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Subject: Re: Devon Records for sale?
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 1998 16:16:38 -0700


John Lerwill wrote:
>
> At 11:13 4/9/98 +0100, you wrote:
> >Hi David:
> >
>
> >There are people trying to persuade the Devon FHS to take more advantage of
> >the Internet. The Devon FHS pages on the net are ones that I obtained
> >permission to put up for them some years ago, but I have received no
> >updates for them since.
> >
> >Societies are rightly worried about their financial situation might be
> >affected if their publication sales drop off - though there are a number
> >who can now point to distinct increases in membership due to the existence
> >of their Web sites and services to Internet users.
> >
> >I fear that what you propose to do might be regarded unfavourably by the
> >DFHS, irrational though you and I might think that attitude to be - with
> >unfortunate effect on the efforts to persuade them to utilise the net.
> >Perhaps someone else on this list who is closer to the thinking of the
> >Devon FHS committee might care to comment.
> >
> >
>
> May I reinforce what Brian has said.....I would hope that members of the
> DFHS will encourage their society to be FAR more pro-active than they
> currently are. I am sorry to say that the DFHS and I came to blows a couple
> of years ago on this issue (as a result of an unsympathetic response to en
> elderly and infirm member who hoped to be able to access data remotely),
> which resulted in my ceasing to be a member. It seems that Devon people
> remain as cantankerous (sic?) as they have always been politically and
> historically, so perhaps I shouldn't have been surprised!!
>
> Seriously, perhaps DFHS members might deluge their secretary,
> pressure-group the AGM or whatever to effect a change of view.....PLEASE!!!
>
> John Lerwill, London, England
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> at: http://members.tripod.com/~lerhistory/

Hi!

I've been reading the comments with increasing bewilderment.... since
the DFHS have hardly anything to sell, how on earth can internet access
affect their financial position?

The majority of DFHS publications for sale, back editions of the
magazine, burial books and car stickers etc. don't really have an appeal
for those of us living far away and needing pre 1813 material.... have I
missed something???

Carole #2439
(Sheffield UK)

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