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PRA Reunions and Meetings

History of PRA Annual Reunions/Meetings

After several years of the pioneer work by Bee Holmes, the first Annual Reunion/Meeting was held in Wichita, Kansas in 1979. The list of Annual Reunions/Meetings to date follows:

Year	Location	People
1979	Wichita, Kansas	76
1980	Lexington, Kentucky	91
1981	Amarillo, Texas	101
1982	Nashville, Tennessee	70
1983	Albuquerque, New Mexico	66
1984	Louisville, Kentucky	43
1985	Jackson Hole, Wyoming	24
1986	Charleston, South Carolina	64
1987	Minneapolis, Minnesota	67
1988	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	60
1989	Little Rock, Arkansas	86
1990	Cincinnati, Ohio	63
1991	Seattle, Washington	65
1992	Madison, Georgia	102
1993	Arlington, Texas	108
1994	Harrisonburg, Virginia	51
1995	Tulsa, Oklahoma	100
1996	Tampa, Florida	90
1997	Sacramento, California	80
1998	Manchester, New Hampshire	70
1999	Salt Lake City, Utah	49
2000	Syracuse, New York	42
2001	San Antonio, Texas	31
2002	Nashville, Tennessee	28
2003	San Rafael, California	36
2004	Richmond, Indiana	60
2005	Portland, Oregon	35
2006	Richmond, Indiana	33
2007	NO Reunion/Meeting
2008	Raleigh, North Carolina	40
2009	NO Reunion/Meeting
2010	NO Reunion/Meeting
2011	NO Reunion/Meeting
2012	NO Reunion/Meeting
2013	NO Reunion/Meeting
2014	NO Reunion/Meeting
2015	NO Reunion/Meeting
2016	NO Reunion/Meeting
2017	NO Reunion/Meeting
2018	NO Reunion/Meeting
2019	NO Reunion/Meeting
2020	NO Reunion/Meeting
2021	NO Reunion/Meeting - Plans fell through for meeting with Boone Society

*Note: These numbers reflect reported attendance by the host. In some cases, the numbers reflect the number of people who attended the banquet while others reflect the number of people who attended just the conference.

The three words on the scroll of the Coats of Arms are "Vincit amor patriae"

"Vincit amor patriae" means "The love of my country prevails" or "Love of Country Conquers" which is the United States Army 28th Infantry Regiment's motto. "Vincent amor patriae laudumque immensa cupido" means "The love of my country exceeds everything."

The following motto appears in English above the mountain cat of the original Baron Muncaster Crest. "Firm, Vigilant, Active" -Virg. AEn. vi. 823 v. Muncaster b. Pennington

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