The emcee of the Early Settlers Reunion said the people who have lived in Lubbock longest like to get together and talk about Lubbock’s earliest days.
It’s not necessarily a reunion of the earliest settlers anymore, Peter Laverty pointed out, noting there were young children as well as 90-year-olds at the event.
“It’s honoring the early settlers,” Laverty said. “As they pass on, we’re still going to have their heritage, and we’re still going to be honoring them the same way.”