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The following list is a collection of information gathered over a period of 16 years. It appears as a resource section in FAMILY REUNION HANDBOOK and FUN & GAMES for FAMILY GATHERINGS. This list is always being modified to make it better and more inclusive. If you have other suppliers to recommend or corrections to make to this list, please contact Reunion Research, address above. We are always looking for new and better products.

The products listed in this section are NOT available from Reunion Research. Please order them by contacting the supplier directly. For a listing of products available from Reunion Research, press HERE.

(Book, video and software titles are in italics.)

SECTION 1 -- Contacting the Business Community
It's important to be able to contact the proper businesses and suppliers, especially when organizing a "long distance" reunion. The following books can put you in touch with Chambers of Commerce, Convention & Visitors Bureaus, hotels, tour companies, airlines, etc. These books are in most libraries.

Phone Books--
To purchase any current phone book in the U.S., call 800/848-8000, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (PST). Visa or Mastercharge can be used, or if your local phone company is Pacific Bell or Nevada Bell, the charges can be added to your phone bill. The prices vary per size of phone book. The following phone books can also be purchased through the above source:

• The Directory of 800 Numbers, Consumer Edition or Business Edition.
• The National Directory of Addresses and Telephone Numbers. Over 200,000 listings, published and updated annually. This book may be available at your local library in the Reference Section. Among its many listings are the addresses and phone numbers of: Chambers of Commerce and convention bureaus of all major cities; Conference centers and majorhotels of all major cities; Important state offices including Information Offices; County seats of every county in the U.S.

SECTION 2 -- FUNDRAISING ITEMS

Roll Tickets--

• Paradise Products, PO Box 568, El Cerrito, CA 94530, 510/524-8300.

Personalized calendars--

• Daily Memories, RD #1, Box 69-R, Bear Lake, PA 16412, 814/489-3123. This company creates a personalized calendar with up to 4 special events per day (birthdays, anniversaries, etc) and a new photo for each month.

Cookbooks--
The following printing companies specialize in creating cookbooks for fund-raisers and have how-to instructions available:

• Walter's Publishing, 215 5th Ave SE, Waseca, MN 56093, 800/447-3274, 507/835-3691. Send for free fund-raising kit. www.custom-cookbooks.com
• Cookbook Publishers, PO Box 15920, Lenexa, KS 66285, 800/227-7282. Send for their free cookbook kit and price list. www.cookbookpublishers.com
• Cook's Books, 54 Dayton Rd, Flemington, NJ 08822, 800/530-2129. www.cooks-books.com
• Brennan Printing, 100 Main St, Deep River, IA 52222, 800/448-3740, 515/595-2000. Send for free sample and kit.

Lottery tickets--

• Scratch-It Promotions, 1763 Barnum Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06610, 800/966-9467, 203/367-5377. This company has scratcher tickets (generic or custom-made) and scratcher disks that you can apply to your own tickets. Invent your own scratcher fund-raiser or ask for ideas. Rush service is available.

SECTION 3 -- Stationery & Mailing Supplies

• Quill Corp, 100 S. Schelter Rd, Lincolnshire, IL 60197-4700. Imprinted and plain envelopes; file card trays, metal or plastic, 3 sizes; file cards, 3 sizes, lined or plain and in 6 colors plus white; address labels.
• Walter Drake and Sons, Colorado Springs, CO 80940 (that's all the address you need). Return address labels, and imprinted envelopes in quantities of 100.
• The U.S. Postal Service can provide you with personalized stamped envelopes in quantities as few as 50, and in either regular or business size. Ask your local Post Office to send you a Personalized Envelope Order Form which explains the options and prices.
• Rootstamps, 6479 White Pine Dr, Lakeside, AZ 85929. Special rubber stamps for genealogists and family reunions. These will really dress up your next mailers. $2 for catalog, refunded with first order. www.whitemtns.com/~roots/
• Special reunion stickers for envelopes and mailers. These are designed to get more people to attend your next reunion.

SECTION 4 -- Newsletters, Graphics Supplies
Sources of example newsletters--

• Genealogical Helper Magazine, Everton Publishers, PO Box 368, Logan, UT 84323, 800/443-6325. Six issues per year for $24, over 285 pages per issue--a real bargain. It will put you in direct contact with things genealogical. Many ads on helpful books, videos, T-shirt companies, family history printers, etc. www.everton.com
• The Directory of Family Associations. Genealogical Publishing, 1001 N. Calvert St, Baltimore, MD 21202. 800/296-6687. You can list your family association or family reunion group in this book.

