I left the heat of Brisbane behind last week and flew south to Sydney so that I could finalise my mother’s estate and gather more information about ancestors whose stories continue to elude me.
Some two or three years ago, the descendants of Charles and Ann (née Philpott) Hopwood gathered at “Young”, a rural town located in southern New South Wales and famous for its cherries, for a family reunion. I couldn’t go but from the photographs and from the stories my cousin Dawn has told me it was very well attended and wonderfully organised. One family member had cleverly constructed a large “Hopwood crest” from paper maché. Green and white balloons, matching the crest colours, were used to decorate the hall where the reunion was held. A family tree covered the walls and cleverly used various coloured papers for the name of each family member according to their family line. The folk who organised the event also produced a CD of photographs of the day and of our ancestors. The photograph of Charles and Ann Hopwood shown here, although slightly edited, was taken from that CD.
Inspired by this reunion my cousin Dawn, her husband Albert and I decided that we should get our few remaining aunts and uncles, immediate cousins and their families together for a family lunch / reunion. Within a few hours we had contacted someone from each family group, decided on Sunday May 6th as a suitable date and consequently expect around 60 people to attend. We have chosen a Chinese restaurant located in Dural, north west of Sydney.
Some two or three years ago, the descendants of Charles and Ann (née Philpott) Hopwood gathered at “Young”, a rural town located in southern New South Wales and famous for its cherries, for a family reunion. I couldn’t go but from the photographs and from the stories my cousin Dawn has told me it was very well attended and wonderfully organised. One family member had cleverly constructed a large “Hopwood crest” from paper maché. Green and white balloons, matching the crest colours, were used to decorate the hall where the reunion was held. A family tree covered the walls and cleverly used various coloured papers for the name of each family member according to their family line. The folk who organised the event also produced a CD of photographs of the day and of our ancestors. The photograph of Charles and Ann Hopwood shown here, although slightly edited, was taken from that CD.
Inspired by this reunion my cousin Dawn, her husband Albert and I decided that we should get our few remaining aunts and uncles, immediate cousins and their families together for a family lunch / reunion. Within a few hours we had contacted someone from each family group, decided on Sunday May 6th as a suitable date and consequently expect around 60 people to attend. We have chosen a Chinese restaurant located in Dural, north west of Sydney.
3 comments:
What a fun blog!
Lou Hopwood
(great great grandchild of someone called Thomas Hopwood who was a house painter and lived in Chelsea, London )
Looking for Timothy Hopwood - July 18, 1962
Contact info@fisherbowl.com
Well written article.
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