Brinley Reunion
Louisville, Kentucky
July 25 – 27
Marriott Inn
1903 Embassy Square Blvd
Louisville, Kentucky 40299
Reservations
502-499-6220
1-800-228-9290
Two Weeks Before The Reunion
It is impossible for us to know all e-mail addresses of individuals to
contact. Tell others about the reunion. Forward this e-mail to whomever you can.
Short Schedule:
Friday – Registration at the Hotel 8 – 9:30
Introductions and visiting at the Hotel in the morning
Lunch on your schedule about 11
Meet at the Brinly-Hardy Company at 1:30
(Directions below)
Veterans Park in Jeffersontown for visiting and BBQ 5:00 P.M.
(Directions below)
Saturday – Registration at the Hotel 8 to 9 a.m.
Short presentations of family history by various individuals
Lunch at the hotel or the many restaurants within walking distance?
Afternoon Short Presentations of family history with lots of time to visit
your family you never knew you had
Evening dinner at the hotel as a group
Power Point slide Presentation of the Brinley History.
This is a history as the Brinley’s moved across the country.
Question and Answer session
Sunday – You won’t want to miss this!
Where did the Brinley’s originate from over 1,000 years ago?
Thanks to DNA testing we know. Will be disclosed Sunday morning
Short presentations, answers to questions with emphasis on questions
resulting from the Power Point Presentation Saturday evening
Bring your old pictures, old letters or other family history interest We
will have a scanner at the reunion to scan them into a computer and they will be
on display for others to see. Repeat: Bring your old pictures.
Some have written and said they would not be able to be at the reunion for
registration Friday morning, July 25th but wanted to join us during the day.
Join us when you can. The following should help in finding us.
Friday morning we will be around the Hotel until about 11 a.m. We will eat
and then meet at 1:30 for a tour of the Brinly-Hardy Company.
Have you ever been at a lawn equipment store or hardware store and saw lawn
equipment with the name of Brinly on them?
This company was started in the early 1800’s by John Brinley with Thomas
Edward Cogland Brinly and John Lyle Brinly taking leadership roles. During this
same time the spelling of their name was changed from Brinley to Brinly.
This is one company that has retained the company history either in their own
office or have turned the older records over to the Filson Club in
Louisville. The Filson Club is a library with a very large collection of old history
and genealogy records and is open to the public for research projects.
The address is: 3230 Industrial Parkway, Jeffersonville, Indiana. This is
across the river from Louisville, Kentucky. The following are driving
directions from the East side of Louisville at the Marriott East Inn.
From Embassy Square Blvd. you will turn left onto Bluegrass Parkway and then
right onto Hurstbourne Parkway. You will then turn left onto I-64 West toward
Louisville. Approximately 9 miles you will take exit 5A (I-65, toward
Nashville/Indianapolis) to I-71. Take exit I-65 North toward Indianapolis to I-65
over the John Kennedy Memorial Brg. After approximately 5 miles, take exit 4
Clarksville/Cementville (IN-131/US-31). At the light at the bottom of the
ramp turn right onto Hwy 131. At the first light turn right onto Charlestown New
Albany Pike Road, go over a set of railroad tracks and immediately to your
right your will see in entrance into Industrial Park, turn right onto Industrial
Parkway. We are located about a mile down on the left hand side.
5 P.M. Friday afternoon we will meet in Veterans Park in Jeffersontown,
Kentucky, which is east of the hotel.
This area is where the home of the older Brinley history in the Louisville
area with many Brinley’s still living in the area. While reservations are not
required it would be nice if you could let us know how many would be attending
the BBQ. Please write <A
HREF="mailto:cbrinley@brinley.net">cbrinley@brinley.net</A>
Ask out how to get on Taylorsville Road or go directly to Jeffersontown and
look for a helicopter and tank on the left side of Taylorsville road after you
enter Jeffersontown if coming from Louisville area. You will be at the
Veterans Park.
Many of you know Ed Martin from California. He attended the other Brinley
reunions in Branson, Missouri over the past few years. He already had plane
tickets and rooms reserved. Ed is 74 and had a wreck because he was riding his
bicycle to fast and ran into a parked car. The last we heard he was in the
hospital unable to move his arms or legs. His family asked for prayer for him. I
guess we will have to ask him if he got a speeding ticket the first time we
can talk to him? Hopefully one of his family will write and let us know how he
is doing. Hint!
There have been many people working to help the reunion to be a success. Two
special people have been Bill Brinly from Louisville and George Brinley from
Jeffersontown. Thanks to both of them.
See U’all on the 25th Clyde <A
HREF="mailto:cbrinley@brinley.net">cbrinley@brinley.net</A>