Huh, the post mentioned Oxfordshire not Oxford! And several places showed UK. Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 9:51 PM Subject: RE: [GEN-EVENTS-L] STOP PRESS - BOOKS FOR SALE > Those of us who live in the United States and in the United Kingdom > have a tendency to assume the whole world knows about us and our areas. > As a result we are often guilty of talking about events without > adequately > Specifying the location. While there are many far worse than the > announcement > Below, someone in North America could assume it meant Oxford Alabama > or Oxford California and so on. I think we all need to be more sensitive > the > the international nature of the internet, I know I am trying to be > better at it. > > Alan Jones > Mission Viejo, California, USA > [email protected] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Gaskell [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 1:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [GEN-EVENTS-L] STOP PRESS - BOOKS FOR SALE > > > > Hi listers > > I've already mentioned on the list that the place to be for family > history this weekend is Oxfordshire. > > However, in stocktaking for the society's weekends events, I have been > forced to make radical changes to the society's bookstall. This has > resulted in :- > > 1. a lot of price-cutting, with many books now being on sale at up to > half price, and > > 2. a significant quantity of new titles being acquired for sale, some of > which are absolute gems. > > Any lister wanting to peruse the bookstall should visit either :- > > 1. "THE OXFORDSHIRE & BUCKS FAMILY HISTORY FAIR", to be held on Sunday > 23 March 2003, from 10.00am to 5.00pm. > > 2. our society monthly meeting on Monday 24 March 2003 at 7.15pm. The > subject of the talk at 8:00pm is "Using the Library of the Society of > Genealogists", by Else Churchill. > > Both of these events will be held at the Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, > Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AB. > > For directions to get there, see :- > > http://www.ofhs.org.uk/ExeterHall.html > > Paul Gaskell > Publicity Officer and Minutes Secretary > Oxfordshire Family History Society > E-mail : [email protected] > Website : www.ofhs.org.uk > > > ==== GEN-EVENTS Mailing List ==== > If you have questions or problems re the GEN-EVENTS List, see: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~autwgw/gencon/list.htm > > > > > ==== GEN-EVENTS Mailing List ==== > If you have questions or problems re the GEN-EVENTS List, see: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~autwgw/gencon/list.htm > >
My point is still true. The rest of the world May view us in the UK and USA in a very Egotistic way. Alan Jones Mission Viejo, California [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Robert Jerin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 7:09 PM To: Alan; [email protected] Subject: Re: [GEN-EVENTS-L] STOP PRESS - BOOKS FOR SALE Huh, the post mentioned Oxfordshire not Oxford! And several places showed UK. Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 9:51 PM Subject: RE: [GEN-EVENTS-L] STOP PRESS - BOOKS FOR SALE > Those of us who live in the United States and in the United Kingdom > have a tendency to assume the whole world knows about us and our > areas. As a result we are often guilty of talking about events without > adequately Specifying the location. While there are many far worse > than the announcement > Below, someone in North America could assume it meant Oxford Alabama > or Oxford California and so on. I think we all need to be more sensitive > the > the international nature of the internet, I know I am trying to be > better at it. > > Alan Jones > Mission Viejo, California, USA > [email protected] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Gaskell [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 1:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [GEN-EVENTS-L] STOP PRESS - BOOKS FOR SALE > > > > Hi listers > > I've already mentioned on the list that the place to be for family > history this weekend is Oxfordshire. > > However, in stocktaking for the society's weekends events, I have been > forced to make radical changes to the society's bookstall. This has > resulted in :- > > 1. a lot of price-cutting, with many books now being on sale at up to > half price, and > > 2. a significant quantity of new titles being acquired for sale, some > of which are absolute gems. > > Any lister wanting to peruse the bookstall should visit either :- > > 1. "THE OXFORDSHIRE & BUCKS FAMILY HISTORY FAIR", to be held on Sunday > 23 March 2003, from 10.00am to 5.00pm. > > 2. our society monthly meeting on Monday 24 March 2003 at 7.15pm. The > subject of the talk at 8:00pm is "Using the Library of the Society of > Genealogists", by Else Churchill. > > Both of these events will be held at the Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, > Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AB. > > For directions to get there, see :- > > http://www.ofhs.org.uk/ExeterHall.html > > Paul Gaskell > Publicity Officer and Minutes Secretary > Oxfordshire Family History Society > E-mail : [email protected] > Website : www.ofhs.org.uk > > > ==== GEN-EVENTS Mailing List ==== > If you have questions or problems re the GEN-EVENTS List, see: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~autwgw/gencon/list.htm > > > > > ==== GEN-EVENTS Mailing List ==== > If you have questions or problems re the GEN-EVENTS List, see: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~autwgw/gencon/list.htm > >