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Graham Family Reunion

Grahams Doing the Big Easy
✨ Rooted in Love, United in Legacy ✨
πŸ“ New Orleans Β· Aug 7–10, 2026
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🏨 Where we're staying

DoubleTree by Hilton Β· Canal Street, New Orleans
DoubleTree by Hilton300 Canal St Β· our home base
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🚐 Getting around (no car)

NOLA ONE Shuttle Service β€” Jamie has them on call for the family. Only 2 vans, so schedule ahead! Their 6-passenger taxi-van does airport pickups, regular rides, and guided tours.

🎷 Sunday Jazz Cruise: two 6-passenger golf carts will carry anyone who can't walk to the steamboat dock β€” $5/person each way for family. Jamie will share the pickup spot.

Also plenty of taxis, the streetcar/trolley, and Ubers.

πŸ…ΏοΈ Parking (if you're driving)

DoubleTree Valetat the hotel Β· $55/day
Piccolo Parking Lot619 S Peters St Β· ~Β½ mi (<10 min walk) Β· $25/day
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Caesars Casinoadjacent to the hotel Β· $40/day
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Other lots, taxis, trolley & Uber are all options too β€” you'll have plenty to choose from.

πŸ“‹ Official reunion site

Registration, room booking, full itinerary & things to do:

Open the Graham Family site β†’

πŸ‘₯ Reunion organizers

Questions? Reach out to the family:

Curtis SmithGenealogy & family tree Β· [email protected]
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JamieTransportation & logistics
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DeniseGraham Fam Love πŸ’›
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PuddingFamily historian & vetting
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🌿 Update the official genealogy

Recently married? Had a child? Add or correct a family member β€” please provide as much detail as possible.

πŸ“ Open the Genealogy Updates form β†’

View the official tree on Ancestry β€” the "Stephany George Graham Family Tree" (sign in to view):

🌳 View on Ancestry.com β†’

Questions? Curtis Smith Β· [email protected] Β· (856) 466-4484

πŸ“– Knowing Our History

Grahams united, with Tisby on top Β· verified against real records

Tisby Graham is the one who binds us all β€” mother of Stephany, Tishia, Benjamin Augustus, Katie and Rebecca. From generation to generation, we remain beautifully connected through her.

Stephany George Graham was born enslaved on May 25, 1846, in Lake City, SC, on the plantation of Nelson Myers Graham. Though it was against the law to teach the enslaved, a minister was granted permission to teach Stephany; he was 18 when the enslaved were freed, and later passed his teacher's certification. He married Caroline Elizabeth Eaddy in December 1878; together they had 10 children. A senior deacon, store owner, and farmer, Stephany transitioned July 24, 1920. We are Forever Grahams.

βœ… Verified by public records

Nelson Myers Graham appears in the 1860 slave schedule ("N. M. Graham, 61 slaves," Williamsburg Co). Stephany's exact birth & death dates are confirmed on FamilySearch (profile GS22-WL2) with 1910 census + SC death records. Lake City was originally named "Graham's Crossroads." Caroline's father Sampson Eaddy (1835–1916) is documented in a formerly-enslaved cemetery.

⚠️ One to confirm: the well-documented Lake City "St. James" is A.M.E. (Methodist), not Baptist β€” the family may want to verify.

πŸŽ—οΈ About the fleur-de-lis

We chose not to use the fleur-de-lis on our shirts or materials. Though beautiful and tied to Louisiana faith and heritage, under the French Code Noir it was used to brand fugitive enslaved people. We honor that history by leaving it off.

πŸ“Έ Reunion Photo Wall

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🧬 How are we related?

Type two names β€” we'll trace the line between them.