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The 2012 GFA Biennial Reunion will take place the third week in July, in Washington, DC, and Vicinity. See below for details.

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The Goodenow Family Association, Inc. is a group of families descended from five Goodenows who immigrated from England in 1638 on the ship Confidence and settled in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The name is spelled various ways including Goodenough, Goodnough, Goodno, and Goodnow among others.

The Association, formed in 1988, publishes a quarterly newsletter, Goodenows' Ghosts, which shares news, history and lineage information about Goodenows worldwide. Back issues are available for purchase. GFA's hardcover book, Goodenows who Originated in Sudbury, Massachusetts 1638 A.D., by Theodore James Fleming Banvard (1994) is also available for purchase.

The first 4 generations of Goodenows descended from the immigrants to Sudbury are presented on this site. The Goodenow database, containing more than 48,000 names, may be queried by e-mailing the database manager.

Reunions

Reunions are held every other year at various places associated with the Goodenows.

The 2012 GFA Biennial Reunion will take place the third week in July, in Washington, DC, and Vicinity. The official hotel, in suburban Maryland, is the Hilton Hotel Washington DC North/Gaithersburg.

The tentative agenda/itinerary (as of November 2011) is:

Sunday, July 15: Early Bird arrivals and registration at hotel (after 3 p.m.).
Monday, July 16: Early Bird excursion to Mount Vernon, home of President George Washington.
Tuesday, July 17: Early Bird excursions to National Museum of Civil War Medicine (Frederick, MD) and Civil War Nurse Clara Barton’s home (Glen Echo, MD).
Wednesday, July 18: Local tours on your own; main program begins with Welcome Dinner and Program.
Thursday, July 19: GFA biennial Business Meeting; evening family history program TBA.
Friday, July 20: Excursion to Fredericksburg, VA, battlefield and tour of local sites.
Saturday, July 21: Optional visits to Abraham Lincoln’s Summer home in Washington, DC, and Arlington National Cemetery; Farewell Dinner and Program.
Sunday, July 22: Family Breakfast; Departures.

To reserve from the block of rooms set aside for of the GFA 2012 Biennial Reunion (Group Code "GFA"), you have three options:

Go online to http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/G/GAIGHHF-GFA-20120715/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG.
Contact the hotel directly at 301-977-8900 Monday-Friday from 8:00 am-6:00 pm Eastern Time.
Call toll-free 24 hours per day at 1-800-HILTONS (1-800-445-8667).

A credit card number or one night’s advance deposit will be required to secure a room out of this block. After the cut-off date of Sunday, June 24, 2012, unclaimed rooms will be released back to the hotel for general sale.

Goodenow Family Tours

Another tour to South Africa is being planned by GFA former president Stan Goodenough. The trip is tentatively planned for 2012 and will include Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, and Kruger National Park. Check back for details.

Previous GFA tours include:

A trip to England in July 2007 to visit various sites related to the Goodenow immigrants.
A 2-week trip in 2003 to South Africa, home of former GFA president Stan Goodenough.
A cruise ship voyage up the inside passage to Alaska after the 2002 Seattle reunion.
A trip to the West Country of England to visit the ancestral home of the Goodenow immigrants in 1996.

Last Updated 1 November 2011

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