Lippard Reunion Events, Labor Day Weekend, 2014 Please note that all costs for Mondays events, meals, carpooling, and parking will be at each person's own cost. Please email Lynda if you can stay for this visit to points of interest in Charlotte with our English guests. Hilton Garden Inn 159 Gateway Boulevard, I-77 at Exit 33 Mooresville NC 28117. Phone 704-663-6468 Friday Evening August 29, 2014 3:00-4:00 p.m. Greeters, Wendy and Doris Lippard. Begin assembling in the lobby outside of the Meeting Room for conversation and picking up name tags; place markers; and reunion handbooks prepared by Natalie Adams Pope. Select a table by placing one's place tag at a seat at a table. Set up displays of artifacts, photos, household items, tools, etc., used by your family from 1865 to 1940 on tables provided. 4 p.m. View the "family fair" exhibits, using science fair boards, having maps on display for what we will see during weekend. Explain your exhibit to other attendees. View the large family tree by Amy Bearden including family tree outlines by Harriet Schroeder up through the Civil War; these will also be posted on the web site. If you are unsure how you connect to Conrad Lippard, contact Harriet Schroeder ahead of time with the name of the earliest of your Lippard ancestors that you know. 5 p.m. Buddy Lippard's welcome, introduction of committee members, and explanation of why we've gathered -- stating that this is a reunion with a theme (without elaboration). Harriet refers to Amy's tree and briefly points out the early research difficulty of determining John Lippard's children. Mention other of John's brothers (James, Robert, and Christian). Describe the disappointment that John's 1804 will, which might have held the answers, was lost. Wendy presents the story of Marvin Cook's log cabin. Gary provides an introductory program - Harriet reminds participants of what we learned in the first two reunions, in PA (1988) and NC (2001) - to set the stage. Make reference to Harriet's genealogy presentation and family charts, which will be on our web site. 6 p.m. Blessing of our meals by Carroll Pope. We eat for an hour. The food is semi-corporate, new century fare, unlike what will follow; the buffet meal will be available from 6-8 to accommodate late arrivals, but the program will resume at 7. 7 p.m. The Confederate hour. Gary reviews briefly what was learned when we met in MD; how that is perceived as a watershed for families across America, but for us in particular -- brief mention that Lippards elsewhere fought. 7:15 Duane Schroeder plays Civil War drum solos for about 15 minutes. Then there are "aftermath testimonies" by Ed Howard, Jim Lippard, Wendy Lippard, Bobby Lippard, Diane Galbreath, Pat Beck, and Allen Collins of who lost and what they lost individually; collectively, St. Martin's Church dissolution and reorganization by Carole Seitz. 7:45 Gary does the "Lippard Diasporas": how there was an agenda to industrialize the nation which created a "colonial economy" in the South that dramatically affected the Lippards. 8:30 The English Lippard visitors tell about themselves, the Lippard history in England, and the members of their family who came to the US in the 1880's. The Texas/Oklahoma/Colorado folks "tell their story," briefly mentioning who they come from, how they moved west, and then telling a particular story of a notable Lippard ancestor such as Leonidas Napoleon Bonaparte. Include photos or artifacts if possible in both cases. 9:15 Gary explains Saturday logistics and calls attention to maps in handbook. Resume viewing family fair displays, mill about, socialize, and retire. Saturday (Iredell County) August 30, 2014 Breakfast at Home or Continental Breakfast for Guests at the Hilton Garden Inn. 9:00 - 9:30 Margaret McNeely welcomes the group to St. Martin's cemetery and acts as docent to locate and give brief synopses of the lives of some of the Lippards buried in the cemetery. She identifies the tombstones of William Lippard and most of his descendants - seven of his nine children. View other graves of interest. 9:45 - 10:45 Troutman Graveyard and old Norwood school. Curtis Fortner explains how the Troutmans and the Lippards dominated the neighborhood, that the school was a hybrid built in the 1910's as a way to deal with the new ideas of schooling, etc. (15 minutes). Include mention of Eva Margaret's birthday; photo will be projected at Holy Trinity. Curtis or another of his family members tells about the Jesse Lippard family including the particular story of who stayed on the farm and what happened to some of the children, focusing on Pauline. (30 minutes). Stories of Joe and Gus Lippard's Exodus - Lynda Cock. (15 minutes). 10:45 - 11:00 Homer and Chip Lippard's story of their father going to Philadelphia during World War I, and the story of Homer's half-brother Herman. 