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100 Year Reunion of Upcountry Families

Get out those new 2014 calendars and

save the dates of April 24 - 26 for the fifth annual Reunion of Upcountry Families.

This three-day event includes speakers, classes, tours of local family history research

centers and tours of popular cemeteries. The event concludes with an all-day

genealogy reunion.





Activities begin on April 24 at the

Hampton Memorial Library in Easley with genealogy classes to be held in their computer

lab. One of the classes is designed for third- through sixth-grade students. An

open house is scheduled in the Gregorie Historical Room in the afternoon. At

the library that evening, Professor Tim Drake will discuss “Death, Burial and

Mourning Customs in the 18th and 19th Century South.”  Drake is a noted historian and descendent of

Revolutionary War General Andrew Pickens. He is the vice-president of the

Pickens County Historical Society, a member of the Pendleton Historic

Commission and the Old Pendleton District Genealogical Society. 





On April 25, several cemetery tours are

planned at different times. Also, visitors can tour the Pendleton District

Commission Archives. Guest speakers will be scheduled for that evening in

Folger Auditoium on the campus of Southern Wesleyan University in Central.

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The main event is April 26, from 10

a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Founders, located downstairs in the University Dining

Commons at Southern Wesleyan University in Central. Families will display

genealogical research, pictures, Bibles, old documents and other ancestral

memorabilia. A copier and printer will be available to help share information,

charts, pictures and other items.





During the day, guest

speakers and special tours are scheduled. In addition, local historical and

genealogical groups will be available. Participants can enjoy lunch upstairs in

the Dining Commons.

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This unique Upcountry

family history event continues to grow, thanks to funding from the Pickens

County Accommodation Tax, and is sponsored by the Birchwood Center for Arts and

Folklife, Old Pendleton District Genealogical Society, Southern Wesleyan

University, Central Heritage Society, Faith Clayton Family Research Center, Pickens

County Historical Society, Pickens County Museum of Art and History, Pickens

County Library, Anderson County Genealogical Society and Pendleton District

Commission.





            For more information or to reserve a table, contact the

Birchwood Center or Ken Blakeney at kblakeney@live.com

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