Hi Guys,
Our railroad museum in Illinois has a problem with sembers too. We basically have two groups in the musuem, one that wants to evolve it into a true museum to pass on educational information, displays and operations and the other group that wants to keep things the way they are as a "club" or oversized model railroad. At least we have some active volunteres from both sides of the fence. Unfortunately, I know of at least seven good volunteers the "club" people have chased away from the musuem. I can count on one hand the number of somewhat active members who are under 40 years old!
Sincerely,
Andy