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DGS Newsletter Volume 19, Number 5, September 1995 101
The President's
Message
by Leslie Smith Collier
Welcome to a new year of a very
busy Dallas Genealogical Society. For
a group that takes the summer off,
we've made some astonishing strides.
What have we done? We've
tightened the budget to a remarkable
degree in order to maximize the
amount available to give the Library.
We've scheduled a full year of
programs. We've reconsidered and
revamped our fund raising efforts,
with information on the first event,
Old Families, New Friends, in this
newsletter. We've taken on a major
educational project; we've published a
new book of Dallas County records.
We've entered into the construction
phase of our capital expansion project.
We've established closer ties to the
Library. And that doesn't touch the
attention we're lavishing on laying
plans for the 1997 FSG conference.
Wait until you see what DGS can do
when we're not on vacation.
It is my goal for our Society this
year to take stock of ourselves and
determine, from the ground up, if
we're on track doing the things a good
genealogical society ought to do. Our
1955 charter states that we address six
goals, the first of which is "to create,
foster and maintain interest in
genealogy and family history." Do we
do this?
Yes, we are trying hard by
providing interesting meetings and
workshops open to members and
nonmembers alike, informative
newsletters, volunteers to greet
genealogists at the sign-in desk,
workshops and materials specifically
aimed at beginners, special interest
groups for genealogists with common
concerns, and much more. But you
can't profit from this unless you come.
With the wealth of activity that
DGS provides to aid you in solving
your research dilemmas, where are
you? Make a point to come to ourmeetings. Get more involved. DGS
needs your input and time as much as
you need what we offer.
With over a thousand members,
DGS should be able to boast hundreds
of active volunteers. Instead, there are
surprisingly few. We are not, and have
no wish to be seen, as a closed circle.
In the words of long-term volunteer
Adrienne Jamieson, "We'd be
delighted to share the work." This is
an open invitation to each of you to
have a larger voice in the decisions and
activities of this society.
How can you be heard? Simple -
talk. Look up the the members of this
year's Board of Directors, call them,
write them with your ideas. Ask how
you can help; volunteer for a project.
We need everyone.. .we need you.
Membership News
Ruth Foreman Slatton
CORRECTION: The July-August
Newsletter inadvertently contained
outdated membership information.
Current membership fees are $20 per
year. We apologize for any confusion
this has caused, but, if you joined using
the incorrect fee information, you will
be asked to either make up the difference
or take a pro rata membership.
With this issue, DGS will no longer
forward newsletters to members who
fail to notify us of changes in address
as DGS is billed exhorbitantly by the
Post Office for this service. Please be
sure to remember DGS if you change
residences.
Ruth Foreman Slatton, VP for
Membership, announces that the
Society has signed up 45 members
during the summer. This is usually a
slow time for memberships, so we are
pretty ecstatic over this news. Our
current membership is as follows:
Regular Members.......... .954
Library/Society Members.......19
Life Members.............. ..65
TOTAL .... 1038DGS Volunteer
Opportunities
Bob Maybrier
DGS is always looking for
volunteers to assist in a number of
ways. Bob Maybrier, VP for Volunteer
Coordination, reports that he could
use about 16 people to serve as
substitutes at the DGS Volunteer Desk
in the Genealogy Section of the
Library. Volunteers answer basic
questions for patrons, sell DGS
publications and forms including
census abstract forms and take a great
load off DPL staff to allow them to
work more closely with genealogists
and researchers.
Please call Bob at (214) 348-3694 if
you have a few hours to spare as a
substitute. Remember you receive free
parking, an extended check-out period
for library materials and a free DPL
library card if you live outside the city
limits.
The Society is also looking for
helpers willing to assist at upcoming
events. Just to name a few - we need
volunteers to help with registration
and other details for othe Computer
Workshop in October, the 1995
Regional Conference in November;
you may also provide assistance with
our vendors at the conference; "go-
fers" are always needed at these events.
Again, call Bob to find out about the
many possibilities for lending a
helping hand with the Dallas
Genealogical Society!
Shirley Sloat, Records Preservation
Committee Chair, has notified us of a
very unique opportunity for all of you
helping hands with some time to
spare. See Shirley's article on page 102.DGS Newsletter
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