September 10, 2019

Letters 9/10/2019

By Pam Ellingson Uncategorized 0 Comments

2019 Dutch Cousin board members & officers
say WELCOME!

Last minute info for the Cousins!

SEE YOU this THURSDAY Sept 12,-16, 2019 in KENTUCKY! (That’s really soon!)
Thursday through Saturday at the Kentucky State University, Harold R. Benson Ag building, 1525 Mills Ln, Frankfort, KY 40601.
Sunday and Monday at Harrodsburg for the Old Mud Meetinghouse and the Harrodsburg Historical Research Library.
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SENT BY: Carolyn Leonard
You can still come. We will make you quite welcome. DUTCH COUSINS 2019 begins in just three days – Sept 12-16 in Kentucky .Go here to download a registration blank and bring it with you, or show up and Janice will do the work! https://dutchcousins.org/2019-2/

Thursday through Saturday we will be at the Kentucky State University, Harold R. Benson Ag building, 1525 Mills Ln, Frankfort, KY 40601.
Sunday and Monday we will be at Harrodsburg KY for the Old Mud Meetinghouse worship and dedication and the Harrodsburg Historical Research Library to study the only repository for the Low Dutch history Archives.

IF YOU CAN ONLY COME ONE DAY – JUST FILL OUT THE REGISTRATION AND COME! It will be a day you won’t forget.

We have cousins registered FROM NINETEEN STATES so far. This will be our EIGHTH gathering of descendants of the many Dutch families who came from New Amsterdam to NJ, to Conewago Colony in Pennsylvania, and then either on flatboats down the Ohio or on the Wilderness Trail in the 1780s to settle the Low Dutch Tract in Kentucky.

Our Dutch Cousins MISSION STATEMENT

We are descendants of the Low Dutch who settled New Amsterdam, moved to New Jersey, migrated to near Gettysburg, and made history when they later populated the frontier. Our Dutch Kentucky Cousins goal is to research, share, and preserve the genealogy and history of our common Low Dutch heritage, including but not limited to, the restoration and preservation of the old Mud Meetinghouse built by our ancestors in the early 1800s near Harrodsburg, KY. We meet every two years to renew our love for each other. Our mission is to honor the memory of these ancestors and enjoy the friendship of cousins, both newly- discovered and long-loved.
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SENT BY: Dutch Cousins President Charlie Westerfield can’t: I wait to welcome the cousins to his state next week! He wants it known that his priorities in life are God, Country, and Family.

PLEASE GO TO www.dutchcousins.org, look under documents, TO REVIEW THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING (2017), ND THE TREASURER’S REPORT, THE BYLAWS AND OTHER INFORMATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR OBJECTIONS PLEASE HIT REPLY AND LET US KNOW NOW. WE WILL VOTE TO APPROVE AT THE BUSINESS MEETING IF THERE ARE NO CORRECTIONS OR CHANGES.

President’s message Charlie Westerfield, I look forward to seeing all of our cousins (family), the dedication of the Historical markers (Country – and what sacrifices it took to settle this great nation), dedicating Bro. Claude’s marker (family – recognizing a great guy, veteran, and a man that loved the Lord. Tthis will be 1:30 P.M. Sunday), and once again worshipping God in the Old Mud Meeting House (what an accomplishment Old Mud is for the community and our Dutch Cousins.)

Cousins, please email any items you would like to have included in Friday’s Business Meeting Agenda to charlie@charliewesterfield.com ASAP to add to the agenda. The minutes of previous meeting, treasurers report, bylaws, organizational meeting minutes, and 2019 biz agenda are posted on the webpage: www.DutchCousins.org under documents.

See you there,
Charlie
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SENT BY: Kathy Van Every
I’d really appreciate being added to your mailing list. Here is my contact information:
I am the 5th great granddaughter of Major William Verbryck. I understand that there is someone wanting to clean up the burial site of Major Verbryck and others in the old Banta cemetery? If so, can you please forward my contact information as I’d like to help out.
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SENT BY: Lynn Rogers YOU NEED THESE ADDRESSES!!
From: Carolyn Leonard editor234@gmail.com
Subject: Helpful addresses
Date: September 7, 2019 at 10:54 PM
Lynn Rogers put this helpful address list together, you might want to make copies for the cousins from outer states (like
Okies and Texans). Thanks Lynn, good job. Janice just told me yesterday that we are not AT KSU, Benson Ag is about 10
miles from KSU. nOH shoot I’ve been saying every LETTERS we would be at KSU.
Helpful addresses for DC19, Sept 12,13,14,&15, 2019
Kentucky State University, Harold R. Benson Ag building,
1525 Mills Ln, Frankfort, KY 40601
From Mile Marker 53 on I-64, go south on US-127
S/Lawrenceburg Rd for 4 miles, turn left onto Mills Lane (at
Shell station) and go 1.5 miles ;; turn right at 1525 Mills Ln into
Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm.
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19 th Hole Restaurant & Bright Leaf Golf Resort
1742 Danville Road, US 127; Harrodsburg, KY 40330
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Old Mud Meeting House & Cemetery
736 Dry Branch Road; Harrodsburg, KY
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Directions From: 19TH Hole Restaurant; 1742 Danville Rd (US
127), Harrodsburg, KY 40330; (859) 734-0509 ;; To: Old Mud;
736 Dry Branch Road; Harrodsburg, Kentucky ;; 4 mi/ 8 min
1. Head southeast on US-127 S/Danville Rd toward Brightleaf
Dr, go 0.1 mi
2. Take the 1st left onto Billy Horn Ln, go 0.1 mi
3. Take the 1st left toward US-127 N/Danville Rd, go 0.1 mi
4. Take the 1st right onto US-127 N/Danville Rd, go 1.6 mi
5. Turn left onto Sparrow Ln, go 2.1 mi
5. Turn left onto Sparrow Ln, go 2.1 mi
6. Turn right onto Dry Branch Rd, Destination will be on the left.
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Directions from Harrodsburg to Old Mud:
From US 127 go west/southwest on US 68;;
After about 0.1 mile, bear slightly left to remain on US 68;;
After about 1.0 mile, turn left (south) onto Dry Branch Road;;
After about 1.5 mi, Old Mud will be on the right.
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Harrodsburg Historical Society
220 South Chiles St., Harrodsburg, KY 40330
Old Fort Harrod St Pk,
100 S College St, Harrodsburg, KY 4033
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SENT BY: Tamara Fulkerson –
It’s not too late to sign up! Send your info to Tamara at TLWFulkerson (at) aol (dot) com

