This is who we were celebrating. Johann Martin Heiner and Adelgunda Dietzel. I told Jessica she was lucky these folks were new to me or she may have ended up being named Adelgunda. Fortunately the genetic pool has cleaned up a bit because I have to say these two aren't the most attractive relatives I've ever seen nor do they look very happy.
We met in the Morgan Stake House and had a presentation about the family, their trip from Germany and a basic history lesson. At some point there was even a phone call from Germany with distant relatives but by that point most folks had maneuvered into the cultural hall (gym) to look at all the photos, fill their plates from the massive potluck and visit with family. We were represented nicely! |
| The Rix delegation including Ben and family from Korea |
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| Shaylee and Nixon....the newest addition to our side of the clan |
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| Wendy and Clydene |
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| Jeanette and family & Dennis Forbush holding up the wall over there..... |
Yeah, these two aren't very proud to be great grandparents!
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| The Spencer connection |
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| Rae Dell's family |
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| Tom, Craig, Karen, Shay & Jess |
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| LeeAnn and Denise fighting over the quilt to be auctioned |
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| An unknown relative (Mary Gorham) but she made the rest of us feel under-dressed |
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| John & Georgia Stenberg |
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| Wendy's family |
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| Sue's grandkids...Layla, Sloane & Seth showing their prizes from the balloon animal making Santa who showed up |
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| The Cowan's |
This descendant had made up folders where you could fill in any missing family members as well as this huge print out sheet that had all the known relatives.....pretty amazing!
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