The Boone Society Reunion July 31-August 4, 2002
Tentative plans so far (a year ahead of time) are as follows:
1- Thursday, Aug.1__ Dr. Jim Tompkins, Professor of Oregon History at
Portland State University, will be our tour guide for a bus trip on the
Columbia Gorge portion of the Oregon Trail. We will stop at Multnomah Falls
around Mt. Hood and at Timberline Lodge at the base of the mountain (we are
investigating a possible lunch there). We will then travel west down Laurel
Hill where wagons, oxen, horses and emigrants were lowered by rope. Previous
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.
2- For an evening program, we will be honored with the presence of William
Cannon, the only Revolutionary War soldier buried in Oregon, portrayed by Tom
Laidlaw- actor, writer, historian and master storyteller who holds a BS
Degree in Theater Arts from Portland State Univ. He has been a volunteer
blacksmith and interpreter at Ft. Vancouver, WA for five years.
3-A report on historian Ken Kamper’s work with the Daniel Boone and Frontier
Families Association will include their efforts to protect and preserve
Boone history and locations, as well as a program on the many Boone sites in
Missouri.
4-Friday, Aug. 2 __A trip to the Oregon Coast.
5- Saturday, Aug. 3__An afternoon tour of the Oregon Interpretive Center,
featuring Boone Memorabilia.
ANNOUNCING************ "THE BOONE BOX" ***************************
We are looking forward to answering your questions regarding the fourth Boone
Society, Inc. Reunion scheduled to be held in Wilsonville, Oregon (near
Portland) from July 31, 2002 - August 4, 2002.
Our personal BOONE Voice Mail Line will be at 1-503-682-5599 beginning on
October 1, 2001.
Please leave your name, e-mail address/or "real" address and an explanation
of what information you are requesting in order for us to contact you.
THIS IS FOR REUNION INFORMATION ONLY!!
It is not too early to reserve your lodging, so feel free to register now by
dialing 1-800-HOLIDAY.
Your Oregon Boone Society Reunion Committee