In case anyone is interested?.
Dave
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From: info@womeninrailroading.com [mailto:info@womeninrailroading.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 10:34 PM
To: mr
Subject: National Harvey Girl Symposium / Convention August 7 & 8, 2004
National Harvey Girl Symposium 2004
August 7 & 8, 2004 / San Diego, California
The San Diego Model Railroad Museum and the Orange Empire Railway Museum are
hosting the National Harvey Girl Symposium 2004. The event will be held at
the San Diego Model Railroad Museum which is located in Balboa Park, 1649 El
Prado, San Diego, California.
<http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&countryid=US&addtohistory=&;
searchtab=address&searchtype=address&address=1649%2BEl%2BPrado&city=San%2BDi
ego&state=CA&zipcode=&search=%2B%2BSearch%2B%2B> Admission is $5 for adults,
$4 for seniors and children under 15 are free. Everyone is welcome. A
schedule of events is listed below.
Women in Railroading (ISPWR) will be performing an original skit on Sunday
August 8, at 1:00pm titled, "A Chance to See the West." The play takes place
on a farm in Denison, Kansas, circa 1924. It is a behind the scenes look at
why some women left their homes and families to become Harvey Girls.
For more information, please visit the San Diego Model Railroad Museum
Website at www.sdmodelrailroadm.com <http://www.sdmodelrailroadm.com/> or
call 619-696-0199. You can also contact us at anytime at
info@womeninrailroading.com <mailto:info@womeninrailroading.com> or visit
our News and Events page on our website at http://www.womeninrailroading.com
Happy Rails,
Danette & Sheri
Other events for the Harvey Girl Symposium include:
Saturday, August 7, 2004
10:00 AM: Meet at San Diego Model Railroad Museum
10:15 AM: Guided Tour of Historical Balboa Park by Pam Crooks, Author of the
Book ?Discover Balboa Park?
12:15 PM: Lunch Break (not hosted by the Museum).
1:30 PM: Showing of movie/musical ?The Harvey Girls?starring Judy Garland
and Angela Lansbury.
3:00 PM: Free time to explore other museums in Balboa Park discounted
tickets available for $21 for five museums.
Sunday, August 8,2004
10:00 AM: Meet at San Diego Model Railroad Museum. Welcome by John Rotsart,
SDMRRM Director, and Lois Tait, President of OERM Harvey Girl Historical
Society.
10:20 AM: ?Rails on the Santa Fe Trail? presentation by Bruce Semelsberger,
Railroad Historian, and ?The Fred Harvey Saga? by Ralph Beckwith, Director
of Harvey House Museum, Leavenworth, KS.
12:00 PM: Lunch provided by Museum at ?Fred Harvey Lunchroom? for Registered
guests only. *(Contact the San Diego Model RR Museum for availability)
1:00 PM: ?A Chance To See The West?, an original Harvey Girl Skit by the
International Society for the Preservation of Women in Railroading
1:15 PM: Presentation ?Harvey Girls, Here They Come!? by educator Renee
Orton, ?Harvey Girl Experience A La Fonda? by Harvey Girl Dorothy Bowe, and
?Keeping The Story Alive!? by Lois Tait, President of HGHS.
2:00 PM: Harvey Girl 2004 Award Ceremony, Presentation of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
Place Awards for Harvey Girls in attendance.
2:30 PM: Living Harvey Girls Personal Stories with roving microphone and
recording device.
5:00 PM: Closing and Recognition by John Rotsart, Director SDMRRM
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