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Reunion Updates
🎉 New Reunion Option Added — Join Us Your Way
We heard you - New Option Added We're excited to share a new update for the 2026 Shepherd Family Reunion based on your feedback. We've added a 1-event option , giving local families more flexibility to participate. You can now choose to attend either the: Family Picnic OR Family Luncheon at half the cost of the full registration. 💡 A More Flexible Way to Attend We understand that schedules and budgets can vary, and this new option is designed to make it easier for more fami
🏨 Lodging Update — More Options to Fit Your Budget
As we continue planning for the 2026 Shepherd Family Reunion, we’ve heard from several families looking for more flexible and affordable lodging options. We’re happy to share that the website has been updated to include additional nearby areas you can explore when booking your stay. 📍 Nearby Cities to Consider These surrounding locations may offer lower lodging costs and more availability: • Malbis • Foley • Baldwin County • Daphne • Fairhope • Robertsdale • Spanish Fort 💡
🕰 Then & Now: Can You Guess Who?
Then & Now Challenge These photos go all the way back to the 1999 Shepherd Family Reunion . Do you recognize these family members now? 👇 Drop your guess in the comments before scrolling to see if you’re right. #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
🎉 Look Who’s Coming! 👏🏾
Whose family will be next — will it be yours? The excitement is building, and the momentum is real. Our 2026 Shepherd Family Reunion is already taking shape thanks to the incredible relatives who stepped forward early to become Founding Families. These families have officially confirmed, paid their dues, and are now proudly counted toward our reunion goal. Today, we celebrate them — and we invite YOU to join them. 🌟 Our Confirmed Founding Families Alabama Pauline Hopkins Jer
🕰 A Look Back at 1999
Do You Remember.......1999 Before there was social media. Before smartphones. Before group chats. In 1999, the Shepherd Family gathered for the first - and only- full-family reunion in our history. It's amazing to realize that 27 years have passed since then . Some of the Children in these photos are now parents. Some of our elders who led that reunion are no longer with us. Some family members hadn't even been born, let alone met yet. You may see: Familiar faces Younger ve
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