2019 Annual MFA Meeting
Annual Middlebrooks Family Association, Inc. Meeting
September 24-26, Orange, Virginia
About the Meeting:
Great topics including:
- DNA as a tool to research ancestry
- The New England Project Results
- Nathanial – a Study in an ancestor
- Orange County an important location in our research
- Navigating the Web Further (Dale Kidwell)
- Dining at together at locations to be determined
- …and various opportunities to meet your MFA kin!
- View/Download the schedule/agenda
If you have questions about the meeting, feel free to e-mail Robert Middlebrooks
Meeting Registration:
$20/family (members) or $25/family (non-members)
Help us to plan in advance! Send in your registration as early as possible.
- Download, print, & mail your Registration Form with payment
What To Do:
James Madison’s Montpelier, plantation house of the Madison family, including fourth President of the United States, James Madison, and his wife Dolley.
James is the Father of the Constitution and intellectual force behind the new republic, and Dolley Madison, his charming wife and astute political partner — is the woman who inspired the title “First Lady.” The 2,650-acre property is open seven days a week with the mission of engaging the public with the enduring legacy of Madison’s most powerful idea: government by the people.
Additionally, the Mere Distinction of Colour exhibit at Montpelier includes Gilmore Cabin and the Jim Crow–era Train Station.
Visit the nearby Barboursville Vineyards including Winery Tours, Tuscan Tasting Room, Palladio Restaurant, and historic 1821 Library.
Chateau MerrillAnne is also nearby and here you can learn and talk with the Owners about wine, while enjoying the rustic and relaxing tasting room. Plenty of indoor seating, outdoor deck, and great opportunities for picnic lunch.
On The Way:
Some great opportunities during your journey to/from Orange, VA:
- Skyline Drive in Shennandoah National Park (30 miles away)
- Blue Ridge Parkway (60 miles away)
- Fort Germanna Foundation Museum – earliest 1700s settlements of Germans (30 miles away)
- Hebron Church near Madison – oldest Lutheran church built 1740 and continuously used by Lutherans in the US (visit interior during Sunday morning church service) (15 miles away)
- Exchange Hotel Civil War Medical Museum (10 miles away)
- Visit Civil War Battlefields at National Military Park near Fredricksburg, VA (40 miles away)
- Colonial Williamsburg, the largest colonial reenactment site in the US open daily (130 miles)
- Yorktown VA Battlefield, and Jamestown Settlement and American Revolution Museum (140 miles)
- Thomas Jefferson’s estate, Monticello near Charlottesville, VA (30 miles away)
- George Washington’s estate at Mount Vernon near Washington (90 miles away)
Accommodations:
Hotel: Round Hill Inn
750 Round Hill Dr, Orange, VA 22960
540-672-6691
orangevahie@gmail.com
Complimentary hot breakfast, high-speed internet access, and fitness center. Rooms are outfitted with microwaves, and mini-refrigerators.
Coffee and water also provided in the conference room and the MFA can bring food into the conference room.
Important: Make room reservations ASAP and state that you are with the Middlebrooks Group (MFA) to obtain the following rates:
King or Queen Room: ……………………………….$79/night plus tax
Located on the top of a round hill with several acres with beautiful endless views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. With views exceeding 45 miles of rolling hillside and working farms. It is a very serene location right at the edge of the Town of Orange.
Amenities include a spacious outdoor pool, relax on their veranda and take some time to work out in the fitness area. Stay connected with friends, family and work with free high-speed internet and their 24-hr. business center.
Also: (30 minutes away)
Small Country Campground (RV)
4400 Byrd Mill Road, Louisa, VA 23093
Phone: (540) 967-2431, for site reservations