At 09:59 AM 7/30/98 -0500, you wrote: >Evidently I missed an earlier detail. I need particulars on the KFA. >Thanks. > Am posting KFA Reunion details to the discussion group for the benefit of those Kemp researchers not having access to the KFA Web page. Details and reservation email form follow: Kemp Family Association 1998 Reunion in Dallas, Texas October 23rd-25th Harvey Hotel - Dallas 7815 LBJ Freeway (also known as I-635) at Coit Road, Dallas To receive the special $69 rate for 1-2 adults or $79 rate for 3-4 adults (children under 18 in same room are free) ... you must first call the hotel (1-800-922-9222 or 972-960-7000) and mention that you are with the Kemp Family Association Reunion ... and second, fill out the on-line KFA Registration Form. Rooms located near the hospitality suite (Room 268) would be Rooms 266, 270, 290-293 in same corridor and Rooms 271-289 nearby. For those who wish to take advantage of the area either before or after the Reunion, the Hotel has extended the following special rates: $89 single occupancy, $99 double occupancy. All rates are subject to applicable state and local taxes. Hotel check-in time is 3:00 p.m. and hotel check-out time is 1:00 p.m. Refer to the Harvey Hotel - Dallas Web site if you would like more information on the hotel itself. Reunion Registration Fee The KFA registration fee covers the Hospitality Suite and associated reunion expenses: Early Registration: $20 per person (w/KFA membership) $25 per person (non members) Late Registration (after August 1, 1998) $30 per person (w/KFA membership) $35 per person (non members) Send Us Your Kemp Line for Reunion Please send us your ... Direct Kemp Ancestor Line. Starting at the top with your earliest Kemp ancestor, list each generation until it gets to you ... include Kemp/b.d.year & state/Spouse/b.d.year & state/. You can send to us either by snail mail to: KFA Reunion, 1926 Palo Duro Dr., Garland, Texas 75040 or by email to: [email protected] For example, this is my Kemp line: 1.Francis Kemp 2.Francis A. Kemp b.abt 1817 MA m. Sarah A. Phillips 3.George Doane Kemp b.1844 MA m.abt 1885 Clara McCoy Hildreth b.1859 VT 4.Marion Laveria Kemp b.1890 MA-d.1952 MA m. Edward Ellis McLoon b.1883 MA-d.1938 MA 5.William George MacLoon b.1921 MA-d.1992 TX m.1945 Jeanne Louise Judson, Living in TX 6.Linda-Jeanne MacLoon, Living in TX m. Edward Leon Dolby, Living in TX Note: McLoon/MacLoon is not a spelling error ... What to Bring to Reunion A highlight at every Reunion has been the exchanging of data on Kemp lines. This is ongoing in the Hospitality Suite, but for sure happens when everyone is back from planned activities, so be sure to bring your Kemp charts! And for anyone with ties to Texas or the South, whether they be Kemp or otherwise, this will be a GREAT opportunity to research some of those ancestors. ... And even if you know of no one from this area, just check out what the Dallas Library has to offer on other areas! Check List Before the Reunion Call Harvey Hotel-Dallas to reserve room Fill out KFA On-Line Registration Form Snail-mail KFA registration fee E-mail Kemp line Call airlines for reservations Decide on research plan of attack Leaving for the Reunion Airline tickets Hotel confirmation number Rental car confirmation number Shuttle telephone number, etc Driving directions to hotel Kemp research Schedule of Events Thursday, October 22nd Hospitality Suite Opens at 3pm ... stop by to say Hello, add your name to various "sign-up" sheets, or just to hang out Friday, October 23rd 8am-2pm ... Research trip to SW Branch of National Archives in Ft. Worth for those that sign up 8:30am-2pm ... Research trip to Dallas Library for those that sign up 2:30-4:30pm ... Appointments with KFA Historian * 5pm ... Tex-Mex dinner at Juan's Cantina, 42 Richardson Heights, Richardson, TX (on I-75 service rd between Beltline and Spring Valley) 7:30-8pm ... "Storing & Displaying Your Family Treasures" followed by a show & tell time for those that would like to share with us their family history treasures and memorabilia Saturday, October 24th 8:30am-1pm ... Research trip to Dallas Library for those that sign up 1:30-3:30pm ... Appointments with KFA Historian * 4pm ... Texas BBQ at Spring Creek BBQ, Richardson, TX (on I-75 service rd between