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155^th Claflin Family Gathering

Claflin Reunion Returns to the Barn, Topsfield, MA, July 25, 2009

Lisa Doucett provided the following: “Here is the photo from the 1910 reunion. “The barn is highly decorated with buntings, etc, I do not have an explanation, though the reunions were often held in conjunction with berry picking, so it could have been the fourth of July.” After almost 100 years the Claflin Board has decided to return to the barn. In an effort to cut costs while maintaining a focus on the historical value of our reunions, the Topsfield barn has been selected as this year’s reunion site. George Claflin has worked irelessly with reunion committee members, Frances Wentworth and Heather Clayton, to bring the Claflin Cousins together with games and music. The site is perfect and will be a reunion you don’t want to miss!

• Outdoor Sports— Badminton, Croquet, Volleyball ...
• Indoor Board Games—some old, some new ...
• Possible short trips that could include visiting local cemeteries to view Cousin gravestones, the Wenham museum or provide information on historic Salem MA that is only a short distance away.

Claflin Family Archive

The Claflin Family Archive is getting closer to a reality. Negotiations continue for locating the archive at the Hopkinton Historical Society Museum at Hayden Rowe in Hopkinton, MA. The building is a former two-room schoolhouse where the society has been located since 1991. The building is under-going major renovation at this time. A new climate-controlled basement is the area in which the archives will come to stay. This will allow preservation of family memorabilia for future generations of Claflins to view and research.Read more about the archive in the newsletter, Claflin Connections - Spring 2009  

Family Cookbook

Now completed, this charming, wonderful booklet of taste-tempting recipes is available from Board Member Deborah Deptula, 22 Falcon Drive, Budd Lake, NJ 07828 or at deptula@optonline.net. The book contains 147 recipes from Claflins all over the U. S., plus information abut the Family and some of our more notable members. The price is $10.00 plus $1.50 for shipping and handling. Please make out checks to "Friends of the "Claflin Family Association;" proceeds will be used for the charitable purposes of the Friends.

Our Mission

The mission of the Claflin Family Association is to hold annual reunions, promote friendships among our members, inform members about the genealogy and history of the Claflin Family in America since 1650, inform members about our Scottish heritage and Clan MacLachlan, and make funds available for the advancement of education, public health, and historic preservation.