The Boone Society, Inc. Reunion July 31-August 4, 2002
Wilsonville, Oregon (near Portland)
Plans (now only seven months ahead) are as follows:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 31__Registration and check in. Evening barbecue and
entertainment at Boone’s Ferry Park
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1__ Dr. Jim Tompkins, Oregon History Instructor at Clackamas
Community College, will be our tour guide for a bus trip on the Columbia
River Gorge portion of the Oregon Trail. We will stop at Multnomah Falls,
around Mt. Hood, and will have lunch at Timberline Lodge at the base of the
mountain. We will then travel west down Laurel Hill where wagons, oxen,
horses and emigrants were lowered by rope. Prior to 1846, travel to the
Willamette Valley was by the Columbia River, a treacherous and dangerous
route. Some of Jim Tompkins’ ancestors came this way.
_After dinner, there will be an evening program at which we will be honored
by the presence of William Cannon, the only Revolutionary War soldier buried
in Oregon. William is portrayed by Tom Laidlaw (actor, writer, historian and
master storyteller) who holds a BS Degree in Theater Arts from Portland State
University. Tom has been a volunteer blacksmith and interpreter at Ft.
Vancouver, WA for five years.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 __A day trip to the Oregon Coast (Boone Island and Boone
Point, etc.) where Daniel's great grandson, George Luther Boone (the great
grandfather of two of the Reunion Committee members), settled on Yaquina Bay
after coming to Oregon in 1848. The return route will be via one of the Boone
Homesteads, Salem (the state capitol) and several Boone Historical markers.
_After dinner, Rochelle Cochran will present a program for historian Ken
Kamper detailing his work with the Daniel Boone and Frontier Families
Association, the many Boone sites in Missouri and efforts to protect and
preserve Boone history and locations.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3__A Morning tour of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in
Oregon City.
__The Boone Society Annual Meeting will be held after lunch.
__The Reunion Banquet and special entertainment will be In the evening.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 4__Farewell Champagne Brunch.
It is not too early to reserve your lodging, so feel free to register now by
dialing
1-800-HOLIDAY
Lodging Information:
HOLIDAY INN SELECT, 25425 Southwest 95th. Avenue (bordered by Boones
Ferry Road) Wilsonville (formerly Boonesville/Boones Landing), Oregon
97070
Phone: 503-570-8500 (Wilsonville Holiday Inn Select)
Web Site:
holidayinnselect.pdx.citysearch.com
To register:
www.hiselect.com\wilsonvilleor or call 1-800-HOLIDAY
Room rates: $59/day - includes tax, single or double occupancy/children
12 yrs. or younger FREE (best rates ever - actually a 38% discount from
their regular rate!)
Meal Information:
All meals (11 total) will be included in the reunion registration fee
Registration Fee:
Explorer & Life Members $179 per person
Individual & Family Members $199 per person
Nonmembers $219 per person
It is not too early to reserve your lodging, so feel free to register now by
dialing 1-800-HOLIDAY
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questions about the fourth Boone Society, Inc. Reunion. Please leave an
explanation of the information you are requesting and your name, e-mail
address and/or "real" address, so we can contact you.
THIS IS FOR REUNION INFORMATION ONLY!!
Information presented by
The Oregon Boone Society Reunion Committee
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