GRAVES FAMILY BULLETIN
A Free, Occasional, Online Summary of Items of Interest to Descendants of all Families of Graves, Greaves, Grieves, Grave, and other spelling variations Worldwide
Vol. 6, No. 1, March 14, 2004
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© 2004 by the Graves Family Association and Kenneth V. Graves. All rights reserved.
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CONTENTS:
**General
Comments
**Graves
Family Books
**Graves/Greaves
DNA Study
**Graves
Reunion in Virginia in 2007
**To
Submit Material to this Bulletin & Other Things
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GENERAL
COMMENTS
This
is the first issue of this bulletin since 2002. It will be published on a more
or less regular basis in the future.
The
lack of publication for the past year and a half or so was because of some
changes in my personal life. I had previously been spending a huge amount of
time (probably at least 40-50 hours per week) on this bulletin, the Graves
Family Newsletter, the GFA website, the compiling and publishing or genealogies
and books, managing the Graves/Greaves DNA study, and trying to respond to at
least some of the correspondence I receive. At the same time, I was trying to
do many other things – athletic, social, church, various organizations, travel,
etc. It became obvious that I would have to make some changes, especially since
my wife has now retired and we expect to spend more time doing things together
(for instance, we are now in Florida but will be home soon). It should also be
noted that the effort I have put into the Graves Family Association since 1976
is a part-time hobby and has always been a money losing one.
Some
of the changes you can expect to see are the following. There will continue to
be a Graves Family Association, but the Graves Family Newsletter will no longer
be published as a 24-page printed newsletter sent through the mail. It may
reappear in some form as an online publication in the future, especially if someone
else volunteers to create and manage it. (Present and past members will receive
a more detailed letter about their membership status and options.)
The
Graves Family Association website will be greatly changed and expanded, and
will eventually include a “members only” section with access to back
newsletter, a membership directory, databases of vital records, etc. I plan to
mention the changes in more detail in future bulletins and on the website.
Since
it is not possible for me to respond to all correspondence I receive in a
direct, personal manner, I will try to answer any questions of general interest
in this bulletin.
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GRAVES
FAMILY BOOKS
The
six Graves family books published by 1995 are (1) Robert Graves of NC & SC
(one of the lines descended from Capt. Thomas Graves of VA), (2) Samuel Graves
of Lynn, MA, (3) Thomas Graves of Hartford, CT & Hatfield, MA, (4) Rear
Adm. Thomas Graves of Charleston, MA, (5) Deacon George Graves of Hartford, CT,
and (6) Graves Families of the World. All these books are described more
completely on the Graves Family Association website, with prices and ordering
information.
A
seventh book was published in 2002, John Graves of Concord, MA. It was the
largest yet, at 1703 pages, and is also described on the GFA website.
The
Graves Families of Randolph Co., NC book that was expected to be published last
year will be ready this year instead. I will let you know as soon as it is
ready.
I
hope to publish the book on John Graves of Frederick Co., VA in 2005, and will
definitely be publishing the book on Capt. Thomas Graves of VA (the 1608
immigrant) in 2006. This 2006 date is firm, since it is essential that it be
published before the 2007 celebration of the 400th anniversary of
the settling of Jamestown, Virginia.
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GRAVES/GREAVES
DNA STUDY
A
more compete update will be available soon. In the meantime, you might want to
look at the GFA website to see a review of the results to date.
MORE
PARTICIPANTS NEEDED
If you have not yet returned your DNA
samples, PLEASE do so as soon as possible.
If
your part of the Graves, Greaves, or other spelling, family is not yet included
in the DNA study, it would be very helpful if you could either volunteer to
participate (if you are a male with the Graves, etc.) surname or find someone
else in your part of the family who would be willing to take part.
FINANCIAL
HELP STILL NEEDED
All
contributions toward the DNA study will be much appreciated. Many thanks to those of you who have already
contributed. We especially need funding
for testing of descendants in the British Isles, some of whom will probably be
less apt to pay the cost. You may also
want to consider sponsoring a relative as a way to get a test for your part of
the family.
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GRAVES
REUNION IN VIRGINIA IN 2007
There
will be a Graves Reunion in Virginia in 2007, to coincide with the 400th
anniversary celebration of the settlement of Jamestowne. We urgently need
volunteers to plan this. We will need a place to meet, dates, a program,
suggestions for lodging, coordination with other organizations involved in the
celebration, etc. Please let me know as soon as you can how you would like to
help.
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ABOUT
THIS BULLETIN:
This
bulletin is written and edited by Kenneth V. Graves,
ken.graves@gravesfa.org. Ken Graves is
also editor of the Graves Family Newsletter, the official publication of the
Graves Family Association. This
bulletin will contain announcements and news of special interest to Graves
descendants with Internet access. It
will not contain queries, genealogies, photos, and the kind of in-depth
articles that appear in the Graves Family Newsletter.
TO
SUBMIT MATERIAL TO THIS BULLETIN:
Send
any material you would like to have included in this bulletin to
ken.graves@gravesfa.org. The editor
reserves the right to accept, edit or reject any material submitted.
TO
JOIN THE GRAVES FAMILY ASSOCIATION:
If
you do not already belong to the GFA, you can join by sending $20 per year to
Graves Family Association, 20 Binney Circle, Wrentham, MA 02093 (more details
on GFA website). Payment may also be
sent electronically via PayPal to gfa@gravesfa.org. Note that membership is for a calendar year so if you join late
in the year be sure to specify which year dues are for. (This may change in the
near future.) Benefits include access
to the “members only” section of the website, membership directory, and help
with learning more about your Graves/Greaves family. The purpose of the GFA is to bring together as many descendants
as possible to work toward learning more about the Graves/Greaves families, to
help other descendants, and to instill pride in our ancestry.
COPYRIGHTS:
Although
the contents of this bulletin are copyrighted by the Graves Family Association
and Kenneth V. Graves, you are hereby granted rights, unless otherwise
specified, to re-distribute articles to other parties for non-commercial
purposes only. Do not re-distribute the
newsletter in its entirety.
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