My VanZandt family has an annual reunion, each year in a different part of the country to accommodate our far-flung cousins. Every five years they take a trip back to the homeland (Netherlands) for a week. The last time I went we took an extra week in England for sightseeing. At the reunion, we spend a couple days touring the area, have guest speakers about family-related matters of interest, lovely dinner meetings, a time to exchange family info. It's well-organized and always fun to meet new cousins. Some are ALWAYS there and many new ones from new parts of the country attend. A master file is kept on all the family lineage so newcomers and oldcomers alike can access the information for free and update their own files. Could get details on how-to if anyone is really interested. Lyn