The Annual Clark-Sorensen will take place Sunday, July 20th 12:30 p.m. at Crown Park, Camas, WA - Camas is near Portland, OR. This Reunion has been going on since 1934, or 69 yrs at various places not far from the Columbia River along the Gorge. I got wind of it when I discovered my Clark Family in 1983 by sending a letter to the Postmaster at Lyle, WA which was the nearest place to what had been named Hartland, WA and had a post office, turn of the former century - the post office bldg became a small chicken coop in time. Hartland, which is 12 mi. NE of Lyle WA (not far from LaDalles, OR) was better known to its farming population as HIGH PRAIRIE. When I discovered my CLARK Fam. branches, I was invited to the 1983 Reunion of the Clark-Sorensen gathering. There I met say 120 persons most of whom were related to me via the various intermarriages. They knew nothing of my Father, Grandfather, my Great Grandfather, but they all knew about my Great Great Grandfather Jason S. CLARK who was their common ancestral tie - the one who brought the genes from Indiana to OREGON in 1847 and who by 1865 had migrated to White River Valley, now Kent WA just South of Seattle. Jason Squire CLARK, or Jason S. Clark lived variously in White River Valley where he'd homsteaded; 15 yrs in Portland where he ran a grocery business, and the bulk of his later years at Lyle, WA and especially at HIGH PRAIRIE. Today, this HIGH PRAIRIE once again has risen from history as a farming community high in the rattlesnake hills above Lyle on the Columbia River 12 mi. NE up into the rolling hills, farming communities of old. Thanks to a group of People who have taken pride in their history, and their quaint area to produce a fine newspaper filled with pioneer nostalgia, spirit, and concerns of the people who populate the sparse community. You may like to avail yourselves of this nostalgia and feeling of the old farm life and spirit of a community that has infested the area for many years. There is the Lone Pine Cemetary (sic.- but I wouldn't change it !!!-CC) where Jason S. Clark is buried with a tall granite oblisk with his name and those of his offspring included. Indians (now called Nat. Amers.) are buried up there nearby and it is the site of a genuine pioneer cemetery from the 1800s. Avail youselves of this nostalbia by visiting http://www.highprairie.us Look at the various screens of pictures, history, copies of The High Prairian newspaper with contributions of various writers, authors, poets, etc. Those maps showing Clark designations of land are all my relatives; and quite a bit of history re the Clarks, and their neighbors are included. Read about Jason S(quire)CLARK, Oregon Trail Pioneer who was my Great Great Grandfather, who lived to be a ripe old age, had a large family, 3 wives, no divorces and was a very devout man. His ancestry want continuously back along a very long Line of Clarks to James CLARK one of the Founders of New Haven Colony, CT in 1637 London to MA; 1638 CT with Rev. John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton leaders of the group who came over on the HECTOR - brig from London because of religious persecution in 1637. I cannot attend the Clark - Sorensen Reunion again this year as it is too far to travel. But I will picture that many relatives gathering for the prayer meeting- the many elderly there- and the many young children who have become a part of the annual get together. I would have been the only male with the Clark surname among them, as the others have passed on, but there will be a number of Clark ladies who have married out of the name, and who look forward to each year's event. I will miss seeing many of my Cousins who attend and whom have passed much genealogy to me as I have passed much of mine with them. Do take a look at http://www.highprairie.us Thanks and appreciation go to all who contribute to this site. Douglas and Dona Taylor have graciously contacted me and they are good friends of my Cousin in Lyle, Nada McMurrin who is active in history, Lone Pine Cemetary (sic.!) up in rattlesnake country at High Prairie. I am so fortunate to have availed myself of these people - related to me and not related to me who have kept contact with me and have provided me with fuel for my genealogy interests. Carroll in Snohomish * * * 30 * * *