- Welcome Alumnae and Friends --
Charyl (), 09:07:21 03/16/07 Fri
Finally, a place just for alumnae of Camp Farwell. We have many visitors by former campers and staff each summer and even through the year who stop by and ask if we know how to contact a particular person. Making this message board may help in that regard.
Please feel welcome to post and reply and just have fun. Please tell other Farwellites you know about this board.
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- The next best thing to being at Farwell -- Sylvia, 07:51:41 03/18/07 Sun
is enjoying the photo albums.
Thanks, Charyl.
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- What ever happened to -- Sylvia, 12:44:48 03/20/07 Tue
those prankster nurses Mary and Anita?
Wondering if they ever got to Ireland?
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Happy Days -- Catriona 90-93, 14:47:39 03/26/07 Mon
I check the message board regularly but hav'nt posted in a very long time! It's great to hear what everyone is up to but I have to say that I feel a bit old when I read about campers from my day, as a counselor and director, now staff and even parents (totally adorable picture of Shelby's bambinos). One thing's for sure the Farwell spirit lives on in my heart.I will never forget my time beneath the pines. I still keep in touch with 1 or 2 fellow staff in particular Lindy, the Australian water ski counselor with whom I climbed Sydney Harbour Bridge 2 years ago!!! We met up after 13 years of exchanging Christmas cards, Wedding invitations, and more lately baby gifts!! It was just like we'd seen each other yesterday. That's something for Farwell to be proud of.
Ra Ra Camp Farwell!!!!
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What is the camp like? -- Kathryn (Curious), 17:33:34 04/02/07 Mon
So i was looking at camps. I found this camp i have a few questions.
What age group of girls is the camp for?
What is the price range?
Would it be a good choice for a first time camper?
thank you
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- Hi everyone -- Eve, 20:56:55 04/08/07 Sun
Hey Farwellites-
Just an old face who enjoys reading about all the new ones that seem to love camp as much as we all did back in the day. Congratulations to Shelby on the birth of her second beautiful child. I've loved keeping in touch with all my close friends from camp over the years (Mollie Wertlieb, Quinn Rowan, Jamie Lasden, Sydney Linder, etc....) and still ache a little bit every June when I think of how much fun we all had. Shout out to Rachel Petcheksy and Carissa Spatcher--if either of you ladies are out there I'd love to hear from you!! Also hi to Bob, Charyl, Jude, Claire and the whole gang. I'm hoping to visit one summer soon.
Love always,
Eve/Evie Ardell
1996-2002
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Oooooops! I meant to post a message (not reply to one) -- Caroline DeGraff "87-'96, 22:15:28 04/14/07 Sat
Wow, I just felt really old when I figured out the years that I spent at Farwell. I just wanted to say hello to everyone at Farwell. Believe or not I still think about Farwell probably every day. I miss it so much. I still keep in contact with Christine Dorr, I will have to tell her about this message board. Well, hope everyone is doing well and just think camp is right around the corner! (I am so jealous of the people who get to spend their summers there!!!)
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- Congratulations, Magda! -- Sylvia, 07:16:19 04/18/07 Wed
Kaya is beautiful.
Thanks for the photo. She has a sweet smile.
She will love being chosen to join your family.
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- Thank you all -- Danielle Bleier, 11:45:20 04/18/07 Wed
Dear Camp Farwell- It has been quite some time since I have been on the message board or even talked to most of you in the farwell community. As most of you know I am a student at Virginia Tech, and I was overwhelmed by the amount of messages I recieved from my dear old friends at Farwell. I am ok and safe. While I wish I could get back to every single one of you, and in time I hope to do so, I wanted to tell you how much I appreciate all of your support and to please keep blacksburg in your thoughts and prayers.
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- Campers from the 60's and 70's? -- Carolyn Crimi, 09:56:42 05/12/07 Sat
I was a Farwellite from about 1966 to 1974, or thereabouts. I thought it was in Wells River...? But this must be the place, how could there be two Camp Farwells? Mrs. Elliot was the camp director at that time. I'd love to hear from some fellow campers! Sarah Hutchison, Tibbie Uhl, Crandall Bailey, Debbie Sacken, Alison Thomas, Joy Wilcox, Nancy Greenwald, oh, gosh, I could go on and on. If any of you are out there, I'd love to hear from you!!
