Hi List, Got the following message from Carolyn in answer to the query I put out about a possible meeting in NO in mid to late October.... About the same time I got a response from Bonnie also suggesting a meeting room at a library. So two of our collective minds were thinking alike! :-) Because of ease of parking and the availability of optional coffee & refreshments the Jefferson Parish Public Library seems the best choice. So we're throwing it out there to see what the rest of the list thinks. A side note.... if you send your messages to degruyadministrator@earthlink.net, you get me at my private email.... The rest of the list isn't sharing. So.... if you are sending something that warrants a group discussion, send to degruy-l@rootsweb.com. That way all of us will have a chance to respond. This Degry gettting to know you meeting could be great! Would we have time for some "presentations"? Family stories? Would we have a place to display photographs and memorabilia? Lots to think about... Anyway, Carolyn's email follows: If the food isn't the most important thing, you might be able to get a meeting room at the Jefferson Parish Main Library on West Napoleon in Metairie. <> They have a food service area where they have sandwiches, soup, coffee, etc. <> The food service area is in the same building as the meeting room (at least the one I have been in). This way people could come and go and there are Xerox machines close by and also research facilities. Also handy restrooms, etc. <> I will call the library on monday to see if there is a charge to use these rooms and get back to you. There are several small (sort of family) restaurants very close to there. Also a Piccadilly cafeteria several blocks away if someone wants different food than the library has. <>Carolyn Previous message rom Renee to Carolyn > thanks for the LAORLEAN tip and the offer for help... > I probably to wait till I hear from folks to guage the interest in doing > this > My thought was not to get involved with collecting money, setting up a > menu, etc.. > So I was thinking of a meeting room attached to a restaurant/bar....so > that people could order what they wanted and pay for it on their own..... > We could also just have coffee and pastries or something simple.... > I appreciate your offer. > I'll let you know as I hear from people > Thanks > Renee > > > > >

I would so love to attend this get together in New Orleans, but would only be able to do so if it's in late October. So I'm hoping that will be the case. Shelley Dedman ----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Hotard, Degruy List Administrator [Please do not send me anonymous, forwarded, chain emails. Thank you.]" <degruylist@earthlink.net> To: <DEGRUY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 3:07 PM Subject: from Carolyn about an October Degruy get together in NO > > Hi List, > Got the following message from Carolyn in answer to the query I put out > about a possible meeting in NO in mid to late October.... About the same > time I got a response from Bonnie also suggesting a meeting room at a > library. So two of our collective minds were thinking alike! :-) > > Because of ease of parking and the availability of optional coffee & > refreshments the Jefferson Parish Public Library seems the best choice. So > we're throwing it out there to see what the rest of the list thinks. > > A side note.... if you send your messages to > degruyadministrator@earthlink.net, you get me at my private email.... The > rest of the list isn't sharing. So.... if you are sending something that > warrants a group discussion, send to degruy-l@rootsweb.com. That way all > of us will have a chance to respond. > > This Degry gettting to know you meeting could be great! > > Would we have time for some "presentations"? Family stories? Would we > have a place to display photographs and memorabilia? > > Lots to think about... > Anyway, Carolyn's email follows: > > > If the food isn't the most important thing, you might be able to get a > meeting room at the Jefferson Parish Main Library on West Napoleon in > Metairie. > > <> > They have a food service area where they have sandwiches, soup, coffee, > etc. <> > The food service area is in the same building as the meeting room (at > least the one I have been in). This way people could come and go and > there are Xerox machines close by and also research facilities. Also > handy restrooms, etc. <> > > I will call the library on monday to see if there is a charge to use these > rooms and get back to you. > > There are several small (sort of family) restaurants very close to there. > Also a Piccadilly cafeteria several blocks away if someone wants different > food than the library has. > > <>Carolyn > > > > Previous message rom Renee to Carolyn > > thanks for the LAORLEAN tip and the offer for help... > > I probably to wait till I hear from folks to guage the interest > in doing > > this > > My thought was not to get involved with collecting money, setting > up a > > menu, etc.. > > So I was thinking of a meeting room attached to a > restaurant/bar....so > > that people could order what they wanted and pay for it on their > own..... > > We could also just have coffee and pastries or something simple.... > > I appreciate your offer. > > I'll let you know as I hear from people > > Thanks > > Renee > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >