-----Original Message----- From: Carline Doyle <cdoyle@mail.snider.net> To: tnhardin-l-request@rootsweb.com <tnhardin-l-request@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, May 02, 1998 1:00 AM Subject: County Membership >I want to share my thoughts at this time with the Hardin Co. Historical >Society. I know cost of everything is sky rocketing, but I believe $20.00 >per year for dues in a county historical society are quite steep......I >believe these are supposed to be non profit organizations where people can >also give donations and take it off of their income tax. I also believe that >if other historical societies in Tenn. only charge $10.00 per year then you >need to (1) find a new printer (2) find a new paper supplier or (3) get a >new President for someone is not doing their job....The biggest portion of >people doing research today are retired and living on a fixed income. People >working with children do not have the time to spend several hours a week and >several days a month on a project that is considered a hobbby but also can >be a very expensive hobby. I for one have several historical societies and >name assocations that I belong to and none of them are more than $10.00 per >year and I really believe that you need to evaluate the situation. >I have two distinct families that were in Hardin Co, Tenn. One was the >Ebenezor Thompson family that were there ca 1834 and the other one was >Andrew J. Doyle that was one of my husband's grand fathers who were there on >the 1850 census, so I feel I should get two votes in this situation and I >vote for a more organized society. I have had someone in Hardin Co., Tenn. >do allot of research for me in the past, name need not be mentioned at this >time, and I understand most of your records are intact and this is a very >high accomplishment for genealogist today....Please re-consider your price.... >I hope we are not paying for someone's salary...........carline harp doyle >