Donna, this is what I received from the Chamber of Commerce: Ms. Hood, >From research I conducted earlier this year, I determined that Strasburg Heritage Days is what has developed into Mayfest. Heritage Days was held in the fall during the 1970's. Today, we have Mayfest in the spring and are planning an Oktoberfest for October 6 from 2 to 9 p.m. Jackie Thompson, Administrative Assistant, Strasburg Chamber of Commerce Jan, The committees working on Oktoberfest are still finalizing plans. There will be a business expo at the fire house from 2 to 5 p.m. Other activities throughout the day will be live entertainment concluding with a street dance from 7 to 9 p.m.; food; German beer; pumpkin decorating from 2 to 6 p.m.; numerous children's games; an apple pie baking contest from 2:30 to 3 p.m.; a cake walk to polka music every hour from 3 to 7 p.m.; Bingo from 3 to 5 p.m.; a nail driving contest at 3 p.m.; a living history presentation from 3 to 6 p.m.; and a number of other activities. All activities are either at the fire hall, rescue squad building or on the old town lot behind the fire department. Not directly included in Oktoberfest, but on the Sunday, October 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. there will be a Sunday in the Park program with live music, hayrides, popcorn and water. If you want more information on Oktoberfest, you may want to contact Rich Orndorff, who is the Oktoberfest event coordinator. His number is 335-4177. Jackie >Does anyone have more details about this event? I believe it is Sep. 16 from 3-6 p.m. Does anyone know if there is a program or schedule of events? I think Jim Artz is going to give a presentation on genealogy. What else is the docket? Thanks! Donna Miller< -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 231 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.1/963 - Release Date: 8/20/2007 5:44 PM

Just today I received the following from John Adamson of the Strasburg Heritage Association: Strasburg Family History Share Fair One of SHA's goals is to record and preserve our local history. Our Oral History project has been a result of this goal. For several years we've talked about encouraging families in Strasburg and Davis District to share their family histories, family tree, family Bibles and photos to create an archive for future generations. Mark your calendar now for Sunday, September 16 when we'll co-sponsor, along with the Strasburg Community Library, a Strasburg Family History Share Fair at 3 p.m. at the St. Paul Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. We're asking families to bring and share genealogical information from family Bibles, other family papers (deeds, etc.) and old photographs. When possible we will scan the information brought in to create a permanent archive of local family histories. We hope this collection of information will add to our Oral History Project interviews. Old photographs would be especially helpful with the project, now available to the public at the Strasburg Community Library. We've all seen old family papers, Bibles and photographs from time to time at auctions, being sold to strangers, and have wondered about the history that is lost. We hope that this Share Fair will give the community an opportunity to ensure that our own local history and way of life is remembered and appreciated. Please ask family and friends about documents they may be willing to share. Perhaps you could create your own family tree and photo display to bring to the Share Fair. Don Silvius