42nd Annual Reunion; Kansas City MO
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Respect was paid
to the memory of Ruth Keys Clark, one of the original planners of this year's Reunion, along with Dianne Hinshaw and Rebecca Christensen. The ladies did a fine job making us welcome and a pleasant time to enjoy.
THURSDAY June 9th through SATURDAY June 11th.
FRIDAY was a day of meeting, Recent DNA tests results indicate descendents of John Pace of Middlesex match results of Gordon Pace of Ontario Canada who was born in England. His PACE family history of Shropshire is known and documented back to the year 1600. DNA and other facts now allow us to assume a connection exists Prominent clues to support DNA results also are evident. Other Shropshire surnames show up in colonial Virginia where PACE is found, later Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas. WRIGHT, GROOM, HARRISON, MADDOX for examples. Hard documentation is elusive yet but evidence is gradually being uncovered to support the DNA results. Some web pages are being set up to record and illustrate these supportive facts. |
 PSA President Jane Shelton of La Fayette, Georgia presents Rebecca Christensen of Lawrence,Kansas with PSA Award |
Annual Memorial meet, at SCOTT County, Virginia, descendents of WILLIAM HENRY PACE, a Member of GEORGE WASHINGTON's Life Guards. Interesting Commentary by Bill & Martha Bellomy of Garland, Texas. BILL is a descendent of WILLIAM HENRY PACE 1745-1815. BILL and WILLIAM HENRY PACE are descendent of JOHN PACE of Middlesex Co. Virginia. see BILL's web site - Distinguished Military Career - descendent WILLIAM BELLOMY's site
SATURDAY - Val TICE, with unlimited energy, described collecting and putting together, the new PACE database, she's been working on, soon to be available. More on this valuable work later. DIANE HINSHAW talked on ELISHA CENTER PACE 1781-1851 and Virginia PACE lines that include Foster, Wineinger. ELISHA was a descendent of WILLIAM HENRY PACE and JOHN of Middlesex.
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 Gathering in Hospitality Room - 15th Floor Clarion Hotel, Independence, Missouri |
 Gladys B. Pace Gilliland, Peublo,Colorado Laura Strickland Wilson, PSA Secretary, La Fayette,GA |
 Jane Shelton awards Roy Johnson for PSA & DNA work accepted by Bob Pace of Huntsville, Alabama former President of PSA |
 Jane presents Rick Pace of Canada Youngest Visitor Award |
 new executives - Mira Pace Nelson of Fort Worth,Texas Val Tice of Fair Oaks,California Rebecca Christensen of Lawrence,Kansas |
 Saturday evening banquet |
 father & sons, Tom, Gord, Rick PACE of Ontario, Canada |
 Dianne Hinshaw of Shawnee Mission,Kansas and Gladys Gilliland of Pueblo,Colorado at the books in Hospitality Room
photos by Tom & Rick PACE |
 Tom Pace picture from parking lot of Hospitality Room group on 15th Floor of Hotel |
 Donna and Delores Butler of Cahokia,Illinois and Rick Pace, Ontario |
1st Vice President .. Rebecca Christensen
2nd Vice President .. Jane Black
3rd Vice President .. Caroline Nelson
Treasurer .. Mira Pace Nelson
FRIDAY night,
the guest speaker was, NIEL JOHNSON, archivist and oral historian at the HARRY S. TRUMAN Library and Museum, Independence, Missouri. Mr. Johnson retired from that position in 1992 and since, has been an active impersonator of HARRY S. TRUMAN. This involves dressing in the same manner as Harry S. Truman and relating highlights of his life and career as the former US President.
The Harry S. Truman Museum is certainly a place to spend an afternoon.
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SATURDAY night, the guest speaker was ARNOLD W. SCHOFIELD, retired, of the US Army. Formerly cultural historian with the National Park Service, the Blue Ridge Parkway of Virginia and also Harper's Ferry National Historical Park, West Virginia. Arnold served 25 years at Fort Scott Kansas as senior historian. Since retirement, Arnold is site administrator for MINE CREEK Battlefield State Historic Site near Pleasanton, Kansas. Arnold spoke on "BLEEDING KANSAS" and the Civil War. It seems KANSAS and MISSOURI had much turbulent history for several years. ROY JOHNSON has also pertinent words on how Missouri had it's own Civil War. CLICK HERE to learn more of Missouri's turbulent past when the state was divided and had two capitols. |
 ARNOLD W. SCHOFIELD "BLEEDING KANSAS" |
Next Year's PACE Reunion will be held at DALLAS, Texas
Dr. Ben & Peggy Dowdey, Chairpersons, Bill & Martha Bellomy, Nick & Mira Nelson, Nell Deets Walker
The following year 2007
Is planned near WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, possibly at RICHMOND because celbrations at Williamsburg are planned far in advance. There is one of the Grande Old Railway hotels in Richmond that was completely renovated a few years ago.
Trustees for the Term 2008
Executive Committee
Officers for 2006
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Bulletin
Convention
APPOINTED
Committees
Internet/Database
Nominating
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Audit Kenneth Daniell Finance
Documentation
Jane Shelton & Melea Allen |