Wynne Genealogy Society Wales Trip 2006

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WGS Wales Trip
May 10-15, 2006

Hosted by Becky Wynn-Thill
and Mayor R. Phillip Parry

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      For the last six years of so, we have been planning a trip to Wales. It started by Mike and Fliss Owens inviting me [Becky Wynn-Thill] to come and be part of the opening ceremony celebrations when they opened the "Bed and Breakfast" in the dower house of the Bron Fadoc. I was thrilled to be asked and accepted on the contingency that I could invite members of the Wynne Genealogy Society which I had founded, who are descendants of Dr. Thomas Wynne. Mike and Fliss agreed that would be fine. They were also hoping to open a museum.
      Time passed and they have worked on the Dower house, replacing the very expensive slate roof, etc, but the Dower house has to take a 2nd position behind making a living and the regular day-to-day expenses. So as of yet the Dower House is not finished. But we couldn't stand it!! At the October 2004 WGS reunion I held in Chester County Pennsylvania, we voted that we were coming to Wales ready or not.
      Over the years Mayor R. Phillip Parry [in the future named Mayor Phillip], and I became friends. I volunteered free of charge to create the web site of www.caerwys-town.com, for Mayor Phillip, and we discussed the plans of coming to Caerwys, N. Wales. Not telling the Wynne-Genealogy-Society we started our planning, only thing we didn't have was a date.
      When Mayor Phillip was told of our decision to come to Wales, whether the Dower house was finished or not, he totally agreed. He was finishing his round of being the Mayor of Caerwys the third week of May 2006 and encouraged us to come before he left office. We all agreed that would be best, as we wanted to be in Caerwys while he was Mayor. Decision made we were going May 10th-15th, 2006.
      Then the round of finding flights, then who could chum up with who till we all met in Philadelphia Airport at terminal 19!!! And our Journey began!!!
      Below you will find 28 pages with 1048 pictures of our 4 and a half day stay!!! [Don't say we don't know how to use cameras!!!]

   Have fun and enjoy our life time trip to Caerwys Wales!!!

Philadelphia Airport to Manchester Airport

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Gathering at Terminal 19!!!
Left to Right: Joyce Gail Stewart, Becky Wynn-Thill, Janet Beard peaking over shoulder, Sharon Underhill

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Koth [King of the highway] Bob Quigley, and Queenie [Joyce Quigley] Settling in for everyone to arrive at Gate 19.

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Koth Bob telling us Gals how it is done!

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Koth Bob's reaction when us gals don't pay attention to his instructions! =)

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Merle Millheims Arrival!

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Joan Bretz Arrival!

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Ida Cann, getting distracted by Becky taking pictures

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Joyce Gail Stewart, checking for tickets and passports. No way she isn't getting on that plane!!

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Mary Alice Shaw, watching the terminal for more new arrivals

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Amy Humphreys, getting tickets and passport in order for take off

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Janet Beard, Merle Millheims, Joan Bretz, Mary Alice Shaw, Ida Cann and in front Susan Wright, Trying to figure out how many could get in the wheelchair and race down the terminal, before we got stopped.!!!



We Left Philadelphia, PA, from Terminal A, US Airways, at 8:35 PM on Wednesday, May 10th, 2006. We arrived in Manchester 8:35 AM Thursday May 11th, 2006, Duration of flight 7 hours. Seven hours that the people of that plane had to listen to us rattle, laugh, giggle and not get a dang bit of sleep! We were too excited!

To say the least only Sharon Underhill was prepared with Camera in tow to get the one shot I have of us arriving and meeting Mayor Phillip for the first time!!

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Mayor R. Phillip Parry in official Mayors 30 lb. Chain, with Princess Sharon Underhill of Florida, at the arrival gate at Manchester, England Airport.



After leaving the Manchester airport, which we have no pictures of the bus or luggage van, we traveled 45 minutes to Caerwys.

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Caerwys Township town sign, outside the edge of Caerwys. The smallest Town with a Royal Charter home of Dr. Thomas Wynne b. 1627

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Mayor R. Phillip Parry at the Caerwys Town Sign

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Mayor R. Phillip Parry welcoming Becky Wynn-Thill founder of the Wynne Genealogy Society to Caerwys.

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Queenie, Joyce Quigley, Mayor R. Phillip Parry and Becky Wynn-Thill at Caerwys Town Sign.

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The Wynne Genealogy Society and Mayor R. Phillip Parry at the Caerwys Sign

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We arrive at the Caerwys Town Square. George Gallagher, as ever the helping hand, trying to get Becky out of the Van. I was still gathering things!

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Becky Wynn-Thill, glad to be in Caerwys, at the Town square!

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Carol Gallagher, a Caerwys Native and wife to George Gallagher, and for our five days 2nd driver, welcoming Vi Grooms-Alban to Caerwys Town Square.

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Mayor Phillip, welcoming WGS to Caerwys and to the townspeople who came to meet us.

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Mayor Phillip introducing us to our hosts and getting housing arrangements settled.

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Meeting our Hosts and figuring out where we are going.

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Vi, Becky, Queenie and Fliss Owens the owner of the Bron Fadoc chatting as we gather luggage.

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Town folk, I believe it was Glyn Brooks and wife, Mayor Phillip is to tell me and I will correct this.

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Joan Bretz and Queenie visiting

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Betty McGehee, Cada Grove, Susan Grove and Joyce Gail Stewart visiting and taking pictures!!

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Looks like we are almost back in vehicles!!

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Nope back at the van we are back at discussing how we are going to do this!!! ha ha Queenie, Amy, Becky, Vi, Joyce Gail, and Mayor Phillip


Business's and Homes in Caerwys as we traveled to our host homes and to the Mayor's luncheon for the WGS members who were not staying at host homes.

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