The Hawley Society was organized in 1923 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, by descendants of Joseph Hawley (1603-1690), believed to be one of the first Hawleys to settle in the new world. We exist to preserve the memory, records and history of the Hawley Family, and to promote friendly acquaintance and sociability among our members.

 

We were incorporated in Connecticut in 1927 and are a corporation managed by an Executive Committee who serve as volunteers. There are no employees on payroll. Membership dues help fund the ongoing operations. Two of our primary missions are continuing the search to find our English antecedents and to update and republish THE HAWLEY RECORD, 1890.

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The Hawley Society celebrated its 100th Anniversary

The Hawley Society celebrated its 100th Anniversary since its founding – which happened to be the 90th Hawley Society Reunion – in Newtown, CT. Here the Hawley reunion attendees and speakers from Newtown gather in the lobby of the Edmond Town Hall. Edmond Town Hall was built as a gift from one of our co-founders, Mary Elizabeth Hawley (1857-1930).

Society President Linda Hawley holds the Proclamation presented by First Selectman Daniel C. Rosenthal proclaiming September 28, 2023 as “Society of The Hawley Family Day” in Newtown. Edmond Town Hall Chairperson Jennifer Guman welcomed us and holds a copy of the 1924 Hawley Society Reunion photograph; and Newtown Savings Bank president Kenneth Weinstein with our Certificate of Appreciation, announced the formation of the “Mary E. Hawley Community Service Award” beginning in 2024 and funded in perpetuity.

The three-day reunion began with Hawley Trivia night at a local restaurant closed to just us as we competed with trivia teams and questions created by genealogist, Trudy Hawley.

Friday evening dinner was at MaryGold’s on Main, the restaurant that was formerly the Hawley Manor Inn, where many past Hawley Reunions took place. Prior to that it was the home of Marcus and Sarah A. (Booth) Hawley and their four children, though Mary E. Hawley was the only one to live past childhood. The house was originally the home of the Cyrenius E. Booth family, until the Marcus and Sarah Hawley family remodeled the family homestead and moved there in 1871.

The Saturday Annual Meeting at Edmond Town Hall and happenings there will be in the December issue of the Society members-only Hawley Bulletin. Reason enough to become a member of the Hawley Society if you are not already one.

If you follow the Hawley Society on Facebook you will see many photos and read of happenings during the 90th Reunion.

Many thanks to Reunion Chair Bronson Hawley, the previously mentioned Newtown residents, and the staff at Edmond Town Hall for ensuring we had a memorable reunion as we celebrated our 100th Anniversary.

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