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The 2005 SFA Reunion was held near Springfield,
Massachusetts at Miller Memorial Park. The last time the SFA held a reunion here
was 15 years ago, in 1990.
The 2005 Swetland Family Association Reunion was held
the weekend of July
22, 23, and 24 near Ludlow,
MA. This is to the east
side of Springfield, MA. A get-together on the
afternoon of Friday, July 22 went off well, where we met and greeted one
another and caught-up on all that has happened in our lives since our last Reunion in 2003. This was an enjoyable dinner
followed by splendid riverboat cruise with Lady Bea Charters, “On the
Banks of the Connecticut River”, South Hadley, MA. See their site for details on what they
had to offer us at www.brunelles.com.
On Saturday, July 23 we held our business meeting and
informative discussions. Virginia Miller and her sisters invited us
to their pavilion at Miller
Park. See the
agenda to the right for the schedule of events.
The Gathering at
the 2005 SFA Reunion 1
The Gathering at
the 2005 SFA Reunion 2
Roger presents
Mark with Certificate of Appreciation
Jamie Swetland presents on the SFA Website
Carol Gregory reads Family Stories of Amy Swetland Miller
Later that day we met at the
Comfort Inn, Ludlow
for more fellowship and exchange of pictures from earlier in the day. Addresses and e-mail addresses were
shared and exchanged along with the final good-byes and thank-yous that
always end another SFA Reunion.
Sunday, July 24 found most
attendees heading back to our busy lives in anticipation of our next
Swetland Family Association Reunion.
As a matter or record for
future reference as needed:
Accommodation arrangements had been made at the Comfort
Inn, 321 Center Street,
Ludlow, MA
01056. Group Room Rates for the Swetland Family
Association are in the range of $93 to $110 per night. This may seem high to some folks but this
is a high tourist area during the summer with a Six Flags amusement park
nearby that drives the costs up.
There are other hotels in the area that may be a bit of a further
drive that have lower rates. If you
are into camping or RV’ing, there are several nice camping and camper
places in the area as well. This is
the beautiful, historic New England area
and things are not as far apart as they may seem. (You can’t compare Rhode Island and Texas on the same scale when they both
fit on the same size map.)
A
short drive to New London and Mystic, CT brings to you the quaint beauty of
Early America, places of history (the library of New London could consume
you for several days), and yet is dotted with the modern conveniences of
shopping malls, highways, and a very nice Aquarium that would be worthy of
a stop-by for anyone of any age.
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Friday (July 22)
- Gathered on Friday afternoon at 4:00PM for the dinner and
the River Entertainment Cruise
Saturday (July 23)
MORNING
DISCUSSIONS
- Gathered at Miller Park
at 9:00 AM.
- Introduction of Reunion
Attendees
- Stories from the Amy Swetland family and
talks about some of the local history
- Mark Swetland updated us on Gladys Swetland
and the newsletter history
- Jamie Swetland discussed the current Swetland
Web site and propositions for future developments of the website
- Update on births, deaths, and marriages since
the last reunion
LUNCH
AFTERNOON
BUSINESS MEETING
- Introduction of officers
- Meeting called to order
- Secretaries Minutes
- Treasurers Report
- Old Business
- New Business
- Scholarship Presentation
- Discussion on future Scholarships application
process
- Election of new officers was to keep the
current officers in office with the exception of Mary Swetland Bishop
being elected to the office of Secretary.
- Discussion on date/location for the next SFA
reunion
- Comment Period
- Adjourn Meeting
Minutes from the 2005 SFA
Reunion meeting were recorded by the Secretary, Mary Swetland Bishop and
are available by clicking here.
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