Upcoming Events

Society Members only.  Society Archivist Nick Fry will host a series of Archive Work days generally held the 3rd Saturday and Sunday of each month from 9 AM to whatever time attendees decide to stop. The Society Archives are located in Arbutus, Maryland. Spend a whole day or a few hours. Nick will conduct these 2-day sessions throughout the year except during the month of December. If you are interested in joining Nick for a day or two of sorting and cataloging the Society's large collection of original B&O papers, documents, and blueprints, please send an email to him at archivist@borhs.org. Thanks go to all who work with Nick each month.

Model Train Show.  The Society is expanding its presence at the Great Scale Model Train Show held throughout the year at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Maryland. The shows that we participate in are held in February and October of each year. We also participate in the April show from time to time. If you are interested in helping with show sales, or are just interested in knowing if the Society will be participating in a particular show, send the Society Company Store Manager an email at store@borhs.org. For further information on the show, check out their web site at www.gsmts.com.

The Society Annual Convention.  The Society holds an annual convention each year complete with numerous noted guest speakers, tours, and Company Store merchandise sales. The Society's 2008 convention is planned for Butler, Pennsylvania, October 2-5, 2008. A convention flyer will be sent to members late July - September period providing registration information. Click HERE to see more specific information on the convention

Eastern Mini-Conference.  Each year during August, the eastern contingent of the Society holds a mini-conference. In recent years, this conference has been held in Brunswick, Maryland. In 2008, the conference will be held August 9, 2008 in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Click HERE to see a flyer for the event. For questions, contact the conference coordinator at eastminicon@borhs.org

Western Mini-Conference.  Each year during May, the western contingent of the Society holds a conference in Ohio. For questions, contact the conference coordinator at ohiominicon@borhs.org

Non-Members

You "should" be a member to enjoy our one-day mini-conferences but you "must" be a member to attend our annual conventions held early October each year. As seating is limited at mini-conference sites, members get priority over non-menbers. Please consider joining our Society.

It only takes $35 per year to be a member, and in return you get significant value. Benefits include invitations to our all conventions, plus you receive 4 issues per year of The Sentinel, delivered to your mailbox. Also you get opportunities to purchase new models, books and video’s related to the B&O as soon as they hit the market, at discount from list prices. Our “Company Store” on this website has about the widest selection anywhere of serious B&O items for historians, modelers or B&O fans. If you are a modeler, our Reprints contain information needed to accurately depict a B&O scenario, in many cases right down to a particular year.

Our annual conventions are not huge affairs where you’ll be lost in the shuffle. They are typically a gathering of 75-100 friendly folks where great sharing of B&O history and modeling takes place. Annual conventions feature bus tours of local B&O interest, and where possible, tours of railroad facilities or industries served by the railroad. Don’t miss the fellowship with a great bunch of people. Click to the Membership page and sign up.

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Last updated July 30, 2008