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r)e(L)sLeffiep- -, I "WrrnLefplrlThp Saxon held honor and fee, ere William The Norman came over the sea" v |,i,,,,o,, r,,rn,,, u,ykrnrl Rhynte Vol.XVlll,No. 1 Winter,2004 Wingfield Historical Churches: New Series for Newsletter Three WFS members Produce you. The ideaand the overallcoordina- Prime Historical Reports tion was by Jocelyn Wingfield. The DNA can also tell your This memorialof churchesin En- marshallingand productionof the im- Ancient family origin gland,lreland, the USA and Waleswill ages by Wally Goodman are masterful page the reveal,delight and impress our mem- and the structuringand placingon our No.teon this very of news- the red line bership. This elaborate,comprehen- letter, immediately under the Ancient England Rhyme, sivereport has becomea sectionof the Suffolk "Wvnkefeld The WingfieldFamily Society web pageand Saxon held Honor regularfeature in the newsletter. ond fee, ere William the Normsn Church project members,Jocelyn come ouer the sea" Wouldn't it be Wingfield,Wally Goodmanand Vance satisfyingif Wingfieldhave produced what Jocelyn we had evi- callsa "Masterpiecethat will delight dence that viewers." lndeed they have done an this rhyme outstandingjob of accumulatingthe St.Andrews Church, Wingfield, may be informationand putting it togetherin its SuffolkEngland true? Well, permanentlocation on the WFS website by our intrepid webmaster, we have, home page.It is now beingsectioned Vance Wingfield is a sheer delight. but it does out as a featurein the WingfieldFamily They arenot justpictures of eachof the not apply Societynewsletter feature,the first churches,but a complete verbal and as a *'tfl."'lj- of which followsthis articleon page4. visual history accompanieseach one. Member,Don winsfierd The presentationis of Englishand True and merited,superlatives abound ported takesDNA a stePfuriher Americanhistory in such magnificient in the script.Crowfield (Suffolk), Benicia in settings are unique for the beautiful (California) and Fotheringhaythe two-part seriesby JocelynWingfield (Springqnd Summer 2003 Neu.rslet- housesof God.The historvwill enthrall SeePage4-Churches ter) entitled Origin of the Sumame wingfield, winkfield & winfield, he wrote there are several separate Wingfield (variation of spellings)ge- (enclosed) Savannah, GA Meeting tionsplease refer to the Hotel netic lines,and that not all Wingfields May 2l-23, 2OO4 ReservationWorksheet that allowsyou are related. to make noteswith the detailsyou will For the pastseveralyears, the WFS Basic Details need to give the hotel reservations See Page lO - Family Origins Enclosedwith this newsletteris the agent.Please use your creditcard for meetingregistration forms, agenda and making reservationsand remember, INSIDE: hotelreservation worksheet. This. plus shouldyou have to cancelthis may be the following general information done72 hoursbefore scheduled arrival >WFS DirectorNominees shouldcover most everythingyou need withoutpenalty. Calla tollfreenumber For years 2004-2007 page 2 to know to arrangefor attending 7-800-426-8483.Be sureand ask for )Wingfields in Poetry The Desoto Hilton is one of the Wingfieldallotment when making Firstof newseries page 4 Sayannah'sfinest. well locatedwithin your reservations.It is suggestyou call )Free Book walkingdistance of many of city'sfa- between8 am and 8 pm. The special AZ-COWingfields page 7 moussquares and sightseeingpoints of Wingfield nightlyrate (single or twin) )Wingfield Prayer interest.For thosewith Intemetaccess of $109 plus tax appliesfrom May Officialfor WFS page 7 may want to visit the hotel's website 18'hto May25, 2 daysbefore & 2 days )1903Jamestown <www.desotohilton.corn>for morein- afterthe meeting.Our groupallotment MemorialStamps page8 formation. When making reserva- See Page 2- Meeting Details Page 1 for theirdedication and service to WFS. when a seeminglyinconsequential bit Zellaand Polly will remainas appointed of informationmay fillin a gapor supply directors. detailsthat could help another mem- ber. Upon joining the WFS, eachnew See Page 1- Meeting Details member receivesa blank form asking President's is for May 22,23 and24. Comingjust for specificdetails for their records. Remarks for the meeting,book the datesso you All membersare assigneda data- will be there for full day functions, basenumber when they join. You will Wingfielders-- LeePreston Fridayand