C is for Constitution, Collections, Cataloguers and ....#AtoZChallenge
Welcome to Day 3 of the #AtoZChallenge. Don't know what the AtoZChallenge is? Find out more here. My theme is about Family History Societies. What they are, How they work, Who is in them, Why they exist. Today's letter C covers a wide range of topics from the Constitution , to the Collection and Cataloguers to well, let's see how many Societies begin with the letter C, shall we? A family history society usually has a constitution and maybe some by laws too. It's best described as the rule book and sets up the purpose of the organisation and how it should be run. I won't go into any more detail here at the risk of boring you, but it is a very important document and if you want to see some more constitutions you might like to check out the Society of Australian Genealogist's constitution here. Who remembers using a card catalogue? Legacy technology huh? If your society has a library or a collection of items, then you will need som...