I appreciate the honest responses I have received from all. I am only trying
to weigh out what I have heard in the past with what others say is going on in
the present. With only so many dollars to go around I want to get the biggest
bang for my buck. I have 3-4 Bulletins and another on the way in the mail
(Ebay and out of print) and enjoy them all. So I guess in short, my concern
was sending money and getting told, oops no publications this year, vs sending
the same amount of money and buying a number of Bulletins I could use. I tried
to join the BRHS yahoo group but was told to take a hike because I am not a
member, no invitation to join or information on how to join, just a simple hit
the road jack!
I appreciate your insight.
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Charlie Vlk" <cvlk@...> wrote:
>
>
>
> > So what is the point of joing when you pay the same fee to own one as the
> membership itself?
>
>
>
> Some organizations inflate the price of materials to non-members to
> discourage people from not joining. Thankfully, the BRHS has not adopted
> such a policy in the hopes of increasing interest in the Burlington. There
> are some specific reasons people chose not to join the BRHS and also why we
> lose membership, but I'd rather focus on the positive aspects of being a
> member.
>
> The price of the Burlington Bulletin is not the only tangible material
> benefit you get for the dues; the Zephyr not only covers Society activities
> but contains valuable information and is the vehicle for modeling content
> which is not appropriate to carry in the Bulletin.
>
> Leo and Dave (and perhaps others that I haven't gotten down far enough in my
> emails yet to read) have made excellent arguments for becoming an active
> member in the BRHS. I look forward to seeing present and new members
> stepping forward and sharing their talents to make the Society stronger and
> better than it is today. We know there is still great material and
> information that is yet to be uncovered and we need more people actively
> researching and sharing their finds with us and thus inspiring more people
> to do the same. The level of modeling and documentation of it could be
> vastly expanded if we look to other groups like those modeling the PRR,
> C&NW, B&O, SOU and N&W. And we sorely need people to get a permanent,
> accessible archives to serve as an anchor for the preservation of all things
> Burlington.
>
> Charlie Vlk
>
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