The Hatch Family Association will be holding the National Hatch Family Reunion in Scituate, Massachusetts, on Saturday and Sunday, July 24 and 25, 2010. New England is the starting place for several lines of the Hatch name, home to several immigrant ancestors. Scituate, Massachusetts, is the home of immigrant brothers Thomas and William Hatch. Nearby Barnstable, Massachusetts, is the home of immigrant Thomas Hatch, whose son Jonathan became one of the Founders of Falmouth, Massachusetts, also not too far away. York, Maine, is the home of immigrant brothers Philip and Charles Hatch. These four progenitors can be claimed by a large portion of Hatches living in both the United States and Canada.
The reunion is open to all who claim having a Hatch surname in their ancestry, HFA membership is not required and anyone with an interest in Hatch genealogy is welcome to attend. Come walk in the steps of your ancestors!
All activities will be held in the facilities of the Scituate Historical Society:
Grand Army of the Republic Hall (GAR Hall): 353 Country Way
Little Red Schoolhouse (website): 43 Cudworth Road
Registration
Registration for the reunion is just $20 for individuals, $15 for each additional adult family member, and $5 each for children 17 and under, and free for children under 5.
Please download the registration form. You can print it out, fill it out by hand and mail to the address given on the form and include a check for your registration fees and any meals you wish to attend. Prices for the meals are listed below and on the form, which can be downloaded HERE (instructions are included). There are other options explained on the registration form page.
MEAL PRICES
Sat noon, July 24: $15.00
Turkey, roast beef, with/without cheese, tuna salad on bulky rolls, potato salad, tomatoes and lettuce, Beverages, fruit and cookies
Sat night dinner: $20.00
Fruit cup with sherbet, Baked ham, scalloped potatoes, green beans, rolls, beverage, commemorative cake
Sun noon, July 25: $15.00
Fried chicken, Cole salad, rolls, Beverages, cookies(all meals for children 12 and under are $5.00 each, substitutions for dietary considerations will be available)
SCHEDULE OF WEEKEND EVENTS
(subject to change, times approximate)Check-in will begin at 10:00 AM at the GAR Hall. Meal schedule is with pricing above.
Saturday afternoon 7/24/2010
Speaker: Gary Boyd Roberts, (bio) (webpage) GAR Hall 1:00 PM
Mr. Roberts is a member of the NEHGS, Society of Genealogists and Connecticut Society of Genealogists. He is familiar with all four major Hatch lines: Scituate (William & Thomas), Barnstable (Thomas) and Maine Hatches. He can also research Hatch connections to royal ancestry and Mayflower ancestry.Following Mr. Roberts, the Barnstable Hatches will have the opportunity for a road trip to visit Jonathan’s gravesite in Falmouth with guest speaker Donna Walcovy of the Falmouth Historical Society, who will discuss area Hatch graves and cemeteries.
Saturday evening 7/24/2010
Saturday dinner, GAR Hall 7:00 PM
After-dinner discussions on DNA in Genealogy and the Hatch DNA Project, followed by a business meeting of the Hatch Family Association to elect officers for the next five years.Sunday afternoon 7/25/2010
Sunday lunch, GAR Hall 12:00 Noon
Guest Speakers, Little Red Schoolhouse, approx. 1:00 PM or following lunch
Speaker 1: Ron Messer and possibly his daughter Sarah (Scituate Hatches)
Ron is owner of the Red Hatch House in Marshfield. His daughter Sarah wrote the book (book info), The Red House: Being a Mostly Accurate Account of New England’s Oldest Continuously Lived-In House, which chronicled both the family’s experiences renovating the house and a history of the Walter Hatch family which built and lived in the house from c. 1647 to 1965. Ron is hoping Sarah will be able to attend, as well, but at press time was still not able to confirm.
Speaker 2: (Barnstable Hatches) A discussion on the Chronology of Jonathan Hatch and other topics of interest to the Barnstable line
There will be time throughout the reunion for you to strike up conversations and share information with others researching your Hatch line and to discuss other genealogical topics of interest. Information about area genealogical research, for those able to stay for a day or two after the reunion, will also be provided.
