Newsletter 5-10-2021
Dutch Cousins Gathering Announcement
Hello Dutch Cousins!
A new little Dutch girl arrived in March! I am now a grandmother to Lynlee Gretchen Davis and am absolutely smitten with her and my new role. We will be enjoying her first Kentucky Derby this Saturday as the horses will be off! We won’t be at the track but our state is finally starting to open for larger gatherings.
Planning for our 2021 Dutch Cousins Gathering is thundering ahead and prayers are going up for a successful event, September 24-27, 2021 at the Kentucky State University Harold R. Benson Farm. We previously took an informal poll asking who has plans to attend. If you are able to now commit or change your answer to a yes please email your updated vote to DutchCousinsofKY@gmail.com or info@DutchCousins.org .
Reservation forms will be going out soon if we are able to get the numbers needed to cover our expenses. To aid in your decision you may review Kentucky’s Covid19 regulations at: https://governor.ky.gov/covid19 and the CDC’s regulations regarding large gatherings at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/large-events/considerations-for-events-gatherings.html .
Hope to see you in September!
Tamara Fulkerson
Dutch Cousins President 2020-2021
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Hello Cousins!!
Hope you all are getting excited about our upcoming 2021 Dutch Cousins gathering! It’s been almost 2 years since our last gathering and I know you have so much to share and talk about! We know you are ready to get out and enjoy seeing family and friends again and also very happy to meet new ones, as well.
As DC President Tamara has mentioned, we are continuing to check weekly on our state’s guidelines for Covid restrictions. I’m praying hard that all will be good come September, as I feel it will be! We want everyone to be safe!
We’re very excited about returning to The Harold R. Benson Farm again. This is a beautiful ‘working farm’ for the Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Ky. Frankfort is also Kentucky’s state capital and a beautiful historic town. The venue is just as beautiful and has everything we need for our gathering.
We also have our wonderful ‘Family Affair’ Catering service back.
They are very happy to return to our gathering and we just love their delicious ‘home cooked’ meals.
I’ve also been working on our stay in Frankfort. If you need a hotel for our gathering, I have listed below info on 3 different ones that we have used in the past. I have listed phone numbers, our discount codes to use when you call, and locations. I’m not endorsing any particular one because I feel all are nice and convenient for us and they do serve breakfast each morning.
I’ve blocked rooms for Friday, Sept. 24th and Saturday, Sept. 25th. You need to keep in mind, there are cut-off dates about 3 weeks before, to assure they have a room for you. You can also look on their website for more info and can cancel up to 2 days before, without penalty.
The Hampton Inn & Holiday Inn are right off I-64 and The Capital Plaza Hotel is located about 4-5 miles going into Frankfort and this hotel has been used many times by our Cousins.
The Hampton Inn Frankfort
1310 U.S. 127 South
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-223-7600
Discount Code – DCG
Rate – $104.00 + tax = $117.97
Holiday Inn Express Frankfort
1000 Vandalay Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-352-4650
Discount code – DUTCH COUSINS
Rate – $109.00 + tax = $123.63
Capital Plaza Hotel in the heart of Frankfort
405 Wilkinson Blvd
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-227-5100
Discount code – 4688
Rate – $109.00 + tax = $123.63
Can’t wait to see everyone again!
If you have never been to a Dutch Cousins gathering, you will be amazed at how much you can learn about your family history. If you have any loose ends in your research or need to connect to someone with a name you are related to, this is the place to be!! We will have multiple family history tables, set up in the hallway that represent many Dutch Cousin families. They have pictures, stories, newspaper clippings, and all kinds of certificates of interest.
We usually have at least 15-20 different states represented at each gathering and you will always find someone to learn from. We will have wifi connection, so you can bring your computer and research there, as well.
Eddie and I first heard about the Dutch Cousins from a newspaper article in 2009 and we have not missed a gathering since. There are so many wonderful Cousins out there just waiting to share their stories and history with you!
We hope you will join us this year for our 2021 Dutch Cousin Gathering!
Blessings to all,
Janice Cozine
Dutch Cousins Treasurer
& Registration Chair
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Timothy Nye wrote:
Please add me to your newsletter
Dutch connection:
Gerardus Ryker, Rachel Demerest, Hendrick Banta, Mary Banta, Henry Shively
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Kathy Dean wrote:
Please add me to your newsletter
Dutch connection:
My 2nd great-grandmother was Mary Catharine Westerfield married to Andrew Jackson Ralph, her parents – David Westerfield and Elizabeth Moseley, his parents – Cornelius Westerfield and Elizabeth Bruce, his parents – James Westerfield and phoebe Cozine, his parents Jacobus Westerfield and Maria Damaree.
