Pearl Carpenter sent over the latest tally and it looks like quite a crowd of Raddings will be converging on Lakeville CT and the Interlaken Inn the first weekend in August. Here is Pearl's latest count:
Thursday 20 adults, 9 children
Friday 48 adults, 11 children
Saturday 68 adults, 13 children
On top of that, I expect (hope) to see some unannounced daytrippers showing up, probably on Saturday. For people living in New England and New York, Lakeville is within range of a reasonable day trip. You are most welcome even if you are showing up with little or no notice.
Eva and I will be arriving on Thursday evening after hiking to the summit of Mt. Greylock during the day. Our children, Lisa (21) and Amy (18), will be arriving on Friday evening.
Watch this blog (bookmark it in your browser as a favorite place) for the latest news or interesting tidbits received up until I leave for Mt. Greylock. After the reunion I plan to keep the blog up and running with a recap for those who didn't make it to the event. And maybe it will evolve into an on-going discussion among what appears to be a far flung family--something to discuss Sunday morning at the reunion.
Feel welcome to add your own comments to any post. Just click the comments link at the end of each post. (You will be asked for your email address and password--whichever password you choose to give yourself. This is a family reunion blog; it doesn't accept anonymous postings.)
Looking forward to seeing and, in some cases, meeting for the first time all of you.
Alan
Monday, July 23, 2007
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Updated Radding reunion schedule
Radding Reunion Agenda
August 2nd – August 5th, 2007
Thurs. 8/2 , 7 pm , Ice Cream Social (A relaxed social evening of meeting and greeting)
Fri. 8/3, before 6 pm, Enjoy the Resort/Area on your own to explore, swim, relax, visit town, etc.
6 pm, Cocktail Hour (cocktails not included, purchase individually from the Inn or bring your own)--mix, mingle, and meet additional family arrivals
7 pm, Buffet Dinner--Eat and be merry
Sat. 8/4, before 2 pm, Enjoy the Resort/Area, swim, hike, enjoy, etc.
2–4 pm, Genealogy
August 2nd – August 5th, 2007
Thurs. 8/2 , 7 pm , Ice Cream Social (A relaxed social evening of meeting and greeting)
Fri. 8/3, before 6 pm, Enjoy the Resort/Area on your own to explore, swim, relax, visit town, etc.
6 pm, Cocktail Hour (cocktails not included, purchase individually from the Inn or bring your own)--mix, mingle, and meet additional family arrivals
7 pm, Buffet Dinner--Eat and be merry
Sat. 8/4, before 2 pm, Enjoy the Resort/Area, swim, hike, enjoy, etc.
2–4 pm, Genealogy
- Introduction – Tracing the Two Family Lines
- Genealogy Book
- Visual Family Tree & Interactive Activities
- Where We Grew Up & Live
- Trivia Game
5 pm, Group Pictures (Bring on the Cameras)
6 pm, Family Barbecue (Chew the Food, Chew the Fat)
9 pm, Lakeside Bonfire, Dessert Around The Fire
Sun. 8/5, 9 am , Breakfast Wrap Up, discuss future reunions/goodbyes
The above is the official schedule. In addition some unofficial, optional events are being planned. In fact, you are welcome to plan something of your own. For example, Eva and I are planning to host a Shabbat kiddush (challah, wine, candle lighting) on Friday evening. On Saturday evening, we are planning to host a Shabbat havdallah under the stars. These are both brief and will not interfere with scheduled activities. Anyone is welcome to join us.
Pearl and her planning crew have put together a great reunion program. I'm looking forward to meeting so many of you there.
Alan
Thursday, July 12, 2007
How Many Raddings are There?
Many of you have been very helpful in forwarding information about your families to Pearl Carpenter, Cathy McElligott, or me. I have compiled an extensive family tree that will be available to all at the reunion, and by email for those who can’t come. In the meantime, just how many of us are there?
The earliest known ancestor that we share is Wulf (Zev) Rakishki, who lived near Riga, Latvia. As far as we know he had three sons and probably two daughters. The children of his sons Joseph and Jerome—seventeen cousins in all—emigrated to the U.S. in the early years of the 20th century, taking the name Radding, and eventually brought their parents (Joseph died before he could come, but his wife Ida, and Jerome and his wife Dora, came). There was a third brother who came to the U.S. and took the name Racusin, and we don’t know what became of the sisters.
From the information we have been able to gather so far, here’s the count of Wulf’s descendents, through Joseph and Jerome:
Original immigrant generation: 17 Radding cousins
Their children: 54
Their grandchildren: 104
Their great-grandchildren: 128
Great-great grandchildren: 58
Great-great-great grandchildren: 2
Grand total, from Wulf, Joseph and Jerome through the latest generation: 366!
That count, which includes only descendents (not spouses) will surely grow as more and more cousins are identified. We know there are more out there!
See you in August,
Eva Radding
The earliest known ancestor that we share is Wulf (Zev) Rakishki, who lived near Riga, Latvia. As far as we know he had three sons and probably two daughters. The children of his sons Joseph and Jerome—seventeen cousins in all—emigrated to the U.S. in the early years of the 20th century, taking the name Radding, and eventually brought their parents (Joseph died before he could come, but his wife Ida, and Jerome and his wife Dora, came). There was a third brother who came to the U.S. and took the name Racusin, and we don’t know what became of the sisters.
From the information we have been able to gather so far, here’s the count of Wulf’s descendents, through Joseph and Jerome:
Original immigrant generation: 17 Radding cousins
Their children: 54
Their grandchildren: 104
Their great-grandchildren: 128
Great-great grandchildren: 58
Great-great-great grandchildren: 2
Grand total, from Wulf, Joseph and Jerome through the latest generation: 366!
That count, which includes only descendents (not spouses) will surely grow as more and more cousins are identified. We know there are more out there!
See you in August,
Eva Radding
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