April 25-30 is designated Hisotry Week in Fentress County, TN with a day of Roundup on Saturday the 30th. There will be activities throughout the week related to the theme The Civil War in Fentress County in commemoration of the Sesquicentennial Celebration of the beginning of the Civil War. Tuesday and Wednesday there will be a demonstration and display of the Secret Quilt Code used in the mid-eighteen hundreds to assist runaway slaves. Activities will take place in the York Elementary School Library on Tuesday and Wednesday during the day for students. Beginning at 6:00 on Tuesday evening the public is invited to attend. Sessions will last about 1-1/2 hours. Starting at 1 pm on Wednesday at the Court house, 3 historical buildings that are over 100 years old each will be identified with historic markers. A brief history of each building will be given at the ceremony. A Seminar on "Finding Your Civil War Ancestors" will occur at 1 pm Thursday in the conference room of the library. On Friday evening at 6 pm a workshop will be held at the Latter Day Saints Church on using York's Fentress County database with opportunity to see if your ancestors are in the database. Throughout the week Monday - Friday, the "Ye Ole Jail Museum" will be having an open house across from the courthouse. The Roundup on Saturday is from 9 am -3 pm, with about 10 author displays, three neighboring historical society displays, two visiting Civil War Veterans groups who will tell stories and explain weapons, show artifacts, etc., and 30-40 historical society Civil War related displays. Free lunch, drinks and snacks to registered attenders. We invite everyone to consider coming out to view displays, listen to demonstrations and stories, and talk Civil War with others present. This is our 21st year to have the Roundup, and it all just keeps getting better. Willie R. Beaty, President FENTRESS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 931-879-7622 / 931-510-9349 wbeaty@twlakes.net Fentress County Historical Society "Collecting and Preserving the Heritage and History of Fentress County since 1968."

Where is the round-up on Sat.? --- On Sat, 4/23/11, Willie R. Beaty <wbeaty@twlakes.net> wrote: From: Willie R. Beaty <wbeaty@twlakes.net> Subject: [TNMORGAN] FENTRESS COUNTY HISTORY WEEK & ROUNDUP To: "Fentress Mail List" <TNFENTRE-L@rootsweb.com>, "Overton County List" <TNOVERTO-L@rootsweb.com>, "PICKETT COUNTY LIST" <TNPICKET-L@rootsweb.com>, "SCOTT COUNTY LIST" <TNSCOTT@rootsweb.com>, "MORGAN COUNTY LIST" <TNMORGAN@rootsweb.com>, "Willie R. Beaty" <wbeaty@twlakes.net>, "Wanda Tompkins" <fctrustee@twlakes.net>, "Turk Baz" <wdeb@twlakes.net>, "Stella Winningham" <stellarae2@yahoo.com>, "Sarah Patton Copley" <scopley60@twlakes.net>, "Ronald Dishman" <dishman@twlakes.net>, "Richard Pierce" <rp1616@hotmail.com>, "Nancy Cooper" <nancylouisecooper@rocketmail.com>, "Myra Smith" <genie2_38556@yahoo.com>, "Milly Piros" <mpiros1120@aol.com>, "Lorene Cargile" <cargilel@twlakes.net>, "Linda Norman" <lindasnorman@gmail.com>, "Leslie Pullins" <pullins@twlakes.net>, "Lea Roberts" <leacroberts@gmail.com>, "Kenny & Sheri Stilts" <kws06@twlakes.net>, "Kathy Williams" <tkswilliams@twlakes.net>, "Joel Queenor Peavyhouse" <jpvhouse@comcast.net>, "Joe and Barbara" <joepile@twlakes.net>, "Jill Hicks" <Mzkitey1@aol.com>, "Jewelene Hinds" <jrainshinds@hotmail.com>, "Jennie Jones" <jbbooher@hotmail.com>, "Janice B. Lee" <janblee@twlakes.net>, "Jan York" <janmyork828@yahoo.com>, "Helen Sells" <hjsells@hotmail.com>, "Gerri Goodwin" <gerrigoodwin@tds.net>, "Geraldine Moody" <rgmoody62@yahoo.com>, "Faye Stephens" <fentress@titlesearcher.com>, "Eileen Weaver" <ecc35@juno.com>, "Doug Patton" <pattonins@twlakes.net>, "Dianna Albertson" <mstracker11@gmail.com>, "Denver Hicks" <hicksdl@highland.net>, "Charles Moles" <cbmoles@verizon.net>, "Bruce E York" <bruceyork1243@yahoo.com>, "Bill Bowden" <fencourier@twlakes.net>, "Alice Kirby" <seniordir@twlakes.net>, "Claudia Johnson" <sypfdirector@gmail.com>, "Leann Smith" <leanns@jamestowntn.org> Date: Saturday, April 23, 2011, 2:15 PM April 25-30 is designated Hisotry Week in Fentress County, TN with a day of Roundup on Saturday the 30th. There will be activities throughout the week related to the theme The Civil War in Fentress County in commemoration of the Sesquicentennial Celebration of the beginning of the Civil War. Tuesday and Wednesday there will be a demonstration and display of the Secret Quilt Code used in the mid-eighteen hundreds to assist runaway slaves. Activities will take place in the York Elementary School Library on Tuesday and Wednesday  during the day for students. Beginning at 6:00 on Tuesday evening the public is invited to attend. Sessions will last about 1-1/2 hours. Starting at 1 pm on Wednesday at the Court house, 3 historical buildings  that are over 100 years old each will be identified with historic markers. A brief history of each building will be given at the ceremony. A Seminar on "Finding Your Civil War Ancestors" will occur at 1 pm Thursday in the conference room of the library. On Friday evening at 6 pm a workshop will be held at the Latter Day Saints Church on using York's Fentress County database with opportunity to see if your ancestors are in the database. Throughout the week Monday - Friday, the "Ye Ole Jail Museum" will be having an open house across from the courthouse. The Roundup on Saturday is from 9 am -3 pm, with about 10 author displays, three neighboring historical society displays, two visiting Civil War Veterans groups who will tell stories and explain weapons, show artifacts, etc., and 30-40 historical society Civil War related displays. Free lunch, drinks and snacks to registered attenders. We invite everyone to consider coming out to view displays, listen to demonstrations and stories, and talk Civil War with others present. This is our 21st year to have the Roundup, and it all just keeps getting better. Willie R. Beaty, President FENTRESS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 931-879-7622 / 931-510-9349 wbeaty@twlakes.net Fentress County Historical Society "Collecting and Preserving the Heritage and History of Fentress County since 1968." ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNMORGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

