Here is a short clip of pictures from the 2009 Reunion.. What fun!!!!

Good morning!!! I'm looking for some help... If you are coming to the Reunion and would like to donate a prize for one of our contests here is a list of them... Just let me know which one you would like to help with..

1. Oldest Cousins Present (one for each)
2. Tallest/Shortest (one for each)
3. Oldest/Youngest (one for each)
4. Largest family attending
5. Traveled the farthest
6. Most enthusiastic
7. Man with the hairiest legs
7. Water balloon toss
8. Horse race
9. Person who talks to the most people
10. Sign in door prizes

If you have any ideas or would just like to help let me know!
The reunion is drawing near I'm getting excited. How about you?

Labor Day Weekend September 4 & 5, 2010
The Eagles Building
3310 E 380 Rd, El Dorado Springs MO

Saturday
The building opens at 3:pm
Water Balloon Toss outside 3:30 to 4:00
Horse Race inside 4:00 to 5:00
DJ/Dance from 7:pm to 12:pm
7:pm~8:pm Special children's & adult dance contest!
Please Bring snack's & soft drinks if desired.
There will be a cash bar.
No alcohol brought in or outside the building.

Sunday
Covered Dish Dinner-12:30pm
Please bring:
1 Meat Dish & 2 of your choice:
Vegetable - Salad - Desert
Coffee, Tea & Bread Furnished
There will be kitchen facilities on Sunday


We will be having raffles & 50/50 pot
All raffle items are donated by family members.
Proceeds from ticket sales are used to cover cost.
If you can, bring a raffle item and buy some tickets.

Also bring any Family Articles, Pictures, etc.
that you would like to share.

Questions? Contact:
Della Bailey Cell 816-258-2434,Home 816-250-5471
lavohne@yahoo.com
Vivian (Root) Reeves: 417-876-5290
Floyd Root: 417-876-8213

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Thank You

Well Pat&I made it home Tuesday afternoon and are settled back into our routine. This is just a quick note to say thank you to Della and all of the family that worked so hard to make the reunion so much fun. It is such a pleasure to be a part of something that is intended for family to get together to recall and enjoy each other. The Cd's of the family gatherings were wonderful I can't wait to get my copies.

Once again thanks to everyone who helped make the week-end so much fun.

Facebook Group

We now have a Facebook Group page, I set it up today hoping it will be an easier avenue for everyone to share and get to know each other. The group is set to closed so that only members can see information. If you have a Facebook account join us, if not Facebook is very easy to set up. If I can help let me know.

Just click the facebook link below.

Until later
Della

Reminder

Just a quick reminder:

On Saturday evening about 8:pm we will recognize Vivian & Lucky Reeves 40th Anniversary. If you can please bring a Anniversary card, for their card basket.

Can't wait to see everyone there. If you have any questions or directions give me a call 816-258-2434.

Until later
Della

Getting Closer to Reunion Time

We just have 9 more day's and it's "Reunion Time"!!
Hope you can make it, I look forward seeing everyone.

Update: On Saturday night there will be a cash bar from 8 until 12 pm.

Also a coloring contest has been added for the kid's.

I met with Lora, Elizabeth, Louise, Renee & Aunt Muriel over the weekend.

Lora & Elizabeth will be in charge of the children's dance contest (thanks girls) on Sat. from 7-8 pm. Elmodene & Guelda are running the raffle table. Floyd & Muriel Root are doing the sign-in table.

Until later,
Della

Reunion is drawing near!

We are getting close to Reunion Time! I thought I would post more information about lodging in the area for those who may be traveling.

Arrowhead Point RV Park & Campground
Address: 8600 SW 75 Pvt. Rd. 54 Highway
Osceola Missouri 64744
Phone: 417-876-3016 toll free number: 888-881-5720
Owners are Jack and Janice Kimlin.

Arrowhead Point RV Park & Campground, located 12 miles east of El Dorado Springs on 54 Highway, is open 24 hours a day 365 days a year. 30 and 50 amp full hook-up, pull through sites, there is primitive or cabin camping available. Some of the amenities at Arrowhead Point include on-site fishing or fishing at the Sac River only 3 miles away, a walking track that wraps around the 27 acre park, horse shoe pit, swing set, laundry, and a shower house.


Countryside Campground
6477 S Hwy 32 [Map]
El Dorado Springs, MO 64744
Phone 417-876-6169

Pull-thru sites, Electric 30amp (no 50amp) water & sewer.


