Well we are home. We got home yesterday afternoon and it is back to our routine. We had a very busy time but it was memorable. We not only did the VAUGHN reunions but we also had a HERZOG picnic as well. I am getting together slide shows at this point for both of them.
For those of you who weren't there or didn't get a chance I wanted to let everyone know that I still have DVD's available. I have BOTH VAUGHN footage and HERZOG. They come with cd's of pictures that I have scanned from different collections, including from cousin Dottie. They are $20 including shipping. For those that don't know, my grandparents had a video camera (which some didn't know they had) and we spent over $750 having their 36 reels of 8 mm film transferred to DVD. It starts in 1943 and moves forward.
Also we will be making DVD/CD copies of the pictures and film we took at BOTH reunions. If you want copies of those, they are $10 including shipping. You can email me at bulldogsnoble5@gmail.com and let me know. I appreciate it!!
I have uploaded a slideshow of pictures from the reunion at the Interwoven Site, so you can check it out.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
New posts, pictures and stories
If you haven't been there, I wanted to encourage you to visit the Interwoven Site. I have been working feverishly to get everything updated with information, pictures, stories, etc. You can go to the site by clicking this link.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Please RSVP for the Reunion
Only ONE Month Until the 2009 Vaughn Family Reunion
(WE NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL ATTEND
SO WE WILL HAVE ENOUGH TABLES & CHAIRS SET UP
IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY RESPONDED, PLEASE RSVP... THANKS)
LOCATION
Fairview Church, 844 N.E. 78th St, Seattle, WA 98115
Corner of N.E. 78th St. and Roosevelt (NORTH of University District)
Friday, July 3, 2009 7 pm
For those that are in town, come join us for an informal get-together
dessert & coffee will be provided
Saturday, July 4, 2009 10 am – 5 pm
SCHEDULE
10:00-12:00 Registration
We will have family tables set up (take family group pictures, look at family photos, visit with family
12:00-1:00 Lunch: We will have tables set up in another room for lunch
1:00-3:00 Sharing time: stories, songs, and memories
3:00-5:00 Family group pictures made, time to visit more with family.
5:00 Depart safely – Blessings on all
We will put up tables for each family group to display genealogy papers, newspaper clippings, family pictures (then & now), etc. Please let us know which family member from your group will be responsible for the Table: _______________________________________________
Would you want to participate in any of the following?
___________ Tell short story about Vaughn family
___________ Assist with Children’s games & activities
___________ Music/Songs/Play instrument
We are having a Carry-in (Pot Luck) lunch – please bring enough food for your family members attending plus a couple more. If you are coming from a different town, feel free to stop by the local Grocery Deli, Costco, etc. and pick up items for lunch including dessert & beverages. Paper plates, cups, and eating utensils will be provided.
DON’T FORGET TO RSVP SO WE WILL KNOW YOU ARE COMING
PLEASE RSVP
ROBERTA CULBERSON
Email to: l.r.culberson@gmail.com
(WE NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL ATTEND
SO WE WILL HAVE ENOUGH TABLES & CHAIRS SET UP
IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY RESPONDED, PLEASE RSVP... THANKS)
LOCATION
Fairview Church, 844 N.E. 78th St, Seattle, WA 98115
Corner of N.E. 78th St. and Roosevelt (NORTH of University District)
Friday, July 3, 2009 7 pm
For those that are in town, come join us for an informal get-together
dessert & coffee will be provided
Saturday, July 4, 2009 10 am – 5 pm
SCHEDULE
10:00-12:00 Registration
We will have family tables set up (take family group pictures, look at family photos, visit with family
12:00-1:00 Lunch: We will have tables set up in another room for lunch
1:00-3:00 Sharing time: stories, songs, and memories
3:00-5:00 Family group pictures made, time to visit more with family.
5:00 Depart safely – Blessings on all
We will put up tables for each family group to display genealogy papers, newspaper clippings, family pictures (then & now), etc. Please let us know which family member from your group will be responsible for the Table: _______________________________________________
Would you want to participate in any of the following?
