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Monday, June 25, 2007
We attended the meeting at
the Cemetery, but (and alas) we have no streaming video for you to
view. In a week or two my brother and I will post the still
photos. The Nathaniel H. Felt Family is alive and well.
Participants on Saturday and Sunday totaled about 25 (if David P.
Felt and the rest of us were counted twice) for both days which is
about what I expected. We wanted to down-play this year's
event and we accomplished our goal.
It sounds like our NHFFA
president will take us to a new 3 year cycle of meetings where we
take two years off between the big events. That would
mean our next get-together will occur in the year 2009. What
is your vote for what we do and where we meet? I think we
still want to meet in the Cemetery and go to the temple on the off
years (2008, 2010 and 2011). Do you agree? Send me your
thoughts by clicking on the envelope to start an email.
Yours Truly,
Jonathan C. Felt, Secretary
Monday, May 21, 2007
The 4th Sunday in June
approaches quickly again this year. What to do for the annual
Felt Memorial Day has been more difficult a decision than we
expected. Not everyone agrees there should be a gathering each
and every year. On the other hand, father Nathaniel asked us
to be there (at the grave) every year. As a board we will
carry out his request for as long as we are able, but it is wise to
lower the bar of expectation for a season or two in regards to
programming.
The president of our board,
David P. Felt, wishes to invite you to attend a short prayer meeting
and devotional at the gravesite. It will start promptly at
6:00 PM on Sunday the 24th day of June. A webcast of the event
will be made available from this website within 24 hours in order
that all may experience it first-hand. We look forward to your
webside attendance.
Also of importance to us will
be to formally ratify the bylaws of the Nathaniel H. Felt Family
Association in accordance to United States and Utah law. It is
the intention of D. P. Felt to file for official 501c3 status before
the end of June 2007. He will conduct a meeting for that
purpose in the Relief Society Room of the 27th Ward Chapel starting
at 7:45 PM on Saturday, June 23rd.
Mr. Felt would also like to
invite interested Nathaniel H. Felt descendants to participate in a
special temple session also on Saturday, June 23, 2007 at 4:00 PM.
Please be dressed by 3:30 PM. Family File names of our kindred
will be provided up until the session starts. Please obtain a
current temple recommend to participate. We will meet for
dinner in the temple cafeteria immediately following the endowment
session.
Attend what you can.
| Sunday, June 24, 2007 6:00 PM |
A short devotional at the Nathaniel H. Felt gravesite |
| Monday, June 25, 2007 6:00 PM |
A webcast of the 2007 events will stream from this
website |
| Saturday, June 23, 2007 7:45 PM |
A brief meeting to ratify the official bylaws of the
Nathaniel H. Felt Family Association will be conducted by
David P. Felt from the Relief Society Room of the 27th Ward
Chapel, 185 P Street, Salt Lake City, UT |
| Saturday, June 23, 2007 3:30 PM |
For those who desire, be dressed and in the Salt Lake
Temple for an endowment session. Family names will be
provided. We will eat dinner in the temple cafeteria. |
Donations Accepted
c/o David P. Felt, COL (ret)
1652 Pages Place Drive
Bountiful, UT 84010
(888) 207-1872
Yours faithfully,
Jonathan C. Felt, Secretary
Friday, January 5, 2007 by Jonathan C. Felt
As I was leaving Salem, Massachusetts in the first week of June
2005, I assumed then I would return. Unfortunately that has
not yet occurred, but I remain hopeful. It was in that same
week when I felt inspired to start CousinIT LLC, the company I am
now endeavoring to grow. CousinIT LLC should provide the
necessary funding for me to do what I most want to do.
As a family association, we
went forward on our annual gathering (also in June 2005) with a
speech from Steve Valentine who represented the Genealogical Society
of Utah. One year later we were amazed to experience the skill
and generosity of Clive Romney's famous hymn band, Enoch Train; it
also helped for us to have a cousin (Daron Bradford) in the band.
Enoch Train's performance was magical for us, and I want to deal
more with that subject in future writings. Even before I left
Salem in '05 we did the most important meeting of all back in
October 2004 honoring Nathaniel Henry Felt's home with a plaque
ceremony, and I am sorry to report the plaque ceremony has yet to be
properly chronicled. For more information go to the
Mormon Historic Sites Foundation's link to the house.
The next thing clearly is
form a proper 5013c organization and solicit donations for the Felt
Papers project. Hopefully our little pilot project will be a
good start for the Phillips Library to do even more with
digitization in the near future. I still believe in John R.
Grimes' original vision, and I will strive diligently to bring it to
pass.
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