Dogwood Inn
102 E Us Highway 54
El Dorado Springs, MO 64744
Phone: 417-876-6888

Cable TV, Coffee Pots, Refrigerators
The Motel is under new management and has been newly remodeled.
You can also contact them at: dogwoodinn@centurytel.net

C & H Motel
311 E. Highway 54
El Dorado Springs
Missouri 64744
Phone:417-876-5757

C & H Motel honors AAA and CAA membership discounts. There are several rooms available including single, double and family sized rooms, some with microwaves and refrigerators. Some of the amenities include free local telephone usage and over 97 channels of cable television with HBO, showers, bathtubs, and a guest laundry. Your pets are welcomed and there are irons and hair dryers available upon request.

The Springs, Bed & Breakfast
118 Hightower
El Dorado Springs MO 64744
Phone: 417-876-3456

A lovingly restored 1884 home with a view of the Historic Spring Park. Two rooms "The Garden Room" & "The Rose Room" Full bath with shower is downstairs. Half-bath is upstairs. Sitting areas in both parlor and library room. Dinning is in a high ceiling room with large windows and lovely plants. There is no smoking except outside children over 12 are welcomed. No Pets. Breakfast is served on Saturday & Sunday mornings at 8 am. The cost is $75.00 per night for Friday & Saturday nights. Sunday through Thursday night, rooms are $55.00 per night. Cash or Checks only. (This sets behind Steve & Della's house on Hightower)

If you need any additional information, give me a call and I will try and help. Della 816-250-5471. See you at the Reunion!

Link to Book

This link hopefully will take you to the full size book in-case you would like to look at it.

http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/family/root-ryan-ancestors-4525770

Root Ryan Ancestor Book

This is a book that I put together of some of the old pictures and information I have. I noticed that this slide does not show the entire page, maybe because of size. It is hard back 8.5 X 11". It will be on the raffle table at the reunion. Copy's can be ordered, I'm not getting any extras at this time. See you at the Reunion. Love your Cuz, Della

| View Sample Photo Books | Create your own Photo Book

Invitations to Reunion

The invitations will go in the mail next week. I thought I would post the invite on here as well.


Saturday
The building opens at 3:pm
DJ/Dance from 7:pm to 12:pm
7:pm~8:pm Special children's dance contest!
Bring snack's &drinks.

Sunday
Covered Dish Dinner-12:30pm
Please bring:
1 Meat Dish & 2 of your choice:
Vegetable - Salad - Desert
Table Service for your family
(Plates, Silverware, Glasses)
Soft Drinks & Cooler as desired,
Coffee, Tea & Bread Furnished
There will be kitchen facilities.

Arrowhead Point RV/Campground 417-876-3016
C & H Motel (417) 876-5757
Dogwood Inn (417) 876-6888

Thanks for the invite. This is Vivian Louise Claring. I am the oldest child of Donald and Dorothy (Morlan) Root. That said, I am pleased to be here. I think if we could get everyone to get on here and update their information in regards to family members it would be great. I especially liked the video history of the family at the reunion last year. I think we need lots more pictures and information. Come on everyone lets get the whole family involved. Surely someone in each family would like to keep information current.

From Jody July 1, 2009

della,
we need to sit aside time for family pictures...I have many pics of times fast where all family member got togeather for that family pic and it would make it so helpful to see just how these people tie in to me and what family member they belong to....thanks for all u do you are very much loved jo

July 1, 2009 8:26 AM

Hey girls it's your sister....i'll have items for your table...hope butch does not win every thing this year...see you at the party
love you more more more
jo

July 1, 2009 8:42 AM

Heavy Hearts for June

It is with a sad heart that I bring this news.
In the month of June two of our family members passed away.

Pat (Stephens) Hockett, passed away on 06/07/2009. (Granddaughter of Myrtle (Root) & Preston Akers.

Guelda Fern (Reeves) Blystone, passed away June 3, 2009. (Sister of Everett (Lucky) & Muriel (Reeves) Root

Our sincere and heartfelt condolences & prayers, are with the Reeves & the Hockett Family's.

These special women will be greatly missed.

Reunion

Good Morning! Reunion time is almost here! Plans are being made, send me your ideas. A big thank you to Elmodene Payne & Guelda Wooldridge for volunteering to take over the Raffle table. If you have a item for the raffle let them know.

