Every year, a group of neighbors and local businesses host an event that is called the "Blackstone Ridge Country Gathering". The best description of this event is a big reunion of people who have ties, either present or past, to this area (western Upshur County). However, everyone is welcome.

There are great bandstand activities throughout the day, which include local musicians, a puppet show, a quilt auction, and guest speakers. A local Civil War group and an Old West group attend. Both groups are very knowledgeable about their time period and love to visit with all that attend.

Be sure to make plans to stay for the FREE bluegrass concert, starting at 6 P.M.

This year, the first annual Western Upshur County Research Weekend will be held during the gathering. We encourage anyone with roots in western Upshur County to come and set up a table to identify the families they are researching, along with their research, documents, and any pictures they are willing to share. This will make it easier to find other “kinfolk”. Also, we encourage anyone who has written books on the history of western Upshur County to bring them to sell. There is no charge to set up. It is a great way to meet others that share ones’ same interest. We will have several guest speakers that have done major research of the families in this area.

Pre-registration is required, for those that will be setting up tables, so the families that will be represented can be listed in our mail out and hand out brochures. The local newspaper helps make this possible, and they do a great job of promoting the event.

For more information, please feel free to email me at bsrmit@etex.net, or click on the graphic show above. We hope you will pass this information to others you know, who might be interested. They are invited to come and walk about, visiting with the researchers that are set up, or they can contact me to be listed as a participant. "The more the merrier."

This is just a day in the country, to kick back, relax, and have fun. This event started in 2004. The date is Saturday, April17th. There is no charge for attendance, and the general public is invited.

For more information and directions, please visit our websites:

www.momentsintimegallery.net

www.blackstoneridge.com