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1993 Wallingford Connecticut

MS Newsletter Issue No. 74

    As you know, the Morse Family Reunion in New England was held this past October in Wallingford, Connecticut. What a great Reunion! A BIG THANK YOU goes out to a very deserving Alicia Morse who orchestrated this year's event. The activities were well thought out and planned.

   During the business meeting a suggestion was made that the names and addresses of all attendees be included in the next newsletter so you will find those in this issue also. Another suggestion was to publish an updated Morse Directory of all Morse Society members -- showing names, addresses, and whom descended from. I will work with the master of our computerized mailing list and with our Secretary to develop this directory.

   The business meeting was followed by the program which included "Notes about John Mosse, a founder of Wallingford" by Alicia Morse; Slides and commentary on Samuel F. B. Morse's Locust Grove-- the Young-Morse Historic Site in Poughkeepsie, NY by Winifred Mulvy and Edith Oakley; luncheon served by the First Congregational Church Women's Fellowship, and a tour of the Wallingford Historical Society's Samuel Parsons House and/or a tour of the ancient burial ground where John Moss was buried. Those not taking the tours stayed in the undercroft comparing Morse notes and swapping information and stories. Many of the attendees then met for dinner during the evening to continue their reunion.

   I feel safe in saying that a fun and informative time was had by all!!! When's the next one?-- in October of 1995 so mark your calendars.

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