Hello Baker and Kennedy Families,
It has been almost a year since we last met for the annual reunion. This year we are doing something different at the reunion; a potluck meal and a tour of 3 cemeteries where our families are buried. This will be a great way to learn about how we all are related and the history of our families.
Sunday, August 6, 2017
Canaan Township Hall
2170 State Route 95. Edison, Ohio 43320
close to Denmark, Ohio
Meet between 12:00 – 12:30
Please bring a potluck dish or 2 to share and your own table service. The Canaan Township Hall has a full kitchen, bathrooms, and air conditioning.
After the meal we will be traveling to three cemeteries; New Caledonia Cemetery in Caledonia, Sixteen Cemetery north of Martel, and Oakwood Cemetery in Bucyrus. We will visit the graves of many of our relatives and have information about who these people are and how you are related to them. Several of the genealogy experts in the family are making booklets with information about these relatives like when they lived, pictures if we have them, how we are related, and where they are buried. In addition, we have found several locations of where these people lived and will be driving by some of these locations. It would be nice to bring some cut flowers to lay at the graves sites for remembrance this day if you can.
We would like to get this information to as many relatives as possible. Our email list has become shorter as people's email addresses change so please forward this information on to any family members that you know and send me these email addresses. I will be sending updates before the event and also post information on the Ohio Baker Family website at:
If you haven't visited this site, you will find over 400 pictures that I have scanned of old Baker and Kennedy family photos and also reunion pictures.
Since we will be printing these booklets of information, it is important to know approximately how many families will be coming this day. We don't want anyone to get lost. In addition, you will have this information to keep and share with your other family members. Please RSVP at osumsharon@gmail.com with your name and how many will be attending the reunion by July 16th. I would also appreciate yoursuggestions about the event soon if you think you would like to attend or have family information to include.
We will only have time to visit these three cemeteries that day but, we want to try to include other relatives information in the booklet. This way, you can visit these graves on your own. Any information you can send me about these relatives would be very helpful.
We are looking forward to a wonderful family reunion and thank you to all who are helping gather the information.
Sharon Gattshall and others working on the event.
Deanna Detweiler
Barb Hildebrand
Bonnie Hildebrand
Sandra Kalas
Dwight Kennedy
Charlotte Sabino
