Hi Everyone,

Family reunions exist to tell family stories and keep it alive.  One of the most exciting things about family reunions is the realization you're part of something much larger than yourself.  The older ones remember the days when they lived near our family and they had picnics.  The older people remember the good times that came from that and being able to see cousins and relatives.

Very often the younger generations get to know their relatives because one of the things that happened is that people move all over the place.   The younger generation don't know their cousins and relatives in the same way the older generations knew their cousins and relatives.

The fact that other families get together period I think is wonderful.  I'm talking mainly about the extended family.  I 'm talking about relatives not just parents and children.  I'm talking about the whole system of relatives.

We hear stories from our moms, dads, aunts, and uncles, but the younger generations want to have stories to tell their grandchildren.  How else can we keep the relationships going and the desire to be together unless we make the effort.

It's been eleven years for the Bell Ancestors and you want family members to know each other, especially the kids growing up.

Coming soon details for Bell Ancestors Family Reunion 2010.

Carla