- 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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- 1970s-80s -- Meg Connor, 13:53:43 05/19/08 Mon
Camp popped into my head the other day so looked it up online. Can't believe the names I see here--so cool--Tibbie, Kathy O., Chris, AmyL. and Cinder!Am still in touch with Amy Weingarten (she has 2 kids). I am married and living in NY and have a 2.5 year old boy (no Farwell for him!Do they still have dances?) Remember those days fondly--Pari runs, cheers, color wars, ghost stories--especially the Light!
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Q & A with Bob and Charyl Hanson in Summer 2008 VT Life -- Sylvia, 17:15:23 05/19/08 Mon
The early days, the changes and making a difference...page 119 of the Summer edition of Vermont Life Magazine.
There are a couple of photos, too.
It's great to hear from alumnae who saw the article and contacted us to say they still remember their days at Camp Farwell.
Former camper Mary Louise Lockwood called. She was here in the early 50's when the Culverson's were here.
Are there former campers reading here who remember even earlier days?
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- Summer 83 -- Angela Cook, 13:08:47 05/24/08 Sat
Hi
have just googled camp farwell after all these years. Seems a lifetime ago now. I was a gymnastic counselor from England and had a fantastic summer at Camp Farwell. Have lost touch a long time ago with friends made from England but have thought often of Camp Farwell over the years. I was offered a job as Nanny by Sunny Griffin but unfortunately never came about. Am now 43 married with three boys and hope they go on and have a similar experience as I did. I expect that there is nobody at camp i would know now apart from Bob and Charyl.
Hope you all have a great summer.
Angela Reynolds (nee Cook)
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- Hello to all staff and campers from the summer of 2003 -- Kelly, 17:43:07 05/24/08 Sat
Hello everyone,
Gosh, it's ages since I've looked on the Camp Farwell page.
I graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2005 and I am now training to be a primary school teacher at the University of Exeter. I'm really enjoying it and I'm currently living in Cornwall where I'm on teaching practice. I've got a teaching job for September as well, in my home county of Staffordshire which is great.
I hope everyone is well. It would be really nice to hear from you all.
Kelly xx
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- It's great to see your posts! -- Sylvia, 12:57:27 05/25/08 Sun
More! More!
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- This Camp is Awsome!! -- Juli Liebert (HAPPY!! :-P), 17:53:33 05/26/08 Mon
Last Year was my first year here at CAMP FARWELL, however i did not come alone i was with my big sister Autumn!! I only came for 2 weeks, my mom said if i really liked camp I could come back the following summer for a whole month. We both really liked it so my mom keept her promiss and we are coming back for a month this year!! Autumn does the horse-backridding but i dont want to.
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- Hello All -- Nikki Dietz-Ernst 2000-2003, 01:19:51 05/29/08 Thu
Hi All-It's been a long time since I Have checked in. I was just thinking about Camp Farwell just today. It is so nice to see that everyone is doing so great. My husband Michael and I are expecting our first child, Pandora Sivan Marie Ernst this Sept. How nice it wil be to send her to Camp Farwell in a few years. How she will truly enjoy the experience as I did.
with much love,
Nikki
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- Ra Ra Camp Farwell. -- Catriona 90 - 93, 11:19:58 06/01/08 Sun
Well it's that time of year. I think about camp regularly but come June the heart strings are well and truly tugged!!!! When one looks back in life people always say never go back it's never the same but something tells me certain aspects of Farwell never will change. I look back with such fondness and am so grateful for the opportunities provided even as a member of staff. Thanks to the internet I have made contact with many people (campers and staff) from the good old days and love to hear what they are up to. It's amazing to see how life has led them all down different paths.
I have just had a look at the article in VT Life and it only confirms that Bob And Charyl are such great people.
Anyway less of the sentimentality and to anyone going through those gates this summer have a blast,and please give a tiny thought to all those who have gone before you. Am off now to dig out old video year books, and probably shed a tear. "I'm Farwell born............"
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- staff 1994 -- simon bray, 16:25:46 06/03/08 Tue
hi is there anyone out there from 1994!!! if say i just wanted to say hi!!! i was gay barry to alot off you that remember your well come at White river jct!! seem's like yesterday!! and i still can't get over how Gray bob's hair got in that time(only joking bob)at camp i was simon and i did tennis!
