Bathurst's Cliff Berry said the Berry family story began in 1849 when William and Anna arrived from Somerset on the ship The Duke Of Roxburgh.

"It is 106 years since their grandson William Henry Berry was elected as a councillor on Turon Shire at Kelso," he said.

"He served for 30 years from 1914 to 1944, holding the positions of president and vice president for many years.

"He also welcomed to Yetholme, where they spent the evening, the men who took part in the Coo-ee march in 1915."

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In 1935, land near the end of the old Denison Bridge on the Kelso side of the Macquarie River was named Berry Park in recognition of William Henry's services to the shire, according to Cliff.

"In the 1960s, the Bathurst Lions Club took on the maintenance of the park as a Lions Club project and hence it became known as Bathurst Lions Club Berry Park," he said.

"The Lions Club still maintains the park to this day."

Descendants of William and Anna from Queensland, the North Coast, South Coast, Central West and Sydney joined families still living in the local area at Berry Park for the reunion.

Several members of the Bathurst Lions Club also attended, including Peter Varman and John Hay, who are the main members who maintain the park.

In the evening, the reunion moved on to the Senior Citizens' Centre, where many photos and artefacts were on display, according to Cliff.

He, Betty and David Berry performed the song We Are The Berrys, written by Cliff, to kick off the evening and Cliff then welcomed the guests and thanked those involved in making the day happen.

He introduced another descendant, Helen Taylor, who gave a brief history of the family.

"Helen had many artefacts and a slideshow and is also producing a book on the family, titled From Somerset To Australia, which covers up to the present generations," Cliff said.

"A grand cake with The Duke of Roxburgh ship emblem was cut by the two oldest descendants, Beryl Williamson, 93, and Mary McCormick, 97."