tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post6689838341536789684..comments2024-02-29T06:03:35.483-05:00Comments on Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections: Not renewing OGS membershipJDRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-1750709723742814152009-12-09T18:16:47.305-05:002009-12-09T18:16:47.305-05:00John, I'll question the use of the word "...John, I'll question the use of the word "considerable" in terms of support from the province. According to the 2008 financial report, OGS received $20,783 in grants, for both Operations and summer students. The report doesn't specify how much for each. That works out to about 6.9% of the OGS revenue. Or if spread over the population of the province, about 0.2 cents per person. <Mike Morenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-50299750679742196682009-12-09T09:53:29.194-05:002009-12-09T09:53:29.194-05:00Thanks to all who have posted on this topic. It...Thanks to all who have posted on this topic. It's a learning experience.<br /><br />On Dave Obee's question on membership, I'm a member of the Society of Genealogists and BIFHSGO, as well as OGS and its Ottawa Branch for a few more days.<br /><br />Over the years I've also been a member of the Norfolk (UK) FHS and British and Midland FHS, these two for a couple of years until I JDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-22034806062660621102009-12-09T09:28:02.733-05:002009-12-09T09:28:02.733-05:00To make a comparison a bit closer to home, Ottawa ...To make a comparison a bit closer to home, Ottawa Branch OGS and BIFHSGO operate in the same city, with roughtly the same number of members, and as far as I can tell, similar programs. An annual membership in BIFHSGO costs $35, whereas Ottawa Branch is $15. Is it stretching too far to assume that OGS (Provincial) provides $20 of support to Ottawa Branch (membership processing, insurance, legal, Mike Morenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-64428087935107304002009-12-09T00:00:20.476-05:002009-12-09T00:00:20.476-05:00The obvious question: In your opinion, which socie...The obvious question: In your opinion, which societies are giving you a good deal for your money? How does the OGS compare, on a cost/benefit basis, to the Society of Genealogists? Or the Ulster group? (And for the record, I am in all three.)Dave Obeehttp://www.daveobee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-65452743038041957682009-12-08T23:22:56.655-05:002009-12-08T23:22:56.655-05:00As your Immediate Past-President, I have been invo...As your Immediate Past-President, I have been involbed with most of these issues. Contrary to the thoughts expressed here the whole Board of Directors of OGS (YOUR REPRESENTATIVES) did review the costs of running your provincial organization and agreed that the fee increase was justified. At Conference 2009, there was an opportunity for the membership to speak to the issue as some people did. Bob Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675387589770342177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-82172029545686294022009-12-08T15:58:12.590-05:002009-12-08T15:58:12.590-05:00Like you, I don't see $60 of benefits from hea...Like you, I don't see $60 of benefits from head office. Also like you, we don't have Canadian roots - our parents and grandparents were the immigrants, so various indexing projects provide little benefit.<br /><br />However, we in Toronto don't have a BIFHSGO to help us with our British research, so Toronto Branch is the best we've got. It's the personal interactions with Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252352541924136795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-87636093436489662432009-12-08T15:23:36.418-05:002009-12-08T15:23:36.418-05:00Not denigrating at all, Mike, and not expecting to...Not denigrating at all, Mike, and not expecting to be denigrated in my turn ;-) <br /><br />Rather, I was appreciating the hard work that volunteers ALL put in, in their various personal ways. And commenting on the difficulty of maintaining an organization that gives people services and has expenses, but also needs to attract volunteers in order to survive.Mary Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15260463913919450043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-33010887337176665612009-12-08T12:42:04.981-05:002009-12-08T12:42:04.981-05:00You don't like the fee increase to cover the c...You don't like the fee increase to cover the costs of the operations but you want OGS to provide free copies to the general public. I don't see the logic. But then I have never agreed with the Society giving away the hard work of its members to those who won't contribute anything themselves.<br /><br />If you want a say in how an organization is run, pay your membership fees, Mike Morenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-62522974461152409312009-12-08T10:15:46.444-05:002009-12-08T10:15:46.444-05:00I cancelled my OGS membership a number of years ag...I cancelled my OGS membership a number of years ago, and the recent fee rise for the umbrella organization has simply confirmed the view I held at the time, which is similar to yours, JDR. <br /><br />The only difference is that I have lots of Ontario ancestors. Mine settled all over Ontario, it turns out, and if I were to join more than one local branch, it would cost me a great deal more thanMary Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15260463913919450043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-69999548554867366622009-12-08T08:56:35.788-05:002009-12-08T08:56:35.788-05:00John, before your time as a member, I wrote an art...John, before your time as a member, I wrote an article on the benefits of OGS. I think it is still valid: http://ogsottawa.on.ca/?page_id=208Mike Morenoreply@blogger.com