It is so interesting to me to see buildings that are of Dutch origin. We had two in the area where the Low Dutch settled in Shelby/Henry County, KY. ca 1780. They have both fallen but the roof is still intact, just sitting on the fallen barn. Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Roberts" <droberts@olg.com> To: <DUTCH-COLONIES@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 7:53 AM Subject: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Swearingen/VanSweringen Reunion - June 23, 2007 > This is a slightly edited e-mail which appeared on the MDSTMARY list; the > list for St. Mary's County, Maryland. > Anyone interested in the Van Sweringen family might wish to take note of > this reunion. > > Also, I attended a lecture at Historic St. Mary's City last week. One of > the > sites uncovered and later reconstructed was an inn / "hotel" operated at > St. > Mary's City, then Maryland's capital, by Garret Van Sweringen, a Dutch > immigrant from New Netherland to Maryland. One of the points made by the > archaeologist giving the lecture was that Van Sweringen's buildings were > constructed in a Dutch rather than English style & his buildings more > resembled buildings of the period found in New Jersey & New York than > other > English-style buildings in Tidewater Virginia or Maryland. > > David > > David Roberts > Hollywood, MD > VAN VELSOR - Oyster Bay, L. I., N. Y. > > > Subject: [MDSTMARY] Swearingen/VanSweringen Reunion - June 23, 2007 > > >> >> SWEARINGEN REUNION - June 23rd, 2007 at Historic St Mary's City. >> >> Reunion Contact: Mark Swearingen bethelparkmark@yahoo.com >> >> 10:00 am Swearingen reunion attendees at the tent area of the Visitors > Center. >> Tours are being set up for the reunion group; indications are needed in > order to arrange for our tour quides. Lunch is planned for noon at the > Visitors Center. >> Pre-registration and costs will be available from Mark Swearingen, >> Reunion > Contact. >> >> To Be Determined: informal Swearingen researchers gathering for Sunday, > June 24th. >> >> The date designated is June 23, 2007 at Historic St. Mary's City, >> Maryland > and coincides with the Grand Opening of the new exhibit at the Van > Sweringen > Site. The museum is hosting an official ceremony at 1:00, walking tours > with > research staff and lectures in the Visitors Center at 4 pm. >> >> See their website: www.stmaryscity.org/events.html >> For directions to their location: www.stmaryscity.org/Location.html >> Places to stay: http://www.co.saint-marys.md.us/Tourism >> Weather: www.wunderground.com use zipcode: 20686 (weather at St Mary's > City) >> The weather is usually warm in June but bring a light sweater for > evenings. Wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes. >> >> Other information of interest: >> http://mdroots.thinkport.org/resources/video2.asp (historical look at St. > Marys City) >> www.rootsweb.com/stmary (postings of those researching in St Marys > County) >> http://www.stmaryscity.org/Visit.html (for a historical view) >> http://genforum.genealogy.com/swearingen/messages/3385.html (information > on the Prins Maurits - ship wreck. >> >> There is a tremendous amount of information on the web for St. Mary's >> City > and Leonardtown (where the historical society resides) and other things to > do in the area. >> The genealogy society for St Mary's County has been wonderful so do look > them up and contact them as well. >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >