Photo by Ron Jackson
Sunday August 5, 2018 at Jackson’s Mill, WV.
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Directions to Jackson’s Mill and Map of Campus
On Sunday morning starting at 10 a.m., we had a guided tour of the Jackson’s Mill Historic Area. Normally, the fee is $7 per person but we were able to arrange the tour free for Jackson Brigade Reunion attendees. Our professional guide Joe Obidzinski did a great job tailoring his presentation to the group. We explained to him that many of our group were direct descendants of Colonel Edward Jackson, who founded Jackson’s Mill and that most of the rest of us were Jackson Family historians.
The Mary Conrad Cabin is the Visitor’s Center where the Historic Tour starts.
Waiting for the tour to start.
Waiting for the tour to start.
Our professional tour guide Joe Obidzinski speaks to our group.
Original group at the start of Joe’s speaking. It soon grew to over 30 Jackson Brigade members. 
The back part of the Mary Conrad Cabin. The front part is the Visitors’ Center/store.
The McWhorter Cabin
Inside McWhorter Cabin.
Inside McWhorter Cabin.
Inside McWhorter Cabin.
Inside McWhorter Cabin.
Inside McWhorter Cabin.
Inside McWhorter Cabin.
Front gate to McWhorter Cabin.
Sign for Cummins Jackson House.
Tablet recognizing Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson erected in September 1919. 
Tablet recognizing Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson. Photo by Jaxon Clark.
Closeup of Tablet recognizing Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson.
Gang in front of Colonel Edward Jackson’s Mill.
Gang in front of Colonel Edward Jackson’s Mill.
Remains of Colonel Edward Jackson’s dam near the mill.
Inside Colonel Edward Jackson’s Mill
Inside Colonel Edward Jackson’s Mill.
Model of Jackson’s Mill showing Colonel Edward Jackson’s Mill.
1889 picture of Colonel Edward Jackson’s Mill.
Inside Colonel Edward Jackson’s Mill.
Inside Colonel Edward Jackson’s Mill.
Inside Colonel Edward Jackson’s Mill.
Inside Colonel Edward Jackson’s Mill. Photographer unknown.
Joe talks with members of our group about the Blacksmith Shop.
Sign about Jackson Blacksmith Shop.
View looking out of the Blacksmith Shop. Photo by Scott Hyde.
View of inside the Blacksmith Shop.
View of inside the Blacksmith Shop. Photo by Linda Polley.
Blaker’s Mill built in 1795 moved to Jackson’s Mill and rebuilt in 1985-1993. 
Mill pond for Blaker’s Mill. Photo by Ron Jackson.
Mill pond for Blaker’s Mill. 
Dock on mill pond for Blaker’s Mill. 
Sign for Blaker’s Mill – a working gristmill.
Dan, Scott, and Mary Jane Hyde. Photo by Roger Robey using Dan’s camera.
Guide explaining operation of Blaker’s Mill. 
Guide explaining operation of Blaker’s Mill. Photo by Scott Hyde.
Wooden gears in Blaker’s Mill.
View of the McWhorter Cabin from Blaker’s Mill.
Sign about Jackson’s Mill. Photo by Ron Jackson
At noon we had a catered picnic lunch at the Rotary Pavilion on Jackson’s Mill 4 H grounds followed by Business Meeting and Memorial Service. The buffet-style picnic lunch consisted of hamburgers, hotdogs, BBQ chicken, baked beans, fruit salad, fresh fruit pies and ice cream with drinks of iced water, iced tea and lemonade.
Our sign on the Rotary Pavilion. Photo by Scott Hyde.
The gang digging into the food.
People going through the picnic lunch line.
At about 1 pm, Dan Hyde, President of the Jackson Brigade Corporation, started the Business Meeting. Jane Hilder, our Secretary, took minutes.
Draft of 2018 Business Meeting minutes (not officially approved).
After the Business Meeting, Judy Donohoo, from Carrollton, Texas, organized and ran the Memorial Service to honor John Jackson and Elizabeth Cummins’ descendants and their spouses who have passed since the last reunion in 2016.
Jackson Brigade Memorial Service Booklet 2018
The picnic, Business Meeting, and Memorial Service were over before 3 p.m. At the picnic we learned that the Jackson Family Association Reunions of 1922-1941 were held in the grove of trees just east of the swimming pool and labelled “Shelter in the Woods” on the map. After the picnic, Dan, Mary Jane, and Scott investigated the Shelter in the Woods area. We discovered that it is now part of the Disc Golf Course that is laid out on the campus.
Mary Jane and Scott at the entrance to the grove of trees just east of the swimming pool. 
The Shelter in the Woods where the 1922-1941 Jackson Family Association reunions were held.
The Shelter in the Woods where the 1922-1941 Jackson Family Association reunions were held.
After visiting the Shelter in the Woods, we drove over to the Historic Jackson Cemetery which is across the road from the parking lot for the Visitor’s Center in the Jackson’s Mill Historic Area.
Scott takes photos in the Historic Jackson Cemetery
Roger and Jane Gillespie explore the tombstones in the Historic Jackson Cemetery.
On the road before 4 p.m., we drove north on I-79 to the Pittsburgh Airport to drop off Scott so he could catch his flight back to Los Angeles. Another four hours driving and Mary Jane and Dan were back in Lewisburg, PA.
Another very successful Jackson Brigade Reunion was over! Lots of new people at the reunion and lots of enthusiasm!