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119th Bull Family Annual PicnicEntry/Object ID
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William Bull and Sarah Wells Stone House AssociationScope and Content
Event Overview
What: The 119th Annual Bull Family Picnic.
Where: Held at the historic Bull Stone House in Hamptonburgh.
When: August 16, 1986.
Attendance: Over 335 registered attendees.
Activities: Catching up with family, playing games, horse and buggy rides, guest speakers (including Nelson Carman, who spoke on restoring historic tombstones in Thompson Ridge), and award presentations.
Award Winners & Highlights
The picnic featured several special recognitions and awards:
Oldest Person & Oldest Man: Homer Bull (102 years old), who walked up to receive his ribbon and shared well-wishes with the crowd.
Oldest Woman: Anna Johnson (90 years old).
Youngest Attendee: Christopher Earl (2½ months old), son of Greg and Gail Earl.
Longest Married Couple: Harry and Amelia Earl, married for 60 years.
Furthest Distance Traveled: Alex Miller, who traveled all the way from Eugene, Oregon.
Most Picnics Attended: Josie Brown.
Special Recognition: 13-year-old David Cohen received a special award from Hamptonburgh Justice Michael Brown for helping prepare the picnic's mailings. (Justice Brown noted that David attended his very first Bull picnic when he was only 5 days old!)