tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post2797507290226215677..comments2024-02-29T06:03:35.483-05:00Comments on Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections: Does OGS offer good value?JDRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-30589113935784054302008-10-16T10:14:00.000-04:002008-10-16T10:14:00.000-04:00John, this topic comes up every couple of years an...John, this topic comes up every couple of years and gets argued to death every time. I am one of those who feels like Dorothy and John; although I live in Ottawa my roots are elsewhere across the province, country, continent and world. I cannot contribute in most of those locations but I can in my home area.<BR/><BR/>While Ottawa Branch appreciates your membership, our policy is that the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-13679246829466097342008-10-15T10:33:00.000-04:002008-10-15T10:33:00.000-04:00I'm sure I'm not the only person who would like t...I'm sure I'm not the only person who would like to support the activities of their local OGS branch, but are deterred by the cost of full OGS membership. As a result branch membership numbers continue to stagnate or decline. It's the elephant in the room for OGS.JDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-77849661771933660622008-10-14T14:35:00.000-04:002008-10-14T14:35:00.000-04:00If you don’t have Ontario roots, then OGS probably...If you don’t have Ontario roots, then OGS probably is not good value for your money. After all, you can go to Branch meetings without being a Member. I don’t think that will change much; when OGS spends money it likely will be on things related to Ontario or Canada. Even such seemingly international aspects such as our Irish Palatine Special Interest Group is largely based on Irish Palatines Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-8941299687450540602008-10-13T13:15:00.000-04:002008-10-13T13:15:00.000-04:00Unfortunately OGS is already spending over $45 per...Unfortunately OGS is already spending over $45 per member per year. The former president appealed for donations of $20 per member.<BR/>If nothing else changes, there will have to be a significant fee increase at some point.<BR/>There are many free-standing genealogy groups and societies in Ontario that serve their members well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-31309974186925121262008-10-13T12:17:00.000-04:002008-10-13T12:17:00.000-04:00I feel much as Dorothy Kew does. All my ancestry i...I feel much as Dorothy Kew does. All my ancestry is in the UK--and I do belong to the societies there (and BIFHSGO). But there is no realistic way for me to participate in, and return value to, the societies in Dorset and Somerset. So I contribute vicariously via OGS.<BR/><BR/>Is OGS flawed? I believe so. Is there a "fiscal imbalance" between Branches and Provincial Office? I certainly think so-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-49660355261153005552008-10-11T07:11:00.000-04:002008-10-11T07:11:00.000-04:00John:I'm a member of OGS, Halton-Peel Branch. I h...John:<BR/><BR/>I'm a member of OGS, Halton-Peel Branch. I have no Ontario ancestry,being an immigrant, born in Jamaica. My research interests mostly lie there, so no doubt you're wondering why I'm a member of OGS. My interest is primarily in genealogy and local history ... I'm the Local History librarian at the Mississauga Central Library. I don't see my membership in OGS along the lines of Dorothy Kewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159645921852490750noreply@blogger.com