Arrghh Here I am in Seattle attending a Pitner reunion same day. I gotta get to work and get my split personality back in shape. Have fun Tony Appelget In God we trust Quoting Becky Applegate <becky_kato@yahoo.com>: > Well, nothing like the last minute to announce something, but I think > I just got this email yesterday. There is an Applegate reunion in > Oregon TOMORROW, August 6, in case you live in Oregon. Looks like > they will have CDs for sale with family interviews - well, you read > the message. Here are the details emailed to me: > > Howdy! > This is an update of Sunday's Applegate Reunion program and an > appeal for those of you who still aren't sure if you are coming or > not. Again the reunion will be at Champoeg State Park a couple of > exits south of Wilsonville on I-5. Signs will guide you to the park > less than 10 miles from the freeway exit. Once you enter the park, > ask the person in the entry booth how to get to Oak Grove picnic site > #4. (It's the site with the shelter.) Entrance to the park is $3 per > vehicle, no matter how many people are in your vehicle. > For you early birds, a pancake breakfast hosted by Frank Cunningham > will begin at 8:00 AM. The short family meeting starts at 10:00 AM > which will include old business, new business, any agenda items > anyone wants to add, and selection of officers for those organizing > next year's reunion. > At 11:00 the program begins. Our featured speaker is Leta > Neiderheiser who is writing a biography on Jesse Applegate. She will > talk on Jesse's political views, though as a knowledgeable historian, > I'm sure we'll probably be able to get her to answer questions on the > history of the family during those early days of Oregon. Frank > Cunningham will present information on the history of the area around > Champoeg including the French fur traders at nearby French Prairie. I > will talk a little about the meeting that was held at the park > location in 1843 that initiated the formation of the State of Oregon. > That, of course, was the same year that the Applegates came on the > large wagon train along the Oregon Trail from Missouri. The > Applegates spent their first winter in Oregon at the abandoned > Whitman Mission just a dozen or so miles south of the park, and set > up a ferry across the Willamette River at that site (that still > operates today!) > At 1:00 PM the potluck will begin. It will even be serenaded by > music. Please bring a main dish and either a salad or a dessert. > Some special opportunities will occur at this year's reunion. > Melody Dean will be bringing a scanner to copy any old family photos > you may have to add to the Applegate Family archive. So bring those > old family photo albums! Dave Bigler, a great, great, great grandson > of Lindsay Applegate will bring his digital video and audio setup to > record family stories. I know many people are sad that they didn't > write down or record stories from older relatives while they were > still alive, so we would like to start a family oral history project > to at least start to recording memories from the past. Dave recently > moved to Oregon from Colorado and is starting a business producing > professional quality wedding videos. He will record the speakers and > during the breaks (after breakfast, after the family meeting, after > the history presentations, and after the potluck) any stories you > would like to share with future generations of Applegates. So think > about those old stories you may have > heard as a kid from older relatives so we can save them! Dave will > even burn CDs of the program and interviews for those of you who want > your own copies for $25. (He can be reached on his website: > biglerproductions.com or at (503) 488-5896 if you have other family > events you want recorded.) > We will have the large family tree diagram made by Susan Applegate > for last year's reunion, so everyone can put on a sticker where they > fit on the family tree. While we are all pretty much aware of the > roots, trunk, and major branches of our family tree - as a family we > have not kept up very well with the current little branches and > apples out on the edge of our huge tree. I want to thank Melody Dean, > our computer angel, for updating the lists with phone numbers, > mailing addresses, and e-mail addresses of current living members. I > am hopeful that we can update our tree and list of current and newly > born members of the Applegate Family, so that for future reunions, > more Applegate descendants can be contacted. > Champoeg Park is a very large and beautiful historic park. In > addition to the visitors center museum (that comes free with park > admission), the Daughters of the American Revolution operate two > museums on site. One is the Pioneer Mother's Cabin on the river > nearby the pavilion and obelisk that marks the location where the > State of Oregon was founded, and the other is the Newell House > located just outside the park that houses an old school house, an old > jail, and other items from 150 years ago. Those museums have separate > entrance fees and are open from 1 to 5 PM. In addition the park has > on-going historic programs that people can attend in the afternoon. > One is a tour of the 1860's kitchen garden that is growing behind the > visitor's center. Another is a guided tour of the site of the town of > Champoeg that existed in the 1800's, but disappeared in 1861. That > tour begins near the Pioneer Mothers Cabin at 3:30. There are bike > trails and a dock (but no boat ramp), so bring > bicycles and canoes if you want to ride around the huge park or > paddle in the slow moving Willamette River. > I hope to see you Sunday at the reunion! > Tom Halferty, Applegate Family President for 2006 > > > Dan M <wb@wvi.com> wrote: > months are flying by and the Applegate list is sorta in linbo > How about Family lore week. > Where you can all tell family stories from the past. > > Dan M > > > ==== APPLEGATE Mailing List ==== > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > WELCOME TO THE APPLEGATE GENEALOGY GROUP > Rootsweb Host site > http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/a/p/APPLEGATE/ > To contact list owner APPLEGATE-admin@rootweb.com to unsubscribe > mailto:APPLEGATE-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > mailto:APPLEGATE-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. 