Carolyn Crimi
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- Memories..... -- Bernadette Hoare, 10:18:18 06/01/07 Fri
Hello. I was a counsellor in 1995 (sailing/swimming). Long time ago now, but I still have great, happy memories of my time at Camp Farwell. I'm now a Park Ranger in Australia & still loving the great outdoors.Nice to hear Charyl & Bob are well. I recognise quite a few of the names here & encourage former staff & campers of my era to post. So happy to hear that new generations continue to enjoy the friendly surrounds of Farwell. Yours, with happy memories, Bernie.
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- Hi Bernie -- cliona feighery, 17:15:04 08/06/07 Mon
- Julia posted on the CF Message Board about an article in Real Simple magazine that mentions Farwell -- Sylvia, 13:29:21 06/01/07 Fri
http://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/content/0,21770,1617710,00.html
Thanks, Julia!
It would be great if Gail Blanke would post here and tell us more about her experiences at Farwell and her father's advice.
The counselors' reaction to her father was fun to read.
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- hey guys!!! -- Lindsey Buchan, 18:51:04 06/04/07 Mon
Hey was just looking on the website and thinking of the Happy Days!!! i was a tennis coach with Wee liz and Effie... Cant believe the Dimonds are still there!!! lexy and jamis hi!! it was there 2001 or 2002!!!
Hope to maybe ge back one day..
i was part of team Scotland - hope to hear form some of the staff!!
Lindsey
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- From the ancient past . . . -- Elise Heinz, 13:54:53 06/08/07 Fri
Looked up Farwell on a whim after talking to a granddaughter about the camp she's headed for in North Carolina (home of Farwell's founder and management until the l940's). I was a camper in 1945 and '46, and so was my cousin Allene Hoffman ('47, too). And our mothers, Rachel and Harriet Clarke (of Washington, D.C.) were once-upon-a-time campers, too.
So wha'd'ya think of that, babies?
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- Summer Visit -- Kathy O'Connor Grover ('78-'88), 16:21:21 06/14/07 Thu
Charyl, once again my family and I are heading East this summer. I am going to try to bring my daughter, Sarah, over for a day during the second week of July. It is hard to believe that it has been 19 years since my last summer at Farwell. Those were some amazing times for me. I hope we get to see you and Bob! See you soon. Kathy
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- I hope you all have a great summer -- Vera (2005), 06:50:50 06/24/07 Sun
I was just looking at the first pictures of the summer and I recognized some faces (human and horses!)which reminded me of my summer at camp, it was really great!
I wish I could have joined you for more than one summer. Now I'm sitting at home preparing my lesson for the next week and watching my new puppy, Sam (Australian Shepherd). He's so cute but if you don't watch carefully he'll destroy everything ;).
I hope you are all doing good and enjoy your summer.
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- So many familiar faces! -- Mollie, 04:03:58 07/02/07 Mon
I was so surprised and pleased to see so many familiar names and faces on the blog and staff page! Amazing that the Diamonds are running Farwell! I have been working in Ukraine for the year, and a few of my Ukrainian friends left last month to be counselors in the US. It really made me miss camp! Eve and I will have to plan a trip next summer when I am back. Have a great summer!
Love Mollie (Little Mollie, Mucki)
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- HI Charyl and BOb -- Amy Brooks (LaCroix), 10:47:30 07/06/07 Fri
HI guys,
I was just thinking back to when Brian was brought "home" to camp was his first. He and his wife AManda just had a baby boy the other day. He is beautiful. His name is Andrew William Mallette. I hope he terrorizes Brian as much as HE did Farwell!!! Hope all is well. Proud and sad that Farwell continues without me!! Wish I was 6 again!
