Kennington Reunion in the 1930's

  Family Reunion Time Rolls around again.

Another reminder to take a few pictures and please label them!  Your great-grandchildren will thank you.

Found this in our father's photo album.  I suspect it's copied from Esther Matthews' album as are so many of these great old photos.  Maybe someone can help us fill in the names. 

A.   I do recognize George Kennington on the third row, second from the right with his brother next to him. 
B.  Their brother, Henry or Uncle Hen' is over George's left shoulder in the suit and tie. 
C.  On the second row (first row standing) 4th from the left it looks like Berniece .
D.  Also on the second row, 6th from the left (about the middle) looks like Gwen or Bev. 
E.  Is Maude R. standing to Berniece's left on the 3rd row back?
F.  Middle of back row looks like Susan Ida Dixon Kennington.

Were there really that many more women and girls in the family or had the boys eaten and taken off to explore??

Reunion Time rolling around again...

The Kennington Family about 1930
L-R Bert, George, Ida Kennington Jensen, Lon, Molly, Henry, Hyrum

A couple good shots of the Kennington family enjoying reunions. We should all try to snap a group shot for our grandchildren this summer. They'll want something to look back on in 50 years.

Kennington Family 1940’s or early 50's (?)

Back: Osborn Low, Harv Matthews, Ira Kennington, Henry Kennington, Alonzo Kennington, Bert Kennington. Front: Adolph Jensen, Ida Dixon Kennington, Bell Blanchard Kennington, Stella Call Kennington.

Thanks to Carlene and Gary for the correction on the Ida Kennington Jensen and Ida Dixon Kennington.

Burton Store & Afton reunion

George Kennington "tending store" at the Burton Store Branch at Freedom. There he met Ada Kimball, his first wife, standing to the left.

Back row l-r: Dorothy, Forrest, Art, Gordon, Craig, Gene. Seated l-r: Gwen, Cliss, Carol. Audine, Helen, Colleen.

Children of George, Ada, and Martha with their spouses gather in Afton during the 1990's at a Reunion.

Brigham City Reunion

Thanks for the great reunion! The setting was beautiful; Peach Days were fun. We enjoyed getting together with cousins and Gene, Colleen, and Dorothy - missed those who couldn't make it and hope to see them next time. Little kids keep growing up!

Mike and I tallied up a rough estimate on the way home and believe there were about 75 folks there.

The next reunion is in Star Valley in 2012.

We're building a contact file with name, phone number, email and physical addresses for all cousins. If you'd like to put your name in (and any part of the information) please email me at kkhamblin@gmail.com. It'll be kept confidential and only dispersed to family.

Thanks again for all the effort getting us together.

Reunion Reminder

Peach Days are coming to Brigham City and so are the Kenningtons!

Hope you're all planning on the George Kennington Reunion on the 11th.

Our family is excited to see everyone, catch up on the news and enjoy the festivities.

William Henry Kennington Reunion abt. 1915

Since we're getting ready for family reunions, I thought you might enjoy a look at one of the early Kennington reunions. Unfortunately there's no label on the back, but it looks like somewhere up Swift Creek or Grey's River about 1910-25. They're in a stand of thick timber, so probably up a canyon, but not so far that they would miss chores for long.... Anyone know where? Maybe the South End or West hills?
The ladies on the right were the aunts - maybe Molly and Belle? Everyone looks ready to rough it. I would guess the plucky little gal with her hands on her hips in the middle would be Maude K. Ranzenberg.

The George Kennington reunion in Brigham City and the big Weber one in South Jordan (moved from Freedom) will be outfitted a little differently. We'll all look pretty polished compared to this group, but important things will remain the same.

Getting re-acquainted with family is great. We will miss the ones who have passed on and enjoy seeing the new arrivals. The little kids will be running around laughing, the moms will be supervising the food, the dads will relax and visit, and the teenagers will be wishing they could get back to their friends - unless other cousins bring really "interesting" friends with them. Most importantly, we will reaffirm the fact that we are all part of an eternal family. See you this summer!