Reunion 2000
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Oct. 7-9
A photo review capturing memories of the Tefft family's second reunion in South Kingstown, R.I.
Tour of Tefft Homestead
Family Dinner
Do Teffts have a sweet tooth? A possible family trait emerged into evidence with the presentation of  this tray of desserts at the end of a multi-course mealat the Larchwood Inn. The Saturday night dinner was attended by about 45 members of the family, their friends and guests.
Trekking the Homestead. A clearing, long used by Indians, contains one of the earliest Tefft cemeteries on the remaining homestead land. Although most of the property remains in remarkably pristine condition, this site continues to attract usage as evidenced by recent ATV tracks, littering and campfire sites.
Cemetery Cleanup
Before.  A daunting sign of centuries of neglect at Cemetery 19, located in the  midst of the manicured homes on Tefft Hill, confronts Jim Tefft (ID). The  cemetery is at the northernmost boundary of what once was the Tefft   homestead farm. One cemetery record, prepared in the 1800s, notes this as  the probable location of family founder John Tefft's grave.
After. It took about three hours battling through a tangle of branches and bittersweet vines to uncover the sign that marks this as Cemetery 19. Also brought to the light  of day were about 60 graves, most with simple fieldstone markers. The intrepid cleanup crew included, from left, Timothy Nathan Tefft (ME),  Kathleen Tifft Cooper (CA), Edna and Jerry Tefft (ID), Darlene Tefft Cobb  (CA), Jim Tefft (ID) Perry Tefft (ID), A. Craig Anthony (RI), and, not  pictured, Rick Norwood (CA).
Great Swamp Walk
Nature  and history. Mystery seems to rise from the early morning mist in this  strange and beautiful setting where the Narragansetts retreated for safety during King Philip's War (1675-76). A captive of the chief sachem, Canonchet, Joshua Tefft was taken from his nearby farm to a 5-acre island  in the swamp where the Indians were encamped there to witness, and some  say take part in, the Dec. 19, 1675 attack of the camp by 1,000 colonial  soldiers.
A walk in the swamp. With a field office located in the Great Swamp Management Area, wildlife biologist, Brian Tefft, second from right, was the perfect tour guide for an early morning walk taken by the Teffts. An extensive forested freshwater wetlands, the area is dominated by red maple and cedar swamps.
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