Ancestry Saturday: My Part In an 84-Year Tradition



A transcription of the minutes of the 1929 Bernard Family Reunion.

Two weeks ago, I took part in an 84-year family tradition.  My ancestors started with the first one in 1929 and their descendants have continued it every year since.

The transcribed list of attendees at the 1929 reunion.

 My great grandparents and my then 13-year-old grandfather were there in 1929.  It was my grandfather's mother who was a Bernard.  She was born in the house, Fairview Farm, that was just a long three-iron shot up the street on Antioch Road outside of New Vienna, Ohio.  She attended church at the Fairview Friends Meeting House where the 2013 reunion was held.



The sign-in list for the 2013 edition of the Bernard Family Reunion.

It was great to meet relatives I've never met and a few I haven't seen in a few years.  It was especially great to see the great collection of family tree information one of my cousins has so dutifully built and maintained.

Someday, maybe 84 years from now in 2097, my grandkids will marvel at the fact their grandpa was there.