GDG- How many Gettysburg books?

[waltermolly at earthlink.net]

Tom,

Wow, a great gift! I agree that using the paper copies is so MUCH better
than online or a CD-ROM. Sigh, now if I could only convince my wife that
the bathroom remodeling can wait.  :^)

Walter


> [Original Message]
> From: Tom Ryan <pennmardel at mchsi.com>
> To: GDG <gettysburg at arthes.com>
> Date: 9/3/2007 8:34:32 PM
> Subject: RE: GDG- How many Gettysburg books?
>
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> "last weekend I was at Mill Springs battlefield in Kentucky, and they have
> built a nice museum out there .. one of their patrons willed his entire
ACW
> collection to them"
>
> To make everyone absolutely green with envy, I just received a gift of an
> entire set of the OR's (army and navy - about 140 volumes) from someone
who
> decided they could not use it any longer.  Because of my interest in the
CW,
> they thought it would be put to good use.
>
> I have found it to be an absolute godsend.  It is so much more productive
> using the actual volumes rather than an online access program or a CD.
>
> It required adding 33 linear feet of shelf space to my "CW room" to
> accommodate the collection.
>
> Counting my blessings.
>
> Tom
>
> P.S.  This is about the fourth or fifth time in the past 15 years that
> someone has offered me a collection of CW books because they are no longer
> interested, or someone has passed away and the better half wants to clear
> some shelf space.  Naturally I readily accept such offers.
>
> Does this happen to anyone else?
>
>
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