What is the Geer Family Association?

The Geer Family Association was formed in 1976, the year of America's Bicentennial Celebration, in Ledyard, Connecticut, home of the first Geer settler in this country. In June of that year the first Geer Family reunion was held in Ledyard, and the group was officially organized. Work was begun on an update of the genealogy first published in 1923 by Walter Geer. A newsletter found its way into the mailboxes of members, and Geers all across the country began to call new friends "cousin."

Many of the Geers in the United States today are descended from two brothers, George and Thomas Geer, who emigrated from England in 1638 (see History page) and settled in Ledyard and Enfield, Connecticut, respectively. A number of spellings of the surname exist among these descendants, including those Gere, Gear, Geers, Geere, and others.

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Current Officers of the Geer Family Association: President: Eugene W. Geer 558 Beers Street Hazlet, NJ 07730 (732) 264-3129 Email Gene Vice President: Judy Geer Ewing 9 Bunker Hill Terrace Scarborough, ME 04074 (207) 221-0762 Email Judy   Secretary and Sales Chairperson: Audrey Geer Masalehdan 315 S. Linden Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15208 (412) 362-5397 Email Audrey Treasurer: Sandra Marsh 2448 N. Sandstone Road Jackson, MI 49201 (517) 750-4023 Email Sandy   Historian: Ginger A. August 32 Stetson Way Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 924-6391 Email Ginger Newsletter Chairperson: Donna Lea Gear Loper 16021 N.E. 25th Street Vancouver, Washington 98684 (360) 256-7239 Email Donna   Registered Agent: Ken Geer 23 Thomas Road Ledyard, CT 06339 (860) 464-8657 Email Ken Archives Committee Chair: Emily Gere 415 O'Keefe Menlo Park, CA 94025 (650) 329-1856 Email Emily   GFA Members: Your membership number and the date your membership expires are on the address label of your newsletter. Please check your address label on the latest issue. If it says "June '08" or earlier, your dues are due. Please send a renewal today! Buy a three-year membership and save money, and you won't have to remember to renew for three more years! Membership and dues Membership for one year, from July 1 through June 30, includes a subscription to the GFA Newsletter (three issues: Fall, Spring, and Summer). There are three categories of membership: Regular and Associate annual membership is $25 per year. Three-year membership is $60. Life Membership is $250. A special one-year gift membership from a paid GFA member is $20. Three-year gift membership by a member is $50. Meetings Member business meetings/reunions are held every three years. Every other meeting is held in Ledyard, Connecticut, with alternate meetings held in other Geer locations of interest. The 2001 meeting/reunion was held July 19-21 in the Ledyard area. The 2004 meeting was held in New London, Minnesota. The 2007 meeting was held June 22-24 in Ledyard, CT, and in 2010 the meeting will be in Scarborough, Maine. Plan to attend! They are a lot of fun! The Newsletter The GFA Newsletter is published 3 times a year and is included in the price of a membership. Regular features include a variety of Geer records submitted by members, book reviews, old Bible records, "My Earliest Known Geer Ancestor," family photos, a Historian's report, and news of the association. Click on the picture at left to see a downloadable version of the newsletter about the 2007 Reunion. To download free Adobe Acrobat Reader, click the button here. Membership Regions Click on a region for more information Previous | Next | Top