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From: Chris Branagan <>
Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Re: weekend for Reunion 2002
Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2001 08:15:52 -0400
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> Good Morning Everyone!
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> Alan, congratulations on the new grandchild!
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> When we conducted the poll a few months ago on what would be a
> good time of year the results were as follows:
> Spring-16% voted yes
> Summer-54% voted yes
> Fall-29% voted yes
> Winter-0 % voted yes
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> total 31 people voted
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> The polls that asked which weekend in the summer would be best
> for everyone to attend got the following results:
> June 28th to 30th- 23% voted this weekend as their favorite
> July 12th to14th- 7%
> July 26th to28th - 15%
> August 9th to 11th -53%
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> total 13 people voted
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> Lyn and I are trying to organize this Reunion as democratically as
> possible. I can't stress enough how important it is to us that
> everyone let us know what they think on these issues.
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> It is not too late to change the time of year to the fall. New
> England is beautiful in late September and indeed this may be a
> better time for us to gather. I believe one of the factors in
> deciding on summer was Lyn's investigation into hotel prices .
> She found there is not a price break in the fall, but that
> August was the cheapest time to stay in the Boston area. I still
> have to find out from the Sheraton Lexington what the cost would
> be for a weekend in August. When I last spoke to them, I did not
> know that hotel would turn out to be so popular with the WRG
> membership. The $95 was for the second weekend in July. I think
> August will be cheaper.
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> As an amateur genealogist, I am so committed to learning all I can
> about the family history that I plan to attend the Reunion 2002
> whenever and (as long as it's on the continental US) wherever the
> group decides. I live about 5 hours from Lexington so this would be
> a good location for me, and I would drive down.
>
> By working together this can be a fantastic first Whitney Research
> Group Reunion! Don't be afraid to let us know what you are
> thinking. Thanks.
>
> from, Carolyn Whitney Branagan
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