Meriwether News

Here you’ll find short bits of news about The Meriwether Society.

We publish longer, more in-depth articles in “Meriwether Connections,” the official newsletter of The Meriwether Society. It is published quarterly and distributed to Meriwether Society members.

To receive a copies of the newsletter you must be an Associate or Regular Member of The Meriwether Society, Inc. with dues paid for the current year. Upon becoming a member, you will receive all issues for the current calendar year.

Maurice W. Kendall Distinguished Member Award

June 28, 2015

At the 2015 Annual Meeting, the Society announced that henceforth the Meriwether Society Distinguished Member Award, the highest recognition presented by the Society, would be known as the Maurice W. Kendall Distinguished Member Award,...

Sgt. John Ordway Statue at Fort Lewis

May 10, 2011

In 2006, The Meriwether Society was a major donor to the construction of a statue of Capt. Meriwether Lewis and his dog, Seaman, which was dedicated last fall on a public park/plaza at the...

In Memorium: Gordon Meriwether

May 12, 2006

Captain Gordon Kenyon Meriwether, Jr., Ph.D., a past president of The Meriwether Society, passed away Friday, March 10 in Pensacola from complications from pneumonia. The Society expresses our condolences to his family and mourns...