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THE RICH FAMILY ASSOCIATION
An association of people with the surname 'Rich'
In Memoriam
Warren
A. Rich
May 13, 1920 -
February 07, 2008
Warren Atwood Rich of Kingston died on February 7, 2007. He was 87 years old. Mr. Rich was born in Wellfleet, and raised in Wellfleet and Hyde Park. Mr. Rich worked on the first radar installations in New England during World War II and also served as a pilot in the Air Force during World War II. He worked as a machinist at Raytheon for many years.
He was a member, and past President of the Rich Family Association, and was a lifetime member of the Masons. Mr. Rich enjoyed oil painting, boating, and fishing. He was also very interested in studying his genealogy, and Cape Cod’s history.
Mr. Rich is the Husband of the late Kathryn Rich. Brother of the late Kenneth Rich. Grandfather of Bruce Cameron of NC, and the late Christina L. Willis and her Husband Robert Willis of Kingston. Great Grandfather of Sarah Coveney of Bourne. Uncle of Kenneth Rich Jr. of Foxboro, and Cynthia Kennerson of ME.
Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, February 12th from 10:00 – 1:00 PM at the Shepherd Funeral Home, 216 Main St (Rt. 106) Kingston. A graveside service will follow at the MA National Cemetery in Bourne at 2:00 PM.
From our Constitution and Bylaws
"The purpose and objectives of this Association shall be to discover, procure, and preserve whatever may relate to the Rich Family in America; to procure and maintain collections of photographs, records, heirlooms, etc., relating to the Rich Family; to encourage study and research relating to the Rich Family; and to disseminate information thereon; to maintain charitable scholastic achievement, and historical museum activities; to erect and maintain suitable memorial monuments; and to acquire and maintain real estate for these purposes."
The Rich Family Y-Chromosome DNA Study has been updated.
Dr. Richard Rich reports here.
Who are we? - The RFA was founded in 1965 and was originally for the families of settlers who arrived on Cape Cod in the 1600s. The association now includes many other Rich lines from all over the world.
How to Join - Membership dues are $20.00 for the first year, then $15.00 per year. A lifetime membership fee in RFA is $200.00. Membership in the RFA entitles you to receive Kinfolk, the RFA newsletter, which is published three times per year.
Who May Join? - The Rich Family Association accepts membership from anyone with a connection to an ancestor with the surname "Rich." or variations such as Ricci, Richie, Riche, Reich, etc.
Mail your check (payable to RFA) to:
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Will We Do Individual Research?
The Rich Family Association was not established to perform original or individual genealogical research, but will publish family lines in the newsletter Kinfolk. However, certain members may be contacted for assistance in locating specific Rich family lines. This list is published in each issue of Kinfolk.
Many RFA members have extensive family genealogies which are not yet available electronically and there are members who do not use the Internet, so a 'snail mail' query to the RFA Newsletter, Kinfolk, may prove helpful. Write to: Kinfolk c/o the Editor, Barbara Baker. Be sure to include your name, email and street address and phone number. You may also e-mail her at the address below.
You may also post your query to the Rich Family listserv -- The official Rich Genealogy Forum. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to: RICH-L-request@rootsweb.com with the word "subscribe" as the only word in the body of the message. You will begin seeing queries from other list members in your e-mail box immediately. To post your own message, ask a question or answer a query, send an email to RICH-L@rootsweb.com. To "unsubscribe", just send an e-mail message to: RICH-L-request@rootsweb.co with the word "unsubscribe" as the only word in the body of the message.
| President: Richard D. Rich Whitman, MA |
Vice President: Frank Rich Johnson Windham, NH |
Treasurer: George Lewis III Harwich, MA |
| Kinfolk Editor: Barbara Baker Buzzards Bay, MA |
Recording Secretary Frances Hartswick S. Wellfleet, MA |
Genealogist: Betsey J. Patterson Wellfleet, MA |
| Corresponding Sec'y: |
Director/Scholarship Chair: Mary Ellen Happel Rockport, MA |
Director: Elizabeth Haskell Truro, MA |
| Director: Richard J. Lundström Oxford, MA |
Director: Mary Ann Meek Arlington, VA |
Director: Ina R. Mish Buzzards Bay, MA |
| Director: Polly Page Topsfield, MA |
Director: Arthur Freeman Rich III Kennebunk, ME |
Director: Craig R. Rich Holland, MI |
| Director: Elizabeth Beyus Middletown, CT |
Director: W. Guy Rich Dahlgren, VA |
Honorary President: Evelyn Rich Smith and Clinton I .Rich |
Publications: Barbara Baker, editor; Liz Beyus, Sandra Gilley, Ina Mish
Betsey Patterson, Karen Rich.
Reunion: Arthur Rich III
Membership: Margo Lewis
Auditor: Martin Rich
Scholarships: Mary Ellen Happel, chair
Nominating: Richard Lundström, chair
The 2007 Rich Family Association reunion was held Saturday, September 22, 2007 in Eastham, on Cape Cod, MA.
For 2007 Reunion Photos, click HERE
For 2006 Reunion Photos, click HERE
For 2005 Reunion Photos click HERE
For 2004 Reunion Photos, click HERE
For 2003 Reunion Photos, click HERE
The 2008 event will be September 19 & 20 in Kennebunkport, Maine.
About Us | Officers | Committees | Reunions | Newsletter | Genealogy Links | Contact Us
The Rich Family Association newsletter Kinfolk is published quarterly and contains news of interest to members. Kinfolk also publishes significant life events such as births, deaths, marriages of Rich Family Association members. A significant portion of the newsletter lists individual family genealogies. The editors welcome your contributions to Kinfolk. Dues paying members are automatically added to the mailing list.
Kinfolk has been published since 1966 and has provided Rich family lineages in most issues. One association member is in the process of indexing the family histories which have been published but it is not yet available electronically.
You can search the Table of Contents for past issues of the RFA newsletter, "Kinfolk"!
Back issues of Kinfolk are available for a small fee. A CD-ROM containing PDFs of every page of every Kinfolk from 1966-2005 is available for $40. Contact Betsey Patterson at the RFA P.O. Box to order your copy of 40 years of Kinfolk for only 40 dollars!.
Scholarships:
The Rich Family Association offers scholarships to college students whose parents or guardians are members of the Association. Details are included in Kinfolk.
There are many genealogical links on the Internet. Here are a few to get
you started.
RFA Link Page
A whole
page of links to RICH family genealogy sites on the Internet.
Cyndi's List of Genealogical Resources
A very comprehensive site with hundreds of genealogical resources.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons)
The Mormon's
huge database is now accessible on-line.
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
General Society of Mayflower Descendants
THE place to start if you think you have Mayflower roots.
New England Historic Genealogical Society
The New England Historic Genealogical Association in Boston, Massachusetts
has a large library of information and research material on early New England
families as well as families from other parts of the country.
Rootsweb
The mother
lode for genealogists!
E-mail us or write to us at this address:
The Rich Family Association
P. O. Box 142
Wellfleet, Massachusetts 02667
About Us | Officers | Committees | Reunions | Newsletter | Genealogy Links | Contact Us
Last updated on 27 November 2007 by Craig R. Rich
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