Reunion Schedule June 24, 25 and 26, 2016
FRIDAY: 9:00am Car pool to Adena Mansion, home of Ohio's 6th Governor,Thomas Worthington. Tour the museum, house and gardens. Enjoy lunch at the picnic pavilion catered by Old Canal Smokehouse, purveyor of the best BBQ in Ohio!
1:30pm Car pool to Ross County Historical Society for tour of the Heritage Center and Museum. Afterwards, stroll down Paint St. to view historic homes.
FRIDAY EVENING:
6:00 Dinner With Genealogists. Meet your Dresbach/Dreisbach genealogists and discuss genealogy brick walls, successes and how-to techniques. Please register if you plan to attend.
SATURDAY: The BIG day! We will meet in the Riverview Conference Center at our hotel. 9:00am Registration
9:30am Kick-off and opening remarks
9:45am "From Martin Dreisbach to Rev. John" - Marcia Falconer, PhD, Genealogist, DFA Newsletter author/editor.
11:00 "The Underground Railroad in Ross and Pickaway Counties" - Beverly Gray, Director David Nickens Heritage Center, Chillicothe, former coordinator southern region of Ohio Underground Railroad Assoc.
12:00 - 2:00 Lunch on your own
2:00 - "Daniel Dresbach and the Founding of Circleville" - Darlene Weaver, Director Pickaway Co. Historical and Genealogical Library.
3:15 - 4:30 DFA business meeting, election of officers, planning 2019 reunion, sharing stories and memorabilia. Browse silent auction tables.
6:00 - 8:00 Buffet dinner, entertainment, Silent Auction winners announced at 8:00pm
SUNDAY: Car pool to Dresbach Church on Tarlton Road near Circleville for 10:45am for a special Sunday Service. Lunch afterwards at the church. Driving tour to Dresbach grave sites in Pickaway and Ross Counties.