Blackburn Family Association

05/01/2026

Cousins - a friendly reminder that it is less than 6 months until our reunion in Reno, Oct. 14 - 18. While our Thursday bus tour is now wait-list only, our Friday tour still has about 30 seats available. All the other activities have no size limitations, however the sooner we receive your registration the better we can plan. If you need more information or a copy of our registration form, please visit our website, www.blackburn-tree.org and click on the reunions tab.
If you've never been to one of our reunions, it's a great way to connect with our extended Blackburn family and a lot are first-timers. Please join us for any or all of the activities!

Welcome to the Blackburn Family Association, Inc. The authoritative source on the Blackburn family of North America that had its origins in County Armagh, Ireland.

04/11/2026

*****Reunion Update***** The Thursday (Oct 15) bus tour is now full! 🚌🚌We have had cancellations in the past, so we are maintaining a wait list with PAID reservations. You'll be notified if seats open up and these will be refunded if space isn't available. The locations we are visiting have capacity limitations and a third bus just cannot be added. There are about 40 seats still left for the bus tour on Friday (Oct 16) as we have more capacity for that day. 🚌🚌🚌 Again, there are no space limitations for the meet & greet events on Thurs and Fri night, the family history session on Saturday, the dinner on Saturday or the Quaker meeting on Sunday.
See you in October!!

04/05/2026

03/21/2026

**Reunion Update** Event registrations for the reunion in October are coming in fast and furious. The Thursday bus tour only has about 35 seats left on it as we are limited to 2 buses. The Friday bus tour has more capacity because we can run a third bus, so there are about 85 seats left for that trip. The other events (meet & greet, the dinner, Quaker meeting) are not space limited, but the earlier you can get your reservations in the more helpful that can be for planning. We realize October is a long way off and it might be hard to nail down your plans right now. We just want to keep you informed.

If the tours fill up, we do create a waiting list with PAID reservations. Every reunion we have folks that need to change their plans, and spots open up. You will be notified of your status upon receipt of your reservation payments. Of course, if you are unable to get a spot on the bus your reservation dollars will be returned.

Hope to see you in Reno!!

02/17/2026

Watch your mailbox for the annual Blackburn Family Association mailing with some exciting information about our 2026 reunion in Reno! Please note the address for the reunion order form and/or membership is 35100 Hillside Dr. Farmington Hills, MI 48335. The return address on the mailer is an old address and was inadvertently used.

01/11/2026

As you make your plans to attend our reunion in Reno this year, here is a link to the information about our host hotel. https://www.blackburn-tree.org/reunions/reunion-hotel-info/
We've received some feedback that in order to use the reservation link included on the page, it's better to be on either a computer or an iPad rather than your phone. Hope to see you at the reunion!!

01/01/2026

Hope to see you in Reno this year!!

12/22/2025

It's that time of year, cousins, time to renew your Association membership! Membership remains at $15.00 per year or choose a Patron membership at $50.00 per year. If you have questions, please visit the membership page on our website: https://www.blackburn-tree.org/membership/
See you in Reno!!

Membership Why become a member? What You Get... Membership entitles you to receive direct to your mailbox the family research journal, Blackburn Beginnings. The Association’s quarterly newsletter has been published continuously since 1988 and has been the ongoing repository for new research and cr...

11/20/2025

Cousins - with the holidays approaching, families gathering, and looking ahead to 2026, don't forget our reunion is planned for Oct. 14 - 18 in Reno, Nevada. It's the perfect time to meet our extended Blackburn family or maybe reconnect with cousins you met at a previous reunion. Join in any or all the activities and above all - mingle, mingle, mingle!
Our host hotel is Circus, Circus and information is available here: https://www.blackburn-tree.org/reunions/reunion-hotel-info/. There are plenty of rooms are still available, but please make your reservations as early as possible so you don't miss out on our special rates.
See you there!!

2023 Reunion Hotel Info Hotel Reservations Headquarters Hotel: DoubleTree by Hilton 4727 Concord Pike Wilmington, DE 19803 Group Rates (breakfast included, taxes extra): Single – $124 Double – $129 Triple – $134 Quad – $139 Reservations for 2023 can now be placed. To make reservations, call ...

07/04/2025

Happy Independence Day!