Good Morning Vashenan Listmates, I returned home late this past Wednesday night from New Market, Virginia after eight days, tired but happy. The flights up and back were perfect with no turbulence. Even the little plane from Washington Dulles to Shenandoah Regional at Weyers Cave was a good flight. There were six people on the plane. It only took a half an hour. The 2010 Bushong Reunion was a huge success with an attendance of 82. The weather was perfect all three days. Lena Fuller was our guest on Saturday morning and afternoon at the Battlefield and she brought her wonderful Atlas of the Northern Neck Land Grants for our people to see. On Friday afternoon the registration went well at the Quality Inn. The Southern Kitchen opened their doors on Friday night and we were all quickly seated. For that we are appreciative. On Saturday morning, after late registration, we gathered in the Hall of Valor theater for the welcoming and announcements. We viewed the movie "Field of Lost Shoes" and then the park staff and volunteers put on a very creative play, "Portraits of the Bushong Family," which everyone thoroughly enjoyed. It was different then 2008's reunion play and we would like to thank locals Benjamin Miller, Daniel Harmon, Kaitlyn Hunsberger, Julia Bivens, Nita Gibson, Scott Harris, Troy Marshall, Stacey Nadeau, and Evan Hunsberger for the great job they did. After the play, there was free time to explore the grounds until lunch in the barn. On Saturday night we held the dinner in a large tent next to the Bushong home. We entered through one door of the home, into the sitting room restored in Russell K. Bushong's honor (my late husband), and after viewing the room, exited the other door and into the tent where the dinner was held. The tables were very prettily decorated with fall arrangements and candles. The quilt was displayed behind the stage where Keith and Pat Gibson would perform. Janet and Stan Taber of Missouri won the door prize at the Saturday night dinner, a beautiful walking stick made from a branch of a tree growing on the Bushong property by Susie Desurrency, one of the park's employees. Richard and Bonnie Bushong of West Virginia won Betsy's quilt raffle and were thrilled to take the quilt home where it will be lovingly displayed on a wall of their master bedroom. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Shaffers of Woodstock did an excellent job with the food and the entertainment was great. The needle work sampler in memory of Russell K. Bushong was unveiled Saturday night and will be hung in the sitting room and Amanda Liskey was recognized with our gratitude for her beautiful needlework. Stacey Nadeau was recognized for drawing the design. Keith and Pat Gibson gave an excellent performance after the dinner. It was the best ever and everyone loved the singing, stories and humor and the personal touch that Keith and Pat do so well just for us. On Sunday morning Chaplin Jeff Burbank of Virginia and North Carolina did an excellent job of leading us in worship in the barn and the title of his talk was "Becoming a Person of Valor" using Judges 6:11-16 as his scripture. Hopefully if not deployed, Jeff will return in 2012 to lead us in worship once again. Sunday lunch was yummy. It was sad to see such a perfect Reunion come to an end but everyone is looking forward to the next Bushong Reunion 5, 6, & 7 October 2012. Hope to see you there. Pictures up soon on the Bushong Reunion website and we have added a few photos to the BUSHONG ANCESTORS album. Although we did not do much research this trip, we do have a few things to post of interest. Gloria Bushong