Updates Needed

I am getting together address & pictures for the upcoming reunion.

Send me your address if it has changed. (email, phone # etc.)

Also please email me the pictures that you would like to see in this years slide show.

Please send the link to our blog, to any family members that you know that are online.

http://rootryan.blogspot.com/

I would like to get together to make plans for this years reunion sometime next month, at my house in Eldo Spgs. Let me know when would be good for you.

You can email me at:

lavohne@yahoo.com

Hope your weekend is wonderful.
Until later Della

Happy Easter

I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Easter!

As I watch a beautiful sunrise, with amazing colors of blue, purple & pink. I say a prayer... and think of day's gone by "Easter Past" I guess you could say. So many happy memories..... Aunt Edith's & Uncle Guy's house was a busy place on Easter morning as well as Aunt Myrtle's & Uncle Fat's. There were always big hugs and smiles to greet you when you came in. I can almost smell the wonderful food cooking made by those blessed hands..... Aunt Muriel's sugar eggs with wonderful things inside... Uncle Guy in his white shirt smelling so good... The women wearing their Sunday best...

Oh and the little handkerchief dolls Aunt Edith made... voices singing, laughter ringing, God's love bringing.......What a gift it is, to of had such a wonderful family as a child. You always knew that you were loved. It makes me wonder what kind of memories we are leaving for the young people today. I hope they are 1/2 as much as those, that they made for me.


Well here is a blast from the past that I thought I would share. This was taken in front of Aunt Myrtle and Uncle Fat's house 1963. Mom had us looking pretty sharp don't you think?. I'm about 10 yr and Charlie is 3 or 4. I loved that hat..... Just maybe I'll wear a hat today, and if asked why, I'll say...
Once upon a time in Easter Past, There was a love that would forever last....

"Although it happened long ago, That first glad Easter day; Within the true believer's heart, It's just as real today... Although it happened long ago, It still is true today; Oh, let our hearts rejoice and sing, The stone is rolled away!"

May Easter Sunday morning bring,

joy to your heart as you remember the miracle!

Hi, I am Renee Burmley, daughter of Rennie and Hazel Root. Thank you so much for all the work you did on putting the reunion together, and thank all who helped. Mom and I had a great time. And now that she had to go to a nursing home, the good time we both had, makes doubly special.
It was great seeing cousins that i had not seen in years.
Bill is looking forward to coming to this years with me.
Again THANKS

Good luck Della on your new blog.

Good Morning! Well we are well on our way to blogging!
We now have 7 followers and 3 authors. I have tried to send everyone an invitation to be a author. If you except the invitation, you will be able to post directly to our blog. As a follower you should be updated whenever the blog has new posts made to it.

Larry, thank you for posting, this is what will make the blog come alive, we need family participation. So glad you are able to come and bring your Mom. You have been put on my list, with your offer of help. Thank You!

You might want to watch under each post made, there is a link labeled comments, you can click on it to read comments that may have been made on each post. I have not figured out yet how to get the comments where they are visible without clicking on the link.

I received a call from Floyd and Muriel Root last night. They had received their newsletter in the mail and gave me an update:

They are engaging a DJ for Saturday night dance. Thank You! Our sound system last year was not good.

We will not have a whole hog roast as we did last year. It will be covered dish's as usual, but the meat will not be provided.

In the works is: A special dance contest's for the children, on Saturday night.

Thanks for all your efforts, and

First, I'm Myrtle Akers grandson, Gerldine Stephens is my mother.
With that said, it was great to see so many people that are part of my childhood memories, and reunite with them. I'll certainly be anxious to see and talk to all of the family again.
It was also great to see my mom enjoy herself for a change. Between my sister's failing health and giving up her car she doesn't get out much or have much fun.
I am also very interested in my genealogy, so the Brakebill gene logy was great to see. I would love to have a copy but that doesn't seem likely. I would love to pursue the Root/Ryan genealogy with you, or perhaps I should say through you? My wife knows so much of her ancestry, I'm so jealous.
I certainly hope we can attend this year. I want to help if I can. With us living in TN and having to go KC to pick up mom, being there to help before or after is problematic. But whatever I could do during the reunion and perhaps helping with $$?

Getting Our Blog Rolling

Well, this blogging is going to be a learning experience for me. I am Internet savvy but have never blogged before. This old dog is slow at learning new tricks.

