News
from the Hartwells of America
from the Hartwells of America
Announcement - March 2024
We have published a new updated Hartwell Genealogy Flash Drive featuring Generations 1-12! See our Flash Drive page for more information.
Email - November 2023
The following email below was sent on November 15, 2023 to everyone in our membership database. If you would like to be added to the list to receive communications from us, please consider joining us by clicking on Dues on the Store page.
Greetings fellow Hartwells,
The Hartwells of America is pleased to begin using email as our preferred form of communication.
New Website
We have created a new website https://hartwellclan.org/ to replace the previous one at hartwell.org, which is being retired. Steve will assume the role of webmaster, as Wes Hartwell is stepping down. Thank you, Wes, for your many years of service.
The new website will let you pay your annual dues online if desired - see our Store page. You can also purchase our genealogy items there and/or make a donation to our Association.
Dues Notice
Because of the ever-increasing cost of Association operating expenses, annual Dues have been raised from $5 to $10, effective for the current fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. To our Dues-paying members, thank you as always for your continued support.
Other News Items
We have a new officer! Sam Hartwell of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, has been elected to serve as our Vice President. He has a background in nonprofit leadership and private investment. Sam has so far contributed a scan of a Hartwell heirloom to our newsletter (see June 24, 2023, p. 2) and promises more to come.
With the passing of our long-time genealogist Joy Peach last fall, Marilyn Manzella has been working diligently to compile and format Joy's research to extend our genealogy to more generations. This will result in the eventual publication of an updated flash drive containing .pdf genealogies of Generations 1 thru 12 (currently 9) of the descendants of William Hartwell (1613-1690), our immigrant ancestor. Stay tuned for progress updates.
Marilyn reports that our three 2023 Hartwell Scholarship recipients have each been sent their $500 awards. Information and an application for 2024 can be found on the Scholarship page of our website.
Steve notes that our Y-DNA project continues to grow, as we learn more about the genetic ancestry of our direct Hartwell lineage. See details under Y-DNA on the Genealogy / Other Projects page. We are especially looking for male descendants of William’s son John (1640-1702) and any Hartwells from England to take the Big Y-700 test.
Reunion 2024
Save the Date! Our Reunion is traditionally held on the last Saturday in June. For the coming year, the 87th Anniversary Reunion will be June 29, 2024. Our location will be the Trinitarian Congregational Church, 50 Walden St, near the center of Concord, Massachusetts. Look for more information about Reunion 2024 in an upcoming email.
We welcome your ideas and feedback! Feel free to reply to any or all of us.
Sincerely,
Wayne Hartwell, President
Sam Hartwell, Vice President
Steve Hartwell, Treasurer
Marilyn Manzella, Scholarship Chair
The Hartwells of America is pleased to begin using email as our preferred form of communication.
New Website
We have created a new website https://hartwellclan.org/ to replace the previous one at hartwell.org, which is being retired. Steve will assume the role of webmaster, as Wes Hartwell is stepping down. Thank you, Wes, for your many years of service.
The new website will let you pay your annual dues online if desired - see our Store page. You can also purchase our genealogy items there and/or make a donation to our Association.
Dues Notice
Because of the ever-increasing cost of Association operating expenses, annual Dues have been raised from $5 to $10, effective for the current fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. To our Dues-paying members, thank you as always for your continued support.
Other News Items
We have a new officer! Sam Hartwell of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, has been elected to serve as our Vice President. He has a background in nonprofit leadership and private investment. Sam has so far contributed a scan of a Hartwell heirloom to our newsletter (see June 24, 2023, p. 2) and promises more to come.
With the passing of our long-time genealogist Joy Peach last fall, Marilyn Manzella has been working diligently to compile and format Joy's research to extend our genealogy to more generations. This will result in the eventual publication of an updated flash drive containing .pdf genealogies of Generations 1 thru 12 (currently 9) of the descendants of William Hartwell (1613-1690), our immigrant ancestor. Stay tuned for progress updates.
Marilyn reports that our three 2023 Hartwell Scholarship recipients have each been sent their $500 awards. Information and an application for 2024 can be found on the Scholarship page of our website.
Steve notes that our Y-DNA project continues to grow, as we learn more about the genetic ancestry of our direct Hartwell lineage. See details under Y-DNA on the Genealogy / Other Projects page. We are especially looking for male descendants of William’s son John (1640-1702) and any Hartwells from England to take the Big Y-700 test.
Reunion 2024
Save the Date! Our Reunion is traditionally held on the last Saturday in June. For the coming year, the 87th Anniversary Reunion will be June 29, 2024. Our location will be the Trinitarian Congregational Church, 50 Walden St, near the center of Concord, Massachusetts. Look for more information about Reunion 2024 in an upcoming email.
We welcome your ideas and feedback! Feel free to reply to any or all of us.
Sincerely,
Wayne Hartwell, President
Sam Hartwell, Vice President
Steve Hartwell, Treasurer
Marilyn Manzella, Scholarship Chair
Most recent printed newsletter - June, 2023