Activities

Music: the rhythm of reunions

The family that sings together For families who have an affinity for music, along with talent, reunions are ideal places to share their interests. The...

Cemetery central to reunion

Without plans for internment, Carolyn Sigler Schellang’s only sister Billie Linda Sigler Taylor died in 1995. Carolyn wanted to bury her sister in the Sigler...

In honor of memories by Virginia Coty/Jeffords

In 2000 my family rekindled an old tradition of family outings, something we had not done for quite some time. I remember when our immediate...

Chippiannock Cemetery: epitaphs brought to life

A special historical tour at Chippiannock Cemetery in Rock Island, Illinois, will be offered September 8, 2001. The tour, sponsored by the Rock Island Preservation...

Seidemanns honor their military

The annual Seidemann Family Reunion in Newburg, Wisconsin, makes a special point to honor family heroes who have served in the US military. Individual displays...

Special reunion for Aunt Joyce

The Stansberry Family had a reunion about thirty-five years ago. I don't remember much about it. Then families moved away from Elk City, Oklahoma. The...

Street named for family

This from Shamele C. Jordon, Linden Wold, New Jersey, reporting that Berlin Township, New Jersey, granted the Toomer family's request to have their street named...

Q & A

Q? Sharon Hill of New Orleans, e-mailed: "I just recently found your web site on reunions. My family and I are having our first annual...

Reunion Favor

The following was typed on a seasonally colored card and each was accompanied by five kernels of candy corn. The Legend of the Five Kernels...

Reunion Ideas from B. Smith

In her lavish book, B. Smith: Rituals & Celebrations, (1999, 241 pages, hardbound. Random House, New York NY) we learn about her family reunions. While...