Plan the reunion with fewer loose ends.

Free 15-page download

Complete Family Reunion Planning Kit

Print or edit worksheets for the timeline, committee, budget, registration, venue, food, messages, itinerary, reunion day, and closeout.

Download the free workbook → Start-to-finish playbook

Complete Family Reunion Planning Guide

Move from the first committee meeting through budget, registration, dues, itinerary, communication, reunion weekend, and closeout.

Plan the reunion step by step → Copy-ready planning library

Free Reunion Templates

Use practical registration, potluck, weekend agenda, and payment reminder structures.

Browse the templates → Culturally grounded planning

Black Family Reunion Heritage Center

Build migration maps, elder interviews, heritage tours, church homecomings, and a family archive with care.

Explore the heritage center → Research and family connection

Genealogy and Family Tree Center

Build sourced family trees, research African American ancestors, identify photographs, calculate relationships, and protect living relatives.

Explore genealogy tools → Free nine-page download

Family Archive and Oral History Kit

Collect photographs, records, interviews, permissions, sources, backups, and archive handoff details responsibly.

Download the archive kit → Operational answers

Reunion Planning Hub

Get detailed answers about dues, registration questions, communication, refunds, and committee decisions.

Read the planning articles → Buyer guides

Reunion Software Comparisons

Compare GatherKin with spreadsheets, group chats, Facebook Events, Eventbrite, SignUpGenius, and Evite.

Compare planning options → Connected services

GatherKin Integrations

Understand how Stripe, Google Maps, and email support the organizer and family experience.

Explore integrations → Free interactive tool

Budget Calculator

Estimate venue, food, activities, supplies, reserve, and cost per person.

Calculate a budget → Free interactive tool

Food Quantity Calculator

Estimate reunion food, drinks, sides, and supplies for adults and children.

Build a shopping estimate → Free interactive tool

Registration Fee Calculator

Compare per-person, adult-and-child, and household pricing models.

Calculate fair fees → Free interactive tool

Invitation Generator

Create copy-ready reunion wording for texts, emails, social posts, and save-the-dates.

Generate an invitation → Free heritage tool

Oral History Question Generator

Create a respectful interview guide for elders, tradition keepers, family historians, and other storytellers.

Generate interview questions → Free genealogy tool

Family Relationship Calculator

Explain cousin degree, removals, direct ancestors, and other relationships through a shared ancestor.

Calculate a relationship → Free printable tool

Family Tree Worksheet Builder

Create a branch, ancestor, interview, photograph, or reunion-corrections worksheet with source and privacy fields.

Build a worksheet → Free interactive tool

Timeline Generator

Turn your event date into committee, registration, payment, and confirmation deadlines.

Generate a timeline → Free interactive tool

RSVP Deadline Calculator

Work backward from vendor commitments to choose a defensible family deadline.

Calculate the deadline → Free interactive tool

Beverage & Ice Calculator

Estimate water, canned drinks, beverage gallons, cups, and cooling ice.

Estimate beverages → Month-by-month guide

Planning Timeline

Know what to handle twelve months out, six months out, and during the final week.

Follow the timeline → Message templates

Invitation Wording

Use warm save-the-date, registration, payment, and reminder examples.

Write the invitation → Leadership guide

Committee Roles

Assign money, registration, food, logistics, travel, communications, and day-of work.

Build the committee → Activities for all ages

50 Reunion Games

Choose icebreakers, outdoor games, family-history activities, and indoor backups.

Plan the fun → Fund the plan

25 Fundraising Ideas

Compare preorders, family challenges, events, sponsors, and reunion-weekend ideas.

Choose a fundraiser → Planning timeline

Complete Checklist

Work through the reunion from early committee decisions to post-event closeout.

Open the checklist → RSVP strategy

Registration Guide

Learn what to collect by household and how to reduce missing information.

Plan registration → Money planning

Budget and Fee Guide

Choose budget categories, calculate fees, and protect the committee from surprises.

Build the budget → Family dues

Collect Reunion Money

Set payment deadlines, track balances, and communicate fees more clearly.

Read the payment guide → Weekend schedule

Itinerary Template

Create a multi-day schedule relatives can check from their phones.

Build the itinerary → Local destination guides

Family Reunion City Guides

Compare practical planning advice for 15 cities with strong Black communities and family connections.

Choose a reunion city → Free interactive tool

Destination Cost Comparison

Compare venue, travel, lodging, meal, transportation, and activity costs for three reunion cities.

Compare destinations → Free interactive tool

Hotel Room-Block Estimator

Estimate hotel households, peak-night rooms, room nights, and family lodging spend.

Estimate the room block → Travel planning

Destination Reunion Guide

Coordinate lodging, transportation, deadlines, documents, and traveler status.

Plan the trip → One official link

Reunion Website Guide

Understand what the family page should include and how relatives will use it.

Create a family home base → Organizer software

Planning App Guide

See how registration, dues, assignments, schedules, and updates fit together.

Explore the workflow →