How to Plan and Organize A Family Reunion
Since the advent of the personal computer and network technology, genealogy research by family members has become an addictive pastime that has contributed to many happy family reunions. But what if you were asked to organize the next event? Where would you start? When should you start? Which is better: hiring a family reunion planner or doing it all by yourself?
Steps
Get the word out - Let others know you're planning a family reunion event.
Give family members plenty of notice. Usually one to two years advance notice - This allows attendees to plan vacation time or make adjustments in scheduling.
Sound the call for family reunion committee attendants.
Sound a call for volunteers.
Review activity ideas at first committee meeting - Draw up a list, discuss each item and vote on them.
Draw up action items with dates and times of execution - To help with this make use of a good family reunion activities and task check list.
Create a time line reminder - Family reunion planner organizers feature schedulers and time line reminders perfect for this task.
Schedule the next meeting one or two months away and follow up on all action items.
Keep the lines of communication wide open.
Hold each person responsible for his/her assignment.
Tips
There are many family reunion planning tools online. Make use of planning material that features the following: a time line, preparation reminders, scheduling worksheets, committee assignment sheets, and reunion needs lists, meal planners and checklists.
Warnings
Don't procrastinate.
Delegate tasks according to skill and competence
Don't settle for services simply because they are cheap and local. Get recommendations from folks who do not stand to profit.
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Town of Eastchester, New York
The Town of Eastchester is in the southern part of Westchester County, New York. The town includes the villages of Bronxville and Tuckahoe.
Communities and locations in Eastchester
Bronxville -- The Village of Bronxville.
- Bronxville Heights
- Cedar Knolls
- Crestwood
- Tuckahoe - The Village of Tuckahoe.
- Waverly
Local History - Interesting Facts, Famous Names & Places
The Town of Eastchester began settlement in 1664 when ten families migrated from Fairfield, Connecticut. Thomas Pell, who at that time also owned the territories known now as New Rochelle and Pelham granted a deed to the group to "settle down at Hutchinsons," where the home of Anne Hutchinson had stood some twenty years before. The ten original families were shortly joined by another twenty-six.
Laws for the region were established the following year, in 1665, under an agreement called the "Eastchester Covenant." The covenant was a rare document for this period. It contained twenty-six provisions such as: education of children, disposition and upkeep of property, support of a minister, etc.
Eastchester's rural makeup began to change with the coming of the railroad in the 1840's. Three hundred-seventy acres of land were incorporated at the village of Mt. Vernon in 1853 by a group of New York businessmen; the village of Bronxville was incorporated in 1898; and the village of Tuckahoe in 1903. Today, Eastchester is bound by Scarsdale on the north, New Rochelle on the east, Yonkers on the west, and Mt. Vernon on the south, the town covers approximately five square miles, including Bronxville and Tuckahoe.