Take care,
Amy
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Time Capsule -- Christina (Chris Weiss) Terranova '76-?'81, 21:06:09 07/11/07 Wed
It was very surreal dropping my 10 year old daughter off on July 1st to the very same cabin I was in (Sapbucket). So many memories came flooding back! I remember the shock of hearing horsehooves running through camp early on July 4, 1976 and being totally amazed at what we saw out of our screen windows! Since MJ and I had taken a plane to camp we had to be picked up by Mr. Mallette and I of course could not believe the Massachusetts accent since all I knew was a New york accent. I distinctly remember giggling over his pronunciation of 'hosses'. Speaking of horses I remember the awesome trailrides and the overnights we took on that mountain where someone had to keep watch all night long so we wouldn't be stampeded by the horses! And having to fetch water with a bucket: so Laura Ingalls and so much fun. I still keep in touch with our amazing camp counselor Joyce Kramer (fellow Long islander) and many of the girls that came along with us to camp over the years (MJ and Mimi Paisley, Liz Sutton, Liz Kennelly, the Sullivan girls) I am so happy that Olivia is up at Farwell to enjoy the happy times I had up there. It truly is a time capsule of great memories for me! I wish I could remember exactly when I stopped going there..I think I took a year off and then was a counselor for a year but my memory is hazy. I just remember loving it up there. Hello Cinder if you're out there!
Christina
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- memories -- Effie '02, 04:01:34 07/18/07 Wed
Here I am at work, procrastinating while the firewall is down briefly, checked the farwell site and had such a great chuckle to myself when I read this year's Horace Bailey day just passed!.
I remember the lead up to Horace Bailey so well, I thought because of all the american accents that it was Horse Bailey!
Imagine my suprise when horses had nothing to do with it!
Hope you are all well.
Cheers
E
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- hi -- carissa spatcher, 13:06:09 07/24/07 Tue
i miss you. all of you. even the ones i dont know. i am at work now, but i would rather be outside by a nice lake with lots of nice people. i invite any of you to email me, because as i have stated, i miss you. time is short this summer, but maybe i can visit sometime?
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- Smackdown summer -- Lindsey Buchan (Team Scotland), 08:35:23 07/28/07 Sat
Just want to say a big HI! to the Diamond girls, its been far far to long since we last spoke... drop me an email. DO you know how to contact the Bandalas!!
I aint Scaared are you Scarrred!!
lindsey
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- Fond Memories -- Cliona Feighery, 17:08:36 08/06/07 Mon
Hello all at Camp Farwell! I was the winsurf counsellor back in 1995/96 (if i remember rightly!) Anyone hear from Sue (now i have forgotten her last name) I am back in Ireland- now working - no more student summers! I had so much fun at Camp Farwell and made so many great friends. Just about managed to keep a page ahead in the how to windsurf book!! I am moving to Philadelphia next year so maybe i will get a chance to call in!! I hope it isnt raining there as much as it has here this summer. love and fond memories...Cliona
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- wow -- wendy, 23:33:31 08/08/07 Wed
wow, i havent been on this site in a long time and its great to see so many familiar names!! i miss you all . . . ironically i am working at a boys camp in upstate ny, its great but not the same!! i would love to hear from people see how life is treating you all!! till then be well and eat coconuts because they are good for you!
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- Hi Everyone -- Suzy, 15:39:23 08/17/07 Fri
It's been a while since I was camp, and lately I've been thinking about it so much and how I miss the people, the traditions, and the whole environment. There's really no place like it. So i just wanted to say hello, and that I'm thinking of all of you. I've kept in touch with a some people but I'm also wondering who's still there. I was looking at some of the pictures and it was exciting to see some familar faces in the campers. I was recently contacted by 2 of my campers from when I was a CIT (Emily and Kaitlin), I can't believe they're CITs now.
Anyway, I want to come back to Farwell soon! I miss it too much.
I hope this summer's been great.
Love,
Suzy (Squeeze)
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- Visitors -- Sylvia, 07:48:36 09/04/07 Tue
Members of the Ides family stopped by, two of whom worked at camp some years ago and one who was a camper for eight years.
As they moved around the cabin area, the riding rings and the barn, they commented that a few things have changed but much is still the same.
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- Julia Farwell Story -- Sylvia, 06:56:07 09/05/07 Wed
Farwell neighbor, David Kazan, stopped by and chatted about the 52 page collection of information and photos he has put together, The Mystery of Julia Farwell, with interesting photos of the girls of Farwell and the camp in the early years. Julia Farwell was an active, independent lady in a time when that lifestyle wasn't easy or taken for granted.
He generously gave a copy to the camp and to the Newbury Library among others.
It may be featured in Vermont Life Magazine summer 2009.
