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From: "alanmcraven" <>
Subject: Re: [SFHG] RE MY MEMBERSHIP...10794
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 23:35:07 -0000
References: <005701c72134$b51a1570$0202a8c0@DEVONSHIRE><4584671E.3090600@sfhg.org.uk> <008101c722d9$3dfee0f0$11367ad5@DGWFTB1J><00f901c722ea$81e74ee0$0200a8c0@MedionMD8809><45870BE8.4050603@sfhg.org.uk>


Of course the other way to look at it is that in the absence of any form of
a full printed copy of Members Interests for the last six/seven years the
ONLY way to look at members interests is online. Are all the membership
online? What percentage of members subscribe to this list?

Alan Craven





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Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 9:45 PM
Subject: Re: [SFHG] RE MY MEMBERSHIP...10794


> In the absence of an online listing it's probably a necessity but
> visibility is limited to members. The interesting question might be
> how many members are able to read CDs but not willing to look online.
>
> But I guess this may not be the right audience for the question. A bit
> like going in the restaurant to survey views on motorway food!
>
> Alan
>
> alanmcraven wrote:
>> Hi Trevor
>>
>> Many family history societies now put this information on CD and issue to
>> the membership on an annual basis. I certainly find my copy from the
>> Cambridgeshire FHS to be very useful.
>>
>> Best Wishes
>>
>> Alan Craven.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Editor SFHG" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 4:30 PM
>> Subject: Re: [SFHG] RE MY MEMBERSHIP...10794
>>
>>
>>> Perhaps some further clarification may be helpful to Sheila, and others.
>>>
>>> Members' surname interests are held on database, maintained by Judy
>>> Excell.
>>> The listings on the website and in the journal are derived from this
>>> database.
>>>
>>> All members' interests are in the 'Members Only' pages on the SFHG
>>> Website
>>> and many are also on publicly accessible webpages - subject to the
>>> consent
>>> of submitting members. The information on the website is usually updated
>>> monthly.
>>>
>>> Members' new or revised interests appear once in the Sussex Family
>>> Historian. Judy supplies me with the data for the 'yellow pages'
>>> approximately a month and a half prior to publication. Information
>>> submitted
>>> after that point is thus included in the following issue.
>>>
>>> The last hardcopy directory of Members' Interests (2000) ran to 180
>>> printed
>>> pages - more like three issues of SFH!
>>>
>>> Trevor
>>> Editor - Sussex Family Historian
>
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