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'''January 2015 Annual Board Meeting Agenda'''

The annual board meeting of the Dunham-Singletary Family Connections Association is scheduled for Saturday, 15 February 2015 at 1:00 pm Pacific – 4:00 pm Eastern. If you would like to attend the conference call please Contact Jeff Dunham at: jeffreymdunham@gmail.com
The Agenda for the meeting is as follows:

Item 1 - Secretarial Report
Item 2 - Treasurer Report
Item 3 - 2015 Budget
Item 4 - DNA Project Report
Item 5 - Proposed new Board Members
Item 6 - Website Status - DS-FC and Dunham's in America
Item 7 - Report of the Bedfordshire Research to date
Item 8 - Proposal for Dunham Research Funding in England

Discussion of the Agenda items can be found on the Dunham-Singletary Family Connections Discussion Forum found at: 2015 Board Meeting Discussions.

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 Item 8 - Proposal for Dunham Research Funding in England
-::Proposal for Dunham Research Funding – Request for Board Approval
+:::Proposal for Dunham Research Funding – Request for Board Approval
 :::The following proposal is designed to solicit contributions to fund research on the English Dunham Families in June 2015, by professional genealogist Gratia Dunham Mahony.  The contributions would be made to a research account as part of the Dunham-Singletary Family Connections Organization.
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 ::::Dunhamgratia007@gmail.com
 ::::Cell phone: 937-510-7873

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 ::Proposal for Dunham Research Funding – Request for Board Approval
-::The following proposal is designed to solicit contributions to fund research on the English Dunham Families in June 2015, by professional genealogist Gratia Dunham Mahony.  The contributions would be made to a research account as part of the Dunham-Singletary Family Connections Organization.
+:::The following proposal is designed to solicit contributions to fund research on the English Dunham Families in June 2015, by professional genealogist Gratia Dunham Mahony.  The contributions would be made to a research account as part of the Dunham-Singletary Family Connections Organization.
-::Statement of Intent
+:::Statement of Intent
-::To investigate the birthplace of John Dunham (b. 1589), son of Richard Dunham (b. abt. 1554), in Pirton, Hertfordshire, England.
+:::Plan of Action
-::To determine if The Old Parish Records in Pirton can reveal the father of Richard Dunham.
-::To gather information on the family status of this Dunham family, i.e. were they yeomen who owned their own small plot of land.
-::To determine whether John Dunham had any formal education or apprenticeship.
-::To learn why and how John Dunham went to Clophill where he married Susan Kaino.
-::To learn his religious leanings and why the first son of John and Susan Kaino was baptized in Henlow.
-::To discover if there was any relationship with the pilgrim families of Tilly/Hurst/Cooper of Henlow who went to Leiden, Holland and Plymouth, Massachusetts.
-:::To discover if there was any relationship with the pilgrim Sampson family of Campton, Bedfordshire, England who also went to Leiden, Holland and Plymouth, Massachusetts.
-::Plan of Action
+::::My request for research funding is to extend my time in England, to pay my expenses for  accommodations, meals and to rent a car so that I can travel to sites in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire where this Dunham family is known to have lived, and to meet with historians in these areas.
-::I will be in England from June 1 to June 19, 2015.  I am going on a Grand Circle Tour with a group of student members of the University of Alabama Lifelong Learning Group.  I will use my own personal funds to get to and from England and for this tour.
+::::Over the past year, the Dunham-Singletary Family Connections organization has paid for the research time of Mary Wooldridge (of Bedford, England).  Through that research the baptismal record of John Dunham (b. 1589) was found.  Also through Mary’s research the original will of Richard Dunham was found and copied. Mary has worked with the birth, marriage, and death records of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire to try to follow a Dunham family who I believe may descend from a brother of John Dunham (b. 1589).  A descendant of this Bedfordshire Dunham family, (Robert Dunham) has participated in DNA analysis, and his test results match those of John Dunham, thus we know there is a close relationship.  I would like to meet with Robert Dunham and his daughter who is the person who has done genealogical research on this family.
-::My request for research funding is to extend my time in England, to pay my expenses for  accommodations, meals and to rent a car so that I can travel to sites in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire where this Dunham family is known to have lived, and to meet with historians in these areas.
