Reunions - Past & Future

Despite the descendants of Cornelius & Margaret Kennedy now residing all over the world, i.e. USA, Australia & Ireland, the Kennedy family bond remains. This is evidenced by the many family reunions which have been held over the years and the never-ending stream of visitors to the original home in Dolla. These visits "home" are evidenced by many letters still held by family members talking of the fun times had in and around Dolla and the folks they met along the way.

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MT GAMBIER REUNION 3rd/4th April 2015 Saturday, 4th April 2pm-5pm: Kennedy Places Tour: Gather at 2pm at John and Anne Kennedy’s grave, Block C (near the entrance), in Mt Gambier’s Lake Terrace Cemetery, Lake Terrace East. Afterwards, proceed along Kennedy Ave/Peweena Road, past Cadzow, Uncle Sam’s House, Peweena Homestead, stop at the Kennedy FamilyTree (group photo?) and onwards to Dismal Swamp Homestead down Carney Lake Road, the Wandilo Siding and finish at Sunny Brae for cup of tea and Kennedy memorabilia on the Billiard Table – Items needed for show and tell!            7pm onwards: Dinner at Caffe Belgiorno, 7 Percy Street, Mt Gambier (caffebelgiorno.com.au): Informal dining, order at the bar, child friendly. I have tentatively booked a notional 40 places but will firm up numbers at the end of March.                                            Sunday, 5th April 11am-12noon: Mass in Thanks for Anne and John Kennedy: St Paul’s Church, Penola Road.  If you wish we can gather on the left side of the Church around the St John and St Anne glass window in honour of our Anne and John.  Nearby are Jens and Spain windows.  Kennedys and friends/partners, of any faith, are very welcome. 1pm onwards: Kennedy Family Lunch at Jens Town Hall Hotel (www.jenshotel.com): Informal dining, order at the bar, child friendly.  I have tentatively booked a notional 40 places but will firm up numbers at the end of March.                                If you were present at the Reunion and have any photos you would like to send through, please do so.  We would love to be able to share them for you on this website.

 

Annual Adelaide Family Gathering 15th July 2012 The annual Adelaide gathering of Kennedy Family & Friends was held at the Arab Steed Hotel Adelaide on Sunday 15th July, 2012. A great day was had by all. If you would like to go on the mailing list for future Adelaide gatherings please contact Libby (click here for contact details) or email jacinta@kennedysofdolla.com. Click here to view photos

 

Kennedy Reunion - Dolla, Ireland, Easter Weekend - 7th & 8th April 2012 Our inaugural “Irish” Family Reunion was held during the 2012 Easter Weekend, i.e. 7th & 8th April, 2012  We retraced our roots and travelled back "home" to Dolla - where it all began.......  Click here to see what it was all about. Photos will be uploaded progressively as participants send them through to us. Please click here to visit the Picasa Photo Gallery - from there you are able to download and print photos or alternatively view the photos via the slideshow below.  These photos also incorporate the photos taken by Donal, a friend of John & Joan's.

 

WHAT A WEEKEND IN MT GAMBIER! Special thanks to all those who put in many hours of preparation to carry off this amazing weekend of family re-connections! A huge thank you especially to John Ormond Kennedy for his great organisational skills and to Lawrence Kennedy and his team at Sunny Brae for the hospitality shown to all during our special afternoon tea and memorabilia sharing. We were blessed to have so many friends gathered together, including Willie Kennedy from Dolla via Seattle. The particular weekend (3rd & 4th July) was especially chosen to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the death of John Kennedy (late of Peweena, Mt Gambier). For those of you who were unable to join us we have summarised below the events of the weekend. Saturday, 3 July 2pm-5pm: Kennedy Places Tour: Gathered at John Kennedy’s grave, Block C (near the entrance), in Mt Gambier’s Lake Terrace Cemetery, Lake Terrace East. Afterwards the long procession of cars travelled along Kennedy Ave/Peweena Road, past Cadzow, Uncle Sam’s House, Peweena Homestead, stop at the Kennedy Picnic Tree (weather did not permit a group photo) and then onwards to Dismal Swamp Homestead down Carney Lake Road, the Wandilo Siding and finish with a wonderful visit to Sunny Brae, afternoon tea and the Kennedy memorabilia on the Sunny Brae  Billiard Table – there were many items brought for show and tell! 7pm: Dinner at Commodore on the Park, corner Penola Rd and Jubilee Highway Sunday, 4 July 11am: Mass in Thanks for John Kennedy at St Paul’s Church, Penola Road. Fr Richard Morris made us very welcome.  We gathered on the left side of the Church near the St John and St Anne stained glass window in honour of John and Anne and the nearby Jens and Spain windows. 1pm onwards: Kennedy Family Lunch at Jens Town Hall Hotel If you were present at the Reunion and would like to view and/or download photos of the weekend please click here. This is a secure section of the site and you should have received your password from Jacinta or John. If you haven't please contact either of us and we will email it to you.