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THE AGNEWSLETTER VOLUME XIV, ISSUE 3—NOVEMBER 2007 Editor's Comments Dr. Thomas I Agnew.voted in as the new CONVENER .Well, another quarter has gone of the Agnew Association of America. by and things are looking up. Dr. Thomas I Agnew... More Agnew descendants are getting involved. I think we are Now there's an Agnew who's not afraid of doing all he making good progress. can to help the Association. Dr. Agnew served as convener of the Association from A big 'THANK YOU" goes out September 1993 until The Spring of 1998 when Joe Dunn to Marj. Agnew-Edlen for the took over the position. many new members she is send ing our way. Keep up the good Lets all pitch in and support your new (second time work Marj. round) Convener. Keep your memberships alive, encour age others to do so also, Host or Co-Host an annual reun ion and help to man the Agnew Tent in conjunction with Thank you to my sister and your treasurer, Sue Agnew Thorne, the Scottish games. Remember, Dr. Agnew is a true "go for getting the new member list getter", but you can't expect him to do everything by him ings to us promptly so we can self. Contact him and see what help you can give. Even mail them their newsletters. a "little" help is a great help. Thank you to all of the Directors who send us bits and pieces of information tofill our pages Dee Ward: [email protected] Is looking for documentation that Minerva Agnew (12/23/1816-OH) was the Thank you to all the ,members daughter of Miriam McKee (2/2/1794) and Joseph Brant Agnew. who have contributed material of (12/22/1788-NJ). interest to the rest of us. Anyone who can provide any type of documentation, please reply to Dee at her e-mail address, or reply to me, Peggy Agnew at gene- [email protected]. Thank you all for your cooperation. HAPPY HOLIDAYS to ALL Next Issue February 2008. Inside this issue: Editor's Comments 1 Death Notices .,..—*.«• 26 History of Lame 5 Agnew Gatherings 4 Membership 26 Convener's Corner 3 Genealogy Chart 11 VOLUME XIV, ISSUE 3 — NOVEMBER 2007 THE AGNEWSLETTER Treasurer's Report Treasurer, Sue Agnew Thorne reports a balance of 1,962.66 AS OF July 31,2007 Deposits Membership Dues $ Donations Back Issue Orders Newsletter Expense Printing & Postage Editor's Slush Fund $ Balance October 31,2007 $ UNAVAILABLE A LESSON IN SHARING An elderly couple visit McDonalds. He orders one hamburger, one order of French fries, and one drink. The old man unwraps the plain hamburger and carefully cuts it in half. He places one half in front of his wife He then carefully counts the French fries, dividing them into two piles, and neatly places on pile in front of his wife. He takes a sip of the drink then his wife takes a sip of the drink, then she sets the cup down between them. As he begins to eat his few bites of hamburger, the people around them keep looking over and whispering You could tell thev were thinking, "That poor old couple., .all they can afford is one meal for the two of them." As the man begins to eat his French fries, a young man comes to his table and politely offers to buy another meal for the old cou ple. The old man says they are "just fine, and they are used to sharing everything." The surrounding people notice the little old lady hasn't eaten a bite. She sits there watching her husband eat and occasionally takes turns sipping on the drink. 7 £?alu th,e y0Un9 man COmes over and begs them t0 let nim buV another meal for them. This time the little old woman answers No thank you, we are used to sharing everything." As the old man finishes and is wiping his face neatly with the napkin, the young man comes over again to the little old ladv who has yet to eat a bite of food an asks, "What are you waiting for?" ' She kindly answers, "The teeth." AGN£WSS IN ACTION Do you have a loved one serving in our armed forces in combat? Send us their name and address, and who they are a direct relative of... and we'll post it in our Agnews In Action column. All of you of Agnew lineage out there, give these men and women encouragement by sending them cards and letters and cookies and anything you believe will make their dav All active military will receive the Agnewsletter as a membership fee deferred member. Send your names to • Stephanie Agnew Eledge, Editor Agnewsletter, Agnews in Action 2920 Pine St., SE Albany, Oregon 97322-5620 E-Mail: ([email protected]) Page 2 VOLUME