30th Clapp Family Reunion August 8-10, 2008 

August 8, 2008
6:00 PM–Grilled Chicken Dinner at 3452 Harris Road_ RSVP Donna Bonds at 336/993-5782 or jodobonds@aol.com by August 1st. The meal is $8.00 per person.  Mail a check to Linda Patterson at 703 Heather Rd., Burlington, NC 27215.

7:00-Program: Karen Powell-The importance of knowing your family health history_ The Project Coordinator of the Guilford Genomic Medicine Initiative at UNCG, Karen will discuss the causes of complex disease; the difference between hereditary disease (involving a single gene), familial disease, and sporadic disease; why some families are offered genetic testing and why it is not appropriate for others; how to take a family health history; and how you can use that health history to talk with your family and physician to promote good health.

August 9, 2008
9:30 AM-Noon-Genealogy Exchange
Join in the genealogy exchange and research in the Clapp Family Library Research at 3452 Harris Road. Groups will offer books/maps for sale. Plan for afternoon tours. Snacks/beverages provided.
2:00 PM-Afternoon Tours according to interest_ Clapp’s Mill Memorial, the Alamance Battleground, the site of Pyle's Hacking Match, and Lindley Mill.
6:00 PM-Saturday Dinner Gather at Brick Church for a home-cooked buffet. $10.00 each. For reservations mail a check to Linda Patterson at the above address. RSVP Bruce Clapp at 336/449-7633 or wgc54@earthlink.net

7:15 PM-Program: Ken Bloom-Music of Our Ancestors
Bloom has given solo concerts all over North America since 1974. These have included appearances at many major Folk Festivals and clubs in the U.S. and Canada. In the past he has been a regular performer at the Vancouver, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Owen Sound, Philadelphia, and Mariposa Festivals as well as appearing in major venues across the country and appearances on A Prairie Home Companion.
     More recently, Bloom’s appearances have been closer to home. His North Carolina presentations include: The Stokes Stomp, Hiddenite Center, Turkey Festival (Raeford), Red Springs Highland Games, Mt. Airy Storytelling Festival, and many others. These programs include the traditional music of this country as well as Celtic and Eastern European selections.
     Instruments included in Bloom’s concert are the guitar, bandura, concert zither, banjo, mandolin, domro, balalaika, fiddle, clarinet, saxophone, recorder, Irish flute, Northumbrian Pipes, and vocals.

August 10, 2008
11:00 AM –Worship at Brick Church
Worship with the Clapp Family at "Der Klappe Kirche".
12:20 PM-Lunch at a local restaurant