----------------------------Original message---------------------------- To those of you who will be joining us for a trip to historic Macon, Georgia on Thursday, June 16th at the SLA Annual Conference, or, to those of you who plan on attending the Conference in Atlanta but were not certain whether to shell out the price of $30.00 for the all-day Macon trip, the following itinerary should prove useful and helpful, if not downright exciting! I had the pleasure of spending this past Wednesday in Macon, and was able to take the 2-hour guided tour mentioned below--absolutely fantastic! I will also tell you all in advance that there is some departure from the original plans as published in the Preliminary Program, originally we were to visit Jarrell Plantation, about 30 minutes northwest of Macon, to see an outdoor "living museum", but that has been dropped from this final agenda. Instead, we will be visiting a small historic map collection at the Washington Memorial Library and I have added an additional 1/2 hour to our lunch time so that we don't feel rushed in our repast. I will warn you in advance, Macon, the "city of white columns" and "Cherry blossom capital of the world" lives up to its reputations! It has a large and very active historic district, more white- columned homes and buildings than you can imagine, and a wide variety of antebellum and Victorian homes! This promises to be a very fun, very inter- esting, and very enjoyable day, so please join us if you can. Itinerary follows: 8:00-8:15 a.m. Gather in lobby of Marriott Marquis Hotel to board bus 8:30 a.m. Depart Marriott for Macon 8:30-10:00 a.m. Travel to Macon, arriving at Terminal Station & Downtown Visitor's Center 10:00-12:00 a.m. Pick up tour guide, take tour of Historic Macon with the following stops: Sidney Lanier Cottage, birthplace of Sidney Lanier Cannonball House (you'll learn why it was named this during the tour) Hay House (you want to see opulence at its best in the 19th century? This is it!) and a whole host of other sites as we drive through the historic district 12:00-1:30 p.m. Lunch at Beall's 1860 Restaurant, a converted Greek Revival Style mansion (the cost of the lunch was built into the ticket price for this all-day event, however, if you plan on cocktails or dessert that will be extra) 1:30-1:45 p.m. Board bus and take 4-block drive to Washington Memorial Library 1:45-2:15 p.m. Visit and tour of historic map collection at Library 2:15-2:45 p.m. Board bus and drive to Ocmulgee National Monument 3:00-3:45 p.m. Visit Ocmulgee National Monument, site of 10,000 years of human habitation (from pre-9000 B.C. to A.D. 1715), that includes several large mounds used for burial, as lodge's for temples or meetings or possibly short-term homes, or as ceremonial platforms. Other than the Visitors Center this will be an outdoor event, including some walking, so be sure to pack a hat and/or sunblock lotion 3:45-4:00 p.m. Board bus for return trip to Atlanta 4:00-5:30 p.m. (hopefully) Return trip to Atlanta and Marriott Marquis. Of course, since we will be driving into town during afternoon rush hour it may take us until around 6:00 p.m. until arrival Yes, this is a very busy agenda, but I hope I have spread it out enough so as not to make anyone too exhausted. At any rate, there will be lots of resting time on the way back to Atlanta! I am also putting together an information packet which will include several brochures of the homes and sites we will be visiting, visitors guide to Macon, a National Park Service guide to Ocmulgee National Monument that includes a site map inside, and lots of interesting information on the various Indian cultures of the area; to be given to all who go on the tour. Please wear comfortable warm-weather (i.e. hot and humid weather) clothing as we will be in and out of the bus a few times. We certainly don't want any cases of heat stress or worse, heat stroke! I look forward to accompanying you all on this trip, I certainly had a very enjoyable experience in Macon just a couple of days ago! Paige Andrew 1994 Program Planner for G&M Division, SLA Mr. Paige G. Andrew Map Cataloger Cataloging Dept./Main Library University of Georgia Libraries University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602 Phone: (706) 542-1554 Fax: (706) 542-4144 Internet: [log in to unmask] Bitnet: [log in to unmask]