My InDesign project is just about complete in the sense of how I want it to look, although obviously not all pictures or design elements have been filled in as of yet.
What has become apparent from putting together the family reunion program is how extensive Buddy Wayne's extended family is, and I'm not just talking about the 13 people - from four generations - that live with him. As I've mentioned, John Noah is the common ancestor; one of his children, three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild live on the farm, as well as three in-laws. (I'll try to show John's "picture" in a future post.) Well, his extended family has exactly 105 people in it; so many in fact that I need these three screen shots to convey them all. The first is the full tree, but names aren't visible; the next two are close-ups. The reason is that I was dependent on the Snipping Tool to transfer the InDesign files into JPG files this blog can use.
(And that's not to mention all the descendants from most of John Noah's five brothers and sisters, his 22 first cousins, and dozens of second cousins. John's grandfather was "Pink," who had 10 siblings - five of them old enough for their own families - and eight children of his own. I estimate that the reunion would have somewhere between 600 and 700 people, or four times the number [or more] that attend the reunion of my mom's side of the family that occurs every two years.)
I also made a capture of the John Noah Jam page. This is the annual Labor Day weekend event in which descendants whose ages have been rolled back to between 6 and 18 (from three different generations) participate in games and activities suitable for their ages. Younger residents play games and have activities during the daytime, then leave the premises to the teenagers who have more games, a dance music party, and a sleepover. This year's guest is a familiar face.:) I estimate that maybe about 30 or 40 people show up.
