Photos of ABA's 2015 NYC and Connecticut Annual Meeting.

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1 Photos of ABA's 2015 NYC and Connecticut Annual Meeting. (First 65 of 120 Photos and Captions by Stuart Johnson) (Formatted by Peter Tavino11/17/15) #1: 10/11/15: At the Morris-Jumel Mansion, NYC, Antonio Burr, Ph.D. (member of ABA and Mansion's Bd. of Trustees), on left, and James Kerr, Esq. (Pres.Emeritus of the Board), welcome ABA attendees and the general public to the unveiling ceremony for the new bust of Col. Aaron Burr (still draped), to be placed inside the Mansion.

2 #2: Among the attentive attendees, clockwise from far left, are Marty Kakuk; Harry Anderson; Judge Brian Hardison; Mansion Director Carol Ward (standing, in red dress); and Helena Lawrence.

3 #3: The portrait-copy of Aaron, repaired and restored thanks to our members' contributions in 2014, which was placed in the Mansion at the 2/7/15 unveiling. #4: No post.

4 #5: Antonio and Jim Kerr. #6: ABA president, Stuart Johnson

(Harry), center, is pleased that the new bust of Aaron Burr, which he

5 #7: from left: Judge Brian Hardison; Burr bust sculptress, Leith Adams; Antonio. #8: ABA's Commodore Henry H. Anderson, Jr. (Harry), center, is pleased that the new bust of Aaron Burr, which he funded, is about to be unveiled, and placed inside the Mansion of Aaron's final wife, Madame Eliza Jumel.

6 #9: Voila! The first public glimpse of the now-unveiled bust of Aaron Burr. #10: ABA honors the first bust of Aaron to be placed in NYC.

7 #11: The bedroom of M'me. Jumel, 2nd floor of M-J Mansion. #12: The separate, adjoining, bedroom of Aaron Burr.

8 #13: This is where Harry and Leith's new bust of Aaron has been placed, in Aaron's bedroom at the Mansion. #14: A close-up, right profile.

9 #15: Left profile

10 #16: Stuart Fisk Johnson, Esq., 8th great grandson of Jehue Burr, Sr. (Fairfield branch), shown ten minutes after placement of the Burr bust.

11 17: Antonio, flanked by two of his (and Diane's) three sons. Marley, on the left of Antonio. Camilo, on the right side of the photo (w/eye glasses). 18: Helena Lawrence, in front of #16 Jumel Terrace, formerly the home of Paul Robeson and, now, owned by the mother of Alicia Keys (pianist, singer and songwriter), across from the Mansion.

12 19: 10/12/15, as we drove to start the CT. portion of our annual meeting, it was the height of fall foliage. 20: Anna Burr Root and Helena (and Stuart) are about to enter the beautiful APRICOTS brookside restaurant, Farmington, Ct.

13 21: Farmington was settled in 1645 by a small group of families from Hartford. 22: 10/13/15: Stuart leads our attendees in a tour of the Mark Twain House & Museum, in the historic Nook Farm section of Hartford, Ct.

14 23: skip posting of this photo. 24: We also toured the adjacent Harriett Beecher Stowe Center. Among Stowe's 30 books was UNCLE TOM'S CABIN.

15 25: Some of the beautiful collections inside. 26: 10/14/15: The Burr brothers and Helena lead us into the Tapping Reeve House & Law School, Litchfield, where Aaron earned his law degree.

16 28: This was the first law school which awarded a degree. 29: Items inside the House.

17 30: George Bulow, left, and Pete Tavino, sit in the replica of the rustic law school classroom, where Aaron; Horace Mann; John C. Calhoun of S.C.; and many other sons of leading families, would have studied under Judge Tapping Reeve, Aaron's brother-in-law. 31: Skip this photo.

Stuart requests post here of the photo of him kneeling, and crying, holding

18 32: Pete Tavino led us to the Litchfield cemetery where Sally Burr Reeve (Aaron's sickly sister, and wife of Judge Reeve) is buried. Stuart requests post here of the photo of him kneeling, and crying, holding a handkerchief, over the grave of Sally Burr Reeve (as Samuel Engel Burr used to do in Princeton)

19 33: The fall foliage was brilliant, in Litchfield. 34: Equally colorful was the clothing of Frank Burr and Helena.

