2019 nalf reunion
hingham, massachusetts
Plans are coming together nicely for our return to Hingham, Mass, for a 2019 reunion on the 22nd of June. We were last there in 2008 (see "Hingham Reunions" page for more), and we're thrilled to be able to revisit the location again.
JUNE 23 UPDATE. We had a great reunion. Photos and details to come.
Be sure to let us know if you will be attending our informal Friday evening get-together over a dutch-treat meal, so we can reserve at a restaurant in time. We will eat at "Not Your Average Joe", an affordable restaurant right on Hingham Street in Norwell.
JUNE 23 UPDATE. We had a great reunion. Photos and details to come.
Be sure to let us know if you will be attending our informal Friday evening get-together over a dutch-treat meal, so we can reserve at a restaurant in time. We will eat at "Not Your Average Joe", an affordable restaurant right on Hingham Street in Norwell.
The site of our Saturday gathering was at the:
GAR Memorial Hall
358 Main St
Hingham, MA 02043
GPS: 42.229671, -70.880390
GAR Memorial Hall
358 Main St
Hingham, MA 02043
GPS: 42.229671, -70.880390
Here is a map of where to find all the Leavitts in Hingham Center Cemetery on School Street, where John Leavitt 1608 is buried. 2-page PDF with the map and the list of Leavitts. NEW JUNE 12.
The following details on the reunion were provided by local Hingham host Michael Studley and editor Jeanne Ryder, and were printed in the Leavitt Leaves newsletter, Vol 34 Issue #4, and Vol 35 Issue #1. For our non-member visitors to this page, who are very much welcome to come join us, here is a run down on the NALF event.
On Friday night (June 21st), early reunion attendees (and any other interested parties) will all get together around 5:30 PM for a Dutch Treat meal and socializing. See above for all the details.
The main reunion event (at the GAR Hall) will be on Saturday, June 22nd. Following the morning meeting, all attendees will gather for group photos prior to lunch [the buffet meal is included in the registration price of $35].
We will have the LEAVITT STORE of Leavitt branded clothing while they last, and our Leavitt genealogies (please pre-order by May 24). See those webpages under the Members section. We want to devote all the time possible to Hingham sights, so we will not have the silent auction fundraiser this year. We will have the 50-50 raffle though.
Reunion participants will be invited to visit the newly renovated, fully handicapped accessible, Hingham Heritage Museum. The federalist building (built 1818), was the site of perhaps the first co-ed school in the country and now houses over 10,000 Hingham related artifacts/documents. Attendees are also encouraged to visit the Old Ordinary, a 1680 tavern that is now a house museum with period-appropriate furnishings. NOTE: These two buildings are reserved by another large meeting on Friday and Saturday, but should be available on Sunday.
We also plan a tour of the 1681 Old Ship Church, where John Leavitt was its deacon, and which is still in continuous use today. For those willing to engage in leisurely walks, tours of the Hingham Cemetery and the Hingham Centre Cemetery (including the tomb of Deacon John) will be given. The walks (or drive) may also include views of (but not visits to) various 18th– and 19th–century Leavitt homes.
We will have the LEAVITT STORE of Leavitt branded clothing while they last, and our Leavitt genealogies (please pre-order by May 24). See those webpages under the Members section. We want to devote all the time possible to Hingham sights, so we will not have the silent auction fundraiser this year. We will have the 50-50 raffle though.
Reunion participants will be invited to visit the newly renovated, fully handicapped accessible, Hingham Heritage Museum. The federalist building (built 1818), was the site of perhaps the first co-ed school in the country and now houses over 10,000 Hingham related artifacts/documents. Attendees are also encouraged to visit the Old Ordinary, a 1680 tavern that is now a house museum with period-appropriate furnishings. NOTE: These two buildings are reserved by another large meeting on Friday and Saturday, but should be available on Sunday.
We also plan a tour of the 1681 Old Ship Church, where John Leavitt was its deacon, and which is still in continuous use today. For those willing to engage in leisurely walks, tours of the Hingham Cemetery and the Hingham Centre Cemetery (including the tomb of Deacon John) will be given. The walks (or drive) may also include views of (but not visits to) various 18th– and 19th–century Leavitt homes.
Hingham Cemetery, behind the Old Ship Church (6/28/2008, Steve Dow)
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Picture from a 1970's town tour (unknown photographer), NALF archives
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