tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post1686998531514211887..comments2024-02-29T06:03:35.483-05:00Comments on Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections: Counteracting the decline of genealogical societiesJDRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-40558178716747165482012-03-20T11:52:28.866-04:002012-03-20T11:52:28.866-04:00Do you think family history attracts more extrover...<i>Do you think family history attracts more extroverts or introverts?</i><br /><br /> While I support the idea of ensuring new members are welcome, I'd just like to point out that the term "introvert" was never meant to be a synonym for "shy". Extroverts draw energy from others and get overwhelmed if left alone too long. Introverts draw energy from themselves and get Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560178981320189795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-10138679502887388602012-03-20T11:32:23.093-04:002012-03-20T11:32:23.093-04:00Since much of this post revolves around getting pe...Since much of this post revolves around getting people to step forward and volunteer for leadership positions, I think there is one more that needs to exist in a healthy society of any kind - succession planning. If you don't plan for new people coming into leadership positions, nobody will step forward. Spending time as an assistant or associate is a good way to find out if you woul like Margaret Burwellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-32553201224593035412012-03-20T11:06:56.382-04:002012-03-20T11:06:56.382-04:00Wow! It's really a different story here in Vic...Wow! It's really a different story here in Victoria, BC. Our video pretty much tells the story. Check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzVxCjk-bsw&feature=share. Also look at our website at www.victoriags.org. <br />There's even a second little family history club that, although not officially affiliated with VGS, has a collegial relationship. <br />I would like to challengeCannukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007000434271046821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-48720618131526722982012-03-20T10:30:15.525-04:002012-03-20T10:30:15.525-04:00I have to agree with your post John and well said....I have to agree with your post John and well said. For myself, I was a member of 10 different family history societies but have since dropped my membership from all except for BIFHSGO and the Guild of one-name Studies (I am a family member for four OGS branches, NEHGS, NYGBS but these are my husband's memberships). Mostly I just didn't want to continue receiving all those paper journals Elizabeth Kipphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624850767815592321noreply@blogger.com