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This page will provide you with notes on upcoming Reunions of P.E.I. Communities, Families and related events! The 2008 Reunion Season was a success, and many happy gatherings were held. I have prepared the page to make room for 2009 Reunions and Events.If you have information on upcoming reunions that you feel should be listed here, please email:
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St. Margarets of Scotland Church located in St. Margarets, PEI is releasing the book, "Honouring Our Ancestors Then and Now" containing stories about families from the surrounding area, including many early pioneer families. To launch the book there will be a mass on Sunday July 25, 2010 at St. Margarets Pioneer cemetery at 11:30 am. The book will be dedicated immediately following the mass and will be available for purchase for $20.00. Lunch and entertainment will take place at the Parish hall and Vestry. Lunch will be $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children. You can also order the book on line at www.peipioneercemetery.com Book Launch - July 25, 2010!
Join us for an informal family gathering to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Jeffery’s coming to P.E.I. and 150 years since Stephen E. Jeffery settled in Alma, PEI. Sunday, August 15th, 2010 at 2-5pm. Bring your own Picnic Lunch & Lawn Chair. Will be held at the home of Wilbert & Verna Jeffery, 948 Centerline Rd. (Rte 151), Alma, Prince Edward Island. Jeffery Family Picnic - Sunday, August 15th, 2010
For more information contact: Carter W. Jeffery, Box 180, Hunter River, PEI C0A1N0. Ph: (902) 964-3131 / Email: cjeffery [at] eastlink [dot] ca
Place: 3352 Bay Shore Road, Stanhope, P.E.I., 2 p.m. Heaney Reunion - August 15, 2010
This year will be a pot luck, with beverages and dessert provided. Hope to see you there!
The Caledonian Club of PEI will dedicate its 2010 PEI Highland Games to the Canadian Navy as it celebrates the centennial of its creation. 2010 PEI Higland Games, August 6 - 8, 2010
Surviving Navy Veterans of World War 11 will be honored at the Games with a presentation of the Caledonian Club pin to recognize their dedication and service to the country in a time of great danger.
This year, the Caledonian Club of PEI marks the 146th celebration of its annual Scottish Games, and Scottish Festival, beginning August 6, 7 & 8, at the Lord Selkirk Provincial Park in Eldon (Points East Coastal Drive, follow the "starfish" symbol to Eldon).
The weekend's events begin on Friday at 10 a.m. with Sarah Cummings' step-dancing competitions and will be followed with Junior Heavy Sports Demonstration & Competition for Lads and Lassies from 4- 5:30 p.m.
Rodney MacLean, clansman will introduce Lieutenant Commander Peter J. Gallant, Commanding Officer for HMCS QUEEN CHARLOTTE who will address the gathering on the occasion of the centennial of the Canadian Navy.
The evening continues with a kick-off ceilidh with local musicians, including the Belfast Pipe and Drum Band; Gillebreth Red Island Shale, with Dave and Mike MacGillivray singing traditional and Celtic music; highland dancing, along with the champion step dancer selected on the day during the competition.
Saturday, at 1 p.m., the Lassies rolling pin toss will take place with a trophy presented to the top female competitor. At 2 p.m., the senior men's highland games competitions will feature ancient Scottish sporting events such as throwing the stone, sheaf toss, farmers' walk, tossing the caber, shot putt, lazy stick and bale throw. Individuals will compete for the Jim MacNeill Memorial Trophy which will be presented to the top competitor following the conclusion of the 2010 Games.
Also at 2 p.m., an afternoon Scottish concert will feature Island talent with piping, singing, and highland dancing, step-dancing and fiddle tunes. Performers will include the Belfast Pipe and Drum Band, John Bernard Family Band; also performing will be Sheila Bernard, who will sing a number of popular Scottish songs, along with fiddler and step dancer Vanessa Bernard.
On Sunday, the Barbara Brown-Yorke highland dancing competitions begins at 10 a.m., on the main stage with Fling. The registration begins at 9:30 a.m., for primary, beginner, and novice.
In the event of inclement weather competitions will be held at the Belfast Recreation Centre which is located on Garfield Road across from Cooper's Red and White store.
A full schedule of events is planned for three days, with details posted on the club website, www.caledonianclubofpei.ca.
Admission: Adults $7.00, Under 12 Free; Two and three day passes will be available.
