tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post3453143452627300194..comments2024-03-28T12:36:32.320-04:00Comments on DON'T READ THIS; IT'S BORING!: Started the Ball Rollingslugmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-5123017238707599312015-03-20T15:38:19.705-04:002015-03-20T15:38:19.705-04:00Hope you get into the Huguenot Society. I have the...Hope you get into the Huguenot Society. I have the DAR certificate also, but lack the desire to join. Instead I want to start a secret society that stands for nothing and has basically no rules. But I still want it to be terribly exclusive and allow black balling potential members only if you can physically bean them with a black rubber ball and yell "blackballed!" on contact. Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-21731465356169702162015-03-20T12:01:45.702-04:002015-03-20T12:01:45.702-04:00My mom was a DAR so I could be too but since I hav...My mom was a DAR so I could be too but since I have her certificate I don't really feel the need to get one for myself. And for the exact reasons you stated (snobbery) I haven't joined or attended any of their events. I felt the fees were a bit too much, then there's the travel etc so it's a no go for me (for now anyways).Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803104035204416080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-26682362295045494122015-03-20T11:20:13.028-04:002015-03-20T11:20:13.028-04:00Here I am again with my two-pennyworth on a geneal...Here I am again with my two-pennyworth on a genealogy post. I belong to two societies and find them very, very helpful and at a modest price. I am probably biased as I am the PR officer for one - The Anglo-German Family History Society - and we do have members from all over the word.<br /><br />I also belong to La Societe Guernesiaise - The Guernsey Channel Islands Society again with an international membership.<br /><br />With regards to the Huguenots my DH's ancestors came to the East of England from possibly Holland in the 1600s and have Huguenot names one of which is Margetts. This time last year we were in South Africa where we visited the Huguenot Museum of the Cape and spookily I have the booklet - Huguenots who came to the Cape - open on my desk as I am listing those who left areas that were at the time in Germany and went to South Africa for the journal of said Anglo-German FHS.Blodwyninexilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852174180640555041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-18125669100675558492015-03-19T22:36:07.387-04:002015-03-19T22:36:07.387-04:00I'm going to second the first comment here! Go...I'm going to second the first comment here! Go Sluggy go!<br />The club... I mean society will be happy to have you, you Huguenot descendant.rivulethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11352395562904461909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-83197239345390458832015-03-19T16:57:36.644-04:002015-03-19T16:57:36.644-04:00Since my being of Huguenot descent will benefit me...Since my being of Huguenot descent will benefit me, I want to join. Maybe there would be benefit for my grandchildren if my son joined since there is free or reduced tuition for the children of the members of some Huguenot Society. My son has eight more years until he has a child in college, so I will see how it goes for you. Thanks for the trailblazing. By the way, slugmama informed me of tuition advantage.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-87605515427142592762015-03-19T15:09:02.706-04:002015-03-19T15:09:02.706-04:00Who cares whether these organizations were origina...Who cares whether these organizations were originally started for reasons you might consider questionable today or why some people join them today. As long as it suits your interests (and you definitely have interest in the subject of genealogy), then just join up! Join all of them if you want, and get from them what you like.444https://www.blogger.com/profile/18317761558076527630noreply@blogger.com