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NL #52, July-August 2006

This issue announces our discovery of Philip Delanoy's (as his name was recorded in 1627) signature on the first recorded land sale in Plymouth Colony after the institution of private property. A detailed discussion of the 2006 annual meeting, held in Burlington, Vermont, is presented along with budget information for FY 06-07. An introduction to the Delano Kindred's DNA project by Cousin Muriel Curtis Cushing is included. To view this newsletter in it is entirety, click here

NL #51, March-April 2006

Much of this issue is dedicated to the upcoming Annual Reunion in Burlington, Vermont, with descriptions of the area and the Delano relations who settled there. Included in this issue are tributes to departed cousins Ray Osborne Delano Jr., Katherine Louise Delano, Margaret Priscilla Downs Glendinning, Nancy Lyle Elam, Charles H. Delano, Claire Delano Whitmore McGill, and G. Dorothea Ellis. We happily report that photographer and cousin James Whitlow Delano has participated in another exhibition in Milan showing a collection of seventy-five black and white photographs in his first book, Empire: Impressions from China. The exhibition, from 20 October through 20 November 2005, was in Milan?s La Triennale di Milano Museum. Finally, we include a letter of thanks from the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute for our contributions to the restoration of the portrait of Catherine Robbins Lyman Delano that hangs in the FDR Library in Hyde Park and an article about the history and restoration of the Sara Delano Roosevelt House in New York City. To view this newsletter in it is entirety, click here

NL #50, October-November 2005

This issue of Bonnes Nouvelles announced the plans for the 2006 Annual Reunion, to be held in Burlington, Vermont, on June 23 to June 25. Congratulations were extended to Cousin Ed Sullivan for his election as Governor General of the Mayflower Society and to Cousin Muriel Cushing for the Mayflower Certificate of Commendation and Appreciation for her work in the compilation of Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621, the first four generations and Volume I of the fifth and sixth generations. Presented in this issue is a wonderful discussion of "Some Delano Answers," part two of a two-part series of TAG articles (The American Genealogist) by Kerry William Bate. Part one, "Some Delano Questions," was published in 1976 and discussed in Bonnes Nouvelles #49. These articles focus on Philippe and his family before he sailed to America and address a number of errors and inconsistencies in the GHAAHD. There is a wealth of good information in this article. Genealogist Mary T. Palladino of Oxnard, CA, has supplied information on the family of Joseph Henry De Lano (GHAAHD, bottom of page 528), who is part of the GHAAHD's "Unknown Branches." Also in this issue is a very informative article by Cousin George English on "Researching Your British?Ancestors." Cousin George presents information about a number of web sites of interest to genealogical researchers in the categories of

• General Family History,
• Births, Marriages and Deaths,
• Census (England/Wales),
• Other, and
• Scotland and Ireland.

An article by Cousin Muriel Cushing describes the life of Annie Edson Taylor who, on October 24, 1901 (her 63rd birthday), became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel! A View of New Plymouth showing Leyden Street in 1638 by Dutch painter Adam Willaerts is compared to a photograph of Leyden Street as it appeared in June of 2005. The Historic Staunton Hill Plantation in Campbell County, Virginia, is being offered for sale according to an article sent in by Cousin Frances Mitchell. Sitting on about 270 acres of the original 600, the 1848 main house was completely overhauled in the 1930s under the direction of architect William Adams Delano. To view this newsletter in it is entirety, click here

NL #49, July-August 2005

This issue of Bonnes Nouvelles begins with a description of the dedication of the Philip Delano Memorial Marker on the grounds of the Ellison High School in Duxbury, Massachusetts on June 17, 2005. A description of the 2005 reunion, held at the Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor in Plymouth, Massachusetts, was followed by a summary of the 2005 Annual Meeting. Presented in this issue is a wonderful discussion of "Some Delano Questions," part one of a two-part series of TAG articles (The American Genealogist) by Kerry William Bate. Part two, "Some Delano Answers," will be published in a future issue of Bonnes Nouvelles. These articles focus on Philippe and his family before he sailed to America and address a number of errors and inconsistencies in the GHAAHD. There is a wealth of good information in this article. A description of what differentiates a "Primary Genealogical Information Source" from a "Secondary Genealogical Information Source" and an "Internet Source" provides valuable insight into what genealogists consider to be reliable sources. These sources are discussed in the context of the Bate's "Question" and "Answer" articles. To view this newsletter in its entirety, click here.

NL#48, March-April 2005

This newsletter announced that the 2005 Annual Reunion would be held in Plymouth, Massachusettts, on June 16 to June 18 and provided details and registration information. Also discussed were places of interest to visit in the local area. Announcement was made of the formation of the Henry Sampson Family Association. Henry was 16 years old when he crossed the Atlantic on the Mayflower, and he is one of the 26 male passengers known to have living descendants. Results of the 2004 Annual Questionnaire were presented in this newsletter as were announcements of Web site updates. A discussion regarding what appear to be some original de Lannoy documents dating from 1602 to 1876 and concerning the Motterie and Clervaux lines as delineated by Mortimer Delano in Book I of the GHAAHD followed. Mention was made as well of Captain Henry Delano, who was featured in an article by Muriel Cushing and George English in the December 2004 issue of the Mayflower Quarterly. To view this newsletter in it is entirety, click here.