THE CALLAWAY FAMILY ASSOCIATION 50th ANNIVERSARY Announcement and Packet Join us for the celebration in Nashville Hope you will consider joining us at our 50th Anniversary celebration in Nashville, Tennesse. The 50th Anniversary Committee has been working hard to make this a one of kind event for the CFA, but it just won’t be complete unless you are there with us!

50th Annual Meeting Nashville, Tennessee October 16th – 19th, 2025   Register Today for the 50th Anniversary Celebration! The Callaway Family Association is pleased to announce their 50th Anniversary since incorporating in 1975.  **** Thursday, October 16th – Sunday, October 19th 2025 **** Nashville, Tennessee Link to: 50th Anniversary Registration Form (Print and mail your registration ASAP to receive your discount)   Hotel Information: Marriott Courtyard Mount Juliet (10 miles East of Nashville) Use the link below to receive our rate of $169.00 for a Queen or King Room Book your group rate for the Callaway Family Association Phone: 1-615-432-4070 1980 Providence Parkway, Mount Juliet, Tennessee 37122 Courtyard Marriott Mount Juliet  This block of rooms will only be available at this price until August 30, 2025.  Haven’t you always wanted to visit Music City USA? Tour the historic Ryman Auditorium, Country Music Hall of Fame, cruise on the General Jackson Riverboat for dinner & show, visit downtown Nashville and their historic sites and honky-tonks. Receive a personal copy of our “50 Years of CFA” historical book, enter the raffle for our beautiful handmade 50th Anniversary Quilt. Door Prizes, Entertainment and more!!!  Register by July 1st and receive a $50 event discount!!! Registrations must be received no later than August 15th, 2025 so that the tickets can be purchased for all the activities. No refunds can be issued after this date.  Please note that registration must be received by July 1st to obtain the discounted price of $350.

Nashville Itinerary Thursday October 16th 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM – Hotel and Event Check-In 4:00 PM – Tour/Visit of Opryland Hotel 6:15 PM – General Jackson Riverboat & Dinner Show Friday October 17th 8:30 AM – Discover Nashville Bus Tour 10:15 AM – Tour Historic Ryman Auditorium 12:00 PM – Group Lunch at Martins BBQ 1:45 PM – Tour Country Music Hall of Fame 7:00 PM – Grand Ole Opry 100th Birthday Show Saturday October 18th 9:00 AM – Genealogy Program/Workshop at Marriott 11:30 AM – Group Lunch 1:00 – 3:00 PM – Tour Parthenon 6:00 PM – Meet and Greet Social and 50th Anniversary Displays 7:00 to 10:00 PM – Celebration Dinner Event (Raffle, Door Prizes…) Sunday October 19th 10:00 AM – Devotional Meeting

You can find the registration form on the right side of this page.

The 2024 CFA Journals are out.  The Journal is now available under Research tab for members to view online. 

If you visit the Sign Up page, you will see that the cost of being a member is very minimal, but the data you can view is extensive. You can pay via Credit Card or Paypal after you use the PAYPAL checkout button. There is also a form that can be printed and mailed in. 

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Having trouble renewing your membership online? Check out the step by step guide on the Sign up page.

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We have:

Current Monthly CFA Newsletters – you can subscribe by contacting our editor as stated on the right side of this page or access the current CFA Newsletter with the link below that.

Archived Monthly CFA Newsletters – see all of the newsletters from years past

CFA Pictures from various CFA events (in progress) – Pictures from yearly CFA meetings – We will update as we collect more pictures from members

Photos – Collection of photos from history and Athens & Wilkes County, GA

CFA Journals (1975 – 2017) or synopsis of the Journals – A quick look at what is in the journals and access to all the journals online (searchable PDF Files).

1790 – 1930 US Census Data – CFA purchased the Census Data and will share it with CFA members

Callaway Family Research that was collected in England – Three CFA members spent a lot of time in England searching and copying Callaway documents. Here are the documents that were collected by Sherrill Williams and scanned into searchable PDF files.

Callaway English Records – Collection of records from England

Caillouet / Kellaway English Research – Ancient history of the Family

Callaway Family Crest Discussions – History of the Callaway Family Crest

Callaway Family Memoirs – Stories from CFA members

Callaway Family Moments in Time

Callaway Family Stories

Callaway DNA Project information

Callaway Genealogy Documents

Callaway Genealogy Archived Queries

Caillouet/Kellaway Chronicles – Early years

Callaway/Kellaway Medieval Family Tree – 23 generations from 1000 A.D.

LaGrange Callaway Genealogical Records Scanned by the Archives and represent our CFA Genealogical Records. This includes English Trip Records from English trips, Peter Callaway Records, Joseph Callaway Records, Misc. and Callaway Records. Now included is a description of all the data that is housed at the Archives, some of it corresponding to the boxes that we have on the website. Information that has been collected over the last 4 years has been added.  

5 Generation Charts of CFA members – information from CFA members. Now all the files are searchable and also there is one file of all the generation charts for easier searching. 

Callaway Booklet – A Branch of the Joseph Callaway Tree by Mrs. M. L. Smoot

All non-script data is searchable.

We hope you find this information useful and we welcome all our new members. This website can also be used to renew your membership.