Enjoy a weekend of fun on the East Coast of PEI.Everyone is welcome
Eleanor Boswell
The 2010 Keefe Family Reunion will be held in Kinkora, Prince Edward Island on the weekend of July 30 to Aug 1, 2010. The Keefe Family was one of the first settlers in Kinkora establishing in 1835 on the farm still owned by a great-great grand son 175 years later. Keefe Reunion - July 30 to Aug 1, 2010
The Keefe Family Reunions started in 1980 and 35 years later we are looking forward to the 7th event. You can also find us on facebook www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=53067776459
NOTE: A schedule of the reunion events as well as a reunion website will be posted at a later date. For more information contact please contact Brian Keefe - bwkeefe [at] gov [dot] pe [dot] ca
We are having our annual get-together on August 1st 2010 in the Wheatley River Hall. Lings and anyone with a Ling connection is welcome to attend. Ling Reunion - August 1st 2010
For further information contact Donna Ling-MacRae at dkmacrae [at] yahoo [dot] ca
McCarville / McCarvill / McCarvell Reunion - Aug. 6-8, 2010
The 2010 International McCarville / McCarvill / McCarvell / McCarvel / McKervill Family Reunion will be held in Kinkora, Prince Edward Island on the weekend of August 6-8, 2010.
The McCarville Family has now been meeting annually for more than fifty (50) years and this is only the second time this great international event has been hosted by the P.E.I. McCarvill / McCarville family.
Our 2005 International McCarville / McCarvill / McCarvell / McCarvel / McKervill Reunion drew approximately 500 attendees from eight Canadian provinces and sixteen States in the USA.
For more information contact please contact Gordy McCarville at gordy.m [at] pei.sympatico.ca or call Gordy at 1-902-368-2164 or you can view our 2010 McCarville Reunion "schedule" and print a "registration form" by clicking onto the following link: http://mccarvillereunion2010.weebly.com/index.html
The descendents of Neil McLean will be holding a 200 year reunion of his emigration from the Isle of Mull, Scotland to Long Creek, PEI The reunion will be held on July 30 and 31, 2010. McLean/Stretch Reunion - July 30 and 31, 2010
The reunion iternary is as following: Friday, July 30 at 7:00 p.m. a meet and greet will be held at Glen Afton Hall, New Dominion, PEI. Snack and entertainment will be provided.
Sat. July 31 at 8:30 a.m. golfing at Glen Afton Golf Course. Green Fees: $27.00 for walkers; and $40.00 with cart.
9:00 a.m. Tours: Sites on interest including churches and cemeteries.
1:00 p.m. barbeque at Glen Afton Hall
2:00 p.m. games and yough activities, family history and display of memorabilia
7:00p.m. cold dinner plate at Afton Hall followed by a kitchen party
Cost is $25.00 per adult and $6.00 for children under 12 years of age. The cost is to cover all food related events.
For more information call Lois Norton at (902)892-6366.
The descendants of John Donald Murphy and Annie Jane Adams are holding their first family reunion on August 13, 14 and 15th in PEI. We are planning a family barbecue, fishing trip, church service at St. Stephens in Irishtown and a tour of our old family sites and cemeteries. There will be music, lots of laughter and fun so please try to come. We are looking forward to a huge family hug! There is a site on facebook posted by Keila where you can let us know if you can attend or contact Phyllis Murphy Dand, rpdand [at] telus [dot] net Murphy Reunion - August 13, 14 and 15th, 2010
There will be a Rossiter family reunion held in Morell, PEI the weekend of August 7-8th, 2010. For more information please contact juanitarossiter [at] hotmail [dot] com or visit the "Rossiter Family of PEI" group on Facebook. Rossiter Reunion - August 7-8 2010
Please join us for one of the most successful historical“Summer talk” series on P.E.I. and bring your friends. You will not be disappointed. Summer Program at Keir Museum
Our summer historical series for July and August, 2010 will be held each Wed. at 10:00 a.m. at the Keir Memorial Museum at Malpeque on Rte. 20.
Presenters are as follows:
July 7 -“Overheard on the Island” by David Weale. In his talk, he will share some of the stories associated with his sayings that appear everyday in the Guardian and how the sayings relate to certain aspects of Island culture.
July 14 -“Those Island Presbyterians and the Love of Education” by Jack Whytock. In his lecture, he will explore the way Island Presbyterians of the 19th century made significant contributions both regionally in the Maritimes and also in Persia.
July 21 –“ Good Times in Malpeque-Lucy Palmer at Fanning School 1887-1890” by Michael Bliss.
July 28 – TBA
Aug. 4 -“An Era of Prosperity and Self Sufficiency - The Shipbuilding Industry of P.E.I.” by Marvin Moore.
Aug. 11 -“A Meditation on Memory: The Yankee Gale and the August Gale in Popular Culture” by Dr. Ed Mac Donald. The two most deadly storms in the Island’s recorded history, the Yankee Gale and the August Gale, occurred only 22 years apart in 1851 and 1873. Both took over a hundred lives and left the Island’s north shore strewn with shipwrecks. The lecture will talk about these two extreme weather events and try to explain why one passed into folklore while the other fell into virtual oblivion.
Aug. 18 - “Rum Running: Exciting Times in the Maritimes” by Dutch Thompson Drawing from his collection of 900 hours of tapes, Dutch will share his stories about rum running days on P.E.I.
Aug. 25 – “Local Vignettes” by Malpeque and Area residents. (Watch for press releases prior to the events.)