Message text written by INTERNET:GEN-EDITOR-L@rootsweb.com
>1. What makes a good society newsletter?<
Boy, that's a loaded question. And I suppose that it's a terrible thing to
say, given our desire to educate and inform genealogists, but I think the
number one consideration is the way it looks. Pick an attractive font and
layout. And appropriate clip art always adds a nice, friendly look to a
newsletter. If it doesn't look nice, they won't read it.
But beyond that, make it original. Try not to "reprint
Hello,
I am new to this mailing list and a new editor to our genealogical
society's quarterly newsletter. Would appreciate some discussion or help
with the following questions:
1. What makes a good society newsletter?
2. What is the average size of a quarterly newsletter, 6, 9, or more
full pages?
3. I have included articles in the newsletter on census and marriage
records, library source information, obituaries, presidents letter, editors
letter, web sites, queries and a bit of humor.
Good day listers
After 2 years of publishing Generations - a South African genealogy
newsletter, I've put together a book of the main articles in past issues.
If anyone is interested in buying a copy, please email me on
lkool@citytel.net and state your country of residence.
Index of articles:
Christmas in early Cape Town.
Tracing your European ancestors: a brief introduction (covers France,
Holland, Germany, England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Portugal).
Family Reunions: how to plan yours.
South African
Hi all,
I'm the Editor of the Heritage Quest Research Library (Sumner, WA) News.
I have found that the articles people really enjoy are listings of all our
new books on the shelf, books for sale, and especially old diaries, old
letters, newsclippings from over 100 years ago, stories about the first
settlers of the area (and from other areas). Samples as such:
1. I just finished the last installment of the Lohry story, which was
written by the granddaughter of the subject. About Lousia Lohry's life in
I have been the editor of the Howard County Indiana Genealogical Society
newsletter for the past three years ... here's some of my thoughts...
From: J. A. Childers
> 1. What makes a good society newsletter?
That's the magic question - I think including source materials, and articles of
general interest are a good place to start.
> 2. What is the average size of a quarterly newsletter, 6, 9, or more
>full pages?
Our newsletter is 26 pages - but we exchange with other societies