+::::Mary Wooldridge has been in contact with people who work with historical records in Pirton.  They have advised her that research in the existing Old Parish Records located in Pirton would be time consuming and difficult.  They do not have either the personnel or the time to do this research.  I would like to pursue this research in Pirton with the assistance of Mary Wooldridge.  Mary is a volunteer record researcher who helps at the Bedfordshire Family History Society, but she is not skilled in genealogical research of 16th and early 17th century.   I believe that Mary and I could work together to search the Pirton records and also to track the puritan families of Tilly/Hurst/Cooper and Sampson in the area surrounding Henlow, England where John Dunham’s first child was baptized.  These families all went to Leiden, Holland with John Dunham, and then to Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.   I propose to do some further research on this Henlow group to see if I can discover any family relationship with John Dunham.
-::Over the past year, the Dunham-Singletary Family Connections organization has paid for the research time of Mary Wooldridge (of Bedford, England).  Through that research the baptismal record of John Dunham (b. 1589) was found.  Also through Mary’s research the original will of Richard Dunham was found and copied. Mary has worked with the birth, marriage, and death records of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire to try to follow a Dunham family who I believe may descend from a brother of John Dunham (b. 1589).  A descendant of this Bedfordshire Dunham family, (Robert Dunham) has participated in DNA analysis, and his test results match those of John Dunham, thus we know there is a close relationship.  I would like to meet with Robert Dunham and his daughter who is the person who has done genealogical research on this family.
+::::In order to gain further knowledge about these families in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, I plan to meet with professional historians.  Some of my questions to these professionals include questions about the puritan religious leaders in Bedfordshire and how a young man in his mid-twenties (such as John Dunham) might have been influenced by their preaching.  I have just completed an on-line course given by Robert C. Anderson of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society on the origins of the puritan movement in England.  This course presented information on the clerical companies and interconnected family companies who formed the nucleus of both the pilgrims who went to Leiden, Holland/Plymouth, Massachusetts, and the puritan immigrants of the Winthrop Fleet in 1630.  I would like to determine who was the minister in Henlow and how he might have influenced families from there or surrounding towns.
-::Mary Wooldridge has been in contact with people who work with historical records in Pirton.  They have advised her that research in the existing Old Parish Records located in Pirton would be time consuming and difficult.  They do not have either the personnel or the time to do this research.  I would like to pursue this research in Pirton with the assistance of Mary Wooldridge.  Mary is a volunteer record researcher who helps at the Bedfordshire Family History Society, but she is not skilled in genealogical research of 16th and early 17th century.   I believe that Mary and I could work together to search the Pirton records and also to track the puritan families of Tilly/Hurst/Cooper and Sampson in the area surrounding Henlow, England where John Dunham’s first child was baptized.  These families all went to Leiden, Holland with John Dunham, and then to Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.   I propose to do some further research on this Henlow group to see if I can discover any family relationship with John Dunham.
+:::Scope of work already accomplished and continuing research to be done prior to my trip to England.
-::In order to gain further knowledge about these families in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, I plan to meet with professional historians.  Some of my questions to these professionals include questions about the puritan religious leaders in Bedfordshire and how a young man in his mid-twenties (such as John Dunham) might have been influenced by their preaching.  I have just completed an on-line course given by Robert C. Anderson of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society on the origins of the puritan movement in England.  This course presented information on the clerical companies and interconnected family companies who formed the nucleus of both the pilgrims who went to Leiden, Holland/Plymouth, Massachusetts, and the puritan immigrants of the Winthrop Fleet in 1630.  I would like to determine who was the minister in Henlow and how he might have influenced families from there or surrounding towns.
+::::Some of the preparation for the proposed research in England has been done, but a great deal more needs to be done.   The online course that I took in October and November of 2014 “Puritan Pedigrees: The Deep Roots of the Great Migration to New England” by Robert Charles Anderson, FASG, has given me a good background on searching for the connections between early puritan families of England, and learning about the colonial clergy in England.  The references listed in the bibliography need to be read prior to my making the trip.
-::Scope of work already accomplished and continuing research to be done prior to my trip to England.
+:::Result of Research
-::Some of the preparation for the proposed research in England has been done, but a great deal more needs to be done.   The online course that I took in October and November of 2014 “Puritan Pedigrees: The Deep Roots of the Great Migration to New England” by Robert Charles Anderson, FASG, has given me a good background on searching for the connections between early puritan families of England, and learning about the colonial clergy in England.  The references listed in the bibliography need to be read prior to my making the trip.
