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The Friendship News May 2012 Vol. 33, No. 107 Our National Headquarters Prepares for Season Opening Nathaniel and Christina (Shahan) Friend Genealogy Friend Family Bible Record The Friend Family Gathering is Coming Soon A publication of The Friend Family Association of America since 1978 www.friendfamilyassociation.com About Us Index Miscellany Welcome to the second edition of our digital Friend Family Association Newsletter/ page 3 Magazine. Registration form for Gathering of Friends The organization was started 30 years ago by Colonel Lester Friend with the purpose to page 5 collect, record, preserve, and share the historical and genealogical history of all family groups and to strengthen family relationships, and to deepen appreciation for those who From Our National Headquarters came before us and the values they cherished. page 6 We do this by: Did You Know? Promoting historical and genealogical research. article one Providing a strong and purposeful organization to be a resource for the local school page 7 system, libraries, interested students, historians and the general public. Did You Know? Providing a National Heritage Museum as an educational institution. article one page 8 Creating an educational environment to assist in making the public aware of their lines of descent from those patriots who came to the American shores in search of freedom and a Storytelling Guest better way of life. page 9 The Friend Family Association of America is now a national organization, with member- Historical Information from an old ships in Europe, as well as the United States. Friend Bible page10 The headquarters building is located in Friendsville, Maryland, which houses the museum and library. Although the library is a non-lending library, research information may be re- Saying Goodbye to our Friends quested for many lines, including but not limited to the FRIEND family. page 12 Genealogy Study Nathaniel Friend and Christina On our cover: The name on the map translates as “Cartogram Over New Sweden” Shahan For more information on this map and area, see page 24. page 13 Friend Family Books page 21 The Last Page All links work by holding down the “Control” key when clicking the mouse page 24 The Friendship News is the official publication of the Friend Family Association of America, published quarterly. Complimentary copies are sent to libraries and genealogical organizations upon request. Members may submit historical records, news items and queries; published as space allows. The Friend Family Association of America P. O. Box 96, Friendsville, MD 21531 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.friendfamilyassociation.com The Friend Family Association of America, Inc., a tax exempt publicly supported organization under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, engaged in the collection, recording, preserving and sharing of historical and genealogical data. Membership is open to all persons regardless of name, race, creed or place of origin. Two classes of memberships are available: Individual Regular member $25.00 per year; Individual Life member $250.00. The Friendship News May 2012 2 Miscellany Your yearly membership dues in the Friend Family Asso- Welcome New Members ciation of America are now due. Laura J. Bowden The membership dues may be paid online (using PayPal) Fairchance, Pennsylvania through our website at: Donald Lee Friend http://www.friendfamilyassociation.com/ or by mailing Friendsville, Maryland your check to: Donald Richard Friend Friend Family Association of America Friendsville, Maryland P.O. Box 96 261 Maple Street Wilma Jean Friend Friendsville, Maryland 21531 Friendsville, Maryland Genevieve Popplewell Independence MO David Popplewell Independence MO Sunday Afternoon Storytelling Sunday Afternoon Storytelling will begin on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at the Friend Family Association of America’s Na- tional Headquarters in Friendsville, Maryland. Our National Headquarters will be open May 2012 through August 2012 The Sunday Afternoon Storytelling starts at 2:00PM with different guest speakers at each story telling. Wednesday through Saturday Noon to 4:00pm The first storyteller is Friend family “Rememberer” Ina Sunday Hicks. 1:00 to 4:00 with “Story Time” each Sunday The word “Rememberer” is Native American in origin. It Upstairs Library will also be open for research Friday and was the Rememberer who would verbally pass on their Saturday 10:00 to Noon history to the next generation for the past to be remem- bered. Other times by appointment by calling: Shirley Drent at 301-746-4247 or Becky at 301-707-1114 As well as being the Friend family Rememberer, Ina was the Friend Family Association librarian for many years. New Genealogy Series on PBS The basic drive to discover who we are and where we come from is at the core of the new 10-part PBS series Another guest speaker will be Susan Turner, the author of the Rufus Steele series. She is presently scheduled to Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr . Filmed speak on June 17, 2012. There is more information on on location across the United States, the series airs on Susan Turner on Page 9. Sundays 8 pm ET on PBS. The Friendship News May 2012 3 Miscellany (2) Show & Tell At our Gathering of Friends Bi-Annual Meeting, members have brought items of interest to share with other mem- Elections for positions available on the FFAA Board of bers. Trustees will be held at the 2012 Friend Gathering in Hagerstown, MD. Please bring any item to the meeting you would like the Current serving Trustees whose terms will expire June other members to see and learn about . 