In accordance with its new policy, the SPAAMFAA Summer Convention & Muster returned to its original home in Syracuse, N.Y. in August, as it henceforth would every other year. The Society’s Annual Meeting continued to be held in Syracuse in February. Founder Richard a. Horstmann was the recipient of the 1979 William L. Robinson Memorial Award, and SPAAMFAA dues were increased to $12.50. One new chapter – Virginia – received its charter this year.