+:::Estimated amount of funds requested for 10 days of research
-−
-−
-::Result of Research
-−
-::I plan to write an article to be published both in the Dunham-Singletary Family Connections newsletter and in the quarterly journal The American Genealogist (TAG) on the results of my research.  The reason for selecting The American Genealogist for publication is because several research articles about the family of John Dunham have been published in previous issues  of this professional journal.
-The results of my research will provide important documentary evidence for the General Society of Mayflower Descendants; the entire Dunham branch descended from John Dunham of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and as a genealogical research example for others researching early 17th century families.
-−
-−
 ::Estimated amount of funds requested for 10 days of research
 ::::Lodging @ $100 for 10 days			$1,000
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 ::::Total estimate				$3,500
-::NOTE: This does not include any compensation for my own research time but is for expenses only.
+:::NOTE: This does not include any compensation for my own research time but is for expenses only.
-−
-::Gratia Dunham Mahony
+::::Gratia Dunham Mahony
-::101 Cheval Blvd. SE
+::::101 Cheval Blvd. SE
-::Brownsboro, AL 35741
+::::Brownsboro, AL 35741
-::Dunhamgratia007@gmail.com
+::::Dunhamgratia007@gmail.com
-::Cell phone: 937-510-7873
+::::Cell phone: 937-510-7873

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		+
		+	::Proposal for Dunham Research Funding – Request for Board Approval
		+
		+	::The following proposal is designed to solicit contributions to fund research on the English Dunham Families in June 2015, by professional genealogist Gratia Dunham Mahony. The contributions would be made to a research account as part of the Dunham-Singletary Family Connections Organization.
		+
		+	::Statement of Intent
		+
		+	::To investigate the birthplace of John Dunham (b. 1589), son of Richard Dunham (b. abt. 1554), in Pirton, Hertfordshire, England.
		+	::To determine if The Old Parish Records in Pirton can reveal the father of Richard Dunham.
		+	::To gather information on the family status of this Dunham family, i.e. were they yeomen who owned their own small plot of land.
		+	::To determine whether John Dunham had any formal education or apprenticeship.
		+	::To learn why and how John Dunham went to Clophill where he married Susan Kaino.
		+	::To learn his religious leanings and why the first son of John and Susan Kaino was baptized in Henlow.
		+	::To discover if there was any relationship with the pilgrim families of Tilly/Hurst/Cooper of Henlow who went to Leiden, Holland and Plymouth, Massachusetts.
		+	:::To discover if there was any relationship with the pilgrim Sampson family of Campton, Bedfordshire, England who also went to Leiden, Holland and Plymouth, Massachusetts.
		+
		+
		+	::Plan of Action
		+
		+	::I will be in England from June 1 to June 19, 2015. I am going on a Grand Circle Tour with a group of student members of the University of Alabama Lifelong Learning Group. I will use my own personal funds to get to and from England and for this tour.
		+
		+	::My request for research funding is to extend my time in England, to pay my expenses for accommodations, meals and to rent a car so that I can travel to sites in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire where this Dunham family is known to have lived, and to meet with historians in these areas.
		+
		+	::Over the past year, the Dunham-Singletary Family Connections organization has paid for the research time of Mary Wooldridge (of Bedford, England). Through that research the baptismal record of John Dunham (b. 1589) was found. Also through Mary’s research the original will of Richard Dunham was found and copied. Mary has worked with the birth, marriage, and death records of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire to try to follow a Dunham family who I believe may descend from a brother of John Dunham (b. 1589). A descendant of this Bedfordshire Dunham family, (Robert Dunham) has participated in DNA analysis, and his test results match those of John Dunham, thus we know there is a close relationship. I would like to meet with Robert Dunham and his daughter who is the person who has done genealogical research on this family.
		+
		+	::Mary Wooldridge has been in contact with people who work with historical records in Pirton. They have advised her that research in the existing Old Parish Records located in Pirton would be time consuming and difficult. They do not have either the personnel or the time to do this research. I would like to pursue this research in Pirton with the assistance of Mary Wooldridge. Mary is a volunteer record researcher who helps at the Bedfordshire Family History Society, but she is not skilled in genealogical research of 16th and early 17th century. I believe that Mary and I could work together to search the Pirton records and also to track the puritan families of Tilly/Hurst/Cooper and Sampson in the area surrounding Henlow, England where John Dunham’s first child was baptized. These families all went to Leiden, Holland with John Dunham, and then to Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. I propose to do some further research on this Henlow group to see if I can discover any family relationship with John Dunham.
