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Earlier today I posted about a
library closing its genealogy room -- Sadly, Another Genealogy Room Has
Closed ...
Age and a declining membership could
signal the end of Norfolk
The Norfolk
chapter of the Ontario Genealogical Society
will hold a critical meeting in Delhi
I suspect that anyone who is
associated with a genealogical society has noticed the same phenomenon. I know that our own society suffered such a
situation a few years ago (I gave a talk at FGS in Birmingham
After all, most genealogy societies need volunteers to function and people seem to be putting their volunteer time towards other activities and/or do not see the value of belonging to a genealogy society. Additionally, our
world of genealogy research is changing at what seems warp speed sometimes,
though the basic premise remains the same, how we access information has
changed tremendously.
Genealogy a la carte published the
results of a recent survey under the title “Survey
results indicate people leave societies because little value offered” which
presents the top 10 reasons respondents gave for why they don’t renew their
membership. Do click on the link at the end of the page to go
to the 2nd part of the post.
I shared this with a long-time board member of a local genealogy society. We discussed how our society had/has been affected at one time or another by all of these and unfortunately we still feel we are “fighting an uphill battle.” Part of my dialogue [done through instant messenger – hence the lack of proper sentence structure ] included the following ...
Unfortunately,
done are the days when a local genealogy society was the only and main game in
town -- think of all the choices people face when combined with all the online
stuff & webinars & tv shows etc -- it's become a daunting environment
on many levels ... and, who knows what the answers are?!?! Can any genealogy
society today do it all -- be social, have relevant meetings, great
publications and have that be valued by the community?!?! Time will tell ...
Is a local
genealogy society at risk in your area?
What might you or others do to keep it going?
What is
your society doing to remain vibrant and relevant? A must-join group?
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