FAMILY REUNIONS

Finding Reunions

Family reunions are not always a regular event. It depends on each family, and how well they are organized. Some families always have family reunions every year, others just hold them occasionally. The size of these gatherings varies from including just the children of one set of parents up to invitiing all the people descended from a distant ancestor.

To find out if a family holds reunions, write to the most prominent family members. Usually the older generations know if a reunion has ever been held, and if any more are planned.

You can also search the Internet for family reunions. Try several search engines for the surname of the family. Placing the word reunion in the search may help narrow down the number of replies. Reaching as many folks of the same last name may be a good way to find the proper contacts as well. Try a surname search in WhitePages.com.

Not all families advertise their family reunions on the web, but more and more will do so in the future. Many family organizations have webpages.

Organizing Reunions

Another approach is to set up a reunion for the family oneself:

• Invite all the family members one has contacted and ask them to bring as many family members as possible.
• Ask them also to bring a favorite family food item for pot luck and the problem of providing food will be solved.
• Set the date for a time when many family members should be available, perhaps a long weekend or a week in August when school is out.
• Set the location at or near the family homestead, if possible, or at a location that is convenient to the majority of the family. Sometimes families have picnics in the hometown of their ancestors; but sometimes they arrange to meet at at theme park, or vacation retreat instead.
• Advertise the reunion on the web if anyone with the family name is invited.

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  • Table of Contents
    
    • Visiting Localities
    • Cemeteries
    • Churches
    • Courthouses
    • Old Homesteads
    • Family Reunions
    • Migration Trails of Family

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  • Documents at Home
  • Vital Records
  • Government Records

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This website written and designed by:
Sharon Marie Centanne,
Genealogy Research Instructor and Internet Trainer
Please direct any questions to:
Sharon.

This page updated April 26, 2008

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