Arapaho and Beltline) 6pm ... Business Meeting & Election of Officers to be held at Harvey Hotel Red Oak Room followed by several presentations: 6:30pm ... "Kemps in the Southern & Middle Colonies Before 1750" - Kay Taylor 7:00pm ... "Migration of Kemp's in 17th Century New England" - Bob Young 7:30pm ... "Kemps in America Before 1750" - Kay Taylor 8:00pm ... Adjourn (feel free to join us in the Hospitality Suite to trade info or just socialize) Sunday, October 25th No set agenda, but several announcements: Kay Taylor would like to meet with those Kemps having Middleton connections, perhaps over breakfast Bob Young will bring his entire New England Kemp database on his laptop and can make himself available to anyone for individual research, if they let him know. The KFA Hospitality Room will close at 11am Have a safe journey home * Kay Taylor, our KFA Historian, would be happy to meet with you individually to assist you on connecting your Kemps back to 1750. Email Kay for an appointment time. Dining with Kemp Cousins Another chance to meet your fellow Kemp researchers and possible cousins is over dinner and we'd like to invite you to join us on: Friday Night - Experience the flavor of the Southwest with a Tex-Mex dinner (avg $6-$10). Saturday Night - Enjoy Texas BBQ (avg $4-$8). Anytime - There will be a board in the Hospitality Suite where you can post a notice that you are looking for company for whichever meal or you can just add your name to a notice already posted Hospitality Suite The Hospitality Suite (Room 268, San Jacinto Suite) will be the center for our KFA activities. Here you'll find area brochures, announcements, schedules, name tags, sign-up sheets, etc., as well as your Kemp "cousins". On the wall you'll find the lines of each KFA attendee (hence the reason we asked you to send us your lines), as well as some other goodies. Above we've listed two dining opportunities, but for those that wish to share other meals, we'll have a dining poster board ... just check to see who's going where/when or post one yourself. We'll assume we meet at Hospitality Suite unless otherwise stated. The Suite will be open from Thursday at 3 and to Sunday at 11 a.m. (except when Kay or I are both gone) ... if the door is ajar, come on in, help yourself to a coke, coffee, or tea, introduce yourselves, and relax. This is a great place to hang out with your fellow KFA members and/or to compare notes! Campgrounds in Area Closest to the hotel (25 min) and located north of Dallas is the KOA on I-35 in the Lake Dallas Area, 940-497-3353 Located south of Dallas is Dallas Hi Ho Campground (45 min) on I-35E exit 412 in the DeSoto area, 972-223-4834 Research Opportunities Dallas Public Library (1515 Young Street, Dallas), owns one of the major genealogical collections in the U.S with more than 69,000 volumes and 99,000 microforms. In the Genealogy Section on the 8th floor (214-670-1433) and Texas/Dallas Special Collections on the 7th floor (214-670-1435), you will find the largest collection of genealogical and historical materials in the South. All states and countries are represented, but the emphasis is heaviest on the 13 original colonies, the upper and lower South, and the Midwest. While the Western, Northwestern, and Southwestern states are representated, the collections are less inclusive. Open: Mon-Thurs 9 am-9 pm, Fri-Sat 9 am-5 pm, Sun 1 pm-5 pm. Some resources include 1790-1920 Federal census, military & pension indexes 1776-1912, ship passenger/customs, vital records, family histories, CD Rom library, vertical files, naturalization. Special Collections include Draper Manuscripts, American City Directories prior to 1862, Freedmens Bureau records, Slave Narratives, Loyalist records, CT Barbour & Hale Collection, FL Archives of Spanish Government, GA Biographical Questionnaires, LA & FL records of the Dioceses, ME Old Cemetery Assoc. Records, MA Corbin Collection - Torreys New England Marriages - Charles E. Banks & Holbrook Collections, NH Provincial and State Papers, NY Vosbury Collection, NC McCubbins Collection - Cherokee Indian Enrollment Cards - WPA Cemetery Inscription, OH DAR Collection - Surname Index, OK Pioneer Histories - Dawes Rolls, Eastern Cherokee Applications, PA Tract and Land Patent Books, SC Archives - State