Facts, Figures and Trivia--
Chronologies, yearly histories, old newspapers, and encyclopedia yearbooks (annual volumes) are good for finding interesting facts and figures for mailers, newsletters, and reunion programs. Your local library reference section is the place to start looking. Some good sources are:

• Chase's Calendar of Annual Events by W. and H. Chase, Contemporary Books, Chicago. Source of ideas, facts, and sayings. Expensive, found in most libraries.
• The Almanac of Dates, Linda Millgate. Pub. by Harcourt, Brace, and Javanovich.
• 2500 Anecdotes for All Occasions, Edmund Fuller, Dolphin Books.
• The People's Chronology, edited by James Trager. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, arranged by years, 30,000 entries, 1200+ pages. Especially good.
• The Timetables of History, Bernard Grun, published by Simon and Schuster, 700 page paperback. Especially good.

Graphics Supplies and Books--

• Creating Family Newsletters by Elaine Floyd. A unique book by the foremost authority on creating newsletters; covers the whole gamut from hand-crafted to computer-generated newsletters. Highly recommended. Order from 800/289-0963. Also check Elaine's Website at www.newsletterinfo.com.
• Editing Your Newsletter by M. Beach. Newsletters and mailers are often what sells a reunion. This is one of the best books on the subject. Order from 800/289-0963.
• The Printers Shopper, PO Box 1056, Chula Vista, CA 91912, 800/854-2911. Free catalog. Clip art, rub-on type, borders, graphics books, clip art book of humorous certificates, art and graphics supplies, mechanical and electric paper folders, saddle stitch staplers, hand waxers.
• Dover Publications, 31 East 2nd St, Mineola, NY 11501, 516/294-7000. Clip art books. Ask for a catalog of their Clip Art Series.
• Graphic Products Corp, 1480 S. Wolf Rd, Wheeling, IL 60090. 847/537-9300. This company makes Formatt, one of the largest lines of cut-out graphic art aids. The product is available only from graphic art stores. However, the catalog, which costs at least $3 in the stores, is available free from them just for asking.
• Personalized crossword puzzles to dress up your next newsletter or flyer. $20 each. Reunion Research, 3145 Geary Blvd #14, San Francisco, CA 94118. Send for instructions.

Historical printouts--
Window In Time, 4321 Laurelwood Way, Sacramento, CA 95864. Send a date and get a computer printout of the history and other trivia of that time; a real value at $8 per printout (1998). However, prices may change. For the current price, send a stamped self-addressed envelope to the above address.

SECTION 5 -- Merchandise (also see "Fundraising Items" in Section 2, above)

Paperweights--
Quality marble paperweights make great take-home gifts. You can incorporate your family crest into the design. Order from Paperweights, Ltd, 3661 Horseblock Rd, Unit O, Medford, NY 11763, 516/345-0752.

Needlepoint--
Preserve a precious photo in needlepoint or cross-stitch. Custom chart made from original photo. Designs by Karen, PO Box 65490, Vancouver, WA 98665-0017, 360/694-6881.

T-Shirts--
Reunion t-shirts using photos: 800/347-4482. www.bowplus.com/t-shirts/

Button Name Tags--
Button making machines: Badge-A-Minit, PO Box 800, LaSalle, IL 61301, 800/223-4103. www.badgeaminit.com/

Decorations and Table Settings--

• Paradise Products, PO Box 568, El Cerrito, CA 94530, 510/524-8300. Theme, ethnic and holiday table settings and party supplies. Miniature flags of many countries, table fringes, crepe paper decorations, paper tabletop rolls in many colors. National anthems of many countries on cassette tape. Roll-type numbered tickets. Also spell out your family name with Make-A-Banner. Lots more. Free catalog.
• Party goods and decorations: www.beistle.com/

Piñatas--

• B. Palmer Sales Co, PO Box 850247, Mesquite, TX 75185, 800/888-3087, 214/288-1026. Good prices on piñatas, piñata goodies, and crepe streamers.
• Custom piñatas: www.pinatadesign.com/
• Inexpensive piñatas: 800/228-2269. www.oriental.com

SECTION 6 -- Games & Activities
Recognition Awards--
Emblem and Badge Co, Providence, Rhode Island, 401/331-5444. Inexpensive recognition awards and plaques. www.recognition.com

Humorous Awards--
Funny Side Up, PO Box 2800, North Wales, PA 19454, 215/361-5142. A good source of inexpensive joke awards. However, in recent years their catalog has had some items of poor taste. Be forewarned. Free catalog.