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- 1994 -- simon bray, 05:43:42 06/07/08 Sat
hello any body out there from 1994!! if so just wanted to say hi!
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Hello everyone! -- Jennifer (Jen) Kaufman O'Connor, 11:38:24 07/01/08 Tue
Hello to all - I was a camper/ C.I.T. during 86-89. Had a great time, and have many fond memories of friends, staff, and experiences. Miss my camp-mate Holly Edelson, who passed away about 11 years ago. Would love to hear how my other buds are doing....Sam Heaphy, Mar Notario, Carys Edwards, Penny Herridge, Tamsin and Claire (who introduced me to Half-man Half-Biscuit), Liz Fishkin, Nicole Frogel, Ximena and Cece Ponce, Catharine Bufalino, little Yvonne Volk and anyone else from those carefree days so long ago. I started camp when I was 11 and I have just turned 35! OY! Married....with son....still living in Massachusetts....hope all is well!
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- Alumnae Visitors -- Sylvia, 16:19:38 07/11/08 Fri
From 1945 and before...
Lisa, Carolyn, Elizabeth
were here today looking for their names in the cabins.
Carolyn remembers being White Team Captain.
Elizabeth was Blue Team Captain.
At least one of them did it all - camper, CIT, JC and Counselor.
Lisa now lives in California, Caroline is in Chicago and
Elizabeth is in New York.
They found many things about Farwell that hadn't changed. The changes, they said, appeared to them to be for the better.
It's great to have you visit Lisa, Caroline and Elizabeth.
We hope you post your comments and memories.
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- Four Visitors from the Sixties -- Sylvia, 17:44:01 07/19/08 Sat
Kate Greenwald Hughes
Susan Greenwald
'61 - '64
Now of Middletown, NJ
Nancy Pratt
Mary Pratt
'62 - '69
Now of Bronxville, NY
They found their names in the cabins, had lunch with us, sang a song for the campers and were serenaded in return.
It was a fun visit!
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- Campers from the 60's -- Nancy Pratt, 13:51:26 07/21/08 Mon
My sisters and I went to Farwell in the 60's and I sent my daughter Elise (House) in the late 80's early 90's. This past weekend sister Mary and I plus Susan and Kate Greenwald decided to visit Farwell as well as West Newbury where "Bean Supper" used to be held and Tucker's Mtn, where we had overnights. We had a wonderful time talking with Bob and Sharyl Hanson as well as several campers and directors. We even spent some time with Jim Feloney who summers next door to Farwell in a lake house he put together with two cabins from camp: "Hunter's Lodge" and possibly "Pell Mell" or "Little Dipper"? What a great trip down memory lane. I want to send this site to a few other alum in hopes of finding more 60's campers. BTW, Mary and I now live in Bethlehem, CT but were from Bronxville, NY when we attended Farwell. Thanks to all at camp that made our day such fun: Becca, Shelby, Sharyl, Bob and two very cute CIT's whose names I didn't catch.
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- Campers from the 60's -- Kate "Greenwald" Hughes, 12:10:08 07/22/08 Tue
Susan Greenwald, Nancy Pratt and Mary Pratt and I just visited Camp Farwell and Jim Felony this past weekend. He mentioned that a few of us from the 1960's have kept in touch and also have dropped by for a summer visit. We will be sending some copies of pictures from the years we were there and hope to hear from more friends.
Kate
July 22, 2008
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- missing camp -- Lindsey and Olivia, 13:49:11 07/31/08 Thu
WE miss farwell so much! it was the best 2 weeks of our lives! hi to everyone...See you next year! <3 L & O
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- Farwell 1968-1977 -- Debbie Sacken, 21:01:13 08/27/08 Wed
I have many happy memories at Farwell as a camper, JC, and Counselor. I just got a "blast from the past" letter from Allison Thomas and Carolyn Crimi. I went right to the computer to check out this message board. I'm thrilled to see many familiar names on the board. Many thanks to Allison and Carolyn for contacting me and others. I now live in Palo Alto, California with my husband and 3 kids. My younger sister, Diane Sacken, lives in New York City. Kristen Dale was my classmate at Williams College. I haven't heard from anyone else since Farwell days. Allison lives in the Bay Area. Anyone else around?
