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Your Family Reunion How to Plan It, Organize It, and Enjoy It

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ISBN-10: 0916489973

ISBN-13: 9780916489977

Edition: 2001

Authors: George G. Morgan

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This book is a guide for organizing a successful and exciting family reunion, from a casual backyard barbecue to a week-long deluxe cruise. No matter whether this is your first family reunion or your tenth, the keys to a successful event are to plan and organize a structure for it, get the people together, and provide opportunities for a variety of memory-making activities. Among the topics covered are getting started with the organization process, determining how to finance the event and work with vendors, deciding where and when to hold it, and creating a simple and effective record keeping system.
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Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Publication date: 9/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

George G. Morgan is president of Aha! Seminars, Inc. In addition to his extensive responsibilities with Aha! Seminars, Inc., George is an avid genealogist. His interest began at age ten when he and his paternal grandmother and aunt divulged his paternal history extending back before the American Revolution. In the years since then, George's genealogical research has expanded to include all the branches of his family tree and he has investigated leads in materials in all sorts of places. Libraries, archives, and courthouses are among his favorite haunts, but he will leave no stone unturned, even to the point of tracking down the original 1914 newspapers containing his great-grandparents'…    

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Why Have a Family Reunion?
What Is a Reunion?
The Size and Scope of Your Reunion
Soliciting Input
What to Do with the Responses
Sizing up the Reunion
A Small Reunion
A Medium-Sized Reunion
Larger Reunions
Location, Location, Location!
The Hometown
Convenient In-Between Location
Timing is Everything!
Organizing for Success
Your Starting Point
Building the Team
The First Meeting
The Next Step: Widening the Circle
Defining a Schedule
Figuring The Cost of a Family Reunion
Reunion Expense Categories
Communications Expense
Location Expenses
Permits and Licenses
Catering and Food Expenses
Transportation Expenses
Hired Personnel Expenses
Decorations and Signage
Commemorative Clothing and Other Items
Supplies and Equipment
Developing a Realistic Budget
Record-Keeping Systems
Types of Information
Summing Up
Software Resources for Record Keeping
Locating Family Members
Networking with Your Relatives
Using Professional and Other Types of Directories
Internet Search Tools
Hiring a Professional Investigator
Combining Your Resources
Announcements and Ongoing Communications
Communications for Large Reunions
Compiling the Family Address Book
The Series of Communications
A Reunion Web Page
The MyFamily.com Site
Defining a Communication Schedule for Your Reunion
On-Site Preparations and Set-Up
Ice Breakers, Mixers, and Games
Nametags
Mixers and Games
Pursuing the Family Genealogy at the Reunion
Managing the Details at the Reunion
Locating People
Signage
Announcements and Newsletters
Arrival and Sign-In
Hospitality Events
Banquets and Other Food Events
Transportation
Cleanup
Evaluations
After the Ball
Looking toward the Next Reunion
Family Reunion Resources on the Internet
What Is a Search Engine?
The Best Search Engines
Using a Search Engine
What about Using Directories?
The Ancestry.com Library
Publicizing Your Family Reunion on the Web
Building a Family Web Page at MyFamily.com
Summing Up
Family Reunion Worksheets
Family Reunion Survey
Family Contact Sheet
Registration
Reunion Planning Summary
Reunion Announcement
Registration Cover Letter
Mail Tracking Log
Family Reunion Budget Spreadsheet
Registration Follow-up Letter
Family Reunion Evaluation
Thank You Letter
Family Genealogy Correction
Index
About the Author