[.ca] Family Reunion: Everything You Need to Know to Plan ... (ISBN 0761105859)

From Amazon.com:
Our families define us, and hence we feel the periodic need to reconnect even (or especially) with those most distant from us. This is no trivial undertaking, though, especially for a typically far-flung American clan. Help for the harried has arrived in the form of Family Reunion, a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to planning and staging a gathering to remember. Author Jennifer Crichton knows what she's talking about, having helped organize her own 125-member reunion. Whether your family has hundreds of people or only a dozen, her advice is clear and always helpful. Topics covered include record keeping, choosing a site, entertaining kids of all ages, and etiquette ("Thou shalt orchestrate spontaneous praise unto the reunion organizer"), as well as the dynamics and logistics necessary when herding a large group of people. Peppered with examples from American families large and small, Family Reunion makes reunion organizing manageable, rewarding, and even fun. See you next year! --Rob Lightner

Solid Book for Planning your Reunion:
Overall this is a solid book for planning a family reunion. While there is a whole chapter on games to play at the family reunion, I would have liked even more on this area. Every so often throughout the book there is a description of a random family reunion - this is needless fluff. But don't skip the Appendix - it has some very helpful information in there.

great for 1st time reunion planners:
This book gave us lots of ideas for our family reunion. Great for us first time reunion planners! Get this book and have a great time with your family!

This was a wonderful book in helping to plan our reunion.:
I wish I would have found this book in the earlier stages of planning our family reunion. It has many wonderful ideals. I am using the form to put together a family directory and also using the Family group form in hopes that our family geneology can be past down from generation to generation from here on out.

Great book for large group gatherings of any kind:
I actually checked this book out at the library recently. I was looking for ideas for an activity at our church that needed to be for all ages and over 100 people. We were able to formulate ideas for an easy meal, activities, and a dance w/ music everyone could enjoy. I am anxious to use this book again for my family gatherings in the future.

Family Reunion:
We teach genealogy classes and for a fun topic for the summer months, we gave a class on having family reunions and/or how a reunion can help you with your genealogical research. This book was a must have. Jennifer did a great job in putting together many ideas in planning various types of reunions from a picnic to a week long camp and everything in between. Thanks for a great tool that we will pass on to all the branches of our families.