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July 20, 1963
26 families gather at the Hinckley School in Hinckley, Maine, to view a solar eclipse.
July 21, 1963
The Family Motor Coach Association is formed.
September 7, 1963
FMCA Constitution Committee meets in Wolf Den State Park, Connecticut.
October 15, 1963
Articles of Incorporation filed.
December 15, 1963
FMCA Constitution unanimously ratified.
January 1964
Crown Coach Corp. becomes first FMCA commercial member.
February 15, 1964
Vol. 1, Issue 1 of Family Motor Coaching magazine published.
July 17-19, 1964
First national convention held at Fort Ticonderoga in New York.
March 1965
FMCA national office moved to Cincinnati, Ohio.
April 10, 1965
3 FMCA chapters chartered: Michigan Knights Of The Highway, Midwest Coachmen, Northeastern.
January 15, 1966
Manufacturer’s Advisory Board holds first meeting.
February 1966
First “Business Service Directory” published in FMC magazine.
July 1966
First coffee hour held at Glenwood, Ohio, convention.
June 1967
FMCA office moves to “ivy-covered cottage” in Cincinnati.
July 1967
Vic & Vi White, F748, commissioned FMCA’s “International Ambassadors” at Bowling Green, Kentucky, convention.
July 1969
First FMCA Family of theYear Award presented to Harold & Winifred Beard, F196, at Traverse City, Michigan, convention.
July 1969
Teen Age Travelers (TATS) program initiated at Traverse City, Michigan, convention.
July 1970
Industry pioneer Ray Frank honored at Costa Mesa, California, convention.
July 1970
FMCA office moves to 5200 Beechmont Ave., Cincinnati.
February 1971
FMC magazine becomes a bimonthly publication.
September 1972
Motor Vacations Unlimited becomes 500th commercial member.
1973
FMCA celebrates 10th anniversary; nearly 10,000 member families, 22 chapters.
June 1975
World Of Recreation becomes 1,000th commercial member.
1976
FMCA purchases building at 8291 Clough Pike, funded by members’ voluntary participation in lifetime member program, Thousand Club.
March 2-4, 1976
First winter convention, Harlingen, Texas.
April 1976
Family member number F20000 issued.
November 30, 1976
FMCA moves into newly purchased building with staff of 15.
March 1977
Member number F25000 assigned.
July 1978
FMC magazine becomes monthly publication.
1982
FMCA Message Service launched.
May 1983
Member number F50000 issued.
1983
FMCA celebrates 20th anniversary year; 29,645 active members, 113 chapters.
July 28, 1983
Clough Pike office dedicated to Bob Richter, L1, and Ken Scott, L63.
July 1985
FMCA Governing Board approves $1 million expansion to Clough Pike building.
August 1986
Joey Bed Inc. becomes 3,500th commercial member.
1987
Clough Pike office expansion completed.
1988
FMCA celebrates 25th anniversary year; 63,982 active members, 214 chapters.
March 25-27, 1988
Del Mar, California, convention coach count surpasses 4,000 (4,328).
March 1988
Member number F100000 issued.
June 21, 1989
President George Bush visits Richmond, Virginia, spring convention.
March 27-29, 1990
Tampa, Florida, convention coach count surpasses 5,000 (5,244).
September 1990
Quality Motor Coach becomes 5,000th commercial member.
November 1991
Member number F150000 issued.
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1993
FMCA celebrates 30th anniversary year; 88,217 active members, 323 chapters.
July 4, 1994
Monument honoring FMCA’s birthplace dedicated in Hinckley, Maine.
October 1995
Member number F200000 issued.
March 26-28, 1996
Perry, Georgia, convention coach count surpasses 6,000 (6,632).
August 1996
Sun Rocks RV Resort receives C7000 membership number.
June 1997
FMCA’s official Web site “” www.fmca.com “” launched.
July 15-17, 1997
Columbus, Ohio, convention coach count surpasses 7,000 (7,208).
1998
FMCA celebrates 35th anniversary year; 113,828 member families; 386 active chapters.
September 1998
Member number F250000 issued.
August 18-20, 2000
All-time convention coach count record set in Brunswick, Maine (7,422).
March 2001
FMCA’s Official North American Road Atlas & Travel Guide becomes available to members.
July 2001
Membership Services Department moves from Clough Pike office to FMCA’s Round Bottom Road location.
August 2001
FMCA’s Strategic Plan approved by FMCA Governing Board in Redmond, Oregon.
September 2001
Member number F300000 assigned.
January 2003
FMCA members approve revised Constitution.
March 2003
Revised Bylaws approved by FMCA Governing Board.
June 1, 2003
FMCA boasts 126,644 member families; 435 active chapters; 2,166 commercial members; 58 full-time and 11 part-time employees.