Harveys! Harveys! Hear my call
Come to this Family Reunion
We’re going to have a ball.
We’re 7 generations strong
I’ve wanted to see this happen all my life long.
Put on your walking boots and
find out about your family roots.
You’ll meet family that you’ve never seen.
You might even be related to a king or queen.
How many can look back and say.
“William Henry Harvey” and “Rebecca Scott Harvey”
I’m as happy as can be
to have you as part of "my" history?
School Days 1950-1951 May 13, 2005
Composed 9/19/2009 by: Gloria Nelda Harvey Robinson
Daughter of Lloyd Russell Harvey and Lula Virginia Tann Harvey Granddaughter of William Henry Harvey & Rebecca Scott Harvey
(23rd) - Next Meeting - Saturday, January 23, 2010 @ 2:00 pm
(4th) - Next Meeting - Saturday, January 9, 2010 @ 2:00 pm
Rescheduled
This reunion is going to happen and it is going to be Monumetal and Fantastic for our family and for Rich Square.
I don't know if this reunion will be repeated in one year, two years or EVER so please do not miss "YOUR" opportunity to be a part of the re-uniting of the HARVEY clan.
If you haven't registered, the registration form on the top of this page can be downloaded to your computer and printed. Please send in your registration form and donations as soon as possible as we have to secure the facilities with deposits and make other arrangements.
We're all excited about meeting new family, getting re-acquainted with those that we haven't seen in years and seeing the birthplace of our ancestors.
Any family friends who would like to celebrate this occasion with us can also register as a Guest and attend .
Meeting Attendees:
Judith Ann Ward (Mariah H.) Accommodation Present
Rosalind Ward (Alice Mae H.) Activity & Entertainment Present
Jeana Boone begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting(Herman S. H.) Assistant Treasurer Present
Lois Jones begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting(Annie H.) Communications Present
Gloria Greene begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting(Herman S. H.) Coordinator-Historian-Treasurer Present
Diane Sawyer begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting(Herman S. H.) Decorations Present
Cora Lee Jacobs (Wm. Daniel H.) Food Absent
Sylvia Dunn begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting(Alice Mae H.) Fundraising Present
Tony Harvey (L. Russell H.) Location-Security-Set/Up Present
Jonathan Harvey (L. Russell H.) Photographer-Webmaster Present
Gaston T. Tann (Mariah H.) Spiritual Advisor Present
Judy Ingram (Tempie H.) Sunday Worship Service Absent
Perquida Washington (Tempie H.) Sunday Worship Service Absent
Claudette Frazier (Tempie H.) Sunday Worship Service Absent
Danny Sexton (Wm. Daniel H.) Welcoming Present
The committee met to discuss each committee's progress.
The decision was made to utilize the Hilton Garden Inn in Roanoke Rapids, NC as the Host hotel for the Banquet and the Historical Presentation and the old W. S. Creecy School for some of the other gatherings and activities. The Rich Square Men's Club may still also be used for some activities.
Judith Ward begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting (Accommodations) compiled a list of hotels, motels and RV parks and their rates to help out of town attendees. The link for the Hotel list and Maps are attached to the top of this page.
Rosalind Ward (Entertainment) will be looking into the use of the Roanoke Rapids Theatre for the Presentation.
Diane Sawyer begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting (Decorations), Gloria Greene begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting (Coordinator), Judith Ward begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting (Accommodation) and Tony Harvey (Location-Security-Set/Up) will meet in Rich Square in January 2010 to assess the locations and solidify our plans.
Sylvia Dunn begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting (Fundraising) discussed some of the options, tee shirt sales, Sponsorship promotions, etc.
The group discussed the options of providing shuttle bus services to transport attendees between the hotels and the activities in Rich Square.
We agreed to disagree and move on! 2nd - 2010 Harvey Reunion
Executive Committee Meeting Saturday November 21, 2009 @2:00 pm
Meeting Attendees:
Judith Ann Ward (Mariah H.) Accommodation Present
Rosalind Ward (Alice Mae H.) Activity & Entertainment Present
Jeana Boone begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting(Herman S. H.) Assistant Treasurer Present
Lois Jones begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting(Annie H.) Communications Present
Gloria Greene begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting(Herman S. H.) Coordinator-Historian-Treasurer Present
Diane Sawyer begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting(Herman S. H.) Decorations Absent
Cora Lee Jacobs (Wm. Daniel H.) Food Present
Sylvia Dunn begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting(Alice Mae H.) Fundraising Present
Tony Harvey (L. Russell H.) Location-Security-Set/Up Present
Jonathan Harvey (L. Russell H.) Photographer-Webmaster Present
Gaston T. Tann (Mariah H.) Spiritual Advisor Absent
Judy Ingram (Tempie H.) Sunday Worship Service Absent
Perquida Washington (Tempie H.) Sunday Worship Service Absent
Claudette Frazier (Tempie H.) Sunday Worship Service Present
Danny Sexton (Wm. Daniel H.) Welcoming Absent
The chairman's gave an update on what their groups were working on and in which direction they would like to go.
The group discussed procuring a hotel in Roanoke Rapids, NC as the Host hotel for the Banquet and the Historical Presentation and because of it's history and close association with our family the feasibility of utilizing the old W. S. Creecy school for some of the other gatherings and activities. The Rich Square Men's Club may also be used for some activities.
The Sunday Worship Service will be conducted at Willow Oak AME Church which was the home church of the majority of our early Harvey ancestors.
The group will meet in 2 weeks (Dec. 5th) to report on some of the options discussed at this meeting.
We had our “2nd”2010 Harvey Reunion meeting Saturday 10/17/2009 at 2:00 PM.