Saturday.This group allot- seeyours in the WFS membershipros- Our WFS bylawscall for an election ment will be recalledon May 2. If you ter, the WFS number lbracketedlfollow eachyear of eitherofficers or directors have not booked by that date, resenra- your listedtelephone number. Some to servefor the ensuingthree years. tions can still be made at the special new members, especiallythose not Four new directors will be installedat rate,but onlyIF roomsare stillavailable. active in genealogicalresearch, fail to ourannual meeting in Sarrannah,Geor- Please re*rve your hotel early. For retum a completedsheet so theirrecords gia to sr:we 2004-2007. The pro- those driving or with a rental car, there are missing. posed slate includes Ed Coussensof is a parkingfee of per day. Enclosedwith this newsletter is a Des Plaines,IL; Bill Wingfield of $7 There is excellent air service into blank form entitled "Wingfield Family Palgraw, Ontario, Canada; Burwell the Sarannah.The airport is 20 min- Group Sheet."If you are a new mem- Wingfieldof Lexington,VA, and Rob- utesdriving time (17 miles)from the city. ber, or one who has NOT submitted ert lan Wingfieldof London,England. Transportation can be either taxicab your information before, please do it service for $20 each way for 1 to 3 now. Completethe blanks,even that persons,or altemativelyB&B Trans- for your children and mail to WFS's portationcharges $20 perpersonround ComputerChairman, Sara Ganett, 501 trip. B & B Transportationmeets all East4'h Street, Lynn Haven ,FL32444. flights.Arrangements will be made for You shouldmake extra copies if needed pickupat the hotel for retum flight. or you can get extra blanksof these At thiswriting, not allthedetails are forms by going to www.wingfield.org. finalizedfor the meetingagenda. We click on "Family Group Sheet" and will have more specificslater and an print out a blank copy. Ed Coussens BurwellWngfield agendawillbe enclosedwith the spring In additionto the informationthat newsletter. makesup mostof the Wingfieldfamily's There will be two half-day information,we go one stepfurther and sightseeingtours on SaturdayMay 23. now includefamily photographs as part The moming tour will visit the historic of eachmember's record. These should districtand touristlocations in the gen- be head and shoulder photographs eralSavannah area. The aftemoonwill (newsletter,winter, 2001). Both the bea "Low Country"tour to Ft. Jackson updatingof everymember's records for by way of scenicneighborhoods, bou- our databaseand addingmember pho- levardsand neoclassichomes. Partici- tographsare on-goingprojects. When pation is optionalin eitheror both tours. completingyour GroupSheet, we urge BillWngfield lanWngfield Only our memberscan make our you to enclosephotographs of each meetingsuccessful. We try to provide family member. Make sure each is All haveagreed to serveand attendour the most interesting locations and identifiedby name, preferablyon the yearly meetings. Additional nomina- agenda.But withoutyour attendance it back. Do not use your only copy, as tions may be made by any member is all for naught. thesephotographs cannot be retumed. providedthe nominee agreesto serve Send in vour reqistration.todav! Thanks. andattend eachannual meeting. Nomi nationsshould be made to our Secre- tary, Polly Home, 4442 Ranchwood Wingfields in Action: l-ane,Tampa,FL33624 or emailPolly All Members: Burwell Wingfield has tumed in <[email protected]>and must be Are you in the Wingfield records? his letterof resignationfrom VMI (Vir- receivedby February 15th, at which If not, fill out the enclosed form ginia Military Academy)effective June time the nominationswill be closed. The WingfieldFamily Society has a 2004. That will give him and his wife Ballotswill be enclosedwith the Spring large databaseof over 140,000 Wafa moretime to spendexploring the Newsletterwith all nomineeslisted. Wingfieldsand related families. lt is worldand the MiddleEast. Last summer Retiringdirectors are James R. Wingfield importantthat everymember, whether theyspent a month and a halfin Jordan III of lllinois,Zella Monow of Utah, involvedin family researchor not, at with a full calendarvisiting friends and Bernie Coley of Virginia, and Polly leasthave their personalinformation in relatives.It also allowedhim to accept Home of Florida. We are all orateful the society'srecords. 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