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The Governor of West Virginia, County Commissioners of Harrison, Lewis and Upshur Counties declared these days as Jackson Heritage Days in celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Immigration of John and Elizabeth Cummins Jackson.
We started out the celebration with a reception at Nancy Ann Jackson's home in Clarksburg on Friday evening of August 14th for the people in town early.
Saturday August 15th at 10:30 AM, the Jackson Brigade, Inc. held our annual business meeting at Jubilee Pavillion at Jackson's Mill. This was followed by a memorial service for those who died this last year. At noon we all sat down to a catered lunch of chicken, hot dogs, hamburgers, coleslaw, baked beans, potato salad, watermelon, cantaloupe, punch and coffee. Good food and good conversation! A great time to renew friendships.
Saturday night, the Jackson Brigade, Inc. held a banquet in Clarksburg.
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At the banquet, Nancy A. Jackson and Linda Brake Meyers gave out certificates of appreciation and awards for literary excellence pertaining to the Jackson family. In attendance and receiving awards were authors John C. Jackson (Shadows in the Tetons), John M. Jackson (Veterans Roll of Honor), Stephen W. Brown (Voice of the New West: John G. Jackson, His Life and Times) and Nancy A. Jackson and Linda Brake Meyers (Colonel Edward Jackson 1759-1828 Revolutionary Soldier).
Nancy A. Jackson was the keynote speaker. She spoke on the accomplishments and trials of John and Elizabeth Jackson and each of their eight children.
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The highlight was when Patty Looman played her hammer dulcimer. Not only was Patty's playing superb, she eloquently spoke on the history of the ducimer and the tunes she played.
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Sunday morning, Nancy gave seven of us a tour of Clarksburg where John and Elizabeth Cummins Jackson and their son George Jackson had lived around the turn of the eighteenth century.
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On Sunday at 2:00, we unveiled a Revolutionary War Marker at John Jackson's gravesite in the Historic Jackson Cemetery in Clarksburg.
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The State Color Guard for the Sons of the American Revolution paraded and stood guard at the grave markers of John and Elizabeth Cummins Jackson. Dollie Bassel, of the Stonewall Jackson Civic Club, Clarksburg, gave a brief talk about the preservation and restoration of the Jackson Cemetery. She made the first public announcement of a multi-million dollar master plan to restore the Jackon Cemetery. This was followed by brief remarks by Nancy A. Jackson on the role of John and Elizabeth Jackson during the American Revolutionary War. After the Ceremory, all were invited to a reception at the Stealey-Goff-Vance House which houses the Harrison Co. Historical Museum.
The Silent Auction was a big success with over twenty items for bid!
We had over 80 attendees from as far away as Alaska, Washington State, Oregon, Florida and Louisiana.