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Lore #89 (Feb 2018)   (adobe .PDF file   1.9 Mb)

  • Lore Editor is Retiring, New Editor Needed, Please Help This Newsletter to Continue—any Volunteers?

  • Swetland and Sweetland Records are Kept in the Allen County Public Library’s Genealogy Center, Ft. Wayne, Indiana

  • Books about Swetlands and Sweetlands in the Allen County Library’s Genealogy Center

  • Shirley Sweetland Enns

  • Journey of Journals to Allen County Library Genealogy Center

  • 2018 Swetland Treasurer Report

  • Don't Miss Out on Lore!

  • Submissions-Request for information and stories to share for the Lore

  • S/S Family Association roster

  • Donation Form

 

 

Lore #88 (Winter 2018)   (adobe .PDF file   1.3 Mb)

  • Additions to Doug Sweetland’s Information

  • The George Kryder Papers

  • Seeing our Ancestors’ Homes Online

  • Submissions-Request for information and stories to share for the Lore

  • S/S Family Association roster

  • Donation Form

 

 

Lore #87 (Fall 2018)   (adobe .PDF file   641 kb)

  • Updates Needed for Book

  • No Reunion This Year

  • Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site in Massachusetts

  • Brick Wall Solutions

  • Request for information and stories to share for the Lore

  • S/S Family Association roster

  • Donation Form

 

 

Lore #86 (Summer 2018)   (adobe .PDF file   1.3 Mb)

  • John Sweetland: One of the Tough and Talented Men from Marblehead, Massachusetts in the Revolutionary War

  • Family History Vital Records

  • SFA Notes Passing of Longtime Member: Mary Watkins Bowers

  • Request for information and stories to share for the Lore

  • S/S Family Association roster

  • Donation Form

 

 

Lore #85 (Spring 2018)   (adobe .PDF file   1.2 Mb)

  • Updates Due for Swetland/Sweetland Family CD

  • Upcoming Book: “My Life and the Art of Invention” by Ernest J. Sweetland

  • “Forty Years of inventing” Chapter 1

  • When our Early American Ancestors Came to the Colonies of America

  • Swetland Treasurer’s Report for the end of 2017

  • Ten Family History Questions to Ask Your Relatives

  • Where to find past issues of the Swetland Lore

  • Request for information and stories to share for the Lore

  • S/S Family Association roster

  • Donation Form

 

 

Lore #84 (Winter 2017)   (adobe .PDF file   2.7 Mb)

  • The Twists and Turns of Life

  • A New Branch Shared on the Family Tree

  • Photos from Suzann Sweetland's Family

  • Request for information and stories to share for the Lore

  • SFA Roster

  • Donation Form

 

 

Lore #83 (Fall 2017)   (adobe .PDF file   2.1 Mb)

  • New Discoveries in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City

  • Monsignor Stuart Swetland

  • Lesson Learned from Natural Disaster

  • Thanksgiving Activity: Scrambled Words

  • SFA Roster

  • Donation Form

 

 

Lore #82 (Summer 2017)   (adobe .PDF file   2.8 Mb)

 

  • The Question, the Journey, the Book

  • Family Relics Tell Stories

  • SFA Roster

  • Donation Form

 

 

Lore #81 (Spring 2017)   (adobe .PDF file   5.4 Mb)

 

  • Congratulations to our Historian and Treasurer!

  • There may be a History of Your Sweetland and Swetland Ancestors’ Hometowns Out There

  • Fred Swetland’s Cuban Roots

  • SFA Family Association Treasurer’s Report for 2016

  • SFA Roster

  • Donation Form

 

 

Lore #80 (Winter 2016)   (adobe .PDF file   5.3 Mb)

 

  • Sue Chadwick Finds Newspaper Clippings from 1950s about Emma J. Swetland

  • Postcards Illuminate Family History

  • A Volunteer Indexing Project of Marriage Records Will Aid in Finding Women's Maiden Names

  • Genealogical Symbols

  • SFA Roster

  • Donation Form

 

 

Lore #79 (Fall 2016)   (adobe .PDF file   1,14 Mb)

 

  • Travelling in Ancestor's Footsteps Reveals Helpful People and Great Resources

  • Thank you Letter from the 2016 Scholarship Winner, Alexander Kirby

  • Would you like to make family history come alive on your wall?

