SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, WAS A DAY FILLED WITH FUN ACTIVITIES FOR THOSE ATTENDING THE BILLINGTON REUNION, HOSTED BY GOLDIE INDRELAND.
The names of those attending are listed at the end of this post.
The theme was Scottish Ancestry based on the recent research (see previous post) of our Scottish McDonald ancestry from Isle of Skye, Scotland. We have not yet discovered where exactly on SKYE Charles McDonald lived, but we do know he had immigrated to Canada by 1846. While more research is ongoing, it is satisfying to know where some of our ancestors came from in the 1800's.
It was good to see Zane Sampson and Sherrie Hagemo help set the Scottish atmosphere by wearing their kilts and providing the Flag of Scotland.
Posters of the McDonald Crest, and bagpipes were up on the wall along with the Scottish Flag. A binder of our ancestry and pictures of Skye were passed around. Four of the little cousins were taught by Becca Bell and then performed a little Scottish dance in their Scottish outfits.
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| Hali |
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| Mikal |
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| Hannah |
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| Lizzy |
Many enjoyed a hunt for "Scottish Fairy Houses" in the "Fairy Forest" area. It took a long time to find all 6 Fairy Houses. This activity was originally set up for the kids to find, and take pictures when they found them, but the adults enjoyed watching or helping the kids. The kids knew that the houses were really hidden there by adults, so they turned the table on the adults. While the adults weren't looking, some of the kids stole the houses, or doors to the houses, and re-hid them in another area entirely and then recruited the adults to find them. To further the fun, when the kids weren't looking, some of the kid's parents were give the houses..or doors to the houses and took them home to have them "show up" at their home.
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| Hali and Amy |
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| Chris Tina Sherrie Goldie |
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| Lizzy Hannah Sara Tina |
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| Add captiLizzy Hali Hannah Becca |
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| Lizzy Hannah |
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Tina in back
Lizzie Hannah Sherrie
Amy and Hali |
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Melanie Eva Emmitt Cindy Goldie
Eden in front |
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| Cindy Emmitt |
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| Melanie Troy Eva |
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Crystal Tina Goldie Becca
Amy Hali |
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| Goldie Hannah Lizzy Mike Emry |
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| Troy |
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| Lana Sara Mike |
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| Michelle and Emry |
THEY FOUND THEM!!!:
The hunt was interrupted for a while by the arrival of Owen Indreland and his dog...
they were quite an attraction.
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| Hannah Hali Lizzy Owen Eden Emry |
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| Emry Lizzy Hali and Eden |
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Emmitt Cindy Lizzy, Owen Hali
Troy Eden Emry Hannah |
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Tina Sara Mike Crystal with Hali in back
Lizzy Mikal Eden with Emry Owen Goldie Lana in front |
The pot luck was delicious and enjoyed by all
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| Goldie Cindy Emmitt Kyle |
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| Bill Tina James |
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| Anna Crystal Mikal |
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| Roger Jackie Jack Hali |
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| John |
Besides enjoying the pot luck dishes, cousins visited with each other while relaxing both indoors and outdoors the beautiful Grant Creek area of Montana. Some looked on the Family Search website for ancestors on a laptop computer.
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| Mike John Anna Aaron B |
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| James Liam Colby |
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| Eden |
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| James |
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| Eden and Emry |
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| Bonnie |
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| Goldie |
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| Roger |
The kids enjoyed crafts, playing cards, and splashing in the creek.
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| Amy and Hali |
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| Hali and Amy |
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| Melanie and Eden |
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| Amy Hannah Hali |
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Mikal Lizzy Becca Hali and Hannah in back
David Troy Eden Emry and Mike in front |
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| Colby and Troy on left Emry and Eden on right Sara holding umbrella |
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Jackie Jack Owen Crysta , Chris in back
Melanie Mika Hannah and Eva's hands in front |
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Emry Lizzy Hali Eva in front
Mikal David Amy Hannah and Melanie in back |
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David and Mikal in front
Amy Hannah Eva with Melanie Hali and Lizzy Emry Mike with Eden |
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| Goldie and Sherrie |
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| Hali and Lizzy with Roger in back |
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| Dave Zane Goldie with Emry in front |
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| Chris and Zane |
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| Bonnie and Emry |
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Liam Timothy Melanie in back
Colby and Aaron G in front |
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| Michelle and Eva |
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| James |
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David Troy Eden
Timothy in front |
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| Lizzy and Mikal |
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| David |
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| Aaron G with Timothy Colby and James |
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| Amy and Hannah |
Those attending:
Roger and Bonnie Vetter
Jack and Jackie Billington
Jessica (Billington) Shaffer
Cindy (Billington) Kyle, and Emmitt Griswold
Goldie, Karen, Kelsey, and Wyatt; Mary, Rory, Abby, and Owen Indreland
Ted and Sherrie Hagemo
Zane and Anna Sampson
Chris, Crystal, and Mikal Chaussee
Bill, Lana, and Mike Rankin
David and Eva Wruck
Aaron, Emma, David, Timothy, Amy, Melanie, and Michelle Grigg
John, Tina, Lizzy, and James Cheney
Sara, Hannah, Troy, and Eden Bingham
Aaron, Becca, Hali, Colby, Liam, and Emry Bell
A Shutterfly photo book highlighting the reunion is available to view on line...it can be sent to your email address by request at: lana.rankin@yahoo.com. Use the same email address if you want any of the above photos sent to you directly by email. These photos and other Billington photos can be found on BILLINGTON'S REMEMBERED by Shutterfly, which can also be sent to you by request.
Also you are welcome to enjoy the FaceBook page: Billington Family Reunion where you will find some of these same photos.
We are looking for a new location for future Billington Reunions.....
Let us know if your family is willing to host the next one.
