Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 13:15:30 -0500
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist@keithlynch.net>, <WSFAlist@keithlynch.net>
From: Elspeth Kovar <ekovar@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Other local SF organizations?
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist@keithlynch.net>

At 09:52 AM 3/20/03 -0500, Michael Walsh wrote:
> >twhite8@cox.net 03/20/03 01:11AM
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl@KeithLynch.net>
> >To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist@KeithLynch.net>
> >Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 12:32 AM
> >Subject: [WSFA] Re: Other local SF organizations?
> >
> >
> >> "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl@KeithLynch.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> > At the last meeting, Rebecca gave me old flyers from "Potomac
> >> > River Science Fiction Association" and "Washington Area Convention
> >> > Organization".  Has anyone ever heard of these groups, or know who
> >> > was in them and what ever became of them?  Thanks.
>
>The Potomac River group I seem to recall to be more of a sercon discussion =
>group,  Joe Mayhew was occasionally involved.  Walter Miles may recall =
>more.
>
>My vague memory is that they started out meeting at the Lums Restaurant in =
>Silver Spring near the now Capclave Hotel, then the Unicon hotel.  Hence =
>their initial name of LumsSFS.
>
>But it was quite some time ago.

I've been trying to remember why Potomac River SF Association sounded
familiar and  what you say pulls together the pieces that I recall.

In the early 90's there was a group of fans who met at a Lums although I
don't remember where it was -- I only went once.  Keith Marshall may know
more about that group.

Elspeth