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Each of the quilts was photographed by cousins Sid Miller and Mark Miner, with able help from Timothy Minerd and Jim Enos, for publication on the new "Online Quilt Museum" of our award-winning Minerd.com website. Photographs of more than 15 additional quilts were sent by out-of-town cousins unable to attend. At left, cousin Shirley (Sanner) King with a beautiful red and yellow star pattern quilt crafted many years ago by her mother, the late Lilly Blanche (Miner) Sanner, of Kingwood.
As well, a major decision was made by the group to move the reunion next year to a new facility – the Indian Creek Valley Community Center near Normalville and Indian Head, Fayette County, PA. The ICVCC is a fully enclosed modern building that features air conditioning, modern men’s and women’s restrooms, a modern kitchen with refrigeration, plenty of electrical outlets, and a meeting room larger than a basketball court. Click here to see photographs inside and out.
Our quilting theme caught the attention of the Somerset (PA) Daily American, which ran a story – " 'A Legacy of Quilting' Reunion's Theme." Next year's reunion will be held at the ICVCC the weekend of July 8 and 9, 2006. Mark your calendar now!
Also
on
display again at the Saturday picnic was a special wood and glass flag case
containing a triangle-shaped folded flag presented to us at the 2003 dedication
of the Jacob Minerd
Sr. Revolutionary War grave marker. The case also includes the
shell casings from the 21-gun salute by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and
American Legion, as well as photographs of the grave marker and ceremony. The
case is intended to be brought every year in perpetuity for all cousins to see
and appreciate. For the second straight year, Peg (Grimm) Mansberry led children’s games, including a colorful yellow piñata, with purple, teal, orange and red decoration, dangling from a tree. Seen at right, young Jasmine Miner, daughter of Randy and Cindy Miner of Accident, MD takes a mighty swing with a plastic ball bat, among other younger cousins who tried with gusto to break it open. Lunch included a wide variety of amazingly delicious main dishes, side dishes and desserts brought by our cousins. We are so grateful for everyone who prepares a food dish for our reunions each year. If anyone went away hungry, shame on them!
After
lunch, a group photo was taken by Cousin Sid, who is a longtime photographer
with the Waynesboro (PA) Record-Herald. Seen at right, in a grassy bluff above our picnic grove, cousin Warren Crawfis of Fort Wayne, IN flies a special kite he obtained recently during a church mission trip to China. He did well with the kite despite only an intermittent wind. Prizes were awarded to the following:
On Sunday, a group of 15 toured the historic Hopwood Cemetery near Uniontown, PA. Among the ancient graves visited were those of Henry Minerd (1856), James Minerd Sr. (1877), Perry G. White (1886), sisters Sabina (1915) and Margaret Minerd (1917), Civil War veterans Andrew (1905) and William Minerd (1919), Joseph B. White (1873) and Haley P. Cross (1925), World War I casualty Raymond G. White (1918) and Korean War casualty James W. Minerd, II (1950). Henry Minerd's 1856 grave is the third-oldest known grave in Fayette County. Afterward, our group enjoyed lunch in a local restaurant to conclude the weekend’s activities. A Legacy of Reunion Themes This year’s reunion theme is part of an ongoing research to measure the long-term impact of the family on society. Previous reunions have honored the family’s Fallingwater connection; Revolutionary War service and pioneer settlers; coal, coke and steel laborers; and military veterans and educators; and have envisioned what future families will be like. The clan’s reunion began in 1913 and continued until the Great Depression. After a layoff of 50 years, the reunion was re-established in 1986. The 2005 reunion was the family’s 20th annual modern outing.
Copyright © 2005 Mark A. Miner. Photographs
courtesy of Sid Miller, |