63rd Annual Bulman Family Reunion scheduled for July 17

The 63rd annual reunion of the Bulman, Hartley and Beardmore families is scheduled for Sunday, July 17 at the Community Center in Eitzen, MN. A potluck meal will be served at 12:30 p.m. with a meeting and social time to follow.

The five Bulman ancestors who came to America from Little Thetford, England in the 1850s were Thomas, George, William, John and their sister, Mary Bulman Sadler. All descendants of these early settlers are cordially invited to attend this reunion meal. Beverages will be provided. Those planning to attend are asked to bring food to share, their own table service, family pictures and stories. This year a scanner will be available for copying photos, negatives and slides. We will also have room behind the center to show off collector vehicles and there will be door prizes.

This year’s feature display is about the three Bulman brothers who served in World War II. The story takes them from Postville to Alaska to Africa and a German stalag.

A Sunday morning church service will be held at the family’s “home church,” Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church in rural New Albin, at 9 a.m.

The Bulman reunion now includes other family names after seven generations: Beardmore, Hartley, Mohwinkle, Ebner, Shefelbine, Leppert and many more. Those who cannot attend are encouraged to send their updated birth, death and marriage information for the family tree.

For more information, call LeeAnne Bulman at 608-323-3767 or email bulmanreunion@gmail.com.