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Idea That I'm Working On
🕑 Added 2022-12-07 23:15:15 +0000 UTCHello all. Hope that you're doing well and had a good Thanksgiving. As always, I've been busier than heck between work, church, family and YouTube. I keep saying that I'm going to slow down but I don't think it'll ever happen. I'd get bored anyway.
Had an idea that I've been kicking around and thought that I'd float it by you all. I've done a few group meetups over the past few years at Gettysburg and I'd like to expand that into something bigger in different parts of the country. With the meetups, I want them to be something of value where people learn something and have a good time.
Here's the plan that I'm working on right now. I'm talking with the WWI Museum in Kansas City, MO about doing a one day event at their museum. It would be a symposia of sorts that would involve bringing in noted historians to give a talk on a certain subject, a panel discussion, admission to the museum with a bit of time built in to explore it together, some meet and greet time and a catered BBQ diner at the end of the day. I'd also like to bring in some other people in the YouTube history space to join in as well.
Now, to rent out the dang museum and have a catered dinner would definitely involve some cost so here are my questions:
1.) Does that sound like something that you all would find interesting?
2.) Would $125-$150/person sound like a fair price for all of the things listed above? I've also considered having another option that doesn't include the catered dinner for a lower price.
Ideally, I would like to do this on a Saturday sometime in the spring. If it goes well, we might try and expand it into something bigger in the future. Let me know what you think!
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Would love to attend something like this and meet up sometime.
I prefer the spring as well as I’m not a fan of summer crowds. Thanks
While the dinner sounds like a way to get to know each other, perhaps suggesting/encouraging folks to sign up during the day if they’d like to get together at a local place for dinner. I assume many are hesitant to commit ahead of time BUT if the option was communicated several times during the day, folks might warm up to the suggestion?
Meg O'Brien
I was just looking at flights out to that museum so this would be worth a trip!
Love the idea! That's a very fair price, too!
Geno Jung
Love the idea! I’d be up for it!
Vance Watson
JD it sounds fun and i may be back into MO around then but after i leave Australia I was thinking about either south america if i can find anything related to ww2 there or back over to Saipan to follow up on some stuff i missed last time that you found. I was avoiding the US due to id rather not see temps below 70 degrees again.
Vicki Stevens
The idea sounds great, but unfortunately I live too far away to attend and the travel cost would put it out of reach financially for me.
I like the idea and will certainly attend if my schedule permits.
This is a great idea for an event and the cost is appropriate for renting out the entire museum and catering the event. I would be interested how many discussion panels would be planned for with these events? If I was able to come it would be my first time going to that museum and I would want to know if I had enough time to balance seeing as much of the museum as I could while attending the other portions of the event.
