2012 Annual Sheldon Family Association Reunion

The Reunion/Conference Committee has selected Northampton, Massachusetts as the location of the Sheldon Family Association's 73rd annual reunion and meeting. The dates are Sunday, August 5 to Wednesday, August 8, 2012. The days are Sunday to Wednesday this year rather than the traditional Thursday to Sunday. The days were changed to take advantage of cheaper weekday hotel charges. The rates are $30-$40 less than Friday/Saturday rates.

The reunion will be held at the Quality Inn, located near the center of town, close to shops, library and restaurants. The rate is $104 a night and includes a complimentary full breakfast. Guests should state they wish to book under the Sheldon Family Group and specify the dates of stay within the block parameters. All bookings for the group should be made by calling the hotel directly at: (413) 586-1500.

Tentative Reunion Schedule:

Sunday, Aug 5th Registration 12-4:30pm-Main lobby; then in conference room
Visit Displays, Sheldon Books, CD's & Pamphlets
(Ruth Watson and Alberta Dunn)
Join Family Lineage Groups (Moderators:)
Access Data Base (Rose, Wayne, Jeanne, Linda) Computer Searches for Sheldons

Forum: Sheldon Family History
Rose Sheldon Newton: Sheldon Genealogy and Isaac
Wayne E. Nelson: Sheldon Family Association History
Bruce Robertson: John 8 of Providence RI
Peggy Jones: John 13 of North Kingston RI
Peter Jeffries, MD: DNA Project

4:00-5:30 pm Annual Board Meeting followed by dinner at the Bluebonnet.
Speaker Elise Feely-Bernier: Life in Northampton for Isaac Sheldon
We welcome visitors to our Board meeting. We each buy our own dinner afterward.

Monday, Aug 6th Registration 8-6pm Conference area
Displays Sheldon Books, CD's & Pamphlets/Computer Searches for Sheldons
9-10am Short Talks-Conference Room
10-11am Family Lineage Groups: exploring/sharing our Sheldon lines)-Conference Room
11 am Bus Trip to Deerfield
Lunch at Chandlers Restaurant opportunity to visit Yankee Candle Christmas Displays
Bus to PVMA 1700 dinner
Bus to Quality Inn

Tuesday, Aug 7th Registration 8-6pm-Conference Room
Display Rm 8-6pm /Sheldon Books, CD's & Pamphlets/Computer Searches for Sheldons-
9-10am Short Talks-Conference Room
10-11am Family Lineage Groups (exploring/sharing our Sheldon lines)

1pm One hour Walking Tour of Historic Sites 
OR visit cemetery to see Isaac's grave and to Isaac's land
OR work in libraries
OR visit Northampton and Pioneer Valley attractions
OR visit Connecticut or other New England sites
6pm Annual Meeting, Banquet and Speaker

Wednesday, Aug 7th  Informal breakfast with other Sheldon cousins 11am-Checkout
Forbes Library Special Genealogy Room Open for Sheldon Research

For reunion registration information contact:

Linda Williams
3013 Lakehaven Ct
Ann Arbor MI 48105
lmhkw@umich.edu
Phone: 734.764.5554

Quality Inn  117 Conz Street,  Northampton, MA, 01060 Phone (413) 586-1500 for       reservations. Tell them you are  with the Sheldon Family Group. . .  More> (3rd party website) You Tube (47 Sec. Video)

Source: Shirley Sheldon Rider and Rose Sheldon Newton, S-5 Isaac Sheldon of Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut & Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, (Akron, Ohio: Eastern Central Motor Carriers Assoc: Akron, Ohio, 1991). [SFA Publication No. 26]