Family Reunions...A Southern Tradition

Something truly southen. Families meeting for good food and seeing family members that you haven't seen in "a coon's age". That's a southern saying, in case you don't know it. It means "in a very long time".

We recently held our Canady, Lewis, Jackson Reunion in Warner Robins, Georgia. Family showed up in droves! The small kids got to meet and play with cousins that they did not know. It was an awesome sight to behold-the next generation. We were amazed at how we have turned into the elders that we once looked upon with awe and were saddened that so many of them are no longer with us. We ate sooo much good food, worshipped together and made plans for the next reunion in 2016 in Miami, Florida. Just in case you haven't started the family reunion tradition, here are some resources that I have found helpful. Happy planning!

1.  celebrate.myevent.com has a basic package that is free and enables you to accept registration and social media integration.  Paid packages allow for an address book, family tree, emails, memorials and other neat features.

2.  family-reunion.com is Mister Spiffy's Reunion Planner. It includes everything from reunion software to free resources to planning tips.

3.   reunionsmag.com is for reunion planners of every kind-from families, to classes, to military and others.

4.   http://issuu.com/premier/docs/reunions_2012_12th_edition_lr (a reunion workbook).


Me with one of my daughters and some of my grands at the reunion