tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44531211381116846182010-09-02T09:55:12.344-04:00All about WhipplesWWcharminsqueezer@gmail.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453121138111684618.post-80985753393342859172010-09-02T09:50:00.003-04:002010-09-02T09:55:12.354-04:00

On a recent trip to California, I passed the Whipple Avenue exit several times when traveling between San Francisco and Silicon Valley on the U.S. 101 freeway. (Whipples are everywhere ...)

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Earlier this year the University of Florida Press published a brand new biography of Commodore Abraham Whipple, by author Sheldon S. Cohen.Commodore Abraham Whipple of the Continental Navy: Privateer, Patriot, Pioneer / by Sheldon S. Cohen (University of Florida Press, 2010). New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology.ISBN-10: 0813034337.ISBN-13: 978-0813034331If you're

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I recently received an email from a researcher in Wisconsin, who has two photographs of Elizabeth Harriet Whipple: Aged 4 mos., 7 days, June 1898, taken in Saginaw, Michigan Age 11 1/2 years, Aug 1909, taken in Marinette, Wisconsin Here are excerpts from that email: Recently I was given two photos and asked to see if I could find out if any of this person's descendants are living or anyone who

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I can't believe I'm writing a third post today! Ray Whipple reports that "Larry" Whipple, longtime Town Historian for Lexington, Massachusetts, passed away recently at the age of 88. While I haven't made a habit of posting obituaries on the Whipple Blog, I will post this one. (Indeed, some newspapers frown on having current obituaries copied verbatim and posted elsewhere, so the Whipple Website

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August must be Whipple Reunion Month! This announcement is for a second August 2010 Whipple Reunion. (Click here for the WhippleFest in Mount Vernon, Iowa, on the previous weekend.)For Whipple relatives living near Chautauqua County, New York (Chautauqua is the western-most county in New York State):The 90th Annual Whipple Reunion will meet at the Lake Chautauqua [New York] Lutheran Center on

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I received the following (second) announcement of the August 7th WhippleFest in Mount Vernon, Iowa. (If you are uncertain about whether or not to attend, contact Blaine Whipple by visiting http://www.blainewhipple.com and clicking the "Contact" link near the top of the page. This is a followup to an earlier pre-announcement on this blog.)WhippleFest will be held Saturday August 7 in conjunction

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I just returned from an evening watching (from the second row) Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka: A scrumptious musical theatre treat. My next-door neighbors Ryan (Grandpa George), Zak (Oompa Loompa who rode a unicycle) and Maddie (another Oompa Loompa), as well as my niece Hannah (ensemble dancer), were all actors.I was reminded again that Whipples figured prominently in the play--in the form of their

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Today we celebrate the 234th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. General William Whipple of New Hampshire was one of the 56 patriots who signed the document. (You can read more about him on the Whipple Website.) Stephen Hopkins of Rhode Island--also a Whipple descendant (of the Rhode Island Whipple line)--also signed. (Am I missing any other Whipple

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I received the following from Blaine Whipple six days ago. (He gave permission to post it. Visit Blaine at http://www.blainewhipple.com/) We are in the final stages of planning for WhippleFest this year and hope to be able to provide full details in early July.This year's WhippleFest coincides with my sister Elaine Whipple West's 100th birthday and will be held Aug. 7 at Palisades State Park in

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It was a very rainy day in Salt Lake City on June 12, 2010, when about 30 descendants of Dewey A. Whipple met for their family reunion. (See the announcement earlier in this blog.) Here are some photos submitted by Ken Goates.Here is a view of Salt Lake Valley from the Atkins Home. (Edson Whipple was among those present when Brigham Young said "This is the right place" in July 1847. Click on the

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I almost didn't post this, but--after some thought--decided to anyway. During the past few months I've been writing prototypes of iPhone apps. Along the way, I've wondered about (somehow) incorporating the Whipple Website/Genweb in one or more of those apps. ... Or perhaps I could make a version of the Whipple sites that work on the iPhone/iPad and other phones and PDA's. From time to time I

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The Whipple Website (whipple.org) servers were consolidated with the Whipple Genweb (genweb.whipple.org) server a few minutes ago. (This also includes the gravestone database at http://whipple.org/graves.)Let me know (either by posting a comment or mailing the Webmaster) if you discover errors or omissions.Thanks for your interest!

