Hello, and welcome to this limited effort to put something together for the Sedgwick clan! In August of 1999 we made the effort to establish a Sedgwick Reunion which would be held each summer with the standard date to be the second Sunday of August. Quite a number of the descendents of Edward J. and Estella (Robb) Sedgwick were able to be present. A kind of organizational meeting was held and the Amtrak procedure was followed with Clayton D. Harriger [son of Russell and Helen (Sedgwick) Harriger] being elected as president, Shirley Gregorchik [daughter of Ernest and Anita (Stephens) Sedgwick] being elected secretary, and Tim Sedgwick [son of Edward L. and Georgia (Fowler) Sedgwick] being elected as vice president.

In the months since the first gathering much has happened. Email contact was made with cousins descended from Calvin and Margaret's daughter, Laura, who married Melvin Rhea. That family was in the Sligo area for years in a business enterprise known as M. T. Rhea & Sons, distributors of Penzoil gasoline and oil products. Cousin Shirley (Rhea) Slater, who is a granddaughter of Laura (Sedgwick) Rhea was able to attend this year with husband, Roger. Roger and Clayton were classmates at Clarion HS many moons ago.

In order to keep the connection straight, Edward J. Sedgwick and Laura (Sedgwick) Rhea were brother and sister.

Items of information will be added here from time to time as well as photos which become available. Through time the reunion album will be expanded to additional pages. We hope to have some older photos scanned and placed here eventually.

A financial matter.... The rental on the pavilion was $62.00 which cousin Shirley and husband, Ron, paid in advance -- being experienced in taking offerings over the years, cousin Clayton passed a tupperware container (or something akin to it) around for donations -- counted by the Vice President of the organization, the amount collected was $71.00 -- a bit later another member added some cash to that amount. Thanks to all who helped with the expense of the pavilion rental.

Special Notes on Reunion 2000

• No exact count was taken, but our estimate is that we had somewhere around 60 or more -- last year we were in the 30's -- give or take a couple!! We had a number attending this year for the first time.

• Cousin Victor Robb (nephew of Estella (Robb) Sedgwick has done a great job of compiling records, photos, and Sedgwick information. This was shared at this year's gathering.

• Cousin Randy Sedgwick and wife, Tammy, have done a lot of research on the Sedgwick family, going back a number of generations. If you want to check into this, go to their web site at Randy and Tammy Sedgwick.

• Cousin Randy sent me a photo he scanned while here on his visit with family and friends -- this will show you the potential we have for sharing those treasured photos of more ancient times as you take a look at Photo Page One in the Sedgwick Reunion Album.

• Traveling some distances to get here:
  • Randy & Tammy Sedgwick & family from Frisco, Texas
  • Phyllis Swartz from High Springs, Florida
  • Albert & Linda David from Seven Hills, Ohio
  • Ruth Brulinski from Maple Heights, Ohio
  • Emily Houck from Nyack, New York
  • Roger & Shirley Slater from Poland, Ohio
  • Darl & Sandra Eaker from Claymont, Delaware -- accompanying Darl & Sandra were granddaughters, Laura, Emily, and Rebecca Basson from Newark, Delaware
  • Stacey Banks and daughter, Rachel, from Johnson City, Tennessee
  • plus a bunch from the land of taxes, Pennsylvania