Ashlyn and Abigael are ready to travel down the road to the next Reunion. Be sure to join them this July in Dallas!

LODGING:

The Chenoweth Family Reunion headquarters and principal lodging location is the

Hampton Inn and Suites

1700 Rodeo Drive
Mesquite, Texas 75149
Telephone: 1-972-329-3100
FAX: 1-972-329-3101

Clicking on the big Hampton Inn and Suites name above will open the Chenoweth Family Reunion reservation page and room block. The deadline for taking advantage of the reunion room rate is July 9, 2010. The Chenoweth Reunion reservation is not available through calling the Hampton Inns toll free number. BEST bet is to just use the web connection above.

Also, On the reservation page noted above, there is a hot button, Hotel Tour, with twenty-six photos that better describe accommodations at the Mesquite facility. One can disregard the "Webpage cannot be found" statement because you're already there.



REGISTRATION

Be sure to get your registration forms mailed in. Click HERE and you will find all you need for signing up.

SCHEDULE

Tuesday (20 July 2010):
Early check ins.

Wednesday (21 July 2010):
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Early Registration
Texas Chenoweth Artifacts Showcase
Fellowship Gathering with snack and beverages.

Thursday (22 July 2010):
8:00 AM -5:00 PM
Registration
Texas Chenoweth Artifacts Showcase
1:00 PM
Genealogy 101
3:00 PM
Family Update
4:00 PM - 5:00PM
Fellowship Gathering

DINNER ON OWN

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Chenoweth Welcome and Reunion Opening - western wear encouraged.
Lecturer: Tami Glatz
Texas Family Mystery, connections and story-telling.

Friday (23 July 2010):
8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Registration
Texas Chenoweth Artifacts Showcase
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Stops at Dallas Main Library for Genealogy research (optional)
Neiman Marcus/6th Floor Museum/Dallas Museum of Art (optional)

LUNCH ON OWN

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Mesquite Rodeo with dinner (optional)

Saturday (24 July 2010):
8:00 AM - 9:00AM
Registration
Texas Chenoweth Artifacts Showcase
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Family Photo
10:30 AM
General Membership Meeting

LUNCH ON OWN

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Fellowship Gathering
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Reunions: Why did you come, what does the future hold?/Future Program

BREAK

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Chenoweth Family Reunion 2012

BREAK

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Chenoweth Family Banquet and Entertainment

Sunday (25 July 2010):
8:00 AM
Worship service
8:45 AM
Family brunch
Adjournment

Useful Links:

Here is a pretty comprehensive list of things to do around Dallas/Ft Worth with a kid specific section as well: HTTP://home.flash.net/~whaugen/dfwthingstodo.htm

Here is a list of free things to do with Kids in Dallas: HTTP://www.visitdallas.com/visitors/online_toolkit/free_things_to_do/#kids

And one for Ft. Worth: HTTP://www.fortworth.com/visitors/kids/

HTTP://www.visitdallas.com/visitors/

HTTP://www.dallasgenealogy.org/ResearchingDallas.htm

Dallas Public Library is the Star of the South for genealogy. The Central Library (J. Erik Jonsson Library) has multiple floors of books, map, and microfilm. Enough to keep you coming back for years. The following is a partial description of what you can find there.

Genealogy Section (8th Floor): The holdings include more than 103,000 publications and more microfilm holdings than many state archives. One of the top 10 genealogy libraries in the U.S. according to Family Tree Magazine. Library staff is among the most knowledgeable you'll find anywhere, including Lloyd Bockstruck, FNGS.

Texas and Dallas History & Archives (7th Floor) is the official repository for Dallas County Records. It also has old maps of Texas, city directories, newspapers, high school annuals, church records, funeral records, and more.

History & Social Sciences Section (8th Floor) has books related to the history of Dallas and Texas, as well as the rest of the world.

City of Dallas Visitors Webpage gives great information to new visitors to Dallas.

Dallas Historical Society, located at historical Fair Park near downtown Dallas, has continuing programs on the history of Dallas. This is a good place to search for maps, manuscripts, and other research aids.

A little known gem of a genealogy library is maintained by the Jane Douglas Chapter of DAR. It's also located at Fair Park. You can combine a trip to this library with the visit to the Dallas Historical Society.

A 40-minute drive north along I-35 from downtown Dallas will take you to the University of North Texas. The UNT Library System is designated a major research library by the U.S. Department of Education. Of interest to genealogists, within its holdings, there are newspapers on microfilm that date to 1702. In addition to newspapers published throughout the United States, they have newspapers from the following countries: Great Britain, Ireland, Scotland, France, China, India, Mexico, Canada, New Zealand, Peru, Egypt, Germany, and Russia. UNT library was selected in April, 2008, to be the official repository for the holdings of the Texas State Historical Association.

TEXAS LORE

Practice up on your yarns, kids. Storytelling is a good thing and will include that and Chenoweth family artifacts on display throughout the festivities.