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====Announcements 4 Aug 2017====
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==Announcements 13 April 2024 ==
  
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Proposed Amendment to the DUNHAM/SINGLETARY FAMILY CONNECTIONS By-Laws:
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===2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION===
  
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During our 2017 annual board meeting, the board members discussed using a different name to represent our organization.   The reasons behind this are three fold.
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The Dunham Genealogy Research Association will be holding a biannual election of members to it's Board of Directors. The Election material will be sent out to all members on Sunday 14 April 2024. Instructions will be included on how to complete and return your ballot. If you have any questions please contact the Nominating Committee at James8313@sti.net.  
  
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1. To better describe “what we are” and “who we are”. It was thought that having “genealogy” and “research” in the name would immediately help people understand what we do.
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===2024 ANNUAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING===
  
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2. In this day and age everything is found via an internet search engine; with the current name interested Dunhams might find it difficult to find our website and our facebook page. The most common search phrase might be “Dunham Genealogy” – using this criteria our search ranking are low on both google and bing. Note that this will vary between users as they both cache previous searches for a given user.
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The Annual Dunham Genealogy Research Society / Dunham-Singletary Family Connections Board of Directors Meeting will be held Sunday 5 May 2024 at 1:00 pm Pacific - 4:00pm Eastern. If You would like to attend please let me know and you will get an invitation to join the teleconference call. The agenda for the meeting will be posted on the website soon. If anyone has any questions or items that you would like to be added to the agenda please let me know at james8313@sti.net.
  
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3. It is relatively easy to do. We are incorporated in the state of Montana, where we simply need to file a form with that state showing we are “doing business as” (DBA) to operate under a name different from the name which we used to incorporate.
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James A Streeter for the Board of Directors
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The board converged on the name “Dunham Genealogy Research Association”. The board voted and approved the change, it will then be presented to the membership for their approval.
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An Announcement letter has been emailed on 4 August 2017 to the DSFC Membership and the Ballot to vote on the Amendment will be emailed on 15 August 2017.
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=== NEW DGRA CONTACT INFORMATION=== 
  
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Complete Information on the Proposed Amendment can be found Here.[[By-Law Amendment 2017 | '''''Here.''''']]
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Dunham Genealogy Research Association has made it easier for our Members and Guest to contact us and get the help that you need. The new email forwards are shown below and will be added to other locations on the website soon. The forwards will go directly to the person that should be able to help you with the subject of your questions. If you have a problem please copy and paste the email addresss into your email server.
  
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:::::President    [mailto:president@dunhamgenealogy.org President] - president@dunhamgenealogy.org
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If you have questions please contact James A. Streeter - james8313@sti.net.
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:::::Historian    [mailto:historian@dunhamgenealogy.org Historian] - historian@dunhamgenealogy.org
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:::::Research    [mailto:research@dunhamgenealogy.org Research] - research@dunhamgenealogy.org
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:::::Questions    [mailto:questions@dunhamgenealogy.org Questions] - questions@dunhamgenealogy.org
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:::::DNA          [mailto:dna@dunhamgenealogy.org DNA] - dna@dunhamgenealogy.org
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:::::Editor      [mailto:editor@dunhamgenealogy.org Editor] - editor@dunhamgenealogy.org
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:::::Facebook    [mailto:facebook@dunhamgenealogy.org Facebook] - facebook@dunhamgenealogy.org
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:::::Treasurer    [mailto:treasurer@dunhamgenealogy.org Treasurer] - treasurer@dunhamgenealogy.org
  
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===Upcoming Conferences===
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=== DUNHAM ANCESTRAL PHOTOGRAPHS ===
  
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The DUNHAM ANCESTRAL PHOTOGRAPHS Collection has been added to the Dunham Families in America website. You can add photographs of your Dunham ancestors and see the photo's that other researchers have contributed. The site is arranged by Proven Dunham lines, has a section for Unproven Dunham lines and for Reunion Photos.
  
