"The Gathering" Featured in Magazine Article

My article on "The Gathering" on Historic Huguenot Street has been published in the March-April issue of Reunions Magazine! 

If you've been to New Paltz, NY, or are a descendant of the original families: Elting, DuBois, Hasbrouck, DuBois, Crispell, Bevier, Freer, Deyo, Terwilliger and others, you know that every bit of publicity that we can obtain for the stone house museums, the archives and the collections is important to saving these important treasures of our nation's history. So I'm very thankful that the story of our "family reunion" last August was published.


The issue is now available on the magazine's website:

 http://www.reunionsmag.com/

Answering the Call! An Elting Military Tribute

Answering the Call! is my book honoring Elting descendants who have served in the military during the period between the mid-1600s and mid-2008. There are 224 pages of photos and biographical information on the men (and two women) who represent all the many hundreds (perhaps thousands) of the descendants of Jan and Jacomyntje (Slecht) Elting(e) who have served this nation since before it declared independence from Great Britain!

There is also information on the early history of New Paltz, NY where Roelif Elting, the couple's son, married a DuBois and started an Elting presence in the village that continues today. There's a chapter on early slave activity in the village...including Elting participation.

There are some surprises, including that General George Patton was a descendant, as was Admiral Morton Deyo. Their stories are included. Other surnames range from Bright to Pattou to France, Crispell, Blum, DuBois, Schoonmaker, LeFevre, Gilles, Greeley, Hasbrouck, Fawver, Hite, Houghtaling, Kennoch, Howell, LaDue, Mitchell, Osterhoudt, Peters, Smith, Snyder, VanWagenen, Webb, Wionowsky, Woolsey, Wright, Wygant and Yandeau.

The result of ten years of research, with lots of input and donations of photos and information from Elting(e) descendants, this book is privately published and a limited edition. It's the perfect gift for your family genealogist, historian or history buff!

Order at http://www.cluesonline.com/ while it's still available!!

While you're there, you might also want to order one of the CDs of the Elting genealogy book published by James W. Elting of South Carolina.

"Gathering" Planned in New Paltz, NY

An August 2010 "gathering" is being planned by the Family Associations of the Huguenot Historical Society of New Paltz, NY. Two independent Family Associations are also joining in the exciting and historical event. The participating Family Associations include the Bevier-Eltings, Crispells, Deyos, DuBoises, Freers, Gerows, Hasbroucks, LeFevres, Magnys, Schoonmakers and Terwilligers.

All descendants of the Patentees of the original New Paltz area, their family and friends, as well as others interested in the Mid-Hudson Valley history are urged to mark their calendars for the August 13-15, 2010 weekend. Registration information will be available in a few weeks.