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All the lists are being migrated the new service as you all should know from the announcements sent every one will be mailman - The new address for the list IS APPLEGATE@rootsweb.com All messages no longer require the dash - L. Any questions feel free to ask them. Dan M www.wvi.com/~wb http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Genealogy_Chat ----- Original Message ----- From: <mrapps@grandrapids-mn.com> To: <APPLEGATE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 11:55 AM Subject: Re: [APPLEGATE] Applegates in Oregon > Arrghh > > Here I am in Seattle attending a Pitner reunion same day. I gotta get > to work and get my split personality back in shape. > > Have fun > > Tony Appelget > > In God we trust > > > Quoting Becky Applegate <becky_kato@yahoo.com>: > > > Well, nothing like the last minute to announce something, but I think > > I just got this email yesterday. There is an Applegate reunion in > > Oregon TOMORROW, August 6, in case you live in Oregon. Looks like > > they will have CDs for sale with family interviews - well, you read > > the message. Here are the details emailed to me: > > > > Howdy! > > This is an update of Sunday's Applegate Reunion program and an > > appeal for those of you who still aren't sure if you are coming or > > not. Again the reunion will be at Champoeg State Park a couple of > > exits south of Wilsonville on I-5. Signs will guide you to the park > > less than 10 miles from the freeway exit. Once you enter the park, > > ask the person in the entry booth how to get to Oak Grove picnic site > > #4. (It's the site with the shelter.) Entrance to the park is $3 per > > vehicle, no matter how many people are in your vehicle. > > For you early birds, a pancake breakfast hosted by Frank Cunningham > > will begin at 8:00 AM. The short family meeting starts at 10:00 AM > > which will include old business, new business, any agenda items > > anyone wants to add, and selection of officers for those organizing > > next year's reunion. > > At 11:00 the program begins. Our featured speaker is Leta > > Neiderheiser who is writing a biography on Jesse Applegate. She will > > talk on Jesse's political views, though as a knowledgeable historian, > > I'm sure we'll probably be able to get her to answer questions on the > > history of the family during those early days of Oregon. Frank > > Cunningham will present information on the history of the area around > > Champoeg including the French fur traders at nearby French Prairie. I > > will talk a little about the meeting that was held at the park > > location in 1843 that initiated the formation of the State of Oregon. > > That, of course, was the same year that the Applegates came on the > > large wagon train along the Oregon Trail from Missouri. The > > Applegates spent their first winter in Oregon at the abandoned > > Whitman Mission just a dozen or so miles south of the park, and set > > up a ferry across the Willamette River at that site (that still > > operates today!) > > At 1:00 PM the potluck will begin. It will even be serenaded by > > music. Please bring a main dish and either a salad or a dessert. > > Some special opportunities will occur at this year's reunion. > > Melody Dean will be bringing a scanner to copy any old family photos > > you may have to add to the Applegate Family archive. So bring those > > old family photo albums! Dave Bigler, a great, great, great grandson > > of Lindsay Applegate will bring his digital video and audio setup to > > record family stories. I know many people are sad that they didn't > > write down or record stories from older relatives while they were > > still alive, so we would like to start a family oral history project > > to at least start to recording memories from the past. Dave recently > > moved to Oregon from Colorado and is starting a business producing > > professional quality wedding videos. He will record the speakers and > > during the breaks (after breakfast, after the family meeting, after > > the history presentations, and after the potluck) any stories you > > would like to share with future generations of Applegates. So think > > about those old stories you may have > > heard as a kid from older relatives so we can save them! Dave will > > even burn CDs of the program and interviews for those of you who want > > your own copies for $25. (He can be reached on his website: > > biglerproductions.com or at (503) 488-5896 if you have other family > > events you want recorded.) > > We will have the large family tree diagram made by Susan Applegate > > for last year's reunion, so everyone can put on a sticker where they > > fit on the family tree. While we are all pretty much aware of the > > roots, trunk, and major branches of our family tree - as a family we > > have not kept up very well with the current little branches and > > apples out on the edge of our huge tree. I want to thank Melody Dean, > > our computer angel, for updating the lists with phone numbers, > > mailing addresses, and e-mail addresses of current living members. I > > am hopeful that we can update our tree and list of current and newly > > born members of the Applegate Family, so that for future reunions, > > more Applegate descendants can be contacted. > > Champoeg Park is a very large and beautiful historic park. In > > addition to the visitors center museum (that comes free with park > > admission), the Daughters of the American Revolution operate two > > museums on site. One is the Pioneer Mother's Cabin on the river > > nearby the pavilion and obelisk that marks the location where the > > State of Oregon was founded, and the other is the Newell House > > located just outside the park that houses an old school house, an old > > jail, and other items from 150 years ago. Those museums have separate > > entrance fees and are open from 1 to 5 PM. In addition the park has > > on-going historic programs that people can attend in the afternoon. > > One is a tour of the 1860's kitchen garden that is growing behind the > > visitor's center. Another is a guided tour of the site of the town of > > Champoeg that existed in the 1800's, but disappeared in 1861. That > > tour begins near the Pioneer Mothers Cabin at 3:30. There are bike > > trails and a dock (but no boat ramp), so bring > > bicycles and canoes if you want to ride around the huge park or > > paddle in the slow moving Willamette River. > > I hope to see you Sunday at the reunion! > > Tom Halferty, Applegate Family President for 2006 > > > > > > Dan M <wb@wvi.com> wrote: > > months are flying by and the Applegate list is sorta in linbo > > How about Family lore week. > > Where you can all tell family stories from the past. > > > > Dan M > > > > > > ==== APPLEGATE Mailing List ==== > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > WELCOME TO THE APPLEGATE GENEALOGY GROUP > > Rootsweb Host site > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/a/p/APPLEGATE/ > > To contact list owner APPLEGATE-admin@rootweb.com to unsubscribe > > > mailto:APPLEGATE-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > > > mailto:APPLEGATE-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > > > > ============================== > > Search the US Census Collection. 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