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Message from the President
To all descendants of Sanford and Nancy Porter I
extend a warm invitation to join with us this August 9th and 10th
in Porterville, Utah
for the annual Porter Family reunion (see map below for directions).
This will be a great opportunity to come and renew family ties, share
information, and enjoy some time together.
After some initial set backs, we have made
tremendous progress on our Porter Family web site. Our incoming president
Steve Wright will be sharing with us the progress that has been made in
this area during the business meeting of our reunion (see his comments
below). Our goal remains to expand this site into a lively area on the
internet where family members can come to chat, conduct research, share
histories, photographs, and find links to assist in the work on your family
genealogy. I know Steve has been working hard to provide links to
gedcom and paf files that are specific to the Stanford and Nancy Porter
lines. Having this information in a central location on the web I believe,
will help us to eliminate redundancies and errors in the genealogical
records. If you happen to have materials (photos, journals, etc.) that
you would like to have posted on the web site, please bring them to the
reunion this year. If unable to attend the reunion you may contact
Steven Wright at swright@ida.net
for assistance in posting materials to the web site. I extend
appreciation to those of you who have provided materials to be shared with
the family organization. In the future we will be placing additional
personal histories on the web site.
My time as president has provided a
wonderful opportunity for me to become better acquainted with many extended
family members. It is has been
exciting to be apart of such a vibrant and exciting family group that has
an incredible heritage. I again extend a personal invitation to each of you
to become involved in the Porter Family Organization. It is a rewarding
experience and your efforts will help us grow as an organization. One way we can all contribute is by
continuing to gather and share addresses (both postal and e-mail) to submit
to the Porter Family Organization of all family members. This will allow us to keep in contact
with one another and to continue to share the fruits of our labors. We have need of volunteers willing to
serve and lead the work on our various committees. If you are willing to serve, please let
us know. Again I invite all to join with us for an enjoyable weekend
together this August and may God continue to bless you and your family in
all that you do in this great work.
Best regards,
Chris Porter
chris_porter@byu.edu
Message from the Incoming President
I am pleased and grateful for
the opportunity to serve for the
next couple of years and hope to continue those things that Chris
Porter and prior presidents have been working on. With
that in mind, I also have some specific ideas for direction that I hope you
will allow us to take the "next step."
It seems obvious to me that for all of the work that is done, little
benefit is realized if we cannot be made aware of each others activities
and progress. It also seems obvious to me that the Internet is at least one
critical way to communicate this information to each other.
Last year we talked about developing our web site to meet some of these
goals. Unfortunately, shortly thereafter our system "crashed,"
causing us to lose critical information (including the list of Porter
Family organization members who had previously registered.). We also lost
wonderful information that had been provided at last year’s reunion. Quite
frankly, the loss was almost the death knell for our web site.
However, we have renewed our efforts, even though that means starting
from scratch. I believe the long terms benefits are simply too valuable to
quit.
As a result, at our reunion, we will be unveiling a new web site. At
that time, I also plan on making some suggestions that, with your approval
and assistance, I believe will help us move forward in a dramatic fashion.
We appreciate your patience and apologize for how slowly the Web site
has moved forward. However, I believe we have weathered the storm and, with
your continued help, we will be able to make great strides in carrying
forward the mission statement of the Porter Family Organization. Thank you.
Steve Wright
swright@ida.net
Monument & Cemetery Committee
Committee Chair: Dorene Jones
Over the past few years the
cemetery committee has made tremendous progress in identifying and placing
markers on the gravesites of several family descendants. There is still
need for additional assistance in compiling information on burial sites
with the hope of placing still more markers in the near future. In addition
to the Porterville Cemetery
we have begun preliminary plans to place a new moment on the gravesite of
Amy Sumner Porter (mother of Alma Porter). Amy Sumner Porter passed
away in 1846 shortly following the birth of twins in Winter Quarters, Nebraska
and is buried in the pioneer cemetery located near the new LDS temple at
this site. We appreciate those who have already contributed and invite
all who would like to participate in sharing the costs of these monuments
to send donations to:
Porter Family Organization
10 West 100 South Suite 450
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
Chris
Porter
656 West 1000 North.
Orem, UT
84057
First Class Mail
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August Reunion
Date: Friday, August 9th – Saturday,
August 10th
Place: Overnighter
– Friday (for all who want to come) at Carter’s Camp. There is a large
grassy area for camping (tent or trailer) and a creek to play in. We’ll
have family games, activities and a campfire. You can arrive anytime after 3:00 p.m. Please bring food and water for
your family. Join us for a campfire discussion in the evening and games in
the morning.
Saturday activities begin at
2700 S. Morgan Valley
Drive in Porterville.
We will have games for the kids and grown-ups alike. Bring a picnic lunch
for your family and a dish to share if you wish.
Agenda
10:00 a.m.
Games, activities and getting acquainted
12:00 p.m. Family Picnic at Church
Pavilion
1:00
p.m. – Program and Business meeting
*Welcome and overview of
events
*Chris Porter
– President
*Steve
Wright – Incoming President
*George
Mortimer – NTP Journal Project
*Nomination of new leaders.
*Break-out sessions – Family
Lines
2:30 p.m. – Take a personal tour of Porterville
and
the cemetery or stay and visit with
family
and friends.
Map
of Porterville and campsite
Annual Dues
Yearly donations will be accepted at the reunion or may be sent to:
Porter Family Organization
10 West 100 South Suite 450
Salt Lake City, Utah
84101
We would like to thank all those
who have so generously donated time and money to the Porter Family
Organization!
Family Reunion Committee
New Committee Chair: Steve Wright
We can use your help and ideas to continue to make our yearly reunion
something to look forward to and remember. If you would like to help,
please sign up at the reunion or e-mail me personally. As usual, we will
have prizes and awards given at the reunion.
Communications Committee
Committee chair: John Porter
Work continues on developing an
exciting new web site. As Steve mentioned, we unfortunately lost most of
the data from our previous web site and we are in the process of recreating
a new and even better site. One of the more significant components lost was
the database containing registration information from many of you. We
encourage you and all family members to register (again) on the new site
once it is online (should be ready by the time of the reunion).
Also, would you please check with your immediate family members to see
if they received this newsletter? If not, please make a copy for them or
encourage them to visit our website.
Family History & Genealogical
Committee
Committee chair: George
Mortimer
Bro. Mortimer, who has made many
advances with the family history committee, has recently returned from a
successful mission with his wife. Prior to their departure he and his
typists made significant progress on the journal of Nathan Tanner Porter.
His committee is responsible for publishing Nathan Tanner Porter's personal
history on our website. George is planning on resuming work on the NTP
journal project. Any one interested in helping him, especially typists,
please let George know He can be reach at syap3@earthlink.net
Displays & Genealogical Information
Grant Stevenson will have
displays, books, genealogical information and other family resources for
sale at the church during the reunion on Saturday. If you are not going to
be at the reunion, you can order materials from him.
Stevenson’s Genealogical Center
230 West 1230 North
Provo, UT
84064
(801) 374-9600
Family Leadership
Positions are held for a
two-year period. The current positions are: President– Chris
Porter, 1st Vice President–Steve Wright, 2nd
Vice President, Treasurer– L. Deane Smith.
At the reunion we will
nominate a new 1st and 2nd Vice President, Secretary,
and Committee chairs. If you have a desire to get involved, serve and move
this work along please volunteer at the reunion.
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