Monday, July 25, 2011

The girls and I went to a family reunion over the weekend. However this was not your typical, run of the mill reunion. This was a reunion of the descendents of any of the original founding families of Cheyenne Valley, located in Hillsboro, WI. What's totally awesome about these families is that they were multiracial and lived in harmony amongst one another during a time of racial unrest in the United States. African Americans, Native Americans and European settlers all worshipped together, raised families together, intermarried, and created multiracial schools. I had a blast watching the presentations, meeting new people and looking at all the neat picture boards that various people brought. I am proud of my multi-racial heritage and am proud to say that I can trace my ancestry back to three of the founding families: Revels, Walden/Waldron, and Bass. Here are some old pictures of some of my ancestors and other people who lived in the area at that time.















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