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Mervin Ray Whipple, known as "Mr. Christmas," died Saturday night, April 17, 2010 in Putnam, Connecticut. I first heard about Mr. Christmas when a cousin submitted a 1999 article from The Day, of New London, Connecticut. (You can read that article on the Whipple Website.)The Norwich (CT) Bulletin--and several other newpapers and news wires--have printed obituaries.We'll miss you Mr. Christmas!

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Overnight the Whipple Genweb (http://genweb.whipple.org) changed servers. As you encounter the inevitable configuration errors, please let us know--either by commenting at the bottom of this post or by sending email to webmaster@whipple.org.Thanks for your interest and support!--WW

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Collectors of Whipple memorabilia might be interested in an auction of an earthenware jug at Freeman's of Philadelphia on April 20, 2010. Here is the notice we received:I would like to bring to your attention Lot 162 in Freeman's of Philadelphia upcoming April 20, 2010 Americana sale in which you or a member of your extended family may be interested. Lot 162 is an earthenware jug associated with

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Charles M. Whipple, Jr. contacted the Whipple Website recently concerning the Job Whipple house in Lime Rock, Rhode Island. (The house appears in Charles' 2007 book entitled Captain John and Sarah Whipple: A Multigenerational Study of the First Whipple Family in America [Victoria, BC: Trafford], on page 137. The photograph above was submitted by Charles as part of a pre-publication draft of the

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Recent posts to Ancestry.com's Whipple Message Board show ongoing confusion about the two Whipple families of Ipswich, Massachusetts and nearby Dorchester (now a part of Boston). A recent thread began on 9 Feb 2005:Looking for the ancestral line for Sarah Whipple, born 28 Feb. 1641/2 - Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island; died 23 July 1681- Dorchester, Suffolk, Mass. She married Joseph Goodhue 13

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I was just made aware of a blog dedicated to H. P. Lovecraft and his Legacy. H. P. Lovecraft "was an American author of horror, fantasy, and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction." (See the article on Lovecraft in Wikipedia.)Lovecraft is also a Whipple: H. P. Lovecraft(1), Sarah Susan Phillips(2), Whipple Van Buren Phillips(3), Jeremiah Phillips(4), Esther Whipple(5),

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(Note: The following was originally posted November 1, 2008. The embedded YouTube video was removed due to a copyright claim by A&E Television Networks. It has also been modified to include a link to Simon's new page in the Whipple Genweb.)Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series has sparked considerable interest in vampires. (The interest promises to heighten further as Twilight the Movie appears in

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This morning I received the following email from Dave Tower, Past President and Genealogist, Tower Genealogical Society. (The Whipples and Towers intermarried extensively in colonial--and later--Rhode Island).Have you ever seen or heard of a reference that dicusses the obvious contradiction of facts for the following: (abbreviated references)A. Sarah Whipple married Isaac Bucklin in Rehoboth, MA

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I received the following from Blaine Whipple yesterday, listing three "Whipples who were killed during World War I and buried in cemeteries overseas." I have identified David O. Whipple in the Whipple Genweb at http://whipple.org/117979. Unfortunately, I haven't (yet) been able to identify James B. Whipple or John B. Whipple. (Please comment if you know their "connection.")James B. Whipple

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I just received the following announcement of the annual Dewey Whipple Family Reunion in Salt Lake City, June 12, 2010:Come to the annual Whipple Reunion at the This Is The Place Heritage Park and see the area where your ancestor, Edson Whipple, came into the valley. You can see his name on the “This is the Place” monument and experience a bit of his pioneer lifestyle at the This Is The Place

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The Harvard University Gazette reports that Babette (Samelson) Whipple, former psychology research at Massachusetts General Hospital and wife of the late Harvard astronomer Fred Lawrence Whipple, died on 18 Dec 2009, after a short illness. A resident of Belmont, Massachusetts, she was 91 years of age. (Her husband died in 2004.)A memorial service is planned for April 10. In lieu of flowers,

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"Wow, no wonder we have so much Whipple power!"Those are the words of my son last night in an email sent in response to a discovery that he is a descendant of both main groups of Whipples in the U.S.Ever since the time I realized that there are two major groups of Whipples in the United States, I have known that I am a descendant of "Captain" John Whipple of Providence, RI. At one time I thought

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I just received an email from Wendy Evans, Director of the Ipswich (Massachusetts) Historical Society & Museums, asking about a clock once owned by Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple of Minnesota. (He was elected the first Episcopal Bishop of Minnesota in 1859.)Here is the text of her email:An art researcher named Gloria Gray Witt called on Thursday seeking information on a 1770 long-case clock once

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