Plats - Leonardo Andrea Collection, TN land grants, records of Cherokee Indian Agency, TX Election Registers - Military Records - Confederate Pensions, VA land patents - Bounty Grants, and more. Parking is available in the parking garage below the library (garage entrance in back of building). National Archives-Fort Worth, Southwest Regional Branch, 501 W. Felix at Hemphill (817-334-5525), houses federal records and materials for the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas, including many Indian records concerning the Five Civilized Tribes Agency. Open Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm. Southern Methodist University, located on Hillcrest between Daniel and Mockingbird Lane (214-692-2327). The SMU campus has several libraries, including the Bridwell Theology Library (the major Texas repository for Methodist records), and the DeGolyer Library housing a respected Texana Collection. Hours University of Texas at Dallas Library at 2601 Floyd Rd., Richardson, (214-721-5329). The Library has microfilm copies of newspapers from all over the country. City of Dallas Bureau of Vital Statistics, 1500 Marilla St, Dallas, 214-670-3092). Birth and Death Certificates for City of Dallas are $8. Open: 8:15 am to 4:40 pm M-W-F, 7:15 am to 5:30 pm Tues, 8:15 am to 2:30 pm Thur. Public Records of Dallas County, 500 Main St, Dallas. For Dallas County; copies are $8. Vital records at 214-653-7477. Probate records at 214-653-7244. Land records at 214-653-7102. Family History Centers in the Dallas area which are near the hotel are located at: 10701 Lake Highlands Dr., Dallas (214-349-0730) 2700 Roundrock, Plano (972-867-6479) Experience Dallas While you are researching your roots, your family will have more than enough to keep them entertained. You also might like to arrive early or stay on after the reunion to enjoy museums, a world-class concert hall, and the Dallas Theater Center which exist side by side with Six Flags Over Texas, the Midway at Fair Park, the Southwest Historical Wax Museum, and more. Take your choice: Dallas Cowboys football, Dallas Mavericks basketball, Texas Rangers baseball, Dallas Sidekicks soccer, or Dallas Stars hockey. Dealey Plaza located Downtown - includes JFK Memorial, the "grassy knoll", and the 6th Floor Museum (Texas School Book Depository). West End located Downtown - includes more than 100 restaurants, shops, and nightclubs. Pioneer Plaza located Downtown (just down from library) - features the worlds largest bronze monument. This herd of Texas longhorn steers, driven by 3 cowboys, decends down a 450-ft trail. Dallas Memorial Center for Holocaust Studies, 7900 Northaven Road, 214-750-4654, Hours: M-F 9 am-4:30 pm; Sun Noon-4 pm - a museum, library, and memorial. Southfork Ranch located in Parker - the ranch made famous by the TV series. Six Flags Over Texas located in Arlington - will be Halloween themed at this time of year. Movie Studios at Las Colinas (a business site, but does give info on), 6301 N. OConnor Rd, Irving - Go behind the scenes at a working motion picture and TV sound stage. Shopping located everywhere - Within minutes of our hotel are the Galleria Mall, Prestonwood Mall, Valley View Mall, Northpark Mall, Richardson Square Mall, and Town East Mall. Also being built as we speak is the 2nd largest mall in the U.S. Restaurants (just a few of the many) - this is a town that likes to eat out and youll find restaurants of every type, including several within walking distance of the hotel (which also has a restaurant). Browse the Dallas Cityview web page for more about Dallas. Flying to Dallas For shuttle service from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) or Dallas Love Field Airport (Love), there are several choices: 1.Super Shuttle - 1-800-258-3826: $12 from DFW or Love per person each way 2.Discount Shuttle - 1-214-361-7637: $13 from DFW or $11 from Love per person each way (you can call on arrival - pickup wait averages 5 min from DFW or 20 min from Love. 3.Car Rental from DFW: Take the North airport exit ½ mile to 635 east (also known as LBJ Freeway); Take 635 18 miles to Coit Road exit (19C) and turn left over bridge; turn left again on access road ... youll see the Harvey Hotel on your right. 