  • New Book by Haley Sweetland Edwards, Great Granddaughter of Inventor Ernest J. Sweetland

  • Please Help Lore Publisher Mark Harrison to locate “Missing” SFA Members

  • Sweet Memories of Sweetland/Swetland Family Association Members

  • SFA Roster

  • Donation Form

 

 

Lore #78 (Summer 2016)   (adobe .PDF file   1,45 Mb)

  • Some Swetland Reunions Began Nearly 100 Years Ago.

  • SFA Publisher Mark Harrison's Career Story

  • Sweetland/Swetland Family Association Scholarship Recipient for 2016 is Alexander D. Kirby

  • Remember to Label and Preserve your Photos and Stories!

  • SFA Roster

  • Donation Form

 

 

Lore #77 (Spring 2016)   (adobe .PDF file   912 Kb)

 

  • Like a Hole in the Head: The en-GAGE-ing story of a Sweetland and a Swetland by Matthew L. Lena (Boston).

  • SFA Scholarship Application Information - Deadline May 1, 2016

  • Keeping the Cousin Relationships Straight

  • Treasurer’s Report

  • Do you have info, stories, etc. for the next edition of the Lore?

  • SFA Roster

  • Donation Form

 

 

Lore #76 (Winter 2015)   (adobe .PDF file   4 Mb)

 

  • Old Swetland Desk was Discarded and later Rescued.

  • Examining Spanish American War Photos Yields a Sweetland

  • Roger Swetland Needs Your Information to Update the CD of the 2003 Swetland/Sweetlands/Sweatlands

  • Query: B. R. Sweetland – Can you Help?

  • Do you have info, stories, etc. for the next edition of the Lore?

  • SFA Roster

  • Donation Form

 

 

Lore #75 (Fall 2015)   (adobe .PDF file   1.4 Mb)

 

  • New SFA Member Shares Views of Swetland Ancestors’ Old Family Bible

  • Visiting Churches and Other Buildings our Ancestors Knew

  • Our Readers Respond to Article in Summer Issue, "Ancestral Word-of-Mouth Stories: Fact or Fiction?"

  • SFA Notes Passing of Mike O’Connor

  • Do you have info, stories, etc. for the next edition of the Lore?

  • SFA Roster

  •     Donation Form

 

 

Lore #74 (Summer 2015)   (adobe .PDF file   1.4 Mb)

 

  • Ancestral Word-of-Mouth Stories: Fact or Fiction?

  • The English Sweetland Family

  • Family Reunion Refrigerator Rolls

  • Treasurer Report for end of 2014

  • Do you have info, stories, etc. for the next edition of the Lore?

  • Treasurer's Report

  • SFA Roster

  • Donation Form

 

 

Lore #73 (Spring 2015)   (adobe .PDF file   1.3 Mb)

 

  •     Learning, Opportunities and Sharing Knowledge

  •     Revolutionary War Soldier Survives War, But Not Illness

  •     Report of 2014 Sweetland Research Project in England

  •     One Big Family

  •   SFA Roster

  •     Donation Form

 

 

Lore #72 (Winter 2014)   (adobe .PDF file   775kb)

 

  •     Civil War George's Mint Plant

  •     Swetland Relative Posthumously Receives Medal of Honor

  •     FamilySearch

  •     Obituaries

  •   SFA Roster

  •     Donation Form

 

 

Lore #71 (Fall 2014)   (adobe .PDF file   2.0 Mkb)

 

  •     Highlights of the July Reunion

  •     Treasurer's Report

  •   SFA Roster

  •     Donation Form

 

Lore #70 (Summer 2014)   (adobe .PDF file   1 Mb)

 

  •     A Good Old-Fashioned Reunion Strengthens Families

  •   See the Reunion Plan

  •   A 1926 Reunion-Newspaper Clipping

  •     Preserve Your Photos Online

  •     Reunion Registration Form

  •     New Research On The Sweetland/Swetland Line To England—How You Can Help

  •   SFA Roster

  •     Donation Form

 

 

Lore #69 (Spring 2014)   (adobe .PDF file   918kb)

 

  • 2014 Reunion on July 18-19

  • SFA Scholarship Deadline in March

  • Reunion Registration

  • President’s  Message

  • Treasurer's Report

  • How W.H. Sweetland got his Name

  • SFA Officers and Website

  • Donation Slip

 

 

Lore #68 (Winter 2013)   (adobe .PDF file   162kb)

 

  • President’s  Message— Grateful Family Survives House Fire

  • SFA Scholarship

  • Help Us Find  Scholarship Applicants

  • Reunion Registration

  • Early Sweetland Immigrants in Nova Scotia

  • SFA Officers and Website

  • Donation Slip

 

 

Lore #67 (Fall 2013)   (adobe .PDF file   480kb)

 

  •     Cortland and Freetown Corners - NY Reunion Details for July 18-19, 2014

  •     Reunion Registration Form

  •     President's Message

  •     A Glimpse of Cortland, NY

  •     SFA Officers and Website

  •     Donation Slip

 

 

Lore #66 (Summer 2013)   (adobe .PDF file   210kb)

 

  •     President's Message

  •     SFA Notes - Passing of Founder, Mark Swetland

  •     Picturing Houses

  •     Finding and Sharing Journals

  •     A Dress For All Times - Sarah Sweetland Cottrell

  •     SFA Website Down

  •     Donation Slip

 

 

Lore #65 (Spring 2013)   (adobe .PDF file   346kb)

 

  •     President’s Message

  •     Miller Family Photo

  •     NY City Directory Ads

  •     Dolores Sweetland

  •     Genealogical Breakthrough On Norris Swetland

  •     Florence Munroe

  •     Vivian Sweetland

  •     Contact Us

  •     Donations

 

 

Lore #64 (Winter 2012)   (adobe .PDF file   919kb)

 

  •     Reunions: They Show We Care About our Families

  •     Getting Old Family "Relics" Back Where They Belong

  •     Genealogy Ideas for the Holidays

  •     Treasurer's Report

  •     Locating SFA Members

  •     Baby Query

  •     Donations

 

 

Lore #63 (Fall 2012)   (adobe .PDF file   422kb)

 

  •     President's Message

  •     Reunion Photos

  •     Reunion Activities and Meeting

  •     Children at Reunion

  •     Pictures from Reunion

  •     SFA Leaders

  •     Donations

 

 

Lore #62 (Summer 2012)   (adobe .PDF file   751kb)

 

  •     Reunion 2012

  •     Reunion Details

  •     Online Tips for Genealogy

  •     Veterans

  •     Scholarship Winner

  •     Treasurer's Report

  •     Helping the 1940 Census

  •     Reunion Registration Form

 

 

Lore #61 (Spring 2012)   (adobe .PDF file   971kb)

 

  •     President's Message

  •     Military Query

  •     Newspapers Yield Facts

  •     Sad Story of Edgar Harris Sweetland

  •     How to Help Create SFA Military List

  •     Swetlands & Milton Bradley

  •     Virginia Miller Obituary

  •     Reader Repsonse

  •     Donations

 

 

Lore #60 (Winter 2011)   (adobe .PDF file   428kb)

 

  •     Reunion Announces

  •     Edwin P. Swetland

  •     Swetland's Sweet Shops

  •     Luke Swetland Revolutionary War Records

  •     See 1821 War Record

  •     Ernestine Swetland's Passing

  •     Donations

  •     Reunion Registration Form

 

 

Lore #59 (Fall 2011)   (adobe .PDF file   167kb)

 

  •     Reunion Goals

  •     Homestead Fundraiser a grand success

  •     Revolutionary War Pension Records

  •     2012 Scholarship Reminder

  •     Tribal Wisdom

  •     Earle Swetland Query

  •     Nance Swetland’s Passing

 

 

Lore #58 (Summer 2011)   (adobe .PDF file   677kb)

 

  •     Taking trips and visits

  •     Crown Hill Findings

  •     Gravestone Symbols

  •     Tips on Cemetery Visits

  •     Treasurer’s Report

 

 

Lore #57 (Spring 2011)   (adobe .PDF file   204kb)

 

  •     SFA President postpones Reunion due to economic climate

  •     SFA President and Reunion Chair seek your input

  •     Visiting Family History Library in Salt Lake City

  •     Aaron Sweetland’s Lighting Work is center stage today

  •     Descendants meet in California

 

 

Lore #56 (December 2010)   (adobe .PDF file   485kb)

 

  •     President announces reunion is still pending.

  •     Newspaper features a family’s ties to the Swetland Homestead

  •     Q&A on the Salt Late City, Utah Library

  •     Donation form for your contributions to the SFA

 

 

Lore #55 (September 2010)   (adobe .PDF file   193kb)

 

  •     SFA Presidents message:  Scholarships and Continuing Education.

  •     Help with Identifying a Sweetland Painter.

  •     Why should one apply for scholarship?

  •     Hear from former SFA Scholarship awardees.

  •     Sweetland’s encouraged continued-education over 100 years ago.

  •     Scholarship details and information.

  •     Donation contributions for reunions, scholarships, and general fund.

 

 

Lore #54 (June 2010)   (adobe .PDF file   196kb)

 

  •     President's message: Literature

  •     Luke Swetland

  •     New Book, Crown of Serpents

  •     A family pirate story

  •     CD's of Doug's book available now

  •     Post on SFA website message board

  •     Treasurer report

 

 

Lore #53 (March 2010)   (adobe .PDF file   139kb)

 

  •     President's message

  •     Planning your own family reunion

  •     Do I ear what I ear?

 

 

Lore #52 (December 2009)   (adobe .PDF file   712kb)

 

  •     President's message

  •     Memories of Doug

  •     Call for articles

  •     Genealogy help

  •      Obituary

 

 

Lore #51 (September 2009)   (adobe .PDF file   818kb)

 

  •     President's message

  •     Obituary

  •     Treasurer's report

  •     Funny genealogy

  •     Researching "Oliver"

  •     Getting people to share

 

 

Lore #50 (June 2009)   (adobe .PDF file   208kb)

 

  •     President recounts true dedication to reunions

  •     Reunion agenda

  •     Register for reunion and hotel by June 15th (p. 5)

  •     Mrs. Young-Thayer shares research

  •      Keep your photos safe

 

 

Lore #49 (March 2009)   (adobe .PDF file   203kb)

 

  • President encourages Reunion attendance

  • Our President’s Life and Interests

  • New London promises interesting Reunion events

  • Writing an autobiography

  •  Register for the Reunion !

From our President

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William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

From our President

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William Wirt Smith

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Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

Lore #48 (December 2008)   (adobe .PDF file   1,020kb)

 

  •     Ancestral sacrifices inspire gratitude

  •     What papers to toss

  •     Colonists didn't have microwaves

  •     Try family recipes

  •     “Max" Noyes obituary

  •      Reunion is coming

From our President

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William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

From our President

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William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

Lore #47 (September 2008)   (adobe .PDF file   199kb)

  • President emphasizes education, pride in our name, tells of reunion

  • Schools in the old days

  • How to apply for the scholarship

  • Swetland.org website

  • A Sweetland war story

From our President

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William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

Lore #46 (June 2008)   (adobe .PDF file   216kb)

 

  • From the President:  Plan now to attend the 2009 SFA Reunion
  • Treating gravestones responsibly
  • You library card may bring more Internet data
  • From the Computer Pro:  Protect your computer !
  • Obituary and Treasurer’s report

From our President

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William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

Lore #45 (March 2008)   (adobe .PDF file   181kb)

 

  • Computer Health
  • Pro Helps Lore
  • The President’s Message
  • Reunion 2009
  • Puritan Planting
  • Lives Well Lived
  • Genealogy Online on a budget

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

Lore #44 (December 2007)   (adobe .PDF file   129kb)

 

  • The Swe(e)/(a)tland Family Association Scholarship Award
  • The Swe(e)/(a)tland Family Scholarship Award Process
  • The President’s Message
  • The Allen County Library
  • Discovering Family History

