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The long-awaited Fisher reunion is almost here. It's taking place August 1st to August 6th 2002.
Here's what you can expect:
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Thursday
and Friday,
August 1st and 2nd, 2002 |
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Dave and Elaine Pardoe meeting incoming flights at Baltimore-Washington International Airport. |
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Maryland crab cake dinner at Pardoes' on Friday night |
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Saturday, August 3rd, 2002 |
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8:30 AM |
All cars meet at Pardoes' house. |
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9:00 AM |
Stop at Richard Pardoe's to pick up
him, his wife, April, and house guests. |
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10:30 AM |
Stop at St. Mary Anne's Episcopal Church in North East, Maryland where William Burke married in 1774 and where he and his daughter are buried. |
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11:30 AM |
Arrive at the Hagley
Museum, site of the DuPont powder mill where Samuel Fisher worked
after emigrating from County Donegal in Ireland. |
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1 to 3 PM |
Bus tour of Hagley to see how mill workers lived and worked. |
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3 to 3:30 PM |
See exhibits in the main museum building. |
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3:30 PM to 5 PM |
Drive around the area where Fishers lived to see W. J. Fisher's birthplace, Mary Moren's childhood home, Mt. Salem Methodist Cemetery where several family members are buried, 2610 West 17th St. where Mary Ann Moren Fisher lived after James died, Immanuel Church where W. J. and Bessie Jane were married, 2312 Willard St. where W. J. Fisher's children (our parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents) grew up, and Green Hill Presbyterian Cemetery where more folks are buried. |
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5:30 PM |
Dinner at Buckley's Tavern |
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10 PM |
Home |
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Sunday, August 4th, 2002 |
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Recovery from potential heat stroke and family history overload. |
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Noon |
Family gathering at Kem and Susan White's house. |