Well I went down to Orlando and then back to Madison, Indiana so that I could be a part of the annual Eades Thanksgiving Feast that takes place every year in the old Eades Antique Shop building.
My cousin Carla and her husband Joe own the building and host the feast every year.
It usually takes place on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, but because I, my Dad and my sister Cindy were in town, they decided to hold it the Saturday before Thanksgiving – giving us a chance to see and chat with the larger Eades family in one place on one day.
On the menu was turkey, ham, pulled pork, mashed potatoes, gravy, several different yam dishes, salads, green beans, corn, fruit salads, iced tea and other non-alcoholic beverages and more.
I won’t remember all the names, but they were all related somehow.
My Uncle Phil’s kids, along with his wife Judy (behind him. The kids are (l-r) Janeen, Beth, Scott and Carla.
The norm is to take all the food you want, but always clean your plate – especially if your an Eades.
So great to be back in the old Eades Antique Shop. The floors still creak just like they used to do.
That’s my cousin Carla on the left, next to her is her sister and another cousin Janeen. And many more.
Cindy and I, that’s Judy, Phil’s wife Cindy is hugging. Seated are (l-r) Phil, Keith, Jim and Jackie Eades. All siblings.
Finally, a photo of all who were there – I think. Taken on the stairs of the old Eades Antique Shop. There really were 51 people there, but not sure if all are in this photo.
Many thanks to Marvin C. Eades, who supplied some of these photos, and Linda Daubenspeck who also supplied a few – along with the ones I took.
It was a wonderful occasion and great to see them all there.
Here is a link to the previous post about getting to Madison.