and send to:
Foote Family Association of America
P.O. Box 418
Middlefield, CT 06455
We will have Vol. 3, Book Two, Mary, available for sale at the September reunion. If you would like to pre buy your copy now, the cost is $54, including shipping. It will be available at the reunion for $56, and after the reunion the cost will be $62, including shipping. Please send all orders to the address above.
We are also accepting final submissions for the next book, Vol. 3, Book Three, Sarah. If you have family group sheets to submit, please send them to the Foote Family address, as soon as possible.
In closing, the Executive Board of the Foote Family Association is looking for Foote Family members to fill two positions within our board.
The first, a newsletter editor, is responsible for gathering information, writing and mailing the newsletter to the members of the association, several times a year. I work closely with that person to proof read all newsletters, before publication.
The second position is a membership secretary, responsible for organizing the annual membership drive, contacting new members, and handling other mailings during the year, along with keeping the data base up to date. This person will work closely with John Foote, the Membership Chairman.
If you are interested in either of these positions, please contact me.
Have a sunny, warm and fun summer and I hope to see everyone at the reunion.
Barbara
November 15, 2010 (From the fall issue of Foote Prints)
Welcome to our first edition of the Foote Family Newsletter, Footeprints, published by Jami Fultz! This issue unveils a new design, as well as a few other features, including the crossword puzzle on page 9.
The newsletter will now be published quarterly on the following
schedule: .
- Winter - January 1st
- Spring - March 1st
- Summer - June 1st
- Fall - October 1st
Please send Jami all submissions well in advance of the delivery date to fultzes@msn.com. All types of submissions are
welcome, including your family lineage, announcements, and family stories and pictures.
Would you like to receive your newsletter by e-mail? Not only is this an environmentally friendly alternative to paper, it will allow you to receive Footeprints as a color PDF!
Be watching in your fall Renewal and Gift Membership Application packet for your opportunity to choose how you would like to receive your Footeprints, either by US mail or in electronic format.
If electronic format is preferred, please make sure to add your e-mail address to the form.
On September 25, 2010, the members of the FFAA Board met in Windsor, CT for our fall meeting. Plans are well under way for the 2011 Reunion, hosted by Charles and Joanne Gilbert, in Niagara Falls, NY. I hope to see you all there! It is truly shaping up to be a wonderful weekend.
We are also seeking a family member to host a reunion outside the New England/New
(18 August 2010) - From the Summer Issue
August 8th, 2009 was a great day for the Foote Family. M. Jodi Rell, Governor of the State of Connecticut, officially proclaimed the day as Nathaniel Foote Monument Day in the state of Connecticut. State Senator, Paul Doyle of the 9th Senate district read the following official statement.
On behalf of the state of Connecticut, I, M. Jodi Rell, Governor, take pleasure in congratulating the Foote Family Association in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Nathaniel Foote Monument.
For 100 years. The Nathaniel Foote Monument has stood on the
Wethersfield village green, the site of Nathaniel Foote's homestead.
The Foote Family Association of America is an organization
comprised of Foote descendants, traced from 16th Century England,
which was created in Wethersfield in 1907.
In celebrating the settlement
of Wethersfiel's 375th anniversary and the dedication of the Nathaniel
Foote Monument, the Foote Family Association of America honors our
history and raises the standards of excellence in the State of
Connecticut.
The Nathaniel Foote Monument has occupied a place of honor on
the Wethersfield Green for many years and I commend the members
of the Foote Family Association for their preservation and continued
reverence of the monument.
Congratulations on this remarkable
anniversary and may the Foote Family Association of America continue
to flourish in the State of Connecticut for years to come.
Be proud to be a Foote!
Barbara
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