By Edward Barnard, on January 22nd, 2011
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Join us in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
for the Strong Family Reunion
August 5, & August 6, 2011
The Plaza Hotel & Suites
1202 W. Clairemont Ave., Eau Claire, WI 54701
(715) 834- 6498
Guestrooms are $79.00/ night (plus 13.5% taxes) for two King or Queen size or a combination.
This rate is guaranteed if reservations are made by July 22, 2011 (Mention # 7180 or SFAA)
The Plaza Hotel offers a continental breakfast and restaurant with daily specials
Schedule for the weekend:
Friday, August 5 at 12:00 noon – registration in the Clear Water A room (our hospitality room for the weekend)
Registration, to cover hospitality room and speaker’s fee:____Adults x $20.00 ea. = ______
Contact Name:________________________________________________________________
Address:_____________________________________________________________________
City:____________________________State_______________________Zip________________
Phone:___________________________email:________________________________________
Names as they should appear on name badges:_______________________________________
Friday at 5:30 p.m. – Picnic in Carson Park – Oak Pavilion – All-you-can-eat Grilled Chicken. Also includes: Potato Salad, Cowboy Beans, Cole Slaw, Fruit Salad, Bars, Lemonade and Iced Tea. tax & tip incl. ____Adults x $12.00 ea. = ________
Saturday, August 6 at 7:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. – Continental Breakfast – (Registration continues in the Clear Water A room)
10:00 a.m. Leinenkugel’s Brewery Tour in Chippewa Falls, WI – FREE* Reservations are recommended ____Adults
1:00 p.m. or 1:30 p.m. Board Meeting in Clear Water A room – Hospitality room
3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Member Annual Meeting
5:15 p.m. – Pictures in the Two Rivers One room – Banquet room
6:00 p.m. – Banquet Meal – Deluxe Dinner Buffet – Baked Hickory Ham and Baked Wisconsin Turkey. Also, includes: Whipped Potatoes, Gravy, Sage Dressing, Buttered Vegetables, Tossed Salad, Italian Pasta Salad, Fruit Salad, Cole Slaw, Cottage Cheese, Relishes, Roll Basket and a Beverage (Coffee, Tea or Milk) tax & tip incl.
Banquet Meal: ____Adults x $23.00 ea. = ________
Frank Smoot of the Chippewa Valley Museum will be our guest speaker. He will speak on Hank Aaron, who early in his career, played baseball in Eau Claire, Carson Park.
*The Leinenkugel brewery tour starts and ends at the Leinie Lodge. There are elevators if you are not able to do steps. Lodge guides will introduce you to Leinenkugel’s history, family and brewing process. After the tour you can enjoy the award-winning beers at the historic sampling bar or outside under the covered patio. You will be given tickets to sample four varieties of your choice, given in five ounce glasses. Two types of large, chewy pretzels are available for $2.00 ea.
The Leinie Lodge is also a museum and gift shop. You’ll see Leinenkugel historical signage, photos of the founder and past presidents of the company, and authentic brewing artifacts.
We will carpool and have volunteer, designated drivers.
Carson Park is home to the Chippewa Valley Museum and Paul Bunyun Logging Camp. Both museums open at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
If you plan to attend the SFFA reunion, please send a check or money order to cover the costs of the meal/meals and registration by JULY 1, 2011 to:
Celeste Tumm, SFAA,E17056 Co. Rd. N
Fall Creek, WI 54742
If any questions or concerns, call Celeste at 715-877-3106 or email dtumm@centurytel.net
Eau Claire is located in west central Wisconsin approximately 90 miles east of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota.
If you are flying here, The Minneapolis – St. Paul International Airport services the upper Midwest region of MN, WI, ND, SD and IA.
The terminal exits are minutes away from Mall of America in Bloomington, MN.
The major highway signs getting you to Eau Claire Wisconsin
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By Edward Barnard, on January 22nd, 2011
Strong Updates Volume I, the Jedediah line, has been out of print for more than 5 years. This is the line which we published first, over 20 years ago. This is the line which has possibly has the most interest – it’s the first book that sold out.
When the Jedediah Book was published back in 1989, it generated a wealth of new material. People bought the book, read the book, and submitted even more genealogical information to the Strong Family Association of America. We have been gathering and editing that information for decades – but it has never been published, until now.
It’s never really been practical to consider publishing second editions of our Updates books as new print editions. The up-front costs are prohibitive. The current trend is towards electronic publishing. People read books on their kindles and nooks, and on their home computers.
It’s this fact which made a Second Edition practical. We created the book as a pair of PDF files, which we have packaged on a great-looking CD which can be read by any modern computer. The editorial and production process has taken us nearly two years, and countless hours.
I believe that everyone who has the original printed Jedediah Book – no longer available, at any price – will be very happy to purchase the Second Edition. We have added literally many hundreds of pages of updated information.
The Jedediah Book, Second Edition, is finally complete! Yay! We are currently packaging the book on CD. The book, on CD, will begin shipping on March 1, 2011.
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