Reunion News – May 28, 2016

All Aboard– 25th Anniversary of the Smith Family Cemetery Dedication

We have filled all of our original reserved spots on the train, but we have secured a second contract with Amtrak. We are very excited about the number of reservations we have received. There’s still time to join us on the Train/Bus trip to Nauvoo. We will take reservations until it fills. We have only 14 more spots available.

Here are the dates for traveling by train for the family reunion:

Train seating is more spacious and more comfortable than airline seating. You will spend a night on the train each direction. Consider these tips for traveling in coach class on the train and these tips for first-time train-travelers.


Train / Bus Payment Schedule

If you are interested in train/bus trip to Nauvoo, please secure your spots before June 15, 2016.

Pricing Chart

Pricing is per person. Train/Bus Tour pricing covers transportation, hotel accommodations, some meals, and reunion fees.  Five per hotel room is available on a limited basis. Contact us for special needs and concerns. Please note that the Smith Family Reunion prices are targeted at not losing any money and not making money. All participants including the reunion committee pay the fees.

Reunion Fees: For those traveling on their own to the reunion there will be a fee. This fee will cover supplies, services, programs, nametags, and some meals. The price fee is $35 per person. You can register for the reunion now by going to: http://josephsmithsr.org/reunion/registration/.


Some of the family Trustees viewing plans for the Smith Family Cemetery with the Architect in 1991.

You can read more about Emma’s fond wish for the cemetery.

The dedication of the Smith Family Cemetery was held on August 4, 199. This project brought our family together http://www.ldschurchnewsarchive.com/articles/21224/Cemetery-project-increases-fellowship-unity.html.


Dartmouth recognizes Surgery that Saved Joseph Smith’s Leg

An article about the scholarship was included in the Dartmouth Medicine Magazine. Here’s the link to the online version: http://dartmed.dartmouth.edu/spring16/html/giving_surgery/. Thanks for all the efforts the Smith Family extended to make this happen.


Steve & Frances Orton

Steve: steve.ortonio@gmail.com
Frances: ortonfrances@gmail.com

Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith Family Reunion
c/o Steve and Frances Orton
381 West 3700 North
Provo UT 84604

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