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Memorabilia from 1923

Posted: Wednesday, 10 October 1923.
Four surveys done by Howard Collett, County Surveyor.

Posted: Monday, 13 August 1923.
Wilmington News-Journal, Wilmington, Ohio, Page 7.

COLLETT-M'KAY
PICNIC HELD

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     An enviable record of having attended the Collett-McKay picnic for 57 times without missing one of the occasions was not broken by E. S. Collett, B. Y. Collett, H. W. Collett and Mary Francis McKay, when they attended the annual picnic held on the Aunt Harriet Collett farm, near Burlington, Saturday.
     The usual renewal of family ties and enjoyable social time was entered into by all those present. Few faces were missing on this happy occasion. From far and near they came to attend the picnic. Rain, which in the 57 years has not stopped the ardor of the pic nickers failed to make inroads on this occasion and after a few minutes shower passed over allowing the festivities to continue until late in the evening.
     From a distance those that came to attend the picnic were; E. N. Collett and daughter, Helen, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Edith Smith, Denver, Colo.; Bessie McCune, Witchita, Kan.; James Collett, Van Wert.

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Posted: Wednesday, 8 August 1923.
Miami Gazette, Waynesville, Ohio, Page 1.

     The 57th annual Collett-McKay picnic will be held at the usual place Saturday, August 11th.

Posted: Friday, 3 August 1923.
Wilmington News-Journal, Wilmington, Ohio, Page 3.

56 REUNIONS

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     Four members of the Collett-McKay families, well known in Clinton County, who have never missed a Collett-McKay picnic are planning to attend this year's reunion, Saturday August 11. They are E. S. Collett, Horace Collett, B. Y. Collett, and Mrs. Mary Frances McKay.
     The picnic this year will be the 57th annual picnic and these four members of the two families which meet together each year take considerable pride in their record of having attended, 56 reunions.

Posted: Thursday, 2 August 1923.
Wilmington News-Journal, Wilmington, Ohio, Page 5.

(Provided courtesy of Mary Lou Inwood.)

Collett-McKay Picnic

     Qite a number of Wilmington people, members of the well known Collett and McKay families of Clinton County, will attend the annual Collett-McKay picnic, Saturday, August 11. As usual the picnic will be held at the Collett-McKay picnic grounds.
     The picnic has been held for 27 consecutive years and is looked forward to with great pleasure by members of the family. ("27" should read as "57".

Posted: Wednesday, 1 August 1923.
Miami Gazette, Waynesville, Ohio, Page 1.

     The 27th annual Collett-McKay picnic will be held at the usual place Saturday, August 11th. (Supposed to say "57th".)

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