Jackson Brigade, Inc.
Jackson Brigade Reunion 2010
Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia and the Surrounding Area
August 6-8, 2010
Last Update October 3, 2009 (Minor Corrections)
The 2010 Jackson Brigade Reunion will be held in Weston, Lewis County,
West Virginia
and the surrounding area with activities in Clarksburg, Beverly, Buckhannon,
and
Jackson's Mill.
Theme of the Reunion: Settlement of Western Virginia by the John and Elizabeth Cummins Jackson
family and the Role of the Jackson family in the formation of the State of
West Virginia.
Tentative Schedule from Reunion Chair Nancy Jackson. More details to follow. Mark your calendar and stay tuned!
- Friday August 6th
- Registration: Friday Afternoon 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. at
Historic Central
Shoppe, Clarksburg, WV. During these two hours, the Harrison County
Historical Society will host a reception with light snacks. Those registering
can pick up their packets and socialize in addition to browsing through this
unique craft shop located in an historic warehouse.
- Bus tour of Clarksburg: We load on a bus at 5 p.m. for a tour of
Clarksburg with David Houchin as our tour guide.
- Presentation by David Houchin: The tour ends at The Waldomore
on Pike Street where our tour guide will speak on the early settlement of
Clarksburg by the Jackson family and others.
- Saturday August 7th
- Drive to Beverly: 8:30 a.m. leave Weston area by car and drive to
Beverly, WV. The plan is to stop at the
Pringle Tree near
Buckhannon on the way.
- Tour of Historic Houses in Beverly: Tour of several historic houses
in Beverly including the Laura
Jackson Arnold house, the house when General
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson's sister lived.
- Rich Mountain Battlefield Center: Tour
Rich Mountain Battlefield Center
in Beverly, WV.
- Leave Beverly: 4 p.m.
- Late Registration: 5 p.m. HCPD Library in Horner.
- Jackson Brigade Business Meeting: 5 p.m. HCPD Library in Horner.
- Banquet at HCPD Library in Horner: 7 p.m. After the meal, our
president Jane Hilder will speak on the life of Senator John Snyder Carlile. John was at
the forefront in the movement to create the state of West Virginia from
parts of Virginia. John Carlile's wife Mary Ellen Gittings was a
great granddaughter of George Jackson and Elizabeth Brake. Our speaker Jane
is a great-great granddaughter of John Snyder Carlile.
- Sunday August 8th
- Hackers Creek Tour in Morning: Tour by Joy Stalnaker and Nancy
Jackson with emphasis on encounters with
Indians, Weston as it relates to Jackson Descendants and ending with
the tour at Jackson's Mill where "Stonewall" worked as a child.
Page maintained by Dan Hyde, hyde at bucknell.edu Last update
October 3, 2009
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Jackson
Brigade, Inc.
c/o Jane Carlile Hilder
5707 Norton Rd.
Alexandria, VA 22303