		+
		+	::In order to gain further knowledge about these families in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, I plan to meet with professional historians. Some of my questions to these professionals include questions about the puritan religious leaders in Bedfordshire and how a young man in his mid-twenties (such as John Dunham) might have been influenced by their preaching. I have just completed an on-line course given by Robert C. Anderson of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society on the origins of the puritan movement in England. This course presented information on the clerical companies and interconnected family companies who formed the nucleus of both the pilgrims who went to Leiden, Holland/Plymouth, Massachusetts, and the puritan immigrants of the Winthrop Fleet in 1630. I would like to determine who was the minister in Henlow and how he might have influenced families from there or surrounding towns.
		+
		+	::Scope of work already accomplished and continuing research to be done prior to my trip to England.
		+
		+
		+	::Some of the preparation for the proposed research in England has been done, but a great deal more needs to be done. The online course that I took in October and November of 2014 “Puritan Pedigrees: The Deep Roots of the Great Migration to New England” by Robert Charles Anderson, FASG, has given me a good background on searching for the connections between early puritan families of England, and learning about the colonial clergy in England. The references listed in the bibliography need to be read prior to my making the trip.
		+
		+
		+	::Result of Research
		+
		+	::I plan to write an article to be published both in the Dunham-Singletary Family Connections newsletter and in the quarterly journal The American Genealogist (TAG) on the results of my research. The reason for selecting The American Genealogist for publication is because several research articles about the family of John Dunham have been published in previous issues of this professional journal.
		+	The results of my research will provide important documentary evidence for the General Society of Mayflower Descendants; the entire Dunham branch descended from John Dunham of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and as a genealogical research example for others researching early 17th century families.
		+
		+
		+	::Estimated amount of funds requested for 10 days of research
		+
		+	::::Lodging @ $100 for 10 days $1,000
		+	::::Meals @ $50 for 10 days 500
		+	::::Car rental @ $100 for 10 days 1,000
		+	::::Research fees/copies, use of records 500
		+	::::Research time for Mary Wooldridge 500
		+	::::Total estimate $3,500
		+
		+	::NOTE: This does not include any compensation for my own research time but is for expenses only.
		+
		+
		+	::Gratia Dunham Mahony
		+	::101 Cheval Blvd. SE
		+	::Brownsboro, AL 35741
		+
		+	::Dunhamgratia007@gmail.com
		+	::Cell phone: 937-510-7873

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 Item 3 - Proposed new Board Members and Secretary
-::The following DS-FC members are in good standing and will accept the position as a Board Member if Elected: John Duguid -- Jackie Coniglio -- Bruce Dunham.
+::The following DS-FC members are in good standing and will accept the position as a Board Member if Elected: John Duguid -- Jackie Coniglio -- Bruce Dunham. Bio's follow:
-::::John Dunham Duguid
+::John Dunham Duguid
-::::My Grandfather, Lewis G. Dunham was born in Braintree, Vermont in 1871. He became employed as a trainman with The Central Vermont Railway. My Mother, Dorothy (Dunham) Duguid was born in White River Junction, VT in 1909. Around 1914 Lewis moved his wife Abbie and two daughters to Canada and began working for the Canadian National Railway as a brakeman and later as a conductor. In 1929 Dorothy married Arthur A. Duguid, a Canadian of Scottish heritage in what is now Thunder Bay, Ontario on Lake Superior. Twins, Grace and Glenn were born there in 1930. I was born in 1938, and Charlotte in 1944. In 1948 the family moved to Toronto.  After high school and technical training I was employed as a radio operator for the Canadian Department of
+::::My Grandfather, Lewis G. Dunham was born in Braintree, Vermont in 1871. He became employed as a trainman with The Central Vermont Railway. My other, Dorothy (Dunham) Duguid was born in White River Junction, VT in 1909. Around 1914 Lewis moved his wife Abbie and two daughters to Canada and began working for the Canadian National Railway as a brakeman and later as a conductor. In 1929 Dorothy married Arthur A. Duguid, a Canadian of Scottish heritage in what is now Thunder Bay, Ontario on Lake Superior. Twins, Grace and Glenn were born there in 1930. I was born in 1938, and Charlotte in 1944. In 1948 the family moved to Toronto.  After high school and technical training I was employed as a radio operator for the Canadian Department of Transport. In the 1960s I relocated to England and worked as sea-going radio officer in the British Merchant Navy. In 1969 I returned to Canada and was employed in various technical jobs. In 1982 I went back to school for training in computer programming and accounting. In 1993 I moved to Central Texas and held administrative positions with the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and with the Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin. I have been retired since 2005, living in San Marcos, TX, and for the past few years have served as coordinator for our group's DNA Project.
