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Still More Reunion Photographs

August 25th, 2008 at 5:52 am » Comments (0)

BFA member Clara Reese has sent along photographs from the Bunker Family Reunion in June, and these have been added to others posted at:
http://albums.phanfare.com/3459565/2148967



Addition to the Bunker Family Tree

August 24th, 2008 at 7:53 pm » Comments (0)

BFA Web Master Doug Detling is pleased to announce the birth of another granddaughter, Nora Kay
Detling, born August 22, 2008. She was a great birthday present for Doug’s youngest son, Shannon, who will share his birthdays from now on.
Mother Amanda is doing well, and of course older brother Daniel is excited to have a baby [...]



BFA Family Historian Honored

August 12th, 2008 at 6:38 am » Comments (0)

Our own Bette Bunker Richards has been selected for a distinguished service award by the Federation of Genealogical Societies. The award will be presented September 5 at the FGS annual banquet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Here’s an excerpt from the award message by FGS Awards Committee Chair Sue Kaufman:
“The Federation of Genealogical Societies is proud to award [...]



More Reunion Photographs

July 16th, 2008 at 7:26 am » Comments (0)

Maralyn Anderson has sent along her photos from the BFA Reunion in Portland.
They’ve been added to the web photo album at:
http://albums.phanfare.com/greencity/2148967



All Defective Devon CDs replaced

June 27th, 2008 at 10:56 pm » Comments (0)

10 of our newly published CDs on the Devon Bunkers appear to be defective due to a corrupt file. We have accounted for all and they have been replaced.
Many thanks for the quick responses so we could replace these.



Steve Bunker’s Website

June 26th, 2008 at 6:44 pm » Comments (0)

Steve Bunker’s presentation at the Maine reunion dinner was so very interesting. Steve and Sharon run the China Sea Trading Co. shop in Portland, Maine (http://www.chinaseatrading.com) and have some very interesting things in it.
Some are made by Steve. He collects all kinds of “stuff” and looks for more all the time. [...]



St. Nicholas Church, Tingrith

June 25th, 2008 at 5:36 am » Comments (0)

The picture below is St. Nicholas Church at Tingrith, Bedfordshire, England. The date on the church is the year 1300, and it was was remodeled in the 1500s.
This photo, taken in 1983, will be the cover art for Bette Richards’ Bedford Bunkers CD, currently in process. The Bunker Family Association hopes to have this [...]



Bunker Family Reunion Photographs

June 18th, 2008 at 10:27 pm » Comments (1)

Doug Detling, BFA website coordinator, has posted photographs from the Bunker Family Association’s 95th reunion, held June 11-14 in Portland, Maine. The photos are on the web at the following location:
http://albums.phanfare.com/greencity/2148967
Also included is a section on the Great Cranberry Isle trip, with photos by Bette Bunker Richards.
Feel free to visit any of the other photo [...]



Nathaniel Winslow Gravesite

June 17th, 2008 at 6:06 am » Comments (0)

Nathaniel Winslow, husband of Elizabeth Williams (daughter of Sobriety Bunker), was age 74 in the 1850 Census, listed as living in household of son Stephen Winslow, along with wife “Betsey” at age 63. Nathaniel died in 1852, and was buried on a small hill in Letter E township (originally called Letter E Plantation), Franklin County, [...]



Future Reunion Locations Chosen

June 17th, 2008 at 5:19 am » Comments (0)

At the Bunker Family Association’s business meeting Saturday (June 14), the group tentatively settled on sites for upcoming reunions.
The 2009 reunion will be held in Omaha, Nebraska in late June 2009.
San Diego was the site tentatively chosen for 2010, followed by Philadelphia for 2011.
2012 site remains unidentified, but the group will return for its 100th [...]