>From: Jweaver300@aol.com >Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 23:39:15 EDT >Subject: TNJOHNSO-L: Ashe Co., NC Bicentennial Celebration >To: nc-new-river@rootsquest.com, va-grayson@rootsquest.com, > tnjohnso-l@rootsquest.com, va-roots-l@vsla.edu, > nc-sc-roots-l@listserv.indiana.edu >X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 14 >Sender: owner-tnjohnso-l@rootsquest.com >Reply-To: tnjohnso-l@rootsquest.com > >Hi folks > >Just got the following information from Lonnie Jones, President of the Ashe >Co., NC Historical Society about their upcoming weekend. > >Here is the schedule: > >Ashe Family History Weekend > >Thursday October 14th 1999 >5:30 -The Railroad in Ashe County-Doug McGuinn-presenter >6:30-History of Todd NC-Joe Morgan >7:30- Introduction to Ashe County Genbealogy Resources-Dallas and Sandra >Lassen > >Friday October 15th 1999 >5:30 Ashe County Library Resources for Genealogist-Library Staff >6:30 Music of the Old Days- Arvill Scott and friends >7:30 The Civil War in Ashe County-Jeff Weaver > >Saturday October 16th 1999 >9:00 Ashe County History-An Overview- Panel discussion-Jeff Weaver, Clarice >Weaver, Burl Fowler, Lonnie Jones and others >10:00 Ashe County- Religion-Jim Thompson >11:00 Toys, Games, Entertainment in Historical Ashe County-Ms. Caroline >Blackburn > >12:00 Ashe County Churches- Their History-Jeff Weaver > > >12:00-3:00 Genealogy Swap Meet- An opportunity to meet those you talk to by >mail, >by internet, long lost cousins, cousins you have never met. Put a face with >that >last E-mail. Bring Information, Books, letters, Pictures and yourself to this >opportunity to swap, show off and talk. > >Sunday October 17th > >Local Churches will be offering the opprotunity to listen to old time music. >shape note singing, dress as your ancestors did and worship somewhat as they >did. > >A list of churches participating will be available on Saturday the 16th. > >This entire weekend is in conjunction with the Ashe County Heritage Festival >which will be going on all week (11th-17th) at the Old Ashe Central High >School >site. A array of displays on county history will be there for all to view >along >with many other scheduled activities for the family. > >If any of you are coming from a distance, and need accomodations, Eldreth's >Motel in Jefferson is close to the meeting site. There is also a Nation's >Inn in West Jefferson, and other motels around, several in Boone which is >about 30 miles out; a couple in Mountain City, TN, which is also about 30 >miles out, and several in Galax which is about 45 miles away. > >I know some of you don't know where Ashe Central High School is, so will make >it as simple as possible. For those coming from the North, Take I-81, exit >on State Route 16 at Marion, follow it south, crossing the state line, follow >about 10 miles (after crossing the state line), to Ashe Central School road >on the left. > >For those coming from the South, get on NC Route 16 in Wilkesboro, follow to >the top of the mountain, and follow to east Jefferson. At this point Route >16 turns north, turn right at East Jefferson, follow to the second road to >the right, turn right, school will be about 1/2 mile on the right. > >For those coming from West Jefferson, take NC Route 88/221 North. This road >merges with NC16 at East Jefferson. Take NC Route 16 (turn left at East >Jefferson), follow to the second road to the right, and as above. > >I hope to be there, will be the large fat one with a beard. :-) > >Warm regards >Jeff Weaver > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The Original Johnson County, TN Genealogy Page http://www.tiac.net/users/mkatzman/jct/johnmain.html American Local History Network (ALHN) http://www.rootsquest.com/~amhisnet/index.html