Harley.... Just wanted to touch base with you. I'll be in Marietta July 1-5 for the Varnum celebration. Renting me a colonial costume for the events. I can't wait. DEB Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net Historical Marietta, Ohio on MySpace http://www.myspace.com/historicalmariettaohio ----- Original Message ----- From: "HARLEY DAKIN" <hpdakin@sbcglobal.net> To: "Washington County Rootsweb" <OHWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 10:02 AM Subject: [OHWashin] Williamson Family Reunion > > 7 th Annual Williamson Reunion > > Scheduled for St. Marys , West Virginia, June 19 th 2010 > A Family Reunion for descendents of Samuel Williamson, (1688-1771) Is > scheduled for 9:00 AM Saturday June 19 th 2010, at Pleasants County Park, > Shelter 5 in St. Marys West Virginiai > The original descendents Samuel Williamson lived in Cumberland County > Pennsylvania, but many of his descendents from the Moses Williamson line > originated in Ohio County West Virginia and spread down the Ohio River to > the counties of Tyler ,Pleasants, Wirt and Wood counties in West Virginia > . Some descendents moved into Monroe and Washington counties in Ohio . > The Williamson family revived the reunion, which was popular in the > Friendly WV area in the early and mid 1900’s. The first Williamson reunion > of the Millennium was held in 2004 after a family researcher in New Mexico > =ublished the Williamson family history on the Web. The website > publication brought many descendents from throughout the US A , together > to discuss genealogy and as a result, the Williamson’s hold yearly > reunions to celebrate their family and common heritage. > If you are descended from the Williamson family or have the Williamson > surname and live in the Ohio Valley , you are most likely descended from > this family. You are encouraged to join the festivities at St. Mary’s and > share the joy Family fellowship and Genealogy. Activities planned for the > reunion include children’s games, genealogy exchange, covered dish and > tours of the local area. A fund raising auction is planned, attendees are > asked to bring items for auction and donations are appreciated. > > > For more information about the Williamson Reunion activities, contact: > > > Gary Williamson 1-(606) 298-3067 or email : evanglw@bellsouth.net > > David Williamson; (614) 921-8711; docwmson@sbcglobal.net > > Sheri Williamson; (740) 473-2536; gunnclan4@hotmail.com > > > Press Release Contact: > Harley Dakin, > 1-740-498-5636 > hpdakin@sbcglobal.net > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > To contact the OHWASHIN list administrator, send an email to > OHWASHIN-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the OHWASHIN mailing list, send an email to > OHWASHIN@rootsweb.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message