*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* CFA Online Newsletter November 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. The CFA is in the process of completing the Convention Registration form, making arrangements for meals and arrangements for tours. If you know that you'll be attending the convention, please drop us an email at cfa@chapmanfamilies.org and let us know how many will be attending. This can help give us a rough estimate on attendance and will help in designing the registration form and making arrangements in Richmond. - Thank you! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* 1880 Census Online! The FamilySearch (LDS) site has made the 1880 US Census available online. They have also included the British and Canadian 1881 Census records. http://www.familysearch.org *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* WEBSITES OF INTEREST Chapman State Park, Warren County Pennsylvania http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/chap.htm The Chapman House (Bed and Breakfast), Corvallis Oregon http://www.peak.org/~bbhouse/ Historic Chapman Kansas http://www.abileneks.com/chapman/ *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* WEBSITE UPDATES Here are just a few of the databases that were updated or added to during the month of October 2002: Marriage Records - added IN, AR records. 2003 Convention - updated Publicity committee information (Meeting Groups with Members page). Census Records - added 1900 AK, AZ, FL, HI, ID, MD, NM, UT, WY and Naval & Military Census indexes and 1870 GA and MO indexes. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* 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 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*