4.Car Rental from Love: Take South exit out of airport; turn left on Mockingbird and continue 3 miles to Tollway north (believe its .50 to use Tollway); take Tollway north 8 miles to 635 east; take 635 east 3 miles to to Coit Road exit (19C) and turn left over bridge; turn left again on access road ... youll see the Harvey Hotel on your right. Driving to Dallas If you are driving, the Harvey Hotel is conveniently located. From Waco/San Antonio on I-35E north- I-35E to I-20 east to 635 west (also known as LBJ Freeway); Take 635 to Coit Road exit (19C) and continue through intersection on access road ... youll see the Harvey Hotel on your right. From Gainesville on I-35 south - I-35 south to I-35E exit south to 635 east (also known as LBJ Freeway); Take 635 to Coit Road exit (19C) and turn left over bridge; turn left again on access road ... youll see the Harvey Hotel on your right. From Ft. Worth on I-30 east - I-30 east to 635 west (also known as LBJ Freeway); Take 635 to Coit Road exit (19C) and continue through intersection on access road ... youll see the Harvey Hotel on your right. From Texarkana on I-30 west - I-30 west to 635 west (also known as LBJ Freeway); Take 635 to Coit Road exit (19C) and continue through intersection on access road ... youll see the Harvey Hotel on your right. From Longview on I-20 west - I-20 west to 635 west (also known as LBJ Freeway); Take 635 to Coit Road exit (19C) and continue through intersection on access road ... youll see the Harvey Hotel on your right. From El Paso/Abilene on I-20 east - I-20 east to 635 west (also known as LBJ Freeway); Take 635 to Coit Road exit (19C) and continue through intersection on access road ... youll see the Harvey Hotel on your right. From Houston on I-45 north - I-45 north to 635 west (also known as LBJ Freeway); Take 635 to Coit Road exit (19C) and continue through intersection on access road ... youll see the Harvey Hotel on your right. From Denison/Sherman on Hwy 75 south - Hwy 75 south to Coit Road exit and continue through intersection on access road ... youll see the Harvey Hotel on your right. For your convenience, below is a reservation form which may be used for the upcoming 1998 KFA business meeting and reunion. Yes, I plan on attending the Kemp Family Association Reunion. (It's never too early ... I've already made my reservations!) Your Name: Your Complete Snail-Mail Address: Your E-Mail Address: Please check all that apply: 1.I will be flying in to Dallas. 2.I will be renting a car at the airport. 3.I will be taking one of the shuttles from the airport. 4.I will have my own car. Will you be staying at the Harvey Hotel - Dallas? Check all that apply: 1.Yes, I will be staying at the Harvey Hotel - Dallas. 2.No, I will not be staying at the Harvey Hotel - Dallas. 3.I will be arriving on Thursday. 4.I will be arriving on Friday. 5.I will be arriving on Saturday. 6.I am unsure about my plans. Don't forget to call the Harvey Hotel - Dallas at 1-800-922-9222 or 972-960-7000 to make reservations; you must mention you are with the Kemp Family Association to receive quoted room rate. While you're in the reservation mode, why not drop your registration in the mail to: Kemp Family Reunion 1926 Palo Duro Drive Garland, Texas 75040 Early Registration: Early KFA member registration check for $20 per is in the mail Early non-member registration check for $25 per is in the mail Late Registration (After August 1, 1998): Late KFA member registration check for $30 per is in the mail Late non-member registration check for $35 per is in the mail How do you want your nametag(s) to read? Please include all individuals who will be attending any of the following: business meeting, research trips, presentations or hospitality suite. Would you like to give a talk, make a presentation, etc? On what subject? Trying to get approximate numbers for the following ... check all that apply: 1.Research to SW Branch of Nat Archives on Fri - 8:00-2:00. (1 hr ea way) how many: 2.Research to Dallas Lib on Fri - 8:30-2:00. (60 min to; 40 min from Dallas) how many: 3.Research to Dallas Lib on Sat - 8:30-1:00. (30 min ea way) how many: 4.Tex-Mex Supper on Friday night how many: 5.Annual Saturday Night Dinner how many: Hope this helps answers questions that you may have. 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