- MEETINGS / REUNION
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Regular meetings of the Society are held at each reunion unless it has been decided otherwise by the board.
- PAST REUNIONS
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Click here to see past reunion details.
- CURRENT REUNION
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2011 Claiborne Clan
Reunion Schedule
September 29,
2011 to
October 2, 2011
at the
Hotel Monteleone
214 Royal
Street (Rue Royale) New Orleans
The Hotel
Monteleone is the oldest and largest hotel in New Orleans, located in the heart
of the French Quarter, one block from Bourbon Street and Canal Street, and
within walking distance of most of the area's major attractions, restaurants and
shopping.
Hotel group
rate: $135 per night, plus 13% city tax and
$2
per room per night occupancy tax; two night minimum stay.
The hotel
offers valet parking at $30 plus tax per day.
All
guestrooms must be secured by a deposit of
one night's room and taxes made by
credit card.
Cancellations may be made up to 72 hours prior to the arrival date.
Make your
reservations directly with the hotel by August 15, 2011 at:
1 (800)
535-9595
and
identify yourself as part of the group:
National
Society of Claiborne Family Descendants
The group
rate will not be available after the cutoff date of August 15, 2011 and/or once
the guest room block of thirty rooms is fully committed with reservations.
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Please complete the attached form to reserve a place at the reunion and return it with your check prior to August 1, 2011 to:
Mary Ann Gilman
P.O. Box 5
Port Haywood, VA 23138
Claiborne Clan Reunion Registration Form
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National Society of Claiborne Family Descendants Reuion
New Orleans, Louisiana
Thursday, September 29 to Sunday, October 2, 2011
Theme: The Western Migration
| Thursday, September 29th |
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| Afternoon Arrival | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Hotel check in and Reunion Registration: Iberville Ballroom |
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| Evening | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Dinner on your own with Claiborne and Cliborn Friends and relatives |
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| Friday, September 30th |
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| Morning | 9:00 am to 10:00 am | Presentation: Royal Ballroom D |
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| 10:00 am to 12:30 pm | Meet in lobby to board bus for an overview of the city: French Quarter, cemeteries, University area and Garden District with special stops at Claiborne historic locations. This tour will be narated by local descendants and will include lunch at the Southern Yacht Club on Lake Pontchartrain. After lunch, the bus will transport the group back to the hotel. |
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| 12:30 to 1:30 pm | Lunch at the Southern Yacht Club. |
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| 1:30 pm | Leave restaurant to board bus for return to hotel |
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| Afternoon | 2:00 pm | Afternoon on your own or join group to view Claiborne Family memorabilia at The Williams Research Center at 410 Chartres Street |
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| Evening | | On your own with Claiborne and Cliborn friends and relatives. |
| Saturday, October 1st |
| Morning | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | Business meeting and presentations: Iberville Ballroom:
9:00 - 11:00 Business Meeting and presentations
11:00 - 12:00: Research Report: Alex Waldrop, PhD |
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| Lunch | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Bienville Ballroom (next to the Iberville Ballroom) |
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| Afternoon | 2:00 pm | Afternoon on your own or join group to view Governor Claiborne memorabilia at The Historic New Orleans Collection at 533 Royal Street. |
| Evening | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Meet in the Carousel Bar |
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| 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Banquet and speaker: Iberville Ballroom
8:00 - 9:00 Keynote Speaker: Tulane University Professor Richard Campanella will speak on Trans-Appalachian Settlement and New Orleans from 1790 to 1815. |
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| Sunday, October 2nd |
| Morning | | Departure. Hotel checkout by 12:00 noon.
(Board members will meet from 9:00 to 12:00 in the Cabildo Room) |
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