National Allison Family Reunion
front row--left to right:
Mrs. Janice Bates, wife of Consul General Micheal Bates
Mrs. Janice Allison Jones, wife of Chief Leon Jones
back row--left to right:
Congressman Charles Taylor
Mr. Micheal Allison, President,
National Allison (Allanson) Family Association
Chief Leon Jones, Principal Chief,
Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation
Her Majesty's Consul General, Mr. Micheal Bates, O.B.E.
Mr. Jimmy Harris, Mayor of Brevard, NC.
at the 2002 National Allison Family Reunion
Weekend of October 18
Brevard, North Carolina
Main events Brevard College campus
Deep in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains during the glory of autumn
An annual event of the National Allison (Allanson) Family Association founded in Brevard, NC, October 19, 1996
A celebration of history and heritage featuring for 2003 a special event --
The 345th Anniversary Heritage Hoedown!
The milepost anniversary commemorates the founding of the family in the New World by Londoner Thomas Allanson/Allison, Lord of Christian Temple Manor (1639-1684), a Gentleman of London, England and Charles County, Maryland.
Events begin Friday October 17 and continue through the evening of Saturday, October 18.
Note: this announcement will be updated over the coming months as planning continues. At this early date, only a small portion of the exciting plans are finalized. Much more to come!
Special historical exhibits by our esteemed reunion event partners:
The British Government Mountain Heritage Center Cradle of Forestry in America Interpretive Association Mountain Gateway Museum Historic Johnson Farm Henderson County Historical and Genealogical Society and others to be announcedFriday, October 17 evening events include:
Welcome party with after dinner dessert party Family history seminar and workshopSaturday, October 18 daytime events include:
Elaborate main events with live heritage entertainment Historical displays presenting the last 502 years ofdocumented Allison family history
Pioneer life heritage exhibits Special VIP guest of honor and keynote speaker to be announced closer to date
Special guest Michael Bates, OBE, Her Majesty's Consul General
Special guest the Honorable Leon Jones, Principal Chief, Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians
Catered luncheon Memorial service with pipe and drum concertSaturday evening events include:
345th anniversary Heritage Hoedown Pig Pickin' (pig roast) dinner dance -- a fully catered feast! And an evening full of entertainment and dancing the night awayHeritage entertainment presented by
Hogtown Squealers, Western North Carolina premiere old-time string bandSouthern Mountain Fire Cloggers, an exciting, fast-paced show by Western North Carolina's leading dance troop.
The BuckinghamsPipapelli Pipe BandAnd much, much more!Note: The reunion is a private event of the National Allison (Allanson) Family Association, produced by the dues-paying members of the organization, but all Allison family members from all lines of the family, regardless of surname today, are cordially invited to attend as guests of the association. Guests are invited to attend all reunion events except for the family history seminars and workshops that are limited to current association members only. A membership table will be placed at the entrance to family history seminars and workshops for the benefit of new found family members who have yet to join the association and who would like to attend the seminars and workshops.
IMPORTANT: Attendance at all reunion events is strictly by advance reservation with advance meal payment. Sorry, no exceptions.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please note that the account of Allison family history published by W.C. Allen's "Annals of Haywood County" is severely flawed and contains fictitious claims. The Allisons of Haywood County are originally Marylanders who migrated first to Burke County (site that is today in McDowell County), North Carolina in the first decade of the 1800's. There they joined other Marylander Allisons who had already resettled there in an incremental move that began in ca. 1780 and continued for approximately 25 years. Within a short time, Hezekiah Allison and family migrated a short distance to the west into today's Haywood County. Allen's assumptions concerning our history have confused us with a totally unrelated Allison family of the Piedmont region with whom we share NO known ancestry or kinship whatsoever. As with all unsubstantiated claims we find, all claims put forth by W. C. Allen's book should be thoroughly researched in ORIGINAL RECORDS before acceptance of those claims as fact. For the sake of responsible handling of history, we are working hard to eradicate the flawed claims concerning our Allison family history.
Special discount reunion lodging packages are available at many area hotels and motels. Attendance for this huge heritage event is expected to be drawn from up to 40 states and Great Britain.
For more information about the association and the reunion please contact me direct.
Yours,
Micheal Allison
President
National Allison (Allanson) Family Association
Link to National Allison (Allanson) Family Association page
for 2002 reunion evening events
a talented Haywood County donor who wishes to remain anonymous.
� Copyright 2003 Micheal Allison