I know you do but I don't have to pay to go through the door, either. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Palmer" <dpalmer@shentel.net> To: <PACRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 3:07 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [PACRAWFO] NEW FEES - Crawford County Historical Society > I pay taxes for the court house services. The historical society depends on fees and donations. > Dave Palmer > > Pam Black wrote: > > > Would yopu feel the same way if you had to enter the court house to do > > reserch on deeds , deaths and wills?????? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "David Palmer" <dpalmer@shentel.net> > > To: <PACRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 10:49 AM > > Subject: Re: Fw: [PACRAWFO] NEW FEES - Crawford County Historical Society > > > > > Sounds like too many people are looking for a free ride. The most you > > have to > > > pay is $15 a year. Even one visit would be worth that to me. Instead of > > > criticizing an organization of dedicated volunteers, how about giving > > them some > > > financial and moral support for all the good work they do? > > > Dave Palmer > > > Mount Jackson, Virginia > > > > > > Rick Polaski wrote: > > > > > > > I'm Sorry Darla, I meant to send this to the List. > > > > > > > > > I wonder why Erie can have a massive library at their Historical > > Society > > > > and > > > > > Meadville can not. > > > > > Is it because of mis management, failure to plan, no grant writing > > > > > committee. Correct me if I'm wrong, but > > > > > didn't the CCHS have a falling out with their former host. With this > > in > > > > mind > > > > > it sounds if everyone will pay > > > > > for some bad decisions. If this is true I would have a hard time > > shelling > > > > > out $5 every visit. > > > > > What does anyone think? > > > > > > > > > > Rick > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Darla Mader" <dsmader@qwest.net> > > > > > To: <PACRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 10:18 PM > > > > > Subject: RE: [PACRAWFO] NEW FEES - Crawford County Historical Society > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I agree with you Rob. I have never been able to go to Crawford > > County > > > > > > PA and I am a $15 dollar a year member too. I'm sure that they have > > > > > > expenses in the new place and I would be happy to pay $5 to get in > > the > > > > > > door. > > > > > > > > > > > > Darla Mader > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: waltonrp@bellsouth.net [mailto:waltonrp@bellsouth.net] > > > > > > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 6:33 PM > > > > > > To: PACRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > > Subject: Re: [PACRAWFO] NEW FEES - Crawford County Historical > > Society > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have to say that everytime I have been at the Historical Society, > > the > > > > > > information that I was able to research was definately worth $5. I > > live > > > > > > near > > > > > > Miami, and plan to visit Crawford this year, I'll just become a > > member. > > > > > > $15 > > > > > > a year is a pretty good deal for all the information that they > > archive > > > > > > there. They should have charged a long time ago IMO. > > > > > > > > > > > > Rob WALTON > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Just FYI, for all of you who have used or plan to use the Crawford > > > > > > County Historical Society - they now charge a $5.00 admission fee. > > They > > > > > > have not widely publicized this, but since their move to the new > > > > > > facility, this formerly free and open society is on the fast track > > to > > > > > > extinction. The new facility is smaller and much less user friendly > > > > > > than the old one. I had to work standing up for almost 2 hours. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Having been there for 2 months now, they still have yet to put a > > sign > > > > > > out in front of the building. Even the paper sign on the door > > mentions > > > > > > nothing about the new entrance fee, but they approach you > > immediately > > > > > > upon entrance to demand it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I won't be visiting there again anytime soon, and will never again > > > > > > donate my work to them. It is sad to see the society go into > > decline so > > > > > > quickly. I would not be surprised to see them close permanently > > before > > > > > > long. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== > > > > > > ~ SUBJECT LINES ~ > > > > > > Think about it!! A picture's worth 1000 words; a Subject Line more! > > The > > > > > > 4 W's: Who? What? When? and Where? Don't leave home without 'em! > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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