 Transport. In the 1960s I relocated to England and worked as sea-going radio officer in the British Merchant Navy. In 1969 I returned to Canada and was employed in various technical jobs. In 1982 I went back to school for training in computer programming and accounting. In 1993 I moved to Central Texas and held administrative positions with the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and with the Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin. I have been retired since 2005, living in San Marcos, TX, and for the past few years have served as coordinator for our group's DNA Project.
-::::Jackie Coniglio
+::Jackie Coniglio
 ::::My name is Jacqualyn (Jackie) Beck Coniglio and I am a cousin of Gratia.  My great grandfather, Charles Foster Dunham, and her grandmother were sister and brother.  Charles Foster had several Children, Mable, Jessie, and my grandfather, Dennis Rockwell Dunham.  Dennis had a large family, eight daughters and a son.  One of these died of the Spanish Flu in the 1918 epidemic.  The rest survived to adulthood.  The third youngest of these was my mother, Edna Norainne Dunham.  Although most of this branch of the family had settled in Wisconsin by the late 1800’s, my grandfather traveled west around the time of world war I to work in the gas fields in Elk Basin, Wyoming.  My mother was born there in a tent which was the temporary shelter being provided to workers at that time.  Within a couple of years they returned to Nekoosa, WI where most of the family lived and my grandfather worked for the paper mill. (Anyone remember Nekoosa Bond Paper?)
 ::::I was born in Madison, WI and grew up in various towns in south central WI, Hancock, Wis Dells, and Wis Rapids.  I lived in Wisconsin until about 1959 when I moved to Niagara Falls, NY. I married my husband Guy in 1963 and we have two grown children, Lisa, who is an adjunct professor at Binghamton Community college in Binghamton, NY.  And Guy IV who is an IT and CAD man for Whirlwind Electronics, here in Rochester, NY. We live in a suburb of Rochester, NY where we have been in our second house since 1973.  My husband retired from Bausch and Lomb where he worked as head of IT systems for almost 40 years.  I have a younger brother and sister who live in Iowa and Florida and a half- sister in Mississippi and half- brother in Florida.
 ::::My descent is from Deacon John Dunham and I am very proud of our extensive and interesting family.  My uncle Dennis was one of the males tested for DNA that helped establish our line.  I hope I can be of service to all of you interested in your heritage.  At 76 I am the second oldest survivor in our branch of Dunhams.
-::::Bruce William Dunham
+::Bruce William Dunham
-::::I am a graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder with a degree in History.  Born in Casablanca, Morocco and lived in Paris, Washington, DC, Santiago, Chile and Bogota, Colombia before my 12th birthday.  My interest in family history originates with my Great Aunt Hilda Rockwood of Bennington, Vt. who traced her side of the family back to Edward Fuller of the Mayflower with connections to the Loomis, White, Weeks, and Rowley
+::::I am a graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder with a degree in History.  Born in Casablanca, Morocco and lived in Paris, Washington, DC, Santiago, Chile and Bogota, Colombia before my 12th birthday.  My interest in family history originates with my Great Aunt Hilda Rockwood of Bennington, Vt. who traced her side of the family back to Edward Fuller of the Mayflower with connections to the Loomis, White, Weeks, and Rowley families of Bennington, Vt. and Falmouth, Massachusetts.  The first picture is of my grandfather Jesse Loomis Dunham and grandmother Hazel Rockwood Dunham which links the Dunham family to the Mayflower descendants.  My earliest memories of life in the Bennington area are of the house in Shaftsbury, Vt. where my father grew up and of the Bennington Battlefield Monument where my ancestor Obadiah Dunham (p. 235 of Isaac W. Dunham’s book) of Pownal, Vt. fought in Seth Warner’s Regiment of the Green Mountain Boys.
 families of Bennington, Vt. and Falmouth, Massachusetts.  The first picture is of my grandfather Jesse Loomis Dunham and grandmother Hazel Rockwood Dunham which links the Dunham family to the Mayflower descendants.  My earliest memories of life in the Bennington area are of the house in Shaftsbury, Vt. where my father grew up and of the Bennington Battlefield Monument where my ancestor Obadiah Dunham (p. 235 of Isaac W. Dunham’s book) of Pownal, Vt. fought in Seth Warner’s Regiment of the Green Mountain Boys.
