Thank you, Aunt Katie, to you and all of your family for a wonderful Johnson Family Reunion! Hunter Hills was a great place to hold the reunion - cool, spacious, well located, and fun for the children. The Church had a wonderful new playground and the Murphy’s also provided a huge slip and slide and plenty of fun crafts. All family members enjoyed the display of family photos. They provided a family history lesson and a walk down memory lane. Oh, and the food, food, food... ALWAYS fantabulous!!

Thank you to all of you who contributed your memoirs and photos to Memories of Carol Villa, The Land People and Home of Seth and Neva Kate Johnson. Also, a special thank you goes to Walter Albritton, Jr. and Parley Philip Johnson, Jr. for coming up with the idea for this book, to Walter Albritton, Jr. for compiling the memoirs, to Melanie Fay Johnson, Josh May, and Wylie Pierson Johnson for compiling photos and captions, and to Wylie Pierson Johnson for publishing and providing the books free of charge at the reunion to family members. What a lasting family treasure you’ve made possible!

Next year the family reunion will be hosted by Aunt Johnnie and Uncle Julian Bassett’s family. Tentatively, the reunion is set for Saturday, July 3, 2010, at the Hunter Hills Church of God (same location as this year). Please mark your calendar now. We’ll let you know if there’s any change in that plan.

So how about the photos of this year’s reunion? May Ridolphi Herron, Neva Albritton Williams, and Orson L. “Pete” Johnson have shared their photos. Won’t you share yours? Identification of those in your photos would be appreciated if you know and have time to do so. The main thing is to just please share! Thank you!

2009 Johnson Reunion Photos:

* From May Ridolphi Herron
* From Neva Albritton Williams
* From Orson L. “Pete” Johnson

More to come we hope. Send your photos or link to photos to
johnsonreunion(at)brooknet(dot)com
or mail to Jean Johnson, 3716 Old Leeds Rd., Birmingham, AL 35213-3818. Photos will be returned.

Thank you again to Aunt Katie, Allan, Jo Carol, Pat, Mary Gayle, and Terri and all of your family members for making the 2009 Johnson Reunion such a special family event!