SHARING OUR LARSON HERITAGE with Thanks to All for the Centennial Celebration!

The Word Is Out About a Beautiful and Joyful Larson Centennial Celebration!

The Larson Centennial Reunion is featured on  KWQC, a Rock Island/Moline, Illinois television station.  First Cousins Hazel Joseph, Elinor Griffin, and Second Cousin Dean Martens are interviewed.  Click here to see the news on Fran Riley Features at kwqc.com.

The Register-Mail newspaper of Galesburg, Illinois ran a feature article by Talbot Fisher on July 29th. Check it out!

The Washington Courier newspaper of Washington, Illinois ran a cover photo.

Thank You to everyone who helped in so many ways!

A Thousand Thanks!   Tusen Tack!

Many Thanks! – Många Tack!  ( å is pronounced as a long o)

Thanks So Much! – Tack Så Mycket!

Super Good! – Yetta Bra!

Cheers! – Skål

A list of thanks to Larson Kin who helped would go on and on.    WHAT A TEAM!! 

Dean Martens – managing the registrations, our budget and name tags

Erika Clark and Lance Nelson – creating the Larson Reunion dog tags/key ring tabs

Sandy Martens – the Raffle Basket activity and the Quilt drawing

Eli Calkins – stepping in to give our Word of Thanks & Grace

Deanna Calkins –learning a new song on the accordion for our Small Frogs Dance

Karen Lee Pickrel and Marilyn Williamson – creating the Viking Shield & Sword activity and creating the Viking Picture Frame

Joyce Wiese – telling stories to the young children

Patti Patton – making the cards on the tables for “Table Talk”

Jodi and Bill Ackman – hanging flags, checking electrical connections & anything else   that came along

Elinor Griffin – bringing Larson keepsake artifacts

Kay Carlson – bringing the Larson Family Bible

Bonnie Bair and Jodi Ackman – providing drinks and coffee for all, helping in the kitchen

Loretta Johnson, Linda Ellison, Gina Frieden, Cameo Williams, Kathy Johnson – setting & cleaning tables

Linda Ellison and Amanda Bair – providing cupcakes for everyone

Michael Griffin – getting Whitey’s ice cream

Connie Larson, Callen Brown, Perry Larson, Guy Larson, & Andy Sederquist –      entertaining us with The Grand Larsony musical group

Holly Oglesby – creating photo books

Nancy West & Cheryl Spangler – creating the thumbprint family tree (which we should have put out in the entrance area- sorry, I didn’t think of that earlier!)

Bruce and Paula Isakson – helping with book sales

            Thanks to anyone and everyone who helped to clean up the Pavilion.  It was a smooth operation with Larsons pitching in and working together!

Sharing the loving spirit didn’t stop at the end of the reunion day, it went on:

The surplus cupcakes from Rodger and Linda Ellison were taken to the Galesburg Homeless Shelter. Residents there were thrilled!

Extra centerpiece vases were taken to nursing homes by Loretta Johnson and Kay Carlson where they brightened up the tables.

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In the picture above you’ll see seven of the Eight Siblings at their first Larson Family Reunion in 1917.  Back row, from left to right:  Felix (1879-1954) Albert (1870-1932)  Robert (1875-1953) Front row: Oscar (1886-1961)  Otto (1883-1960)  Anna (1876-1958) Manuel (1881-1943)  Not shown:  Julia (1872-1890)

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