Archives of New and Interesting Huntley Memorabilia
November, 2008: Recognize anyone...part 2
Marcia Maloney shared these pages of autographs from the Marlow, New Hampshire Reunion in 1948
She writes: "My cousin, Al Huntley,
was going through some old papers of his Dad's and found a copy of the 1948
Huntley reunion in Marlow. I was four and I remember it well (at least
the picnic part). But best of all, there is proof that I was there.
The last two scanned
pages show my name written in by my grandmother. Virgil's name is
there as well.
Thanks to Uncle Alton for saving that program."
from Virgil:
Hi, Lois, Nearly everyone at the Marlow reunion have gone to the Happy Huntleying grounds. Still here me, Guy Huntley, Bob Herel, Marcia. Perhaps some one else will identify others who might be living. Virgil
from me:
Virgil, Lucile Gear is still alive, too.
Marcia adds:
Grace
Huntley Sanders, the daughter of Ivan Huntley of Marlow is still alive.
Grace and my Dad, Ira “Ike” Huntley are residents at
Ruth
E. (Godfrey) Huntley is still alive. She is the wife of my Uncle
Alton. She lives in senior housing in
Happily, not everyone decided to "chuck it!" We have a wonderful history of HNA's reunions in our bulletins and booklets. And if you have any tales of Huntleys or HNA Reunions not lost through the years please send them to me so I can share them with everyone!
Virgil remembers:
"Royce would be 110 if living.
Jeraleen always made him a strawberry shortcake for his birthday and I
celebrated a few with him."
October 8, 2008
Virgil and other World War II Veterans Honored with Connecticut Public Service Awards from Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz
Virgil and Susan Bysiewicz
September, 2008
Virgil is feeling better and visits Barney Huntley in Lyme!
The Lyme Public Hall recently hosted a program on Lyme cemeteries, including the cemetery behind the Lyme Congregational Church where Barnabas Huntley and daughter Laura Huntley Peck are buried. During the 2006 reunion in Old Lyme, some of us visited the Lyme Public Hall and the Barnabas homestead just down the street. Bill brought Virgil over from Mystic for the program. Bill's sister, Paula, and her husband, Ron, joined us. It was a perfect New England late-summer day.
Barnabas served in the War of 1812, and was a fisherman and longshoreman. Bill and Paula are descended from Horace L. Huntley, and Virgil from Frederick Fowler Huntley, sons of Barnabas. Charter member #15 Lucile Gear is descended from Henry, a third son of Barnabas.
As you can see, Virgil is looking and feeling well. We are all hoping to see you in Maine in 2009!
August 4, 2008
Our Past President, Gordon K. Huntley, recently visited with Beatrice Huntley, who is 102 years young! He writes:
"Here is how Beatrice Huntley, Evelyn Simon, and myself are related:
John Huntley, Old LymeAaron, David, Ezekiel
Asher 3/1/1767 Rufus c. 9/2/1778
Asher Jr. 8/25/1793 William S. 6/4/1817
Chauncy E. 8/16/1835 Virgil 3/7/1848
Bernard C. 4/4/1881 Herbert Clair 3/17/1878
Royal K. 1/21/1909 Beatrice Louise 7/24/1906
Gordon K. 9/12/36
So, you see her Great Grandfather and my Great Great Grandfather were first cousins!
Evelyn is more closely related as she is descended from Rufus. Asher, Rufus, brothers and other relatives who moved from Canandaigua, New York, settling in the Medina, Ohio area.
Beatrice still lives in her Grandfather's house on Medina Road, in Granger Township. I was at her 100th birthday party and she was at our Logan Reunion.
Beatrice was great on the piano and in vaudeville and travelled the country before returning home to live with her parents."
Gordon K. Huntley and Beatrice Huntley, age 102, at her home in Medina, Ohio, on August 4, 2008
Raymond G. Huntley
Son of Robert Royce Huntley and grandson of our HNA founder, Royce Huntley
He is currently serving his second tour in Iraq.
He writes to Virgil:
Virgil, It is great to hear from you. I am thankful of your prompt reply.
So close to memorial day it is
great to hear and see just how many Huntley's will
serve and continue to serve our nations call. I have
been in the Army for about 16 years now, currently
stationed with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division (Screeming Eagles). This is my
second tour. I will return December time frame and
scheduled to leave in February of the following year
for a third tour. I probably will not be able to
make this family reunion but I will try my hardest
to get to the next. I grew up knowing you were
heavily involved with the genealogy, but never
understood how extensive it was. I appreciate all
that has been done to retain the heritage of the
Huntley name. Sometimes we need to look back to see
where we are going.
Raymond,
we are praying for your safe return home and thank you for your service to our
country.
Casey Zahn interviewed about ways to excite children about their roots:
Mid-Atlantic African American Genealogy Conference
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
April, 2008
http://www.rootstelevision.com/players/player_kids.php?bctid=1515879271
You may remember that Casey spoke at our 2006 HNA reunion in Old Lyme.
April, 2008
New and Interesting!
Loisanne Foster, of the Marlow, New Hampshire Historical Society, launches a new website! She writes:
"I'm working on a new web concept
called a lens...The
idea of a lens is to assemble web pages on a topic and present the
links with a short introduction to each link. It's a way, for instance,
to point to a website such as the MHS Forum and add access to pages
which are copyrighted or just impractical to share on line...
...This
lens focuses on the Lyme, Connecticut/Marlow, New Hampshire connection and
its long-term results."
