Newburyport, MA, is home to an annual antiques fair that benefits the local historical society. http://www.antiquesandthearts.com/tradetalk.asp?s=tradetalk-2004-09-14-12-54 -18p1.htm&td=tradetalk Armonk, NY hosts an antique fair benefiting the North Castle Historical Society. http://www.antiquesandthearts.com/tradetalk.asp?s=tradetalk-2004-05-25-12-20 -19p1.htm&td=tradetalk The Huntington Historical Society (NY) sponsors the Huntington Antiques Show. http://www.antiquesandthearts.com/tradetalk.asp?s=tradetalk-2004-05-25-12-17 -40p1.htm&td=tradetalk Our institution is considering have an antiques show/appraisal fair. If we do the event, it will not be held at our institution and no one on our staff will be appraising or handling objects. We would merely work with local appraisers to co-ordinate the event at an off-site location, and, in fact, our only real involvement would be to have our name on signage and ads reading something like "proceeds benefit the Dallas Historical Society." We haven't decided yet whether we will go through with having an appraisal/antiques event, but we are definitely considering it. Best regards, Rachel Roberts Dallas Historical Society Dallas, TX ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).