The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 2, January 14, 2007, Article 29

ON NUMISMATIC HANDOUTS

Dick Johnson writes: "Larry Dziubek wrote to me this week with a
biography of Canadian engraver Thomas Church. He explained he had
given this out at a coin club talk as a handout.

I replied: "Handouts are always a good idea. My files are full of
them. But I caused laughter among a group of my genealogical friends
at a field trip to the Pittsfield National Archives once when I asked
the guide if the previous speaker that day -- on early American paper
money -- had left any handouts."

"My fellow genealogical club members are always laughing at me. One
meeting the guest speaker was on handwriting. She had each of us give
her samples of our handwriting. Earlier in the business meeting I
commented that as chairman of the development committee I wanted to
create items the club could sell to raise funds.

For her analysis of my handwriting she said I would make a good
"front man," mentioning my committee duties.

"Sorry!" I blurted out. "You misread that. I'm a leg man, not a
front man." Of course I meant that I wanted to help SELL those
items. But the dear old grandmothers in the audience took my
comment in another vein."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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