Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention

The Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention is held annually in Maryland. The founders of the non-profit event, define nostalgia as "anything you long for since the days of your youth that is no longer available." The first four years (2006-09) were held at the Clarion Hotel in Aberdeen, Maryland.
Past topics have included Dragnet spoofs, radio's female detectives, The Green Hornet, The Adventures of Superman, collecting OTR, Have Gun-Will Travel, The Adventures of Sam Spade, Orson Welles' magic, Lassie, World War II cartoons, James Bond, Harry Houdini, drive-in movie theaters, Alias Smith and Jones, Frank Tashlin, baseball on radio and silent serials. Vintage films are shown 24 hours a day. Each year a drive-in movie theater is set up outside the hotel on Friday night.
Past conventions
In 2006, the guests were Lana Wood, David Hedison, W. Watts Biggers (co-creator of Underdog), Marta Kristen, Kenny Miller, Conrad Brooks and Richard Herd. Author Michael Hayde presented a history of the Grand Ole Opry.
In 2007, Erin Gray, Denny Miller of Wagon Train, Annette Andre, Arthur Weingarden, Virginia Davis and radio show host Ed Walker were featured guests. Proceeds from the 2007 event were donated to the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Cancer Center. Author Ed Hulse discussed the cultural history of pulp magazines, historian Terry Salomonson covered radio's The Lone Ranger, and author Martin Grams offered a presentation on The Twilight Zone.
The 2008 event featured Edd Byrnes of 77 Sunset Strip, Margaret Kerry (of the Little Rascals and model for Disney's Tinkerbell), Larry Storch of F-Troop, Kathleen Hughes from It Came From Outer Space and Jon Provost. Events included a charity auction and presentations on silent movie-era glass slides, The Phantom comics, P.G. Wodehouse films, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Orson Welles' The War of the Worlds and Edward R. Murrow. Films included the 1934 Buck Rogers film short shown at the , vaudeville film shorts, Sky King and the 1954 Egyptian remake of Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.
Guests in 2009 included Lee Meriwether, James Best, Celeste Holm, Diana Sowle, Johnny Whitaker, Patty McCormack and Bob Hastings. The events included a charity auction to benefit St. Jude's Children Hospital and a drive-in movie theater outside the hotel, plus presentations on Sergeant Preston of the Yukon, Alfred Hitchcock and Charlie Chaplin. Author Jim Rosin discussed Adventures in Paradise.
The 2010 convention is scheduled for September 23-25 at the Hunt Valley Marriott in Hunt Valley, Maryland, a relocation in response to complaints about the event previously being too crowded. Seminars will include the history of Astounding Science Fiction magazine, restoration of classic motion pictures, a documentary about radio's Vox Pop, the history of The Green Hornet, the mystery of the , the pulp cover art of H. J. Ward and a look at Phil Harris and Alice Faye. Celebrities confirmed include Van Williams, Roy Thinnes, Dawn Wells, Mark Goddard, Geri Reischel, Will Hutchins, Ed Nelson and Fran Striker's son. The convention will also host the world premiere of two original documentaries. This will be the first convention for Van Williams and Roy Thinnes in 20 years.

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