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The 4th Annual Gathering of Descendants June 23, 2018
  • Author Sue Kelly Ballard (center) shares informaiton with visitors.Author Sue Kelly Ballard (center) shares informaiton with visitors.
  • Foundation Member Bill Copher shares his family storiesFoundation Member Bill Copher shares his family stories
  • Sandy Stults of The Bluegrass Heritage Museum and Author Henry Enoch talk with visitorsSandy Stults of The Bluegrass Heritage Museum and Author Henry Enoch talk with visitors
  • Author Neal Hammon was in the Boone Society BoothAuthor Neal Hammon was in the Boone Society Booth
  • The Madison County Historical Society and The Society of Boonesborough shared a spaceThe Madison County Historical Society and The Society of Boonesborough shared a space
  • John Fox of the Friends of Boone Trace talked not only of the families but of the land the settlers traversed to arrive in KentuckyJohn Fox of the Friends of Boone Trace talked not only of the families but of the land the settlers traversed to arrive in Kentucky
  • The Fort Boonesborough Foundation sold Descendants T-ShirtsThe Fort Boonesborough Foundation sold Descendants T-Shirts
  • An overall look at the eventAn overall look at the event

The 4th annual Gathering of Descendants brought visitors from as far away as California and included 2 bus loads of visitors from the Boone Society who were holding their bi-annual meeting in Lexington Kentucky this year.

Visitors could learn about and share their genealogy with the groups set up in the center of the fort. From historical societies to authors everyone present had an interest in the early settlers. Their was also a shuttle to take visitors down to the original fort site.

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Groups exhibiting at the fort::
Madison County Historical Society
Society of Boonesborough
Friends of Boone Trace
Bluegrass Heritage Museum
Clark County Historical Society
Author Harry Enoch
Kentucky Genealogical Society
Chenault Family
Callaway Family
French Family
Author Joan Mayer
Author Randell Jones
Boonesborough DAR
The Boone Society
      (including Author Neal Hammon)
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New to the event this year was The Callaway Family Association. Along with a wide assortment of books and articles was the family crest painted by one of the members.

The Richard Callaway family was as well known as the Boone family on the early frontier. It was the Callaway daughters Fanny and Betsey Callaway that were with Jemima Boone when captured from the river outside the fort by Indians in 1775.

The original Fort Boonesborough was built by Daniel Boone and his men in 1775
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