NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS OCTOBER 2-5, 2013 Time grows short until the next time we will be together at the reunion. If you have not yet registered there is still time. There is a registration form later in this issue if you would like to mail it in. For those who prefer, you may register online at tp://www.hawlsociety.org The registration fee is $150 per person, guests are welcome and membership is encouraged but not required. If you have not yet booked your hotel, we are staying at the Quality Inn in Northampton. Be sure to ask for the Society rate. Th may still have rooms available at our discounted rate. It is best to call the hotel directly, as opposed to the toll free reservations number. LODGING Quality Inn & Suites 117 Conz Street Northampton, MA 01060 p: 413.586.1500 HAWLEY SOCIETY GROUP RATE v October 2: $ 97 plus tax per room, 2 people v October 3: $ 97 plus tax per room, 2 people v October 4: $129 plus tax per room, 2 people Additional days before or after MAY be available at group rate 1
7:00 pm Book Launch Event A reading by author Susan Stinson First Churches Sanctuary 129 Main Street Northampton, MA 01060 413.584.9392 "Like Jonathan Edwards, Stinson reads the natural world as well as Scripture, searching for meaning. But instead of the portents of an angry god, what she finds there is something numinous, complicated, and radiantly human." -Alison Bechdel Susan Stinson's novel, Spider in a Tree, published today by Small Beer Press, is about Northampton, Massachusetts in the time of Jonathan Edwards, the eigeenth century preacher and theologian best known for his sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God." Leah and Saul, enslaved in the Edwards household, are central to the story. Susan lives across Bridge Street from the Northampton cemetery where Jonathan Edwards and many of his family have memorials and graves. Time spent in that beautiful place inspired the book. This reading and book launch takes place, during the week of the 310th anniversary of Jonathan Edwards's birth, in the beautiful sanctuary at First Churches on Main Street. Although the original building is gone, this is the spot where Edwards preached nearly 300 years ago. Copies of the novel will be available for sale by Broadside Bookshop. Susan will be happy to sign books. Susan Stinson, Forbes Library Writer In Residence, is the awardwinning author of three novels and a book of poetry and lyric essays. She recently completed Spider in a Tree, a novel about eigeenth century Northampton preacher Jonathan Edwards. Video excerpts of Susan reading from Spider in a Tree appear on the website of the Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale. She has received grants and fellowships from the Barbara Deming/Mon for Women Fund, the Wurlitzer Foundation, the Millay Colony, and the Blue Mountain Center, among others. Her work has been published in numerous anthologies and journals, including Kenyon Review, Early American Studies and The Women's Review of Books. She has given more than a hundred readings, speeches and workshops across the country, and also offers cemetery tours and talks about local history. 2
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Continental Breakfast at Hotel for Hotel Guests 11am BRIDGE STREET CEMETERY TOUR We will drive our personal cars the short distance to the cemetery. The tour is guided by Susan Stinson. 12:30pm LUNCH AT HOTEL NORTHAMPTON-Northampton Room We will walk a short distance through the historic Downtown district to our lunch at the iconic Hotel Northampton The history of our hotel begins with Lewis Wiggins, an entrepreneur who had a great interest in preserving the Colonial Revival theme when constructing the Hotel Northampton in 1927. An integral element of Wiggins' concept was to achieve museum status for the hotel's furnishings, and to this end he acquired antiques both for the hotel and for his own collection. Many of these antiques still grace our hallways, restaurants, and lobby. The collection was added to daily, and by 1937 Wiggins employed a full-time antiquarian curator with a staff of up to 15. Two staff members were assigned only to mingle with the guests and discuss the hotel and its antiques. 2pm HISTORIC NORTHAMPTON MUSEUM We will walk the short distance to Historic Northampton for a self guided tour the museum. Historic Northampton is a museum of local history in the heart of the Connecticut River vall of western Massachusetts. Its collection of approximately 50,000 objects is the repository of Northampton and Connecticut Vall history from the Pre-Contact era to the present. The museum contains a permanent exhibit chronicling the rich history of Northampton in its main gallery, A Place Called Paradise, The Making of Northampton, and features changing exhibitions in its rotating exhibit space. Currently Contemporary Art at Historic Northampton. Historic Northampton constitutes a campus of three contiguous historic houses, all on their original sites. The grounds themselves are part of an original Northampton homelot, laid out in 1654. The houses are currently closed for renovation. 4-5pm 6pm FREE TIME This is open time for those who wish additional time at the Museum, to have a walking tour through Downtown Northampton, shop, at whatever is desired. DINNER ON OWN A list of suggested restaurants will be provided for your choice and at your own expense. This provides an opportunity to spend informal time getting to know your new cousins or explore more on your own. Amherst and Hadl are towns with heritage nearby if that is of interest. 4
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Continental Breakfast at Hotel for Hotel Guests QUALITY INN HOTEL, 117 Conz St 9 am ANNUAL MEETING Voting for the election of officers is restricted to members. 11 am GUEST SPEAKER Susan Stinson, author and historian 12 pm BOXED LUNCH Boxed lunches will be provided in the meeting room of the hotel. DEPART FOR HISTORIC DEERFIELD VILLAGE We will be driving our personal cars the 18 miles to Historic Deerfield 2 pm ARRIVE HISTORIC DEERFIELD VILLAGE Access to the Flynt Center of Early New England Life o textile exhibition o furniture exhibition Museum s Attic open storage of museum collections A guided walking tour of The Street A tour of the Williams house depicting its 1817 renovation in the latest style A visit to the Sheldon house the home of an average farming family Shopping time at the Museum Gift Shop and Bookstore o Savings coupon for a discount at the store 5 pm BEST OF DEERFIELD DINNER BUFFET New England Clam Chowder Entrée o Apple Brandy Pork Loin o Chicken Breast with Mushroom Cream Sauce o Vegetable Lasagna Indian Pudding with Whipped Cream 6
When you just can t BEAR the thoug of getting in the car and going shopping, you can always visit us at tp://www.cafepress.com /thehawlsocietystore 7
Continental Breakfast at Hotel for Hotel Guests 10 am BOTANIC GARDENS at SMITH COLLEGE 16 College Lane One hour guided tour, then all are welcome to explore further on their own. In addition to the Gardens, there is much to experience on the Smith Campus for those who are interested. Forbes Library Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library Lyman Plant House & Conservatory Art Museum Parking is limited but available Elm Street, the side streets by the Chapel, metered parking on Green Street and in visitor spaces in the Smith College Parking Garage. A Visitor s Guide to the Botanic Gardens will be provided in your welcome packet at the hotel. DID YOU KNOW THERE IS A HAWLEY CONNECTION TO FROZEN FOOD? Clarence Frank Birdse is a descendant of the Massachusetts Line of s with ancestors back to Northampton. He descends from Joseph and Lydia Marshall through their son Thomas. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he studied at Amherst and is considered the father of the modern frozen food industry. Clarence Birdse 8
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Charles Scribner, founder of the publishing house, Scribner & Sons, with offices at one time on Fifth Avenue in New York is also a descendant of the Massachusetts Line. He was born in New York City to Uriah Rogers Scribner and Bets. After a year's study at New York University, he entered Princeton University and graduated with the class of 1840.He began the study of law, but was obliged by ill health to make a change in career. Charles Scribner married Emma Elizabeth Blair (1827-1869) in 1846. He died of typhoid on August 26, 1871 while traveling in Lucerne, Switzerland, leaving his sons to carry on the business. 10
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