With the details pretty well set, here are the plans for the annual Pioneer Family Reunion. Only a little tweaking remains. But a reminder: If you're planning to attend the Satrurday dinner, your reservation is needed right away. PIONEER FAMILY REUNION The annual Pioneer Family Reunion ‹ once the state¹s largest and still one of the oldest spanning 76 years ‹ will be held for two days on Saturday Aug. 24 and Sunday Aug. 25 in Webster County. The Saturday events will be highlighted by a genealogy fair at the VFW Hall in Webster Springs. And the Sunday events will be focused around the annual picnic and family gathering at on the east side of WV Rt. 15 the family park 17 miles from Webster Springs and 14 miles from Valley Head, WV. The reunion was first held in 1926 as it evolved from gatherings following church services as the Hamrick-Gregory Reunion but it has been extended to include all families with roots among pioneer families in West Virginia . The growth of the internet ‹ and easier communication between individuals ‹ has led to the attraction of more and more people from out of state with roots in West Virginia. Everyone is invited to attend any of the events. The program will begin with a genealogy fair at the VFW on Back Fork Street in Webster Springs from 7 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Saturday. The genealogy fair will include representatives from the Pioneer Family History Preservation Society; the Webster County Historical Society; the Hackers Creek Pioneer Descendants; the Braxton County Library Archives; and any others who want to display or sell genealogical materials. Michael Henline, president of the Pioneer Society, said tables will be free, and everyone is invited to display family research material. There will be door prizes including two recently published books, ³A Pictorial History of Webster County² by Mark Romano and ³Gone but Not Forgotten,² an inventory and survey of Webster cemeteries by Henline. The day¹s events will be capped by a dinner at the Bergoo Community Center to begin about 7 p.m. with dinner to be served at 7:30 o¹clock. The dinner will feature oldtime story telling and singing, led by the Rev. Jim Hamrick of Harper¹s Ferry, WV, and the Rev. Charlene Hamrick of Rock Cave, WV. Advance reservations are required for the dinner at $20 per person. They may be obtained, if received soon enough, from Sharon Hamrick, 5501 Cardinal Drive, Orient, OH 43146; Telephone: 1-614-877-4009. Profits will be used for the preservation of Pioneer Family history. The Sunday events at the family park will begin at 10 a.m. with a service to be deliveed with introductions of those present; a service by the Rev. Charlene Hamrick in lieu of her late husband, the Rev. David Hamrick who died of a heart attack following an emergency fire run last Jan. 25 and then a long break for food and visiting on the grounds. The afternoon program will include a talk by Mark Romano about how he collected thousands of photographs and published a book; information about Henline¹s book; and information on the work of the Pioneer Family History Society. Konnie and Floyd Conrad of Kernersville, N.C., will furnish prizes to be raffled at the gathering on Sunday. Anna Dodrill, 79, who has never missed a reunion, has been asked to tell stories about early reunions and other storiess of bygone times. ################# For additonal information: Contact: Dan Hamrick 402 23rd Street NW Canton OH 44709-3818 330-454-2376 Email: danhamrick@earthlink.net Or: Michael Henline 49A Erbacon Road Cowen WV Phone: 304-226-0830