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RE: (erielack) ELHS collection
How about we all donate money, and lots of it from not only members but EL
fans and enthusiasts and build an Erie Lackawanna Museum in which archives
and donated items could be displayed. I know this seems far fetched or
perhaps a dream but what are we going to leave the railfan community after
we are all gone and first or second generation EL'ers who have had first
hand contact with the RR are just a memory. We need to do more than just
talk, we need to show what we feel. I'll donate money for a museum and would
actually help lay block, or nail wood or whatever it would take, let's just
all express ourselves and DO something instead of just talk.
There, I've added my 2 cents worth and now let the hate email and negativity
begin.
Fred Stratton
MP. 7.2 NS Asheville line
Salisbury, NC
>From: Richard Pennisi <eldispatcher72_@_yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: "EL Mail List" <erielack_@_lists.elhts.org>
>To: EL Mail List <erielack_@_lists.elhts.org>
>Subject: RE: (erielack) ELHS collection
>Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:10:07 -0800 (PST)
>
>Right on..............
>
>Ken Clark <portlandturn_@_yahoo.com> wrote: I don't want to start the
>arguement over the "benevolent dictatorship" that the ELHS is again. When
>this list visited that subject 2 years ago it was obvious the most
>"members" don't care enough to fight for the right to have a say. Those
>that do are encourage to not renew - vote with their feet.
>
>However, the ELHS has asked its members every year for contributions to the
>archives - a donation above and beyond the regular dues. Now word is
>leaking out that these archives are no longer welcome at Akron. Again no
>upfront announcement from the Board of Directors, just word that several
>members overheard or were asked about at the Cleveland convention. So now
>Joe tells us to shut up, don't ask questions, but keep those checks coming!
>When the archives magically reappear somewhere else, be happy and just keep
>sending those checks. Since it appears (from attempting to extract the info
>from ELHS' IRS Form 990) that a lot of money has gone to these archives
>over the years, it might be nice to at least let the donors have an inkling
>of what the h*** is going on.
>
>Ken
>
>P.S. - For all you Lackawanna haters, the Erie did go to Scranton too!
>
>Joe Schveder wrote: Here is a NEGATIVE response.
>
>Do you know the cost of moving the archives that far?
>Will ELHS have control over it if it moves to Steamtown?
>How do you know that the bulk of members live out east? Do you have a
>membership list?
>
>If you want to talk about participation, seems to me that more members show
>up to meetings (annual) on the west end than on the east. Why is that?
>
>How many of you done anything for ELHS, besides poke and whine?
>
>Let the board figure it out, thats what they are there for. Sometimes
>silence means work in progress. Why start a fire?
>
>Joe Schveder
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