The reunion Executive committee members met by conference call and give an update on their committee's plans and progress. Everyone was very excited about the event and have been putting forth a lot of time and effort to make this a memorable occassion for all attendees.
We have some tentative locations identified for various events and everything should be finalized by our next meeting on Saturday, November 21, 2009.
Accommodation information will be distributed as soon as it is available to give everyone time to make reservations.
The first group of registration packets were sent out last week and the Communications committee will be mailing out packets weekly. If you have not recieved your packet and are not sure if we have your address, please visit our "Relatives" page on this site and send us your contact information.
Three new links have been added to the top of this page. The 1st link is a copy of the reunion Invitation Letter that is in the packet inviting everyone to "Save the Date", the 2nd link is the Registration Form that is a PDF form and can be downloaded and/or printed and the third link is a list of PaidRegistrants who have paid or are Honorary and have sent in their registration forms.
We will hopefully have a PayPal account set-up this week so you can pay your fee or donate on the site. If you pay on site through PayPal you will still have to send in your registration form. Be sure to add ages on the form for the children and teenagers as we are trying to capture the attendees ages and schedule adequate activities to accommondate the different age groups.
All registrants who qualify for Honorary status (75 years of age and older) please fill out your registration form "only" (no fee required) and send it in as soon as possible so we can add your name to the Paid Registrants list.
We have 3 new Chairmans; Sylvia Dunn begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting - of Ellicot City, MD, (the daughter of Doris Ray Boyce and the granddaughter of Alice Mae Harvey Ray) will head the Fundraising committee.
Pequida Tann Washington of Newark, Deleware and Judy Tann Ingram of Winston Salem, NC (daughters of Dorothy Mae Majett Tann and granddaughters of Tempie Harvey Majett) will coordinate the Sunday Worship Service.
If you have any suggestions or ideas for activities that you would like to see us have, please drop us a line on the "Contact Us" page. We would love to hear from you.
Gloria
We’re on the move!
We had our “1st”2010 Harvey Reunion meeting Saturday 9/19/2009 at 2:00 PM.
Executive Committee members present on the conference call were:
Jeana Boone begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting – Asst. Treasurer – Newport News, VA (granddaughter of Herman Harvey) Gloria Greene begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting – Chairman, Treasurer, Historian – Hampton., VA (granddaughter of Herman Harvey) Patricia Greene – Executive Administrator – Hampton. VA (great granddaughter of Herman Harvey) Thomas M. Harvey – Set-up & Security – Rich Square, NC (grandson of Russell Harvey) Jonathan Harvey – Photography – Philadelphia, PA (grandson of Russell Harvey) Lois Jones begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting – Communications –Tacoma, Washington (granddaughter of Annie Harvey) Diane Sawyer begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting – Theme – Murfressboro, NC (granddaughter of Herman Harvey) Angelo (Danny) Sexton – Welcoming – Austell, GA (grandson of Daniel Harvey) Judith Ward begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting – Accommodations – Rich Square, NC (granddaughter-in-law of Mariah Harvey) Rosalind Watson-Ward – Entertainment – Montclair, CA (granddaughter of Alice Mae Harvey)
Executive Committee members unable to attend were:
Cora Lee Jacobs – Food – Rich Square, NC – (granddaughter of Daniel Harvey) Rev. Gaston T. Tann – Spiritual Advisor – Woodland, NC (grandson of Mariah Harvey)
We tentatively set the date of July 14th – July 18th 2010 (Wed. – Sun) for the event.
We feel that this event is very important to all of us and we want the time to
get to know each other and really explore our family, our roots and Rich Square.
If you cannot attend all five days please feel free to attend any days that you can.
The main Family History Presentation will be given on Saturday July 17th.
We are enthusiastically looking forward to re-uniting with all branches of our
family (the Baughams, the Boyces, the Harveys, the Majettes and the Rays).
The location has not yet been finalized but we would like to have it in or as
close as possible to Rich Square because this is the location of the beginning of our family
“as we know it at this time”.
Judith Ward begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting the chairperson of the Accommodations committee is gathering
information on hotel and motel accommodations and directions to the event.
Registration fee is set at $60.00 per family unit regardless of size.
There is no fee for Honorary Members.
“All Family members over the age of 75 are Honorary Members”.
Single Adult family units are allowed one guest free.
For all invited guest who would like to attend, the fee is $20.00 per person.
All guests must be registered and the invitee is responsible for the fee.
Registration and other pertinent information will be forthcoming from the
Communications committee. If you are not sure that we have your contact
information, please send it to the Communications committee chairperson Lois Jones.
This is your reunion and we want to keep “everyone” in the loop.
Some of the committe members presently helping with the 2010 reunion are:
Rudisill Bradley - Mufreesboro, NC - (daughter of (Tempie Harvey)
Sylvia Boyce Dunn - MD - (granddaughter of Alice Mae Harvey)
Pamela Green - Raleigh, NC, - (great granddaughter of Annie Harvey)
Marshelia Harvey - Rich Square, NC (granddaughter-in-law of Russell Harvey)
Petra Harvey - Virginia Beach, VA (great granddaughter of Herman Harvey)
Sandra Pankey - Newport News, VA (granddaughter of Herman Hervey)
Keith V. Ray Sr. - Yonkers, NY (grandson of Alice Mae Harvey)
Lynette Ray - Yonkers, NY (granddaughter-in-law of Alice Mae Harvey)
Beverly Spears - Seatle, Washington - (great granddaughter of Annie Harvey)
Marvolett Stevens - Mufreesboro, NC - (granddaughter of Tempie Majette).
Dorothy Mae Tann - Rich Square, NC - (daughter of (Tempie Harvey)
Shyrl Wood - Raleigh,NC - (great granddaughter of Annie Harvey)
If you would like to volunteer to work on one of the reunion committees please let us know. You can reach us through the "Contact Us" page on this site.
