Dec 2005/Jan 2006
Vol. 16 No. 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ALUM&I
Do classmates want to be found? by Tonya Hamlet
Students honor teachers, sounds of school CD, mementos, Princeton Class of ’55, Reunion on Fox, class worships together, wild West reunion, who knows where reunions are? 74th reunion
SCRAPBOOK
An American Christmas story, vacation rentals, reunion resources: Quad Cities, North Carolina, Chattanooga, All-American College Band Reunion, winter at Gaylords
BRANCH OFFICE
Reunion celebrates family book by Jennifer L. Vargas
Honoring family home, Hembree reunion tree, Boomer reunion touch
MASTERPLAN
Rollin’ reunion by Joan Braden, told to Sheri Weinberger
Family reunions on a budget by JP Hagar
Home again by Catherine Borden
More about families; Rockwell, Banks/Hill/Outlaw, Montague, Clark, Rogers, Reed, Duea, Roberts, Borders, Mauney, Howell, Briggs, Adams/Wilson, Lilly, Norman-Shorter
FAMILY REUNION CONFERENCE
ICEBREAKERS AND GAMES
Getting acquainted
Reunion warmer-uppers
Whatever happened to Red Rover? by Patti Perry-Armes
The amazing ALAFFFA race by Lisa Alzo
Families who play together: Stanton, Cairns-O’Rourke, Moore, Rockwell, Awaya, Brown and the games they play: trivia, bingo, word search, scavenger hunts, two truths and a lie, relay race, mystery drama
REUNION VENUES
Your Old Kentucky home roam by Jacky Runice
What’s your idea of perfection? by Jacky Runice
San Diego California: Handlery Resort, Holiday Inn Bayside
Ethnic Island of Hope, Island of Tears by Maureen Taylor
A family reunion – Indian style by Sangam Iyer
Celebrating the land of fire by Kathleen Wilson Shryock
Burt(t)schell’s on the road by Arliss Treybig
and more about Norwegian, Italian and Chinese reunions.
Something coming by Sharon Carmack
MILITARY REUNION NEWS
Family reunions celebrate military achievements, Flying Tigers celebrate, new POW/MIA Memorial, WWII Commemoration Committee, flag retirement, USS Texas hard hat tours, source of medals, Korean War reunions, pilots pass baton, USS Henley
REUNION RESOURCES A directory of reunion-friendly places, services, vendors and products
On the cover
The Burt(t)schell International Family Reunion group pose in front of the St. Rochus Chapel near Bingen on the Rhine, Germany. For more see page 43.
Masthead
Publisher Jeffrey P. Wallman
Editor in chief Edith Wagner
Travel Editor Jacky Runice
Art Director Jennifer Rueth
Sales Marion Liston, Senior Account Manager
Sales Assistant Shnee McNeil-Hatchett
Operations Manager Karla Lavin
Administrative Staff Jean Salzer
SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION
Thelma Wasserman Friedman
CONTRIBUTORS
Chris Bufford
Joyce Capolino
Edmund X. DeJesus
Mary Thiele Fobian
Beth Gay
Patricia Hardcastle
Susie Peevyhouse Hockaday
Richard L. LeBlanc
Brenda Kay Ledford
Adria Lopour
Eva Melton
Mary Joyce Mitchell
Carolyn Moore
Jean Ann Pollard
Carol Riley
Jean Rolstad
Deb Rowen
Karen Scanlon
Tracy Schrader
Katherine Sinclair
Donna Strother
Maureen Taylor
Arliss Treybig
Marlynne A. Walker
Bessida Cauthorne White
Bill Williams
