In June 2013 History will come alive in the streets of Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. On June 6, 7, and 8, 2013 the 3rd annual Genealogy Jamboree will be hosted by the Cumberland Gap Volunteer Fire Department. This event is free to the public and combines genealogy/history lectures, with period re-enactors and traditional crafters in an historic setting. Nationally known speakers such as Mark Lowe, Carrie Eldridge, and others, will give these lectures. Traditional music will also be provided.
    There will be many craftsmen, and women, demonstrating their pioneer crafts. What is now considered by many as being "rare skills" were once used in everyday life in pioneer times throughout the Appalachian and Cumberland Mountains.
    All lectures, concerts, and demonstrations are free to the public. All vendor fees are donated to the Cumberland Gap Volunteer Fire Department. This is a nonprofit event for the Genealogy Jamboree Committee and volunteers.
    Your society is invited to set up a booth/tent at this event. Join the many societies that participate in our event each year. Most societies have publications and other items for sale, which are of much interest to the public. Please bring these items, as there are no additional fees for selling your publications, etc.
    Attendance over the three days of our last Jamboree was approximately 5600.
    Come and celebrate our mountain heritage with us. For your convenience a vendor form is attached. For further information please go to our web site www.genealogyjamboree.us or contact [email protected] The web site will be updated often as we get closer to the time for the event. Lecture and concert schedules will be added to the web site as they become available.
    If your organization cannot participate, could you place a notice in your newsletter, and tell your members.