P is for Publications, Proof Readers, Publicity and Partnerships #AtoZchallenge
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My theme is about Family History Societies. What they are, How they work, Who is in them, Why they exist.
And which ones begin with P !
My theme is about Family History Societies. What they are, How they work, Who is in them, Why they exist.
And which ones begin with P !
Societies beginning with P
UK
Publications and Proof Readers
Publications have been the saving grace of my local family history society. They are what makes us unique. They are our intellectual property and a source of income for the future. You need an army of people to identify material that would be of interest to family historians, to index it, to proof read and check the indexers work, to organize for it to published physically and or digitally and to promote it. What publication projects have you got in motion?
Publicity
You're doing a great job but it's no good if no-one knows about it. Are you taking lots of photos at events (with people's permission of course). Have you a marketing/publicity plan that works across all platforms and media points? Do you know your local paper's deadlines for content?
Partnerships
It's impossible to have everything or all that we need or want. Perhaps your Society doesn't have all that whizz bang technology that you need to do hybrid events now; Zoom for some and face to face for others. But maybe the school or the library down the road would be willing to share their gear in exchange for your expertise or some talks on a specialist subject.
Maybe you don't have premises big enough to host large meetings. Again, what about the local school or church?
Think about what potential partnerships might exist in your local community.
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Hopefully these will lead to more members and a team of volunteers who can take on Indexing Projects and Publishing.
Pauleen - yes I suspect you are correct. Many of QFHS indexes are on FindMyPast. Of course they are acknowledged as sources and we derive income from them, but in the thrill of the chase, yes, I wonder how many people do actually understand that it is volunteers who have created these.
Jennifer - likewise. Buying such publications is the least we can do.
Gail - you are very proficient in putting together a panoply of philosophical proverbs.
Molly - I have such an admiration for those who can make something look great. Like you, I can write the words and do the research but as to making it look good ? Barp.
Jill - I reckon you are on the money with Publicity and Partnerships. They are the most important thing, particularly when people and cash are in short supply.