11:00-11:15 Marguerite Blackwelder's stories concerning Van Lippard and Wade DeBerry Lippard, sons of Jacob Aaron (son of William Joseph). 11:15 Meet at the cemetery gate to view grave of John Lippard, father of the Iredell County branch of the family. His father John and mother Catherina had 10 children; John's second wife Elizabeth Sossaman had 9 children. Harriet takes 5 minutes to explain how John and some siblings (William, Revolutionary War soldier, and Elizabeth, married step-brother Daniel Sossaman) left Cabarrus for Iredell and what happened. 11:20 View other Lippard graves. Flags Placed by Jesse Monroe Lippard Descendants. View Jesse Monroe Lippard Home in small groups. 11:30 - 11:55 Each carpool goes by Jimmy Rumple and Margaret McNeely's homes and remnants of Henry and Albert Henry's farm (then farmed by Tom and Mary Lippard Rumple and their son James Rumple, father of Margaret and Jimmy) by circling through the drive. The person in the front passenger seat will have a one minute script to read. 12:00 - 1:00 Arrive at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 225 Morgan Street, Troutman. Barbecue Picnic Lunch (barbecued pork, cole slaw, beans, banana pudding, tea) catered by Randy's Barbecue, Troutman. 1:00 - 1:15 Allen Collins explains why the railroad created a Troutman and why it was not named Lippardville. Then he gives a brief overview of the two Lutheran churches that became Holy Trinity. 1:15 - 1:30 Margaret Rumple McNeely tells about Henry staying on the Lippard land, eventually passing his final farm location down through the years (include interesting facts about his 89th birthday party) until 1985 (185 years) and what happened then. She tells about Henry's siblings Aaron, Barbara, and Elizabeth, who left and went west. 1:30 - 2:00 Cephas Kelly Lippard Story, Japan, by Bobby Lippard. Include family photo. 2:00 - 2:15 Margaret Gentry's daughter discusses Albert Henry and his children. She discusses Carl and Wike as exemplars of the Lutheran focus in the family, that they move to town as ministers. She uses the family photo to explain what happened to whom. 2:15 -- 2:30 15 minute break with drinks available. 2:30 - 3:00 Leslie Lippard follows with Hoyt and Grace Lippard's story, including the tragedy of the trip to Chicago to the World's Fair, moving from the farm to Statesville and then Hendersonville; some of Hoyt's commercial endeavors and job at the post office. His role as patriarchal figure to other members of the family. 3:00 - 3:15 Two Xylophone Rag Solos (which preceded the advent of jazz) played by Duane Schroeder. 3:15 - 3:30 Mill village stories: Carole Seitz on the Paw Creek Lippards and Harriet Schroeder on Grover William's family story. 3:30 - 4:00 Gene Sigmon's Alexander County story including Bud and Carl Lippard as the bootlegging side of the family. Lippard family bootlegging tragedy along Old Mountain Road. 4:00 - 4:15 Stories of John Milton and John (son of John), John Marion Lippard families by descendants. 4:15 - 5:00 Harriet Schroeder finishes the afternoon program with stories from Paul Rumple's memoirs concerning life on the farm, life as a companion to elderly couple, efforts to find work during the Depression, and moving to Washington, DC. 5:00 - 5:15 Break. 5:15 - 6:15 Catered Country-Style Dinner by the Talley House Restaurant, Troutman, at Holy Trinity. Socialize. 6:15 - 6:30 Descendants of Henry's son Irenius Smith Lippard by Wendy Lippard. Seth's story and talent. 6:30 - 7:00 Move to sanctuary to view stained glass windows and for a musical interlude, Seth Lippard's recordings of hymns. 7:00: - 7:15 Commemoration of deceased family members since 2001 - Dick Galbreath. Please send Dick (Rngjdg@aol.com) names of family members you wish to have remembered. 7:15 - 8:00 Saturday Evening Vesper Service conducted by the Rev. Dieter Punt. Return to Hilton Garden Inn. Sunday (Cabarrus and Rowan Counties) August 31, 2014 Today each person in a front passenger seat will have a running commentary to tell folks information as we go through the countryside. We'll start with St. Paul's and the connections and mention Barber, etc., as we are heading to Lower Stone German Reformed Church. 8:45 Leave the Hilton Garden Inn and take I-77 to U.S. 70 in Statesville. Go east on 70 to 801, then northeast across to St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Woodleaf. 9:30 We must be at St. Andrew's to be able to see the church before the service (which we are not attending). We will walk through the sanctuary in groups of 20 some. Gary will talk about the church and its connection to the Lippards. Kathleen Hands will point out significant tombstones. We can rotate so some of us see the church first and others the cemetery. 