Charlie,
AMEN! I agree with everything you said, especially the last paragraph
Ray Bedard
San Jose Ca
>From: "Charlie Vlk" <cvlk@comcast.net>
>Reply-To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
>To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: Corbin Collection Questions
>Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 14:47:42 -0600
>
>I am not going to defend the BRHS as an organization...... in its history,
>unlike other RR Historical Societies, ours has failed to establish an
>archives and as a result much historical material (dating back to before
>the
>BN merger) that could have found a safe home has been trashed and lost to
>time. Some material that was given to the society is spread out in various
>people's basements for lack of an archives.
>
>Hol Wagner has provided professional grade editorship for the Burlington
>Bulletin since early on if not day one. While I would like to get
>Bulletins
>on a more frequent basis, given the quality of each one I am more than
>willing to be patient. Having been been editor for five years of a
>quarterly bulletin of only 20 pages for a genealogical society I have an
>inkling of the amount of work involved in Hol's contribution......and he
>doesn't, in my opinion, owe anyone any explanations of his stewardship of
>Mr. Corbin's collection as given the status of the BRHS the material is
>being utilized in a manner that surely would meet with Bernie's approval .
>
>However, I don't recall ever seeing the name Carl Elliott in the workings
>of
>the society and certainly don't know what the status of the Bernard Corbin
>photo collection has to do with opening this particular can of worms.....
>if Mr. Elliott has experience and skills and time to apply them to the
>society he should step forward, first as a volunteer, and once having
>proved
>his worth possibly seek office so that we can benefit from his more
>enlightened leadership.
>Charlie Vlk
>
>
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