This is your 3rd Notification that The Cousins are Coming! September 24-27, 2021
UPDATES
~Apologies have been made to our Heritage Table Display chairman, Cynthia VannAusdall. In all of our proofing we missed that, on page 9 of our brochure, her name was inadvertently left off. So thank you Cynthia for volunteering and we do have interest from more cousins to assist you. These displays truly are one of the most important things that we do. Look for information forthcoming from Cynthia on how to register your participation.
~We also have a cousin that has shown interest in becoming Historian. Will past Historians of Dutch Cousins please send an email detailing your responsibilities, past work & any tips to dutchcousinspresident@gmail.com Thank you!
~If there is anyone interested in chairing the Books & Research committee please let us know. In 2019 we did not have a book sale. Previously we had a chairman that sought books to show and display for those researching our Low Dutch history. Authors could post info on how to buy or bring books to sell on their own. As chairman you would also be responsible in organizing the tables for the books and any information. Please review our book and video list on our website: http://dutchcousins.org/books-videos/
~Announcing our Friday speaker!Friday, September 24th, 6:00pm
Speaker Russell Gasero
~ Archivist Emeritus, Reformed Church in America“Something to Chew On: A Story About Archives”
What are archives? Why do we keep records? Is food a record? Should food even be preserved?
These and other questions will be discussed by Russell in his presentation detailing the establishment and growth of the Archives of the Reformed Church in America. We have all used archives in our research, but they are so much more than just family history resources. Russell will talk about the nature of the archival task and why archives are important. He will also touch on food in archives—not eating at your desk or the processing table, but the preservation of food in the archives.
Russell Gasero worked in the Archives of the United Nations from 1973 to 1978 and then started the archives program for the Reformed Church in America in 1978. He retired in 2020 after forty-two years and two months. He has been a speaker at archival conferences on the local and national level throughout his career as well as a leader in religious archives circles.
Looking forward to September!
Tamara Fulkerson Dutch Cousins President 2020-2021
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We are moving full steam ahead planning for our 9th Dutch Cousins Gathering in Frankfort, Kentucky.
The Covid-19 pandemic has presented some inflationary hurdles that we are trying to mitigate. Our main effort is in trying to the best of our ability, to be cost conscious and being good stewards of our seed funds. We have made the decision to email our brochure and registration forms to help ensure a successful gathering. We had quite a lot of returned brochures from our 2019 mailing, which resulted in a tough waste of funding. Please make sure that we have your current contact information – mailing address, phone numbers, email address, and Dutch family surname – by emailing the information to dutchcousinsofky@gmail.com . Please let us know if it is your home or cell phone.
If you have previously RSVP’d that you will be attending, please send in your registration and t-shirt forms as soon as possible. EVERYONE WHO ORDERS A SHIRT, AND IS REGISTERED AND PAID BY AUGUST 20, WILL ALSO GET A FREE BAG WITH LOGO TO MATCH YOUR T-SHIRT! (one bag with each $25 registration) No more T-shirts can be ordered after September 10, 2021.
For those of you still on the fence we hope that you will take the leap and decide to join us. It will be good to be with our cousins after this most difficult past year. 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
Our website is www.dutchcousins.org and these are the direct links to the 2021 Brochure and Registration Forms:
Brochure: https://bit.ly/3wA9dTM
Registration: https://bit.ly/3cQYHzL
See you in September!
Tamara Fulkerson
Dutch Cousins President 2020-2021
PLEASE CLICK ON THE REGISTRATION FORM TO PRINT
