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 August 5 to 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.

For reunion registration information contact:

Linda Williams
2615 Meade 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)

Sheldon Connection to Northampton

According to tradition, S-5 Isaac Sheldon, was one of sixteen courageous men who came to Northampton in 1654. He owned lots totaling 35 acres of land in and around Northampton. His home-lot was on the east side of what is now called King Street. He was a Selectman, took the oath of allegiance to Charles the Second, was appointed Fenceviewer, chosen Constable, chosen to act as Tithing man, and elected as an overseer of the poor. In January 1668-69 Isaac, among others, signed a petition protesting a tax on corn. Isaac Sheldon died July 27, 1708, aged about 79. He is buried at the Bridge Street Cemetery in Northampton.

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]