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The Salmon Family Assocation, Morris County, N.J.

Updated August 10, 2005

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The Salmon Family Association, Inc. has been in existence since 1945. This association grew out of an annual picnic held the last Saturday in July, an abbreviated history follows:

William C. Salmon and Beth DeWitt Salmon, (Mrs. H. B.), both had birthdays falling in the latter part of July and both had parties which drew guests from the same group of people. It was soon found to be much more convenient to have a joint party. This joint party continued for several years and was attended mostly by Salmons. It soon became informally known as the "Salmon Picnic".

It has been told that "The formalities of record keeping just spawned and grew like Salmon".

Current records indicate that the 1905 gathering was considered to be the first unofficial Salmon Picnic. Written records of the Picnic begin with the July 30th Picnic, of 1910.

The meeting place for these early gatherings was at Sunset Hill, Boonton, N.J., overlooking the Passaic and Rockaway Valleys.

In 1912 An Historical Committee was appointed at the 1912 meeting with Mrs. J. S. Salmon and Mrs. Julia S. Valentine heading the Committee.

1913 Mrs. Emma Salmon, widow of the late Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, read the first half of a paper she had prepared covering the "Salmon Family Record". The second half was read at the 1914 Picnic and subsequently the entire paper was issued in printed form, 8 pages, entitled: "SALMON FAMILY ASSOCIATION - Salmon Family Record".

The 1916 meeting recorded an approved motion that the history of the Salmon Family be revised, corrected and printed in pamphlet form if it was decided to be necessary.

Harry B. Salmon was appointed to a special committee at the 1917 meeting for the purpose of publishing a history of the Salmon Family.

He reported at the 1918 meeting that there was not yet sufficient information available for such a publication.

1934 A vote of thanks was given to Robert Salmon for printing the family records.

1935 Progress on the book containing the history of the S.F.A. was reported and in order to facilitate the work of the various branches, they were divided into 11 groups with the following active members in charge:

Group
1 Mrs. Eliza King Tucker, East Orange, N.J.
2 Mrs. Nora Martin, Hackettstown, N.J.
3 A. D. Salmon, 3d. Chatham, N.J.
4 Harry B. Salmon, Newark, N.J.
5 out
6 out
7 Irving Drake, Flanders, N.J.
8 Jesse R. Salmon, Hainesville, N.J.
9 out
10 Andrew F. Stephens, Newark, N.J.
11 Miss Mae Van Fleet, Boonton, N.J.

The book committee reported at the 1936 meeting that the book should be ready in 1937. Twenty five members signified their intention to purchase this book at a cost not to exceed $5.00

1943 The legal status of the S.F.A. was questioned at this meeting. It seems that a sum of money was left to the S.F.A. in a will and could not legally be accepted by the S.F.A. as they had no legal standing as a body. This situation was to be investigated.

1944 Because of the legal status of the S.F.A. raised at the last meeting, it was agreed at the 1944 meeting to incorporate so that legacies could be accepted in the future.

1960 A motion was approved that the trustees find a way to raise money for the publishing of a S.F.A. history.

1961 President Harry G. Stephens, Sr. announced at the 1961 meeting that a committee composed of George G. Salmon, Jr. M.D., Mrs. Margaret Stephens Zimmermann and Franklin B. Tucker had been formed, to be known as "The Book Committee" , to govern the publication of the Salmon Family Association Genealogical History book.

1964 Historian Margaret S. Zimmermann reported that several hundred pages of genealogical book copy had been typed from the family archives card index.

1969 The Book Committee reported that the book manuscript was completed. However, because of the approximately 30% increase in the printing costs and a book almost 400% larger than originally proposed, our original plans for a har

 
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