The Parsons Family Association held its 2023 (100th!) Family Reunion in Northampton, MA on July 28-30th, 2023.
Members Present: Deanna Simons, Nicholas Simons, Elizabeth Patton, Rymn Parsons, Joan Parsons, Trisa Parsons, Kim Graham, Don Graham, Bob Heath, Araina Heath, Phil Parsons, Cris Parsons, Nancy Armstrong, Lauren Armstrong, Wayne Sparks, Jennifer Armstrong, Katie Curtin, Martha Ethier, Jerry Ethier, Kevin Mullen (remote), Barbara Hildreth (remote), Jayne Holmes (remote), Laura Greenleaf (remote), Alta Parsons, Emilie Richmond, Ellen Maddix, Thomas Parsons Black, Laurel Balmer, Sheila Parsons Harms, Rachael Harms, Stacy Parsons, Velmacelia Champagne, Rick Shaw, Scott Shaw, Lisa Kang Shaw, Dylan Shaw, Taylor Shaw, Logan Shaw, Thomas Maziarz, Tom Maziarz, Melinda Maziarz, Joshua Maziarz, Aeden Maziarz, Arden Parsons, Julie Parsons Heacock, Spencer Parsons, Henry Parsons (Mayval Farms), Kate Parsons (Mayval Farms), Jonathan Wright, Meg Wright, Michael Parsons, Anna Parsons, David Perry, Bethany Parsons Perry, Kathy Ann Becker, Ann Klump, Elisabeth Ssenjovu, Elena Chirinos, Mary Beth Minson, Gregory Schroeder, Gretchen Specht, Karen Vorbeck Williams, Meredith DelVecchio, Beverly Parsons, Karen Dann Sundquist, James Sundquist, Beverly Parsons Dann, Forest Parsons Lyford, Diane Lyford, Lynn Thompson Parsons, Nancy Bilodeau, Gisela Pickett, Stephanie Oslowski, Bruce Erickson, Leslie Parsons Erickson, Rebecca Paquette, & Maureen Parsons Fenton.
Event Timeline:
Friday Evening
+ 4:30 – 6:00pm Les Boulevardiers Concert on Parsons House Lawn
+ 6:30pm Dinner at Northampton Brewery or Osaka
Saturday – Hotel Northampton
+ 10:00 – 10:30pm Registration and Coffee
+ 10:30 – 12:00pm Annual Meeting
+ 12:00 – 12:30pm Speaker: Jonathan Wright, Veteran Builder and Building Designer
+ 12:30 – 1:30pm Lunch
+ 1:30 – 2:00pm Cake and Family Photo
+ 2:00 – 3:00pm Silent Auction Announcements and Speaker: Phil Parsons, Director
+ 3:00 – 3:30pm Performance: Plays in Place
+ 3:30pm New Parsons Maple Tree Dedication
+ 6:30pm Dinner and Cocktails at the Wiggins Tavern
Sunday
+ 10:00am Bridge Street Cemetery Gathering and Tour
Notable Business:
+ 2022 Reunion Minutes approved
+ Fiscal Year 2023 Finance Report approved
+ Fiscal Year 2022 Audit Report approved
+ $730 donation to Historic Northampton approved
+ Bylaws amended to remove the audit requirement
+ James E. Parsons reclassified as Director Emeritus
+ Board of Directors charged with recommending an edit to the bylaws regarding the audit requirement
+ Rockport, MA and Gloucester, MA were discussed as potential 2024 Reunion locations
The Board of Directors will meet again in early September to discuss the 2024 Reunion and develop a recommendation to add a less-stringent audit requirement to the bylaws.
Stay tuned for more updates!