The Kimball Family Association

Healthy greetings to all of you from your new Kimball Family Association (KFA) President, Anne K. Falk.

I live in Portland, ME & joined the KFA several years ago after seeing a small article in a weekly newspaper, The Kingfield Irregular, about an upcoming KFA reunion . (Those of you who ski in the Northeast will know that Kingfield is on the way to Sugarloaf ski area.) Having inherited a great deal of family genealogy records from my mother, I knew her paternal grandmother was Lucinda Rogers Kimball Willey of East Topsham, VT. As a newcomer to the hobby of genealogy, I decided to attend that reunion I read about, and have attended every year since (except those darn Covid years!) I have truly enjoyed getting to know “cousins” from all over!

You may ask, does the K for my middle name stand for Kimball? Sorry to say, no, even though that was what my mother wanted! But I will brag that two and a half years ago when I adopted my first dog, a 5 year old golden retriever mix, I named her Kemble! Should I ever choose to have another dog, it will also be named Kimball, Kymbal or Kemble, or whatever contortion I want  All Kimball spelling variations are accepted at the KFA!

It will soon be dues time for the KFA, and I hope to see all of you re-register. Part of our dues go towards paying the hotel rental fee for our annual reunion at the Courtyard Marriott hotel in Nashua, NH the second weekend of August. So put these dates in your calendars now: August 8, 9 & 10, 2024! We have been starting our reunions the last two years a day early in order to fit in a walking tour of beautiful Ipswich, MA, where our common forefather & mother, Richard & Ursula Kimball, settled within a few years of arriving in the “New World” in 1634. We have had a wonderful tour guide, Gordon Harris, and the tours just keep getting better & better! Make it a priority to attend in 2024, and then I want to challenge each and every
one of the members to recruit another Kimball relative to join the KFA! You must have a sibling or cousin who lives separately from you and can afford the annual membership fee of $20 .00! Or maybe you can pay the dues for them, to get them started! Christmas is coming! Or maybe you can get a child or grandchild interested in learning some of their family history! Wouldn’t that be exciting? And if they decide to further their education after high school, they can apply for a KFA scholarship to help with the bills! Details on our website, kimballfamilyassociation .com.

Be well! 

   Anne K. Falk

Anne Falk – KFA President 

  Kimball Family, The Membership list has been updated, please log into the member page to view or download the list.

NERGC 2023 RECAP

2023 Biannual New England Regional Genealogical Consortium (NERGC)

The conference included an exhibition hall with dozens of commercial societies and venders; a society fair for noncommercial groups; and a vast array of speakers and presentations. Carol Stahl-Kimball, Anne Falk and I represented the KFA during the Society Fair. We spoke with numerous visitors and met two Kimball cousin’s and talked with a few folks that knew a Kimball. The overall attitude of the conference was infectious, so much that I expect to attend all three days when it returns in two years. I highly recommend attending the next conference to anyone looking to deepen their genealogy skills and knowledge.

For more information, including reservation form, please go to NERGC.org.

Please contact Sylvia Stevens regarding survey questions

Phone: 603-424-3550

Email to: [email protected]

Mail to: 81 Turkey Hill Road, Merrirmack, NH 06054

KFA Donation Form [email protected]

Mail to: 81 Turkey Hill Road, Merrirmack, NH 06054

Save The Date 

August 10th — 12th, 2023

 

We are glad to announce the reunion for the
Kimball Family Association will be held on
August 10th — 12th, 2023 at the
Courtyard, Marriott, Nashua, New Hampshire.

We are contemplating making arrangements for a
day trip to a point of interest. More information to follow.

KFA RESOURCE BOOK

At the 2021 Reunion, we handed out 28 copies of the new KFA Resource Book. The contents of the 3-ring binder consists of “all things Kimball,” according to a Board member. The book tells of the beginnings of the KFA and provides information on the immigrant Richard. The benefits of membership are described. A fledgling section, “Notable Kimballs,” tells the stories of a few special Kimballs; more biographies will be added as we go forward. There are sections on developing your own “Notable Kimballs” and guides for research as well as storage of copies of the newsletter or special articles. A favorite section, “Location, Location, Location,” list 43 pages of places named, “Kimball,” across the nation reminding us of the depth and diversity of Kimballs.

We still have about 150 binders to compile and mail to those members who have paid their dues through at least December 2021; some members are paid for many more years! Although the costs of materials, copying, and mailing are being underwritten by a special, very generous donor, it has been suggested that members might want to acknowledge the uniqueness of the Resource Book and make a financial contribution toward those expenses. However, the benefactor has suggested that members show their appreciation by making a donation to the scholarship fund. A letter giving more detail will be included in each mailing. Those of you who have already received your copies may wish to make a similar contribution.

Please be sure that you are paid through the end of 2021 to receive your copy.

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