Another idea would be to hold the "OPEN HOUSE" and include surrounding genealogical groups asking them to set up a table (on that beautiful long entrance way) to advertise their existence! The signs are a great idea and should be done! Ethel in California ________________________________ From: Sharon Bramhall <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, February 7, 2010 8:16:05 AM Subject: Re: [HCGS] MEETING---Ideas - SIGNS Just curious - is there a sign outside each entrance door of the Clarksburg public library pointing to the "genealogy library" next door? A person could go to the library all the time, never knowing what is over at Waldomore, thinking it is merely a landmark. Also - I just googled the Waldomore and "stood" in front of the Waldomore and noticed that there is no sign revealing what treasures lay inside. How about an era-appropriate sign declaring it is the site of the Harrison County Genealogical Library? SIGNS PLANT SEEDS. If we should decide to do this, may I recommend "Hickman Signs" for the job. I've been to their place of business and have seen examples of their work - they can do anything. As a matter of fact, I think one of owner Eddie Hickman's grandchildren was a winner of one of our HCGS scholarships. Just checked online and the company has a website www.hickmansigns.com. where you can see some of their work (click on "portfolio"). Sharon ________________________________ From: Diana Johnson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, February 6, 2010 10:13:57 PM Subject: Re: [HCGS] MEETING---Ideas My idea is an open house, not a genealogical fair. An open house to show what materials Waldomore has and that there is a local society with members who could help persons with their genealogies. And that the Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library has one of the better WV and genealogical collections in the area, along with an employee who maintains the department and has an extensive collection maintained in his own head of local families and history. And we as a society need to promote this. Diana On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 1:03 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Ideas: > > Has a later time for the meetings been considered, such as 1:00? Maybe > 11:00 even. > > When new publications are being ordered would it help to put more > information about them in the newsletter? (education for new > researchers.) > > See if the newspapers in Harrison and surrounding counties would do a > story on the library. > > Do things to make the library more open to new and younger people. > (Friendly!!!) David does a good job but he can't do it all. > > In at least some of the monthy meetings include a short mini education / > help session and publicize it and the subject ahead of the meetings. It > would not have to take much preparation. Ask for volunteers and keep to a > limited subject. (How about one on migration patterns and maps?) > > A fair sounds like a good idea. > > Just some brain storming. How about joining in? > > Linda > > > In a message dated 2/5/2010 2:47:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > The Harrison County Genealogical Society held their regular monthly > meeting this date and thanks to John Hines, I did get there. He came and > picked > me up. > > The December, 2009 newsletters have been mailed and they are the ones with > the surname list in them. Hope everyone has received their copy. > > Dick Wilt, ordered new pens and they are in, so if you are at the > Waldomore and don't see any pens out make sure you ask for them. > > You will find pedigree charts in the back of the December newsletter and > we hope that you will take the time for fill them out and return them to > us. > Harrison County Genealogical Society, P O Box 387, Clarksburg, WV., > 26301. > Ethel Swiger has volunteered to index them and Roberta Cook to proof read > the index. Thanks to those two women for their help. > > We discussed the scholarship applications and David made copies of it and > Betty Waugh is to deliver them to the schools. We were only going to have > enough for one $500.00 scholarship this year but we voted to give out two. > We will use funds from the general fund to help defray the second one. > Dick Wilt is to put an article in the local paper and hopefully more > students > will apply for the scholarship. > > We voted to make a donation of $100.00 to Darrell Waugh's church in lieu > of flowers which the family requested. > > David Houchin, librarian, will buy the five volumes from Draper's > Manuscripts. He will also buy the new obits from the Hacker's Creek > Pioneer > Descendants. He will subscribe to the Binn's Genealogy which will be > around > $40.00 per year. > > We did elect a new president. Theodore "Ted" Wolfe, Jr. The day of the > meeting has been changed to Saturday mornings at 10:00 A.M. due to Ted's > work. > > We will elect a new vice president but not until the new slate of officers > are installed in April. > > We had a discussion on a Genealogy Fair but not in great length. If we > would have one it would be on a Saturday sometime in early May. Any > ideas > from members as to what you would like to have at this fair? > > Hopefully we won't get the 5 to 8 inches of snow they are predicting for > tonight and tomorrow. > > Don 'to forget your dues. $10.00 mailed to Harrison County Genealogical > Society, P O Box 387, Clarksburg, WV 26301. March is just around the > corner and if they are not paid by the time the March newsletter is > mailed, you > will not receive one and also removed from the members only list. I > picked > up several today and will try to get the cards out in the mail tomorrow. > > Ruby Casto > Membership Chairman of HCGS > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the > body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message