___________ Tell short story about Vaughn family
___________ Assist with Children’s games & activities
___________ Music/Songs/Play instrument
We are having a Carry-in (Pot Luck) lunch – please bring enough food for your family members attending plus a couple more. If you are coming from a different town, feel free to stop by the local Grocery Deli, Costco, etc. and pick up items for lunch including dessert & beverages. Paper plates, cups, and eating utensils will be provided.
DON’T FORGET TO RSVP SO WE WILL KNOW YOU ARE COMING
PLEASE RSVP
ROBERTA CULBERSON
Email to: l.r.culberson@gmail.com
Thursday, May 28, 2009
1984 Reunion Letter
This was a letter sent to the family for the 1984 Reunion that was held at the Taplett's home in Wenatchee. My mom found it along with other things at her home.
Dear Family,
What a great thing it was to see all of you. We thank you for coming and helping to make this reunion such a special time.
We want you to know our guest book showed that 125 Vaughn's attended and 5 guests. Quite a family Joe and Eva began!
We are so much indebted to Eveleen's girls, especially Dottie, for all the research and the books the prepared. Our family history and nostalgic pictures were given to each of the 9 family heads. One was shared at the reunion and added so much for us!! Also I am mailing out pictures of the family crest, which Dottie had prepared for us. The fish in the center depicts that they were horsemen.
We are also sending out copies of the recent article about the trip that Aunt Chris (Uncle Bill's Wife) took to New York City with her sister in 1924. Marj Ambler made it possible for us to have this.
Uncle Dan has written some of his memories of life on the Entiat-We wanted you to read them.
An article was sent to the Wenatchee paper, but so much was cut away that there are about "3 bones" left. We are disappointed but have included it for you.
Did you know that......
Uncle Dan's heirloom bell, that he rang to call us to dinner, was one belonging to his great, great grandfather, Rev. George R. Hand? Pastor Hand was the Founder of the Central Christian Church in California, following the Gold Rush!
Did you know that.....
Grandpa Joe Vaughn taught his boys to hunt and that Uncle Bill (at 84) still goes hunting with his son, Gary? Fitting thing that Gary was gifted with Grandpa Joe's hunting Gun!
Did you know that.........
The Gold-headed cane cherished by Alfred is the one that Father Joe Vaughn presented to him just 2 days before he died? Joe had received this heirloom from his grandfather, Cornelius Vaughn Jr., and handed it down. Takes you back, doesn't it?
Did you know that.........
Two of Joe Vaughn's boys fell in love with Entiat School teachers?? After his service on the battlefields of France (World War I), Stanley returned to make Florence Rice his bride. David Vaughn was later captivated by Dorothy Harmon and they were joined in marriage too.
Did you know that.......
As a teacher, Florence observed David as a mischievous, fun loving boy. She has commented, "He was the last boy of the family that I would have expected to become a minister." "But God moves in mysterious ways", for David was the man He could use and David became a preacher of the Central Christian Church. Shades of the Past? David's Daughter, Velma, had rescued the Joe Vaughn family Bible and graciously shared it with us.
Did you know that........
Grandpa Joe Vaughn related to his grandson, Jim, that the first note he cast helped to make Washington a state? Joe and Eva Vaughn were early pioneers int he Entiat Valley and Mr. Vaughn helped to build the first school and the first church.
Did you know that............
Virena Thiemans, a beloved cousin attending our reunion, can still rememeber having Joe Vaughn family come from Entiat to visit her family at Medical Lake, WA. Joe and Eva had met and married while working in the hosptial there. Virena has recently discovered that one house where she lived as a child was the former home of Joe and Eva and it is where Stanley and Flora were born.
Did you know that......
Whent the 30 quarts of home-made ice cream were served, Uncle Herb said, "My this takes me back! I remember every Sunday morning, we boys had to help make 2 gallons of ice cream. Mother always had chicken and people came from all over for Sunday Dinner. Mother started preparing on Wednesday for the expected Guests on Sunday."
