From what I understand the Fulton Reunions are potluck and they are casual. The ones in VA, however, were research based, with lectures from people about the region in France where the Maupins came from, where they landed in VA, where they settled, etc, including a lot of documentation about how counties had morphed into other counties. The Fulton Reunion seems to be (and I have never been to one) a yearly thing, whereas the VA reunions were three day events with several formal dinners/lunches in the hotel that was booked, etc. One speaker was the Historian from UVA, where Dr. Soctrates Maupin was Chairman of the Faculty, and there have been many other distinguished speakers. It was held in the Rotunda of UVA, which is almost never allowed for outside groups. It is wholly different than Fulton which I think is an outdoor event. Denise in VA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie Arnold" <bonniea@centurytel.net> To: <MAUPIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [MAUPIN-L] Reunion > The reunion i attended in Fulton was potluck........ > Bonnie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jdwatson" <jdwatson@erols.com> > To: <MAUPIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 9:12 AM > Subject: Re: [MAUPIN-L] Reunion > > > > Someone would have to agree to do the bulk of the work and that's huge! > > Last > > one we had in C'ville, Wm Albertson took his motor home and lived in the > > C'ville/Whitehall area while he was researching, and also planning the > > whole > > reunion. It would take a special person who wanted to devote most of their > > time to it for almost a year. The ones in the past have not been > > "potlucks" > > or anything like that. As a lot of the families in VA do, they are quite > > well planned, etc. > > Denise > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <NancyHBP@aol.com> > > To: <MAUPIN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 10:00 AM > > Subject: Re: [MAUPIN-L] Reunion > > > > > >> I would be happy to help with one in Virginia (C'ville or Wmsburg) > > although > >> I can't run the entire thing as kids, work, charity things all take up a > > huge > >> amount of time. > >> > >> Nancy BP > >> > >> > >> ==== MAUPIN Mailing List ==== > >> Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > >> <http://pml.rootsweb.com> Search our Maupin Message Board at: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.maupin > >> > > > > > > ==== MAUPIN Mailing List ==== > > If you want to chat and get to know your Maupin relatives better, please > > subscribe to our MAUPIN-CHAT-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains the > > word "subscribe" and then email MAUPIN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > ==== MAUPIN Mailing List ==== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > <http://pml.rootsweb.com> Search our Maupin Message Board at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.maupin >