our local paper has a space for just that. the bloggs family are updating their family tree. any bloggs or smiths or small or ward family wishingto be included contact so and so by email or phone... hoping to have a family tree planting day, date, bring something to contribute for lunch. drinks on sale (boy scouts). have it maybe at a local park, ask council can you plant some trees, each 'line' gets a tree and a marker for it. oldest person there gets to plant each line's tree. we had displays and photos and a cherry pickker got photos of each 'line; which was sold later on. you had to pay on the day. $10 each. good idea. they yelled out, all thomas freney line, over to the park sign. then it was all those related to martin freney, over here please, and so on. if you did not hear, you missed out. tough. we actually got our park named 'freney park'. it is in brisbane, where the family originally came from. rocklea. we had a great day. i reckon i saw my father there at least 20 times. they all looked the same. it was uncanny. we also had sets of glasses with the family crest and other stuff. had to roder beforehand. i still love mine. robyndehood.toowoomba. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheryl" <s.snelleksz@xtra.co.nz> To: <AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 6:48 PM Subject: [[AUS-CEM]] Family reunions > Hello everyone > > We are planning on perhaps having a family reunion and wondered if > anyone was willing to email me with any tips, ideas or suggestions on > ways they have found successful in running these sorts of events, things > to do etc. Perhaps suggestions as well as an introductory approach > through mail/email of finding out if people are interested...never done > this before so would be open to all sorts of things. > > Thanks to all in advance > Kind Regards > Sheryl > > > > ==== AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > ================================================================== > "Please "do not" post virus warnings to the list. > ================================================================== > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >