2024 convention

[bear tooth billy]

The 2024 National Congress of Old West Shootist's convention will be held March 22-24, back in Davenport Iowa
at the Double Tree by Hilton, formerly the Radisson where we held it 2017 -2019. The website is now up with some
information on it, with more to follow. We do not have a posse putting this on, just a few members wanting to see
this event continue and thrive. We need some people to help out by doing seminars, I would like to see them varied
and interesting to the public also, as we had good walk-in attendance here in the previous 4 years we held it here.
The website is www.ncowsconvention.com    Together lets continue to make this event special!!!!

                 Thanks John Hoker Marshal

[Iron City Sage]

Outstanding. As for seminars, I am new so haven't been to your convention, and I don't know if it would be of any interest, and I am a very new member, so no hurt feelings if you are not interested, but I am a long time Railroader, and like the history of our industry and the role it played in opening the West. I frequently speak at conferences mostly related to technology, safety, and regulatory compliance, however I would love to put together something on the history of the railroads if that would be of any interest. I tried to PM, but can't maybe because I am such a new member, if you are interested try sending me one and I'll give you my personal email and we can discuss.

Travis Herod
Iron City Sage
Alabama Bushwhackers

[bear tooth billy]

That sounds good if you can do the railroad history of our time period. I think it would
also be of interest to our walk in public.


                                    BTB

[Advertising]

[Iron City Sage]

yes sir, for the time period. There are a lot of directions we can go with it, depending on the particular interest and time alloted. There is a lot of personality history, technology history, sociological history, etc that we can go into, between the 1840's and 1900.

[ira scott]

I would like to see a seminar on the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, possibly titled " Hell on Wheels, History or Entertainment?"
 
B.N. Scotty

[Iron City Sage]

 Lots to explore there, for sure.

[bear tooth billy]

i've been getting a few things lined up, a band for the banquet, cac-can girls for the hospitality room,
a possible tour of Rock Island Auction on Friday morning. We have a group of 6 ladies doing the ladies tea.
I would like to have 6 good seminars, this is our organization and our convention, so if you can, please help
out a little. Thanks

                               BTB

[River City John]

i've been getting a few things lined up, . . . cac-can girls for the hospitality room . . .

                               BTB

Best line up some Can-Can Boys, too. Let's not forget our many members "of the fairer sex".

[Books OToole]

A while back I started a thread on the NCOWS only page asking for suggestions for seminars.  My thought was; let's hear what members would like to learn about.  I didn't get much feedback.

There was a request for an explanation of the "Originals" class since we haven't done that for a while.  I can do that if there is truly any interest.

Books

[Tascosa Joe]

Dart might want to do his Paper Cartridge seminar again, since there will likely be a new audience.  If Jean Warren is healthy, her fabric seminars are/were awesome.   

[bushwhacker]

 I am hoping to make it next year. I would love to see the railroad, the originals, and Jean Warren if she is able. I think Dart’s would go over well since most of the people in Iowa have not seen that one. Looking forward to it if my back and leg holds out.
Bushwhacker

[bear tooth billy]

Books, maybe Trap and myself would help on that, probably on Friday, as the public walk-ins
would probably not be as interested as some others that we will have on Sat. Thanks for the ideas
everyone


                                                 BTB

[Lite Colonel]

I would be happy to do another seminar on making paper cartridges.

[bear tooth billy]

Dart, you are on the schedule, go to the website all the seminars are listed

                          BTB

[Johnson Barr]

John when you start putting the Convention packets together I'd like to send NCOWS stickers from the Mercantile to be included in each packet. Keep me posted.