2012 are; Louise Pence, Karl Friend, and Donna Friend. All are eligible for re-election. This regular event has always been enjoyed by all. The election committee will consist of Pat Thompson, chairperson. Two more people will be selected to assist with the election from the membership attending the FFAA E-Communiqués Gathering. Below are the biographies of two candidates. ——————————————————————————————————————————— Karl Friend was born in Indiana and is Life member # 7 of the FFAA, joining in 1977. Karl received his college degree in teaching at Bowling Green State University. He majored in history and was named four times in the “Who’s Who among America’s Teachers” and is a Jennings Scholar. He taught for 35 years; retiring in 2002. He continues his interests in genealogy and military histo- ry, with his main interest concentrating in cavalry warfare. Would you like to receive your free copy of the new Karl belongs to, holds and has held office in many, many monthly FFAA E-communiqués from the Friend Family historical organizations; receiving numerous awards and honors. He is also interested in car racing and once held Association? a professional competition license. It is available to both members and non-members and Karl has served on the Board of Trustees for the past six offers stories, photographs and the latest news from the years. He currently resides in Bowling Green, Ohio. FFAA. ——————————————————————————————————————————— Contact [email protected] to be placed on the e- Jeff Custer was born in Akron, Ohio and joined the Friend mail list or sign up from our website at Family Association of America in 1988. www.friendfamilyassociation.com Jeff has been in the hospitality industry operating resort properties, commercial hotels, as well as the restaurant, meeting and banquet facilities associated with them, retir- New Website Highlights Friendsville ing in 2012. His interest in Genealogy began with the birth of his youngest son, when he received the middle name of Sheridan, which has been in his family since the 1860’s. Jeff has served as the webmaster for the Friend Family Association since 2006, and has contributed to, as well as worked on the layout, for the Friendship News. To visit this http://www.friendsville-md.org Karl Friend Jeff Custer The Friendship News May 2012 4 Friend Family Gathering Registration 2012 Friend Family Gathering Registration Form Name ______________________________________________________________ Address_____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Phone_________________________ Email ________________________________ Day and approximate time you plan to arrive ______________________________ Will you be staying at the Homewood Suites by Hilton?_____________________ Early Bird Registration Fee: Members - $70 ________________ Non Members - $80____________________ After March 1, 2012 Registration Fee: Members - $75 _________________ Non Members - $85 __________________ Registration fee includes dessert bar on Friday night, Lunch and Dinner on Sat- urday . Breakfasts are free for those staying at the Homewood Suites. (Registration fee does NOT include hotel accommodations. You must book your own hotel rooms.) Mail completed form along with check for registration fee to: Becky Korns Make checks payable to: PO Box 742 Friend Family Association Mount Savage, MD 21545 of America Homewood Suites by Hilton® Hagerstown 1650 Pullman Lane, Hagerstown, Maryland, United States 21740 Telephone: 1-301-665-3816 Fax: 1-301-665-3817 The Friendship News May 2012 5 From Our National Headquarters The Friend Family Association of America’s winter decora- The flowers, butterflies, chicks and rainbows decorating tions. our national headquarters were colored by students at the The snowflake decorations on the windows lasted longer Friendsville Elementary School. this year than the real snow. Our first storyteller this year, Ina Hicks, will include information on this Dogwood tree. It was contributed by Evelyn Guard Olsen, the author of Indian Blood, which gives a detailed history of the Friend family history and the areas they lived in. The Friendship News May 2012 6 Did You Know? Did you know there were 14 schools in the Friendsville area at one time? The Friend Family Association has start- Before a district school building was built, school was conducted in homes and vacant buildings. Mar- ed a historical series, yland State Aid for schools was first given in 1831 and was known as the “Poor Fund”. Did You Know) in the The list of schools is as follows*: Friendsville News .