Toasts--

• Toasts: Over 1500 of the best toasts, sentiments, blessings and graces by P. Dickson. Crown Publishers.
• Virtual toasts: www.thevirtualbar.com/~willie/Toasts/

Books, Games, Videos, etc.--

• Fun & Games for Family Gatherings by A. Anderson. 235+ reunion ideas and activities for children and adults. Explains many ways to mix and mingle the ages. Skits, games, puzzles, songs; you-name-it, it's here. All reunion planners should have this book.
• Animal Town, PO Box 485, Healdsburg, CA 95448, 800/445-8642, ask for their free catalog. Lots of great board games for kids and families, face painting kit, tapes, puzzles, many great books including: Co-operative Sports & Games Book (Vols. 1 & 2), Festivals, Family and Food, and much more.
• Chinaberry Book Service, 2780 via Orange Way #B, Spring Valley, CA 91978, 800/776-2242. Books and music for children and families. Free catalog.
• Questions and Ancestors. A game to celebrate your family and to share discoveries with each other. Order from Conestoga Book Service, Box 7, West Willow, PA, 17583, 717/464-0963.
• Lifestories. A fun board game that gets participants talking about their past. Both young and old have such experiences which makes this a great game for mixing the ages.
• Dale Le Fevre, PO Box 1641, Mendocino, CA 95460, 707/937-3337. Dale is the guru of noncompetitive and co-operative games. His books are New Games for the Whole Family and Parachute Games. His videos are The New Games Video, New Games from Around the World, Sunny Day Games, Rainy Day Games, New Soccer, and Cooperative Group Games. He's on the Web at www.mcn.org/a/newgames/
• National Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling (NAPPS), 116 W. Main St, Jonesborough, TN 37659, 800/525-4514. This association can put you in touch with a professional storyteller near you. www.storeynet.org
• Youth Specialties, PO Box 668, Holmes, PA 19043, 800/776-8008. This company has truly great books on games, skits and entertainment ideas for kids of all ages. Their Ideas Combo series runs from #1­53 with over 3500 ideas listed, but get the Ideas Combo Index first to determine which Combo you want. Also check out The Greatest Skits on Earth, Volumes 1 and 2. Free catalog has lots more.
• Decorative T-Shirts & Sweats Made Easy by Susan Figliulo. Signet.
• The Ultimate T-Shirt Book: Creating Your Own Unique Designs by Deborah Morgenthal. Lark Books.
• EDC Publications, 10302 E. 55th Place, Tulsa, OK 74146, 800/475-4522. This company has Decorating T-Shirts (comes with paints). Highly recommended. Catalog is $2, refunded with first purchase.
• Painting Faces by S. Haldine. Penguin USA, 800/526-0275.
• Balloon Hats and Accessories by A. Hsu-Flanders. NTC/Contemporary Publishing, 4255 W. Touhy Ave, Lincolnwood, IL 60646, 800/323-4900. How to make hats and other items from pencil balloons. Comes with balloons and small pump.
• Klutz Press, 455 Portage Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306, 800/558-8944. This company has lots of great books that explain how to do fun things and the necessary equipment or props comes with the book. Here are two good ones: The Unbelievable Bubble Book by J. Cassidy shows how to make huge bubbles (necessary equipment included); Face Painting comes with paints. Free catalog.
• Personalized crossword puzzles to dress up your next newsletter or flyer. $20 each. Reunion Research, 3145 Geary Blvd #14, San Francisco, CA 94118. Send for instructions.

SECTION 7 -- Feeding the Family

• Cooking for a Big Family & Large Groups by M. Meredith. Countrywoman's Press.
• The Black Family Reunion Cookbook. Published by Wimmer Companies, 800/727-1034. Has a great design that can be an example for other cookbooks.
• Family Reunion Potluck by Carol McGarvey. Sta-Kris, PO Box 1131, Marshalltown, IA 50158. 515/753-4139. Has many good potluck recipes.
• BBQ information: www.cyber-kitchen.com/pgbbq.htm
• More BBQ information: www.ces.uga.edu/pubcd/b1039-w.html

