In This Issue:
- The THFFI Mission Statement.
- The THFFI Board of Trustees.
- The THFFI Officers.
- Site Statistics:
- 70,637 Hungerford Profiles (68,642 last quarter),
- 45,818 Marriage Records (44,538 last quarter),
- 9,937 Different Surnames (9,716 last quarter),
- 3,576 Library Entries (3,501 last quarter), and
- 8,554 Photographs (8,102 last quarter).
- Winner of the THFFI Raffle: We announce the winner of the THFFI Raffle and tentative plans for another Raffle.
- Jackson Papers Update: A 74 page transcription of the 79 pages devoted to Walter, Lord Hungerford & Heytesbury in the Jackson Papers, Volume I, Collections for their Personal History, is complete.
- Does Shakespeare’s Play Henry V Confuse the Earl of Westmoreland With Lord Walter Hungerford?: We examine the evidence suggesting that it does.
- Variations in the Hungerford Name: We explore the 22 variations in the Hungerford name found in the THFFI surnames database.
- THFFI Has Received the Cash Prize Awarded for The Hungerford World Tree’s Second Place Finish in the International Society of Family History Writers 2018 Excellence-In-Writing Competition: We tell our readers about this cash award.
- The World Public Profiler: We review this on-line tool that generates the world-wide prevalence of a particular surname and outline our findings from using the tool indicating the prevalence of the Hungerford surname around the world as well as in the United States.
- Prevalence of the Hungerford Surname in the United States: We outline our findings of the prevalence of the Hunger-ford surname in the United States.
- Book Review: Daniel and Floyd Hungerford: Rocket Power, Interstellar Travel and Eternal Life by Geoffrey N. Stein: A 78 page tribute to two Hungerfords who were variously described as brilliant, crazy, or both.
- David Hungerford and the Philadelphia Chromosome: David A. Hungerford (SH1427) finds the first genetic defect linked with a specific human cancer.
- Notable Library Additions: Several notable books and vital records have been added to the Library. We list the most important of them for you.
- Website Tips: We offer more tips for using the THFFI website databases.
- Obituaries: We include a few obituaries of Hungerfords who passed away recently:
- Daniel Sean Hungerford (LM44),
- James “Jim” Hungerford (SH1351),
- Lois Hungerford MacCormack (MD86spouse1),
- Lionel Edwards Hungerford (US6657),
- Shirlene Barton Hungerford (LM452spouse1),
- Louis “Louie” Erwin Hungerford (SH1160),
- Patricia “Patti” Hielscher Hunger-ford (LM609spouse2),
- Daniel Hungerford (US1368), and
- Jason J. Seymour (UNUS3009spouse1).
- “Coming Out Goes Online” by Lyndsay M. Schaeffer: A story about the positive impact of Jason Hungerford, the creator and executive director of an organization called Youth Guardian Services which provides support to young gay people who are either afraid to come out or unable to find support in their hometowns.
- Answer To & Winner of the Last Quarterly Quiz.
- The Quarterly Quiz: This quiz asks: do you know the name of the Hungerford who received a patent on inside window blinds made of tinted glass in 1866?
- Answer To & Winner of the Last Quarterly Mystery: The last quarterly mystery question has been answered by Roger Hungerford-Morgan (EN3451).
- The Quarterly Mystery: Who was the father of Arthur D. Hungerford (UNUS826)?
- Calling for Quiz and Mystery Questions. Do you have ideas for a quarterly quiz or mystery question? Send us your ideas so that we can introduce your ideas to the larger Hungerford community and perhaps even break down your Hungerford brick walls.
- Calling all volunteers: We could use your help. Would you like to be a member of the Board of Trustees or an officer? Perhaps you are skilled in website development?
- Questions? Suggestions? We want to hear from you.