Wardlaw Reunion Abbeville, SC - August 14-15, 2010
Brownsburg, VA - August 16-17, 2010
Our Wardlaw Reunion in Abbeville, South Carolina, an early seedbed of the Wardlaws! We are then going on up to Brownsburg, VA, the even earlier Wardlaw settlement there. You may join up with us at any point on the tour. We are all driving our own cars, you can go to the Abbeville Reunion only, or you can follow us on up to Brownsburg, VA on Monday. Your choice.(IF YOU HAVE A WARDLAW REUNION COMING UP, PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE'LL SHOW IT HERE!)
This is going to be a great Wardlaw Reunion, right in the heart of our heritage land! There are lots of Wardlaws still living around the area and we want to gather with them to celebrate! Everyone welcome!!!
We will be staying in the old historic Belmont Inn, in the center of Abbeville, Friday night August 13, Saturday night August 14 and Sunday night August 15! Then leaving early Monday morning for Brownsburg, VA.
See more of the Belmont Inn at: www.belmontinn.net Our group rate at the Belmont Inn will be $69 per night, with a $20 deposit that will apply to your nights. 
Tentative Schedule of Events
Saturday August 14
Breakfast at "Talk of the Town" 7:30-8:30 - All-you-can-eat Buffet $10.95
Tour of the Abbeville Co. Historical Society headquarters' Gen. McGowan House with Wardlaw history and artifacts, tour guide Bill Rogers of the Abbeville Historical Society. Cost per person $5.
Then see historic Secession Hill
Courthouse where James Wardlaw was Clerk of the Court
Library - Ceremony for donating Wardlaw books
Lunch at ?
Slideshow presentation of old Abbeville photos by Sam Jones
Tour of Quay-Wardlaw home by Sam Jones, owner
(Inside the Quay-Wardlaw house is the original log house)
(see pages 150-151 of ‘Wardlaw Chronicle’ for map of these places)
Tour of historic Trinity Episcopal Church - 200 Church St., Abbeville
Upper Long Cane Cemetery
Sharon Meth. Ch. Cemetery
Greenville Pres. Ch. Cemetery
Opera Matinee 3:00-5:15 - Optional - Tickets $16-17
Dinner at Village Grill 5:30-6:00 till ??
Sunday August 15
Breakfast at "Talk of the Town" 7:30-8:30 - All-you-can-eat Buffet $10.95
Burt-Stark House
Wardlaw-Klugh House
Lunch at ??
Trinity Episcopal Church was founded in 1842. The cornerstone was laid in 1859 at the current address of 200 Church Street at a cost of $15,665.00 dollars that included the organ. The church steeple sits 120 feet high and is easily seen within downtown Abbeville. The church grounds also include a cemetery which holds both Confederate and Union soldiers.
Abbeville County Courthouse dates back to the 1800’s and anchors a corner of the town square at 102 Court Street.
| Monday August 16 - Leaving very early on Monday to drive up to Brownsburg, Virginia, for a two-day tour of that early Wardlaw settlement. We'll be seeing the New Providence Church, the new Museum, and many other Wardlaw-related places of our early history. See 'Wardlaw Chronicle' for more details on what we'll see here. We hope many will be able to continue our Wardlaw Reunion up into Virginia for another two days. |
The Brownsburg Museum
Take the Back Road to Discover A Compelling History, See Some Interesting Exhibits, and Visit a Charming Town
