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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>My two cents also:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I think there is still a place and a need for
all these local genealogical societies but as with all things they have to keep
up with the times to be effective. IMO here are some things a society
could do to increase their visibility and possible member base: have
a group on Facebook where members and interested non-members could
communicate and possibly ask questions. For sure have a website and use it
to showcase and share their holdings. Have a blog which could
augment their quarterly publication and possibly modeled after the Eastman
blog, where some of the content is free and the really good stuff is by
subscription. The cost involved in getting something like this up and running is
quickly recouped by saving postage and paper supplies. These are just a
few thoughts, I'm sure there are lots more.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>BTW, I really enjoy reading these maillist.
Thank you to all of you who contribute and share your expertise with the rest of
us.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Researching in Arizona,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Jo </FONT></DIV>
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<A title=joelsr@gmail.com href="mailto:joelsr@gmail.com">Joel S. Russell</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=bradleyjohnny32@hotmail.com
href="mailto:bradleyjohnny32@hotmail.com">Johnny Bradley</A> ; <A
title=nancyml@comcast.net
href="mailto:nancyml@comcast.net">nancyml@comcast.net</A> ; <A
title=apgpubliclist@apgen.org
href="mailto:apgpubliclist@apgen.org">apgpubliclist@apgen.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 06, 2010 11:40
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [APG Public List]
Genealogical Societies</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I'm going to throw in my two cents.<BR><BR>I've been involved
in genealogy for over 30 years and I've been a member of numerous genealogical
societies across the country. Originally it was the only place to find
others also interested in genealogy with whom to talk and get advice
from. It was also the point of contact when I had research in a
particular locality in which I didn't live. The Internet now allows me
to find many more people interested in genealogy. People who are
researching the same or similar areas or families that I am. There is
also a lot of information (including a tremendous amount of bad information)
available from on-line resources. Also, for a person like me who joined
societies in other parts of the country, I relied on that periodical
publication to assist my research and post queries. I can now post a
query anytime of day or night and reach a much larger audience. Finally,
and this again is just my experience, the majority of societies that I
belonged to had no interest in using the Internet or finding out ways it could
enhance the society. Instead they ignored it and saw it only as a
threat.<BR><BR>I'm still a member of a couple of societies, but only ones
local to me in which I can attend a meeting. <BR><BR>Joel<BR><A
href="http://www.rafert.org/home"
eudora="autourl">http://www.rafert.org/home<BR><BR><BR><BR></A>At 02:19 PM
4/6/2010, Johnny Bradley wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">Hello All,<BR> <BR>I am the
president of our genealogical society here in Mississippi County, Missouri.
The society has existed for about 25+ years. After I joined twelve years
ago, the few members who were with the group told me that there just was not
as much interest. At one time we had 60 to 70 members and most of them were
from outside this area. We are now at the point that we no longer have
meetings and have stopped publishing our MUDDY ROOTS quarterly
magazine.<BR> <BR>My opinion is that people have other things they
would rather be doing. Also, the society we live in now, people have
schedules, work hours are different and the digital age in which people
think they can just sit down in front of there computer and find all of
there ancestry.<BR> <BR>Johnny Bradley<BR>President-Mississippi County
Genealogical Society, MO.<BR> <BR>> From:
nancyml@comcast.net<BR>> Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 17:19:15 -0400<BR>> To:
apgpubliclist@apgen.org<BR>> Subject: [APG Public List] Genealogical
Societies<BR>> <BR>> Although this question is not directly about
genealogical procedures or<BR>> methodology, I wanted to ask the group
what genealogical societies they have<BR>> observed that have a done a
particularly effective job in the area of<BR>> membership development,
and how they have done it. <BR>> Many thanks,<BR>> Nancy Menton
Lyons<BR>> Delaware<BR><BR>
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