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Class of 1969 Reunions and Mini-ReunionsAnnouncements and Reports about our Class's Major Events'69's Rheingau Mini-Reunion, September, 2013October, 2013
Charlottesville Mini-Reunion focuses on the "Virginia Dynasty"Tuesday, December 25, 2012 From Thursday, October
11, through Sunday, October 14, about 80 classmates and companions participated
in the sixth Class of 1969 mini-Reunion, held in Charlottesville, VA. The theme for the intellectual component of this
year’s Mini-Reunion was The Virginia
Dynasty, with a special emphasis on James
Madison: Virginian; Princetonian; Founding Father; primary author of the
Constitution and the Bill of Rights; secretary of state; war president; planter
and slave-owner, among many other roles. After all, 2012 is the bicentennial of
the first year of the War of 1812. We were headquartered at Wintergreen Resort, about 50 minutes from Charlottesville, Virginia.
We had two renowned intellectual leaders for the weekend, we had
amazing accommodations at Wintergreen Resort and we had an amazing party
at the Devil's Backbone Brewery Co. Professor
John Stagg *73 of the University of Virginia, Editor in Chief of the
Madison Papers, who, incidentally, began his Ph.D. work at Princeton
under honorary classmate Jim McPherson in 1969, accompanied us on
Friday. Jefferson Looney *83, a scholar at the Monticello Foundation
and editor of Jefferson’s retirement papers, was with us Saturday,
complementing Professor Stagg’s Madison focus on Friday. Click here to see the full schedule. Click here for photos and click here for the trip report. (Posted 12/25/12)Springfield Mini-Reunion provides Lincoln immersionMonday, December 19, 2011
Click here to see our Springfield Photo Album ‘69’s French Invasion Raises $25,000 for CSFWednesday, December 29, 2010
Fifty two classmates and spouses experienced what many of us
felt to be the trip of a lifetime Antietam Report – Plans for More Mini-ReunionsThursday, November 05, 2009
Muldoon’s Class of 69 Premieres at ReunionsFriday, August 14, 2009Thursday night of our 40th saw the world premiere of Class of 69 written by honorary classmate Paul Muldoon and performed by his rock group Rackett. According to Wikipedia, Muldoon's poetry is known for difficulty, allusion, casual use of obscure or archaic words, understated wit, punning, and deft technique in meter and slant rhyme (go Paul!). But those of us who actually remember our time at Princeton shouldn’t have too much trouble with this one. Besides, what other class can say it is the subject of an original Muldoon? And as those in attendance know, Rackett did a wonderful job playing the song as well, and was called on to encore it at least once! Click here to see the lyrics to this masterpiece! Wade Epps' Memorial Service Homily from our 40th ReunionMonday, June 15, 2009The following is Wade Epps' moving Remembrance of our departed classmates at the Memorial Service on the Saturday morning of our 40th Reunion. . More ... Presidents' Report on the Outstanding 40th Reunion!!Friday, June 05, 2009 Report from the
Outgoing and Incoming Presidents of the Class-Dick Bott and Bill
Charrier on one of our best ReunionsEver!! More ... Back to top Gettysburg II, the Sequel -- a memorable weekend!Thursday, September 18, 2008 Forty-seven
Classmates
and guests are happy to report in on a great weekend at Gettysburg.
Once again, we were blessed that Professor James McPherson was willing
to give our Class his time and expertise. We were all impressed by his
encyclopedic knowledge of the Gettysburg battle and its role in the
outcome of the Civil War, plus his ability to connect these events to
general state of the American life and technology at mid-18th century.
Maybe equally important, however, was the infectious enthusiasm (and
energy!) that he demonstrated throughout the three days. More ... The Class of 1969 Goes to GettysburgMonday, October 15, 200795 Classmates, spouses and children journeyed to Gettysburg to relive the 3 days of this turning point of the Civil War with the foremost Civil War scholar in the world, Professor Emeritus James McPherson, in a wonderful trip organized by Jack and Pam Meyerson. More ... |
Few,
if any, of the classmates and spouses who gathered for our mini-reunion in Wiesbaden,
Germany on September 16th could have told you what the Rheingau is,
or found it on a map, or explained its significance for the German people. But now we know, thanks to our hosts – classmate
David Fisher and his German wife Étel, a marvelously energetic and gracious
couple – who crafted this mini reunion, and together with Michael Jennings (PU
Professor of German Studies and unabashed oenologist), led us on this
mini-reunion adventure. 
From Thursday, October 13,
through Sunday, October 16, 43 classmates and companions participated in 
in ‘69’s first overseas mini-reunion – the
France Invasion of September 2010.
Organized (and the word gained new meaning) by Dick and Marian Bott with
plenty of assistance from Jesse Okie (Chef de la Cuisine), Bruce Freeman (Chef
du Personnel), Dan Harman and Curt Kehr (Chefs de la Communication), George
Sheridan (Ministre de la Culture), and the Charriers (Factotums Généraux), the
main excursion lasted eight days and took us from Paris, through Giverny and
Bayeux, to the invasion beaches of Normandy and finally to Mont St. Michel. To top it off, through the combined
generosity of the Forbes family and the trip participants, over $25,000 was
raised for the Class of 1969 Community Service Fund.
Ninety classmates and spouses (with the
odd offspring and fiancé thrown in for variety) gathered the weekend of
October 16-18 with Professor James McPherson at the Bavarian Inn in
Shepherdstown, WV for a unique perspective on the pivotal Civil War
encounter between federal and confederate forces at Antietam ...Powered by Bonfire™ - a Reunion Technologies Solution.