Family Reunions

People now live further away from each other because their employers wish them to move or because they seek jobs with better rewards and prospects. Families become spread across the country and often across the world. The opportunities to get together are limited because of time and money.

Successful family reunions are very important. The focus may be on a special occasion such as an important wedding anniversary or birthday.

A history of the family can be a centrepiece of the event providing a common interest for people who sometimes have not met.  I had been researching the Drescher family history for several years when a relative offered to arrange a family reunion.

The reunion held in and around Hull in Yorkshire brought together over forty members of the family to meet and visit places of interest in the family's history. 

I wrote the family history illustrated with photos of family members and places important to the family such as Hull and the Black Forest in Germany where the family originated. The family reunion in 2005 was so successful that another took place in 2007. Extracts from the family history are provided as a case history.

I also wrote a family history for Hazel and Barbara Lohman who live in California. This was a focal point for a meeting in Oxfordshire between the American and English relatives (see picture above). They said:-

We were impressed with the careful research and unique approach Brian and English Roots used to produce our family history.   More than a list of names and dates,  he brought our ancestors to life by including stories and photos. Everyone was thrilled with the book he presented at our family reunion. We highly recommend Brian to anyone interested in tracing their family roots.

Hazel and Barbara Lohman

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