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THE
2012 REUNION HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR
AUGUST 25, 2012
Hope
to see you there!
GOING
BACK TO OUR ROOTS AT
OCEAN
CITY TABERNACLE
Wesley
Ave.
Ocean
City, NJ 08225
FOR
RESERVATIONS INFORMATION
PLEASE GO TO THE
REUNION RESERVATIONS PAGE
PRINT OUT
THE PAGE, CUT OFF THE SLIP TO MAIL WITH YOUR RESERVATION AND
KEEP THE ITINERARY IN YOUR
WALLET.
9:30 AM Meet us at the Salem Methodist Church Cemetery,
on Park Ave. in Pleasantville for a tour of the
grave sites of Ocean
City’s Founding Fathers
11:00 AM The Memorial
Tree Ceremony will be held in the foyer of
the Ocean City Tabernacle,
550
Wesley Ave. Ocean City, NJ. We will be honoring
those who have passed on in 2010-2011.
12:00 PM Tour the Ocean City
Museum which houses many Lake Family historical items.
The museum is located in the Ocean City Cultural
Center 1735 Simpson Ave., Ocean City, NJ.
After the tour have lunch at one of your favorite
restaurants in the area.
2:00 PM Meet at the Ocean City Tabernacle
on Wesley Avenue between Fifth and Sixth Streets in Ocean City, NJ for a time of fellowship, family sharing, and perusal of historical
records, books, pictures and displays.
3:00 PM The Business
Meeting will be
held at the Ocean City Tabernacle..
4:00 PM Dinner is also at the Ocean City Tabernace
If you come from a
distance and plan to spend Friday or Saturday
nights, you may find lodging in the many Bed
& Breakfasts, Hotels, and Motels in the
area. The Port-O-Call (609)399-8812 and the
Flanders (609)399-1000 on the Boardwalk are
especially nice. Check the Ocean City Website
or call Dr. Janice Lake Betts at (609)432-1864
If you plan to spend Saturday night locally,
you may want to attend the Sunday service at
the Ocean City
Tabernacle at 8:30 or 10:30 AM or the Evening service.
Do
you have any items that you would like to
donate
that were owned by or made by a Lake family
member?
We
need items to sell to raise funds for the Scholarship
and for the expenses of mailing out Newsletters.
Because
we are a family, we are interested in YOUR family.
Please send us information about marriages, births and deaths,
so we can make those announcements here on the
website. We should share "glad tidings" and
obituaries immediately and not have to wait until the reunion.
Entries from this page
prior to the last reunion can be found Family Journal 2009-2010.
Brief history of the Lake
Family Historical Association
Founded
over 105 years ago, the Lake Family Historical Association has
been meeting annually for 105 years, having their last meeting
in August of this year. It was founded by the same Lake
brothers that founded Ocean City, New Jersey, and that city has been an "anchor" to the
Association. The Ocean City
Museum opens early on the day of the reunion for
the members of the Lake Family to
enjoy the displays of the Lake
Family items donated in years past. The
Lake Family Historical Association is a non-profit
organization.
There
are many family members in the immediate area, but they are
now scattered throughout the country and the world. We
now have members in Japan, California, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, Hawaii, New York, Maryland, Colorado, Texas, Tennessee, and many other states.
Our
annual reunion is a time of great joy, meeting new family and
old. We are actively encouraging younger families to
participate, as in years past the reunions were more formal,
later in the day for young children, and the cost would
prohibit any on a modest budget to bring their family.
The costs have been cut drastically by changing the
venue.
Throughout the years, the
Association decided to award a scholarship annually to a
student graduating Ocean City High School. Last year it was decided to
put a criteria upon the scholarship, requiring an essay on the
influence of the Lake Family in the application. A committee was assigned to
decide the winner of the scholarship.
The NEW WEBSITE
for the Lake Family Historical Association
It has been a dream of the members
of the Association to have a website to keep up with the
news and goings on of the Lake Family Historical
Association. This would enable the Association to spend
less money on postage, which can add up over
time.
Please browse through each of the pages
to keep up with the changes. Contribute to the Mystery
Photos, Family Album and the Cookbook Projects. Enjoy
the slide shows of the past Reunions. Catch up on the
News on the "In the News" page, and sign up for the next
Reunion on the Membership & Reservations
page. Visit the Family Store page to see and order
Lake Family Merchandise. You don't have to wait for the
annual Reunion to buy them, you can order the items
you wish at any time.
