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118th Bull Family Annual PicnicEntry/Object ID
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William Bull and Sarah Wells Stone House AssociationScope and Content
This newspaper clipping from August 27, 1985, details the 118th Annual Bull Family Reunion Picnic.
Here is a summary of the key highlights from the event:
Event Overview
Who: Close to 300 descendants of William Bull and Sarah Wells, one of the area's oldest families.
Where: The historic Bull Stone House in Hamptonburgh, NY.
When: August 1985. The family voted to permanently change the reunion date to the third Saturday of August (instead of the fourth) to accommodate earlier school and college start dates.
Special Awards & Recognition
Several unique "blue ribbons" were awarded to notable family members in attendance:
Oldest Man: Homer Bull, 101 years old.
Oldest Woman: Anna Johnson, 99 years old.
Youngest Attendee: Meredith Cocks, aged 2 months and 14 days.
Furthest Traveled: Mr. and Mrs. Leland Bull, who traveled from Carlsbad, California.
Perfect Attendance: Corinna Bull Brown (74 years old), who has never missed a single reunion picnic.
Longest Married (First-Time Attendees): Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Oom, married for 65 years, attending their very first picnic.
Notable Guests & Activities
The Himes Family Reunion: After meeting the Bull Stone House hostess, Betty Brown, in Canada and discovering they were related, the Himes family traveled 5,000 miles from Hibbing, Minnesota, to attend their first family picnic.
Activities: Attendees enjoyed a variety of activities, including old-fashioned horse-and-buggy rides on a "surrey with the fringe on top," touring the historic home, picnicking, music, frisbee, football, and badminton.
Souvenirs: For the first time, commemorative souvenirs—including T-shirts, caps, and sweatshirts featuring the Bull Stone House emblem—were sold at the event.