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

Lore #43 (September 2007)   (adobe .PDF file   340kb)

 

  • Mark Swetland steps down
  • Successful Reunion 2007
  • Donating to the SFA
  • Help the new Editor
  • Reunion Photos
  • Add to Doug’s Big Book

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

Lore #42 (June 2007)   (adobe .PDF file   143kb)

 

  • The President’s Message
  • Roger & Priscilla have been Busy
  • A few Swetland Patents
  • Our Treasury Balance
  • How We Began
  • Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro with Carroll Wilcox

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

Lore #41 (March 2007)   (adobe .PDF file   190kb)

 

  • The President’s Message
  • Mark Swetland and his Health Concern
  • 2007 SFA Scholarship Winner Announced
  • Reunion Information
  • Who was Benjamin S. Swetland? 
  • A Few Swetlands of the Chautauqua County NY Area (Brocton)
  • A Call for Pictures, Stories, and Information
  • 2007 SFA Reunion Submission Form Attached

From our President

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William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

Lore #40 (December 2006)   (adobe .PDF file   170kb)

 

  • 2007 SFA Reunion July 20th and 21st
  • New website for researching genealogy
  • Plans for the 2007 reunion
  • Tremendous Swetland and Sweetland data on the Internet
  • Internet data comes alive

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

Lore #39 (September 2006)   (adobe .PDF file   154kb)

 

  • 2007 SFA Reunion in Brocton, NY
  • How much Information on People is on the Internet?
  • A second Luke Swetland
  • Why have a Family Message Board?
  • A New Editor!!!
  • The 2007 SFA Reunion will be July 20 and 21.
  • Why did no one send information to fill the blank?

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

Lore #38 (June 2006)   (adobe .PDF file   143kb)

  • More thoughts for the 2007 reunion

  • We find ourselves pulling out these (Memory Albums) more than a packet of pictures

  • S/S Lore Issues on line

  • Writing your family  history

  • We need an Assistant Editor

  • Two obituaries

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

Lore #37 (March 2006)   (adobe .PDF file   144kb)

  • Your President's message

  • Email for S/S Lore

  • Gladys Swetland, 1892-2005 

  • William Swetland of Salem, MA 

  • This and That From Our Members 

  • Ancestry.com Civil War Collection

  • One-Name Studies

 

From our President

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William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

Lore #36 (December 2005)   (adobe .PDF file   150kb)

  • Your President's message

  • Email for S/S Lore

  • Philetus Sweatland/Swetland

  • Jamie Swetland's Report

  • GenealogyPortal.com

  • Ellis Island Passenger Arrivals

From our President

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William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

Lore #35 (September 2005)   (adobe .PDF file   608kb)

  • Internet Ramblings - Help!

  • Email for S/S Lore

  • Your President's message - 2005 SFA Reunion

  • Karen Swetland

  • 2005 What a Wonderful Summer!

  • Pennsylvania Log Cabin

  • Certificate of Recognition

  • This space blank!

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

Lore #34 (June 2005)   (adobe .PDF file   157kb)

  • From Our President

  • Email for S/S Lore

  • William Wirt Smith

  • Ellis Island Records

  • William Swetland of Salem, MA

  • Pennsylvania's Oldest Resident

  • Gladys Swetland turns 113

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

From our President

Email For S/S Lore

William Wirt Smith

(continued from #33)

Ellis Island Records

William Swetland of Salem, MA

Pennsylvania’s Oldest Resident

Gladys Swetland at 113

 

Lore #33 (March 2005)   (adobe .PDF file   155kb)

  • Our President and Secretary enjoy Florida

  • SFA 2005 reunion data

  • Feast of the White Dog

  • William Swetland of Salem, MA in 1686

  • The SFA Website is real

 

 

Lore #32 (December 2004)   (adobe .PDF file   138kb)

  • Our President's "Retirement"

  • Benjamin Swetland, the fife-major

  • Dates for the 2005 reunion

  • Should there be a S/S website?

 

 

Lore #31 (September 2004)   (adobe .PDF file   145kb)

  • The Millers have offered to act as reunion coordinators.