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[http://www.dunham-singletary.org/mw/index.php/Photos '''Dunham Ancestral Photograph Collection''']
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Instructions are included on how you can submit your photo's and information on your Dunham Ancestors to be included in the Collection. If you have any questions please contact James A. Streeter at: james8313@sti.net
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===Name Index now available===
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A new Name Index is now available that lists all the names found in the Dunhams in America Collection Charts for the Descendants of
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[[DJD-Index | Deacon John Dunhams]]. Additional descent lines will be added in the future. If you would like to help with this Project,
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[http://www.dunham-singletary.org/mw/index.php/Special:Contact please let us know.]
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=== The DGRA-DSFC Facebook Page has a New Look ===
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The Dunham Genealogical Research Association Logo's have been added to the Dunham-Singletary Family Connections Facebook Page.
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You can visit the site at: https://www.facebook.com/Dunham-Singletary-Family-Connections-151134759503/
  
 
=='''''About Dunham-Singletary Family Connections'''''==
 
=='''''About Dunham-Singletary Family Connections'''''==

Latest revision as of 23:58, 13 April 2024

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[edit] Announcements 13 April 2024

[edit] 2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION

The Dunham Genealogy Research Association will be holding a biannual election of members to it's Board of Directors. The Election material will be sent out to all members on Sunday 14 April 2024. Instructions will be included on how to complete and return your ballot. If you have any questions please contact the Nominating Committee at James8313@sti.net.

[edit] 2024 ANNUAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

The Annual Dunham Genealogy Research Society / Dunham-Singletary Family Connections Board of Directors Meeting will be held Sunday 5 May 2024 at 1:00 pm Pacific - 4:00pm Eastern. If You would like to attend please let me know and you will get an invitation to join the teleconference call. The agenda for the meeting will be posted on the website soon. If anyone has any questions or items that you would like to be added to the agenda please let me know at james8313@sti.net.

James A Streeter for the Board of Directors

[edit] NEW DGRA CONTACT INFORMATION

Dunham Genealogy Research Association has made it easier for our Members and Guest to contact us and get the help that you need. The new email forwards are shown below and will be added to other locations on the website soon. The forwards will go directly to the person that should be able to help you with the subject of your questions. If you have a problem please copy and paste the email addresss into your email server.

President President - president@dunhamgenealogy.org
Historian Historian - historian@dunhamgenealogy.org
Research Research - research@dunhamgenealogy.org
Questions Questions - questions@dunhamgenealogy.org
DNA DNA - dna@dunhamgenealogy.org
Editor Editor - editor@dunhamgenealogy.org
Facebook Facebook - facebook@dunhamgenealogy.org
Treasurer Treasurer - treasurer@dunhamgenealogy.org

[edit] DUNHAM ANCESTRAL PHOTOGRAPHS

The DUNHAM ANCESTRAL PHOTOGRAPHS Collection has been added to the Dunham Families in America website. You can add photographs of your Dunham ancestors and see the photo's that other researchers have contributed. The site is arranged by Proven Dunham lines, has a section for Unproven Dunham lines and for Reunion Photos.

Dunham Ancestral Photograph Collection

Instructions are included on how you can submit your photo's and information on your Dunham Ancestors to be included in the Collection. If you have any questions please contact James A. Streeter at: james8313@sti.net

[edit] Name Index now available

A new Name Index is now available that lists all the names found in the Dunhams in America Collection Charts for the Descendants of Deacon John Dunhams. Additional descent lines will be added in the future. If you would like to help with this Project, please let us know.

[edit] The DGRA-DSFC Facebook Page has a New Look

The Dunham Genealogical Research Association Logo's have been added to the Dunham-Singletary Family Connections Facebook Page.

You can visit the site at: https://www.facebook.com/Dunham-Singletary-Family-Connections-151134759503/

[edit] About Dunham-Singletary Family Connections

Dunham/Singletary Family Connections was organized in July 2004 as a non-profit, public benefit corporation in the State of Montana. The objectives of the organization are:

  • Perpetuate the memory and genealogy of the Dunham/Singletary family and connections
  • Promote interest in genealogical and historical research ...
  • Identify, locate and preserve important historical sites and materials ...
  • Publish newsletters, periodicals and other objects...
  • Provide for reunions and other special events on local, regional, national or international bases
  • Promote friendship, understanding and mutual assistance within the membership
  • Encourage high ethical standards and professionalism in all genealogical and historical research practices, including careful and thorough documentation

The organization is governed by a board of directors and has adopted by-laws for its operations.

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