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From: (Susan Petersen in Northern California)
Subject: Re: [Godfrey Lib-H] Fw: [SABR Info] Proquest and Heritage Quest Database Access
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 16:56:36 +0000


Carolyn,

Thank you for putting it so well.

I, for one, am one of those that started my family history before the days of computers in every home, and dropped it because of other obligations, including my family.

Today my life is much different, but most of my genealogy is done in the wee hours of the night. It's not that I can't make a five hour trip, if I have to, but rather, I could spend that five hours researching. And yes, maybe we are too busy, but because of my work obligations and the time I want to spend with my family, genealogy, as much as I love it, would have to drop to the bottom of the list.

Therefore, while I am capable of making a trip to a library five hours away, I think I represent those of us which are not retired or elderly, work very hard and still want to pursue this wonderful personal study.

Susan
Sutter County, CA


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From: carolyn <>

>
>
> There are plenty of elderly and disabled researchers that are affected.
> ( Has anyone every done the demographics of the average of age of the
> online researcher?)
>
> The numbers of folks participating in genealogy would be far , far ,
> fewer if online access were not possible......I would not be flying all
> over the country
> or making three day car trips to get data- I just couldn't to it---the
> boom in genealogy is because of the advancement online access has
> provided.
>
>
> We are now going "backwards" as Joan says...........We used to have to
> travel, , then we could access without leaving our communities, or
> homes.........and now we are taking a step Backwards. The closest
> opportunity I have to obtain a card for online access is a six hour
> round trip, to make a one minute presentation of myself to a librarian.
>
> The cost of the gas , is another issue.....It just seems that
> something is wrong with this picutre--and I dare say there are many
> others in my situation who may be feeling the same way. Please don't
> call me a complainer------But rather a researcher that would hope that
> this situation could be resolved in a more satisfactory and creative way.
>
> Best-
> Carolyn
>
>
>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >---
> >I find it rather ironic that a mere seven to ten years ago we had to do
> >virtually ALL of our genealogical research "on the road" at the libraries and
> in
> >courthouses, cemeteries, etc. and today we complain about ONE trip (no matter
> >how long a drive or how far) to gain access to what amounts to libraries
> >full of documents at our fingertips at home after that ONE trip. Yes, I
> realize
> >the impact of making that one trip on disabled and elderly researchers (and
> >even on just plain "busy" people)--but there was no other option only a few
> >short years ago. We've grown to expect everything to be at our fingertips
> >these days.
> >
> >Joan
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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