Belmont Grove Directions

The Belmont Grove is located at Belmont and Belmont Mansion Drive, in Fairmount Park.

Take Route 76 to the Montgomery Exit. Follow Montgomery Drive straight out to Belmont Avenue. Make a right. Drive up 2 lights to Belmont Mansion Drive. Make another right. The Belmont Grove is on the right. Turn into the parking lot. Our Pavillion is #2.

Holley Family Reunion - June 28, 2008 in Philadelphia

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD TO ALL FAMILY MEMBERS!!!

Date: Saturday, June 28, 2008
Location: Belmont Grove, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia PA - Pavillion #2
Time: 10am-6:00pm

Site Amenities:
Restrooms
Tot/Youth Playgrounds
135 car fenced parking lot
Sport equipments– Horseshoes,
Volleyball, badminton, Softball & Bats,
and Footballs
1 Volleyball Court
Water & Electric
1 Softball Field (Two Hour Time Block)

We are asking a small request of $10.00 per adult - to recover the cost for the space. In addition, each household should bring food for their immediately families.

Please send RSVP's by May 31st to: HolleyFamilyGetsTogether@gmail.com

We also need help contacting folks who do not have e-mail and planning the activities for the day so include all interest in your response.
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Smith/Boyd Family Reunion in July

While we are working to have our first Holley Family reunion (in recent years), the Smith/Boyd family (our relatives through Mariah Holley who is the sister of Edward Holley Sr. and John Smith), has been having family reunions since the late 60's.

The information for this year's reunion came through on e-mail. Here it is:

SMITH/BOYD FAMILY REUNION
July 18 - 21, 2008 in Boston, MA

Best Western Adams Inn
29 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA

For info, e-mail Cousin Alison at auntiealiscarves@gmail.com
Northeast Chapter Smith / Boyd Family

Holley Family Research - from David Jenkins

This information came through from David Jenkins, son of Alma Holley.

* Gregory Holly/Holley and Mary Ellen Woodhouse had Mariah & Edward (among others)
* Mariah (Holley) Smith is the mother of (twins) Wilmon and Vivian (among others)
* Wilmon Smith is the father of Willard Smith
* Mariah's brother, Edward (my maternal granddad), married Annie Rebecca (Sessoms)

The Edward & Annie Holley children are (in no particular order):

* Alma (“Midge” or “Midget”) Holley married John David Jenkins and had Janice, me (John David “Jr.”), Vicki (now Hamdiya), Marc, Wendi, & Glenn
* Beatrice Vera married James Everage, whose children are: Patrice, Brian, Derek & Brett (twins), Donna, Lisa & Lydia (twins), and Craig
* Hettie married George(?) Warren – had Rufus
* Hettie also married _?_ Harrison – had Vera, Rufus’ sister
* Edward II married Eugenia (Jean) Blue, who had a son Carl, (Hogan) Anita, Edward III (Frankie), and Carolyn.
* George and Mae Ethel _?_ had George, Jr., among others
* Luttice (Mercuit) and Ethel Mae _?_ had Junior (not sure of actual name)
* John (Daniel) married Anna Branson (who had Rosalind, Janice & Kenneth?)
* Wilmer & Mabel _?_had Butch & Judy
* Lafayette (“Laff” or “Pounce”) and Mary _?_ had Lynette
* James and Sadie _?_ had Lorraine, among others (the only child that you missed on your list, who lived past infancy, of Edward & Annie)
* Curfew (Curt) had no wife or children

Elvira White is writing a book

We have a cousin named Elvira White who lives in California. She is writing a book about the Holley Family. She also says that Holley was actually spelled Holly. Interesting...

She has done research that goes back in to slave records and will be telling us more about her findings at the reunion.

This is exciting!

Family Gathering 2008

Hey Family,

It looks like we are on a roll with having a get together this year!  Here are the details:

When: Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Where: Belmont Grove in Fairmount Park - Pavillion #2

Time: 10am-6:pm

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD and RSVP to HolleyFamilyGetsTogether@gmail.com.

Also list any interests in entertainment, activities or other suggestions in your e-mail.

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