GenFest 2007 is just around the corner and the exciting plans for participants continues
to grow. This year's host, Marion County Public Library has already signed up people
from more than 10 states. The list of vendors continues to grow each day! Please visit
their website
(
http://www.marion.lib.in.us/genfest/genfest07.htm ) and take note of the following:
Friday - special hours for researchers
- tent outside for food, live entertainment and
just plain relaxing with new-found friends and
relatives.
Saturday - special hours for researchers
- tent outside for food, live entertainment and just
plain relaxing with new-found friends and relatives
- vendors galore, including some fun things for genies
- plenty of help on hand, wireless capabilities
- parking aplenty, handicap accessible everything
- gobs of online and hands-on resource material
- special hours at cemeteries and mortuaries with
shuttle buses going to two major cemeteries.
- special rates at the newly renovated Hotel Marion
- on-site museum
- door prizes
Participants will include some of the following and a lot more:
book publishers
a Native American group
Indiana Marriage Indexing project
local historian
special pricing for accomodations in the Marion area
There are just too many to mention! Please visit the Marion Public Library's GenFest
2007 website and see for yourself. You don't want to miss this event.
http://www.marion.lib.in.us/genfest/genfest07.htm
Plan to bring your laptop and camera, both excellent ways to record your finds on paper
and screen.
PLEASE NOTE!
IF YOU WISH TO BE A VENDOR, THE DEADLINE FOR SIGNING UP HAS BEEN MOVED UP TO MARCH 15TH.
PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE AND FILL OUT THE PDF FORM.