Seventh Reunion, 1997

Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

SGS Board Members

  • Daniel P. Seelye, President
  • George R. Seeley, First Vice President
  • Eugene A. Seelye, Second Vice President
  • Joan J. Phillips, Secretary
  • William Thresher, Treasurer
  • Dorothy H. Vining, Judge Advocate
  • Madeline M. Mills, Genealogist
  • Katherine M. Olsen, Asst. Genealogist
  • Anne P. Lugg, Director at Large
  • Wesley Waring, Director at Large
  • Beverly J. Smith, Director at Large
  • John R. Seely, SGS Database
  • George R. Seeley, Membership
  • Donna M. Seeley, Publicity
  • Ramon E. Hall, Newsletter Editor

Recap from the SGS Newsletter Editor

The 1997 SGS Reunion was held in Saint John, New Brunswick, co-hosted by the Seeleys of New Brunswick, under the leadership of Harold Fanjoy. Elsie Wayne, Member of Parliament, provided a warm welcoming address to the general assembly. The membership chairman reported that membership had grown to 457. Maurine Seely presented the results of her SGS-funded research on the relationship of Robert and Obadiah Seeley. Terry Tietjens reported on his progress in establishing a Seeley Archives Center in proximity to the Seelye Mansion in Abilene. The reunion also featured classes and seminars on beginning genealogy, computers in genealogical research, genealogical uses for the Internet, Seelys from Canada, and use of records at the University of New Brunswick, Warren County, N.Y., Family Court Judge John Austin discussed “Genealogy: Serious Fun,” and CBC Radio Genealogy Commentator Terrence Punch discussed the fun of genealogical research.

Ramon Hall,
SGS Newsletter Editor

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