BRHS members our society will have the company store display at the Sandwich,Illinois fair again this year.Please go to Burlingtonroute.org and follow the steps to sign up for time slots as a volunteer. Last year we signed up 14 new members and sold enough of our publications to cover the costs for being at the fair. This year we hope to do even better. Why do we need your help ?
Four years ago the board started to address the demographics issue that all historical societies face and in particular fallen flag railroad societies face in earnest. With each passing day fewer and fewer people are alive who remember the Burlington first hand.
After considerable discussion at the Rock Island Meet business meeting steps began to be taken to make concerted efforts to expose new groups to the BRHS. The steps taken have included approximately a seventeen presentations to local on line town and county historical societies with the BRHS company store at each. There are more scheduled and some time ago the threshold was reached where local societies contact us rather than the BRHS asking if they have interest in learning about the Burlington route.
The society has expanded its presence at railroadiana shows and train model shows beyond what had been an ongoing presence. We have added the Milwaukee trainfest for two years and this year will be the feature railroad society where up to 20-25,000 people will see our presence. We also are at the La Crosse,WI events and the St Charles,IL train shows and others I can't think of right now. We've even had members set up at events overseas.
All this has resulted in a stopping of the decline in membership and a maintenance of our numbers.
With the Sandwich Fair attendance of up to 100,000/day and up to 300,000/day on weekends and with our location close to the miniature scale live steam Q Hudson and train that tens of thousands ride, we hope to introduce thousands of new people to the Burlington railroad and the BRHS.
Please step up and volunteer (you know you're going to the fair, and if not you should). Everyone who volunteered last year stated how much they enjoyed the stories and camaraderie at the tent.
Thank you,
Leo Phillipp
BRHS Board Member
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