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Subject: [HWE] LIST MEMBERS' REFERENCE MATERIALS
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 08:39:03 EST


With the new year fast approaching, perhaps it's time to consider a new
idea. It appears from many past posts over this year that a number of us
have access to various reference materials. Given the common interest we
share, it stands to reason that possibly there is a great deal of duplication
of the reference material amongst us. What I would like to propose is that
we gather a list of available reference materials and that we individually
make commitments to help those who do not have the materials available to
them. For example, I have the following at my disposal:

The Huguenots of London (Robin Gwynn)
Huguenot Ancestry (Noel Currer-Briggs & Royston Gambier)
The Quiet Conquest - The Huguenots 1685 to 1985 (Catalogue by Museum of
London and the Huguenot Society of London)
Immigrant Histories: Huguenot Settlers in North America and Europe, 1600's -
1900's
(CD#600 Family Tree Maker's Family Archives)
Various pamphlets acquired in Canterbury

While I have often searched some or all of this material for "names" that are
submitted by list members, I have not been able to do it consistently. I am
now prepared to do a search of my available reference materials once a week
for all names that appear in the posts from the former week. It occurs to me
that if others are willing to make such a commitment that perhaps any scraps
of information we can provide will help some of our fellow listers.

What I propose is that each of us who is willing and able to make a similar
commitment post a list of our available materials. We could then nail down
the duplications and sort out who will take responsibility for searching
which piece of reference material. Where there are duplications, perhaps we
could take turns on alternate weeks. For each of us willing to do the
searches, we could post all entries/finds once a week for all names
researched for the former week.

This is just an idea and perhaps it's not a good one, but I thought I would
toss it out and gather your thoughts. It occurs to me that several people
such as Andrea (of course!) and Roy have been spending a great deal of time
helping so many of us and it would be helpful to all if more of us chipped in
on a more regular basis. I, for one, quite often search my materials to see
if I have anything available, and I'm certain that I'm not alone in that
practise. The problem is that I don't know if others are duplicating my
effort and I haven't been posting if I don't find any references.

Just a thought for the new year...

Regards to all and a very happy new year,
Jan Zwarick

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