BCMS Family Buzz

BROWN-CHISHOLM-
MITCHELL-SCOTT
FAMILY REUNION

SPECIAL
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POINTS OF
INTEREST:

• Information
on where the
Hello Family!
2009 BCMS
Family
Reunion will
W e are well on our way
in preparing for the
2009 reunion in Myrtle
be.
Beach, SC. Much still has to
be done but my co-chair,
• Registration
Carol and the other Officers:
Fees and TJ, Tameika, and Shamis have
Payment been working diligently to put
Schedule into place the infrastructure
provided. for a cohesive family reunion
to be remembered. Our
• Tell us about advisor, Nevada, has been
your family providing us with the needed
extension— guidance as we look forward
complete the to next year’s date.
inserted form.
By now all should have
• Pass along any received a letter telling you of
news about the preliminary plans and
your family accommodations; as well as
the Intent to Attend form.
Please take a few minutes to
INSIDE complete the form and send
THIS in by the due date of August
31, 2008. This will help the
ISSUE: committee to appropriately
prepare for our big weekend.
About 2 We have secured the Rivers
Registration
& Payment
Oak Resort as headquarters,
once again. Though the rate
will not be confirmed until
the first of January 2009, we
are confident that these
2007 BCMS Reunion—Scott Branch Girls
quotes are within reason.
For those of us that have
stayed here in previous years,
the accommodations are
spacious, comfortable and
conducive for family gathering
such as ours. And did we
mention -- they have
excellent greens for the
golfers in the bunch.
The officers and the steering
committee over the course
of the next months will plan
for your enjoyment the
reunion activities. We do
hope that everyone will plan
to come and participate in
everything to the end. Let’s
bring our family and friends;
young and old to hear or tell
the stories about our family,
meet new and old cousins,
and share in love, laughter
and fellowship.
For those of us that are e-
connected visit us on the
family website:
www.simplesite.com/
bcmsfamilyreunion or look
for the next edition of the
BCMS News as we prepare
for “Sharing Time in
2009” at the Brown-
Chisholm-Mitchell-Scott
Family Reunion!
Pam

Do you
know your
3 Meet us in Myrtle Beach in 2009
M
branch eet us on July 22 – 26, Welcome Reception and have given so much to this
2009 for the Brown- conclude our reunion on family; as well as share the
Family 3 Chisholm-Mitchell-Scott Sunday, July 26th with Family stories of our heritage to the
Tidbits & (BCMS) Family Reunion at Worship Service. generations coming behind
Happenings River Oaks Resort, 290 River us. We will share and get to
Oaks Drive, Myrtle Beach, SC The Theme for our reunion is know one another through
Family 4 which is the official “Sharing Time in 2009”. fellowship, games, prizes
headquarters. We’ll kick We want to share time with good food and fun.
Officers and
everything off on Thursday, each other, with our
Steering July 22nd with an “Early Birds” patriarchs and matriarchs that (Continued on page 2)
 Let’s Talk Registration...
PAGE 2

W e heard
concerns
the
and
suggestions of the family at
our last reunion reference
to providing cost effective
packages for families to
attend the reunion; and the
committee has developed,
what we feel is a
reasonable rate for these
economic times. The
Lot’s of preparations
Registration Package has
are being made as been mashed down, flipped
we head towards the over and squeezed to
reunion date. provide the most economic
fees for all to participate.
FAMILY REGISTRATION
FEES* are as follows:
Child:
1 – 3 years old - Free
“In every
4 – 11 years old - $55.00
conceivable Teens:
12 –17 years old - $95.00
manner, the
Adults:
18 – Older - $120.00
family is link
*Fees are inclusive of the
to our past,
general activities: Family
bridge to our Picnic, Memorial Breakfast,
Sunday Worship Service
future.” and T-shirt.
Again, mindful of these
economic times, we have
provided you a schedule for
3rd Installment –
May 1, 2009
Child:
payments to relieve your
4 – 11 years old $15.00
stress of paying all at once.
Teens:
If you commit yourself to
12 –17 years old $30.00
adhering to the “easy
Adults:
payment” plan set below,
18 – Older $40.00
then you will be well on
your way to enjoying a
If wanting to attend only
“stress free” family reunion.
the Banquet the cost is:
SCHEDULE OF Child:
PAYMENTS: 4 – 11 years old $15.50
Teens:
1st Installment –
12 –17 years old $38.50
October 31, 2008
Adults:
Child: 18 – Older $50.00
4 – 11 years old $20.00
Teens: If you choose not to
12 –17 years old $35.00 participate in the payment
Adults: plan, we do understand,
18 – Older $40.00 however please note that
all registration fees will be
2nd Installment – due on or by May 1,
February 15, 2009 2009.
Child:
4 – 11 years old $20.00
Teens:
12 –17 years old $30.00
Adults:
18 – Older $40.00

