From 1957 to 1967, with the exception of two years, the Heiden Family Reunion was held at the Ida Firemen’s Park located at 3016 Lewis Avenue behind the Fire Station in Ida, Michigan. The two exceptions were 1959 when the gathering was “Postponed” and 1963 when it took place at the Erie Township Park.

At the time of those reunions, the place looked very different from the picture above. The fire station building and the small buildings on the far right were there but everything else on the picture is newer. In the 60s, there were a few more small wooden buildings and the building with the brown roof was an open sided pavillion with a metal roof. Where the red roof building stands was an open field where kids could play baseball.

Toward the back of the property in front of the water tower is where they used to hold horse pulling contests. This was a separate activity not related to the family reunions.

Playing cards in the hat, Wm Carl Heiden with August "Gus" Lehmkuhl.

On the bench from far Left to Right: Virgil "Charlie" Fuller, Hilda (Heiden) Fuller, Unidentified, Agnes (Brockman) Heiden, Lena (Heiden) Koster, Mary (Rambow) Heiden and Edna (Heiden) Berns.

From Left to Right standing: Virgil "Charley" Fuller, August "Gus" Lehmkuhl, Edwin "Pete" Heiden, Carl Heiden and Herb Nickel.

Crouching or seated from Left to Right: Lavern Berns, Lester Heiden, William Frank Heiden, Hank Berns and Arthur Heiden.

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