Category Archives: News & other things…

This year’s annual gathering was held at the Mountain Lake Ranch in Dandridge, TN for the second time. It was nice to take a step back from our busy schedules and spend time with our Morrison-Q cousins. It was very … Continue reading →

My sister Susan Morrison Borthwick (Q0109) and I, Constance Morrison Christopher (Q0098) went on a visit to see her son, Grant Borthwick (Q0108) April 18, 2017. We drove about 4000 miles through Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Oregon and Washington. … Continue reading →

Direct descendants of immigrant James Morrison gathered for the quarterly Carolina Region luncheon at the Boxcar Grille in Statesville, NC, on April 1, 2017.  Coit Morrison represented the line of James.  The line of Andrew was represented by James “Jim” … Continue reading →

On March 25, 2017, members of the Morrison-Q Genealogical Association visited the home place of William Morrison, Sr.  William was born in 1795 in Burke County, NC to John Morrison, who was the son of William Morrison of Burke County.  … Continue reading →

Ancestry.com has announced they are making some major changes to how they process the matches in their AncestryDNA system. Although most of our Morrison-Q members have DNA tested at Family Tree DNA, there are several who have also tested at AncestryDNA. So I … Continue reading →

The Morrison-Q Carolina Region quarterly luncheon was held at the Boxcar Grille in Statesville, NC, on March 12, 2016. Coit Morrison represented the line of James. Representing the line of Thomas were Dave Morrison, Rene Bryson and her husband Terry … Continue reading →

Trace Your Roots with DNA: Using Genetic Tests to Explore Your Family Tree – This is an excellent book covering both traditional and genetic genealogy. I recently read it again for a second time and thought –  “this would be a … Continue reading →

We had another enjoyable lunch gathering over the Labor Day weekend! Morrison-Qs from 5 states were represented – NC, SC, TN, OH & KS. There was a time of sharing what was going on in Morrison-Q, followed by a question and answer … Continue reading →

The Burke County Morrisons, descendants of Thomas Morrison Sr. (T1aa), joined together for their annual family reunion on August 1, 2015 at Bell Farm in Morganton, NC. Morrison-Q members Dave Morrison and Rene Bryson attended the reunion and enjoyed the … Continue reading →

Comments from some of our 2015 Morrison-Q Gathering participants: — I find it surreal when I consider it has only been 5 years since a mere five of us planned a meeting to take place in Lancaster County, PA. We … Continue reading →