NEWS FLASH…
• Quoted rates for River Oak Condos have been updated. The confirmed rates for 2-
- Alex Haley bedrooms: $346.32 and 3-bedrooms: $436.23.
• The - $100.00 deposit needed to securing your accommodations is due by October 1,
2008. Contact Jeanne Fiesel toll free at 1-866-849-1799 ext. 223 or 843-236-1353. Mailing
address is: 590 River Oaks Drive, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579.
• BCMS Family Reunion has a block of 10 rooms which will be held at the Holiday Inn-
Waccamaw at $142 per night. Note: Memorial Breakfast and Family Banquet will be
held at the Holiday Inn.

Meet Us in Myrtle Beach - cont.

(Continued from page 1)
The activities for the
reunion are still in the
planning stages but we are
already looking at an “Old
Fashioned” Picnic, and
“Back Down Memory
Lane” story telling for
starters. We can’t forget
about those who have gone
to glory, so there will be
our “Remembrance”
Breakfast and the annual
banquet. With all of this,
there will still be some free
time to head to the beach,
so a little shopping or even
play golf. We truly want
you to have a memorable
time sharing and enjoying.
We will be counting on you
to meet us in Myrtle Beach
in 2009!

BCMS FAMILY BUZZ

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 PAGE
Do You Know Your Branch Extension?
H ow much do you really
know about the Brown-
Chisholm-Mitchell-Scott Family
Tree? Do you know what part of
the limb you extend from? Do
you even know where our roots
started? Or even the names of
our founding Father and Mother
of this great lineage?
Many of you have been asked
these questions so many times
before; however, the time has
come for us to truly place this
information into a “history” book.
Not only that, it is time that we
start finding out this information
Family Tidbits & Happenings
Jabbar Abdi, grandson of
Anginette Mitchell Franklin, and his
wife Ann Meyer Abdi are
pleased to announce the birth of
their second child. Hanah Bonnie
Meyer Abdi was born on May 2,
2008. She weighed 7lbs 13 oz and
measured at 20.25 inches long.
The middle name, Bonnie, was
chosen in remembrance of Jabbar’s
beloved mother, Bonnie Abdi, who
passed in 1994. Jake, Hanah’s older
brother, has been a great help to
his parents over the past few
months. Jake turns 4 on August
16th.
Dominique Brown graduated
high school in Germantown, MD.
Recently he landed a great job with
FedEx. He is the son of Ray and TJ
Pitt and the grandson of John
‘Johnny’ Edward Gilliard, Jr.
LT-COL Robert Campbell
(AFR) was awarded his PhD from
Case Western Reserve University.
He currently works at the Medical
University of South Carolina,
Charleston, SC. Robert is a
graduate of the Citadel ’84.
and passing that information on to
our children, so that they can pass
it on to their children’s children.
We want to continue to pass on
the knowledge of Pompey and
Isabella’s great family tree.
You can help us by completing the
inserted form. Please PRINT or
TYPE the information. Please
include spouses, grandchildren,
great grandchildren and great-
great grandchildren in your recap
of family linkage. If you are the
extension of the BCMS branch,
please take charge of finding out
this information and returning it
Chelsea Carter recently
returned from a 12-day trip to
China with the Greater Richmond
Children’s Choir, Richmond, VA.
The group performed in Shanghai
and Beijing, visited The Great
Wall, Tiananmen Square, the
Children’s Palace and the Beijing
Zoo. Chelsea is the daughter of
George and Pamela Thompson,
and the granddaughter of the late
William O. Gilliard, Sr.
SFC (Ret.) Dwayne Gilliard
has been just as busy as his son
Maurice. He retired from the
United States Army in August of
2007 with 21 years of service
from Fort Knox, KY. In
December 2007 he received his
Bachelor of Science degree in
Business Administration from
Touro University, Cypress, CA.
Dwayne graduated Magna Cum
Laude. Dwayne is currently
employed at MTCI or
Management Training Consulting,
Inc. where he is a trainer analysis
consultant.
3
into us
December
2008.
by
31,
All information
will be placed into
a “master” copy
for developing of
our family history
book. There will
be prizes in store for the family “The family
that completes and submits this
information within the time is one of
requested.
nature’s
Thank you for your help and
cooperation. master
pieces.”
-George