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Ellen Reid wrote:
I would like to have a copy of the Scalping article in Microsoft Word.
Leah Smock Ryker is my 4th great-grandmother.
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Gerald M. Haslam wrote:
I see that Judy Cassity is donating a copy of the original Conewago baptismal records and deacons records to the Owasco DRC Church. By “original” does Judy mean the actual handwritten records, or a transcription of same?? Also, have the deacons records ever been published? How extensive are they? Sorry for all the questions.
Gerald M. Haslam
Emeritus Prof of History
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Judith Smith Cassidy replied:
Hello Gerald:
The Conowago Deacons and Baptismal Records are photo copies, made by the Pennsylvania Historical Society of the ORIGINAL DEACONS AND BAPTISMAL RECORDS. The records were discovered by me when I was at the PHS several years ago. No one was allowed to take photos of them excepting the Society, so Vince Akers kindly paid to have the copies made, we each have one. They were filed as follows since they are in Dutch which apparently no one at the Society could read. They are located in the ArchivesManuscript Collections of the HSP, 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA. At that date they were filed as Main Author: Dutch Reformed Church (Conewago, Pa) Summary Records 1769-1803, possibly kept by Rev. David Demarest of miscellaneous Financial Accounts in Dutch and names of recipients and a register of Baptisms, 1770-1793. Records of David Demarest and Roelf Brinkerhof, Dutch Reformed Church, Call Number (Phi) am. 711, MSS Dept of Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA. They are large to say the least. Also Rev. Demarest mis-spoke when he said they were filed at the Archives in Harrisburg, PA, they are not.
Dorothy Koenig, Editor of the New Netherland Connections published my Article, in Vol 12, No. 4, Oct, Nov, Dec. 2007, titled “Discovery of the Original Deacon’s, Poor Chest and Baptismal Records of the Low Dutch Congregation of the Conewago; as well as the Translation of the Deacons Records by Harry Macy, Jr, FASC, former Editor of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, titled “Conewago Deacon’s Records, 1777-1703 which was followed by another article I wrote titled “The Deacons Records of the Conewago Congregation, York county, Pennsylvania, 1777-1803, in Vol 13, No. 3, July, August, Sept 2008.
My final Article, Titled “Journey of One Hundred Years” is the story of the Journey of the Conewago Reformed Dutch Church Records of York County, Pennsylvania and the History of their Custodians,” appearing in two Volumes. Vol. 15, No. 3 and No. 4, 2010.
These can all be downloaded as Dorothy Koenig put them on line when she retired at:
http://www.americanancestors.org/uploadedFiles/American_Ancestors/Content/Databases/PDFs/NewNetherlandConnections/NewNetherlandConnectionsV.1.pdf
There are many other great articles by other authors in this publication, so check them all out.
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Doug Demaree wrote:
So I guess we are related …I am descended from one of Antje Demaree’s siblings…….let’s talk at the Dutch Cousins meeting in September……I am Doug Demaree…..Have a great weekend. Good luck with your research….It is great fun for me…..
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Tana Hamm wrote:
I read the newsletters hoping to see the family name Cozine appear. This time it did! Who would like to email me about my lineage?
Tanahamm@comcast.net
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Leo Schreuders wrote:
In reaction to Chris Canine
Years ago following the trail of old Dutch reformed Churches, we came across the Conyn House in Claverack, NY
See:
https://sweethousedreams.blogspot.com/2020/08/conyn-van-rensselaer-house-1766-brick.html?m=1
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Judy Cassidy wrote:
Hello: This is the address for Dorothy Koenig, Editor’s publications of the New Netherland Connections. This is a great newsmagazine which came out several times a year with super articles and excellent authors. They are free to read or download.
http://www.americanancestors.org/uploadedFiles/American_Ancestors/Content/Databases/PDFs/NewNetherlandConnections/NewNetherlandConnectionsV.1.pdf
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Loren L Seifert wrote:
Hi “KING”, I too am a King descendant, have family info re: King, Koning, Koninck of Well to the 1600’s.
Get in touch if you desire.
Big “hugs” to Caro,
Loren
