Hi to everyone with Okmulgee County TREAT ancestors and relatives, The registration brochure is now available for the 1999 Treat Gathering to be held in Fort Smith, AR on October 1-3. The conference will held at the Points Inn on Rogers Avenue in Fort Smith. A brief summary of events follows. The full brochure is available upon request. Reservations for the banquet need to be made in advance. Thanks! Gary ___________________________________________________________ 1999 Treat Gathering The Gathering in 1999 will be held in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the gateway to the Real Wild, Wild West. This historic city is located at the junction of the Arkansas and Poteau Rivers, on the border between Arkansas and Oklahoma. Much of its early history revolved around keeping law and order in this key border area into the Indian Territory. As part of our conference we will be touring the Fort Smith National Historic Site which includes the site of the 1817 fort, the old commissary building from the 1840s fort, as well as Judge Isaac Parker's Courthouse and Jail. There are many other museums and sites of interest in the Fort Smith area. Some of you may be interested in using the excellent genealogy collection in the Fort Smith Public Library, located just blocks from Judge Parker's Courthouse. This collection focuses on Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. Our Saturday conference will also feature lectures of interest to TREAT family members and special times just to visit with "long lost" cousins. A database(s) will be available during this time to aid persons tracking their TREAT ancestors and cousins. The Saturday evening banquet will be a buffet featuring deep fried catfish filets and sliced round of beef, with a variety of salads and side dishes. The cost for this banquet is $16.50 per person (children 5 and under are free, 6-12 are $8.25). The after dinner speaker will be Nell Treat Johnson, President of the Treat Family Association. She will be talking to us about Richard Treat, the original Treat immigrant to this country. On Friday before the conference, an informal dinner reception will be held at the Golden Corral restaurant for those arriving in town early. SPECIAL SUNDAY BONUS EVENT For those staying over into Sunday, a daytrip into the beautiful Ozark Mountains is planned. We will drive to the site of Treat, AR, and visit the property once owned by Andrew Jackson Treat, ancestor of many of the Treats now living in the Fort Smith area. The trip will also include a visit to the old Treat Cemetery, as well as the gravesite of A J Treat at the Annie's Chapel Cemetery. QUESTIONS? If you have any questions about the conference you may contact: Gary D Treat, Gathering Coordinator e-mail: gdtreat@swbell.net ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION The Treat Family Association was formed more than a decade ago to bring together TREATs from all across the country and from every TREAT ancestral line. In addition to sponsoring this conference, the association sends out newsletters every year which provide opportunities for members to place genealogical queries to other members and exchange information. The association welcomes memberships from all conference attendees. The annual membership dues are currently $5.00 per person.