Below is a message those of you who are descendants of Joseph and Mary
Harper Campbell may have already recieved. If so, apologies for the
duplication.
But please look at the first part of this preface and let me know if you
have current e-mail addresses for those that "bounced" when the report
was sent to them:
Bill Campbell;
Jack Deats;
Kathie Mills Evans;
Sandra Deats Griffin;
Walt Hazlett;
Cornelia Buck Key;
Pam Mills Krise;
Al Mathison;
Kristin Young Packard;
Carol Button Padgett;
Debbie Hazlett Pietrzyk;
Alice Campbell Prescott;
Rhonda Watkins Roberts;
Deidre Power Smith;
Geoffry Smith
Stephen L. Smith;
Tracy Smith;
Lynn Costley Thieret;
Steve Tomlinson;
Debbie Watkins;
Barbara Larson Zaczek
In many of the above cases, the person used a work e-mail address and
have left that company; the rest presumably changed their personal
Internet Service Provider. Thanks for any help you can give in updating
Campbell Cousins addresses.
Best holiday wishes to those who didn't already receive the report.
* * * *
A special welcome to newly "found" cousins receiving one of one of our
annual reports for the first time.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanuka, Holidays, Kwanzaa, Yule and/or New Year
to the descendants of Joseph Campbell and Mary Harper of Scotland and
Nelson, PA; those historically associated with our Campbell Reunion;
subscribers to our Campbells of Nelson, PA newsletter; and their families.
My apologies to those who are both Cousins and subscribers if they
receive two copies of this message.
This was both a busy and quiet year for our Campbell Reunion.
Quiet because our scheduled, bi-annual Reunion did not take place.
Pres. Leonard Hamblin had to deal with serious illnesses of several
family members, and if I understand correctly, also moved.
Busy because we "found" or were found by a number of "new" cousins.
It's great to have heard from so many cousins for the first time -- some
of whom we weren't previously aware of. Few things excite your
secretary more than hearing from additional branches of our family tree.
Below are the 2005 vital statistics that have been reported so far. I
have been assured that we will have one in 2006. At that reunion we can
decide whether to switch to even numbered years for our reunions, or
"double up" by holding a 2007 reunion and getting back on our odd
numbered year schedule.
_DEATHS_
Norma BEAVER Swan (1911 - 2005)
Robert M. Kemp (1924 - 2005)
Harold Andrew "Pete" Owlett (1923 - 2005)
_BIRTHS_
Joshua Charles French
_MARRIAGES_
Greg & Vicki Thompson
Condolences to the families of Norma, Bob and Pete. Congratulations to
John & Kristy. Best wishes to Greg & Vicki.
And big congratulations to "double cousin" Dora SEELY Church, our oldest
living cousin, for turning 100.
And welcome back to our cousins who have safely returned from
Afghanistan and Iraq. We can all agree about appreciating their efforts
and courage.
Above are all the births, deaths and marriages that have been reported
for this year. Apologies to those affected for any omissions. Please
advise the secretary so that we can correct our records.
One accomplishment was publishing our family tree, titled "Campbells of
Nelson, PA & Related Blackwells & Luggs". It can be found at
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com by entering CaPaNe in the Database box
and pressing ENTER. To protect privacy, the identity of living people
are filtered out, unless we have their permission to show their name.
If you have an interest in the genealogy of our families, you may have
fun wandering around in the tree. It's updated every few weeks, but
intentionally doesn't show members of the newest generations -- such as
Joshua French.
Or, you might be interested in looking at old issues of our mail list
messages and/or subscribing to it (free). Old messages can be viewed by
going to
http://archiver.rootsweb.com and entering CAMPBELL-PA-NELSON as
the name of the mailing list. To subscribe and receive future mail list
messages, send a message to CAMPBELL-PA-NELSON-L-request(a)rootsweb.com
with the single word subscribe as the subject and body of the message.
THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO
Cousin Tom Zurflieh has scanned Will Selph's 1924 big chart of the
descendants of Ann Clinch and the (1793 - 1864) Joseph Campbell. We
hope to have printed copies of those available at the 2006 reunion and
Will's later Addendum. Tom is also sending me a CD of pictures that had
been in an old album of Thomas Clinch Campbell. I should be able to put
Will's charts, Tommie's album, an album I have that was Phoebe CAMPBELL
Hoyt's, and one that was sent by Phyllis (Ann) SEELY Schultz Smouther on
a web site.
We can also look forward to seeing old friends and newly found cousins
at our 2006 Reunion.
Feel free to contact me to ask questions.
Best wishes to all for 2006 -- plus Peace on earth and good will to men.
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