Sandi has generously given me permission to pass along some information concerning a possible genealogical conference to be held in Paducah this summer. I realize that this regional coverage of this List does not extend to Ballard, Carlisle, Calloway, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall or McCracken counties(the KY Jackson Purchase region), but I also know that some of Sandi's subscribers have connections in that region. In 2000, a genealogical conference was held in Murray, Kentucky for those individuals who subscribe to mail lists which I host in the Jackson Purchase region of KY, and to lists in the border JP counties in Tennessee, and for other interested parties. At that time, it was the consensus that, in five years, another such conference might be held. Since five years have now passed since that event, I am inquiring as to whether enough interest is present to warrant proceeding with the planning of such an event. The general facts connected with the proposed conference are that it would be held in Paducah, probably sometime in the middle or late July time frame. It would very likely be a 3 day event, since time will be allowed for attendees who come from long distances to be "on their own" to explore cemeteries, libraries, courthouses, etc. Those who live in the area, of course, will not have any lodging expense. The registration fee will have to be determined, but a rough figure is about $65 per attendee. We would expect to have one or two nationally known speakers, as well as informational materials and speakers on local items of interest, along with a conference banquet, book vendors and other handout materials. The event would be headquartered in Paducah to make use of conference facilities in the hotels there, in order to try to keep lodging and meetings in the same building where possible. If you have an interest in attending such a conference, please let me know via private e-mail by the 10th, so that a determination can be made as to whether to proceed. In order to do so, we will need at least 100 attendees. At this time, we have 79. If more than one person would be attending in your group, please give me that information, too, so that we can more accurately tabulate the number of potential attendees. Thanks for your consideration of this possible event. -B ===================================================================