Update

Finding a lot of really interesting stuff about family. We got some photos from Wanda and Virginia, so will use copies of them. Been looking up "Charlie" in the Ellis Island website, but cannot find a match for the info we do know. Cool website, though. If you know the name, spelling, date of birth, date of arrival then maybe a match can be found, including the ship, who and where the person is going, and relative physical attributes. Unfortunately, we found names that match, dates that match, but none that fit both at the same time. The ship's manifest is hand written, and as Grandpa did not speak English then, we have no reference to how they listed him. We spent the better part of 3 whole days looking for anyone that came close in spelling, dates, or origination. No one from Charlottenberg. They only list departure port, mostly English. The closest port to Charlottenberg is Gottenberg, Sweden, and that was listed a lot as origination.
So if anyone else has more information, we are halting the search and using the info we have already. Memories being what they are, there are discrepancies, and we allowed for that in our searches.

So there you have it. Time is getting short, so make sure the date is on your calender and to do list. Food is ordered, and I think I got Richard turned around about the softball game. Now he is thinking about horseshoes. At least there are a couple pits at the park.

You all have a nice weekend.

Cathy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARLA!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy birthday to you...Happy birthday to you...

you know the rest. Enjoy.

Rich and Cathy

Dog For Sale

DOG FOR SALE
Whether you own a dog or not, you must appreciate the efforts of this owner to sell her dog. Read the sales pitch!!!

Dog For Sale Free to good home. Excellent guard dog.Owner cannot afford to feed him anymore, as there are no more drug pushers, thieves, murderers, or molesters left in the neighborhood for him to eat.Most of them knew him as 'Holy Shit.'

Sent to us by Wes Patterson.

Update----

Spoke to BBQ lady this morning. Deal is struck. Confirmed services of Iron Horse BBQ.
We are slated to have pulled pork and boneless, skinless chicken breast. Side dishes are on you. Coleslaw, beans, etc. for your family. We will pick up the buns at Sam's Club. As close as we can figure, the cost is about $6.50 per head with a rough estimate of 55 bodies. Now accepting payment. BYOB drinks also. We will have a large cooler available with ice. We will be at the park early the day of reunion in order to secure the spot and set up by 10. Food will be delivered between 12 and 12:30. The spot in the park is the east side on Johns St. There are restrooms and sidewalks and a nice shaded area with benches, etc.

Thanks guys!

Later US

Calling all lawn chairs!!!

Good Sunday morning to you all.

We keep having Brain Farts about this get together and are sharing them with the rest of the family, meaning all of you.

We figure if we can get as much a possible planned out early, we will be that much further ahead. So, what we would like to know from all the local subjects of the "King of Letha" is do you have any chairs available to bring. We can rent some if the need arises. We figure some butcher paper on the picnic tables and benches, but we are sure there will be some who don't or can't sit on benches.

We also need a head count ASAP from your side Paulette.
We have 27 so far on Rich's side, and 5 for you, 2 for your mom and dad, but are kind of on a holding pattern from there. We can call anyone you need us to.

Later Again!!
US

So Far.....

If we just get pulled pork and BBQ chicken then we can get more for our money. Golden potato casserole was pretty good, so that's a yes. Green salads are not a good thing due to heat as according to BBQ lady.

We have utensils, plates, and cups. More than enough to go around.
Side dishes would be a good thing.
It would also be BYOB drinks.
I will bring the cooler bench for ice, soda and beer.

Carla, as far as desserts are concerned, we will leave that up to you, but please get in contact with Paulette. She wants to have a sheet cake as a surprise birthday for Uncle Paul. His b-day is the 10th of June. It was suggested putting on the cake "Happy birthday to all the Senior members of the Berglund clan." Or Happy Birthday to everyone who had a birthday in the last year.

I need to hear from the rest of the clan by Tuesday at the latest, so I can make final arrangements for the BBQ. Thanks to all have responded so far.

Later
RB

Eats???

We have been discussing the food situation for the reunion. How does everyone feel about having BBQ? For Rocky's funeral, Iron Horse brought in some pulled pork and buns. It was really good. They have other items too. Chicken, beef, cole slaw, potato salad, beans, etc. This would cost approx. $7-$10 per person. One of the reasons we thought about this was all the out of town folks not having a chance to fix something for a pot luck. Just makes the trip that much easier.

We need some input here. No decisions made without it.

http://www.ironhorsebbq.net/ check it out.

Later
RB