Ethnic Reunions

How to Get There

By air: From the US fly to one of the principal European gateways: London, Paris, Amsterdam Direct flights inside Europe: Southampton-Amsterdam, Amsterdam-LeHavre, LeHavre-Southampton (summer only)...

Cape Fear Facts

One of the most historically significant African-American cities in the US, Wilimington, North Carolina, has provided visitors with an exciting look at the contributions made...

A Topless Double-Decker and Cream Tea

by Jill Nielsen Chances are we're related if the unusual name of POUT is on your family tree. As far back as 1410, Pout families...

Reunion Fest

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, summers are festival season throughout the area but particularly on the city's fabulous shoreline of Lake Michigan. The nineteen year Milwaukee Irish Fest...

Book Reviews

Books aid ethnic searches Reviewed by Adam Rose Discovering Your Immigrant & Ethnic Ancestors by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack. (2000, 260 pages, paperback, $18.99) Betterway Books,...

Reunion Places Worth Dreaming About

by Edith Wagner We've made a wonderful discovery for families who dream of following in the footsteps and trails of elders or ancestors. Project ECHO...

Finnish Embassy is Very Generous

Cheryl Miller, Racine, Wisconsin, made an exciting find when, while planning the Hentila Family Reunion for next summer, she contacted the Finnish Embassy in Washington...

Hochman Family Centennial Reunion

More than 125 descendants of Velvel and Charna Hochman returned to celebrate the centennial of the family's arrival in St. Joseph, Missouri. They immigrated from...

Translators Available

A web discovery could help with family research that has crossed language lines. The Translation Team ([email protected]) is a volunteer service limited to genealogical research....

The van der Grinten Adventure

The van der Grinten Family Reunion was a terrific success. Almost 150 relatives assembled in Kranenburg, Germany if not v.d.G. by name, but then in...