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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've been married for 36 years and my wifes family
(the Clifford Ray Carr b. 1-22-1895 and Blanche Durell Hilliard
b.2-26-1896 family)has one every year. Their reunion has evolved into a two
or three night camping trip to different campgrounds every year. My wifes
grandparents have both died but the reunions have continued although we now only
average about 50 - 60 people instead of the 100 or so we used to have. We
usually have 4 generations represented each year. Golf on Friday is a mainstay
and if we are near a lake or reservoir watercraft will usually be part of the
activities.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ray Powell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=dorothy@napanet.net href="mailto:dorothy@napanet.net">Dorothy
Wogh</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 15, 2006 9:07
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [or-roots] Reunions</DIV>
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<DIV>For a good many years my husbands family had reunions. Then some
passed away and it stopped for several years, but two uncles in their 90's
wanted one this year. There were 75 people there and more had signed up
but got sick.</DIV>
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<DIV>Several years we held it at the fairgrounds, and then it was held at one
of the relatives homes. We had people come out from the East Coast to
the West Coast for these reunions. One thing we found out is that the
younger members of the family are now interested in meeting and getting to
know their relatives.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>When we first started out to have our reunions it was pot luck and then
become catered.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Dorothy Wogh</DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=EugeneMelvin.roots@comcast.net
href="mailto:EugeneMelvin.roots@comcast.net">EugeneMelvin.roots@comcastnet</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">OR List Roots</A> ; <A
title=ORFORUM-L@rootsweb.com href="mailto:ORFORUM-L@rootsweb.com">GFO List
Roots</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 15, 2006 8:35
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [or-roots] Reunions</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">There was an interesting article in the
Tuesday August 15, 2006 Oregonian, Food Section, about an Italian/American
family that has been doing family reunions for the last fifty
years.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">I wonder how many other Families are
doing reunions that we never here about and what a great opportunity this
would be to promote Genealogy and the resources we have to those who may not
be aware of us.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Over the last couple of years I have
heard a lot of individuals looking for individuals and just as many others
willing to help.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But I have not
heard of many family reunions.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">To this end I propose opening up this
forum to the discussion of Family Reunions.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The ups and downs, the ins and the
outs, the successes and failure<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Any
takers<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>