emails to everyone with attachment

Sorry, forgot the attachment. Its there now.

I have created an email address (this is part of the test for it) that will forward any email to the entire Groves Family (or at least all of the groves family emails that I have)

 

If you want to send an email to the whole family just send it to everyone@grovessite.com . It will currently be sent to:

 

Ben Belhorn

Jeff Jones

Bryan Belhorn

Amanda Hoover

Alex Connell

Beth DiMaio

Jane Belhorn

Matt Williamson

Judy Gipe

Katy Bixler

Lore Breitenbach

Melissa Belhorn

Jerry Groves (I don't think his email is right and I don't think it gets them)

Lauren Jones

Lee Fisher

Nancy Fisher

Suzi Tornberg

Kay Bixler

 

and it is also posted to the Groves Family website under the news section.

 

I am also begining to compile a Groves Family Directory that may or may not make it into this cookbook.  I hope it does.

Please fill out the attached form, save it, and email it back to me. There should be a separate form for each household.  Adult kids living in the same household should be included on the 1 form unless they have children.  If they have children please have them fill out their own form. 

 

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PLEASE FORWARD TO THE REST OF THE FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will also have these form at the reunion to be filled out for those who do not have email.

 

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Ben Belhorn

2008 Family Reunion

OK Family... its getting close. I thought I would send out a note letting everyone know what the events of the day may be like...

As you should know by now I hope anyway.. the reunion is Sat. Sept. 14th from 9:00 am till 4:00 pm. at Blacklick woods Metro Park. There will be bagels and donuts provided by my mom (Kay) Duh!. Loren, Katie and Jason are providing a snack for all the kids that are going on the Teddy Bear picnic with them. Remember its 10 years old or younger. That should start around 10:00 am or so. There will be a cornhole tournament with trophies provided by Aunt Nancy. Wahoo!. I warn you now I'm pretty good. Dinner will probably be around 2 or so maybe a little earlier.

I have received a couple of e-mails from some of you letting me know what you are all bringing. Aunt Nancy said she would like to bring either a ham to be cooked or KFC. Let me know what you all think. Aunt Jane said she was either going to bring potato salad or something like that. I'm sure we will not starve but I think if we all bring the usual we will be OK. If anyone has any Ideas as to what we may be missing PLEASE let me know.

As far as the future of our reunions I have been doing some thinking. I would like to have a family meeting sometime during the day. I think we should elect officers.... President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. I think what ever money we collect should be put into a bank account for future use. I think that we should take notes during the meeting and take suggestions on the future of our reunions. I also know that meetings suck so we should keep it to maybe under 20 minutes. I have some ideas for what I think could make future reunions go a little smoother. And I would love your input.

Thanks for your time and I look forward to seeing everyone on Sat the 14th. Oh... I know there is a big game Sat. night and we should all be home in time to see it. Besides we are going to pound the Trojans into the ground.....RIGHT?



Thanks...

Jeff Jones........

Kay Groves Bixler spent the day getting the word out that women should not take voting for granted

Editor Note: Aunt Kay and I have differing opinions when it comes to politics, But we both agree on one thing. Your right to vote and and take part in the direction of this country is one of the things that make America a great country. Get out and vote on November 4th.

Ben Belhorn

August 25, 2008
Local women view 'Iron Jawed Angels,' and come out ready to fight for rights
By LOU WHITMIRE
News Journal MANSFIELD

-- While women have come a long way when it comes to equality, Mansfield Councilwoman Ellen Haring listened closely as Kay Bixler told a modern-day story about a husband telling his wife to vote for certain candidates.

"It's not only husband and wife. I've had several people say, 'My minister hasn't told me how to vote yet,' " she said.

Sunday afternoon, a group of about 25 women and a man watched the film, "Iron Jawed Angels," which debuted in 2004 and stars Hilary Swank and Frances O'Connor.

The film was shown at Democratic Headquarters in the K.E. McCartney Building, 16 S. Park St.

The film recounts a key chapter in U.S. history: the struggle of suffragists who fought for the passage of the 19th Amendment. Focusing on the two defiant women, Alice Paul (Hilary Swank) and Lucy Burns (Frances O'Connor), the film shows how these activists broke from the mainstream women's-rights movement and created a more radical wing, pushing the boundaries of political protest to secure women's voting rights in 1920.

The women are thrown in jail, with an ensuing hunger strike making headline news. The women's resistance to being force-fed earns them the nickname "Iron Jawed Angels."

During a discussion afterward, Alisha Angle, 14, a student at Lexington High School, said she hadn't really learned about the women's suffrage movement in history class.

"The movie was really good," she said.Cynthia O'Neal, long known for her work with the Mansfield chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said she believes in equality and justice for all people.

"These women were brave. Can you imagine being placed in jail and treated less than a human being? But yet they stood together as one unit and moved forward," she said. "... Our vote is so important. It will never be in vain. ... All they fought for, we must continue that march and continue that fight, getting people out, registering them to vote and making certain our women know how important it is.

