The 29th annual Tarvin Family Association reunion wrapped up Saturday evening in Terre Haute, Indiana. Family members from 14 states had gathered to learn about their Indiana cousins and have fun together. At Saturday's banquet, the auction of family crafts and memorabilia earned money for the association's genealogy projects. This year's beautiful quilt was won by Blanche Tribby of Mesa, Arizona, Line 11.
Next year's reunion is being planned for Texas. Stay tuned for more details.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Tarvins Photograph Tombstones
Tarvin family members attending the reunion in Terre Haute spent Friday afternoon photographing local cemeteries in support of the Wabash Valley Genealogical Society's effort to document these cemeteries. The photographs will be uploaded to Find A Grave where they will be available to the general public.
This service project will assist people to find the grave of their ancestor by using the Internet and will help preserve the information on the headstones that are rapidly deteriorating due to age and weather.
Cemeteries documented include the Bee Ridge Cemetery and the Old Hill Cemetery in Clay County, near Brazil, Indiana. Both cemeteries contain the graves of Tarvin ancestors who came to the area in the 1850's and their neighbors.
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