CAPT Johnathan Gilliard has Santayana
stepped out of the military life at
Edwards Air force Base and
entered into the civilian world at Booz Allen
Hamilton Inc., Lexington Park MD. He left the
west coast and has taken residence on the east
coast as an associate with a major consulting
firm in the Department of Defense. Johnathan is
the son of Patrick Gilliard and the grandson of
the late William O. Gilliard, Sr.
Joshua Gilliard graduated from high school in
Willingboro, NJ in June 2008. He presently
employed with UPS. Joshua is the son of W.
Oscar Gilliard, Jr. and the grandson of the late
William O. Gilliard, Sr.
SPC Maurice Gilliard is now serving in the
Unites States Army, home based at Fort
Campbell, KY. Maurice is currently deployed in
Iraq at FOB Base Striker, where he is a legal
specialist or in layman’s term a paralegal.
We’re praying for his safe return state side in
November of 2008. He is the son of Dwayne
and Monika Gilliard and the grandson of the late
William Oscar Gilliard, Sr.
Zoe Alexandria Gilliard has graduated from
Kindergarten in June 2008. Zoe is the daughter
of Johnathan and Amanda Gilliard,
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BCMS Family Officers and Steering Committee
A t our 2007 Reunion the BCMS
family elected officers and steering
committee support to carry on the
business of the 2009 and 2011 Reunions.
Let me introduce your hard working
team, who have been actively tele-
meeting and planning the festivities for
2009…
Chairperson - Pamela Thompson,
Richmond, VA
Vice Chair – Carol Mixon, Beaufort,
SC
Family Tidbit & Happenings - continued...
(Continued from page 3)
granddaughter of Patrick Gilliard and
great-granddaughter of the late William
Oscar Gilliard, Sr.
Rev. James McLaughlin is on a
mission… At a national inter-faith
gathering of ministers in April 2008 in
Oklahoma, leaders of the meeting
realized that by working together, they
possessed viable solutions to the
problems resulting from substance
abuse and addiction. Leading the effort
to spread the news is our cousin
“Jerry”, an African Methodist Episcopal
minister. Rev. McLaughlin serves as the
Global Mental Health and Substance
Abuse Director of the AME Church and
POST IT IN THE NEWSLETTER OR ON THE WEB…
Send us your family tidbits or happenings, and photos of family gathering of past reunions.
We encourage you to visit our website and post your news on the site.
Brown-Chisholm-Mitchell-Scott
FAMILY REUNION
14625 Baltimore Avenue, #137
Laurel, MD 20707
Phone: 804-271-2174
E-mail: bcms_family@yahoo.com
www.simplesite.com/bcmsfamilyreunion
Secretary - Tijuana “TJ” Pitt.
Germantown, MD
Treasurer -Tameika Hollis, Laurel, MD
Historian - Shamis Abdi, New York, NY
Webmaster - Raymond “RJ” Mitchell,
Jr., Norfolk, VA
The Steering Committee Members
listed below will be lending their
strengths as we reach across the states
encouraging you to meet us in Myrtle
Beach. They are: Nadine Black, Jennifer
Drake, Maurice Franklin, Dwayne Gilliard,
the Chaplain at the Narconon
Arrowhead Drug and Alcohol
Rehabilitation Center in Canadian,
Oklahoma. James is married to Cleo and
is the son of the late Hattie Scott
McLaughlin.
Starrcree Mixon was honored at
Wade Hampton High School’s Spring
Athletic Awards Banquet in May 2008 as
the Female Athlete of the Year. Track is
her focus but she is also top notch
basketball and volleyball player. This year
she went to the State competition and
won second place in the 800 meter race
and 3rd place in the 400 meter race.
Starrcree is the daughter of Carol and
John L. Mixon, Beaufort, SC.
Johnathan Gilliard, Cheryl Heyward, Tara
Heyward, Janice Higgins, Mildred
McClendon, Ray Pitt, Gwendolyn and Leroy
Seabrook
We want to thank these family members
for stepping up to the plate and helping
with the preparations for the upcoming
reunion. Please be receptive to their
calls for support when they come
knocking on your door or ringing your
phone. We need everyone’s support in
making this successful.
Bonding of cousins at the 2007
BCMS Reunion, Charleston, SC
Ray Pitt has left his former company
and is now a principal partner with
Insight Information Technologies. Ray is
the husband of Tijuana Pitt and the son-
in-law of John ‘Johnny’ E. Gilliard, Jr.
Our sympathy goes out to…
Margaret ‘Peggy’ Harvey and
Jennifer H. Drake in the passing of
their husband and father - Bradford
Harvey, June 2008.