In late July 2006 we joined about 200 other members of the Baumann family (as it was originally spelled) for a family reunion, a gathering which has been held every 4 years since the early 1900s. Hosted at one of the original farm properties in Henrietta, Ohio, where members of the family settled, we gathered under a big tent for food, fun, and lots of visiting and catching up. Each member was identified (by the color of the ribbon on their name tag) as belonging to the John/Katherine clan (my great grandparents), the Niklaus/Elizabeth family, or the Christian/Magdalene branch.

My immediate family was there, of course, as my parents live just a few miles down the road on the outskirts of Lorain. It was great to be with them and my brother Mark and his wife Janice, and their now grown children, Ben, Sarah and Rachel. Mark and the kids even joined us at our hotel on one particularly hot afternoon for a swim in the hotel pool.

Unfortunately, only one family among my many first cousins came, meaning the John/Katherine branch of the family wasn't fully represented.

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Family shots (including many of the boys - we can't resist)
A visit to Schoepfle Garden
Baumann history