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Richard B. Mashburn Memorial Picnic "Family Ties"
May 24, 2008
Bay County, Florida
Where Hallmon Lane terminates at the Econfina Creek about 3/4 mile north of SR 388.
This year marks the 143rd annual Richard B. Mashburn Memorial Picnic. Since the first reunion in 1865, it has been held every year. Event coordinator Jack Mashburn reckons this may be one of the oldest reunion in the country. The event is held on family-owned land on the Econfina Creek, and will feature food, games, including greased pole climb and inflatables for the creek. Entertainment will be provided by the Millers, a bluegrass band. Bring your own chairs and tables.
Annual Pioneer Picnic
June 7, 2008
11:00 to 2:00
Trinity Center at the First United Methodist Church
903 E. 4th St.
Panama City, Florida
The Historical Society sponsors the annual Pioneer Picnic each year on the first Saturday in June. The Society furnishes meat and tea and everyone is asked to bring a covered dish to share. Entertainment, door prizes, reminiscing, and enjoying stories of early days. The Pioneer Picnic honors those who have been in Bay County over 50 years. Everyone interested in the history of Bay County is invited.
A new addition this year will be the presentation of the First Families of Bay County certificates to those who have proven their ancestor was in the area that became Bay County before 24 April 1913. This project is sponsored by the Bay County Genealogy Society.
Entertainment for the picnic will be music by Lucky Mud with Michael and Maggie McKinney. A Lucky Mud show is a celebration of the lyric. And, when it comes to lyric music, it all fits. Folk, Blues, Celtic, Honky-Tonk, Cowboy yodels and Rock and Roll. For more information, please visit our Web site at http://www.bayhistory.org
Barnes-Gainer Family Reunion: "Loving Our Legacy"
June 13-15, 2008
Panama City, Florida
Many events are planned for this three-day event. A welcome reception Friday at the Country Inn & Suites by Carlson will kick off this big reunion. Saturday events include a big cookout beginning at 11 a.m. at McLemore Park featuring food, fun, and games. Later Florence will conduct a tour of the Hillside cemetery, providing the history of our family and the legacy of our lost loved ones. In the evening, a formal gala will take place at the Springfield Community Building on 23rd Street.
The reunion will conclude on Sunday with worship, a farewell luncheon, and a family meeting at the Macedonia Baptist Church on MLK Boulevard. For more information, please visit our Web site at
http://www.bgreunion.familyplanit.com or e-mail
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Carden Family Reunion
2009
Date and place TBD
The descendants of Richard and Lucy Morris Carden are planning a reunion for 2009. We are looking for descendants of Thomas and Christiana Louvinia (Vini) Carden and their children Lillie Belle {Willie Lee}, Richard Ivy, Dortheila Julia (Dothy), Minnie Viola (Vi), William Ira {Eva Raffield}, Alexander (Candy){Helen}, and Leola {Call Padgett}.
In addition, we want to make contact with the descendants of Simon Peter and Maggie Evans Morris and their children Eli William James Kerry {Sarah Thompson} and Nancy M. {Seaward W. Hand}. If you are a descendant of these families, please contact
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