Can we ever come close to the things that the woman accomplished? She cooked and washed and cleaned for 9 children. She kept a vegetable garden as well as her beautiful flower garden, she canned and baked for her family and held house for her friends and neighbors on Sunday.
Did you know that......
The 5 remaining boys still remember the music they enjoyed as a family. Father taught Joe almost everyone to play an instrument and they all sang and shared many musical evenings together. This gift of music has come out in grandchildren, great grandchildren and now great, great grandchildren!!
Maybe it would be fun someday to hold a "Musical Reunion" and hear some of the talent?(Be sure David makes it!)
We had a ball doing this and we want to thank you again for making it a great time!
With love to you all,
Mary and Rollie Taplett
Jim and Jean Vaughn
Caroline Carley
Homer Vaughn
Gary Vaughn
Dottie (Ambler) DeRosa
Barbara (Ambler) DeRosa
Dear Family,
What a great thing it was to see all of you. We thank you for coming and helping to make this reunion such a special time.
We want you to know our guest book showed that 125 Vaughn's attended and 5 guests. Quite a family Joe and Eva began!
We are so much indebted to Eveleen's girls, especially Dottie, for all the research and the books the prepared. Our family history and nostalgic pictures were given to each of the 9 family heads. One was shared at the reunion and added so much for us!! Also I am mailing out pictures of the family crest, which Dottie had prepared for us. The fish in the center depicts that they were horsemen.
We are also sending out copies of the recent article about the trip that Aunt Chris (Uncle Bill's Wife) took to New York City with her sister in 1924. Marj Ambler made it possible for us to have this.
Uncle Dan has written some of his memories of life on the Entiat-We wanted you to read them.
An article was sent to the Wenatchee paper, but so much was cut away that there are about "3 bones" left. We are disappointed but have included it for you.
Did you know that......
Uncle Dan's heirloom bell, that he rang to call us to dinner, was one belonging to his great, great grandfather, Rev. George R. Hand? Pastor Hand was the Founder of the Central Christian Church in California, following the Gold Rush!
Did you know that.....
Grandpa Joe Vaughn taught his boys to hunt and that Uncle Bill (at 84) still goes hunting with his son, Gary? Fitting thing that Gary was gifted with Grandpa Joe's hunting Gun!
Did you know that.........
The Gold-headed cane cherished by Alfred is the one that Father Joe Vaughn presented to him just 2 days before he died? Joe had received this heirloom from his grandfather, Cornelius Vaughn Jr., and handed it down. Takes you back, doesn't it?
Did you know that.........
Two of Joe Vaughn's boys fell in love with Entiat School teachers?? After his service on the battlefields of France (World War I), Stanley returned to make Florence Rice his bride. David Vaughn was later captivated by Dorothy Harmon and they were joined in marriage too.
Did you know that.......
As a teacher, Florence observed David as a mischievous, fun loving boy. She has commented, "He was the last boy of the family that I would have expected to become a minister." "But God moves in mysterious ways", for David was the man He could use and David became a preacher of the Central Christian Church. Shades of the Past? David's Daughter, Velma, had rescued the Joe Vaughn family Bible and graciously shared it with us.
Did you know that........
Grandpa Joe Vaughn related to his grandson, Jim, that the first note he cast helped to make Washington a state? Joe and Eva Vaughn were early pioneers int he Entiat Valley and Mr. Vaughn helped to build the first school and the first church.
Did you know that............
Virena Thiemans, a beloved cousin attending our reunion, can still rememeber having Joe Vaughn family come from Entiat to visit her family at Medical Lake, WA. Joe and Eva had met and married while working in the hosptial there. Virena has recently discovered that one house where she lived as a child was the former home of Joe and Eva and it is where Stanley and Flora were born.
Did you know that......
Whent the 30 quarts of home-made ice cream were served, Uncle Herb said, "My this takes me back! I remember every Sunday morning, we boys had to help make 2 gallons of ice cream. Mother always had chicken and people came from all over for Sunday Dinner. Mother started preparing on Wednesday for the expected Guests on Sunday."
