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2017 ANNUAL MEETING and REUNION

Hold the dates! The 2017 Annual Meeting and Reunion will be held at the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel near the Airport in North Charleston, SC, from September 14 to 17, 2017. We have designated the 14th as a travel day for those who don't want to travel on Friday and potentially miss the afternoon genealogical meeting or the Friday evening dinner. We will post a Registration Form and lots more information about our meeting as we iron out the details. As usual, you will need to make your hotel reservation separately from your Annual Meeting reservation, so for?those of you who might wish to get a head start and check out the hotel, click here. Our special Delano Kindred room rates (before taxes) are $129/night for either a room with two double beds or a room with a king bed. The rates are good for up to 3 days prior to or 3 days after our meeting dates if rooms are available for those extra days. All rooms are non-smoking.?Click here to book a room using these rates. Please leave the "Delano Kindred, Inc." box checked under "Special Accounts and Rates" and change the "Travel Dates" and "Number of Rooms and Guests" information to suit your needs. If you need a handicap-accessible room or experience any difficulty making your reservation, call the hotel directly at 843-518-6200 and remember to tell them you are part of the Delano Kindred group. Hope to see you there!

Compiling the GHAAHD

Have you ever wondered what it might have been like to receive a request from Major Joel Andrew Delano to provide your family genealogy for inclusion in the GHAAHD? This extraordinary tome documenting the DELANO family in America entitled "The Genealogy, History and Alliances of the American House of Delano, 1621-1899" was published in 1899. It is arranged in two "books" and is commonly known as the "GHAAHD". The combined efforts of Major Joel Andrew Delano and Mortimer Delano de Lannoy record over eight hundred years and encompass lineage from Charlemagne, through thirty-three generations, to Philippe de Lanoy, the progenitor of the American Delano line, and his descendants to 1899. The second "book" documents Philippe's genealogy and descendants to 1899, and it was input for this part of the GHAAHD that Major Delano was seeking. What sort of a response might you have received to your contribution? Thanks to Cousin Carolyn Marcinkowski, we no longer need to speculate on that point. Her Great-Grandfather, Melville Clayton Smith, was one of our ancestors who provided his family genealogy to Major Delano. Cousin Carolyn still has the letter that Major Delano wrote back in response to his contribution. The two-page letter is shown below. If you'd prefer to see the letter as a PDF file, click here.

Melville Smith GHAAHD Letter page 1

When Joel Andrew Delano was compiling the GHAAHD, he wrote to Delano relatives asking for their genealogy for inclusion in the GHAAHD. Melville Clayton Smith, an ancestor of cousin Carolyn Marcinkowski, responded to his request. This is Page 1 of a 2-page letter of response from Joel Andrew Delano back to Melville Smith.

Melville Smith GHAAHD Letter page 2

When Joel Andrew Delano was compiling the GHAAHD, he wrote to Delano relatives asking for their genealogy for inclusion in the GHAAHD. Melville Clayton Smith, an ancestor of cousin Carolyn Marcinkowski, responded to his request. This is Page 2 of a 2-page letter of response from Joel Andrew Delano back to Melville Smith.

NL #82, November 2016

In this issue we include information about the 2016 Reunion in Norwich, CT.? We were pleased that three DELANOs from Chile attended our gathering in Norwich.? We continue with part two of the life of Joel Andrew Delano, the compiler of the GHAAHD published in 1899. We are pleased to include a contributed article about ?Mystery DELANOs?, which tells how an erroneous and confusing genealogical line in the GHAAHD was discovered through YDNA testing.? The months of October through February have many dates that are significant to our family and some are included in this issue. You may remember some of these.? We are pleased to also include a copy of a Thanksgiving poem written by Sarah M. DELANO-Cornell.? We also pay tribute to departed members who are no longer with us.? We send you our best wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year. DELANO KINDRED CONTRIBUTIONS December 31^st is fast approaching.? We hope you will consider making a contribution to the DELANO KINDRED Contribution Programs if you have not done so this calendar year.? Please remember that as a non-profit organization, the DELANO KINDRED, Inc., is registered as a Public Charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; your charitable contributions to this organization are fully deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Also, many companies have what is called a matching funds or matching grants program.? For every dollar you personally contribute to a qualifying non-profit organization, they will match some or all of your contribution.? All charitable donations are greatly appreciated.?To view or download the Delano Kindred Contribution Form, click here . To view this newsletter in it is entirety, click here

NL #81, June 2016

This issue of the Bonnes Nouvelles provides information about the 2016 DELANO KINDRED Reunion in Norwich Connecticut (Thursday, 15 September ? Sunday 18 September). Included is the Reunion Flyer (click here to view the FLYER); more details are on pages 3 and 4 of this newsletter, or you can click on the "REUNIONS" tab in the black bar at the top of this page. Also included in this newsletter is the Reunion Registration Form (Part 1 and Part 2 [on the reverse side]); click here to view or download the REGISTRATION FORM. Plans include a tour of the Museum of America and the Sea, also known as the Mystic Seaport, in Mystic CT. Please review the information, make your plans and send in your completed registration form prior to the 15 August deadline. This will be a very interesting and memorable event. We hope to see you there and enjoy your company. Also included in this issue is a short history of the historic town of Norwich, news from our members, information about our donation to the Plymouth Plantation, the publishing of the Plymouth Records Deeds Volume II (made possible by our donation to the Leiden American Pilgrim Museum Foundation in Leiden, in the Netherlands) as well as changes to our DELANO KINDRED Merchandise Form. We have provided updated information about the effort of the Town of Fairhaven to build a stage for the Fairhaven Monday Fun Program in the summer. We recognize our new members who have joined our Society since last March and sadly pay tribute to our departed cousins. Because of space limitations we will continue with part two of the account of the life of Joel A. Delano, the compiler of the GHAAHD, in our next issue. To view this newsletter in it is entirety, click here

NL #80, March 2016

In this issue we start the two part series about the adventures and travels of Joel Andrew Delano, the compiler of Book Two of the GHAAHD. Also included is more information about the developments in the Y-DNA Project, information about the 2016 Reunion and Annual Membership Meeting and the bell cast by the Paul Revere Foundry that is in the possession of the town of Fairhaven. The DELANO KINDRED Board recognizes those members who made donations to the Society?s Contribution Program in 2015, and the Contribution Form for the 2016 Program is provided for your convenience (click here ). The Delano Kindred is a 501(c)(3) corporation, so all contributions are fully tax deductible. The 2015 Newsletter Index (click here ) and information on several more subjects are also included. To view this newsletter in it is entirety, click here