Re: 18th Biennial Yagow (Jagow) Reunion - Aug. 11 & 12, 2012 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and Parish Hall, Altamont, Illinois.

Mark your calendar! The 18th Biennial Yagow Reunion is set for Sunday Aug. 12, 2012 with special activities during the afternoon and evening of Saturday Aug. 11, 2012.

The main reunion event on Aug. 12 (Sunday) will held at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and Parish Hall, Altamont, IL. Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall. A catered noon lunch, Yagow heritage presentation, Yagow trivia, storytelling, and old-fashioned fellowship will round out our day.

Reunion attendees are invited to share handed-down ancestral stories, tales and/or family history "tidbits."

Additionally, the Yagow reunion event will include these Saturday (Aug. 11) activities:

> "The Altamont Jagows" (2:00-4:00 p.m.) - Jim Yagow will present a brief Yagow history talk and guided cemetery walk of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church cemetery.

> Pre-Reunion Social Get-Together (Beginning at 5:00 p.m.) - Bring your own lawn chair, picnic supper and beverage to the Altamont Community Park (we have a pavillion reserved). This special informal gathering will provide extra visiting time for out-of-towner Yagows to reacquaint with local Yagows.

The registration fee for Sunday is $11 per person, maximum of $50 per household -- children 4 and under are free. The registration fee will cover the cost of the meal, facility rental, pre-reunion mailings, etc. Saturday activities are FREE. A free-will donation will be received during the reunion event.

Please share this 2012 Yagow Reunion information with your Yagow (Jagow) relatives!! In order for us to send Yagow reunion invitations to more Yagow (Jagow) descendants, please send postal or e-mail addresses of your relatives to:

Jim Yagow
N3494 Hooyman Ct.
Appleton, WI 54913-9218
E-mail: jimyagow@aol.com
Phone: (920) 687-0825

Please send family tree album updates -- births and deaths during the past two years to:

Tina Yagow
21287 Ill. State Highway 81
Kewanee, IL 61443
E-mail: yagow2001@yahoo.com
Phone: (309) 852-0274

And finally, please feel free to contact these two Yagow brothers for more 2012 Yagow Reunion information:

Wayne Yagow
R.R. 1, Box 73A
St. Elmo, IL 62458
E-mail: wyagow@altamont.net
Phone: (618) 829-5350

Send your registration with payment to:

2:00-4:00 p.m. The Altamont Jagows - History talk and guided cemetery walk with Jim Yagow
Location: Bethlehem Lutheran church and cemetary

Beginning at 5:00 p.m. Pre-Reunion Evening Social
Location: Altamont Community Park (Pavilion is reserved)

Sunday-August 12, 2012

Worship at Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Rural Altamont) or at the church of your choice
Worship times: 7:45 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.

11:30 a.m. Reunion registration - Getting acquainted - Yagow trivia
Location: Bethlehem Lutheran Church Parish Hall, Altamont, IL

12:30 p.m. Opening Prayer, Lunch-Dinner (Catered), & Yagow Trivia
Location: Bethlehem Lutheran Church Parish Hall

2:00 p.m. Yagow Heritage Presentation, Yagow Story Telling, Tales and/or Family History "Tidbits" -- Reunion Announcement & Business
Location: Bethlehem Lutheran Parish Hall

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