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THFHS Information
Founded in 1981, THE HUBBELL FAMILY HISTORICAL SOCIETY is an organization of the descendants of Richard Hubball (Hubbell, Hubble, Hubbel, Hubel, Huble) in North America. Richard settled in Connecticut from Rock, Worcestershire, England in the early 1600's. We are descended from this single ancestor. THFHS holds biennial reunions at locations in the U.S. and Canada where Hubbells have made a significant impact. Gatherings have been held in New England, California, Hawaii, Ontario, and the Hubbell Trading Post in Arizona. Our June 1999 reunion was in Springfield, Missouri, where a plaque was placed by the family beneath the scale model of the Hubble Space Telescope on the town square of Marshfield, Missouri-- Edwin Powell Hubble's hometown. The 2001 reunion was held in Kenai, Alaska, which drew 100 attendees from across the U.S. THFHS members got a taste of southern hospitality and honored the memory of American Literature scholar Jay B. Hubbell at our 2003 reunion in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Our twelfth reunion was held in 2005 at Albuquerque, New Mexico, with a visit to the Hubbell House, the ancestral home of James L. Hubbell and Julianna-Gutierrez Hubbell, currently undergoing restoration as a living history museum. The reunions give us a good way to “see the USA” and keep in touch with family at once. Details on the next reunion in Michigan will be posted at the Biennial Reunions Page when they become available. We look forward to you joining us at our next biennial! Twice now, family members have traveled to where our immigrant ancestor lived in Rock, Worcestershire, England, to seek our historical roots. We have met as a family for the launching of the Hubble telescope, with full press coverage. THFHS regularly holds other historic meetings as well, and has erected plaques commemorating Hubbells and their achievements at various locations. Our publications include the 1995 edition of Additions & Revisions to History & Genealogy of the Hubbell Family; A Military History of the Hubbell Family in North America; our bi-annual print newsletter, Family Notes; and the Annual, which features genealogy and historical articles. Members reside in the US, Canada, and in the UK. Over one third of our members are now online, and this new communication tool has brought the family even closer. Hubbell Center Library~Museum~Archive, located in Des Moines, IA, houses books, documents, and artifacts of the Hubbells and related families. Visits by family members and others are encouraged. Contact Pat Dawson the librarian/curator via center@hubbell.org if you wish to have her search the records there for information relevant to a particular Hubbell ancestor. The Genealogy Committee Chair is Hilbert R. Hubble, and you may contact him at genealogy@hubbell.org with information regarding your Hubbell roots. The Hubbell Family Scholarship Fund awarded its first two scholarships in 1996, and has increased the amount and number of scholarships, thanks to the generosity of THFHS members. Scholarships are awarded to members or their children and grandchildren, who have attended at least one year of undergraduate study at an accredited college. The Nehemiah Hubble Family Heritage Association, our Canadian affiliate, was founded in 1950 to honour the memory of a British patriot or loyalist who traveled to Rawdon Township, Hastings County, Ontario to establish a new home for his family as a result of the Revolutionary War. For membership information, write: The Hubbell Family Historical Society Please e-mail Membership Chair, Mary Ann Hubbell membership@hubbell.org, with your postal address and you will receive a membership packet filled with information. Any questions? We will be glad to respond to your E-mail messages. Annual Dues
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