As you know, the
Decker Family Association has established a pattern of
holding a reunion every four years, and by that schedule, we would
be meeting in
upstate New York later this year.
But this year, economic factors have persuaded us that it would be
in the interest of the association and of many of family members to
postpone our next get-together for one year.
As a result, we have scheduled our next reunion in
Ulster County, New
York, for October 7-10, 2010. The theme of that reunion will
be Decker Life in the 1600s, and we will be learning how the family
of Jan Broersen Decker lived in the
Hudson Valley
more than 300 years ago.
At that time, we値l hear from expert speakers about family, work,
love, death and faith among our ancestors. And we値l have the
opportunity to meet our cousins, share facts and stories about our
family, and, perhaps, clear up some mysteries about our past. At our
meeting, we値l talk about our heritage, walk where our ancestors
walked, and make friends with our
distant cousins.
I hope you値l be able to join us in October 2010.
We値l be sending a newsletter to all Decker Family Association
members at Thanksgiving time this year, with more details about the
reunion.
To ensure that you and your family members receive the newsletters
about the upcoming reunion, please send us your mailing and email
addresses. We値l make sure you池e in the loop as plans for the
reunion take shape.
I look forward to meeting with you next year.
Sincerely yours,
Marshall Hamilton
Decker Family Association President
P.S. We want to correct our name and address file, and we want to
include you, your parents, your siblings, your kids and your
grandkids. Please contact me at P.O. Box 729,
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425 or at
dfa@harpersferrybooks.com to send correct names and
addresses of your family members, so we can update our records.
Thanks.
