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                     CFA Online Newsletter
        
                          
                        October 2002
 
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                           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!

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                       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. 

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                      WEBSITES OF INTEREST

Illinois Statewide Death Index (1916-1950)
www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/idphdeathindex.html

Pennsylvania Cemetery Records
http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/pa.html

Chapman Family Papers, 1744-1969 - Maryland Historical Society
http://www.mdhs.org/library/Mss/ms002036.html

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                        WEBSITE UPDATES

Here are just a few of the databases that were updated or added
to during the month of September 2002:

  Marriage Records for CT, MA, NE, WA.
  Many new obituaries.
  Census Index for 1900 GA.
  Cemetery records for Stephentown Presbyterian Church 
  Cemetery, Stephentown, NY.


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                         MEMBERSHIP INFO

You can view the membership information on the CFA Web Site at: 
http://www.chapmanfamilies.org/member.html

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                      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

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Should you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please
contact Cindy Kuhn, CFA Online Newsletter Editor, by email at
sinda_k@yahoo.com 
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