While not every family converges for their reunion in the summertime, this time of year seems to be the most popular.
Children are out of school and families can more readily plan vacation time.
The weather tends to be more reliable too. In recalling family reunions in decades past and comparing them with contemporary ones, I realize that some things stay the same while others are very different. Something Old . I ran across a letter the other night from one of my great-aunts to her last surviving brother. The letter is dated 23 July 1954, and talks about the family reunion held a short time before.