Family Reunion Newsletter. How and why to create one.
If your family is like mine, they hold annual family reunions. We have adapted a system to better get everyone involved in attending each reunion by sending out a family reunion newsletter. This is a simple newsletter; it doesn’t have to be very long, but should provide the family information of course, a list of activities planned, current announcements such as new marriages, divorces, or births are a fun thing to list in the newsletter to get everyone acquainted with the current goings on in the lives of their family members. Listing the location the reunion will take place, if it has been chosen already, would be good, giving an address, directions and maybe even a small map could be helpful. If the location has yet to be determined, it might be a good idea to include a poll, that way your family members can vote on where they’d like to reunite. Make sure you provide your contact information so relatives can cast his or her votes or RSVP. It is like a formal but fun invitation to the family reunion.
There are many resources on the Internet on family reunion newsletters. You can get ideas for your next family reunion newsletter as well as newsletter publishing ideas at Great Family Newsletters Here you will find a mailing list and a link to their E-book “Absolutely Family!” which can be read online or purchased through Barnes & Nobles. Sites like this are very informative and provide a sense of community amongst genealogy and family reunion enthusiasts alike. This would be a good starting point for any person interested in creating a family reunion Newsletter to announce their next family gathering. You may find fun, creative ways to format a newsletter for your very own family reunion. This site includes things such as the E-book, mailing lists, and a bulletin board for people to talk to one another as well as links to other informative newsletter sites.
If you are more internet savvy or the only way you can reach your distant cousin is via the internet, you may be more interested in starting up a family reunion website. There are many resources and free family reunion website hosting sites on the Internet today. FamilyReunion.com is a very large popular website, providing a person all of the tools necessary to start up their very own family reunion website. Creating family reunion website is a good, fast way to keep everyone up to date on the coming events. You can create polls and mailing lists so that everyone you need to contact about the family reunion that has Internet access, can be reached with a simple point and click of an email. Hosting bulleting boards for family to discuss their next family reunion is a fun way to allow your family to interact in the family reunion planning process. These are just a few ways you can keep people aware of your upcoming family reunion.