XIV, ISSUE 3 — NOVEMBER 2007 THE AGNEWSLETTER .... Convener's Corner.: We had an Agnew Association meting at the September 8, 2007 at the Ligonier (PA) Highland games at Idlewild Park. In attendance were Tom and Joanne Cartwright from Salt Spring Island, Vancouver; Convener Joe and Bobbie Dunn from Virginia, Bobbie's sister Mary Jane and husband Jim Liverman, Robert and Jean Agnew from the Agnew gathering in Harmonsburg PA, Rob Bestwick (husband of Bonita Agnew Bestwick) from Pittsburgh, my sister Jane Agnew Eye and husband Dr. Luke Eye from Franklin WV and myself, in Irwin PA, a total of twelve; I noticed in San Diego we had only 18, so it's not too bad for starting up again. Joe Dunn and I represented the Board of Directors (with proxies) and elected me Convener of the Agnew Association of America (for a second term.) There were about 100,000 people at Idlewild; including a thousand bagpipe players, 200 sheep dogs, Celtic dancers, Scottish fiddling competitions, Caber tossing, (none of us participated) etc. We ate at the Carnegie Mellon pavilion, which featured all the Scottish food you could eat (and drink) but there were many caterers, even from Toronto. We had an Agnew tent on "Clan Row", visited by thousands, the kids had to get a book signed showing they stopped at every tent in order to get a prize. We didn't have anything to sell, but I had surplus "Book of the Agnews" (Mary Virginia Agnew, 1926) which I gave away; if anyone wants a free copy on a computer disk, let me know. At 5pm they had a mass pipe playing in the athletic field, very impressive, you didn't have to be near it to listen. A bell ringing group was there, about 30 players, some bells 18" in diameter. Some clans travel "the circuit" and have their own big tents and clan ties, pins, tartans etc. to sell. (I used to have the address of the mill in Scotland that makes Agnew Tartan if anyone is interested) They were selling Border collie puppies, cute but very peppy. I watched the Celtic dancing girls practicing, some as young as 5. My favorite was the dancing Border collie, who danced with her master; since she was a girl she had to dance backwards. Her handler would keep a doggie treat in her left hand if she wanted the dog to follow her to the left, and right hand the other way, and in her mouth if she wanted the dog to go straight. I thought the dog kept staring her in the eyes to see where to go, but it may have been staring at her mouth for another (of 20?) treat. The dog danced very well, should be on TV, and got enough exercise to keep from getting fat on treats. ("Scoobie Doo will do anything for three scoobie snacks" isn't far from the truth) Our favorite meal was at The Nest (home of the 22 ounce Lobster Tail) in Jeannette PA, fresh seafood and fine wine, averaged $30 including tip. (A Scottish comment). We had a great time. Tom and Joanne Cartwright visited the 9-11 plane crash site by Ligonier, then spent two days at Gettysburg Battlefield Park. We need advice on where to hold next year's Agnew Meeting; David Agnew is getting together in Georgia on Oct. 20 2007, Harmonsburg PA is meeting in late July with over 100 attending, Las Vegas is easy to get to, what other choices? Send your suggestions to: Tom Agnew, [email protected]. 1920 Highland Ave. Irwin PA 15642 Page 3 VOLUME XIV, ISSUE 3 — NOVEMBER 2007 THE AGNEWSLETTER THE GATHERING EDINBURGH 2009 The Gathering 2009 is being held in Holyrod Park on the 25th and 26th of July 2009. It aims to be the largest international gathering of the clans ever held, and is one of the signature events of the Homecoming Scotland initiative. The Gathering will take the form of a classic highland games and will feature a clan parade up the Royal Mile, followed by a unique commemorative clan pageant to be held on the Edinburgh Castle espla nade. WEBSITE LAUNCH The Gathering 2009 official website will be launched in October 2007. The website will be full of information about the event and will develop more details over the following months. The website will also have a forum and blog, as well as downloadable podcasts and lots of fantastic footage of Edinburgh and Scotland. Tickets to the Gathering 2009 will go on sale in early 2008, although we will be taking reservations in late 2007 through the website and forms distributed worldwide. Applications for clan tents will be available from October 2007, please fill in the online form to apply.