[1] 1930 - August 19, Lakeside Park, Port Huron, Michigan. 68 people attended.
[2] 1931 - July 4, 1931 in Palmer Park, Detroit, Michigan. 78 attended
[3] 1932 - July 9, 1932 at Lakeside Park in Port Huron. 64 attended.
[4] 1933 - July 9, 1933 at the Crescent Beach home of Julius and Ida Cramer, son of Margaret Brenner Crammer Hartman. 135 attended.
During the meeting it was decided to take up a collection at the 1934 meeting “with the proceeds to be sent to Trochtelfingen, Germany, the birth place of the Brenners. This money was to be used to beautify the church where our forefathers, father and mother were christened in infancy, confirmed, and always worshiped until coming to the country of their adoption.”
[5] 1934 - July 8, 1934 at Lakeside, Port Huron, Michigan. Meeting was to be in Saginaw, but was changed to Lakeside because of illness and inability of some to travel so far. 100 attended potluck dinner. “A collection was also taken, the money to be sent to Trochtelfingen, same to be used to help decorate the church where our parents attended in their childhood days. The result of this was $10.00 (do not send to Germany because of the unsettled conditions there.)”
[6] 1935 - (NOT HELD) because of death of Henry Brenner of St. Clair, Michigan.
[6] 1936 - July 12, 1936 at Bliss Park, Saginaw, Michigan. Attendance unknown.
[7] 1937 - July 11, 1937 at Lakeside, Port Huron, MI. 115 attended.
[8] 1938 - July 10, 1938 at Crescent Beach at home of Julius and Ida Cramer. 90 attended. Heavy rain.
[9] 1939 - July 9, 1939 at Lakeside Park, Port Huron. 143 attended.
[10] 1940 - July 14, 1940 at Caseville County Park. 101 attended. Potluck now called “lunch” instead of “dinner”
[11] 1941 - July 13, 1941 at Caseville County Park at 12:00 noon (last prewar gathering). 106 attended. Next meeting planned for Caseville Park again. “This meeting was never held, as the committee felt because of the second world war it was best to postpone all gatherings until after the close of same."
[12] 1946 - July 14, 1946 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, St. Clair, Michigan at 1:00 o’clock (first postwar reunion). Lunch was served in the church parlor. 115 attended. “John Brenner then brought up the great need for help in Germany and various families agreed to send boxes of food and clothing to the needy relatives in Europe. It was noted on and carried to present $10.00 to the church for the use of same.”
[13] 1947 - July 13, 1947 at Sebewaing, Michigan. Attendance unknown.
“The new president [John Brenner of St. Clair] spoke on the need in Germany and addresses were given to the various families who will send food and clothing.”
[14] 1948 - July 11, 1948 at Lakeside Park, Port Huron. “Lunch at 1:00 o’clock noon” 130 attended.
[15] 1949 - July 10, 1949 was to be at Sebewaing Lutheran Church Park at 12 o’clock noon. Actually occurred at home of Margaret and Henry Bergman at noon. Attendance unknown.
[16] 1950 - July 9, 1950 at Corunna City Park (McCurdy Park) near Iwosso. 78 attended.
“The assembly voted to send $10.00 to the ‘Old Folks Home’ in Monroe and $20.00 to the Lutheran Seminary in Springfield, Ill…two very worthy and needy places to send our gifts… in memory of the 4 parents and grandparents to whom we owe our very existence. We must never forget their sacrifices and their great faith and their Christian mode of life they had -- may we ever be worthy of them and to hope for a reunion with them in the promised land.”
[17] 1951 - July 8, 1951 at Lakeside Park, Port Huron, Mich. 225 attended
“The weather was fine and many enjoyed swimming in the lake.”
“…the assembly consented to contribute $11.00 toward the Brenner Family Tree which Hattie Cramer, our Historian, so capably and beautifully has completed. The American side of the family will be completed in another year.” {WHERE IS THIS TREE?}
[18] 1952 - July 13, 1952 at Henry Bergman home, Sebewaing, Michigan at 12 noon on Sunday. 127 attended.
[19] 1953 - July 12, 1953 at Marysville Park, Marysville , Michigan. Attendance unknown.
[20] 1954 - July 11, 1954 at Henry Bergman home in Sebewaing. Attendance unknown.
[21] 1955 - July 10, 1955 at Marysville Park, Marysville , Michigan. 81 attended.
Discussed holding 4 individual gatherings by each line. Decided against this.
[22] 1956 - July 8, 1956 at Bergman estate, Sebewaing. 118 attended. (rained)
[23] 1957 - July 14, 1957 at Marysville Park. 90+ attended including Deed & Clyde from Sacramento, California.
[24] 1958 - July 13, 1958 at Bergman family country home in Sebewaing. Attendance unknown.
[25] 1959 - July 12, 1959 at Marysville Park, Marysville , Michigan. 104 attended.
Discussed changing reunion date and day. Declined to change anything.
[26] 1960 - July 10, 1960 at Sebewaing City Park (Henry Bergman sick). 72 attended.
[27] 1961 - July 9, 1961 at Marysville Park in Marysville, Michigan. 82 attended.
(Called this 32nd reunion. It was NOT since there were NO reunions during WWII)
[28] 1962 - July 8, 1962 at Sebewaing City Park (Henry Bergman died June 1962). 62 attended.
(Called this the 33rd reunion. It was NOT.)
[29] 1963 - July 14, 1963 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, St. Clair, Michigan (was scheduled to be held at Marysville Park but rain caused move to Immanuel.)
[30] 1964 - July 12, 1964 at Sebewaing City Park. 83 attended.
(Called this the 35th reunion. It was NOT.) Backup in case of rain was Salem Lutheran Church, 5th and Grove Streets. Got cold and rainy so ate “dinner” in the park and then went to Salem Lutheran for fellowship and reunion meeting.
Card from Eugene Suffel was read. He was in Stuttgart, Germany visiting his brothers.
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[86/91?] 2020 - July 12 at Sebewaing City Park. 27 attended.