VOLUME XV, NUMBER 3
A message from the DFA Board
Hello Cousins,
Plans for the 2018 reunion in South Hadley, MA have been confirmed. The Friday evening events will take place at The Yarde Tavern (3 Hadley St.) located across the Village Green from Mount Holyoke College. Entree choices are: Chicken Marsala, Baked Cod, and Roasted Pork Loin. Salad, vegetables, rolls, coffee or tea, and dessert are included.
Saturday’s events will be held at the Willits-Hallowell Center (Morrison Room) same exact location as the 2013 reunion. As per our recent newsletters, we are pleased to welcome, Ginger Grace (an accomplished actress), who will present an interactive performance entitled “Inside Emily Dickinson: Her Poetry and Her Life”. We will also have a display table of information on other Dickinson Families. On Sunday, you may also consider taking a tour of the Emily Dickinson Museum, as the reconstruction of its Conservatory was completed last year.
The schedule for the reunion events appears below (Saturday details are subject to change). Enclosed with this newsletter is a reservation card and return envelope. Please observe the deadline of June 14 for returning this card. We invite anyone who has something to add to our exhibit table to bring it on Saturday at 9:00am.
We’re happy to report that the January newsletter has elicited interest from some possible new board members. We continue to invite any interested DFA members to join us at a board meeting. The next one will be on Friday, June 22 at The Yarde Tavern at 5:30pm, before our annual dinner. That board meeting is a less formal one, and is always open to any DFA member who wishes to attend.
148th ANNUAL REUNION SCHEDULE
Friday, June 22
5:30pm Open Informal Board Meeting
6:00pm Social Hour
7:00pm Annual Reunion Dinner
Saturday, June 23
9:00am Gathering of cousins: registration, exhibits, sales & refreshments
11:15am Counting of Cousins and Presentation of Gifts
11:45pm Group photo
12:00pm Lunch
12:45pm Annual meeting
1:15pm Main Speaker, Ginger Grace, Topic: “Inside Emily Dickinson” Performance
3:00pm Q&A Session and Concluding Ceremony ending by 3:30 pm
Ken Dickinson, Vice President
Please return your reservation card as soon as possible.
| A MESSAGE FROM OUR GENEALOGIST Please send your births, marriages and death announcements to Dickinson Genealogist Rebecca Passa at rlpassa99@gmail.com or 17 Pine St, Easthampton, MA 01207. |
| ADDRESS & E-MAIL ADDRESS CHANGES REQUESTED Please send your address and e-mail address changes to our membership clerk, Beth Landolina, at BethL0719@sbcglobal.net. |
TOWN OF SOUTH HADLEY
Aside from the beautiful Mt. Holyoke College campus, South Hadley has many other sites you might want to explore for their historic, cultural, natural or educational value. Several beautiful old homes, some restored and preserved, can be found on Woodbridge street (Rte.116) just north of the green. The Firehouse Museum is in the south part of town known as South Hadley Falls. It tells much of the history of the town as well as exhibits firefighting artifacts. Heading west from the green on Hadley Street (Rte. 47) and turning left on Ferry Street will bring you down to the river and Brunelle’s Marina. There is the Dockside restaurant with a beautiful view and a river boat, the “Lady B,” if you’d like to take a cruise, conditions permitting.
There are two excellent museums on the Mt. Holyoke campus, the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum and the Joseph Allen Skinner Museum. The latter is named after an early Holyoke industrialist and features Skinner’s collection of decorative arts, furniture and geological specimens. The Skinner State Park, accessed further up Rte. 47, just past the Hadley town line, has a road that leads up to one of the peaks on the Mt. Holyoke Range, and spectacular views.
More information can be found at http://southhadleyma.virtualtownhall.net .