Family Ties
As you get older you find that when you look back you wish you just might have done some things differently. Coming away from this weekend I discovered that yes if I had a do over I would do something different. I would have attended more family reunions of the Niehaus clan.
On Saturday there was what I will call a revival of the Niehaus family reunion. The Niehauses are my grandfather’s family. Years ago they had family reunions on an annual basis. Than I think because of schedules, lack of interest or other things the reunion just wasn’t happening. That changed this year thanks to some determined people.
I am not sure how many people attended this gala event but I thought it was a good turnout and hopefully a rebirth for the family gathering. There were a number of families represented. From what I could tell everyone enjoyed themselves.
Each family received a genealogy packet all about the Niehaus family going back several generations. The listing of our family line includes 8 generations. My grandchildren and a few others were listed as the 8th generation of Niehaus descendants. The whole thing was quite fascinating.
One thing is for sure, I will do everything possible to get to these events in the future. I will also encourage my children to accompany me. As I found out there is a heck of a lot that I missed. We just can’t let that happen anymore.
Two priceless weekends in a row. Quite overwhelming to say the least.