AMEN!!! Suzy Lamb -------------- Original message from Fran Bumann <fbumann@earthlink.net>: -------------- > I continue to be amazed that in this "computer age" people think that > their owning a computer should make access to everything free to them. > As a long-time volunteer at a large genealogical library, I find that we > get this question often ourselves - if we have so much information, why > don't we put it online? - for "free" access. It is apparent that > people don't understand about such things as rent, utilities, > maintenance and the cost in the first place of acquiring our holdings. > The small amount we charge to look up things for people doesn't even > begin to address these costs. > > I think it would be wonderful if people would keep all of this in mind > when discussing the Brown cards. If they are the property of the Duplin > Foundation, then people can write to them and pay to get the copies they > need. Certainly, not all of us can visit there often, but the mails > still work. And, I'm sure that the library in Rose Hill will even take > e-mail requests. I acquired copies of the cards I needed years ago and > happily paid the Duplin Society for copying them for me. > > We are grateful for all the work done in making this list and its > archives as good as it is, but we aren't "entitled" to everything that > exists for Duplin County. > > Fran B in California > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCDUPLIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message