SECTION 8 -- Documenting Family History
Photo Albums and Scrapbooks--

• All reunion groups should keep photo albums and scrapbooks. For a truly BIG scrapbook (25" x 20") of archival quality (that means it will still be around in 200 years), contact Scrapbook Partners, 419 N. Larchmont Blvd. #21, Los Angeles, CA 90004. 888/904-1016. This company also has hard-to-find scrapbook desks. http://mall.scrapbooking.com/
• Exposures, PO Box 3615, Oshkosh, WI 54903, 800/222-4947. This company has a good selection, including an Oversize Scrapbook. Free catalog.
• Enduring Memories, 7 Dogwood Ln, Willow Street, PA 17584, 717/464-0963. Albums, scrapbooks and supplies. Acid-free, archival quality. Photo labeling pencils. Free catalog.

Photography--
Seattle FilmWorks, 1260 16th Ave. W, Seattle, WA 98119, 800/345-6967. Quality film processing. Buy their film and receive slides, prints, or photos on disk (or any combination) from the same roll of film, or download your processed photos from the Internet. www.filmworks.com

Videography--

• Gift of Heritage. An award-winning instructional video from Mary Lou Productions, PO Box 17233, Minneapolis, MN 55417, 800/224-8511. www.giftofheritage.com Explains simple video techniques that will allow you to effectively tell your family story on video.
• Basic Camcorder Guide by S. Bryant. Everything you need to know to get started and have fun. Amhurst Media, 155 Rano St #300, Buffalo, NY 14207, 800/622-3278.
• Video Family History by D. and P. Sturm. Published by Ancestry, PO Box 476, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84110, 800/531-1790.
• Family Treasures: Videotaping Your Family History by S. Bannister. Explains about equipment, technique and interviewing. Genealogical Publishing, 800/296-6687.

Interviewing and Collecting Oral History--

• Oral History for the Local Historical Society, and Transcribing and Editing Oral History, both by W. Baum. These books explain how to interview and how to transcribe, index, store, and present oral history tapes. Sage Publications, 2455 Teller Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, 805/499-9774.
• Instant Oral Biographies: How to tape record, video or film your life stories by W. Zimmerman. Guarionex Press, 201 W. 77th St, New York, NY 10024, 212/724-5259.
• Keeping Family Stories Alive by Vera Rosenbluth. An excellent book on how to interview family members on audio tape or video tape. Order from Hartley and Marks Publishing, PO Box 147, Point Roberts, WA 98281, 604/739-1771.

Medical History--

• March of Dimes, National Office, 1275 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains, NY 10605, 914/428-7100, or contact your local chapter, listed in the white pages of your phone book. Ask for their free pamphlet, Genetic Counseling.
• Family Medical Census Kit by A. Anderson. This kit gives you all the information and forms necessary to conduct a survey of genetic diseases and medical problems within your family. Genealogy Plus, PO Box 69, Langdon, Alberta, T0J 1X0, Canada.

Family History Books--

• Family History Publishers, 845 S. Main St, Bountiful, UT 84010, 801/295-7490. This company specializes in processing family histories into any desired form and then publishing them into the desired size, cover, and quantity. Send for their free brochure, "How to Prepare Your Family History and How to Get It Published."
• The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing by Tom & Marilyn Ross. Writers Digest Books. 800/289-0963.

