2022 Joseph Knight Sr. Family Reunion

Welcome Cousins!

This event is a reunion for all descendants of Joseph Knight Sr. (1772-1847) and his first wife Polly Peck (1774-1831) and second wife Phoebe Crosby (1800-1849). The reunion has been held every two years since 1988, and is organized and put on by a group of volunteers who always welcome new reunion committee members.

The reunion is two days of classes, speakers, activities, food and fun for anyone interested in knowing more about their ancestors, getting to know cousins, and sharing stories with others. You are invited to bring a laptop, tablet, smart phone, or other mobile device with the FamilySearch App installed.

In 2020, the reunion was online only, but this year is a hybrid of in-person and zoom classes and speakers. Everyone needs to be registered to participate, online or in person, but registration is free for all.

Eventbrite

Click on Details to go to Registration and Purchases.

We use the platform of Eventbrite to register and collect money for donations, meal and tee shirt purchases. There will be some items for sale at the reunion that you may purchase with cash or check. We have no credit card capability. We encourage participants to donate $5 per person to help cover the incidental costs of maintaining the website, and reunion related incidental costs.

On Eventbrite, tax exempt donations are also accepted and much appreciated to cover historic renovation and operational expenses for the Joseph Knight Sr. Farmhouse in Nineveh N.Y. (Colesville). Keeping it open for visitors and the various volunteer docents who live there during the late spring, summer, and early fall. Information regarding the Non-Profit / Tax Exempt status of the Knight family Organization will be made available at the reunion.

Registration to purchase tee shirts or meals needs to close by May 31st so we can have the right number of shirts printed and meals purchased. If it is June 1st or later, and you decide to come to the Knight Reunion, we would still really like to know you are coming, and we will do our best to make sure you get the zoom links in time, but we can’t promise you there will be meals or shirts available

Featured Speakers

Richard Bushman is a historian and author of Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling, in an interview taped just for this reunion about the local culture in upstate New York in the 1820s and the relationship of Joseph Smith and Joseph Knight.

Carl Davis and Richard Morrey, board members of Colesville Restoration, Inc., the group who has helped restore, and now cares for the Joseph and Polly Knight home and Josiah Stowell home in Colesville, New York, speaking on their experiences in the Knight home.

Daniel C. Peterson - BYU Professor of Islamic Studies, passionate Church and Ancient History scholar, co-producer of the recent film Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, and one of your Knight cousins!

Dan Debenham - Host and co-creator of BYUtv's Relative Race, just wrapping up its 9th season, has been working in the television industry for 30 years creating, producing, and hosting family friendly and sports related television programming. Dan is a great speaker and has a passion for families!

Classes

There are many great and classes offered this year. If you are not able to attend all of them, excerpts or recordings of some of the classes will be added to the Joseph Knight Family Website. Please download a Reunion Schedule to see all classes

Heirloom Show and Tell Class

If you have a family treasure like an ancestor’s quilt, a special photo, a pioneer baby blessing dress, or any interesting item, especially one with a good story, we have the class for you! We would love to see items once owned or used by Knight Family relatives, but it doesn’t need to be Knight related at all – just interesting!

On Saturday morning, June 25th there will be 2 classes led by Liz Shellum. One will be a Show and Tell class for quilts, clothing, samplers, anything textile. The other class will be for photos, documents, or items. If you have questions about something you might like to bring, please email Diane Mangum at mangum.diane@gmail.com. There will be room for about 10 people to show fun things and tell the story of it, in each of the two classes.

Lunch

Full Sandwich served with - pickle, chips, cookie, mint, water bottle and condiment packets. Please specify sandwich choice with purchase.

Ham and Havarti on Sourdough with Cured ham and Havarti cheese with green leaf lettuce and tomato.

Turkey and Swiss on Honey Wheat bread with Oven-roasted turkey breast with Swiss cheese, lettuce and tomato, lettuce, tomato, and provolone cheese.

Roast Beef and Provolone on13-Grain Bread with Lean roast beef, lettuce, tomato, and provolone cheese.

Vegetarian Sandwich on13-Grain Bread with tomato, peppers, mushroom, sprouts, avocado and cucumber.

Dinner

BBQ Chicken Dinner | Fresh grilled BBQ chicken served buffet style with potato, pasta , Caesar and fruit salads, baked beans, fresh baked rolls, cookies, brownies and water bottles

FAQ

What's the refund policy?

Eventbrite will allow you to request a refund during the registration period. The refund will not include the Eventbrite Fee. Once the Registration Period is over (5/31/22), refunds for shirts or meals can be made if you contact the organizers at least 48 hours before the reunion so your meals can be made available to someone else if you were unable to come.

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

Yes, Please do.

Can I change or update my registration selections and purchases after I have completed any order?

Once purchases have been made, you cannot change them, however you can ask for a refund or make additional purchases through the same process.

Is my registration fee or ticket transferrable?

Yes. Please let us know ahead of time.

Parking

Free parking is plentiful at the East Millcreek Stake Center where the reunion is being held. There are also a wheelchair ramp and handicap parking on the east side of the building, which will be the main reunion entrance.

Children

Children are welcome to join their parents at the reunion, but there are not classes or activities specifically for young children at this reunion. Older children might enjoy attending classes, doing some of our coloring pages, looking at the charts, doing the word search, etc. There will be a room where parents can take children to play and rest while parents still listen to the speaker in the chapel, but there will not be a person there to assist for caring for children.

What should I bring?

Bring any personal food or water you need. No pets allowed except service animals. The building is wheelchair accessible. The reunion is in a standard church building with restrooms, lawn, drinking fountains, etc.

Meals can be purchased at a local restaurant and/or food brought in if you do not wish to purchase the meals that are available.

T-shirts from past reunions may be worn.

Donations -

We encourage participants to donate $5 per person to help cover the incidental costs of maintaining the website, and reunion related incidental costs.

Tax exempt donations are also accepted and much appreciated to cover historic renovation and operational expenses for the Joseph Knight Sr. Farmhouse in Nineveh N.Y. (Colesville). Keeping it open for visitors and the various volunteer docents who live there during the late spring, summer, and early fall.

Contact the organizers with questions

Email James Knight at gebauhaus@hotmail.com for general questions

Email Edi Ulloa at famulloa5@gmail.com about registration

Email Diane Mangum at mangum.diane@gmail.com about classes

Tee shirt appearance below - color logo on black shirt.