  • David W. Swetland of Alma, Maine, writes wonderful letters.

  • The trials of scanning into the computer.

  • Galdys Swetland enjoys her 112th birthday.

 

 

Lore #30 (June 2004)   (adobe .PDF file   214kb)

  • The President's Message

  • The editor's new knee

  • David Wightman Swetland had a Birthday in April

  • Hear from some of our members

  • How to sign up for Lore to be delivered to you via Email

 

 

Lore #29 (March 2004)   (adobe .PDF file   223kb)

  • The President's Message

  • A Story of 2 Swetland families in 1895-1905

  • Lilth Swetland is an author

  • Frederick Leutchford Swetland

  • Gladys Swetland makes the newspaper

  • Robert Sweetland is NOT a mythical creature

  • How to sign up for Lore to be delivered to you via Email

 

 

Lore #28 (December 2003)   (adobe .PDF file   206kb)

  • DistantCousins.com is a useful Internet site

  • Irwin Messick is distantly related to James Bird

  • The President Speaks

  • Robert Sweetland is a mythical creature

  • Two Obituaries

  • How to sign up for Lore to be delivered to you via Email

 

 

Lore #27 (September 2003)   (adobe .PDF file   183kb)

  • Mark A. Swetland displayed Aaron Swetland's musket

  • David Bickford and Rob Ruth have great websites

  • A new photo

  • A hip fracture at 82

 

 

Lore #26 (June 2003)   (adobe .PDF file   204kb)

  • Come to the 2003 SFA Reunion

  • Write a Family History

  • Was William's Wife Really Named Agnes?

  • Sweetland and Swetland Coats of Arms notebooks

  • Bill Noyes retired again

 

 

Lore #25 (March 2003)   (adobe .PDF file   202kb)

  • Music and Our Ancestors

  • Crossing the plains...

  • Sweetland and Swetland Coat of Arms

  • SFA 2003 Reunion

 

 

Lore #24 (December 2002)   (adobe .PDF file   1796kb)

  • Plans for the SFA 2003 reunion

  • Newsletter Extras

  • A Swetland Coat of Arms

  • Crossing the Plains...

  • Intro to a Swetland book

  • Swetland Ancestors of Judith L. Young-Thayer

 

 

Lore #23 (September 2002)   (adobe .PDF file   166kb)

  • Previous reunion attendance

  • Needed: a MS Publisher 97 expert

  • We've lost a warm friend

  • Crossing the plains...

  • Intro to a Swetland book

  • A Sweetland researcher since 1976

 

 

Lore #22 (June 2002)    (adobe .PDF file   797kb)

  • Glady's 110th Birthday

  • William & Agnes Swetland

  • Thomas Ancestors

  • Our New Address

  • Swetland Internet Co.

  • Internet Ramblings, etc.

 

 

Lore #21 (March 2002)    (adobe .PDF file   830kb)

  • In Memoriam

  • SFA Treasury

  • 2003 Reunion

  • Internet Ramblings and Others

  • SFA Treasury

  • Sweetlands in England and Australia

  • Research Guide

  • Matthew Sweetland

  • Scott Swetland

 

 

Lore #20 (December 2001)    (adobe .PDF file   848kb)

  • Sweetlands in England and Australia

  • SFA 2003 Reunion

  • Statira P. Hurd

  • Internet Browsing

 

 

Lore #19 (September 2001)    (adobe .PDF file   818kb)

  • 2001 S/S Reunion

  • Baby Boy Swetland

  • A Note on Family Associations

  • Sweetlands in England and Australia

  • Internet Ramblings

 

 

Lore #18 (June 2001)   (adobe .PDF file   61kb)

  • 2001 S/S Reunion

  • NEHGS Circulating Library

  • Sweetland and Swetland Notes

  • Pennsylvania Notable Women

 

 

Lore #17 (March 2001)   (adobe .PDF file   51kb)

  • Swetland Family Website by Jason Swetland

  • SFA 2001 Reunion

  • More on Roger Swetland

  • SFA Treasury Status

  • Mark's Ancestral History

  • New Members of the SFA

  • More News

 

 

