The Hon Michael Ronaldson, Member for Ballarat, officially reopened the bridge by cutting the ribbon together with the Local Councillor, Local State MLA and the oldest and youngest Enders descendants present at the Reunion.  Following the ceremony afternoon tea was provided back at the Trentham Hall for all where there was a large display of historic photos of Enders Bridge and old family photos. There was also a video of a number of previous Enders Reunions plus corresponding photos.

Ribbon cutting ceremony  Enders Bridge April 2000

Office Bearers

The following were elected at the Reunion meeting to the Committee of the Association:-

President - Bill Enders

Secretary - Gary Enders

Peter Enders

Craig Enders

Lauris Murnane

Geoff Sprunt

Adrian Wilson

Kirrilee Enders -Archivist

Following the Opening Ceremony at the bridge, Local MLA for Gisborne Joanne Duncan  presented the Reunion Prizes:-

Oldest  Member - Frank Brown

Youngest - Jarrod Coad

Farthest Travelled - John  &

Maureen Fergusson

 Latest Discoveries

 Recently the Association has been extremely fortunate to have been given an original photo album from the Enders Homestead at Trentham. The Album which belonged to J.B & Martha Enders contains some very early photos of their children taken in the 1860’s. There are also a number of photos of relatives of JB’s in the USA. We are very grateful to Merrilyn Zahara, Wendy Laing & Lauris Murnane for their generous donation. In addition to the album, they also uncovered some very early photos of the Enders home and sawmill approx. late 1870’s. 

Another amazing discovery amongst photos in another of the albums from the Enders home were original photos of J.B Enders parents Philip & Anna Enders. These would also have been taken in the early 1870’s in Gooderich Michigan in the USA . See below:

 USA Enders Reunion in America

The 79th Annual Enders Family Reunion was held on August 11th  in Enders Pennsylvania, last year with a good turnout present. Although there had been a spell of hot weather ( being  their last month of Summer)  the day turned out to be quite mild.  At the reunion the Civil War Book “Captain Enders Legion”  was launched, listing all those members of the Enders Family in the USA that participated in  the American Civil War. J.B Enders brother Harry H Enders is listed in the book. If anyone is interested in purchasing a copy please contact Gary Enders. The reunion was attended from Australia by Norman & Grace Kentish of Kyabram and their daughter Lisa,  who also attended the Reunion in 1998.

Family History Book

Patricia Frith of Canberra is about to put the finishing touches to her book of Family Histories on the “ Lineage of Allan Fergusson & Mary Foster”. The book covers both the ancestry of the Fergusson & Foster families, but includes Enders history through Particia’s Grandmother Mary Louisa Enders who was the daughter of J.B Enders. If anyone is interested in obtaining a copy please contact Patricia on (02) 6251 2595 or E-mail:- findafrith@netspeed.com.au  Congratulations Patricia.

E-mail Addresses

If you would like to be contacted of have your Newsletters sent via E-mail please advise Secretary Enders of your E-mail address by sending it to endersg@pipeline.com.au

In Search of Photo 

The Association is in search of a copy of the wedding photo of Franklin Enders & Mary Jane Dawson.  A hard copy or electronic copy would be greatly appreciated to complete the wedding photos of the children of J.B & Martha Enders. Please contact Gary Enders.

 ENDERS WEB SITE 

For those of you with Internet access the Enders family association in the USA has it’s own web site with all our Family History etc. and lists the first 3 generations of the Enders in the USA. The site is well worth visiting at

http://www.endersfamily.org

Family History Details

Please remember to keep the Association informed of any Births, Deaths, Marriages and any other significant achievements of family members. This will all be kept in our records for inclusion in the next update of our Australian Branch of the Enders family Tree. Any family photos would also be appreciated to assist in the compilation of our family history. If anyone has written any details of their life experiences or would like to put pen to paper with old family stories passed down from generation to generation, these too would be appreciated. Those interested may contact Dot Enders on the day of the reunion.

 Changes of Address

 Please ensure that we are kept up to date with any address changes of members of your family. This way we can ensure they get a reunion invitation and update info .

Donations 

Any donations toward the running costs of the Reunions and Enders Bridge maintenance would be greatly appreciated.  - Enders Family Assoc, c/- 21 Culbin Ave, BELMONT 3216

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