10:00 Begin to leave church and rendezvous at the parking lot at Unity Presbyterian Church, also in Woodleaf. Again there will be a map and a guide as folks go through Woodleaf. 10:15 A brief walk through the session house at Unity Presbyterian or a drive-by with commentary. 10:20 On our way to Lower Stone Church via Millbridge and China Grove. Again there will be commentary -- on the Scots Irish at Thyatira, why there is a China in China Grove, and a note on where the Lippards lived east of there. We will go past Organ Church, which will be described; we won't be able to stop with so many cars during their church service. 11:20 Half of our group arrives at the Lippard barn and hears a brief description of it by Gary Freeze or Jason Cagle, focusing on Peter Washington Lippard. The other half of our group goes directly to the Bonds' house where Pat Beck narrates. Each stop takes about 20 minutes, and the whole operation can be done in about an hour. We will have flex time here if we fall behind. 12:30 Arrive at Lower Stone no sooner than this for most of us. The early ones can park themselves in the picnic shelter. The mosquitoes will be far fewer at noon than evening. If the weather it is too hot or too humid, we switch to the fellowship hall. The first shift starts the picnic from LA Murphs; the second group comes soon after. The bored can play on the playground nearby or socialize. 1:30 Move over to the sanctuary at Lower Stone. The program starts soon after. No cemetery program. 1:35 or so Aaron Kepley does the greeting if he is available. He is a Lower Stone member and history grad student at UNCG (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) who will come if he is available. He talks for no more than 10 minutes, but the point is he knows who John Lippard was, and he will need to be there if we do the monument (planning or dedication). 1:45 Pat Beck does the story of the Bonds' side of the family. 2:15 Gary and/or the Illinois Sellers family present the Allison Lawson Jeremiah and Eli Simon Peter Lippard, etc., saga. Also, since the brother John Henry Alexander Lippard is the one who went to Woodleaf, it is the perfect segment. 2:30 Gary gives some background, and then we go directly to Sally's story about her Woodleaf ancestors. 2:45 Bathroom, etc., break. Water and snacks. 3:00 here Tour the cemetery and discuss the John Lippard memorial stone and have a ceremony. If Lower Stone has a minister by then, he can conduct the ceremony; or if not, then Ken Clapp, the United Church of Christ chaplain might be able to come. If any choose to contribute to the memorial fund, donations will be welcome. There will be some milling about here in the cemetery. 3:30 Resume inside the sanctuary, and Kathleen Hands presents the finale on Cora and her side of the family. 4:30 or thereabouts. We sing together old familiar standards from our theme's time period. Becky Lippard selects the songs and plays piano accompaniment for this sing-along. 5:00 German meal by Debbie Suggs: chicken and dumplings, baked sauerkraut, her mixed green beans and corn signature dish, etc. 6:00 Short discussion of the reunion by any and all who participated and wish to make constructive comments or criticisms. Fini -- Return home or to the Hilton Garden Inn. Monday September 1st, 2014 All tickets, lunch, and fees for this day at one's own expense. The theme is to entertain the English folks and others from out of the North Carolina area. Whoever wants to can tag along. We caravan whoever wants to go to downtown Charlotte, leaving at 9:15 from the Hilton Garden Inn, using the parking garage on North Tryon Street. We give everyone options, and let the English folks do the choosing for themselves: Discovery Place with the IMAX films, Bechtler Museum down Tryon, and the NASCAR Museum. Even one of these could fill a day. We can choose three restaurants that have sizeable seating in the Trade Street area. Thanks to all others who helped, especially - Address List: Lynda Cock, Connie Dellinger, Judy Lippard, Carole Seitz, Norbert Schroeder, and Harriet Schroeder. Treasurer and registrar: Buddy Lippard assisted by Becky Deal. Handbook: Natalie Pope. Food Serving and clean-up: Connie Dellinger, Margaret McNeely, Carole Seitz, Myrtle Freeze, Becky Deal, Carlene Boyd, Martha Morgan, Daryll and Sharon DeBault, Mary Jo Albright, and Rhonda Wright. Music: Becky Lippard, Duane Schroeder, and Seth Lippard. Photography: Jennifer Lalli, Mike Mayse, and Daryll DeBault. Thanks to all the presenters of family stories (as listed in the program) and those who drove us to our destinations: Mary Jo Albright, Becky Deal, Bobby Lippard, Leslie Lippard, Norbert Schroeder, and Gary Freeze. Artifacts: Gary Freeze, Margaret McNeely, Harriet Schroeder, Bobby Lippard, the Morgan family, and Nancy Jo Ellis plus others. A very special thanks to Danny Lippard for the great website.