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1st Sunday In May Since 1948, The Bagnal Clan, descendants of John Belton Bagnal and Harriet Matilda Pack meet near Manning, S. C. on the first Sunday in May to celebrate the Bagnal Reunion. Registration begins at 10:00 a.m. The program begins at 11:00 a.m. followed by a covered dish meal. The program includes updates of family births, marriages, deaths and address changes. The program always includes the singing of the “THE BAGNAL CLAN” to the tune O CHRISTMAS TREE, O CHRISTMAS TREE with words written by Donald Elmore Britt. “THE BAGNAL CLAN” We meet to-day to celebrate The Bagnal Clan, The Bagnal Clan We gather here both small and great, The Bagnal Clan, The Bagnal Clan The years have passed and we have grown Since John and wife made Manning home And settled here with land their own The Bagnal Clan, The Bagnal Clan. We felled the trees, we built our home For Bagnals all, for Bagnals all; We tilled the soil, our children grown, The Bagnals all, The Bagnals all Today we reap the harvest fair, There’s joy and laughter in the air, Good food and fellowship so rare We’re Bagnals all, we’re Bagnals all. |
