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NL #37, June 2001

This issue presents a lengthy discussion of the upcoming events at the 2001 Reunion and Annual Meeting in West Bath, Maine. Optional tours of the Maine Maritime Museum or a boat trip around Sequin Island, where sits the Sequin Island Light, will be offered. Jonathan Delano (DIFP #404) became the second keeper of the light in 1801. There is a story about what was probably the first naval battle of the revolutionary war, in which the sloop SUCCESS recaptured two Colonial sloops previously taken by the British Captain John Linzee in his 20-gun British sloop FALCON near Bedford (in those days the name for the settlements on both sides of Acushnet River). A fort to protect against future incursions was built at Nolscot Point (now Fort Point) in 1777. The history of that fort, later replaced by Fort Phoenix in 1784, is presented. Also included is the good news that the Dutch City of Leiden was 'revising its plans to demolish the ruin' of the Vrouwekerk, a very positive review by The American Genealogist of our genealogist's DIFP, and a story about Frederick A. Delano and the 1914 Federal Reserve Board. Next is a letter from Mr. T. N. Schelhaas, Gemeentearchief Leiden (Keeper of the Records of the City of Leiden) in which he discusses the portrait of Marie de Lannoy which hangs in the Jan Pesjinhof, the almshouses which, according to the GHAAHD, were established by Maria de Lannoy "before 1609". "Unfortunately, I have to tell you that the person represented on this painting is NOT Marie Mahieu, the mother of Philippe de Lannoy, but Marie de Lannoy, wife of Jan Pesijn, the founder of the Jan Pesijnhof." Rounding out this issue is a story about Lt. Jonathan Delano (DIFP #7) and King Phillip's War, 1675-1676. To view this newsletter in it is entirety, click here

NL #36, March 2001

In this issue we present plans for the 2001 Reunion and Annual Meeting, celebrating the Delanos of Maine and their maritime heritage. The New Meadows Inn in West Bath, Maine, will be the location; the meeting will run from Friday afternoon, 3 August 2001 through Saturday evening 4 August 2001. After the introduction of new members, we continue with a discussion of two important publications, our DIFP and the GHAAHD; both are available through the Delano Kindred Bookstore. The DIFP, an important part of our efforts to update and correct errors in the GHAAHD, is our acronym for the book titled PHILIPPE DE LANNOY or PHILIP DELANO OF THE "FORTUNE" 1621 and His Descendants for Four Generations, compiled by Muriel C. Cushing and Published by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. The GHAAHD is our acronym for the lengthy title The Genealogy, History, and Alliances of the American House of Delano 1621 to 1899 (New York, 1899) compiled by Major Joel A. Delano and arranged by Mortimer Delano de Lannoy. This volume is the most comprehensive DELANO family history known to us. Included in this issue is an announcement that Cousin Mary Skinner, one of our contributing genealogists, has just published The Descendants of Jonathan DeLano, Cpl. (1756-1825). There is also a plea for help from our genealogist in documenting descendants of Lt. Jonathan Delano (DIFP #7) and a discussion of the sad possibility of the destruction of the ruins of the Vrouwekerk (Church of Our Lady) - the building where Pilgrim families worshipped with the French Huguenot community before the Mayflower set sail for North America. To view this newsletter in it is entirety, click here

NL #35, December 2000

The articles in Newsletter #35 include the happenings at the 2000 Reunion and Annual Membership Meeting on 14 August in Duxbury, MA with various photos, articles about a DELANO Traditional Thanksgiving Toast, Vrouwekerk News, a 150 Year-Old Song Book, Cousin Jorge DELANO visiting the Northern Neck of Virginia, Memories of Bird Island by Cousin John H. Somers and more. To view this newsletter in it is entirety, click here

NL #34, June 2000

The articles in Newsletter #34 include more information about the 2000 Reunion and Annual Membership Meeting on 14 August in Duxbury, MA with maps, directions, and various photos, Kudos to two of our members, a Vrouwekerk Update with a sketch of proposals, Website Happenings, and more. To view this newsletter in it is entirety, click here

NL #33, March 2000

The articles in Newsletter #33 include information about the 2000 Reunion and Annual Membership Meeting in Duxbury, MA with maps of the Plymouth - Duxbury area, an article about Bird Island Light with diagrams, a map and a photo, significant De LANNOY/DELANO Millennium events - 1000 to 2000, returned Letters to the RAAD VAN STATE Concerning the Vrouwekerk, What is the DIFP or DFIP?, What is the GHAAHD?, and more. To view this newsletter in it is entirety, click here