One of the prized assets of the Association is seven scrapbooks containing news clippings, pictures, announcements, etc., all featuring Cooleys, Cooley descendants and/or Cooley connections. Prospective members (except those desiring Associate Memberships) are required to complete a lineage application detailing their descent from Cooley ancestors. Accurate and reliable documentation is requested in order for the Association files to be of maximum use to researchers in future generations.The Association offers three membership categories:ANNUAL MEMBERS pay a $10.00 initiation fee and annual dues of $10.00. Annual members must be descended from a Cooley ancestor. Annual members may vote and hold office, and shall enjoy all privileges of the Association. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS pay a $10.00 initiation fee and $10.00 annual dues. Associate members are not descendants of Cooley ancestors and are not eligible to vote or hold office.LIFE MEMBERS pay $10.00 initiation fee and donate $100 to the Endowment Fund of the Association; they shall enjoy all the privileges of Annual membership, and must be eligible for Annual membership.

The Association meets in different locations across the country every two years on the last weekend in July. The purpose of the meetings is to enlist the interest of local Cooleys in the Association and from time to time visit spots of historical interest to our Cooley ancestors. Over the past several years we have held meetings in Michigan, Utah, Indiana, and Massachusetts. The 2006 Reunion was held in Springfield, Massachusetts and featured a tour of several old Cooley homes.

Prospective members and others interested in more information may address their letter to any of the officers of the Association

Application for Cooley Family Association:

Membership application can be mailed to:

Treasurer
Dorothy Theriault
28 Edgemont Street
Longmeadow, MA 01106