Reunion Countdown

Hi, Carpenters,

We will be gathering in Hustonville, KY, in 32 days for the 2006 Carpenter-Zimmerman Reunion. So far, it looks as though we will be having between 50 and 70 participants.

Very Important! Tomorrow will be the last day that we will be getting the special rate at Hampton Inn. If you are interested in staying there, better not wait.

Joe and I have been working on name tags and fine-tuning the agenda. Joseph is putting last-minute touch-ups on the website. It looks as though our long-awaited reunion is going to happen!

Remember to bring family artifacts--photographs, Bibles, quilts, scrapbooks, tatting, etc. Joseph is bringing a scanner so that he can scan photographs and Bible records, etc., which can be put on a CD. I think there will be a minimal charge for each CD just to cover expenses for anyone who may wish to order one. Photographs fade, Bibles fall apart, but these CDs will last forever--a lasting record of our family.

Remember the giant wall chart we had at Shaker Village in 2001. There are over 8,000 names in the data base. This is too much material for us to put on paper so Joseph and Joe are working out details to have the information projected from a laptop. We really need to have your input with the information that has been recorded. We are asking everyone to check your branch of the family tree for completeness and correctness.

We continue to encourage each Reunion participant to think of stories to share during the Reunion, especially on Saturday afternoon.

The picnic on Sunday will be at Hustonville's Picnic Shelter on the right as you come into town and will be shared with the folks at Hustonville Christian Church who will bring potluck from Saturday's lunch. My husband is especially hopeful that there will be an extra piece of pie or so left over.

Again, please call or email Joe Clarkson or me if you have concerns or questions.

I can't wait for the Reunion--to see those of you I have met and to meet new cousins!

Kathleen