As a free contributor (author/co-author) to the NNC, when this deal went down I signed an agreement with NEHGS, granting them permission to republish my work. I had understood at the time, that NEHGS would allow public access to the NNC section of their databese. I signed only after being reassured that the NNC would be made available to the public. I would not otherwise have granted permission... and the NEHGS would have had to "blank out" my articles. Now the NNC section of the NEHGS database has been made private: members-only, accessible only after payment of dues to the NEHGS. Members-only is not "public access." Why did the attitude of NEHGS change? Liz J On 4 June 2011 11:11, Dorothy Koenig <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Holly and All,  First of all, it is just grand to see this > Dutch-Colonies list wake up from its recent deep coma :-)!  It gives > me joy to know that the trusty regulars are all out there as their > familiar names pop up in my inbox. > > Note that "In January 2008 I freely granted "exclusive permission to > allow NEHGS to electronically publish New Netherland Connections on > the NEHGS website..." > > If anyone wants to propose to the Society that they make a CD > available, the appropriate person to contact at the New England > Historic Genealogical Society is Thomas Wilcox, Chief Operating > Officer, NEHGS. > > Tom's email address is          [email protected] > > Dorothy