During the October 2015 annual meeting, the Society\u2019s Executive Committee selected the sites for the Society\u2019s annual meetings in both 2016 and 2017.<\/p>\n
In 2016 the annual meeting will focus on Hanover County, Virginia<\/b><\/a>, with a theme being considered for how the Civil War impacted the Fontaines and the Maurys. The Fontaine Farm, recently purchased by the Civil War Trust with Society assistance, was the primary location of the Battle of the North Anna River<\/b><\/a> as Grant moved south in an attempt to outflank Lee\u2019s Army as he tried to take Richmond. It was in the aftermath of that battle that the only surviving copy of the Memoirs was rescued from a bonfire by a Union Officer at a Fontaine property. Beaverdam and the Fontaine Cemetery<\/b><\/a> are also in the area. Stay tuned for more details.<\/p>\n The 2017 annual meeting will be held in Franklin, Tennessee<\/b><\/a>, an area founded by early Maury family members, was the home of politician Abram Poindexter Maury<\/b><\/a> (1801-1848), and later home of Matthew Fontaine Maury, Pathfinder<\/b><\/a> of the Seas. There are many Maury sites to visit in the area including the Abram Maury Cemetery<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" During the October 2015 annual meeting, the Society\u2019s Executive Committee selected the sites for the Society\u2019s annual meetings in both 2016 and 2017. In 2016 the annual meeting will focus on Hanover County, Virginia, with a theme being considered for how the Civil War impacted the Fontaines and the Maurys. The Fontaine Farm, recently purchased … Continue reading Announcing The Society\u2019s Annual Meeting Locations for Next Two Years!<\/span>