Reunion Idea from Jim Hays

This is a good suggestion from Jim. I pasted it in here from his email so everyone could see what he suggested. It sounds like something we would want to try.

I happened today upon a school reunion website for a high school here in
Kansas. I noticed an interesting idea. They were inviting the alumni to
bring with them to their reunion activities this summer any photos,
yearbooks, memorabillia, or anything that they've turned up in their
closets and attics, and they plan to have "swap" tables available where
other folks could just help themselves to these treasures. "One man's
trash is another man's treasure" I guess. I think the point is, you may
have a picture of me in first grade that is useless to you but would be
treasured by my children or grandchildren. And I may have the same for you.

I have no idea how well this idea may work for them, or for us, but I
thought I'd suggest it. It just seemed interesting to me. Especially the
part about pictures. I know from personal experience with my Mother's
things, many of these childhood picture sessions had multiple copies of the
same photos (Maybe Butt's Drug Store was running a special on copies the
week of that particular birthday party?) Who knows; maybe someone else who
was at the party and is in the picture doesn't have a copy of it, or maybe
never even saw it before?

Just a thought.

Jim

Jimmy, I really like the idea of the pictures and I will be searching through mine. I do have past pictures of a reunion at Mark's house in an album and I will bring those also. I don't believe my parents have any of the old pictures left but I will ask them. Looking forward to seeing everyone. God Bless Paula

I was thinking that it wouldn't have to be limited to pictures that you are willing to part with. Many people do not have class pictures from a particular year. If you have one and would like to make it available, it could be displayed with a sign up paper for people to enter their mailing address. Later the picture owner could get copies made and mail them to the requestors. Those requesting pictures could reimburse the picture owner for their expenses.

Also, I can have some CDs with the pantherettes on them if anyone would like to have them. I have all of the issues from Sep 63 to May 67 as adobe files. They are also on the right side of the home page on this site, but because of their size they are very slow to open unless you have a good broadband internet service provider.