Hubbell cousins from the US and Canada are gathered once more for a biennial reunion in Salt Lake City, Utah. The weather is beautiful, the memories of past reunions are recalled, and the business of The Hubbell Family Historical Society is being tucked into the hours between tours, genealogical research, and catching up with one another’s lives since the last reunion in Old Mystic, Connecticut.

President Hilbert Hubble has been in touch with progress reports and should have more news to offer as the week goes on. We expect to have pictures, stories, and plans for the future of the Society when they wrap up later in the week, so stay tuned.

We see that there was an event in Springfield, Missouri on June 2, 2011 that celebrated the life of Marshfield native Edwin Powell Hubble. This Hubble cousin is likely the most recognizable one of all of us, and unfortunately we did not know in advance that the event was planned. It was described as a stone dedication and star-gazing held in the Nathanael Green Park of 2400 S. Scenic Avenue in Springfield. The Springfield Astronomical society provided telescopes for young and old to get a view of the universe.  See the Springfield News-Leader for their article here:  http://www.news-leader.com/article/20110602/ENTERTAINMENT01/106020311/The-Guide

Perhaps someone who lives nearby participated in the event. We would welcome your description of the event if you happened to be there.

Carol

From the president of THFHS

The Salt Lake Reunion 22-25 June will be held at the center of family history preservation. We expect a small but enthuastic group but it is not too late to attend. For additional information see our web site or contact Jim Hubbell at jimhubbell 6177

Hilbert Hubble

Book Review:
 
A neglected part of our Hubbell history is what happened to the Hubbells who were loyal to George III and moved out of the newly formed United States?

A new book by Maya Jasanoff, “Liberty’s Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World”, fills that gap.  Well documented and using sources not usually available to researchers in the United States, she tells the story through the experiences and disappointments that is every bit as compelling as the story of the revolution itself.  Recommended for everyone interested in our loyalist cousins.
Hilbert Hubble, THFHS Family Genealogist

Our World War II veterans are fewer in number each day, and are being honored in many ways including that of Honor Flight Chicago. On April 27, 2011 Honor Flight flew former THFHS president Clifton Hubbell and fellow Downers Grove veterans to Washington DC to recognize their service during the war. Read more about it here: http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/woodridge/features/x401385474/In-honor-of-their-service  Congratulations Clifton, and thank you for your service.

If you have read the fascinating book about John “Juan” Lorenzo Hubbell, Indian Trader: the Life & Times of J. L. Hubbell by Martha Blue, you will recall that he was married to Lina Rubi.  We met Ms. Blue at the 2005 THFHS reunion in Albuquerque when we visited the Hubbell Trading Post in Ganado, Arizona. http://www.nps.gov/hutr/index.htm. 

Rubi descendant Linda Rubi-Crumm has directed an informative and well-maintained web site for her associated families for several years  http://rubifamilygen.com/ and has included a “Hubbell Connection” page there that provides additional information about J.L. and his family. The page featuring the Rubi and Hubbell families in Pajarito, New Mexico Territory and other Arizona Territory towns  is not only attractive but informative  http://rubifamilygen.com/?page_id=39 .

Further information about the Hubbell-Rubi connection can be found in one of the books published by The Hubbell Family Historical Society, Additions & Revisions to History & Genealogy of the Hubbell Family by Harold Berresford Hubbell, Jr. and Roscoe Leroy Hubble, available through this web site.

The Bradley-Hubbell House in Easton, Connecticut is in the news again. It must be the spring cleaning urge that has reached New England again as they are planning a cleanup day this Saturday, May 14 from 9:00 till 12:00. Read more about it here: http://www.thedailyeaston.com/bradley-hubbell-house/eastonites-needed-clean-bradley-hubbell-house . They plan to have open houses every other Sunday through the summer so if you’re in Connecticut you might want to drop in.

Is there a Hubbell House, street, park, or cemetery in your neighborhood? Tell us about it so we can feature it here.

Carol Hubbell Boggs

There is a timely article featuring some Hubbell graves in the Oxford, Connecticut cemetery. http://oxford-ct.patch.com/articles/volunteers-needed-for-historic-cemetery-clean-up  It is entitled “Volunteers Needed for Historic Cemetery Clean Up” and it is seeking people in the area to come to the cemetery on April 30 to help clean up the cemetery before the Memorial Day weekend, particularly in preparation for the 200th Anniversary of the war of 1812 and the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War.  Hubbells lie among those veterans, and one of their headstones is featured in the article, that of Frederick W. Hubbell who served in Company B of the 20th Regiment and served at Gettysburg. To view the photo and read the article, visit the site here: Click here: Volunteers Needed for Historic Cemetery Clean Up – Oxford, CT Patch If you live in the area close enough to be able to participate you might want to gather your Hubbell cousins and show up at 0900 hours and lend a hand to salute our veterans.

On a related subject, you may have noticed on our website that we now have a page for you to submit photos of Hubbell headstones and information about the Hubbell for whom the stone was placed. We ask that you submit as many as you can, and we will add them as a permanent feature on the web site. Please contact me if you have any questions about sending them, I will be happy to help.

Send to <HubbellGen at AOL.com> substituting the “at” with an “@” symbol. Carol Hubbell Boggs

“Urban Remains: antique American architectural artifacts” is a web site featuring antique that are rare and unusual. I see that today there is an item featuring an electrical product display case of Harvey Hubbells switches and other items. It is beautiful and worth looking at.  http://www.urbanremainschicago.com/index.php/c-1930-s-remarkably-rare-and-original-harvey-hubbell-electrical-product-display-case.html

SEE Des Moines!

 The Hubbell Family Historical Society Family Biennial Reunion

Des Moines, Iowa

June 23-28, 2013

 The 16^th Biennial Reunion of 

The Hubbell Family Historical Society

The hotel, Stoney Brook Inn is on the outskirts of
Des Moines for our reunion headquarters. It is just off I-80 and
12 miles from the airport.  Rooms are $97/night including full breakfast and airport shuttle.
This hotel is a cozy place with an indoor-outdoor pool.  Make your hotel reservation now.
Phone: 515-334-9000.  You will not need a car.

We are gearing up for a fine reunion in Des Moines, kicking off with a Board of
Directors meeting Sunday afternoon June 23rd. Monday morning is the first Family
meeting.  Mid day we will be bused to the Machine Shed restaurant for lunch, then spend the
afternoon at the Living History Farms.  Tuesday and Wednesday the plan is for a loop, bus
transport to a variety of places around the City so everyone has an opportunity to
visit Hubbell Center, the State Historical Museum, tour the beautiful Iowa State Capitol,
Science Center of Iowa, Des Moines Botanical Center,
and the list goes on. Tuesday late afternoon we’ll be having a BBQ on the lawn of
Terrace Hill (Governor’s Home donated to the state of Iowa by the Hubbell Family in 1971) with a group photo and a tour of the mansion Jim Hubbell III has arranged.  Thursday morning will be the
last Family meeting followed by a BOD meeting and that night our closing banquet
with a guest Historian as speaker.  There is more nearby-John Deere plant with tours,
Bass Pro Shop, and the Blank Park Zoo for which Mike Hubbell is getting tickets.  Registration
forms are being mailed out in mid-March, but get your airline flights while prices are
down.

Please contact us if you can help us record the event.