"We one day will be looked at by the young people as the ancestors who continued to push. You young people will remember this day," O'Neal said.

"If you stay home, you're not saying anything," she said.

Local residents Sally Ford and Bettie Sherman were emotional after the film.

"I think more people should see it," said Ford.

Sherman said the strong women in the film made her ashamed of herself."

I don't know if I could be that true to something I believed in," she said. "I think of myself as being tough, but I don't know."

Ophelia Fry, of Bellville, said she would like to see the movie shown in every town.

Amy Burns told the younger girls who watched the film to stand strong.

"You have no idea what you have," she said of the sacrifices women made to win the right to vote.

Sunday was dedicated to U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-Ohio, who died last week. Organizers of the local event said Tubbs Jones herself paved the way for women in many ways.

Come on now!!

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Are you ready for this?

OK, lets see what we can do to get people involved in this reunion, You are getting tired of my emails arent you.  I know you are.

  Well this one should be interesting.  PLEASE forward this to everyone, print it out for those who do not have email, mail it back to me either via email or Postal mail.

 

Ben Belhorn

8444 Papillon Ave

Reynoldsburg, OH 43068

 

 

Its just 50 questions 

 

1. What is your full name including any nicknames you have or may have had in the past.

2. Were you named after somebody else?

3. What is your birth date, marriage date and locations of each.

4. What are your parents' names and their grandparents' names,
and any nicknames they may have had in the past?

5. What are their birth dates, marriage date and locations of each.

6. What was it like for you growing up in the time period you did?

7. Where did you grow up?

8. Did your family move often and if so where and what time periods?

9. What kind of house did you live in when you were a child?

10. What is your fondest memory (of whom ever you are wanting to know about)?

11. Did your parents or grandparents come to this state from another state? When?

12. What was the city, county, and state?

13. Do you remember your great-grandparents? What do you know about them?

14. Who was the oldest person you can remember in your family as a child?
What do you remember about them?

15. Was there a chore you really hated doing as a child?

16. What would you consider to be the most important inventions
that have been made during your lifetime?

17.How is the world now different from what it was like when you were a child?

18. What kinds of books did you like to read?

19. Do you ever remember not having enough food to eat because times were hard for your family?

20. What were your favorite toys and what were they like?

21.What were your schools like? How did you get there?

22 .Did you and your friends have a special hang-out where you liked to spend time?

23. Were you ever given any special awards for your studies or school activities?

24. How many years of education have you completed? Do you have a college degree?
If so, what was your field of study?

25. Were there any fads during your youth that you remember vividly?

26. How old were you when you started dating?

27. Do you remember your first date? Describe the circumstances.

28. How did you meet the person that you would later marry? Describe them?

29. Describe your wedding ceremony. Who was there?

30. Did you have a honeymoon? If so, where did you go?

31. What wise advice would you give to a grandchild on their wedding day?

32. How many children did you have all together?
What were their names, birthdates and birthplaces?

33. If you had it to do all over again, would you change the way you raised your family? How?

34. What did you find most difficult about raising children?

35. What did you find most rewarding about being a parent?

36. As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?

37. What was your first job?

38. How did you decide on your career?

39. How old were you when you retired?

40. What were the hardest choices that you ever had to make?
Do you feel like you made the right choices?

41. Who was the person that had the most positive influence on your life?
Who were they and what did they do?

42. What wars have been fought during your lifetime? How did you feel about them?

43. If you served in the military, when and where did you serve and what were your duties?

44. What major illnesses or health problems do you remember having?

45. Do you have any health problems that are considered hereditary in nature?
If so, what are they?

46. Have you ever been the victim of a crime? What happened?

47. What are your religious beliefs?

48. What activities have you especially enjoyed as an adult?

49. What pets have you had?

50. Is there anything you have always wanted to do, but haven't?

--
Ben Belhorn

Groves Family Website News

I wanted to let everyone know about a couple of new additions to the groves family website tonight.

 

The first is some tunes.  I thought it might be nice to add some background music, and yes I'll take requests.  Send me what you want added and I'll see what I can do.

 

The second and the coolest is the family news page.  To post to the family news page just send an email to news@grovessite.com and it will automatically post to the news page.  It will post your text and pictures up to 10MB in size.  Try it today!!

To view the website visit either
www.grovessite.com or
www.gottamowohio.com/grovessite.htm

Ben

--
Ben Belhorn

10 Fun Family History Activities for Family Reunions

It would be fun if somone could choose one of these and take care of it for the reunion.

 

I am taking care of #'s 4 & 5

 

Ben

 

1) Memory T-Shirts
If you have more than one branch of an extended family attending your reunion, consider identifying each branch with a different colored shirt. To further incorporate the family history theme, scan in a photo of the branch's progenitor and print it out on an iron-on transfer with identifiers such as "Joe's Kid" or "Joe's Grandkid." These color-coded photo t-shirts make it easy to tell at a glance who is related to who. Color-coded family tree name tags offer a more inexpensive variation.

