Jay Wilson, in the The Decatur Daily, wrote a good article about how important family reunions are, and some of the problems they face (the younger family members aren’t always as enthusiastic about them as some of us older folks). The article mentioned that around 82% of people in the South (USA) attend family reunions (it could be a smaller number who happen to attend multiple reunions).
Shelby Foote and Fredericksburg, Virginia
Paula S. Felder originally started to write an article for The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg.com) about Shelby Foote’s connections to the Fredericksburg (VA) area, but it ended up being a little more than she expected.