I have sent invites to our family members to be added as authors of the blog. If you chose to join the author's of the Root Ryan Blog (would love everyone to) then you will be able to post to the blog as well. Which will make it a family blog, not just, my blog. You will be able to post updates about your family to keep everyone informed like: births, birthday, marriages, family history, stories, etc. You do need to have a google account, and that is easy to do.

You can also follow the blog by adding yourself to the followers list. I think this will notify you when the blog is updated.

Our first follower is Michele. So glad she jumped right in. Here is what Michele wrote:
"3/8/09...I updated information about myself at ROOT RYAN FAMILY- About me: I am the daughter of Billiejean (Root) Oxford and John Dice, the great granddaughter of Donald Root and Dorothy Morlanon"

These are pictures from 2008 Reunion...

Reunion NewsLetter March 2009

Hello to all family members of the Root/Ryan Clan

Wow! Where has the last 6 months gone? August of '08 seems like yesterday, and we are only 5 months away from our next Reunion.

It is set for Labor Day Weekend,

September 5 & 6, 2009
Where: Eagle’s Building
3310 E 380 Rd
El Dorado Springs MO

First, let's recap our great Reunion from 2008

We had an amazing turn out for our 2008 Reunion. There was lots of fun, games and dancing on Saturday night. If you only attended on Sunday, you missed a good time and lots of laughter. Rick Wooldridge won the "Chicken Dance" and will bring the prize back this year (with clothes on it) Will he pass it on, or win again? There was something fun for all ages.

Sunday we had many more in attendance, and soooooo much food! Thanks to all who brought dishes. A great big thanks to Floyd & Muriel Root for providing "The Pig". Thank you to Steve Bailey and those who helped him with the all night job of roasting it. There were many who helped. Thank you! I can not list all of you, but know it could not have happened without each and every one. Anything you may have done was so appreciated!

Total money raised from the Raffle's and 50/50 $ 235.00

Expenses

Building $ 30.00

Games $ 25.00

Postage & Misc $ 40.00

Deposit For Building for 2009 $100.00

In our fund for 2009= $40.00

I think we all enjoyed having the reunion in the old park building, for me it brought back a lot of memories. But, we know I am kind of a nostalgia/history nut anyway.

Because of the heat and lack of a kitchen etc., I have reserved the Eagles Building for our 2009 Reunion. We will have access to a full kitchen, air conditioning & lots of tables. Last year, was a long time coming and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. (remember without family there is no reunion). We need to grab our batons and keep running, so we can continue the momentum that was kick-started in 2008. Since I am neck-deep with life as everyone is, I will gladly welcome anyone who wants to help in 2009. I hope that all of you may come to feel as passionately as I do about the need to keep the reunion going for the next generations. If you can help, please let me know. (I'm slowing down -- any young people out there?!)

"Cousins" Reconnect and Families Expand

As grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren of our Root & Ryan ancestors met with each other, many for the first time, the answer to the most asked question of the reunion--"how are we related?", was simplified to just plain "Cousins." As near as I can compute, 98 "cousins" "meeted, greeted, and eated" over the 2 days at the beautiful El Dorado Springs City Park. Our Ancestors would of been so proud! Here's an Ancestor break down of each family represented at the reunion.

Charley Root & Lula Ryan: 76, Harley Root & Nettie Ryan: 8, Willa Ryan & Harry Griswould: 7, James Ryan (Day Line): 3, May Root & Robert Ryan 5. I may be off on my counting, so if I missed a family, I apologize. (Sign the guest book!) Can you name the 5 oldest and 5 youngest? Send me your guesses!

• Help Wanted!
  
  

  I am looking for family members who would want to help in the following areas: decorating building, donating items for raffle, setting up food tables, helping with paper products, being in charge of the music, organizing games for Saturday, donating gift prizes, helping at sign in table. I can use anyone who would like to pitch in to make it a great Reunion in 2009. I also would appreciate any ideas you may have. Would you like another slide show? Maybe of the 2008 Reunion pictures? (you will need to send me yours) Or a slide show of old pictures that may not have been in the 2008 slide show. (you will need to send these also).
  

It was brought to my attention by some of the younger generation that they would like to know where their Ancestors are buried in the El Dorado Springs. We could take those interested on a cemetery tour on Saturday morning. Let me know if this is of interst.

If you know of someone's email address I need to add to my database, let me know.

I will try and update this to give you a progression of planning over the next 5 months.

Until later,

Love ya

Your Cousin Della