Artcles

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And for those of us who don't do Facebook?

Jim Brewer

On Sun, Jan 8, 2023 at 10:34 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
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> I agree this list has become out dated and needs to move to a Facebook
> platform . But needs to be under N&WHS umbrella .  not converted from
> something else . Close this list down and move the  files , Just think of
> the advantages in file sharing and in real time response .
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> Larry Evans
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> *From:* NW-Mailing-List [mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces at nwhs.org] *On
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> *Sent:* Friday, January 06, 2023 5:23 PM
> *To:* NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> *Subject:* Re: Artcles
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> Jim - yes, I've been a member in good standing of that group for a while
> now. It's a very good group! But I dislike the fact that it's not OUR group
> under the N&WHS "brand." We somehow missed out on seizing that opportunity
> early in terms of social media. Now that group has grown and has a
> considerable "market share" of people who we'd love to convert to
> dues-paying members of our organization!
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> On a separate note, and this is really getting off-track, I was part of
> the group effort by N&WHS to create and launch the facebook group "Norfolk
> and Western on Today's NS." However, it never really got up to speed with
> anyone. I'd be interested in maybe converting that facebook group a general
> history group for the sake of posting material from some of our noted
> historians who are on Facebook already. While it probably seems redundant
> with the existing N&W/VGN group, this might be a perfect place for people
> to tell their family stories about growing up with the railroad.
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> To his credit, Ken Miller runs our N&WHS facebook "page," which is a great
> place to post promotional items and stories of interest that help drive
> sales and memberships. But it's not the same as running a group (which
> takes a LOT of work to keep running smoothly).
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> Stephen Warren
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> Roanoke
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> On Fri, Jan 6, 2023 at 1:46 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
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> The facebook group is "Fans of the Norfolk & Western And Virginian
> Railway."
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> Jim Nichols
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> On Friday, January 6, 2023 at 05:19:59 AM CST, NW Mailing List <
> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> It's clear to me, and even more so after these recent discussions, that
> our mission is to preserve _all_ of the history of the N&W and its
> predecessors. And that includes telling the stories of, and by, the workers
> and families along the line. To accomplish this, we shouldn't stop trying
> to do this work because we're limited by a page count. Instead, we could
> look for other channels for capturing these stories.
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> Now, this next idea is not going to go over well with most people reading
> this, but if this outdated mailing list format was converted to a more
> robust - and accessible - Facebook group, we could capture these stories
> and reminisce until the cows came home. At a zero cost basis....
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> How's that for stirring the pot?  Like I said, I don't expect to get a
> rousing ovation for this idea, but it's something to consider.
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> Stephen Warren
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> Roanoke
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> On Thu, Jan 5, 2023 at 1:21 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
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> I have written several pieces over the years and sent them in for Arrow
> publication. I joined the society in 1996. My first item was published in
> 2017. It was on how I became an N&W fan in Ohio. I submitted an article
> 202? for publication and shall wait for it to get published. Kenneth Miller
> has been such a great help to me. I can't even imagine what all he does to
> keep things on the rails. I do not have the writing skills or the technical
> background or the family history that I see others have. It impressive me
> the books people put out. I learned a lot about the Cincinnati district
> from Alex's book N&W in Ohio. I have learned so much more on how vast the
> history of the Peavine is by maps and drawings I have been getting from the
> archives since 2017, which is probably close to 900 now. I enjoy reading
> any history of the N&W and VGN but my concentration is the Peavine. I think
> how sad it is to read the N&W magazine and see how family oriented it was
> to ending up as all business in the end. Talking to original N&W train men
> and you can see it in their faces and hear it in their voices their love
> for the railroad and each other.
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> Jeff Wood
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