Hi List Wonder if any of you have heard about this.............Rob has given permission for this to be publishes to any list. rob_caribbean@yahoo.co.uk (Rob Thompson) UK-FAMILYHISTORYNEWS-L@rootsweb.com GENUKI FAMILY HISTORY NEWS No 127 27 February 2003 Hi Everyone and welcome to this weeks issue of GENUKI Family History News Some of you will be aware of the most astonishing news that I heard today, and will pass on to you. The Society of Genealogists Enterprises has now decided to close its bookshop. I feel saddened that the SoG does not see the value and commercial possibilities of having a bookshop on its premises. It appears that somehow the facility has been losing money for some time and instead of planning and budgeting for the future and understanding the possibilities of this they have instead decided to close. To me, an incredibly short sighted decision, but others may see the sense. It will no doubt benefit other retailers, who will not necessarily put any profit back into family history. Most of all I feel saddened for the staff, some of whom have put a lot of time and effort to make the bookshop work. I would ask them to reconsider this rash decision but fear my voice would not be heard On a brighter note, I have seen that the Federation of Family History Societies are taking over Genfair, after the site was closed after one of the founders untimely passing away. Hopefully under their stewardship the site will continue to grow, and indeed prove online selling can be profitable Warmest Wishes Jan in Bronte Country Co-List Admin Eng-Yorks, Bradford Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Updated daily automatically. WARNING ..... To help prevent any virus transmission DO NOT open any attachments to this mail unless the attachment filename is quoted in my first line of the message text