NL #40, June 2002

Presented in this issue is a preview of the 2002 Reunion and Annual Meeting at the Whites of Westport Regional Hospitality Center, located at the junction of I-195 and Route 24 just east of Fall River, Massachusetts, on August 9, 2002. Included in the festivities: Cornelius DELANO (GHAAHD pg. 250) was honored in a Revolutionary War Grave Marker dedication ceremony scheduled at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, 11 August 2002. Other items included in this issue were:

• Cathy Dyson of the Fredericksburg, Virginia Free Lance-Star contributed a story about Cousin Reggie DeLano of Fredericksburg. This story was originally published in their August 9, 2001 issue;
• Cousin Muriel C. Cushing reports finding a useful website for those cousins who have allied family ties to Cape Cod (the Cobb, Dyer, Sears, Hatch families and others). The BARNSTABLE COUNTY MARSTONS MILLS GRAVESTONES website is www.capecodgravestones.com;
• Some information on actor Lee Delano, who played Captain Balduci in a recent TV rerun of a "ROCKFORD FILES" episode;
• A note about Bertrand Delanoe, who gained an historic victory on 18 March 2002 when he won the Paris elections for mayor;
• News from our members about Delano, Tennessee;
• A story from Cousin Carolyn Clarke about working for Information Services at the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 SLC Olympic Winter Games with her daughter, Arden;
• Differing perspectives about Amasa Delano in the Galapagos Islands; and
• A story about Frances Mitchell and sailing Sunfish on Florida's West Coast.

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