Genealogy--

• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Genealogy by C. Rose and K. Ingalls. Alpha Books.
• Family Memories by S. McNeill and L. Stiles, Betterway Books. Inspires readers to create family albums. Hundreds of ideas on how to organize and decorate scrapbook pages. Full-color. Order from 800/289-0963.
• Writing Family Histories and Memoirs by K. Polking. Betterway Books. 800/289-0963.
• Unpuzzling Your Past: A basic guide to genealogy by A. Croom. Betterway Books. 800/289-0963.
• Genealogy forms such as Family Group Sheets and Ancestor Charts can be purchased from Ancestry (800/531-1790) or Everton Publishers (800/443-6325).
• Genealogical Helper Magazine, Everton Publishers, PO Box 368, Logan, UT 84323, 800/443-6325. Six issues per year for $24, over 285 pages per issue--a real bargain. It will put you in direct contact with things genealogical. Many ads on helpful books, videos, T-shirt companies, family history printers, etc.
• The Family Tree. A newspaper focusing on genealogy of the British Isles but includes other countries, too. The Family Tree, Odom Library, Moultrie Public Library, PO Box 2828, Moultrie, GA 31776-2828. Has an annual newsletter contest. Published bi-monthly for postage contributions.
• Heritage Quest Magazine, PO Box 329, Bountiful, UT 84011, 801/298-5446. A genealogy magazine & mail-order bookstore and lending library.
• The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy by V. Greenwood. Genealogical Publishing Co, 1001 Calvert St, Baltimore, MD 21202, 800/296-6687.
• Kinship: It's All Relative by J. Arnold. Explains everything there is to know about kinship. From Genealogical Publishing, see above.
• Board for Certification of Genealogists, PO Box 5816, Falmouth, VA 22403. To locate a professional genealogist near you, write for their Roster of Certified Persons. There is a small charge.
• National Genealogical Society, 4527 17th St. N, Arlington, VA 22207-2399, 703/525-0050. This is a membership society that offers annual conventions, a mail-order lending library, a home-study course, and many books, forms and resources. To find someone near you who can speak to your group on the subject of genealogy or local history, get their Speaker's Directory.
• The National Archives. This federal agency has available regionally-created federal records located in regional archives in or near Boston (Waltham, MA), New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta (East Point, GA), Chicago, Kansas City, Fort Worth, Denver, Los Angeles (Laguna Niguel, CA), San Francisco (San Bruno, CA), Seattle and Anchorage. For phone numbers, ask directory assistance for The National Archives in the cities mentioned above, or write to: The National Archives, Washington, DC 20408.
• The Family History Library of the LDS Church, 35 N. West Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84150, houses the most extensive collection of genealogical information in the world. Documents from around the world have been microfilmed and are available for inspection. The library is open every day except Sunday and holidays. The library information number is 801/240-2331.
• The LDS Church also has over 2000 Family History Centers located throughout the world. These Centers are small repositories that are linked to the main library in Salt Lake City, and are good places for beginners to learn about genealogy. Look in the white pages of your phone book under Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, then under that title look for genealogy library or Family History Center. Or write to the main library in Salt Lake City (address above).

Genealogy for Kids--

• Genealogy, a Merit Badge Series pamphlet from the Boy Scouts. A good resource that anyone can order. 800/323-0732.
• Roots for Kids by Susan Beller, Genealogical Publishing Co, 800/296-6687.

Coats of Arms--

• Originally worn into battle to distinguish friend from foe, coats of arms can add much to the pride and lore of any family. To research a crest or to have a new one created, contact: The Ship's Chandler, Wilmington, VT 05363, 800/375-9469. Lots of options from a simple hand-painted crest to a 3-dimensional wall shield to a blazer patch, rubber stamps or signet ring. Free catalog. www.coatsofarms.com
• Heraldics, Box 775, Estes Park, CO 80517, 970/586-5116. Heraldic research, coats of arms in leather or wood or on t-shirts. Also hand-painted on parchment.
• Design Your Own Coat of Arms by Rosemary Chorzempa. Dover.

Time Capsules--

• Time capsules are a great way to introduce yourself (and this generation) to future generations. They can be buried or placed on a mantle. Items to include are stamps, coins, paper money, a letter to great-great-grandchildren, photos, etc. Order from Erie Landmark Co, 14110 Sullyfield Circle, Chantilly, VA 20151-1615, 800/874-7848.
• Jack Mallory serves as a consultant and source of time capsules -- any use and any price. Contact him at 12258 Kirkdale Dr, Saratoga, CA 95070, 408/252-7447.
• Make Your Own Time Capsule by Steven Caney. Workman Publications.

Paperweights--
Quality marble paperweights make great take-home gifts. You can incorporate your family crest into the design. Order from Paperweights, Ltd, 3661 Horseblock Rd, Unit O, Medford, NY 11763, 516/345-0752.

Needlepoint--
Preserve a precious photo in needlepoint or cross-stitch. Custom chart made from an original photo. Designs by Karen, PO Box 65490-R, Vancouver, WA 98665-0017, 360/694-6881.

Tombstone Rubbings--
How to do tombstone rubbings: www.firstct.com/fv/t_stn1.html

SECTION 9 -- Family Associations
Family Associations: Organization and Management. This book tells you exactly why and how to go about forming a family association.

SECTION 10 -- Finding People
--Family Reunion Handbook has an entire chapter on how to find people. See Our Products.

