Monday, February 16, 2009

Hello Bonnie Lillywhite.
Thank you for commenting on this blog.
I am not responding in time for Christmas but the family history book is truly exciting.
At our last family reunion we had an auction as a fundraiser to support the family organization and there were some truly fun framed photos prints of members Ebeneser's line.
Both our current president Al Cordon and vice president Ben Horne are in your same line.
Their emails should be available on the George and Mary Family website.
Email me if you don't have the website address. I ame assuming you found this blog through the website.

Tim Swaintson
There were pictures taken of the last reunion in Lava Hot Springs.
I tried once to make tham available on line but I was not succussful. I will try again. We really did have an enjoyable time at the last reunion and it was exciting to met some family menbers who came to a reunion for the first time.
I am not the George and Mary Family Oranization President any more but last night I was able to be an a conference call with the new Family leaders as they were planning a reunion for June. When I was President the past presidents were so generious about sharing to help me get up to speed. Ben Horne (Ebeniser) who is the VP is the same generation as I am but younger and has a better grasp on the new tecnology which can be used to help connect our family.

As the plans for the reunion get finalized I think the information will be available on the family website again.

Grateful for the comments.

My wife Shauna and I have been serving part time in The Inner City Mission Project here in Salt Lake with a Spanish branch. It seems we have been on a dead run for the last two years.

It has been a while since I have checked the blog an was excited that there had been some comments. This was the exact purpose for the blog. While I was president I got a real desire to help connect the Swainston family. After studying the options and consulting with Margret (George JRs Family) who maintains the family website I determined that even though I am not an experienced blogger.
Anyone with helpful comments to make this a very worthwhile project your comments are very welcome.

For those of you who left an email I will respond with an email as well as comment here on the blog.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

It Has Been aLittle over a Year Since the Family Reunion

It has been little over a year since the great Swainston family reunion in Lava Hot Springs. We had over 50 family members come. Some for the first time. Thanks to cousin Al Cordon who was a great leader in planning the reunion. He also took over the role as President. It as exciting to have Ben Horne be elected as Vice President. It was also exciting for Elaine Swainston to get a chance to serve again as Secretary with her two assistants. As leaders we have Al and Ben form Ebenezer's family, Elaine and Janet from Albert's family and (I am embarrassed, I forget her first name, help me out) Bernard from Mary Ann's family.

Monday, June 4, 2007

Dear Cousin He...:
Here Is Our England Connection for Our Ancestors
>>>EBENEZER JAMES SWAINSTON was born the 24 March 1850 - Darby Hall, Kingswarden, England
Died 7 March 1913 in Stettler, Alberta, Canada at the age of 64.
Married - HARRIET ANN HUGHES - IN THE ENDOWMENT HOUSE IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH,on the 7th April 1881.
HARRIET ANN HUGHES was born the 1 Sept. 1864 in London, Middlesex, England.
She Died on the 10 July 1921, in Marysville, Idaho at the age of 57.
She Married Her 1st & Only Husband when she was 16 years of age. SHE HAD 13 CHILDREN ! AUNT MYRTLE YOUR GRAND MOTHER, WAS # 5 >
She was born in Smoot, Wyoming, on their 2nd Homestead !
And MY MOTHER MABEL WAS # 9 was born in Thayne, Wyoming in 1899, on their 3rd Homestead !
I THINK I WILL MAKE COPIES OF THE FAMILY GROUP SHEET THAT I AM GETTING MY INFORMATION FROM !? IT WAS COPILED AND WRITTEN BY MY MOTHER, IN HER OWN HAND WRITING, back before Copy Machines were even thught of !?
My Mother Passed Away back in 1963 ! I am the Youngest of the Five Children that she had !? And there are ony 2 of us Left here on the earth ! My Brother Lyman,( who was named after Dr. Lyman Horne, inasmuch as He Save His Life, when He was Born !? And So My Mother Named Him Lyman ) Lyman is now 77, and I will be 73 on the 19th of June.
AND I AM ALSO SENDING To YOU > VIA SNAIL MAIL > THE 5 PAGE ARTICLE THAT I HAVE WRITTEN UP AND ENTITLED "THE SAGA OF EBENEZER JAMES SWAINSTON " And I am sending it out to alot of Swainston Cousins. And we will be having Our (Bi) Semi Annual Swainston Family Reunion on the 22nd & 23rd of June in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho.You have A Wonderful Day,

Sincerely

Your Cousin

Alfred Swainston Cordon

Sharing Family History

Wayne
I have cantacted Lois Bernard who also is a Thomson to ask her about sharing her email address with you. She has done a lot of family history research and has expressed a desire to work with others in putting together family history. In interacting with Lois and Tony I have found them to be very fun cousins. I have asked Lois if she would contribute to the blog. Wayne if you would like to contrubute some fun and interesting (somthing you are excited about) family history you are welcome to email it to me an I will post it.

Thanks