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Tribe of Omer and Carletta Snodgrass Family Reunion

2011 Reunion

Our 2011 reunion will be 17, 18, & 19 June 2011 in Southeast Nebraska. Click here or use the links at the left for all the details.

Heredity

I am the family face;
Flesh perishes, I live on,
Projecting trait and trace
Through time to times anon,
And leaping from place to place
Over oblivion.

The years-heired feature that can
In curve and voice and eye
Despise the human span
Of durance--that is I;
The eternal thing in man,
That heeds no call to die.

- from Moments of Vision by Thomas Hardy, 1917

2009 Reunion

We had a really great turn out for our 2009 reunion in southeast Nebraska. As always with reunions held in Nebraska, the Nebraskans did a superb job of organizing and hosting. This year, Amy and Jason organized four-wheeling fun along the Nemaha River, and Uncle Edd conducted a tour of the old barn at Cloverhill Farm. Everyone had a great time visiting and reminiscing. For those who could not attend here is a brief recap of each day.

On Friday night, 85 of us enjoyed a covered dish supper at Dave & Susan’s house in Avoca, featuring pulled pork and smoked chicken breasts, prepared by Dave and Michael.

Saturday afternoon started with four-wheeling and the tour of the old barn at Cloverhill Farm, after which 124 of us gathered at Coryell Park (near Brock) for family group pictures followed by another great meal, this time a mix of catered and covered dishes. We finished out this truly great day with a brief program coordinated by Barbara, followed by our usual meeting to set the time and place of our next reunion. The highlight of the program was Barry’s presentation and display honoring the military veterans in our “Tribe.”

Sunday morning, 33 of us who were still hanging in there went to Debbie & Rick’s in Nebraska City for an excellent breakfast featuring Debbie’s scrumptious egg casseroles.

Debbie was this year’s “Queen Bee.” With the help of Barbara, the 2005 reunion “Queen Bee,” she coordinated food, RSVPs activities and all the other details that went into making this a truly great reunion.

You can see a list of the attendees by clicking here. Below is breakdown by “tribe.”

Bernice	17
Verda	5
Leslie	12
Edd	26
Dale	14
Gene	34
Other Tribe of Tom	14
Associates	10

Again, the tribe of Gene has made the best showing. That’s three reunions in a row! We are challenging the other two large tribes, Leslie and Edd, to beat us next reunion.

2007 Reunion

The 2007 reunion in Buena Vista was great! There were 53 in attendance including the two remaining children of Omer and Carletta, Uncle Edd and Aunt Verda, and Aunt Ruth and Aunt Annie. There was four-wheeling, whitewater rafting, lots of camaraderie, good fun, and, as always lots of good food. Here is the breakdown by “tribe.”

Bernice	5
Verda	6
Leslie	15
Edd	6
Dale	--
Gene	19
Associates	2

2005 Reunion

The 2005 reunion in Nebraska was a big success! If you weren't there you missed a good time and, I'll admit, a real taste of summer in Nebraska. We had about 118 folks in attendance. Here is the breakdown by “tribe.”

Bernice	14
Verda	5
Leslie	21
Edd	23
Dale	18
Gene	32
Associates	5

As you can see, the tribe of Gene has made the best showing for two reunions in a row! The figures were derived from the entries in the reunion book and Debbie, Marline, and myself sitting down after each reunion and making a list. I've posted copies of those lists. Please look them over and advise me of any errors or omissions. You can see those lists by clicking the 2005 Reunion Attendees and 2007 Reunion Attendees links.

Our Family Newsletter

In an effort to disseminate information about the 2005 reunion I established the 2005 Snodgrass Family Reunion Newsletter. It quickly morphed into a newsletter to pass on news about the family in general and so I've renamed it the Snodgrass Family Newsletter. This newsletter in disseminated via an email mailing list and will be used for passing family news—no jokes, etc. If you would like to subscribe you may do so by clicking the link below or by sending me an email. If you are currently subscribed and do not want to be you can send me an email so stating or follow the instructions at the bottom of any newsletter message to unsubscribe yourself. The newsletter list also has an archive so, if you've lost track of a message and want to refer to it, click the archive link below and you can look at all old messages.

Now, here's the kicker—I need your input! I can't pass on family news that I don't know about. Please send me those tidbits about your family so that we can all share them.

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