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Hello Everyone -- Arley Goes (now Kattan..), 11:56:54 11/21/07 Wed
Hi guys..I'm at work right now trying to kill time before Thanksgiving break..And look what I found - names that bring a smile to my face - Lexi (always!)Go Little Dave!!, Caroline DeGraff (Talk about blast from the past!), Little Mollie (what happened to Big Molly?!?)and Everyone else a big hug from Texas!!
Hopefully, one of these days I can drop by and say hello with my sisters that are all grown up now, by the way! Diane is a sophmore in college, and Lexi is doing great!! Yup, I'm getting old! I'll be 28 in December! Scary!
Anyway, just wanted to say that I think about Farwell all time and I've made friendships that are very special to me. By the way, Callie made it to my wedding in Mexico all the way from Australia which made it even more special!
Take care, and lots of love,
-Arley
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- HOLA! -- Paola Sanchez akak Sanchie (happy), 11:11:33 11/28/07 Wed
WOW I just came across this message Board and I am so happy to find so many familiar faces! It's been a long time since I have been in touch with farwellites but I remember everyone dearly. I am back in Mexico now (was living in Boston for a couple of years) working, married and missing the summers at Hallslake. Hopefully we'll be able to organize a reunion next year!
Missing you all
Paola (Sanchie)
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- every one at ccamp summer 2001 -- kristina (yipee), 13:46:06 12/02/07 Sun
hi there camp farwell,long time,but i do check out this web site now and again to see whats going on at the lovely camp i spent a summer in.im looking to get in contact with all my old fellow FARWELLERS THAT WAS THERE AT SUMMER OF 2001.I HAD SUCH A FANTASTIC TIME WHILE I WAS THERE THAT EVERY TIME ITS WINTER HERE IN SOUTH-AFRICA I REALLY WISH I CAN GO OVER AND ENJOY AND GREAT SUMMER AT CAMP AGAIN.IM ALSO ON FACE BOOK UNDER KRISTINA WILLMAN(MARRIED NAME)IF ANYONE WANTS TO GET IN TOUCH.I WOULD LOVE TO SEE WHAT DINAH,MICHELLE AND ALICE,DAVITA AND DIANE LOOKS LIKE NOW,THEY ALL MUST BE SO GROWN UP NOW.HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN SOME DAY.
CHEERS KRISTINA
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- Congratulations, Sonia! -- Sylvia, 09:30:29 12/10/07 Mon
Hold your nose, work hard, and help the animals that need you to get that veterinarian degree.
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- Should old acquaintance be forgot... -- Sylvia, 10:49:01 12/21/07 Fri
NOT!
Who do you remember from your summers under the Farwell Pines that it would be fun to reconnect with?
Hi Sanchie, Arley, Catriona...
I remember a very young Claire, Penney...
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- Konnichiwa! -- Tammie Kaman, 08:34:34 01/22/08 Tue
Wow! An alumnae message board. It's good to see some familiar names-Catriona and Lindy and Olivia too. I keep in touch with Micol mostly and periodically hear from others. I am living in Japan now and coordinating youth sports for US Navy kids and to think this is what I did to earn extra money during college summers! It's a great place to be-location and the job. I think about Camp Farwell often and always have fond memories. I even watch my old video yearbook and laugh just as much as I did when we made it! What great summers! Love to you all! Tammie (Tammie Kaman, counselor in 1989 and 1991-I think those are the right years). :)
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- old timer (kinda) -- Kat Erardi, 23:43:05 02/03/08 Sun
Hey guys, I was a camper from 2000-03 and a cit in 04, some of you may remember me
anyhoo, Im currently a freshman at syracuse university, and just started rush for sororities. I had a farwell moment while going to visit one of the houses. As i walked into delta gamma the girls were singing a song to welcome us to their house, and it went: im DG born, and DG bred and when i die ill be DG dead! I couldnt help but sing along in my head, but with the original words of course.
Just thought id share this little coincidental story
have fun out there!
kat
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- My Windsurf dock! -- Dave (little) (sad), 19:14:17 05/08/08 Thu
I've looked all through the photo album and there isn't one photo of my beloved windsurf dock! :(
I hope your taking good care of it Cheryl? I miss it very much!
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