The year 1705 saw the arrival, in the Port of Philadelphia, of Franklin Dufford traveling from his family home in the Alsace Lorraine. Franklin then migrated to New Jersey in the area known as German Valley, now Long Valley, in the northwest corner of the state. Except for his occupation as a farmer, who prospered in his new country, not much else is known other than he had six siblings. Ten years later, one of these brothers, John, followed in Franklin's footsteps and also emigrated to Philadelphia arriving in late summer. When Franklin learned of John's arrival, he sent a Musconetcong area Lenape Nation woman to Philadelphia to meet John and bring him to his family in Long Valley. The two were married in 1718.

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Evelyn Newbold was a tenth-generation descendant of this couple through her paternal grandmother, Faundella Gordon Dufford. Upon Evelyn's Death, as a condition of her estate, she chose to honor her father George Clifford Newbold, and his lifelong love of his Native American heritage, nature, the great outdoors with creation of a scholarship fund. Evelyn's stated objective was to benefit the college goals of Native American Students. Her specific interests lay with the study of business and finance by Native American students with the goal of benefiting their culture and assisting them to prosper and give back to their communities.

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Accordingly, her Estate is funding an annual George Clifford Newbold Scholarship award to a Native American scholar. The trustees have broadened application goals and are open to applications from all areas of study. Your interest and support are invited.