Chestnut Ridge Cousins Announce 2004 Reunion Plans Family research and family treasures will be the focus of the third annual Chestnut Ridge Cousins reunion on June 11-12 in Lynchburg, Tenn. "We have changed our reunion time from fall to early summer to make it possible for more family groups to attend," said Bobby Prosser, of Dickson, president of the association. All sessions will be held at the Masonic Lodge. "We hope everyone with links to Chestnut Ridge will mark their calendars and join us as we learn more about our pioneer ancestors. This is a great opportunity, too, to bring those 'mystery photographs' we all have-and maybe this year find out just who that unknown cousin is," Prosser said. A barbecue supper and informal reception kick off the reunion on Friday night, when Bill Thomas, former Moore County executive, will welcome the group to Lynchburg and the Lodge. After the Saturday morning business meeting, Russell O'Neal, past president of the Lincoln County Genealogical Society, will share the results of his research of his own families in the area. With no formal program scheduled for the afternoon, members are invited to display family photographs and heirlooms and to exchange family trees and other information. Dr. Patricia West, a Ridge descendant and a website designer in St. Louis, Mo., will be the featured speaker at the Saturday night dinner. "I must be kin to nearly everyone in Middle Tennessee," West said. Her talk, "True or False? Verifying Your Sources," will offer guidelines on using the Internet to uncover genealogical information as well as ways to make sure that the "facts" uncovered are true. The Chestnut Ridge Cousins association, with about 75 members from 15 states, is open to everyone. "We especially welcome descendants of the pioneer families who settled in the early 1800s in the hills and hollows where Lincoln, Bedford, Marshall, and Moore counties come together," Prosser said. For membership information or to register for the reunion, contact Polly Prosser Dodson, in Shelbyville, at (931) 685-4495, or see the association's website, www.chestnutridgecousins.org. Jesus is my rock! If you would like to know him also, visit: http://www.godssimpleplan.org/gsps.html Visit my webpage! http://www.sorrellsgenealogy.com Middle TN Cousins visit: http://www.chestnutridgecousins.org Our hobby: http://www.indiancreekproductions.com Searching East TN families: ALEXANDER,ANDERSON,BRADBURN,BROOKS,BUIE,CLARK,CLAIBORNE, COLEMAN,CRONDAS,DICKSON,ELLEDGE,EVANS,FARMER,HODGE/S, INGLE,JAMES,LINN,LORD,McGHOILL,McINTIRE,McLEAN,MORECROFT, PAINE/PAYNE,RANDLES,RHODES,SANDRIDGE,TEAGUE,and THURMAN Searching Middle TN families: ALEXANDER,ALLEN,ANDERSON,BLALOCK,BOURLAND,BRENTS,BROWNE, BURNES,CLAYTON,CONNALY,CONWELL,CORDING,COX,CREIGHTON, CRITTENDEN,DAVIDSON,DAWSON,DEAL,FREEMAN,GALLAGHER, GILBERT,GLIDEWELL,GRAHAM,HARRELL,HAWKINS,HAYES,HILL, HOLLAND,KING,LAMBERT,LANDIN,LISTON,MARSH,MAXWELL, McADAMS,McCANDLESS,McKNITT,McWHORTER,MEALER,MILLINGTON, NASH,REDD,REESE,ROBERTS,RUSSELL,RYALLS,SCOTT,SIMPSON, SMITH,SORRELL/S,TOLLY,TRENT,WAGSTER,WALLACE, WHITE,WHITLOW,WHITSETT,and WILSON