The Meriwether Society, Inc.

Tours

The reunion tours will be held in the afternoon of Friday, June 26. You will get a choice of three tours. Cost is $12. Bus transportation is provided.

1. The Alabama Archives will give us a special back room tour of the museum collections.

2. The Alabama Archives Research Room will have experienced Meriwether researchers giving research advice.

3. A self-guided tour of "Old Alabama Town," six blocks of restored 18th and 19th century buildings in downtown Montgomery.

http://www.oldalabamatown.com/tour_sgd.html

Additional cost of $8 at the gate.

Golf

Staying at a golf resort must include golf! The hotel is surrounded by the Capitol Hill Golf Course on the award-winning Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. Capital Hill consists of three gorgeous golf courses - the Judge, the Senator and the Legislator. Transportation is provided by the hotel.

Take a virtual tour online:

http://www.rtjgolf.com/capitolhill/tour/

If your spouse is into golf, but not genealogy, this is the reunion for him or her. Sharon's husband, Greg Pike, will lead the golf outings. Greg, an avid golfer, is planning tee times for morning and afternoon each day, Thursday thru Saturday. (We might see him at dinner.)

The Greens Fees are $61 for the Senator or Legislator and $71 for the Judge. There is a discount if you play all three days. You can pay at the course but please sign up on the registration form so we know how many to expect.

For more information call Greg Pike 502-859-1009 or use the contact form on the left.

Riverboat Dinner Cruise

A dinner cruise on the Alabama River aboard the Harriott II will take place on Friday evening, June 26th.

The buffet dinner features catfish, slow smoked beef brisket, Cole slaw, potato salad, baked beans, bread, peach cobbler, buttermilk pie, ice tea, coffee, lemonade and fountain drinks. The cost is $47 for adults, $28 for ages 3-12. There will be a cash bar on board.

The busses will leave the hotel at 6:30 pm and return after the cruise ends at 9:30 pm.

Dinner Saturday

The Meriwether Society dinner on Saturday night, June 27th, will feature the silent auction, door prizes, installation of the newly elected officers and the closing ceremony.

The plated dinner is your choice of herb roasted prime rib of beef, au jus with oven roasted red potatoes and seasonal vegetables or fresh gulf catch with Florida rock shrimp sauteed with shrimp and Tasso cream sauce. The cost is $49 including gratuity and tax.

Silent Auction

A Silent Auction will be held during the 2009 Meriwether Reunion. We will be offering Meriwether memorabilia, out-of-print books including The Meriwethers and Their Connections, Meriwether Lewis bicentennial tapes and pictures, a wood carving of the Meriwether Crest, and an Albemarle Virginia basket featuring Virginia wines.

We welcome other donations. Please email or mail a description of your item before April 15th. A full listing will be found in the next issue of the newsletter.

If you have any items to donate, please contact:

Or use the contact form to the left to send her an email message.

We also welcome donations of door prizes for the reunion. They do not have to be Meriwether related. Please bring them to the reunion.