Were you there?

The little lapel pin shown here was generated to promote a Maiden Family Reunion over the 4th of July holiday in 1984.

Only trouble is, we don't know which Maiden family line was promoting the event -- or where it took place!

We'll have to admit that our memory chip isn't as robust as it once was, but these little pins (we found two tucked away in a chest) have really befuddled us.

At first, we confused it with a family reunion that took place out in the Pacific northwest in about the same era.   Then, we recalled that the gathering was actually a reunion of Durham family members.  Our records include a written notice about a "Durham Family Reunion" on August 14, 1982 at the Rainier Sportsman's at Rainier, Washington.  It was organized by Helen Vincent and Tom Durham.  Tom, we believe, was a grand nephew of Leota Irene (Durham) Maiden.   We did not attend that reunion.

Our Maiden family tie with the Durhams was through  Leota Irene Durham (1891-1951), the daughter of David and Alatha (Norman) Durham.  She married William J. Maiden (1886-1972), the son of William H. and Dora (Derrick) Durham at Belle Fourche, South Dakota, 15 December 1915.

We'll hope that a Maiden cousin somewhere might happen across this posting and provide us with information about the 1984 Maiden reunion.