A Family Reunion Record

So you think your family reunion has been going on a while, think again. One hundred and forty-three years ago, Elisha Everette Whitley marked his Independence Day birthday with a request that has been passed down throughout the generations that followed: Get the family together every year for a July 4 reunion. Dozens of descendants filled a hall in Franklin’s American Legion Hall Friday to do just that, remembering old times, trading tidbits of family history and catching up with each other over covered-dish dinners.Family reunions are a time-honored Independence Day tradition, but few can make the claim to be “the longest consecutively running family reunion in the United States.” So even if you think your family reunion has become a tradition you have a ways to go. Never the less it is never too late to start making your reunion memorable.

Maybe you don't have quite as many memories as the Whitley clan but every family has memories to cherish. It boggles my mind to think of all the hours that clan has spent planning, how much food they have prepared, how many photos have been taken, and yes, how many t shirts they have. But it also makes me smile to think of all the hours of pleasure that family has created for each other, the time thinking about reunions past and future reunions. Plan your reunion with care and maybe you can keep the reunion going and catch up the Whitley's.

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