The Foundation proposes to:
- Preserve and promulgate the heritage of the family, dealing not
with just a study of the "begats," but with the accomplishments and
contributions of the family members as well.
- Unite the familia in toto and to undo the divisive damage
done by careless recorders who have brought about the spelling
variations of our surname.
- Assist individual family members to find their "place" in the
lineage and to understand the motivation for the actions and the
moves of their ancestors and the sacrifices they made for the family.
- Instill in the younger generation an appreciation of their
heritage and a knowledge of the effort expended to bring the family
to its present position, and to make certain that young and old alike
will manifest a family pride that will be handed down for generations
to come.
- Act as a repository to permanently preserve the history of the
family and sponsor an annual Research Conference & Family Reunion
where researchers can become better acquainted and formulate plans
for teamwork and joint research.
If you concur in the above purposes, you are invited to affiliate
with the foundation and assist in the effort to draw back the curtain
of antiquity on the activity of our bewildering ancestors.
(print this page for membership application)
for more information e-mail gowen@llano.net
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Membership Application
Gowen Research Foundation 806/795-8758
5708 Gary Avenue or 795-9694
Lubbock Texas, 79413-4822
I enclose payment as indicated below for one-year
[] New Membership
[] Renewal Membership
in Gowen Research Foundation,including a subscription
to the Foundation Newsletter.
$15 [] Member
$25 [] Contributing Member
$100 [] Sustaining Member
$25 [] Overseas Member [in U.S. dollars only please]
[]Please send a sample copy of the Foundation Newsletter
to the family researcher(s) listed on the sheet attached.
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[nine digits]
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