2003 Spring Newsletter

THE CAVERLY FAMILY ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER

SPRING 2003

Reunion 2003: Our next family reunion is scheduled for Saturday, July 12, 2003. It will take place at the Grange Hall at Bow Lake Village, NH. Bow Lake is located just north of Strafford, on route 202A. The events planned include a family midday meal (to be provided by the Bow Lake Inn), a general meeting of the Association, a visit to the church where the Elder John Caverly was preacher in the early 1800's, and visits to the various Caverly cemeteries in the region. . Bow Lake was the heart of 19th Century Caverly country in NH. Several Caverly homes of that era still provide warmth and protection to families today. Come and join us, visit with cousins, distant cousins, and very distant cousins from across the country. The Bow Lake Inn is located next to the Grange Hall and offers a limited lodging number of accommodations (breakfast included). The website is www.bowlakeinn.com. Cost of the reunion meal and use of the Grange Hall is estimated at $15.00 per person. This will be finalized when we have a count of actual attendees. Bow Lake Village is located on Rte 202A, north of Northwood, NH, in Strafford county

Reunions in Michigan: During 2002 there were two Caverly reunions that took place in Michigan.The following reports were submitted for your information.

Reported by Barbara (Caverly) Pieckert: The 3rd Annual Caverly Family Reunion was held on July 14, 2002 at the Indian Springs Metro Park in White Lake, MI. It was a beautiful Sunday, sunny, hot and a little too humid. Everyone brought their favorite dish to share. Hot dogs, burgers and chicken strips were cooked on the grill. The kids played games like breaking the pinnate, pennies in the sand, and finding M&M's in a dish of whipped cream. The adults passed a wrapped box to Stop the Music, and a TV was raffled and won by Michelle (Peickert) Parker. MaryAnn (Baer) and Tom Smyth came the farthest from Cookeville, TN. Newlyweds were Dan and Julie Kelley of Columbiaville, MI. Married the longest were Hugh and Emmerence Caverly of Farmington Hills, MI., celebrating their 50th anniversary on January 19, 2002. Everyone enjoyed looking at old pictures and family albums. Family group pictures were taken. There were approximately 60 people present. Hopefully, everyone enjoyed the fun, and the prizes, and look forward to the next gathering in 2003! Barbara ended her report with these words. "These reunions are for the younger generation to establish a bond within the family as we reminisce of olden times, with the hopes of them continuing these events as we learned growing up with our parents, grandparents"

Reported by Karen Adamcik: Descendents of Joseph Nelson Caverly held a reunion at the Plainfield Township Hall in Hale, MI Sunday, August 24, 2002. A whole pig was roasted, beverages were provided, and everyone brought their favorite dish for the potluck. Pennies in the sand and a pinnate provided entertainment for the children. Based on her 12 years of research, Karen Adamcik gave a brief synopsis on the Caverly ancestors dating back to 1644. A white elephant sale provided funds for next year's reunion to which all Caverlys are invited. 60 people attended this reunion.

Editors Note: I have not included the names of the 120 or so people who attended these reunions, although they were listed, in order to save some space for other things. I am sure that Barbara or Karen would be happy to give you that list if you so needed.

Reported by Ann Caverly West: The immediate families of Ann and her sister Dorothy Warne, and their brothers, got together in Emerald Isle, NC on July21-28, 2002. Dorothy and her 4 children, 9 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren; Ann and George and their 4 children, 4 grand children and 3 great grandchildren; brother Bob Caverly and wife Janet with their daughter and 2 grandchildren; brother Bill and wife Dorothy and their 3 children and 7 grandchildren made a total of 65-70. Each family had their own oceanside place to stay for a week of 'family fun'. Ann sent along a wonderful group picture of all the generations together. Such a great time!

Family News: The following deaths have occurred since our last publication.

Beatrice P. Lane, 91, of Laconia, NH. the daughter of Percival R. and Myra (Caverly) Lane, died July 17, 2002. She worked for the New England Telephone Co. and was a member of the Telephone pioneers of America

Genealogy news: Karen Adamcik wrote "I have finally succeeded in putting the 36 pages plus a page of contents on CD that can be used in any CD ROM drive if Microsoft Works (not Word) is available. It includes the NY ancestors, their movements to Ontario and then the move of Charles and Rebecca Caverly to Michigan and their descendents. As I do more research, and more information and pictures of ancestors become available, I hope to add to and update the CD every year or two-so it is a work in progress. I am charging $5 per CD to cover costs including mailing should anyone be interested." Karen's e-mail is: kadamcik@tir.com.

A few notes on this newsletter: This issue is being e-mailed to about 50 addressees. We would like to send out more in this manner to cut down on postage costs. Please contact other family members who receive this newsletter and see if they are on our e-mail list. If they are not, please send us their address and we will include them in our next mailing.

Membership: Annual dues for the year 2003 are due. Rates are the same: $3.00 per individual, $5.00 per family. Donations to the Caverly Family Association are always welcome and appreciated. Donations can be designated for cemetery care or general fund. Please send all membership information to :Mary Caverly, Treasurer, 280 Hale Road, Sanbornton, NH 03629-2202. Please included your name, family names, address, phone number.

Family Research: Have you been able to develop your family tree? Have you done research in the last two or three years and been able to find new information about your family/ Have you taped conversations with older members of your family, or distant cousins, and discovered new family members or hidden family secrets? The Caverly Family Association Newsletter would like to print your news so that other cousins might share in the information. If you would like to include your news in this newsletter, please contact the Corresponding Secretary/Editor. E-mail editions of the newsletter could be more frequent if we had more news to share!

Caverly Authors: Paul Caverly(Canada) tells us that there are several books published under the authorship of a Caverly. Chase, written by B.A.Caverly, was published in 2000. To Katadin: The 1876 Adventure of Four Young Men and a Boat, co-authored by Buzz Caverly, published in 2000. Also, there are several young readers books by Carol Caverly.

Reunion Reminder: July 12, Bow Lake, NH SEE YOU THERE!

Caverly Family Association Contacts:.President- Richard L Caverly, 85 Reservoir Rd. , Farmington, NH 03835 rcaverly1@juno.com. Treasurer - Mary Caverly, 280 Hale Road, Sanbornton, NH 03629-2202 maryecav@fcgnetworks.net. Corresponding Secretary - David A. Caverly, 100 Cedar Ridge Road, Bland, MO 65014 caverlydn@socket.net. Genealogy Comm.- Lendall Caverly, 127 Young Road, Barrington, NH 03825 lkcaverly@msn.com.

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