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Dunbar FamilyDunbar FamilyMeet and GreetMeet and Greet
Spartanburg, SC
2009
Talk and Meet people around
the table
Welcome & Introduction
Purpose of Gathering Today
???Reunite our family
Share Information
Plan for our future
Build on our past
What are we doing???
Searching our past –
Compiling information –
Pictures, obituaries, old letters, memo’s, bibles, etc…
&
Ancestry
Building a Dunbar Family Tree
Where did the Dunbars come From?
Africa…???
Just saying Africa is not good enough. We want more information!
Approx. 390,000. slaves were shipped directly
from theses area in Africa
Example:
Vast area’s – over 30 countries and 200 ethnic groups
Africa is a continent with many countries…
Let’s try to find the Dunbars’ migration pattern…
Where ???
How ???
DNA Test
Things in the works…
1. Actively locating new family members
2. Planning a family reunion
What can you do to help???
• Discuss Family Reunion
• Family Reunion Committee
Share info from packets returned
FeedbackWould you be interested in a Reunion?99.9% Yes
How often should a reunion be?6% - Yearly88% - 2 yrs6% - 3 yrs
How long should a reunion be?6% - 1 day48% - 2 days46% - 3 days
Submit an Idea for …
Family Crest Samples
Family Logo The image that goes out with all correspondence.
Why do all of this ???
Let’s build our Dunbar future …
The Sky’s the limit
Who knows what we can accomplish
A Prayer&
A Meal
You represent one leaf on our tree
Let’s keep our tree growing
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