r THE AGNEWSLETTER VOLUME XIV, ISSUE 2—AUGUST 2007 Editor's Comments The Editor cannot answer your I wish to extend many thanks again to questions if you don't communi­ Kenneth Agnew, Tom Agnew, our Communication consists of cate them to her. By postal ser­ convenor Joe Dunn, and Susan Guise who have communicated and cooper­ transmitting information from vice or by e-mail are the best one person to another ated with us to help get the Agnewslet­ methods. They both give her a ter back into circulation. Without their chance to truly understand your help we would be still looking for the By- question before attempting an Laws and wondering exactly how and It is a process that allows answer. what rules apply. people to exchange informa­ tion by one of several meth­ We have received promises of information "to follow", how­ ods. There are auditory This is YOUR newsletter, and we need means, such as speaking or ever, "to follow" is vague. It's YOUR participation to make it work. singing, and nonverbal, physi­ synonymous with "tomorrow" in Tell us if you do or do not like what we cal means, such as body lan­ that it Never Comes.. are doing. Tell us what you would like to see or do not want to see in your guage, sign language, para- This organization cannot survive language, touch or eye con­ newsletter. We will try to accommodate without communication from everyone, however, we do need some tact. both ends. So send in your in­ communication from you. For true communication, quiries, your genealogy charts, **************** there must be a transmission your photos, your information of thoughts, ideas and feel­ that you would like to share; Good-Bye Fruit Flies: send it all in so that we may ings from one mind to another To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a keep our organization running At this point in time, the Agnew small glass and fill it 1/2 inch with Apple With participation from all of Cider Vinegar and two (2) drops of dish­ Association of America is very you, there will be answers for all washing liquid. Mix well. You will find lacking in any form of communi­ of you. those flies drawn to the cup and gone cation. forever. When it comes to communi­ I know you've all been very cation, what you say and happy to be receiving the what you don't say are No More Mosquitoes: Agnewsletter once again; how­ equally important. It is ever, it seems that no one real­ through communication that Place a dryer sheet in your izes that this organization will collaboration and coopera­ pocket. It will keep mosquitoes remain alive only through com­ tion occur. away. munication from it's members. Inside this issue: Editor's Comments 1 Agnew's In Action 2 Treasurer's Report 2 Agnew Gatherings 2 Membership roster 19 Back Issues 29 Genealogy Chart 8 VOLUME XIV, ISSUE AUGUST 2007 THE AG NEWSLETTER Treasurer's Report Treasurer, Sue Agnew Thorne reports a balance of $2,302.52 as of May 2007 Deposits Membership Dues $330.00 Donations $ 10.00 Back Issue Orders $182.00 Newsletter Expense Printing & Postage $810.86 Editor's Slush Fund $ 50.00 Balance July 31,20 07 $1,962.66 FAMILY GATHERINGS .There was an Agnew reunion in Harmonsburg, Pennsylvania on July 28th, 2007 in Gibson Park., The organizer is Tom Rea. ([email protected]). This was their 87th annual reunion from a group of four brothers who immigrated from Northern Ireland. (They were Presbyterians)C1870. They had their first family gathering in 1920. The Agnews were the largest dairy farmers in the area; their wives are all great cooks, so if you go to one of these functions, be sure to take your appetite along. Because we received notice between newsletters, we send announcements to whomever we had an e-mail address for. Perhaps next year, we'll have notice in time for the May 2008 Agnewsletter, and everyone will receive notice in time. I believe their family gatherings are held in July of each year. There will be a 2-day International Gathering of the Clans and Highland Games in Holyrood Park (Scotland), to be held over the weekend of July 25tn and 26th, 2009. More info in the November 2007 issue of the Agnewsletter. AGNEWS 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 day. 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 — AUGUST 2007 THE AGNEWSLETTER At left is a picture of Dr. Thomas Agnew and his grandsons Tanner Agnew Schmitt and Ryan Agnew Schmitt. Ryan has a grin because he hit the first homer of the year in his eight year old little league team. (Being tall and skinny and awkward has it's disadvantages, unless you can catch one on the nose and it goes over the fence) Tom Agnew, 7-03-07 THIS IS WHERE YOU CALL IN INDIA WHEN YOU HAVE A COMPUTER TECHNICAL PROB­ LEM. Page 3 VOLUME XIV, ISSUE AUGUST 2007 THE AGNEWSLETTER From: "Bill Agnew" <w,agnew@blueyonder•co•uk> To: "Stephanie Agnew Eledge" <SAgnewEledqe@msn•com> Subject: Agnewsletter Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 16:24:56 +0100 Hi, I'm Bill Agnew, a previous Secretary of the UK Agnew Association. Just the other week I was chatting to my granddaughter and she informed me the she would be glad when she was married and she didn't have this 'strange' Agnew name. I did think at the time that if she knew of others with the name that it could instill some pride in her. We, in the Agnew Association have sought the history of our families and of our family name, in a bid to discover our history, and, hopefully to find some commonality in our an­ cestry. Perhaps it would be an idea to encourage our younger generations into the fold by offering them a contact network in their age groups, that they might discover each other and form an enlarged 'Agnew Family' It might even act as a safety network when they travel around. They have email, msn and chat rooms, so they are much more interactive than we will ever be. We have only ever gotten to know each other at the annual gatherings, the newsletter has never had 'portraits' on the members that we might better identify with each other - we must all have a story to tell. •EDITOR'S NOTE: Above is a partial E-Mail message from Bill Agnew of England. His con­ cerns are two-fold. He feels that the newsletter should print "portraits" of it's members so that we might better identify with each other. That was a thought that was running through our mill. So, we have decided to do this: Everyone of you members, send in a photograph (printable and legible) of yourself or yourself and spouse, or of the whole family. Along with the photo, send a blurb giving your Name(s), place of birth, four generations of ancestry, and an E-Mail address and a short paragraph about yourselves to help others to get to know you. All photos and information will be com­ piled in a booklet called The Agnew Clan or any other better name you might suggest. The booklet will be printed and sent out about September 2008 . Secondly, he feels there should be a contact network for the younger generation to contact their distant relatives, many of whom they have no knowledge. This will be a little trickier. First, it's up to you to convince your children that they want to do this. They must be age 17 or younger. Then they must send in their photo with their name, age, place of birth, what State or Country they now live in AND at least a five generation chart of themselves, their parents, their grandparents , and their great-grandparents. This will help them identify their relation to each other by checking through their own lineage for links. Their E- Mail address would be most helpful for contacting each other. We will need their addresses to mail the booklet to them; however, their ad­ dresses will not be printed for security reasons. We would probably need the same amount of time to organize this also, so it'll probably be ready about September 2008 . If possible, I'll try to make a chart linking them together to send with the booklet. Let me hear what you think of these ideas, and we'll go from there. Stephanie Agnew Eledge, Editor E-Mail: [email protected] Page 4 THE AGNEWSLETTER LINEAGE: Irecia Dianne Gaede; Karen Dianne Snyder; Stephanie Dianne Agnew; William Russell Agnew; James Booker Agnew-1909 Irecia is 11 years old this month. She loves baseball, she was the only girl on her little league base­ ball team this year. She is in girl scouts and has been the top seller in both nuts and cookies in her troop the two years she has been in.