come to our next family meeting in charles county, maryland, october 18-20, 2024!
GENERAL INFORMATION
Our next annual meeting/reunion will be held at the at the Holiday Inn Express in La Plata, MD and the Maryland Veterans Museum in Newburg, MD Friday, October 18-Sunday, October 20, 2024.
The Speak/e/s Family Association will meet in Charles County, Maryland!
We will hold our annual meeting/reunion in Charles County, Maryland on October 18-20. The choice of Charles County, Maryland for the location of the Annual Meeting was based on the Speak/e/s Family Survey we conducted in December 2023-January 2024. Nearly half of the respondents chose Southern Maryland as their preference of our 2024 annual meeting location. Join us with the expectation of having an informative meeting with great opportunities to connect with cousins from far and wide—and have a lot of fun!
Agenda
Friday, October 18 is the check-in date at the Holiday Inn Express in La Plata. We will have a ‘getting reconnected’ reception with an informal dinner and entertainment in the hotel conference room from 5 PM until 9 PM.
Saturday, October 19 we will have breakfast at the hotel and then go to the conference venue at the Maryland Veterans Museum in Newburg, Maryland (9 miles south of La Plata) where we will have a morning session and a brief business meeting. The Veterans Museum has a large auditorium that is equipped with the technology to share our meeting with those who cannot be present in person but wish to join the meeting virtually. After the meeting, the Historical Society of Charles County has invited us to share lunch and attend an 18th Century cavalry skills at arms and tactical demonstration they are hosting at the Veterans Museum. Following that, we will tour various locations significant to our ancestors. We will have a festive dinner Saturday evening.
Sunday, October 20 is morning checkout. There will be an option to attend religious services at one of the two or three historic churches (Catholic or Episcopalian) where our ancestors likely worshiped. An alternative will be to visit additional historic sites of importance the Speak/e/s family.
Look for additional details in our next Bulletin!
RESERVATIONS
A block of rooms is being held until September 18!
A block of rooms is being held for our reservations for the Annual Meeting at the Holiday Inn Express, 6860 Crain Highway, La Plata, Maryland.
Rooms will be available with 1 king-sized bed or 2 queen-sized beds. The rate for either is $144 per night.
The hotel has a complimentary breakfast, an indoor swimming pool and an exercise room. Rooms have microwaves and refrigerators.
The general phone number for the hotel is (301) 392-0065, and the email address is gmlaplata@crhi.net. Our reservation code is “Speak/e/s Family Association Room Block Code LLPMD.” Reserve your room today!
REgistration
The registration fee of $65 per person includes the food at the reception on Friday evening; lunch, snacks and coffee on Saturday; and a festive dinner at a local restaurant on Saturday evening.
We are planning to provide a virtual option via Zoom for those who cannot attend in person. The registration fee to virtually attend the Saturday morning session and the business meeting is $15.
Please fill out and mail the registration form and payment to attend the annual meeting!