[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 106 (Monday, July 19, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1360]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    IN RECOGNITION OF THE ROBINSON WESTBROOKS FAMILY'S 100TH REUNION

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 19, 2010

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I would like to request the 
House's attention today to pay recognition to the Robinson Westbrooks 
family who will be celebrating their 100th family reunion on August 12-
15, 2010.
  The Robinson Westbrook family is the oldest ongoing registered family 
reunion in the United States. It all started with Mr. John Bolin 
Robinson, Mrs. Dora Anne Westbrooks Robinson and their youngest child, 
Leonard Wilbert Robinson, who all share a birthday of August 16. The 
coinciding birthdays led to a tradition of getting the family together 
every third Sunday in August. The first official Robinson Westbrooks 
Family Reunion was held in August 1910, making this year the 100th 
celebration.
  The Robinson Westbrooks family makes the most out of their annual 
family gatherings. They are registered at the United States Library of 
Congress and are a non-profit foundation that raises money for the 
Robinson Westbrooks' Educational Scholarship Funds.
  All of us east Alabamans are deeply proud of the family's legacy and 
hope the tradition continues for another 100 years and beyond.

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