This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sylvallah Surnames: Sprague, Brown Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.sprague/1259/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Are you descended from the SPRAGUE family of Catamount Hill, Colrain, MA? If so, you are by birth a member of the Catamount Hill Association. www.catamounthillassociation.org The known Catamount SPRAGUEs include: Benjamin, Betsy, Jedediah, Jonathan, Lydia (BROWN), and Mary. Some of this family migrated to Spragueville, NY in the early 19th century. The Catamount Hill Association first met in 1875 after most of the residents of Catamount Hill had moved away. Their love of the Hill brought them back for a grand reunion, which was such a success it has been repeated every five years ever since. Today, the descendants of these 70 families still meet to celebrate our mutual heritage and to learn and share stories of our beloved Catamount Hill. Our next meeting is this August 7, 2010 at the Colrain Central School at 10am. People come from all over the country, some having attended for many years, some for the first time as they rediscover their roots. Information about the event is on our website. We are also gearing up to celebrate the bicentennial of the May 1812 flag-raising on the Hill in 2012. It is believed that this was the first time a US flag was raised over a schoolhouse. We are planning a weekend celebration in partnership with our sister organization, Mary Lyon Foundation, which owns the property where the monument is located. You can learn more about Mary Lyon at: www.mlef.org I have done extensive research on Catamount Hill and its 690 residents from 1763-1875. I have some more SPRAGUE information to share. I am eager to learn more about the family and would like to include more about them and the other 70 Catamount families on our website. Please feel free to correspond with me directly at the above email, or you can contact the board at [email protected] Warm regards, Sarah Johnson, President Catamount Hill Association Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

I wish that we lived near Catamount and could join you. I am probably not connected to your Sprague's, but it sure sounds like fun! Julie Sprague Fedde, Pasadena, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 2:40 PM Subject: [SPRAGUE] SPRAGUE of Catamount Hill, Colrain, MA (& Spragueville,NY) > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: sylvallah > Surnames: Sprague, Brown > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.sprague/1259/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Are you descended from the SPRAGUE family of Catamount Hill, Colrain, MA? > If so, you are by birth a member of the Catamount Hill Association. > www.catamounthillassociation.org The known Catamount SPRAGUEs include: > Benjamin, Betsy, Jedediah, Jonathan, Lydia (BROWN), and Mary. Some of > this family migrated to Spragueville, NY in the early 19th century. > The Catamount Hill Association first met in 1875 after most of the > residents of Catamount Hill had moved away. Their love of the Hill > brought them back for a grand reunion, which was such a success it has > been repeated every five years ever since. Today, the descendants of > these 70 families still meet to celebrate our mutual heritage and to learn > and share stories of our beloved Catamount Hill. > Our next meeting is this August 7, 2010 at the Colrain Central School at > 10am. People come from all over the country, some having attended for > many years, some for the first time as they rediscover their roots. > Information about the event is on our website. > We are also gearing up to celebrate the bicentennial of the May 1812 > flag-raising on the Hill in 2012. It is believed that this was the first > time a US flag was raised over a schoolhouse. We are planning a weekend > celebration in partnership with our sister organization, Mary Lyon > Foundation, which owns the property where the monument is located. You > can learn more about Mary Lyon at: www.mlef.org > I have done extensive research on Catamount Hill and its 690 residents > from 1763-1875. I have some more SPRAGUE information to share. I am > eager to learn more about the family and would like to include more about > them and the other 70 Catamount families on our website. Please feel free > to correspond with me directly at the above email, or you can contact the > board at [email protected] > Warm regards, > Sarah Johnson, President > Catamount Hill Association > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message