This weekend I went to my family reunion (Till) in Bellevue, Iowa. It was a lot of fun for me to see everyone again. First there was a cemetery tour in which they pointed out all the graves of our ancestors. My grandmother got to put a flower on the grave of her parents. The cemetery tour was topped off with an accordion rendition of How Great Thou Art, while everyone sung along.
Then we took a tractor tour of Bellevue. We all climbed into wagons attached to tractors and saw the old houses and businesses that belonged to our ancestors. I actually got to sit on one of the tractors. Later that evening there was a picnic at one of our relative's farms. There was food, drink and music. The microphone got passed around while people told family stories.
The next day there was a church service at the church where my great grandparents were married. I went out and toured the cemetery there with my uncle and he showed me a lot of the old graves. Since I am into genealogy it was pretty cool to see all the names that I had researched.
After that, there was a reception with lunch and a slide show. It was nice.
I was staying at my aunt and uncles house in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visited my Uncle Randy, Aunt Nancy and Cousins Kristina and Jennifer. Quite the good time!
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