I think the Bulletin is GREAT. I look forward to the
coming of each one, same goes for the Zephyr. CY
--- Richard Morgan-Fine <allisd1701@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I will have to agree with Gerald. I took over His
> duties as VP. Of
> Publication when his term was over. There is a list
> of articles in progress
> that Hol and I have, but for competed articles it
> gets Real Thin. Both for
> the Bulletins and Zephyrs. The next Bulletin Hol Is
> working on is the SD7
> and SD9 Issue that Dave Lotz put together. Again
> with out people researching
> articles like Dave did we would not have such great
> Bulletins.
>
>
>
> I did research and am still researching the company
> that writes for C&NWHS
> and the other Magazines that publisher prints.
>
>
>
> What make our Bulletins popular is that they are
> different that what every
> other society is doing. I would like to thank Hol on
> all the other that help
> makes it what it is.
>
>
>
> If you would like to write and article for either
> the Bulletins or the
> Zephyrs please contact me. I will check with Hol and
> see if we can put you
> in contact with someone that might have information
> that would help you or
> even might want to help you write the article. The
> reason most of us joined
> the society was we wanted to meet people that had
> the same interest. Why not
> write an article and meet more people that have the
> same interest in a
> specific subject that you like.
>
>
>
> Just My Thoughts
>
>
>
> Richard E. Morgan-Fine
>
> VP of Publications and Director for BRHS
>
> rmorganfine@ezlifts.com
>
>
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Gerald
> A. Edgar
> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 11:12 PM
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [CBQ] re: BRHS publications
>
>
>
> Our biggest limitation (and always has been) was
> alluded to by
> several posters - lack of material. Hol can do
> wonders with a rough
> manuscript and a few pics as he can tap into various
> mbr's
> collections to flesh it out. Jim with the Zephyr
> does shorter
> articles and more model oriented but again it's up
> to the 1500 mbrs
> to provide material. BRHS tends to have more
> armchair fans &
> modelers than other RR His. Soc's. Nothing wrong
> with that (dues
> are dues) but the % of BRHS mbrs who share their
> knowledge,
> collections and photos for publication is less than
> say C&NWHS. If
> someone has great modeling or historical
> acticles/drwgs/photos then
> by all means let Hol &/or Jim know. The BB has been
> used for 1 & 2
> pp articles to fill in with the major subjects and
> of course the
> Zephyr is dominated by 'short' articles. I.E. you do
> not have to be
> capable of doing an entire book like Al Holck or
> Mike Spoor.
> This discussion has been going in since shortly
> after our inception
> in 1976. LOTS of interest in the Burlington but a
> shortage of mbrs
> able or willing to supply material for print.
> So don't be shy - the 'magic' of having Hol as BB
> Editor is that he
> does the same for a living with a commercial trade
> journal - he can
> make diamonds from coal so give him a try. Jim is
> always looking
> for material too - even a snapshot or 2 lines of
> prose can complete
> a Q/A. So now that winter approaches and you have
> some hobby time,
> put some things together & submit them or at least
> share a photo or
> bit of knowledge for works in progress. YOU will
> glad you did as
> will all your fellow mbrs. Gerald
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>
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