Hi Floyd, I love the idea. I think some of the societies do that and go to Ft. Wayne to do research. But I'd love to see it happen. Nancy On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 08:19:09 -0600 "Floyd Bailey" <fbsb@earthlink.net> writes: > > Recently there has been a lively discussion on a New York list about > the possibility of > a "genealogical week." Someone suggested a week where one could > travel to the > area and do research. > > 1- Rooms could be booked at a local motel/hotel at reduced rates and > reserved by > participants. Ditto camp sites. > 2- Coupons for discount meals at certain restaurants > 3- Extended hours at historical societies and museums > 4- Local tours (cemeteries, etc.) > 5- Visits to the library and court house, perhaps with talks by the > staff > > I suppose it would take a genealogical society to spearhead the > idea, or perhaps the joint > efforts of an historical society and a genealogical society working > together, but think of > the good that would come of it: new memberships; lodging and meals > purchased in the > community, etc. And don't forget that genealogists aren't just > sedentary old scholars, > they do other things too, such as fish and boat and camp... The > Chamber of Commerce > could jump on board, too. > > Now this sounds like a great idea to me! What do you think? Would > this idea work > better in Lansing? With enough time to plan ahead, I would go to > either place. > > Floyd Bailey in southern Illinois > > > > > ==== MIHILLSD Mailing List ==== > Make the USGenWeb Archives for Hillsdale Co., Michigan GROW! Submit > Obits, Bios, Bible records, births, deaths, etc. to the archives at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mitable.htm > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, > find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > >