The PFWW Reunion
The puzzle below represents one of the major purposes of the PFWW and of this reunion. We want to get together and combine our efforts to put the world wide Pemberton puzzle together. Can you see the old manor taking shape under the full moon?
The Pemberton Family World Wide (PFWW) association will hold its first world wide reunion from August 9th - 11th, 2012, in the California Redwoods north of San Francisco. Individual Pemberton family reunions will also be held conjointly with the PFWW reunion.
There will be presentations, dinners, speakers, socials, and business sessions over a two-day period. Because the PFWW president and his wife are volunteering at Camp Liahona of the Redwoods, a family camp in the redwood forest, lodging will be very inexpensive. Meals will be prepared in a large, commercial kitchen and served in a commodious dining hall outfitted with a huge fireplace and an excellent sound system. Watch PFWW.org for details as they unfold. An annoucement has been sent out to all registered members of the PFWW.
Other 2012 Pemberton Family Reunions - Two for the Price of One
Individual Pemberton families are encouraged to schedule their reunions at the same time and place. The PFWW schedule only uses part of each day so that individual families can have their own programs and activities like a typical family reunion. This allows people to attend both reunions without extra travel, time, or cost.
Camp Liahona of the Redwoods
The site is in the beautiful, majestic redwoods of North Central California at Camp Liahona of the Redwoods, a church camp that straddles the Gualala River in Sonoma County. The Pacific Ocean is 30 minutes to the West and Lake Sonoma an hour to the East. The ocean features wonderful vistas of waves on the rocky cliffs and tide pools. Lake Sonoma has a great marina and large mouth bass, sunfish and catfish can be caught year-round.
The camp was started in the 1930s with the first large lodge built in 1949 - The Legacy Lodge. It sleeps 40 people dormatory style in four 10-bed rooms. The North Star Lodge, pictured above, sleeps 16 in its annex in four 4-bed rooms. Each lodge has a large stone fireplace, plenty of firewood and a large kitchen. There are also 14 cabins - each one with 8 bunks. Bathroom and shower facilities are all modern and in excellent condition. There are also a couple small houses, and a large grassy field for tents. The PFWW reunion will utilize the large commercial kitchen and dining room (also with a large fireplace). The total capacity of the camp is 180 beds. There is plenty of room for tents also. Group meetings can be held in the lodges, dining room, or in the two amphitheaters, one of which sports a small stage for skits, talent shows, etc.
For pictures and more information about the facilities, look at CampLiahonaRedwoods.org.
Directions to Camp Liahona
Latitude and Longitude are: N 38° 40' 47.3" W 123° 17' 02.9". Google Maps will show you where it is and the major features here. Once you have that screen you can click "Get Directions", enter your starting address in the top box and "Camp Liahona Redwoods" in the lower one and get a route map. Almost everyone will be going west from the town of Healdsburg, California. You should plan on a little over an hour for the drive from Healdsburg even though it is only about 35 miles. It is a beautiful, scenic but slow drive with a few one-lane spots.
Watch this space for more information as it becomes available.
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