2) Photo Swap
Invite attendees to bring their old, historic family photos to the reunion, including pictures of people (great, great-grandpa), places (churches, cemetery, the old homestead) and even previous reunions. Encourage everyone to label their photos with the names of the photographees, the date of the photo, and their own name and an ID number (a different number to identify each photo). If you can get a volunteer to bring a scanner and laptop computer with CD burner, then set up a scanning table and create a CD of everyone's photos. You can even encourage people to bring more photos by offering a free CD for each 10 photos contributed. The rest of the CDs you can sell to interested family members to help defray costs of the scanning and CD burning. If your family isn't very tech-savvy, then set up a table with the photos and include signup sheets where people can order copies of their favorites (by name and ID number).

3) Family Scavenger Hunt
Fun for all ages, but an especially good way to get the kids involved, a family scavenger hunt ensures plenty of interaction between different generations. Create a form or booklet with family-related questions such as: What was great-grandfather Powell's first name? Which Aunt had twins? Where and when were Grandma and Grandpa Bishop married? Is there someone born in the same state as you? Set a deadline, and then gather the family together to judge the results. If you wish, you can award prizes to the people who get the most answers correct, and the booklets themselves make nice reunion souvenirs.

4) Family Tree Wall Chart
Create a large family tree chart to display on a wall, including as many generations of the family as possible. Family members can use it to fill in the blanks and correct any inaccurate information. Wall charts are popular with reunion attendees as they help people visual their place within the family. The finished product also provides a great source of genealogical information.

5) Heritage Cookbook
Invite attendees to submit favorite family recipes -- from their own family or one passed down from a distant ancestor. Ask them to include details on, memories of and a photo (when available) of the family member best known for the dish. The collected recipes can then be turned into a wonderful family cookbook. A great fundraising project for the following year's reunion!

6) Storytime
A rare opportunity to hear interesting and funny stories about your family, a storytelling hour can really encourage family memories. If everyone agrees, have someone audiotape or videotape this session.

7) Tour into the Past
If your family reunion is held near where the family originated, then schedule a trip to the old family homestead, church or cemetery. You can use this as an opportunity to share family memories, or go a step further and recruit the clan to clean up the ancestral cemetery plots or research the family in old church records (be sure to schedule with the pastor in advance). This is a particularly special activity when many members are attending from out-of-town.

8) Family History Skits & Re-enactments
Using stories from your own family history, have groups of attendees develop skits or plays that will retell the tales at your family reunion. You can even stage these reenactments at places that are of importance to your family such as homes, schools, churches and parks (see Tour into the Past above). Non-actors can get into the fun by modeling vintage clothing or ancestral outfits.

9) Oral History Odyssey
Find someone with a video camera who is willing to interview different members about the family. If the reunion is in honor of a special event (Grandma and Grandpa's 50th Anniversary) ask people to talk about the guest(s) of honor. Or ask questions on other select memories, such as growing up on the old homestead. You'll be surprised how differently people remember the same place or event.

10) Memorabilia Table
Set up a table for attendees to bring and display treasured family memorabilia - historic photos, military medals, old jewelry, family bibles, etc. Be sure all items are carefully labeled and the table is always hosted.

--
Ben Belhorn

I found this interesting

Definition of Family Reunions

Usually an annual event scheduled on a specified day for the purpose of strengthening family ties.

Amateur and professional genealogists have discovered the power of family history and shared them with siblings and elders particularly at family reunions. Early family reunion events were marked by social, political and economic change. Records of family history of the 18th and early 19th century were often the result of families and individuals having separated from other close family members including fathers, mothers, cousins, aunts and uncles in order to survive.

That said, family reunion events have a deep impact on surviving family members. It is a time when past history, bravery and courage in the face of hardship is remembered and the "good times" are celebrated in the form of stories, skits, song and music. It is a time where the recipes of the homeland can be shared and the festive aspects of a culture can be enjoyed.

According to the family reunion institute at Temple University the family reunion event is an important function of society in that it instills a sense of belonging and concern, transmitting a sense of identity and direction, and strengthening values. "It's thrilling to learn of newly formed family reunion committees set on establishing stronger ties." says Mark Angelo Askew, founder of Fimark's award winning family reunion resource. See "About Family Reunions"

The Family Reunion Blog

Well, You all knew that it was going to happen sooner or later... Our family Reunion now has it's own blog.

I hope that it will help with organizing and sharing ideas.

And I think that it will just be fun to be able to post new blogs and leave comments.

I created a whole new email account so that we can all access this blog and leave new posts if you want to .

The email address is: Groves@grovessite.com

and the password is :Oscargroves

If you don't know how to get into Blogger to access the account just use this link
http://grovessite.blogspot.com

and then go to the sign in at the top of the blog page.... then just use the email address and password to post new blog entries.

Hope we have fun with this. And I hope that we can keep using it for the family Reunions to come...

Talk to you all later...

Ben.