"Please check out my efforts on behalf of Marlow Historical
Society. "
http://www.squidoo.com/marlowhistorynh
Here's an excerpt:
"Marlow, N.H., chartered in 1761, is not unique because its early settlers came from Connecticut. That is true of many New Hampshire towns. Marlow is unique because its first seventeen families came from one Connecticut town, Lyme, a town unique in itself. Among colonial towns, Lyme, located at the mouth of the Connecticut River, had the highest per capita income."
January 1, 2008
Harriet Matilda (Huntley) Cox celebrated her birthday on Jan. 1st: 105 yrs. old !!!!
Congratulations!
August 31, 2007...from August, 1981
Although not specifically about Huntley history, Virgil's passion for careful research is clearly illustrated here. How much all of us in HNA have benefited from his years of research!
Courtesy Mystic River Historical Society, Huntley Collection, Mystic, CT
August 9, 2007
Lucile Gear, HNA Charter Member#15, honored as Hometown Hero by local TV Station!
Winter, 2006: Malcolm Jardine shares this tin-type and information about his Huntley ancestor!
Thought you might like to see this scan of a very small tin-type photo (2 inches square) of Mary Morton Huntley -- Mom's great grandmother who was married to Lucius Arthur Cary McConnell. She is the Huntley connection that we have. Interestingly, Mary's grandmother was Elizabeth Morris, sister of Robert Morris of Pennsylvania, who was leader of the Pennsylvania delegation to the Continental Congress, financier of Washington's army up to the battle of Yorktown, and co-signer of the Declaration of Independence.
It is certainly a stern face that has seen its share of trial, but also a very intelligent face. Note the dress -- so much for our current debate about headscarfs! My cousin Bob Hutton of Sussex, New Brunswick has a self-portrait done by Mary which likeness and dress style helps establish the provenance of the photograph in my mind. I have a rather awkward photo of the painting with natural light, but the main features do shine through.
Thank you for sharing, Malcom!
Fall, 2006
http://www.rascmoncton.ca/english/News_Autumn_2006.pdf
Fall, 2006
Virgil and Bev Huntley, of Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada, share this correspondence and new website to explore:
Summer, 2006
Prepare for your visit to Connecticut and Old Lyme!
Are you planning to do some research during your visit to Old Lyme this summer? We suggest you prepare! Here are a few ideas:
Decide what you want to research.
Are there certain last names you want to know about?
Use our list of genealogical resources to prepare your ancestor search list.
The Old Lyme Library has many resources including indexes of important last names, cemeteries and gravestones, and other library and historical organizations that can help you. Spend some time at their site before you come so you have a plan for using their archives.
Are you more interested in old epitaphs and gravestones, or are you seeking burial sites of certain types of historical figures, such as early settlers or Revolutionary War heroes?
To create a plan to search area cemeteries:
Use Find A Grave to identify areas of interest to you
Use the Connecticut Gravestone Network to refine your search
Interested in politicians? Use the Political Graveyard
See lists or photos of gravesites all around Connecticut: click on Duck River Cemetery for pictures of gravestones there.
from April, 2006
Shad Fishing In Connecticut
Shad fishing was an important industry in Connecticut from the 1800s into the early twentieth century. Special gill nets were made to catch the fish. The season was short, lasting only from April 1 to June 15, when the water temperature was 55-64 degrees. Fishing was done at night when the shad could not see the nets. The fisherman spent winters cutting ice to prepare for the shad fishing season the following spring, because the fish were packed in boxes with layers of the harvested ice to be shipped to New York City and other places. In the early 1900s, the catch could be as many as 400 shad in one night, but by the 1930s, the numbers had dropped off to about 60 a night. Our host's grandfather, Erastus Brockway Huntley, did this type of work.
Source: Brockway's Ferry, Lyme, CT A History and Memoir by Elizabeth Putnam
Read more about the history of shad fishing in Connecticut
A treasure: the Lyme Public Hall!
This group has been active in collecting Lyme historical documents, photographs, and memorabilia of all kinds for twenty years. If you live in the area, or are coming to the reunion this year, you may want to visit their climate-controlled archives. If you are interested, contact your hosts and we will set up an appointment for you.
One recent acquisition includes a 19th century photo of Henry Huntley. Virgil believes it may be the original of this photo found on page 163 of his Book 3:
The Old Lyme Tea Party! Did you know that Boston wasn't the only hotbed of rebellion in the 1770s? On March 16, 1774, a peddlar came to Old Lyme from Martha's Vineyard carrying 100 pounds of tea. He was detained, searched, and his entire stock burned near the Congregational Church by the Sons of Liberty!
Read about the Boston Tea Party
Source:
Were there Huntleys involved in this tea party? We don't know for sure, but many fought in the Revolutionary War. Visit Francis Huntley's website to see who they are!
from March, 2006
Visit the Marlowe, NH Historical Society!
Loisanne Foster, Secretary of the MHS, sent us this link.
She writes, "Please check out
our web FORUM under "Literary Marlow"Solomon Mack
Narrative and then the "Marlow History," - the same. Solomon's
mother
was Hannah Huntley Mack, married to Ebenezer Mack who left Lyme
apparently in the 1760's. Solomon was in Marlow as early as 1761 and
was still here in 1772 which we know because he signed a petition. Then
he moved to the next town south, Gilsum. His youngest daughter Lucy
married Joseph Smith and became mother of THE Joseph Smith (Check the
Mormon websites.)"
Virgil adds, "the John Cordy Solomon Mack mentions is John McCurdy, one of the wealthiest men in Lyme at the time. Also his Hawton at the head of the Minas Basin is the Township of Horton, Kings Co., NS where the Huntleys, Beckwiths, DeWolfes settled in 1760."
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