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History of Marists All
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About Marists All
On December 15, 1986, Gus Nolan sent Christmas greetings to
those of the wider Marist family with whom he had been in
contact. This extended Marist community had been meeting at
the annual GMC picnic which was held at a mid-Hudson Valley
state park.
In his letter of greeting, Gus drew attention to a proposal that
was circulating during that fall season. The proposal was to
"mail a newsletter to every Marist house in the U.S. and to
every U.S. address where there is a Marist at heart." The
newsletter was to feature news "about Marist Brothers and
about brothers who were not canonically attached."
The first issue of that newsletter which became known as
Marists All was published in May of 1987. It was four pages in
length. The cost and chore of printing and mailing was handled
by the Greater Marist Community in Poughkeepsie.
Subsequently over the period of 24 years, 1987 to 2010, the
newsletter (usually eight or ten pages) has been provided to
over 600 persons, now about half by postal mail and half by e-
mail notice alerting to presentations on the Marists All web
site.
David Kammer and Gus Nolan prepared the contents of each
issue, which was printed at Marist College in Poughkeepsie.
Members of the Greater Marist Community, recruited and
guided by Gus Nolan, folded the copies, stuffed the envelopes
and mailed the newsletter. The cost of printing and mailing has
been covered by the generous donations of the readers.
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In December of 2000, Richard (Linus) Foy set up a web site to
carry the current issue of Marists All and those on the Internet
were able to read the newsletter at the Marists All Web Site. By
February of 2001, the mailing was cut by half. The current
version of the newsletter and website was upgraded by Jack
Noone in December 2003 and has been maintained since then
by Rich Foy. The site is scheduled for an upgrade during 2010.
The Marists All web site now carries all past issues of the
newsletter, including David Kammer's exploratory letter of
December 2, 1986.
On the LIST of WRITERS' web page, there is an index of all
articles in the newsletters and their writers.
Postal and e-mail addresses are also available at the LIST of
CONTACTS web page of the Marists All web site.
In September 2002, David Kammer passed the editorship over
to the capable and knowledgeable hands of Vincent Poisella
‘58.
Marists All will always retain the loving and caring imprint of
David and Gus' leadership and stewardship.
History of Marists All
https://academic2.marist.edu/foy/maristsall/history.html
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About Marists All
On December 15, 1986, Gus Nolan sent Christmas greetings to
those of the wider Marist family with whom he had been in
contact. This extended Marist community had been meeting at
the annual GMC picnic which was held at a mid-Hudson Valley
state park.
In his letter of greeting, Gus drew attention to a proposal that
was circulating during that fall season. The proposal was to
"mail a newsletter to every Marist house in the U.S. and to
every U.S. address where there is a Marist at heart." The
newsletter was to feature news "about Marist Brothers and
about brothers who were not canonically attached."
The first issue of that newsletter which became known as
Marists All was published in May of 1987. It was four pages in
length. The cost and chore of printing and mailing was handled
by the Greater Marist Community in Poughkeepsie.
Subsequently over the period of 24 years, 1987 to 2010, the
newsletter (usually eight or ten pages) has been provided to
over 600 persons, now about half by postal mail and half by e-
mail notice alerting to presentations on the Marists All web
site.
David Kammer and Gus Nolan prepared the contents of each
issue, which was printed at Marist College in Poughkeepsie.
Members of the Greater Marist Community, recruited and
guided by Gus Nolan, folded the copies, stuffed the envelopes
and mailed the newsletter. The cost of printing and mailing has
been covered by the generous donations of the readers.
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History of Marists All
https://academic2.marist.edu/foy/maristsall/history.html
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In December of 2000, Richard (Linus) Foy set up a web site to
carry the current issue of Marists All and those on the Internet
were able to read the newsletter at the Marists All Web Site. By
February of 2001, the mailing was cut by half. The current
version of the newsletter and website was upgraded by Jack
Noone in December 2003 and has been maintained since then
by Rich Foy. The site is scheduled for an upgrade during 2010.
The Marists All web site now carries all past issues of the
newsletter, including David Kammer's exploratory letter of
December 2, 1986.
On the LIST of WRITERS' web page, there is an index of all
articles in the newsletters and their writers.
Postal and e-mail addresses are also available at the LIST of
CONTACTS web page of the Marists All web site.
In September 2002, David Kammer passed the editorship over
to the capable and knowledgeable hands of Vincent Poisella
‘58.
Marists All will always retain the loving and caring imprint of
David and Gus' leadership and stewardship.