-- [ From: Margie East Phelps * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] -- Boone Family Reunion: June 1998. Related families and non-cousin friends are invited! The second biennial Boone Family Reunion will be June 17-20, 1998. A sizable gathering is expected for the event, convening at the lovely Campbell House Inn a few minutes south of downtown Lexington, Ky., which is virtually synonymous with the Boone family. We will tour historic Boone locations and Society members and other professionals will lead roundtable discussions during the reunion. The Boone Society is a not-for-profit association of descendants, genealogists and historians -- it is open to all -- who enjoy studying the lives and times of this remarkable family. The Boone Society was formed as a reference service for researchers, a conduit for genealogists, clearing-house for bibliographical works, and to host the biennial reunion. One of the principal goals of the Society is to identify Boone-related documents and artifacts, and preserve them, where possible. With so much of America's history being covered over by amusement parks and fast -food restaurants, this is not an easy task, but one well worth pursuing .. There is a wealth of information available about the colonial and revolutionary periods in which the Boones made their mark. The Society enables researchers to identify relevant reference material, or establish family links, as the case may be. Our growing bibliography of genealogical documentation is helpful to those seeking lineage information. Two years ago, the first "Boone Family Reunion" in St. Louis, where Daniel Boone spent the final 20 years of his life, was a huge success. All members may take part in the general election of Boone Society officers and directors for the 1998-2000 term. Ballots will be mailed around March, and the election will conclude at the June reunion. To request membership information from The Boone Society and to receive the member discount for reunion registration, please send a SASE to: The Boone Society 23 Nord Circle Road North Oaks, MN 55127 Or, you may simply send a dues check made out to the society, and the member acknowledgement will be sent back promptly. Membership categories and dues: Individual $12, Family (children to age 21) $18, Explorer (a sustaining category) $36, and Life $150. Advertisers and sponsors are encouraged to contact the Society. Proceeds from advertising in our newsletter and reunion publications will go toward supporting our educational and preservation objectives, and toward underwriting a portion of the reunion expenses. We encourage innovative, cooperative ideas from advertisers.