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From: "patricia whitney" <>
Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] WHY RUGBY- try Minnesota
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 19:34:51 -0600
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Your suggestion of Minnesota is intriguing. By summer 2003, we expect to be
moving to central MN. If the reunion is to be in 2004, that would be great
and enhances the chance of attending.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jo Hogle" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 11:00 AM
Subject: [WHITNEY-L] WHY RUGBY- try Minnesota


> LOL - Ron beat me to the suggestion of Minneapolis. Lots of fun things to
> see and do (the Mall of America being one of them). The Whitney Hotel is
an
> historic landmark onthe river in Mpls. But we also have many less
expensive
> hotels and motels in the general vicinity and traffic isn't so awful that
> even visitors to the city can get around without difficulty due to our
> wonderfully farsighted city planners. (What other city & it's suburbs, in
> the country, is laid out for miles and miles in alphabetical and numerical
> order?)
> The Minnesota History Center contains reference materials for all the
states
> as well, so research there would be an option.
> There is also easy access to the train for those that would prefer to
travel
> that way, which is a fun way to see the country by my way of thinking.
> And of course... Yes, we have several prominent Whitney families in the
area
> as well.
> The only season that Minnesota is probably not terribly welcoming is
winter.
> And even that is all that bad.
> Just another thought
> Jo Hogle
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "R R Kyser" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 1:39 AM
> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Re: WHY RUGBY?
>
>
> > According to Yahoo, "The geographical center of the lower 48 states lies
> > outside of Lebanon, Kansas, in the middle of a hog farm." No thanks!
> > ( http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20010122.html )
> >
> > The center of the 50 states is somewhere in South Dakota. Rugby has one
> > train a day in each direction, which is more than all of SoDak can
claim.
> >
> > I'm partial to southern Connecticut because it offers both Eli's museum
> > in Hamden ( www.eliwhitney.org ) and Henry's Norwalk a few miles away.
> > And lots of empty college dorms if the hotel prices are too high.
> >
> > Whitney Point, N.Y. would be both economical and eponymous, as well as
> > near to those nasty (in genealogical terms) upstate counties where a lot
> > of us are hopelessly lost. But it is a bit off the beaten paths.
> >
> > If a more central location is desired, how about Minneapolis-St. Paul?
> > The Whitney Hotel near St. Anthony Falls is rather nice, and there are a
> > couple of locally prominent Whitney families. It's an airline hub with
> > non-stop flights from almost everywhere. Of course, the Mall of America
> > might prove to be a worse temptation for some than the LDS library...
> >
> > Did you know that in Minnesota's recent senatorial election, one
> > candidate worked for the Dorsey and Whitney law firm, while the other
> > hired a Whitney to manage his campaign?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Ron Kyser
> >
> >
> > On Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at 10:48 AM, Whitney Keen wrote:
> >
> >
> > It's a good idea to think about the geography. Questions to consider --
> > is the meeting primarily a Reunion, or is it s research trip?
> > Personally, if I am doing research, I don't have time to socialize
> > except in the evenings. If I am meeting and schmoozing with relatives,
> > I don't have time for research. So maybe we should meet at a place that
> > has some connection with the family, but is not a prime research site
> > like Salt Lake City. The Boston location last year would have been
> > wonderful for me but I was already committed to my Dad's 93rd birthday.
> > At present, I am assuming a 94th birthday this coming August. We could
> > meet at a site that is important for the Henry-1 or Samuel-1 branches
> > (not my branches, but interesting for all that). I really didn't think
> > Rugby ND was a serious contender. It may be the center of the US, but
> > not of the contiguous 48 for sure. The location in Whitney-on-Wye would
> > be fun, but I suspect it would be expensive to get there and probably to
> > rent the place and stay there. It looks very grand. I wish the two
> > British Whitneys that got in touch with me for the DNA project had
> > ordered the kits and submitted their DNA. Then we would at least know
> > where they fit and whether Whitney-on-Wye is in fact, the ancestral
> > homeland. If it is, it would be an incentive to travel there, maybe rent
> > a guest house or two as well as the "manor", and connect.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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