157th
Kalloch Family Reunion
Will be held on
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Virtually with Zoom and
In-Person
at the First Universalist Church,
345 Broadway, Rockland, Maine
10:45 – 2:00 PM Eastern Time
 2020 Group photo online with Zoom |
 2003 Group photo at the Red Barn |
Virtual and In-Person Reunion - Saturday, August 17, 2024
10:45 – 2:00 PM Eastern Time
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A Message From Our President What a busy year it has been! I moved from a busy town in Southern Maine to a sleepy village in Central Maine where I am surrounded by boxes in an historic home. It has been so much fun to find old wallpaper in closets and clues about the house as it has changed over its 150 years. I feel a bit like a history detective as I learn more about who lived in this house (the owner of the local woolen mill which thrills me as a knitter and wool enthusiast). Our Kalloch family is so lucky to have years of minutes and photographs and family historians who have compiled so much information about our family over the generations. My dream is that we build on our family history. Can we record our family stories and share them on our amazing website? What would you like future history detectives to know about your lives and your families? What Kalloch stories have been passed down to you and why are they important to you? I hope we can find a way to interrupt our busyness with family connection. Please share your thoughts by email at kallochfamilyreunion@gmail.com or tag the family on Instagram @kallochfamilyreunion If you meet for coffee or want to share a photograph or video message, we would love to see it! |
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Zoom link for the reunion: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/76236566758?pwd=drpxUBmmVaBGI9XKx2awOZpp6CPKqL.1 |
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Ken Kalloch's Historian's Talk -
Interviewing Family Members for Family History
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Greetings, Kallochs! If you’re anything like I was when I first started
attending the Kalloch Reunion, you may be wondering why we want your
money. It’s a valid question, and here’s what I hope you will consider
to be a valid answer: In short, ensuring that we continue our family
legacy and preserve our history for the current and future generations
is not free. We use our funds to pay for the cost of printing and
mailing our annual newsletter. We have to pay for the use of the space,
refreshments, and now a Zoom subscription for our gathering each year.
Outside of our annual gathering, our funds go toward maintaining our
family website, gravestone repair, and other miscellaneous expenses. We
are an entirely non-profit organization, and all of our officers are
unpaid volunteers. It is only through the generosity of donors like you
that we are able to keep our family traditions alive. And as always, you will have the option to
mail a check or contribute in-person at the gathering. Many of you are
familiar with our tradition of passing around the
tin coffee pot to
collect donations at the reunion. As we have the opportunity to meet
safely in person once again, we will continue our tradition of “passing
the pot” that has been used to support the Kalloch Reunion for
generations. The other officers and I thank you very much in advance for
your contributions.
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