Is there a date established for this yet? I read about contacting lodging, Chamber of Commerce and such, but haven't seen anything about when - unless I've missed it. Carolyn Jones Surnames BENSON,Woodard, Denning et al. > I wouldn't mind doing a website for this reunion. Just need some feedback > from others.... > > Christina P. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Diane Keiser [mailto:geno@blazenet.net] > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 7:12 AM > To: NCJOHNST-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NCJOHNST] Why don`t we get together in Johnston County ? > > > I would be more than willing to help. I would love to represent the POLLARD > family(ies). If the Johnston Co List would perfer that we not do this on > this > list, then I would like to make a suggestion. Can someone out there make a > website for this get together? That way it would not bog down the Johnston > Co > list. Then on occassion the progress of the get together could be put on > the > list, with a link to the Johnston Co Get Together website. The website > could list > various people who you could reach in regards to the surnames of the > family(ies) > they are representing, the progress of the plans, etc. Another suggestion > would > be that someone or more than one person that lives in Johnston Co form a > committee > to take on the responsibility of trying to find a place to meet, figuring up > the > cost of renting a place (if there is no other option, but to rent), making > up a > list of hotels/motels in the area that a person could inquiry about making > reservations, etc. This info could be put on the website. A barbecue is a > great > idea, but it has to be taken into consideration that people coming from out > of > state may have a problem with transporting food and it not going bad before > the > get together starts. I will try to be of as much help as I can. I can also > be > e-mailed at: > geno@blazenet.net > > Diane Keiser > > Ann Massengill/John Evans wrote: > > > At 01:01 PM 9/16/2000 -0700, you wrote: > > >Surname: WATSON, MOYE, WOODARD > > >------------------------- > > > > > >Ann, your idea is great. I am proud to say I am a Johnstonian, myself. > > >I believe everyone, who visits here will find and meet some wonderful > people. > > >Our Johnston County Heritage Center can be very beneficial, in getting > > >genealogical information from the other counties, as well. We are very > > >proud of it. This is my AMEN !! > > > > > >Pearl Weaver > > > > OK, Pearl Weaver, authentic Johnstonian, let's do it! (Oh, boy! MyJohn > is > > going to kill me when he hears about this!) The idea is that a reunion of > > the families of Johnston County could be a good way to get the Heritage > > Center expanded and on the web to answer such questions as "Where on the > > Neuse River was Jesse Hinton's land?" > > > > I suppose we should say something like each family should have a > > representative on the Organizing Committee. SO ALL OF YOU WHO WANT TO BE > > FAMILY REPRESENTATIVES MAY NOW IDENTIFY YOURSELVES. I reckon we should do > > this in the summer, preferably before hurricane and football season. Once > > you FAMILY REPRESENTATIVES identify yourselves, we'll have a vote for the > > date and recommended activities. We probably ought to have a BBQ in a > > field somewhere that doesn't reak of hogs, and somebody should be in > charge > > of nametags. The whole thing should be pay-your-own-way, > > secure-your-own-lodging, and do-your-own-thing. > > > > I do think it is important to note that this is one of those cases in > which > > 50 people will constitute a multitude! Why don't you find the Chamber of > > Commerce and tell them we are on our way? > > > > Now, somebody be chairman. > > > > If other Roots-Webbers, don't mind, we'll keep our plans on the website. > > If you DO mind, say so, and we'll bug off-web. Any number can play. > > > > I reckon we ought to mention, for those who may not know, Johnston County > > is at the intersection of I-40 and I-95. at the appointed time, probably > > everybody there will know where "we" are. > > > > Whew, that was easy enough. Now, I'm writing a play right now, and I've > > also got to stay glued to the Weather Channel and keep this little > > Hurricane Gordon from hurting our youngest, who lives in Tampa and was to > > take her fiance's grandmother and great-grandmother to "See The Mouse" > > today for Grandma Vivian's 73rd birthday. > > > > Ann > > > > ==== NCJOHNST Mailing List ==== > > Johnston County, North Carolina NCGenWeb > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncjohnst/index.htm > > > > ============================== > > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > > ______________________________ > > > ==== NCJOHNST Mailing List ==== > Johnston County, North Carolina NCGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncjohnst/index.htm > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/search > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >