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2008 Convention
| When: October 10th and 11th Where: Gilford, New Hampshire What: Friday night will be a gathering for dinner. Saturday will be an all day event. Although we are still in the planning stage, here are some ideas we are working on. We are in the process of setting up a speaker from the local historical society to speak during our lunch. We have already arranged to visit the Thompson-Ames Historical Society and their archival collection. There is a cemetery in town with many Ames gravestones that we may go visit and discuss photographing gravestones. The Kimball Castle is a ruined mansion in the area with links to Ames (a later newsletter article will give members more details). We are trying to arrange a tour of the grounds. We will have another social dinner on Saturday. |
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Lodging: Our lodging site is the Fireside
Inn (1-800-458-3877). They have blocked rooms off for us, so mention
the Ames Society when making your reservation. Beside the chance to meet other members of the Ames Society and those interested in Ames/Eames genealogy, the Convention offers you an opportunity to visit New England at the peak of its splendor. Gilford is a scenic town on Lake Winnipesaukee, the largest lake in New Hampshire. We will be able to enjoy the beauty of New Hampshire during the Colors of Autumn.
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2008 Convention Registration form - click HERE.
This webpage will updated several times as we get closer to the Convention so be sure to check back often!
Websites: To learn more about Gilford and the surrounding area, visit their Chamber of Commerce's website at http://www.laconia-weirs.org/ and the Lake Winnipesaukee website at http://www.lakewinnipesaukee.net/. The Kimball Castle can be found at http://www.kimballcastle.com/ and members can read our article about it by clicking here. The Thompson-Ames Historical Society is at http://www.gilfordhistoricalsociety.org/tahs/. Another Ames site in the area is The Ames Family Inn is at http://www.amesfarminn.com/. Members can read more about it by clicking here.