Why were you invited to this newsletter?   This is what all of us have in common.

    In the early stages of the website some very interesting family history was included. It took us back to the early 1780's with Charles and Sarah Marshall, the parents of Mathew Marshall Ford a Slave. It went on to tell us how Jane Ford a free woman married a slave and so Mathew took on her Surname. And finally, it explained our Early beginnings in what is known as Culpeper, Virginia. 

  You may not have been a history buff, but Culpeper was the sight of the most military battles in the Civil war.  Why is this important to Our family.  Jane and Mathew (a former slave) ran a commissary for the Union Army in the midst of the war.  Less than a mile away from the homestead was a military jail. 

  You have to ask yourself: What kind of People were Our Family!  Some of our new readers may still ask : Why  is Jane and Mathew important to us.  Well Jane and Mathew fathered Richard Ford who married Sarah and had Mary T who in turn married Dock Stroud.  Well, hold on Dock  and Mary had 5 daughters who eventually moved to Mount Vernon, N.Y and married into the Haden, Tucker, Michael,  Ford and Wyatt Family.  Need I say more?

Blessings Family,

  The Holiday Season is upon us and we pray each of you feel love and Joy. We as a family send each of you our warmest regards. and toast to a Happy Holidays!  We acknowledge and respect the fact that for some of us this season causes some emotional stress. We send added love to each of you as you work through your emotions.  Whereas we cannot change the source of your stress, we hope that it is helpful that we are here for you in good times and bad. Our prayers go up and out for your continued healing and we wish nothing but the Grace of the Most High upon each of you.

 2023 is nearly a rap and we look forward to sharing and networking with each of you.  May you bring in 2024 with a bang and great resolve to be the best you can be.  May you be mindful of how important you are as individuals and members of this Crazy Family.  May your goals be set and met in 2024!

We can only hope you will find this newsletter worthy of your time and take a moment to read and share your news with us.  Please send any thoughts, messages or history to fullergail@hotmail.com or give me a call at 646 8515247; I'll answer.

  Till the next time, MERRY CHRISTMAS,  HAPPY KWANZAA  and  A BLESS NEW YEAR

Good News:  

New York New York big things are happening! Family lets give a loud and proud birthday shout out to Janelle Tucker.  Charles and Shanyele Tucker are celebrating their daughter's 13th birthday.  

      

Pennsylvania has the opening of the show that is directed by our own Kyle Haden. Big things are happening in this family.  His wife Chela Sanchez Haden receive a certificate from The Civility Leadership Institute    This piece was written by Chela Sanchez Haden:

HE MAKES ME SO PROUD!!!

It has been a crazy busy year for us, zig-zagging across the country. To cap the year with the show, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley at City Theatre is such a treat!

Kyle the show, the amazing cast and crew were featured in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Check out the excerpts from the article AND if you are local (or if you can travel on a whim) come to the show!

“As a kid who grew up here, it’s just cool to know that you don’t have to go far to have these possibilities,” said Haden, a Bethel Park native.

“It’s exciting for me that I’m 12 miles away from where I went to elementary school and I’m able to make art on a national level. I’m able to base my career here, have a family and work at world-class institutions.”

One of those world-class institutions is Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama, where Haden works as a senior associate head and associate professor of acting. It’s the ideal day job for an in-demand creative like Haden, who just completed theater projects in Colorado and Wisconsin before heading back to the Steel City and embarking on a new challenge."

https://www.post-gazette.com/.../cit.../stories/202311290003

Wider Horizon Book

 The Wider Horizon Book Club will be celebrating, our 3rd Annual Poetry, Prose & Prosecco to finish out 2023. This is a virtual meeting and everyone is invited to grab a glass, take a seat and share in todays book club reading.  There's nothing to compare to our  Poetry, Prose & Prosecco book club meeting.

So mark your calendar and join us December 23rd at 4:00 est. 

. Please consider joining  the discussion in December, when  we will have our 3rd Annual Poetry, Prose & Prosecco.  session to finish out 2023

. Our discussion meetings will be every Last Saturday of the month    Saturday  Meeting ID: 827 9641 9692 and the Passcode: HORIZONS https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82796419692 

Prayer Warriors:

It goes without saying the season we are entering can remind us of loves lost. The jubilance we once connected to this season has a scar on our hearts for those who are no longer with us.  We want to take time an offer a prayer of comfort to everyone.  May your memories fill your hearts and dry your tears.

let me Give you a reason to smile: 

Our self proclaimed Gerber baby is now a toddler with an award winning Face.  Say Cheese Genzo who is pictured with his dad Nick Tucker.  Nick is the son of the late Jeffrey "Kashim" and Cynthia Tucker . He is the grandson of the late Richard and Majourie Wood Tucker.

 November Birthday Cruise is a rap!

Yes we made it happen!

You know with 27 of us together there was nothing but fun in the Sun.  Royal Caribbean Wonder of the Seas set sail and the party started.  We danced, and danced. We drank and ate.  We ate and laughed. And finally we made it clear we Dressed to impress. They couldn't touch us, we were too hot to handle!  In fact wherever we were, that's where the party was.  To the  five first time cruisers, see you again real soon.  To our birthday celebrants, Raymond Cooper, Horatio Green, Karen Fleming and Marcel, your party was a blast.