PINCKNEY FAMILY REUNION

July 25, 2010

Dear Pinckney’s, Family, Friends and Others:

Yes, it’s that time again.

Joyful reunion bells are ringing out calls for the 2010 Pinckney Family Reunion, which will be held at Honey Horn, Plantation and Coastal Discovery Museum, Hilton Head Island, SC.  Located at Mile Marker #1 just over the bridge to Hilton Head Island (Google Map Directions).

The 68 acre historic Honey Horn Plantation has documented history dating back 300 years. This historic visitor friendly place consists of salt marshes, open fields, stands of centuries old live oak trees, the State’s largest Southern Red Cedar tree dating back to 1595, and a collection of the oldest buildings on Hilton Head Island. The Museum, its butterfly enclosure, nature trails and boardwalks over marshes and oyster rakes are only a few yards from the pavilion where we gather and will be open during the reunion from 11:00 to 3:00. For further information;

http://www.coastaldiscovery.org/hhexp.html

 SCHEDULE AND INFORMATION FOR 2010 REUNION

-DATE OF REUNION: Sunday, July 25, 2010 – Rain or shine.  A large pavilion will be on site in case of inclement weather.

 -PLACE: Honey Horn Plantation and Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island (see map enclosed)

-REGISTRATION:    (11:30 AM – 12:30 PM) be sure to register your family so that we will have you on the updated mailing list.

-WELCOME and ANOUNCEMENTS:         12:30 PM

-LUNCH: 1:00 PM:  Custom of Eating Together:  Each family brings its own food and shares lunch together at the big table. Ice, cups, plates, etc. will be furnished. Bring your own blankets, folding chairs and beverages as desired.

-PROGRAM: 2:00 PM, A panel of “Old Timers” (maybe you), will delight all of us with tales of the past and memories we may have heard but have forgotten; please join in (panel may include such “characters” as Mary O. Merrick Keister, Dot Gnann, Henry Pinckney and Coty Pinckney).

-TRADITIONAL CHILDREN”S PARADE: For all kids under 18.  Bring flags, drums, bugles, etc.  Children will parade to the tune of “When the Saints Come Marching In” and “Dixie”, all led by the traditional “All American Drum Major”, Ed Wyman.

-PASSING THE BASKET:  This helps defray the Reunion expenses.  The cost of our last gathering was approximately $2,000, so please dig deep. 

DIRECTIONS TO REUNION:  Google Map Directions 100 William Hilton Parkway (Highway 278), Hilton Head Island, SC.  From I-95 take Highway 278 East, going towards Hilton Head Island.  Located at Mile Marker #1 just over the bridge to the Island on the right hand side of the road. (See map enclosed)

AREA MOTELS: Budget Inn, US Hwy 17, Hardeeville, SC 843-784-2291; Comfort Inn, I-95 & US 17, Hardeeville, SC 843-784-2188; Fairfield Inn by Marriott, Sun City, Okatie, SC, 800-228-2800; Hampton Inn & Suites, Bluffton, SC 843-705-9000; Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Bluffton, SC  843-757-2002; Hilton Garden Inn, Bluffton, SC, 843-837-8111

EXHIBITS: Please bring collectibles, a table will be set up for old pictures, arts, crafts, and heirlooms; label each with description and your name; and don’t forget to take them home.

FOR PURCHASE: Books: Back Over Home and Back Home Roots by Mary Pinckney Easterling Powell; about “Pinckney Colony in the 1930’s” (orders will be taken at the reunion, as the next printing will be available soon); DVDs of family gatherings in the ‘30s & ‘40s; and Pinckney Family Crest, embossed stationary.

TICKETS FOR TWO AFGHANS:  Five Tickets are enclosed at $2 each for the drawings of a beautiful afghan made by Stella Crosby Jeffers’ loving hands.  Please complete information on the tickets and return them with your check made out to “Pinckney Family Reunion” c/o Beth Lee, PO Box 5315, Hilton Head Island, SC 29938.  Your contributions will go toward the restoration of tombstones in the old Pinckney and Porcher Cemeteries.  The drawing will be held after lunch.  You do not have to be present to win.

Please pass on reunion information to Pinckney connections who may not have received this letter, with our apology. We’re looking forward to a great day with you.  Additional information may be found on the website:  www.pinckneyfamily.com

Hope to see you at The Pinckney Family 2010 Reunion on Honey Horn Plantation and Coastal Discovery Museum, on Sunday July 25!

Sincerely,

Ed Pinckney, 2010 Chairman

P.S.  Please send donations and ticket stubs with payments (checks made payable to Pinckney Family Reunion) to Pinckney Family Reunion c/o Beth Lee, 40 Porcher Rd., Bluffton, SC. 29910.