The big event out east was a family reunion at Thanksgiving of all the descendants from my great grandfather on the paternal side. There were over 60 people there! I met cousins I had not seen in over 20 years. The kids loved seeing and getting to know the relatives.
Everybody had a name tag and different colored dots on the tag that denoted which line of the family tree they came from. Our family had the yellow circle which meant we descended from the son named Richard - my grandfather!
It's kind of amazing how two people who lived 100 years ago could have so many descendants. I kept pondering whether all of us will have so many descendants in another 100 years? Can the planet withstand such growth?
On one of the tents clear plastic walls each family used sticky notes with names on them to recreate the family tree. After one generation it got very wide and it was difficult to fit all the family names in the space below. Nora absolutely loved this exercise! Patrick
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| Stuey and his cousin Henry |
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| John giving the opening toast |
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| George giving a toast |
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| Creating the family tree |
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| Nora points out where she fits into the family tree |
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| Nora serenades her cousin on the violin |
This is SO cool. I love the creation of the family tree exercise!
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