                Pam Ellingson – Westerfield
                Larry Vorheis – Low Dutch Migration from Drenthe to Kentucky: An account of the Voreis branch of the Van Voorhees family, 1660-1780.
                Cynthia VannAusdall – Van Arsdalen How Do You Spell That?
                Russell Gasero – RCA Archives
                Lynn Stenberg – The New York Settlement in Auburn from Owasco
                Emily Welches –
                Alice Bratcher –
                Patricia Knapke – Vincent Robins and Charity Ryker
                Tamara Fulkerson – Frances Octavia Cozine    (I am participating but do not want to be in the running for the award)
                Charlotte Olson – DAR   (needs wall space for a tree

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SENT BY: Susan “Sue” Nease (who collected the material and put together the booklet in 2011 on the 35 Dutch Veterans we honored and placed markers for at the Old Mud Meetinghouse graveyard. She gave permission and Pam Ellingson, our webmaster, has scanned and placed the booklet up on our website.)

Hi Carolyn

No, I haven’t been active in the Dutch Cousins since I wrote the booklet in 2011.

My elderly parents moved up north so that I could help them in 2012. My mom died in 2015 and my 94 year old father and his blind diabetic dog live with us now. They keep me pretty busy.

We just sold our 3 story house this summer and downsized to a ranch and we also have a winter home in Florida that we go back and forth to.

We now have 8 grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter that we try to visit as often as we can. They’re spread out across the USA in Alameda CA, Norman OK, Greensburg PA and Brooklyn NY.

So life has gotten quite a bit more complicated than it was back in 2011 when I had time to write the booklet and be involved in things. I’m afraid I’ve had to cut back on fun stuff like the Dutch Cousins in favor of family commitments.

I so enjoyed the experience of writing the booklet and meeting up with the Cousins in Gettysburg that summer! You are a fun bunch! Say hi to all of them for me.

Sincerely – Sue

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SENT BY: Joseph Jomes
When your group was here two years ago, I attended Vince’s lecture and then the Dutch Reformed service. I had written a paper, mostly plagiarized from Vince, who generously helped me copy his material, for two local journal clubs, and meeting him in person was a treat.

I am happy to pay the registration fee, but I will probably only have time for Vince’s lecture, again, and the service again. I hope that it will be OK for me to show up and give you a check on Friday, if I can make it.

At the last lecture, one of the cousins from South Carolina, whose name I cannot locate right now, had brought copies of a pamphlet with his on-going research on the Van Meters (my ancestors) and some of their connections. I will locate the pamphlet and hope to see him again.
I’d be grateful to learn that nobody will care if I appear, even though not formally registered.

Joe
(Joseph R. Jones, PhD)
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SENT BY: Carolyn Leonard
Jon and I are almost all packed. We fly east early in the morning. Can’t wait to see everyone.

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SENT BY: Please kindly add me to your Dutch Cousins mailing list. Many thanks,
Gerald M Haslam

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SENT BY:I am not sure about when Pat, Mary and I should arrive in Frankfort, on Thursday
What is the first thing we will/would be involved in.
Thanks
alice ramer rice bratcher
NOTE FROM CAROLYN – COME AT 6:30 UNLESS YOU ARE A CHAIRMAN AND OFFICER SETTING UP FOR THE EVENT, (OR WANT TO HELP SET UP TABLES!) THOSE COME AT 3:30.
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SENT BY: Carolyn
Not registered for Dutch Cousins Gathering yet?
What are you waiting for? It is NOT TOO LATE!
Here’s a small sample of what we offer:
A chance to get to know your Dutch Cousins community,
learn more about your Dutch ancestors and their lives on the frontier,
Find your Dutch roots,
A narrated bus tour to see the area and be proud of your family connection,
from and enjoy the great speakers we have lined up,
network with others,
make new friends.