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THE CALLAWAY FAMILY ASSOCIATION Volume III No. 10 EDITORIAL by Dr. Bruce CallawayThe Annual CFA Conference in Baltimore again proved a very social occasion for most of the 90 plus attendees. It was great to see so many old friends and make the acquaintance of so many new ones and to see the enjoyment of everyone doing this very same thing. The food was great, the accommodation good, the entertainment and outings excellent. Even the drought-breaking rain did not dampen the spirits or the enthusiasm of the hard working organising Committee led by Victor Calloway.
The visit to Fort McHenry, origin of the Star Spangled Banner in name, flag and words, became even more relevant to the CFA by the association of the music of the anthem to our Family. See President Pat’s article below! It was your Co-Editor’s privilege to view the flag and its current restoration in Washington’s Smithsonian following the Conference where the original words and music by John Stafford Smith can be heard.
A fuller report on highlights of the conference must await less jet-lagged Editors. Baltimore to BC, Canada and Baltimore to Sydney, Australia takes a little adjustment! FROM THE PRESIDENT’S CORNER by Pat Schnurr
Just two days prior to going to Baltimore, I received a letter from one of our CFA members, Brian Kelway Willoughby, who lives in Cheltenham, England. He had noticed the short article in the CFA Journal about the Star Spangled Banner. He wondered if we knew that the music was written years before the poem by Francis Scott Key, which together, would become the United States’ national anthem. The music and original words, written by one John Stafford Smith, was an old English drinking song “To Anecreon in Heaven” and had been used in the colonies as a marching song during the French and Indian wars as well as the American Revolution. John Stafford Smith was married to Elizabeth Kelway and subsequently became the executor of a will of one Joseph Kelway of London, dated 14th April, 1779. Kelway, a great uncle of his wife, was Harpsichord Master to his Majesty’s Court and bequeathed several musical instruments and his music to John Stafford Smith. It is somewhat unique to know that we have a special connection to the song, and our thanks to Brian Willoughby for this information and a copy of the Kelway will.
At the business meeting on Saturday morning at Baltimore, the CFA was pleased to present a plaque to MARTHA WINKLER, long-time Assistant Secretary for her many years of dedicated service to the organisation. Although Martha could not attend the meeting, the presentation was received with applause and the plaque has been mailed to her. Editor's Note: On October 15, we were notified that Martha's husband of 56 years, Hank, had "passed away in his sleep at home in his own bed just the way he almost seemed to plan it". Our sincere condolences are extended to Martha and her family.
TREASURE TROVES IN THE ATTIC
Readers are referred to page 70 of the current Journal and the article by Eugene C. Callaway in which he refers to his finding a letter in a trunk stored in his grandmother’s attic. The letter, dated May 29 1836, was written by Thomas Miller, Secretary to Commodore Dallas of the US Frigate Constellation. Gene was able to announce at the conference that he had delivered the letter to the USS Constellation, which we had all seen in the inner harbour of Baltimore. The letter was gratefully received and will be preserved and displayed in the museum of the last Civil War era vessel afloat.
THE STORY OF MAUD HEATH
Maud Heath was a widow who lived at East Tytherton in England. In 1474 she made a deed of Gift of land and property to provide an income to maintain a causeway along a route that was low lying and prone to flooding by the nearby River Avon. The Causeway is maintained by a Committee of Trustees who have met every one of the 528 years since her death. Her stated aim was to provide a dry pathway for country people to walk to market. For much of the route the Causeway is no more than a raised path, but at the village of KELLAWAYS it becomes a proper Causeway. The Causeway at Kellaways has become a popular tourist spot whilst the area surrounding the village near Chippenham, Wiltshire, has been of interest to our genealogists. More information can be had at http://www.yourguide.org.uk/chippenham/maud.html and our thanks to Don Kellaway, our CFA member from Belleville, Ontario, Canada for providing this link.
CFA CD
Details and purchase of the first release of the Callaway CD, which was demonstrated by Russ Callaway at the recent CFA Conference, should be directed to Russ who can be reached on r.callaway at juno.com Russ has advised that it can be run on all versions of Windows, and whilst there are no plans for doing an Apple series, it has been suggested by a member that there is a program that allows this. At this stage this cannot be confirmed.
1930 CENSUS
Colleen Neal has reported to President Pat Schnurr that
she is continuing to read and abstract the 1930 Census. She has
finished Alabama, Arizona, Maine, Delaware, Connecticut, New
Hampshire, District of Columbia, Idaho, Colorado and Arizona,
and is starting on Georgia, which is one of the bigger C/K
states. She is formatting these as she goes so they can be
merged with our present CD census when they are finished. The
previous census 1790 - 1920 are on the new CD. We had previously
printed all of the census records for the C/K's and they were
available to the membership.
CFA WEB SITE
www.callawayfamily.org
Don't forget to check the Guest Book. From August 10 to
October 31 there have been 32 more entries, only 8 of which
were from members. If only we could get those 24 non-members to
join CFA! Does anybody want to try contacting them? Their e-mail
addresses are there. Good luck!
Also, have a look at the
Bulletin Board (not to be confused with this Bulletin). You may
find somebody you can help, or maybe even come across one of
your relatives, as Audrey Gibson just did
in
Louisiana.
YOUR EDITORS ARE BECOMING TIRED
Applications are sought from anyone willing to take over editorship of the Bulletin. The sterling and unremitting efforts of Editor-in-Chief Bill Callaway of BC, Canada and this ‘Johnny-come-lately’, ‘Little black duck’, who has only recently become his side-kick, is taking its toll. Invitations for suitable material for publication have apparently fallen mostly on deaf ears (recent contributors excepted). HELP!
Please contact us at bruce at callaway.com.au or at callawaybill at shaw.ca . Thank you!
CO-EDITORS
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