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2020 Annual Meeting and Reunion

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*** THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED ***

The 2020 Delano Kindred Annual Meeting and Reunion will be held at the Hampton Inn Manassas in Manassas, VA, Friday September 25 (Welcome Dinner and speaker) and Saturday September 26 (Annual Meeting and tours). There will be a Board of Directors meeting on Sunday morning, after the hotel's free breakfast is over. If you want to get a head start on reservations, the hotel telephone number is (703) 369-1100. We have a block of rooms at $94/night plus tax for one king or two queen beds, and the RATE CODE you need to mention is DKR. The room block is for the nights of September 25 & 26, but they will extend it in either direction if asked.

NL #91, November - December 2019

In this newsletter we present corrections for two errors in NL#90 regarding a mislabeled picture of Warren Delano I and children of Lyman and Leila Delano. A report on our 2019 Reunion Meeting in Hyde Park, NY, a Letter from our president, Terry Delano, on the upcoming changes to the Delano Kindred website and membership rates, and a summary of our Annual Business Meeting follow. The new membership rates are presented and explained.

We also announce the appointment of Matt Delano as our new Vice President, following the unexpected passing of his father and our Vice President William ("Bill") G. Delano, Jr. We also mourn the loss of cousin Justine Fontaine.

Finally, we report on the successful completion of a project, partially funded by the Delano Kindred, to restore the logbook of the brig Grace by the Duxbury Rural and Historical Society.

DUXBURY - OUR PILGRIM STORY

We are delighted to announce that the Duxbury Rural & Historical Society (DR&HS) has published their much anticipated publication Duxbury, Our Pilgrim Story: a 2020 Perspective. It is available on their website at https://duxburyhistory.org/product/duxbury-our-pilgrim-story/ .

The Delano Family essay was co-authored by our genealogist, Muriel C. Cushing, and our newsletter editor, George B. DeLano.

Duxbury's commemorative publication for Plymouth 400 features twelve essays by local historians, each with a unique look into Duxbury's early settlers. Also featured is a compelling perspective by an independent scholar of the Wampanoag nation. Essays include:

1. Duxbury's Archeological History
2. The Pilgrim Connection to Clark's Island
3. Duxbury's Early Lands and Leaders
4. Adventuresome William Collier
5. Backstory to Colonization
6. John and Priscilla Alden of Duxbury
7. Day-to-Day Life in the 17th Century
8. Priscilla and her Children
9. Along Ancient Paths
10. Searching for the Old Burying Ground
11. The Delano Family
12. Duxbury's Myles Standish Monument

This insightful and informative book would make a great addition to your library.

NL #90, July - August 2019

In this issue we include expanded information about the 2019 DELANO KINDRED Reunion and Annual Membership Meeting in Hyde Park, NY on 10 through 12 September. Also included are articles about the DELANO estates on both side of the Hudson River. On the west side of the Hudson, the Algonac estate, owned by Warren Delano II. On the eastern side, the Steen Valetje estate, owned by his younger brother, Franklin Hughes Delano. Franklin H. Delano married Laura Astor. Please read the updated information about the 2020 and 2021 Annual Meetings in the issue. President Terry Delano and the DELANO KINDRED Board would like your views about future Reunion/Annual Meetings. Please fill out the questionnaire inserted in this issue and mail it to Cousin Terry at the address on the questionnaire. Also included is news of the DELANO KINDRED donation to the Plimoth Plantation as well as other information of interest. We look forward to seeing you at the Reunion and Annual Membership Meeting in September.

NL #89, March - April 2019

In this issue we include the information about the 2019 DELANO KINDRED Reunion in Hyde Park, NY on 10 through 12 September. We thank Cousin Carolyn Marcinkowski for her steadfast effort in making arrangements for this Reunion. We hope to see you there in attendance. Also included is news about our members, a review of an historical novel entitled “Before the Mayflower”, information about Laura Franklin Delano who was a favorite cousin of FDR, and the results of the 2018 Contribution Program. Refer to the REUNIONS page or click here to see complete reunion planning information as presented in the newsletter. Included with this newsletter is a 2019 Reunion Registration Form and a Charitable Program Contribution Form. Click here for the Reunion Registration Form or click here for the Charitable Contribution Form.