In the beginning...

The Hartford Pond was chartered on July 1, 1954. During his address at the Grand Nest Convention in San Francisco (August 24-26, 1954), MLGG John Henry Martin mentioned the Hartford Pond’s inception in the recap of his year on office. He said that “New Ponds were formed during my reign at Hartford, Memphis, San Diego, and Saskatoon, Canada”. The Pond’s first meeting was held on September 20, 1954 at the Statler Hotel in Hartford. The Pond officers were Most Loyal Gander C.W. Chappelear, Supervisor of the Flock R.W. Criswell, Custodian of the Goslings Joseph Sorge, Guardian of the Pond R.E. Farrer, Keeper of the Golden Goose Egg G.S. Tompkins, and Wielder of the Goose Quill H.N. Pierson. The Penn Pond Initiation Team, under the direction of PMLGG Joe Knowlan, performed the initiation ceremony for new Hartford Ganders. The evening’s Guest Speaker was Most Loyal Grand Gander Alex B. Young ... (Click the links to the right to read our full history)