 ::::Line from Deacon John Dunham 1;  Rev. Thomas Dunham 2; Nathaniel Dunham 3 of Wrentham, Ma and Hebron, CT; Jabez 4; Obadiah 5; Obadiah 6; Alfred 7; Dewey 8; Herbert Stanley 9; Jesse Loomis 10; Elmer 11; Bruce William Dunham 12
-::::Please note that I have included a direct link from Rev. Thomas Dunham to Deacon John in my lineage.  I believe that with Thomas Dunham's disappearance from the Plymouth records after 1649/50 and sudden appearance in the records of Marshfield, Sheepscot, and Saco of a Thomas Dunham/Denham thereafter this is a more reasonable explanation for this lineage. This connection has been suggested by various historians and appears
+::::Please note that I have included a direct link from Rev. Thomas Dunham to Deacon John in my lineage.  I believe that with Thomas Dunham's disappearance from the Plymouth records after 1649/50 and sudden appearance in the records of Marshfield, Sheepscot, and Saco of a Thomas Dunham/Denham thereafter this is a more reasonable explanation for this lineage. This connection has been suggested by various historians and appears to be more logical than that offered by George McCracken. My DNA results also support this conclusion which I consider more reasonable than a connection through an unnamed cousin or uncle of Deacon John. Hopefully further research will clear this up.
 to be more logical than that offered by George McCracken. My DNA results also support this conclusion which I consider more reasonable than a connection through an unnamed cousin or uncle of Deacon John. Hopefully further research will clear this up.
 ::Interim Secretary is need due to death of John L Dunham
 Item 4 - 2015 Budget
 Item 5 - DNA Project Report
 Item 6 - Website Status - DS-FC and Dunham's in America
 Item 7 - Report of the Bedfordshire Research to date
 Item 8 - Proposal for Dunham Research Funding in England

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 Item 3 - Proposed new Board Members and Secretary
-::The following DS-FC members are in good standing and will accept the position as a Board Member if Elected.
+::The following DS-FC members are in good standing and will accept the position as a Board Member if Elected: John Duguid -- Jackie Coniglio -- Bruce Dunham.
-:::: John Duguid -- Jackie Coniglio -- Bruce Dunham
+::::John Dunham Duguid
+::Interim Secretary is need due to death of John L Dunham
-::A Interim Secretary is need
 Item 4 - 2015 Budget

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 Item 2 - Treasurer Report
-Item 3 - 2015 Budget
+Item 3 - Proposed new Board Members and Secretary
-Item 4 - DNA Project Report
+::A Interim Secretary is need
-Item 5 - Proposed new Board Members
+Item 4 - 2015 Budget
 Item 6 - Website Status - DS-FC and Dunham's in America

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-'''January 2015 Annual Board Meeting Agenda'''
+==January 2015 Annual Board Meeting Agenda==
-The annual board meeting of the Dunham-Singletary Family Connections Association is scheduled for Saturday, 15 February 2015 at 1:00 pm Pacific – 4:00 pm Eastern. If you would like to attend the conference call please Contact Jeff Dunham at: jeffreymdunham@gmail.com
+The annual board meeting of the Dunham-Singletary Family Connections Association is scheduled<br>
-The Agenda for the meeting is as follows:
+for Saturday, 15 February 2015 at 1:00 pm Pacific – 4:00 pm Eastern. If you would like to attend<br>
 Item 1 - Secretarial Report
 Item 2 - Treasurer Report
 Item 3 - 2015 Budget
 Item 4 - DNA Project Report
 Item 5 - Proposed new Board Members
 Item 6 - Website Status - DS-FC and Dunham's in America
 Item 7 - Report of the Bedfordshire Research to date
 Item 8 - Proposal for Dunham Research Funding in England
-Discussion of the Agenda items can be found on the Dunham-Singletary Family Connections Discussion Forum found at:  2015 Board Meeting Discussions.
+Discussion of the Agenda items can be found on the Dunham-Singletary Family Connections Discussion Forum<br>