If you have suggestions for the reunion please send them to us here, or check our volunteer needs page to see if you can help.

Reunion Objectives:

1. Have fun with family! 2. Get re-acquainted with relatives that we have never met before or have not seen in a long time to strengthen our family ties. 3. Digitally capture facts and photos about our living relatives and ancestors in order to pass this along to future generations. Objectives achieved!

In order to make #3 above possible I ask that everyone bring any pictures, genealogical information, historical tidbits of our ancestors and whatever else you can think of if I don't already have a copy. I will have a scanner and laptop at the reunion to make copies and also take down information you bring. We can share this information at the reunion too. Thanks!

Weather:  Before you pack check out the weather info in Hattieville here. Also don't forget mosquito repellant.

Schedule: (Times are approximate)

September 17th, 2004 (Friday)


• Out of town visitors arrival day - see the hotel and airport info for places to stay and fly into
• Brents Farm Dinner at 6PM Central Time - As per Dot "out of towners" coming in on Friday and anyone local that wants to attend are invited to the Brents family farm for dinner, hot dogs, beans, etc and hayride are in the works. See the directions page here. Please RSVP via our contact page.

September 18th, 2004 (Saturday)


• Main Event: Reunion & Lunch - Everyone meet at building owned by "Arkansas Game and Fish Commission" (this is a change) in the morning [10:00AM Central Time] - See directions page for map and info to this building etc. It is about a mile from the Beeson's Grocery, and air conditioned.
  
  AGENDA (We will discuss the latest set of events and times at the start of the reunion)
  • 9:30 AM - Setup by selected individuals
  • 10:00 AM - Arrival time, name tags, meet and greet, scan anyone's photos and information etc. There will be some games and fun stuff for kids - click here to see what we have and need for this.
  • 11:00 AM - Genealogy/Connection Time - John will have a video camera and try to record as many interesting historical tidbits of family information as possible to consolidate it. Also will bring a genealogical chart to update. I hope we can hear from each family member where they fit in and stories they have to contribute.
  • 11:30ish AM - Food - BYOL - (Bring Your Own Lunch) Please bring your own lunch. Drinks will be provided, and some volunteers are bringing desserts and some food noted here. Click here to see what food you can find in Morrilton.
  • 1:00 PM - Family Reunion picture / Individual pictures - please don't leave until these are done as we want to ensure we capture a great moment in time!
  • 2:00 PM - Stout home site visit - Drive separately to the farm nearby where the old Stout home was and find the foundation for pictures etc.
  • 3:00 PM - Hattieville Town visit - Drive into and see the Hattieville general store, post office etc
  • 3:30 PM - Hattieville and Old Hickory Cemetery visits - We will take a few short trips to see a few tombstones of our family in the area
  • 4:00 PM - Old Carter house - visit site
  • Return after these events to reunion building and stay as long as you like.

September 19th, 2004 (Sunday)


• No set plans so far on this day yet but feel free to have fun with the ideas below if you want:
  • Church: For those still around you can attend Dot and Herman's church, Church of Christ in Morrilton. Services are at 8:10AM and 10:30AM. They usually attend at 8:10AM. Just talk to Dot and she will give you the info.
  • Some local tourism options are available such as Historic Hot Springs National Park which is 106 miles from Hattieville and Petit Jean State Park which is 18 miles from Morrilton.
  • May want to fly/drive home this day or Monday