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Reunion Coordinators are
Donna and Chuck Peterson.
Latest Details
about the 2024 GFA
Reunion in Reno,
Nevada
Join us at the 18th Biennial Reunion of the Goodenow Family
Association!
Plans for Reunion ’24 to be held in Reno, NV, are nearly complete.
The Main Program will be held from Wednesday evening, July 17,
through Saturday evening, July 20. In addition, there will be an
Early Bird Program beginning on Monday, July 15.
The Early Bird Program will take us to area sites and attractions
such as the Donner Party Museum, Virginia City (a gold rush town),
the state capitol of Carson City, and as much else as we can squeeze
into three days, including possible Goodenow connections to the
area.
The Main Program will follow our usual format of discussions,
presentations, and tours of direct interest to GFA members. Those
activities will include:
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Thursday morning: Business meeting.
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Thursday afternoon: Presentations of
general interest to GFA members, including the story of Herbert and
Caroline Goodenough’s ministry in South Africa in the late 1800’s.
•
Friday all day: A driving tour around
the Lake Tahoe area.
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Saturday morning: Additional business
meeting (if required).
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Saturday afternoon: Possible tour of
nearby Goodenow sites in NV and CA.
•
Saturday evening: Farewell Dinner with
presentations by Russ and Carolyn Goodenough about the story of the
movements west by descendants of one of the three original
immigrants, Thomas Goodenow.
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Sunday morning: Farewell breakfast at
the Reunion Hotel (optional).
If anyone is aware of any specific connection to the GFA family in
the Reno area, please let us know. Also, if you are willing to make
a presentation to the Reunion participants about any topic relevant
to the GFA, please contact Hal Cutler by phone at 978-443-2525 or
email at hcutlercfpe@verizon.net.
Costs
Basic registration fees to cover meeting room rentals, refreshments
at the business meeting and Reunion booklet printing are currently
estimated to be as follows:
Full Registration (per individual)
$80.00
Full Registration (per couple)
$120.00
Family Registration (parents and minor
children)
$120.00
Partial Registration (single day participant)
$40.00
There will be no separate registration fee for the Early Bird
Program.
Reservation forms will be sent to pre-registrants with additional
program details and costs.
Meals
The menus for the July 17 Welcome Dinner and the July 20 Farewell
Dinner will be the following:
Grilled Salmon OR Grilled Chicken
July 20 Dinner Menu
Chicken Fajitas OR Fish Tacos
The costs (per adult) of each
of these meals will be $34.00, including tax and gratuity.
Children’s meals will be available for $20.00 per meal, including
tax and gratuity. On July 17, the meal offered will be chicken
fingers and fries; on July 20, a quesadilla and carrots with ranch
dressing will be served.
We have arranged for group accommodations and meeting facilities at
the Best Western SureStay Plus Hotel at 1981 Terminal Way in Reno
(775-384-5007). The daily room rate for those attending the GFA
Reunion is $99.00 plus a City Tourism Fee of $2.00 and sales tax of
13%, for a total of $113.87/day.
Individuals and families will need to make your own reservations; be
sure to mention the GFA Reunion in order to receive the group rate.
It is now time for all persons who are contemplating attending the
Early Bird or Main Programs to complete and submit the
Pre-Registration form on page 29, if you have not already done so.
This does NOT obligate one to attend; it is a step that provides a
rough idea of potential attendance numbers.
Pre-registrants will receive more Reunion information directly by
email or USPS mail. The deadline for confirmed program registration will be June 1, 2024.
The
city slogan of Reno, NV.
Comstock Cemetery, outside of Virginia City, NV.
Hal Cutler
points out the sign for The Delta Saloon 1876, in Virginia City, NV.
A 1907 map of Reno, Nevada. Reno will be the site of the 2024 GFA
Reunion.
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