The Haworth Association
by Marilyn Totten
1)
The Haworth Association held its first Reunion in
Plainfield, IN in 1899; to commemorate the 200th anniversary of
George Haworth “the Immigrant” arriving in America.
It was followed by a second Reunion in Kansas City in 1902; and a third
in 1906.
2)
The
Association was founded by William Perry Haworth, a Midwest Quaker minister who
travelled extensively and compiled much Haworth genealogy (descendants of
George). He was the first President
of the Association (we no longer have officers).
3)
Since
those first Reunions, the Association has members who have been active in a lot
of research, writing and sharing.
I myself have spent 30 years researching the Haworth-Howarth-Heyworth
roots in Lancashire. The early
Reunions inspired a newsletter “The Haworth Record”, published by Charles Davis
in High Point, NC; 41 issues
in 4 vols from 1906 to 1915. These
contain a wealth of information contributed by descendants back then, and have
been “re-published” on the Haworth Association website; more information
follows.
4)
The Reunions were started up again by Ron Haworth
and Marilyn Winton Totten, in 1999 to commemorate the 300th
anniversary of George the Immigrant’s arrival in Bucks County, PA., and continue
to this day. Given modern
technology, we now have a website, two Facebook sites, and a Haworth-Howarth DNA
Surname Project (on the Family Tree
DNA website familytreedna.com).
5)
You will hear more about these in a moment.
Anyone can join the Haworth Association simply by asking to be on our
mailing list. There are no
dues.