[Originally posted 18 August 2008. Also see below for 24 Nov. 2008 update.]

Thank you one and all to those of you who attended the Johnson Family Reunion at the Seth Johnson Elementary School! (We are so sorry that some of you could not attend. We missed you!) We had a most enjoyable celebration of the 100th anniversary of David Glenn Johnson's (Uncle "Dave") birth. Mouth-watering dishes prepared by Johnson family members were enjoyed at lunch. We were conducted on a wonderful tour of the Seth Johnson School Library and saw the very impressive array of books made possible by family donations. There was a photo display of the Dave and Vaunita Johnson Family, and we were touched by a video presentation by David Glenn Johnson, Jr. as he recalled the life and legacy of his father.

The "Johnson Family Recipes" cookbook was published at long last and copies were provided by Wylie Pierson Johnson to all grandchildren of Seth and Neva Kate Carmichael Johnson. Uncle Wylie will also soon be mailing out copies of the cookbook to the grandchildren who were unable to attend the reunion (and who didn not have a family member there to pick one up for them). Thank you very much, Uncle Wylie, for providing this wonderful family heirloom to all your nieces and nephews. He's even going the extra mile to make sure they are received! For those of you who want more copies, we will post ordering information here soon.

Reunion Photos are posted! Please share yours.

We have some great photos of the reunion for you to see. Neva Caroline Albritton Williams, daughter of Walter Matthew and Caroline Johnson Albritton (Uncle Walter and Aunt Caroline) sent a link to a great set of captioned photos. Also, Craig Wiegand, husband of Vaunita Marguerite Johnson Wiegand, daughter of David Glenn and Vaunita Marguerite Opal Oswald Johnson (Uncle Dave and Aunt Vaunita), sent some of reunion preparation, reunion celebration, and a post-reunion family excursion to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival Theatre. We also have all those wonderful photos of the Dave and Vaunita Johnson family that you saw on display at the reunion.

UPDATE 24 NOV. 2008 - even more photos added from Parley Philip Johnson, Jr., son of Parley Philip, Sr. and Christine Fail Johnson (Uncle Philip and Aunt Christine), and from Dottie & Gary Ennis. Dottie is daughter of Julian Morris and Neva Carmichael Johnson Bassett (Uncle Julian and Aunt "Johnnie"). We're working on getting the video presentation about David Glenn Johnson, Sr. (Uncle Dave) posted, also. (Having a little tech problem because it's a pretty large file! Hopefully....)

Thanks to one and all for sharing. See all the photos here.

Do you have pictures of this year's reunion? Would you share? Please send to johnsonreunion(at)brooknet(dot)com or mail to:

Jean Johnson
3716 Old Leeds Rd.
Birmingham, AL 35213

Thank you!!