*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* CFA Online Newsletter September 2002 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* WELCOME Thank you for subscribing to the CFA Online Newsletter. We're happy to have you with us and we'd like to hear from you. If you have something to add to the newsletter or ideas for future editions, please contact Cindy at (archive only). Thanks! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ANNUAL CONVENTION The 2003 Annual Convention will be held May 16-18, 2003 in Richmond, VA. The convention will be held at: WYNDHAM HOTEL - Richmond 4700 S. Laburnum Avenue Richmond, VA 23231 804-226-4300 Fax 804-226-6516 http://www.wyndham.com/RichmondAirport/ For reservations (which must be made by April 15 to get CFA rates of $79) call 1-800-996-3426. The rate will be available for three days before and three days after the meeting for those who will need extra time for research, tours, etc. Please mention Chapman Family Association reunion when making the reservation to be sure they are recorded as part of our group and to get our rate. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* REMINDER TO MEMBERS OBITUARIES Have you seen a Chapman obituary lately?? If so, please send in ALL Chapman obituaries (past and current) to the CFA to be included in the database. Watch your local papers and send clippings that include the obit as well as the name of the paper and date it was published. Also visit your local libraries, especially genealogical libraries, search for books of published obits or other books that have obits. You may also visit your local newspapers to search their files of back issues for Chapman obituaries. And now many obituaries are now published online. Would you like to help out even more!? You may type up the obituary with the source information and email it to cfa and presto! - we'll get it posted right away! Or mail the clippings to CFA Data Central, PO Box 1586, Florissant, MO 63031-1586. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* AHNENTAFELS What is an Ahnentafel? Ahnentafel is a German word meaning 'ancestor table'. Used by genealogists, it's a way of numbering the ancestors of a given person. The starting person is given the number 1. Their father is number 2 and mother number 3. To find the father of any person, double that number. To find the mother, double the number and add one. Let's post YOUR Chapman family history to the CFA web site! On the site you'll find that many members have already posted their Ahnentafels. http://www.ChapmanFamilies.org/tafels.html Now that we've covered the names, dates, places... Let's take this one step further. Do you have old Chapman family photos??? GREAT! Why don't you add them to the Photo Archive on the web site?! This is a new section of the web site that's currently in development. We need several more photos before we can add the archive to the site. Many forms of data can be submitted to post your ahnentafel. You may already have it in a word processing file, and that's great! If not, we can work with other sources, including gedcom files. So let's gather up all of our family history and drop the CFA an email note at: cfa http://www.chapmanfamilies.org *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* CHAPMANS OF TODAY Presenting a new database on the CFA website! Not all of the information presented on the website should pertain to Chapmans in the past. One must remember that the Chapmans of today will someday be Chapmans of the past and therefore their current information should be recorded for future generations. On this page you will find information and data revolving around those Chapmans of today. Should you have something that you wish to contribute, please contact us by email at cfa Please take a moment to visit the new webpage: http://www.chapmanfamilies.org/cfatoday.html *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* WEBSITE UPDATES Here are just a few of the databases that were updated or added to during the month of August 2002: Marriages, Death Records, Military Records, Genealogies, 2003 Convention information, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 Census Indexes for various states. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* 9/11/01 REMEMBERED Tuesday, September 11, 2001 · 8:45am Flight 11 hit 1 WTC · 9:03am Flight 175 hit 2 WTC · 9:43am Flight 77 hit Pentagon · 10:10am Flight 93 crashed near Shanksville, PA And our world changed forever... In remembrance of those lost on September 11, 2001. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* MEMBERSHIP INFO You can view the membership information on the CFA Web Site at: http://www.chapmanfamilies.org/member.html *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* OFFICERS FOR 2002-2003 PRESIDENT - Don Chapman, Minnesota VICE-PRESIDENT - Ernie Chapman, Illinois SECRETARY - Jackie Konecny, Texas TREASURER - M. D. Chapman Morgan, California BOARD OF DIRECTORS Al Chapman Bob Sonfield Ernie Chapman Donald L. Chapman Jackie Konecny Joanne Sedricks Liz Codding Mike Chapman Morgan Paul Rekow COMMITTEE CHAIRS Quarterly Editor - Kathleen Tovar, California Annual Meeting Standing Committee - Gil Alford, Missouri Corresponding Secretary - Gil Alford, Missouri Genealogy Committee - Bill & Faye Chapman, Texas Librarian - Dian Chapman Gustafson, Oregon Website Coordinator - Cindy Kuhn, California Publicity - Shelly Chapman, Missouri Historian - Bob Chapman, Florida & Vermont *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Should you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please contact Cindy Kuhn, CFA Online Newsletter Editor, by email at sinda_k@yahoo.com *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*