April 14th 2011
The 72nd Annual Dinner and Meeting of the Order will
be held at the same location as last year, (courtesy of President General
Nicholas Donnell Ward, Esq.) Thursday, the 14th of April 2011
A meeting of the Officers and Council will be held at 6:00 p.m.
Prior to dinner at 8:00 p.m., cocktails will be served in the
Grille on the 1st floor at 7:00 p.m.
Dress will be white or black tie with decorations for the gentlemen and
evening dress for the ladies. The cost is $110.00 per person, including tax and
gratuity.
David and Ginger Hildebrand from The Colonial Music Institute in
Maryland will perform colonial popular music known to the governors on
harpsichord, violin, guitar, hammered dulcimer and English flute. In addition to publishing music collections,
they have performed nationally and in Europe and have performed at Colonial
Williamsburg and at Mount Vernon.
Invitations will be sent to members late February.
April 15th 2010
The 71st Annual Dinner and Meeting of the Order was
be held in Washington, DC [ at the same places as last
year] on Thursday, the 15th of April 2010. A meeting of
the Officers and Council will be held at 6:00 p.m.
Prior to dinner at 8:00 p.m., cocktails were served in the
Grille on the 1st floor. Dress will be white or black tie with
decorations for the gentlemen and evening dress for the ladies.
Neil
D. Thompson, Ph.D., L.L.B., C.G., F.A.S.G., F.S.G., was be our speaker.
April
16, 2009
The 70th Annual Dinner and Meeting of the Order was be held in Washington, DC on Thursday, the 16th of
April 2008. A meeting of the Officers and Council will be held at
6:00 p.m. The location of the dinner will be indicated on the invitation
you will receive by US mail.
To
celebrate the 70th year of our founding, we joined our sister
organization the Order of the Merovingian Dynasty which will be celebrating
their 5th anniversary. In lieu of a speaker, brief messages will be
given by both Presidents General of both orders.
Musical entertainment will be provided by the JG Band throughout the
evening.
April
10, 2008
The 69th Annual Dinner and meeting of the Order was held on Thursday, the 10th of April 2008. A
meeting of the Officers and Council will be held at 6:00 p.m. The location of
the dinner will be indicated on the invitation you will receive by US
mail.
Anthony
Hoskins, professional genealogist, historian, lecturer, and author was
the guest speaker. He authored: “Mary Boleyn’s Carey Children: Offspring
of King Henry VIII?” and books on the CT families of John Umfreville
and the Washburns. An expert in medieval royal
and noble genealogy, he is a regular contributor to the Google Medieval
Genealogy group and has been featured on British television. In addition,
author Jeff Sypeck will be present to introduce and
sign his new book “Becoming Charlemagne: Europe, Baghdad, and the Empires of
A.D. 800.”
April 12,2007
The 68th Annual Dinner and meeting of the Order was held on Thursday, the 12th of April.
Douglas
Richardson, renowned genealogist, will be the guest speaker. Douglas is
the author of “Plantagenet Ancestry” and “Magna Charta Ancestry,” as well as
dozens of articles in major genealogical journals. He will be signing copies of
his books immediately following dinner. The title of his program will be: “What
was I thinking?”
Douglas Richardson, will be signing
copies of his books: “Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In
Colonial And Medieval Families,” and “Magna Charta Ancestry: A Study In
Colonial And Medieval Families.”
Copies of Douglas’ books may be purchased directly from
him at: www.royalancestr.net
2006
The 67th Annual Dinner
and meeting of the Order was held at the University Club,
1135 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC on Thursday, the 13th of
April. A meeting of the Officers and Council was held at
6:00 p.m. at which time the election of officers for the 2006-2009 term will occur.
Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck, a
member and well-known genealogist, will be the guest speaker. He is supervisor
of the Genealogy Section at the Dallas Public Library, writes a column for the
“Dallas Morning News,” and is an author of books and articles. The title
of his program will be: “Genealogy of the 21st Century: Headaches,
Heartaches, and the Truth.”