Lore #16 (December 2000)    (adobe .PDF file   814kb)

  • 2001 SFA Reunion

  • A Swetland Mystery

  • 1900 SFA Reunion

  • John Sweetland - Part III

  • 2001 SFA Scholarship

  • Emory Sweetland Speech

 

 

Lore #15 (September 2000)   (adobe .PDF file   210kb)

  • Lasting Impressions

  • 2001 Reunion

  • John Sweetland

  • Ira Allen Swetland

  • Roger W. Swetland Letter

 

 

Lore #14 (June 2000)   (adobe .PDF file   78kb)

  • Wonderful People Survey Responses

  • Websites and In This Issue

  • John Sweetland in the Revolutionary War

  • Reader Responses

  • Austin Aaron Swetland

 

 

Lore #13 (March 2000)    (adobe .PDF file   817kb)

  • Call For Help

  • Pamelia Stevens Swetland

  • William and Agnes Swetland of Salem, MA

  • Swetland Sources in Hartford, CT and Massachusetts

 

 

Lore #12 (October 1999)   (adobe .PDF file   51kb)

  • Swetland Homestead

  • Potter County Courthouse

  • SFA 2001 Reunion

  • Georgianna Swetland

  • Reunion 1999 Report

 

 

Lore #11 (May 1999)    (adobe .PDF file   831kb)

  • 1999 Reunion, Do You Know This Man?

  • This and That

  • Luke Swetland Book

  • Lois Franklin Data

  • Luke & Anne Gilliland Swetland

 

 

Lore #10 (April 1999)    (adobe .PDF file   883kb)

  • SFA 1999 Reunion, SFA Reunions 1896-1906

  • William Swetland 1789 - 1864

  • 1999 SFA Reunion Agenda

  • Chautauqua Records

  • On-line "Researcher"

  • Swetlands in Cleveland and Fredonia

 

 

Lore #09 (January 1999)    (adobe .PDF file   869kb)

  • SFA 1999 Reunion and Beginning Genealogy

  • Major Scott's Sterling Ancestors

  • Books on Swetlands, Sweetlands and Sweatlands

  • Notes From the Past

  • Odds and Ends

 

 

Lore #08 (October 1998)    (adobe .PDF file   880kb)

  • FGS Conference

  • Who Was That Man?

  • Luke Swetland Honored

  • Tornadoes and More

  • Chautauqua County, NY

 

 

Lore #07 (July 1998)    (adobe .PDF file   890kb)

  • 1999 Reunion Swetland Family Association

  • More Data Needed

  • Bits and Pieces

  • Obituaries

  • Family Connections

 

 

Lore #06 (June 1998)    (adobe .PDF file   687kb)

  • Doug Sweetland's Red Book

  • In Memoriam - William Richard Thomas

  • Margaret Ann Swetland

  • Harmon and Rosamond Swetland

  • Old Letters - Family Archives

  • Other Lines - Doty, Hamlin, Sutton, Cole

  • Other Lines (?) - Bruce

  • 1999 Reunion - Western New York State

 

 

Lore #05 (January 1998)    (adobe .PDF file   482kb)

  • Sweatland/Sweetland/Swetland1999 Reunion

  • The Swetland Homestead

  • Mary Jane Swetland

  • Descendants of Mary Jane Swetland

 

 

Lore #04 (October 1997)    (adobe .PDF file   619kb)

  • Sweetlands in England

  • Updating Doug Sweetland's Red Book

  • Margaret Jean Nyhart Smith

  • Partial Ahnentafel of Margaret Jean Nyhart Smith

  • The graves of Harmon and Rosamond Swetland

 

 

Lore #03 (undated)    (adobe .PDF file   321kb)

  • Surprise

  • Swetland Descendants

  • Queries

  • Church of the Latter Day Saints, Beaufort, SC

 

 

Lore #02 (undated)    (adobe .PDF file   612kb)

  • Reunion Notes

  • Donations

  • Another Loss

  • Research

  • Queries

 

 

Lore #01 (undated)    (adobe .PDF file   281kb)

  • The newly renamed Lore

  • The Swetland Family Scholarship

  • Sweetland Research

 

 

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