20 #35: 10/14/15: Marty Kakuk, left, and we are greeted by Sandy, our docent, at the Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden, Bethlehem, CT., where Aaron attended divinity school for 9 months, prior to switching to law school. 36: skip this photo.

21 37: Delft china inside the House. 38: Interior of the house. 39: skip.

22 40: A beautiful bedroom in the B-F House. 41: The beautiful rear gardens, as seen from inside the house.

detailed tour of the extensive grounds, featuring a rose

23 42: A Madonna and Child, inside the house. 43: George McCreery, Horticulturist, gave us an extremely detailed tour of the extensive grounds, featuring a rose collection, of the B-F House & Gardens. George is a graduate of a Santa Claus school.

24 44: The Gardens also features a Monarch Butterfly sanctuary. 45: Evening of 10/14/15: Peter & Mary Tavino invited us to their beautiful home, located behind the Tapping Reeve Law School.

25 46: Mary Tavino, with Sue, her helper. 47: From left: Brian Hardison, Tom Kakuk, Harry, George Bulow, Emily Eisen of Belamy Ferriday, and John Endicott, enjoying dinner at the Tavinos.

26 48: Peter leads us in a toast. 49: Peter (read Speech he gave to League of Women Voters the week before, available on request) and, on far right, Chris Caligari.

Peter's pair of authentic replica of the dueling

27 50: Commodore Harry Anderson, in his preppy colors. 51: Litchfield resident Franco, inspects one of Peter's pair of authentic replica of the dueling pistols owned by Hamilton, used in the duel.

53: From left: the Burr brothers; Richard & Sherrie Shoemaker (he

28 52: Stuart summarizes the many, conflicting, theories of how the shots were actually fired by Hamilton, and then, Burr, at Weehawken. 53: From left: the Burr brothers; Richard & Sherrie Shoemaker (he has known Stuart since Junior H.S.); Marty Kakuk; and Lucienne Bulow.

29 54: Walt Matis, our dynamic guide, at the Fairfield Museum and History Center, Ct., with Barbara Wood. 55: Walt explained the extensive grounds to the facility.

Photo #57: In 1639, Roger Ludlow and five companions purchased from Native Americans

30 56: Edwards Pond, where some accused "witches" were "tried;" If the woman floated, she was deemed to be a witch; if she sank, she's not a witch. Walt explained. Photo #57: In 1639, Roger Ludlow and five companions purchased from Native Americans land which became Fairfield, Ct. The Fairfield Branch of the Burr family is one of the four main lines.

31 #58: John Hancock of Boston, a close friend of Thaddeus Burr, married his finance, Dorothy Quincy, in 1775 in the Thaddeus Burr Mansion. #59: Walt Matis explains to Anna, Diana and Harry, the history of the interior of the Mansion, adjacent to the Fairfield Museum.

32 #60: Top left, Mr. Noel Swan, visiting from Australia his relative, Chris Caligari and Diana. And the Bulows, front. #61: More of the extensive Fairfield History Center

33 62: The Burr family bible 63: An exhibit explains how Oliver Burr Jennings (Harry's great grandfather), of Fairfield, became wealthy by going to the California Gold Rush for 15 years.

Alston, gifted by Sylvia Tolk, Harry's relative.

34 64: Elizabeth Rose, Librarian for the Fairfield Museum, shows us the pearl necklace owned by Theodosia Burr Alston, gifted by Sylvia Tolk, Harry's relative. 65: Harry and Liz Rose note that the Rev. Aaron Burr was born in Fairfield.

35 See photos 65 to 120 on next website posting.

Photos of ABA's 2015 NYC and CT Annual Meeting.

Photos of ABA's 2015 NYC and CT Annual Meeting. (Part 2 Photos 66 to 120) Photos and Captions by Stuart Johnson, formatted by Peter Tavino 12/08/15 Photos #66 and 67: We inspect original documents and