I welcome you to our website of RGHF (Rotary Global History Fellowship). This much-used site contains the most comprehensive collection of Rotary’s history over the past 100+ years with over 3,000 pages and 10,000 articles on the history of Rotary International. Hopefully, anything you ever wanted to know about the movement is here within this website. Explore and enjoy!

 

Join us and you could become eligible to apply to be the official RGHF District History Representative for your district. You must be a member of Rotary and also a member in good standing of RGHF. You would be expected to maintain your district’s history and any other histories of Rotary that are from your district. You’ll also be requested to make presentations at district, zone, and club meetings on behalf of RGHF.

 

You can read about Rotary’s Paul Harris and find wonder in his messages, essays and books. You can also learn about Rotary’s famous 4-Way Test or take our Rotary Global History tour. In addition, we offer four monthly features: “Why I Am A Rotarian,” “What Paul Harris Said,” "Our Foundation Newsletter," and  "Frank Talk Gems." You will learn a great deal from our global, Rotary-hoped-for future, such as: essays on the journey toward Peace. Our highest compliment is for you to say, “Wow,” after a visit!

 

Anything you can’t find – visit our history search page. Want to talk about a subject – visit our www.rghfforum.org or us our RGHF comment form. Want to contribute – visit and then join us! We want new members-new ideas-new explorations into the essential elements of Rotary. We extend an invitation to all Rotarians to come and join this dynamic project, Rotary Global History Fellowship.

 

I am honored with the distinct privilege to be elected Chairman of our Fellowship for 2007-2009, but an organization does not survive and thrive by a single voice or hand.  All Rotarians are indebted to our dedicated committee of historians and researchers, those who find philosophies, goodwill stories, service projects, speeches, acts of fellowship plus a pursuit of peace, and, of course, all those who continuously gather and assemble the “best of the best” of Rotary’s principles, ideas, ideals and visions of service for the world.

 

Our band of Rotarians of RGHF serve by an adopted concept: "Slowly, we seek to serve others, believing that history will encourage membership retention."

 

Joe Kagle, RGHF President 2007-2009

Rotary Global History Fellowship

www.historyboard.org

 

 

FEATURES OF RGHF

We have four features, and each is  emailed once a month.  Click to subscribe 

Those who receive our features, by email, are not necessarily members of RGHF. You may join us at www.joinrghf.org (note that some Rotarians and visitors may receive copies of our features which may have been forwarded to them by others.)

• Why I am a Rotarian, since January of 2006, this feature has presented the reasons why Rotarians have joined Rotary. To subscribe, read archives, or submit your own, visit www.whyiam.org

 

• What Paul Harris Said, since 2001, providing over 30,000 Rotarians and visitors with a "Rotary Minute" every other week. To subscribe, read archives, or submit a feature, visit www.whatpaulharrissaid.org

• Our Foundation Newsletter, since 2004, from our own RGHF staff, features topical, educational and interesting information about The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. To subscribe or read past issues, visit www.ourfoundation.info

• Celebrating history "Rotary Global History Day" www.11october.org

• Frank Talk Gems, the work of RI President Frank Devlyn www.franktalkgems.org

• Rotarian Disaster Alerts - Urgent messages, from DRRAG - Disaster Relief Rotarian Action Group www.rghf.org/drrag

FELLOWSHIP INFORMATION

• RGHF Fellowship Home Page

  • RGHF Board www.historyboard.org

  • RGHF committee www.historycommittee.org

  • Join RGHF www.joinrghf.org

  • The RGHF mission www.rotaryhistoryfellowship.org/mission

  • The story of RGHF www.rghf.org/orientation/project.htm

  • History of RGHF - Translation in multiple languages

  • Fellowship at RGHF www.rghf.org/fellowship photos and stories of membership/fellowship

  • RGHF member orientation www.rghf.org/orientation

  • "1905 Society" www.1905society.org - Honoring leaders who support our history

  • Global Networking Groups www.globalnetworkinggroups.org Fellowship in Rotary

    • The history of Fellowships of Rotarians www.fellowshiphistory.org - Learn about all fellowships

    • Rotarian Action Groups www.actiongrouphistory.org - A Bold new Paradigm of Service

  • Organizations within Rotary

    • www.youthhistory.org The History of Youth Organizations within Rotary or served by Rotary

  • www.historyspeakers.org - RGHF presentations

  • Activities for members www.rghfactivities.org

  • Tools of the history project Tools

  • Disaster Relief Alerts from our partners at DRRAG - Disaster Relief Rotarian Action Group

  • RGHF media is found at http://www.youtube.com/user/RGHFMEDIA

  • Celebrating history "Rotary Global History Day" www.11october.org

INTERACTIVE

• Find History www.historysearch.org

• www.historyhelped.org "How this website has helped me or my club"  Statements from visitors

• Use our website comment page www.historycomment.org - Ask questions, volunteer, contribute

• Discussion www.rghfforum.org - Visitors may read, members may post to this area.

• Test your knowledge of Rotary Global History with our quiz: Rotary Global History Quiz

• Help us find Missing Histories www.missinghistory.org - Help us find missing or partial histories

TRANSLATIONS www.historytranslation.org (also the Google translation tool on each page. When using please suggest better translations to support this effort by Google.)

• Chinese  
• French
• German
• Spanish
• Swedish
• Presidents' themes in multiple languages
• The history of  RGHF in multiple languages
• District Histories in multiple languages
• First Clubs of Countries in multiple languages
• Regional histories in multiple languages

Subscribe, free, to "What Paul Harris Said," "Why I am a Rotarian," "Our Foundation Newsletter," & "Rotarian Disaster Alerts." Click here to subscribe by email

 

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The contents of this website, our electronic features and newsletters have been researched, collected, compiled, and written by Rotarians. RGHF Mission: As an effort to serve others, RGHF accumulates and preserves the complete history, values and philosophy of the Rotary movement, as well as encourages others to do the same at every level of the Rotary movement, and publishes those histories, values and philosophies on the internet, as well as other forms of media as expedient. 17 March 2003, amended 20 December 2007, Rotary Global History Board of Directors. This fellowship is not an agency of, or controlled by, Rotary International. RGHF enjoys the support of Rotarians, clubs, districts, and zones world-wide. The views and opinions expressed on this website are not necessarily the collective views and opinions of Rotary International or all Rotarians. Rotary International is not responsible for any content and accepts no liability therefore. © 2000-2009 RGHF (Rotary Global History)