If I am reading this correctly, the round up is in Fentress Co. in the area of the court house and York Elementary School Library. Maybe Jamestown?? I am not familiar with Fentress Co. I have emailed the person in charge and asked for better directions....will let everyone know when I hear something. Julie On 4/26/2011 2:44 PM, johnetta england wrote: > Where is the round-up on Sat.? > > > > > April 25-30 is designated History Week in Fentress County, TN with a day of Roundup on Saturday the 30th. > > There will be activities throughout the week related to the theme The Civil War in Fentress County in commemoration of the Sesquicentennial Celebration of the beginning of the Civil War. > > Tuesday and Wednesday there will be a demonstration and display of the Secret Quilt Code used in the mid-eighteen hundreds to assist runaway slaves. Activities will take place in the York Elementary School Library on Tuesday and Wednesday during the day for students. Beginning at 6:00 on Tuesday evening the public is invited to attend. Sessions will last about 1-1/2 hours. > > Starting at 1 pm on Wednesday at the Court house, 3 historical buildings that are over 100 years old each will be identified with historic markers. A brief history of each building will be given at the ceremony. > > A Seminar on "Finding Your Civil War Ancestors" will occur at 1 pm Thursday in the conference room of the library. > > On Friday evening at 6 pm a workshop will be held at the Latter Day Saints Church on using York's Fentress County database with opportunity to see if your ancestors are in the database. > > Throughout the week Monday - Friday, the "Ye Ole Jail Museum" will be having an open house across from the courthouse. > > The Roundup on Saturday is from 9 am -3 pm, with about 10 author displays, three neighboring historical society displays, two visiting Civil War Veterans groups who will tell stories and explain weapons, show artifacts, etc., and 30-40 historical society Civil War related displays. Free lunch, drinks and snacks to registered attenders. > > We invite everyone to consider coming out to view displays, listen to demonstrations and stories, and talk Civil War with others present. This is our 21st year to have the Roundup, and it all just keeps getting better. > > Willie R. Beaty, President > FENTRESS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY > 931-879-7622 / 931-510-9349 > wbeaty@twlakes.net > > Fentress County Historical Society > "Collecting and Preserving the Heritage and History of Fentress County since 1968." >

OK, for those interested, here is a l ink to the newspaper in Fentress Co. If you scroll down the page you will find all kinds of details about their event. http://www.fentresscouriernews.com/ Julie