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Descendants of John Christmas and Mary Graves of Orange County (NC), among others, may be interested to know that the Graves Family Association is hosting a brunch event in the Washington DC area event this upcoming Sunday. The founder of the Graves Family Association, Kenneth Graves, posted the message below on the group's Facebook wall.
Mr. Shannon S. Christmas
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> Kenneth Graves 1:04pm Jan 8
> I know I have posted this before, but I would really like to have as many of you as possible at the meeting this coming Sunday afternoon. 33 people have signed up already, and we are hoping for more. For any of you who live anywhere near Arlington, Virginia (in the Washington, DC area), there will be a meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Graves Family Association in the Williamsburg Room of the Army Navy Country Club, Arlington, VA, at 12 noon, Sunday, January 15. Attendees will be eating the ANCC Sunday buffet at $22 per person. Payment does not need to be made in advance. The buffet is one they have every Sunday, and there is always plenty of good food. Dress will be informal, with coat and tie for men, and dress, skirt, or slacks for women. All Graves and Greaves descendants from all families are urged to attend. To let them know you expect to be there, contact Ernie Graves at erniegraves(at)compuserve.com. The program will be a presentation by Ken Graves, with plenty of opportunity to ask questions about your part of the family or anything else that interests you. This is a great opportunity to meet or renew acquaintance with other Graves and Greaves descendants, learn about new discoveries, and get off to a good start with genealogical searching in the new year.