NYCSHS 50th Anniversary Convention
Cleveland 2020
New York Central System Historical Society
2020 Convention & Meeting
Cleveland, Ohio – May 15 – 17, 2020
Holiday Inn Cleveland South
6001 Rockside Road
Independence, Ohio 44131
Click Here to Make Your Convention Registration
online in the Collinwood Shop.
Click Here to Download a registrations from to mail in.
NYCSHS 2020 Convention
Noel Widdifield, Treasurer
P.O. Box 328
Shady Side, MD 20764
| Hotel rooms will be available at the Holiday Inn Cleveland South $99.00 plus 16.5% tax per night including breakfast??. To qualify for this reduced rate hotel reservations must be made prior to April 13, 2020. Website for hotel is: hirockside.com
Reservations should be made at 216-524-8050, Ext. 298 and ask for a room in the New York Central System Historical Society block. |
Now is the time for you to think about the 2020 NYCSHS Convention. Planning continues and the committee has some wonderful treats in store for you to make this one of the greatest Conventions yet. This is our 50th Anniversary year so we have some big things in store for you at the convention.
NYCSHS Announces September 2019 Mini
September 21, 2019
Cleveland Airport Crown Plaza
7230 Engle Road
Middleburg Heights, OH 44130
This is an opportunity for you to meet other NYCSHS modelers, bring some NYCS modeling friends, learn some new skills, understand what is available for modelers from the NYCSHS archives, and provide input to the NYCSHS modeling program. Last year’s Mini was a great success.
Schedule
9:00 am – 9:30 am “Opening Remarks and Welcome” – Dave Mackay, NYCSHS President
9:30 am – 10:30 am – “Streamlined Steam Locomotives” – Rich Stoving
10:30 am – 11:30 am – “Painting & Detailing NYC Diesels” – David Mackay
11:30 am – 12:30 pm – “AMB NYC Cabooses in HO- & N-scale” – Seth Lakin
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm – Lunch – Several nearby restaurants.
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – “NYC Heavyweight Cars” – Dave Staplin
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm – “NYCentral Modeler – You Can Contribute” – Noel Widdifield
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Roundtable NYCSHS Modeling Discussion
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm – Visit the NYCSHS Headquarters – “Archive Orientation – Using the NYCSHS Archive to Improve Your Modeling”
We are very excited about this event as it represents a chance for us to get to know you better and allows us to hear from you in person how we can continue to improve the support we provide to NYCSHS members who model the NYCS. The Collinwood Shop will be open at the end of the Mini for your buying pleasure.
We need for you to make a reservation for this event in the Collinwood Shop and pay the $20.00 fee to partially cover the cost of the Mini. Click here to make the reservation. You can also download the reservation form and mail it in with a check for the $20.00 by clicking here. Non-members are $30.00.
https://nycshs.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/modelersminiregistrationform-1.pdf
Hotel rooms will be available at the Cleveland Airport Crown Plaza on September 20 & 21 at NYCSHS discount rate of $119.00 and this includes a hot breakfast. Cutoff date for discount rate is August 24, 2019. Phone 440-243-4040 and make your hotel reservation today. Click Here to Reserve a Room
The hotel is a 3-minute drive from the Headquarters.
You can also book a room directly using this link: NYCSHS Mini Hotel Reservation
Don’t miss out – go to: https://nycshs.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/modelersminiregistrationform-1.pdf and print out and mail a registration form. Email to NYCSHS@verizon.net
We still have the NYCSHS 2019 Convention T-Shirts!!!
All who ordered the shirts to be picked up at the
Convention will receive the shirts in the mail. All shirts
will be shipped week of June 9, 2019.
Available in long and short sleeves and long sleeve with pockets. You
may purchase them in the Collinwood Shop or at the Convention.
Click Here to View and Don’t Forget to
Sign in to get the NYCSHS Members’ Discount.
Also Available – NYCSHS Logo Pocket Polos
An enduring favorite, our comfortable classic pocket polo is anything but ordinary. With superior wrinkle and shrink resistance, a silky soft hand and an incredible range of styles, sizes and colors, it’s a first-rate choice for the NYCSHS members.
• 5-ounce, 65/35 poly/cotton pique • Flat knit collar and cuffs • Metal buttons with dyed-to-match plastic rims • Double-needle armhole seams and hem • Side vents.
Order them here and pick them up at the convention at our “Collinwood Shop” store that will be set up in the convention halls. They are available for pre-order only by sending an email to NYCSHS@verizon.net
Don’t forget to include your name, address and phone number in the email order. Be sure to specify the size. They come in sizes S,M,L, XL, XXL, XXXL and XXXXL. The cost is $25.00 for S – XL and $28.00 for XXL – XXXL and $30.00 for XXXXL. Shipping costs ae extra. Ohio residents subject to 8% Ohio sales tax.
