This seems to be a proposal going in too many directions. A business does not open all its branch stores on the same day. Many businesses have failed because they grew "too quickly" tried to do "too much". I think it is wonderful that through the technology of today we can be in touch with and meet people that we never would have known about. Through bulletin boards I have "friends" throughout the country. I just "met" a "cousin" who lives in New Hampshire. I hope someday I may meet him in person. I certainly want to share information with him in private e-mail and snail mail. My suggestion about "getting together" at genealogy conference was aimed more at the social aspect of meeting the people I converse with. I thought perhaps it would be nice to put a face on the name of the people I have been writing to. I recently attended the NGS conference in the States held in Providence, RI. I had the great fortune of meeting John Maltby - hi John. It was but for a few minutes, but I am glad to have a face to go with the name, and I hope our paths will cross again. At that same conference I signed up for a luncheon (NEHGS) and another attendee who I had e-mailed and snail mailed on another of my lines (OLDER of New York) also attended. I got to meet her for the first time. We had corresponded for 4 years, not just about genealogical information but also family troubles and family joys. That new grandchild, her new project at the historical society. I though if there was enough advance notice amongst us of a genealogical conference that some of us might be attending anyway, we could all decide to go on the "Thursday afternoon tour" and put a face on the names we see. We are all involved in the research business on one level or another, attending the lectures at conferences can give you new incite into how to approach the particular problem we may be working on. They are geared toward every level of researcher. The structure is already in place for meals, housing, tours...and learning how to do better what we are trying to do. I mentioned the Milwaukee 2002 NGS conference because it is far enough in the future to make some plans for many of us to attend. It is more toward the middle of the country. (2001 is in Portland, Oregon and a bit too far away, since I don't fly I drive - leave me to my foibles) Besides by 2002 I may actually have gotten up my courage to be one of the lectures at the conference,,,,,and all my examples will be from the Washburn family! SIncerely Susan L. Bingler, CGRS

Hi Susan. I'll try to make it to Milwaukee in 2002. John A. Maltby Redwood City, CA jamaltby@creative.net At 07:17 PM 7/13/2000 EDT, you wrote: >This seems to be a proposal going in too many directions. A business does >not open all its branch stores on the same day. Many businesses have failed >because they grew "too quickly" tried to do "too much". > >I think it is wonderful that through the technology of today we can be in >touch with and meet people that we never would have known about. Through >bulletin boards I have "friends" throughout the country. I just "met" a >"cousin" who lives in New Hampshire. I hope someday I may meet him in >person. I certainly want to share information with him in private e-mail and >snail mail. > >My suggestion about "getting together" at genealogy conference was aimed more >at the social aspect of meeting the people I converse with. I thought >perhaps it would be nice to put a face on the name of the people I have been >writing to. I recently attended the NGS conference in the States held in >Providence, RI. I had the great fortune of meeting John Maltby - hi John. > It was but for a few minutes, but I am glad to have a face to go with the >name, and I hope our paths will cross again. > >At that same conference I signed up for a luncheon (NEHGS) and another >attendee who I had e-mailed and snail mailed on another of my lines (OLDER of >New York) also attended. I got to meet her for the first time. We had >corresponded for 4 years, not just about genealogical information but also >family troubles and family joys. That new grandchild, her new project at >the historical society. > >I though if there was enough advance notice amongst us of a genealogical >conference that some of us might be attending anyway, we could all decide to >go on the "Thursday afternoon tour" and put a face on the names we see. We >are all involved in the research business on one level or another, attending >the lectures at conferences can give you new incite into how to approach the >particular problem we may be working on. They are geared toward every level >of researcher. The structure is already in place for meals, housing, >tours...and learning how to do better what we are trying to do. > > >I mentioned the Milwaukee 2002 NGS conference because it is far enough in the >future to make some plans for many of us to attend. It is more toward the >middle of the country. (2001 is in Portland, Oregon and a bit too far >away, since I don't fly I drive - leave me to my foibles) Besides by 2002 I >may actually have gotten up my courage to be one of the lectures at the >conference,,,,,and all my examples will be from the Washburn family! > >SIncerely > >Susan L. Bingler, CGRS > >