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122nd Bull Family Annual PicnicEntry/Object ID
000619Tags
William Bull and Sarah Wells Stone House AssociationScope and Content
This newspaper article, titled "Bullish on a big family reunion" from The Times Herald-Record (dated August 16, 1989), details the preparations for the 122nd annual Bull family reunion in Campbell Hall, New York.
Here is a summary of the key highlights from the article:
The Reunion & Attendees
Massive Scale: Mike Brown mailed out 4,000 invitation envelopes and expects over 500 relatives to attend.
Wide Reach: Attendees are traveling from more than a dozen U.S. states and two Canadian provinces.
A Long-Standing Tradition: This marks the 122nd consecutive year the family has gathered, a tradition that began in 1868.
The Historic Bull Stone House
The Homestead: The reunion is hosted at the Bull Stone House, a fortress-like stone home built in 1722 by William Bull.
The Hosts: Mike Brown, his wife Betty, and their seven children are the 10th generation of the family to live in the historic home. Hosting the annual reunion is one of the traditional responsibilities of living there.
Preservation: The home and its surrounding 120 acres of farmland are owned by a non-profit organization, the William Bull and Sarah Wells Stone House Association Inc., of which Mike Brown serves as vice president.
Family Legacy
Ancestry: Mike Brown is one of more than 20,000 known descendants of William Bull and Sarah Wells.
Local History: William Bull and Sarah Wells hold historical significance as the first white couple to marry in Orange County, back in 1718.