Can we ever come close to the things that the woman accomplished? She cooked and washed and cleaned for 9 children. She kept a vegetable garden as well as her beautiful flower garden, she canned and baked for her family and held house for her friends and neighbors on Sunday.
Did you know that......
The 5 remaining boys still remember the music they enjoyed as a family. Father taught Joe almost everyone to play an instrument and they all sang and shared many musical evenings together. This gift of music has come out in grandchildren, great grandchildren and now great, great grandchildren!!
Maybe it would be fun someday to hold a "Musical Reunion" and hear some of the talent?(Be sure David makes it!)
We had a ball doing this and we want to thank you again for making it a great time!
With love to you all,
Mary and Rollie Taplett
Jim and Jean Vaughn
Caroline Carley
Homer Vaughn
Gary Vaughn
Dottie (Ambler) DeRosa
Barbara (Ambler) DeRosa
1984 Reunion Pictures
This is the last time that all of us were together, in 1984. I want to make sure I have the right family groupings. Can you guys confirm and comment please?? Just leave a comment.
(Uncle Herb Vaughn Family)
(Jim and Jean Vaughn Family)
(Taplett family)
(Al Vaughn Family w/ Charles Overman)
(Uncle Bill and Aunt Chris Vaughn Family)
(I THINK this is the Homer Vaughn Family. Anyone else think so?)
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(Uncle Dan's Family)
(Uncle David's Family)
(Uncle Herb Vaughn Family)
(Jim and Jean Vaughn Family)
(Taplett family)
(Al Vaughn Family w/ Charles Overman)
(Uncle Bill and Aunt Chris Vaughn Family)
(I THINK this is the Homer Vaughn Family. Anyone else think so?).jpg)
(Uncle Dan's Family)
(Uncle David's Family)
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Reunion
VAUGHN FAMILY REUNION
Date: Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Time: 7:00 pm
What: Vaughn Family Meet and Greet (for dessert and coffee).
Place: Fairview Church of God
844 NE 78th St., Seattle, WA 98115
If you are in Seattle on Friday night, please stop by for coffee & dessert and sharing time. This will be an informal meet and greeting time.
Date: Saturday, July 4th, 2009
Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
What: Vaughn Family Reunion
Place: Fairview Church of God
844 NE 78th St., Seattle, WA 98115
We will have tables set up for each family to display their family pictures (BRING FAMILY PICTURES.)
12:00 pm – Carry-in lunch (please bring enough food for your family) paper products and utensils will be provided. This will be followed by sharing time – please bring a fun story, memory, or song to share.
NEEDED: We need mailing and email addresses and telephone numbers of Vaughn relatives. If you have not already done so, please send this information to Roberta (Vaughn) Culberson at l.r.culberson@gmail.com. We will send one mailing and follow-up information will be sent via email.
Please forward this information to all the Vaughn relatives you know.
To get future updates, please put your email address in the designated box on this blog. An automatic response will be sent to your email to let you know the most current information.
Date: Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Time: 7:00 pm
What: Vaughn Family Meet and Greet (for dessert and coffee).
Place: Fairview Church of God
844 NE 78th St., Seattle, WA 98115
If you are in Seattle on Friday night, please stop by for coffee & dessert and sharing time. This will be an informal meet and greeting time.
Date: Saturday, July 4th, 2009
Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
What: Vaughn Family Reunion
Place: Fairview Church of God
844 NE 78th St., Seattle, WA 98115
We will have tables set up for each family to display their family pictures (BRING FAMILY PICTURES.)
12:00 pm – Carry-in lunch (please bring enough food for your family) paper products and utensils will be provided. This will be followed by sharing time – please bring a fun story, memory, or song to share.
NEEDED: We need mailing and email addresses and telephone numbers of Vaughn relatives. If you have not already done so, please send this information to Roberta (Vaughn) Culberson at l.r.culberson@gmail.com. We will send one mailing and follow-up information will be sent via email.
Please forward this information to all the Vaughn relatives you know.
To get future updates, please put your email address in the designated box on this blog. An automatic response will be sent to your email to let you know the most current information.
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