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Cogin-Chuggers Square Dance Club Durham, Connecticut |
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Brewster School, Tuttle Road, Durham, Connecticut. Members of the Connecticut Association of Square Dance Clubs (CASDC) and the Eastern District Square & Round Dance Association (EDSARDA) Dances usually held on the second and fifth Fridays of each month from September through June at the Brewster School, Tuttle Road, Durham, Connecticut. Plus level Dancing with a A-1 tip, Round Dancing throughout the evening 8:00pm – 10:30pm Club Caller/Teacher: Ed Rutty edrutty3@snet.net Club Cuer: slucibello@msn.com Contacts: · Evelyn Dean, president · June Barton, secretary/publicity june_barton@yahoo.com · Alicia Morse, programs/asst treasurer kittykrew6@sbcglobal.net · John Sherman, treasurer jsherman80@cox.net · Mim Pugh, publicity mapugh@snet.net · Armand & Betty Catelli, hospitality bcatelli@sbcglobal.net · Joan Gumkowski, CASDC rep. jgum17@yahoo.com · David McElroy, webmaster dmcelroy@starband.net
Cogin-Chuggers? (Coginchaug) Historically, it was the Native American name of the area used by the Mattabesset tribe for hunting. It is said to have meant "Great Swamp" or "Long Swamp." According to William Chauncey Fowler's "History of Durham," land in Coginchaug was first deeded in 1662 to John Talcott by the General Court. In 1672, a deed was written between the native proprietors of the territory and Europeans who wished to purchase it from them. Entitled "Deed of Cawginchaug from Tarramuggus, &c.," we can read verbatim about the transfer of "one Tract of land comonly known by the name of Cawginchaug" from the native inhabitants to the European settlers.
Updated: 8/27/2010 10:40 AM |
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Anna Dickson, president of The Square Dance Foundation of New England will present an award to Caller and our fellow Club Member, Bob Livingston. The award is given every year in recognition of a caller, cuer or square dancer from New England. Bob is very active calling Contra dances in Eastern Connecticut as well as teaching basic calling in MA. He has also received a grant to study French Canadian quadrilles. |
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There are several demonstration dances coming up this Fall. Sept 5 Labor Day Parade—contact Dan or Noreen dandnfoley@aol.com Sept 18 Wetherfield Corn Fest--Bob Smith will call--time TBD--contact Linda Buczynski rainbowbutterflyhearts@yahoo.com Oct 2 Berlin Fair-- time TBD- Cathy ccgrimes@yahoo.com Oct 3 Southington Apple Fair--6:30-7--contact Kathy Newvine knewvine@comcast.net Oct Glastonbury Apple Fest--date TBD--contact Bob Hougton bhought3@earthlink.net Oct 16 NBC Health & Wellness Expo-Hartford Convention Center-Bill Mager will call-contact Cathy ccgrimes@yahoo.com Oct 23 Fun Night for Jewish organization in Stamford CT-7:30-9:30--Bill Mager will call--contact Cathy ccgrimes@yahoo.com Big E demos--contact Judy Eckert-Hayloft jmesquaredance@gmail.com |