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The Genealogist

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14. "...it's not as much fun as it was paging through those old pages."

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #13)

Wed Sep 5, 2018, 11:46 AM

Sep 2018

I don't mean to knock using electronically-based materials, as electronic formats do have many advantages. There is just something about using the paper materials themselves, a part of the experience that the net just cannot provide.

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Years ago, when I returned to college after an enlistment in the USAF, [View all] MineralMan Sep 2018 OP

This Christian wryter2000 Sep 2018 #1

I didn't mention that it was a State University. MineralMan Sep 2018 #2

Crap wryter2000 Sep 2018 #3

Interesting. I also took a religion course in college, The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #4

Well, while that professor/pastor probably wasn't aware, MineralMan Sep 2018 #5

I was a Religious Studies major in college The Genealogist Sep 2018 #6

That's why I was so surprised to hear him say such a thing. MineralMan Sep 2018 #7

That example from your own major The Genealogist Sep 2018 #8

Well, the university I attended is known more for its agriculture MineralMan Sep 2018 #9

Makes me greatful all that stuff is online now Lordquinton Sep 2018 #10

Back in the late 60s and early 70s, MineralMan Sep 2018 #11

I do miss aspects of "how it was" regarding the use of university libraries The Genealogist Sep 2018 #12

The library in my small town was oversized for the demand on it. MineralMan Sep 2018 #13

"...it's not as much fun as it was paging through those old pages." The Genealogist Sep 2018 #14

We still have libraries Lordquinton Sep 2018 #17

My imaginary friend can beat up your imaginary friend Major Nikon Sep 2018 #15

Imaginary battles are imaginary. MineralMan Sep 2018 #16