91st Cole Family Reunion
August 9-10, 2025

Schedule of Weekend Activities
Campsites are available at the Fairgrounds for $25 per night. Please contact Sandy Larm at 660-621-2441 to reserve a spot.

Saturday, August 9, 2025

4:00 PM – 9 PM

• OPEN – Cooper County Fairgrounds Building, 16899 Dunkles Drive, Boonville, Missouri

11:00 – 4:00 PM

• Come & Go Tours
• Briscoe Cemetery, 12 Miles South of Boonville, on Highway 5.
• Mt. Nebo Cemetery- Rt. E, Turn right after Hannah Cole Park.
• Cole Fort Site- 1215 East Morgan Street, Boonville.
• Places To Visit in the Area:
  Cooper and Howard counties have a rich Cole history. Go here for a list of things to see. https://www.coopercountyhistoricalsociety.org/exploring-the-county

6:00 PM

• Dinner at the Fairgrounds building (must reserve your meal).
  Buffet-style cost will be $20.00 per person. Please reserve your spot by July 25, 2025, by contacting Bob Painter at 816-806-0733 (call or text) or email bpainter@coleassociation.com. Please pay the night of the dinner with cash or check (no credit cards).

Sunday, August 10, 2025

11:00 AM

• Reunion Registration at the Cooper County Fairgrounds building
  Silent Auction Items on Display

NOON

• Family Potluck Style Meal at Cooper County Fairgrounds Building.

1:00 PM

• Family Photo

1:30 PM

• Business Meeting followed by announcement of the silent auction winners.

5:00 PM

• Fairgrounds Building Closes. Safe travels!!!

Cooper County Fair Grounds Building 16899 Dunkles Drive, Boonville, Missouri

Important Deadline Reminder!

The Reunion Weekend Saturday night meal will be catered buffet-style at the Cooper County Fairgrounds building. Dinner will be served at 6:00pm, and the cost is $19 per person. Please reserve your spot no later than July 25, 2024 by contacting Bob Painter at 816-806-0733 (call or text), or bpainter@coleassociation.com. Payment will be accepted the night of the dinner with cash or check (no credit cards).

90th Reunion in August 2024 and Hannah Cole Statue Rededication

We are looking for Cole Family Volunteers, especially in the Central Missouri Area, who will help make the 90th Cole Reunion Special. We had our last meeting on October 17th.

Volunteer Meeting:

November 30th, 1:00 PM
State Fair Community College – Old Kemper Military School Science Hall – Room 214
701 3rd Street
Boonville, Missouri

We want your help!

We are looking for volunteers to represent the Cole Family at our upcoming events. We have various events upcoming next year, and we would like your help.

Events for volunteer opportunities include:

• Boonville’s Heritage Days – Booth and walk in Parade
• 2nd Annual ‘Rooted in the Boonslick’ Walk August 10th, 2024
• 90th Annual Reunion Weekend and statue rededication August 11th, 2024
• There are other preservation volunteer opportunities for the Briscoe Cemetery, Mt. Nebo Cemetery, and the Hannah Cole Fort Site.
• We need people to meet out-of-town family members and show them around during the year.

If you are interested in helping but cannot attend, or if you would like the Zoom info to join the meeting, don’t hesitate to contact Bob Painter at bpainter@coleassociation.com. Let us know if you can participate by Zoom.

Here are the minutes from the 2024 Reunion Planning Meeting held on 10/17/2023:

The minutes from the 2023 Cole Family Association Reunion meeting can be found here.

Sunday, August 13, 2023
Harley Park Shelter House #2 Boonville, MO

• 11:00 AM:  Registration
• Noon:  Potluck lunch
• Bottled water and cookies will be provided
• Feel free to bring your personal lunch, if you prefer

Saturday August 12th, 2023 If you are interested, some of us will meet at 5:30 Saturday night at the Hannah Cole Statue on Morgan Street, then go and eat at the Frederick Hotel. Please let us know if you are coming.

Hope to see you there!!!

The minutes from the 2022 Cole Family Association Reunion meeting can be found here.