Debbie
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- Farwell '44 to '45 -- Sylvia, 16:43:10 09/05/08 Fri
Valri Philpott Sandoe had her memories of Farwell but thought the camp probably no longer existed. Then she read an article in Vermont Life and decided to visit.
Valri lives in Indianapolis now as she did when she was a camper. She remembers Lolly Kackley who was a camper from Florida but who now also lives in Indianapolis.
She remembers M.C. Schwartz as a camper and Rebecca Kern as a Director maybe, anyway Rebecca was more than a counselor, Valri says.
Rebecca, like Lolly, also moved to Indianapolis.
Valri remembers that she was in the cabin farthest from the Pari's and she was little.
In Valri's day they didn't have bunks and chests like the current furnishings in the cabin, she told us.
She didn't look for her name on the cabin wall because she
said she doesn't think she put it there.
It was a nice visit on a sunny end - of - summer day, quite warm walking around camp.
The warm temperatures may have triggered the memory of the long train ride to camp in the summer heat and soot blowing in when Valri opened the train car window.
Some things have changed more than Camp Farwell.
Hope to see you here on the alumnae board, Valri
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- Error in listing the years above... Lisa, Caroline and Elizabeth -- Sylvia, 08:42:08 09/13/08 Sat
did not attend Camp in the 40's. They were here in the 60's and 70's.
But one of their moms was here in the 40's. Is it Caroline's mom?
Sorry for the error.
Please keep posting. It's great!
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- Hello all -- Rajeeta Gajree, 19:10:02 10/10/08 Fri
- Hi Charyl and Bob -- Rajeeta, 19:06:22 10/10/08 Fri
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- I miss you all -- Kerrie Leyland, 17:22:03 02/11/09 Wed
I'm currently catching up with all the staff on facebook and looking at the returning staff on the farwell website and I just miss you guys so much. I wish I could come back this year, every time I speak to anyone who mentions Farwell I want to change my mind and coming running... I hope you all have an amazing 2009 and I'll wish everyday that I'm with you.
Everyone have the time of your life, try not to miss home because before you know it you'll be missing Farwell!
Love to you all
xXx
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- Vacancies -- Catriona 90-93, 12:50:39 02/17/09 Tue
Wish I could apply for ALL those positions!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hey -- SKYLAR EMERSON =) (HAPPY), 18:37:19 02/25/09 Wed
hey everyone its me skylar i miss you guys so much and im glad to be coming back school is so boring sometime and i love thinking about summer and camp and my friend my girls my peeps all my friends at school are buzzing about it my friends are now coming and parents i know want to work there i had lots of fun there in the summer and a couple of weeks ago snow mobiling with marley and charyl email me at " emersonrocks79@yahoo.com " i would love to chat to you guys so seeeeeeee you in 4 of 5 moths . what farwell looks like is so cool the winter is so cool so awesome snow mobiles are so awesome and 3 feet of snow is awesome i live only 5 min away from farwell its so awesome here seee ya
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- Camper, Counselor—1956-61 -- JoAnne Smith Deitch (Think of you all often), 12:50:06 05/02/09 Sat
Sure glad to find you on the internet. Think of the Furlongs, Elliots, the Hansons, and Hunts as well as my camp-mates and co-counselors (and Effie's great Southern cooking.) Especially would love to hear about Anne K. Morris from Salisbury, MD and Jenny Berg from VT. (Her family owned a place on Halls Lake, and we used to sneak down there every once in a while.)
I remember some of the alumnae who've posted messages - like Katie Greenwald.
I was on the White Team and we won almost every year I was there. I did go back to visit one winter, and it was great to be back...although no one was around.
My daughter went there for 1 month in 1975, but she was a bit too young to be away from home at the time. My mistake! Now I'm waiting for my granddaughter to be 7 before I tell her all about Farwell. Good to be back in touch, Farwell Born and Bred, JoAnne Smith Deitch
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- I'm coming back to camp this year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- Juli Liebert (HAPPY), 18:54:10 05/12/09 Tue
I'm coming to camp for 5 weeks this year!!!!!
Including Clinic week!!!!!!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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