Survey #2

Given the new facts with regard to available dates next summer, we have put together another survey that will help determine when the best time is for hopefully (but not likely) all.

We are asking for your name or family name in this survey. This will allow us to contact people directly to see if there is any wiggle room for dates anywhere. Please only respond once per household. The survey will be open until Saturday, August 1.

Here is the survey: Survey #2

Thanks for everyone's participation!

How to Post a Comment

1. Click the comments link at the bottom of whatever post on which you wish to comment.
2. Write whatever witty remark or useful tidbit you desire.
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4. Click the post comment button

We would love to have as much participation as possible on the blog, but we realize that there are some out there that interacting with the blog is not ideal for whatever reason. This is why Jeana will be sifting through Frostlist e-mails and making sure any pertinent information or comments find their way to the blog.

Happy Commenting!

Frost Family Name History

I thought it was worth posting these replies to the Frost family name question on the survey. Now the trick is to guess who said what! Happy guessing!

Survey Question: Tell us anything interesting you know about the history of the surname Frost.

Responses:

1. That's a cold question
   
2. Robert Frost was the sophomore in college poetry teacher of Helen Frost's sophomore in college poetry teacher.
   
3. It was taken by Hemming Hansen when he migrated to the US and found that there were a lot of Hansens in the seminary in St. Paul...so he took his mother's place name in Denmark, Frost (with a fancy little accent mark dealy over the "o"). How close am I to the story as told by Generation 2?
   
4. Changed from 'Hanson' by Hemming Frost
   
5. I believe that it was a place (town?) in Denmark where Hemming Hansen's family lived.
   
6. Once there was this snowman....
   
7. I think it has to do with a white bearded person?

Survey Specifics

Hey Y’all! We just wanted to delve in a little deeper into the results of the survey for those of you who want to know just how we decided on the when and where.

The West Coast was chosen for the following reasons. It got 50% of the first place votes, where the East Coast got 28% and the Rockies got 22%. Also, 78% of people voted for the West Coast as either their first or second choices. Oregon and Washington were the most logical places because there are multiple people within close proximity to the area who could check out prospective locations.

We chose the second week in August based on the information given about what time would absolutely not work. Given this information, the second week in August was the only time when everyone (according to the survey) could make it. August was also the month that had the most votes for preferred month. If this has changed for some reason please let us know by posting your comments on the blog or using our Reunion 2010 liaison service (Jeana).

Finally, as far as accommodations are concerned, 68% of people said that they would like a campground, 62% a cabin, and 53% a group house. Only 26% said that they would a hotel and only 37% wanted a resort. We therefore decided that a central group house to be used as Reunion Central with campgrounds nearby was the best choice.

Thanks for putting up with the rookie reunion planners. We love to hear any feedback y’all have!

The Results Are In

Thanks to all who gave us feedback! These are the results of the major questions:

Location: West Coast
Dates: early/mid August
Accommodations: campground with cabin/house options

With this information in hand, we plan to pursue Washington and Oregon options for August 11-16 (somewhere in that date range). We are looking at the option of a campground and then a vacation rental nearby as Reunion Central. More to come as we figure things out.

If you have any questions, comments, concerns about the direction we are taking, please log them here in the comments section. It is especially important that we know if anyone absolutely cannot come in that time frame.

2010, here we come! We hope you are excited as we are!

(Oh, and we should mention that Lloyd is the winner of the virtual hotdog eating contest! Lloyd, you'll have to wait for your prize until 2010.)

Calling All Opinionated Persons

Well, Lloyd is clearly winning, despite the late entry of Guesswho (although 8 votes in a 50+ pool is hardly definitive).

If you haven't taken the survey yet, here's the link once more. I know this family has plenty of opinions...and we want to hear them all (for now, at least).

Click Here to take survey

The Challenge

Hi all,

Ah think ah could take on that Lizzie in a little hot dawg eatin' contest!
Yessirreebob. And warsh it down with sum suds.

Love,

Guesswho

Getting Started

"The time has come," the Walrus said...

Click on the link below. Complete the survey, and then sit back and relax. The process has begun!

Click Here to take survey