Tuesday, September 30, 2008

When and Where

Friday, January 2

10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
The families of each of Joseph and Nellie’s children will have their own get together, ie: the Ben and Mildred Robison family; Bert and Juanita Murphy family; Dell and Pearl Robison family; Rod and Rose McCoy family; and Charles and Josephine Walsh family. The locations for these are still being finalized. The families will create their own agendas.

3 – 5 p.m. Clark County Fairgrounds in Logandale
Everyone will meet to register and to socialize.
5 – 7 p.m. Fairgrounds
Dinner for everyone. Pit Barbecue: Beef, pork and all the trimmings.
7 – 10 p.m. Fairgrounds
Family Program. (feel free to contact Lee Robison if you would like to provide input for the program)

Saturday, January 3
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Fairgrounds
Breakfast, visiting and kids activities
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Fairgrounds
Auction (bring an item to auction for fun and to cover expenses.
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Fairgrounds and Old Logandale School
Family history, other programs and kids activities
1 – 2 p.m. Fairgrounds
Lunch
2 – 3 p.m. Fairgrounds
Closing devotional and program

HELP WANTED
It’s a big task to plan a reunion for a family this size (we estimate that there are more than 1,000 descendants) and there are many opportunities to help out. If you are interested in working on a particular committee, please contact the committee head directly (please see the committee information blog post). Or if you would like to know where your services can be best used, please contact Bryant or Darlene Robison (contact info below). We’ll find a job for you.

We Need Your RSVPs

Please RSVP by October 15 if possible. Include names of all attending and the ages of children.
RSVP by mail to:

Esther Olson
P. O. Box 1315
Logandale, NV 89021

RSVP by email to: family@robisonfamilyreunion.org
RSVP by phone to: Esther Olson at 702-398-7606


COST

We are working hard to make sure the reunion is affordable for everyone. We are suggesting that each individual family donate $10 per person or $30 per family to cover the expense of Dinner, Breakfast and Lunch and help with the cost of the facilities. However we do not want anyone to not attend because they are unable to make the suggested donation. Those who are in a position to make a more generous contribution are welcome to do so.

Also to help defray the expense, we will have a family auction Saturday morning. Please consider bringing a fun item to be auctioned. Remember the auction is not just for fund raising but also for “fun” raising.

Send funds to:
Esther Olson
Make checks payable to: Robison Family Reunion Fund
Please send funds in by November 1.

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Where are the Ben and Mildred Robison Decendents?

Hey Family, we are waiting to hear from you. We have had a great response from many branches of our family. But we are worried about communication with the Ben and Mildred Robison branch. About half of the decendents of Joseph and Nellie Robison are from Uncle Ben's family. It's important that the word get out to all of them. Please help us gather email addresses for their grandchildren, great grandchildren, etc.

Those of you who have your own family blogs, let us know if you would like us to add a link to your blog--several of you have already. This can help us learn more about each of our families.

Once again, you can leave information as a comment on this blog, or you can email to family@robisonfamilyreunion.org.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Where to Stay

Now is the time for those of you coming from out of the area to decide where you will be staying. Keep in mind that hotels may book up early that time of year.

For those who have RVs, Bryant and Darlene Robison have room for several self contained RV's here on the farm. Water and a dump station are available. Call them at 702-398-3592.

There are limited number of hotels in Moapa Valley:
Best Western North Shore Inn in Overton 702-397-6000
Plaza Motel in Overton 702-397-2414
Echo Bay Resort and Marina at Echo Bay on Lake Mead 702-394-4000

Mesquite is about 30 miles away and has numerous hotels
Casablanca Resort 702-3467529
Oasis Resort 702-346-5232
Virgin River Hotel 702-346-7777
Eureka Hotel 800-346-4611

St. George has a number of hotels and--rumor has it--that there are a few hotels in Las Vegas.

Links to the Moapa Valley and Virgin Valley Hotels are on the right-hand column of the blog.

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Help Get the Word Out

Five months from today, we will all be celebrating at the Robison Family Reunion in Logandale. But for everyone to be there, we need to make sure that every one knows about it.

You can help!!! We still need the names, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers of everyone in the family. Please look through your address books, email lists, Christmas card lists etc. and help us gather that information. You can email it to family@robisonfamilyreunion.org, or at the bottom of this post, simply click on "Comments" and add the information there.

Please pass the word along and help us gather all the contact information we can.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Calling All Robison Desendents

Individual Family groups of the Robison children (ie. Ben, Juanita, Dell, Rose and Josephine) will gather together on Friday, January 2nd. On January 3rd, Saturday, the entire J.H. Robison family will combine.

Each Family group has a representative.
Ben - Calvin Robison 435-673-4725
Juanita - Don Murphy 801-479-3605
Dell - Bryant & Esther 702-398-3592 702-398-7606
Rose - Ethelyn McCoy, Jay Ryan 650-255-9628
Josephine - Dan Walsh 435-635-2681

Reunion Committee

Chairman:Bryant Robison 702-271-2543
Genealogy: Darlene 702-398-3592
Food: Esther 702-398-7606
Dan 435-635-2681
Program: Lee Robison 702-526-0178
James Robison: 702-397-8327
Ace Robison: 702-239-4426
Publicity & RSVP: Jack Walsh 253-335-8113
Calvin Robison 435-673-4725
Facilities: Bryant Robison 702-398-3592
James Robison 702-397-8327
Ben Robison 702-398-7850
Headstone: John Robison - 702-375-2141

Agendas and activities will be planned in more detail at the next committee meeting

TO BE HELD
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008, 6:30 PM
at the home of Ray Robison in Overton.
Everyone on the committee should be present if possible. Bryant, Calvin, Esther, Jack, Dan, Lee, James, Ben, Ace and John

Joseph H. and Nellie Hinckley Robison

Joseph H. and Nellie Hinckley Robison

Calling all Robison Decendents

Nearly 100 years ago, on January 1, 1909 Joseph Hancock and Nellie Hinckley Robison first entered Moapa Valley—then called the Muddy. They raised five children to adulthood, and now they have hundreds of descendants throughout the world.

We want to celebrate the 100th anniversary of this event with a grand family reunion of all the descendants of Joseph and Nellie Robison, as well as other extended family members who would like to attend. The reunion will be held January 2 and 3, 2009 in Logandale.

We are asking you to do four things now:

Put this great event on your calendar and plan now to attend.

Send your contact information, i.e.: address, email and phone number, to family@robisonfamilyreunion.org , or to Jack Walsh at 253-335-8113. Also send contact information for other family members.

Forward this on to others. To get the word out to everyone, we need your help.

Consider being part of the Reunion Committee.

This will be a great opportunity to renew family ties, to learn more about our great heritage and for younger generations to perhaps meet cousins they never even knew they had.

Check back at this website regularly for updates and details.We look forward to hearing from you soon and seeing you January 2, 2009.

Your cousins,

Daniel Walsh
Bryant Robison
Lee Robison
Don Murphy
Ethelyn Ryan
James Robison
Jack Walsh

(The Temporary Committee to put together a Robison Reunion Committee.)

Celebrating 100 years of Robisons in the Moapa Valley

Celebrating 100 years of Robisons in the Moapa Valley