• Find Anyone Fast by R. Johnson and Debra Johnson Knox; How to Locate Anyone Who Is or Has Been in the Military by R. Johnson; Checking Out Lawyers by Don Ray. Great books by the leading authorities on finding people. Order from 800/937-2133.
• Get the Facts on Anyone by Dennis King. Prentice Hall/Macmillan, NY. One of the best books available on how to do background checking. 800/428-5331.
• Board for Certification of Genealogists, PO Box 5816, Falmouth, VA 22403. To locate a professional genealogist near you, write for their Roster of Certified Persons. There is a small charge.
• CD-ROMs: PhoneDisc and Select Phone, both from American Business Information, 5711 S. 86 Circle, Omaha, NE 68127. 800/284-8353 or 800/992-3766. Windows or Mac. These CDs are available in most libraries. As of 1998, the information on these two CD sets is identical but the software interface is different. In the future, they will probably be combined into one product.

SECTION 11 -- Special Places for Family Reunions
--Also see Reunion Sites in this Website.
--Family Reunion Handbook has a noncommercial chapter on special places for family reunions. See Our Products.

Reunion Sites--

• Directory of Reunion Sites.
• Campus Lodging Guide. Updated yearly. Listing of inexpensive lodging, campus accommodations, YMCA centers, home exchanges, much more. B&J Publications, PO Box 5486, Fullerton, CA 92838, 800/525-6633. www.campus-lodging.com
• The Best Bargain Family Vacations in the U.S. by L. Sutherland. St. Martins Press. 200+ destinations: state parks, resorts, beaches, historical and cultural sites, learning vacations. All kid-friendly.
• Super Family Vacations: Resort and Adventure Guide by M. Shirk and N. Klepper, HarperCollins, New York. Excellent, highly recommended.
• Ranch Vacations by Eugene Kilgore. Lists over 200 guest ranches in the U.S. and Canada, and includes information on children's programs, rates, and nearby attractions. John Muir Publications, PO Box 613, Santa Fe, NM 87504, 800/888-7504.
• Gene Kilgore's dude ranch Web site: www.ranchweb.com
• Dude Rancher's Association, PO Box 471, LaPorte, CO 80535, 970/223-8440. www.duderanch.org
• Dude Ranches of the West by J. Franklin. Homestead Publishing.
• Floating Vacations by M. White. A great book but out of print. Try your library.
• Travel books and maps: www.randmcnallystore.com
• Houseboat Association of America, 4940 N. Rhett Ave, Charleston, SC 29405, 803/744-6581. Send $3 for a listing of houseboat rental companies in North America.
• For a list of travel agents in your area who specialize in cruises, contact: The National Association of Cruise Oriented Agencies, 7600 Red Rd. #128, South Miami, FL 33143. 305/663-5626. www.nacoa.com
• For condo recommendations on a nationwide basis, contact: Condominium Travel Associates, 2001 W. Main St #140, Stamford, CT 06902. 203/975-7714.

SECTION 12 -- The Internet (also see other Web sites listed throughout this section)

Web addresses go out of date faster than phone numbers. It's best to learn to search for what you want. See Chapter 14 of Family Reunion Handbook for how to search for a particular subject on the Internet.

On-Line Discussion Groups--

You can start your own reunion or family discussion group with this on-line service: www.takeitoffline.com

Family Web Pages--

• Home Sweet Home Page by R. Williams. Peachpit Press. A great book on how and why to create family Web pages. 800/283-9444.
• A beautiful family web page: www.surnames.com/organizations/peacock/

SECTION 13 -- Miscellaneous
Reunion Conferences and Classes--

• Family Reunion Institute, School of Social Administration, Ritter Hall Annex, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, 215/204-6244. Sponsors an African-American Family Reunion Conference. This is by far the most serious family reunion conference in the U.S. to date. Everyone welcome. Founded by Dr. Ione Vargus, Professor Emeritus, Temple University. Their next conference is Nov. 5-7, 1999, at the Airport Hilton in Philadelphia.
  
  
• Myra Quick has taught a family reunion planning class since 1990 through the Continuing Education Department of the University of Memphis. She can be reached at her office at the University of Memphis, 901/678-4030.
  
  
• Matt Figi is an experienced genealogist and teaches classes in northwest Indiana on the subjects of beginning genealogy, writing a family history, and reunion planning. He can be reached at 219/924-0947.

Genealogy Software--

• Reunion from Leister Productions, PO Box 289, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, 717/697-1378. www.LeisterPro.com
• Family Tree Maker by Broderbund Software, PO Box 6125, Novato, CA 94948, 415/382-4770. www.familytreemaker.com

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