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Re: (erielack) ELHS Board

 
In a message dated 3/3/2007 3:07:13 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
nytrr_@_hotmail.com writes:

I'm  hearing complaints about the board, but I don't see anyone stepping out  
and telling us how they would do thing, the hours they would put in, and  the 
effort they would give to the society, if they were elected to the  board.  I 
don't see anyone sending around a petition to be on a  ballot, I just hear 
complaints.
Well, if you want complaints, try  joining a society that has a magazine that 
isn't day, weeks or months, but  years late!, has a fantastic collection that 
is tended by members and is  unavailable to the great unwashed membership,has 
an annual meeting that  makes the ELHS Convention look like the Oscars and 
has 6 different mailing  list, with the sum of activity less than this one 
list.
Then there is  the non-society - a Historical Society that even had a museum 
that is now  closed, has morphed into a modelers society, of sorts and hasn't 
seen a  publication in almost a decade.  Archives?  What archives?   Annual 
meeting?  Of what?  Mailing list?  Someone has one,  and it has been used 
this year...correction, that was last year.
Ok, so  the ELHS is not perfect.  OK, so some of the ELHS members are very  
particular about the archives, information disseminated by the society and  
the reputation of the society.  The only other societies that come  close to 
the ELHS are the Pennsy, Santa Fe and UP groups, and look   at the difference 
in the prototypes - think there is message in that  comparison?!
Ok, the archives issue is not an easy one, and what sometimes  looks simple 
really is not, once you get into all of the ramifications and  meeting all of 
the diverse needs of a society that represents so many  different facets of 
not just one but three railroads.
OK, so for all of  you who know you can do better, I"m waiting to see your 
platform - your  campaign material for how you are going to provide us the 
the 'right'  solution.

Respectfully submitted,
Bruce  Alcock






Bruce 
 
Are you talking about the same EL Historical Society that I am?    You MUST 
be a VERY new member?
 
Or very, very, very NIEVE!   
 
Bob Bahrs      
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