Friday, December 28, 2007

The most important things first ---Reserve your Hotel Rooms Now and don’t forget to Register for NGS 2008!!

Now that the holidays are just about over it is time to start making plans for your trip to NGS 2008 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Local Arrangements Committee (LAC) has been busy for the past year making arrangements so you will have a marvelous experience while visiting Kansas City in May. The LAC is made up of members of Missouri State Genealogical Association, Mid-Continent Public Library, Northland Genealogy Society, APG Heartland Chapter and Johnson County, Kansas, Genealogical Society. The conference is only five months away!! There are a couple of things you must do right now if you have not done so already to make sure you are part of the fun 14-17 May 2008:

• Make your hotel reservations now!! The rooms are filling up fast!! The website listed below will provide all the information you need to make your hotel reservations: http://www.eshow2000.com/ngs/travel_hotel.cfm

• Register for the conference. For your convenience registrations may be made online or if you prefer you may mail in your registration. Check the website below for more information: http://www.eshow2000.com/ngs/registration.cfm

Be sure to check the Conference Blog frequently for local area information. The 2008 NGS Conference will be here before you know it!!

Saturday, October 27, 2007

Campgrounds in the Kansas City Area

I must tell you that I have no experience staying in any of these campgrounds, so we recommend that you check with the manager of the campground before making arrangements to stay at any of these locations. If anyone does have experience please contact me and I can add some additional information. I did a Google search to find address of campgrounds in Kansas City, Missouri and found the following:

1. Stadium RV Park; 10021 E US Highway 40; Independence, MO 64055; (816) 353-0242. Amenities: Laundry, Showers


2. Kansas City East/Oak Grove KOA;303 NE 3rd Street; Oak Grove, MO 64075; 816-690-6660.

3. Peculiar Park Place RV Park in Peculiar, MO; 816-779-6300.


These are others that come up on a search:

4. Campus Rv Park
(816) 254-1815 | 406 S Pleasant St Independence, MO


5. Crows Creek Park
(816) 532-4977 | 5612 Crows Creek Rd Smithville, MO


6. Walnut Grove Rv Park
(913) 262-3023 | 10218 Johnson Dr Shawnee Mission, KS


7. Jackson County Parks & Rec
(816) 503-4800 | 22807 SW Woods Chapel Rd Blue Springs, MO


8. Jackson County of--Lake Jacomo-Fleming Park
(816) 503-4805 | Independence, MO


9. Trailside Rv Park LLC
(816) 229-2267 | I-70 & Grain Valley Blue Springs, MO


10. Jackson County of--Executive Branch, Parks & Recreation Department, Reg Stration & Permits-Campgrounds & Shelters
(816) 503-4805 | Independence, MO


If anyone can add any RV Parks or Campgrounds in the area please do. If you want to write a review also please feel free to add information by contacting me.

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Check the official 2008 NGS Conference website often!!

Although, the 2008 NGS Conference is still 7 months away, the conference website is updated frequently. At this time there is information posted about:

-- Hotel and Travel arrangements
-- Information for those with special needs
-- Advertising
-- Exhibits
-- Sponsorships
-- Sponsors

For those of you that have not found the link for the Official NGS 2008 Conference it is:
http://www.eshow2000.com/ngs/2008/

Please visit the official site and this EBlog site often for updated
information about the 2008 NGS Conference to be held May 14-17, 2008 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Friday, October 19, 2007

Keep Checking the Official NGS 2008 Conference Website for Updates

Although, the 2008 NGS Conference is still 7 months away, the conference website is updated frequently. At this time there is information posted about:

-- Hotel and Travel arrangements
-- Information for those with special needs
--Advertising

Monday, August 20, 2007

Official NGS 2008 website

Remember to keep watching the official NGS 2008 website for the latest information about the conference. It will provide you with the information you need about registration, hotel, advertising, vendor exhibits information and everything else you will need pertaining the conference will be posted on the official website. The link for this website is:

http://www.eshow2000.com/ngs/2008/