Hello Friends of our Museums in Prince Edward County: I just received this message from Mayor Leo Finnigan: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mayor Leo Finnegan" <lfinnegan@pecounty.on.ca> To: "john" <jmerz@cogeco.ca> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 10:47 AM Subject: RE: Canadian History in P.E.County, Ontario Dear John Thank you for your message. I agree with you and will support our museums. Leo -----Original Message----- From: john [mailto:jmerz@cogeco.ca] Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 5:11 PM To: Mayor Leo Finnegan Cc: caboose.2@juno.com Subject: Re: Canadian History in P.E.County, Ontario Dear Mayor Leo P. Finnigan; My name is John Helmut Merz, I am the historian who arranged for the 'Hessian Day' at the Rose House Museum last August. It was a great success!! Some rumours are floating around that your Council is considering closing some Museums in the County. Museums are the soul and the backbone of a County's history. They preserve our heritage more than anything else. We owe it to our children and grandchildren to keep them and hold them and add to them, Here is one example of responses I get from descendants of those early settlers for your information. It says it all. Do your best, Mr. Mayor, do your best. Yours, John Helmut Merz, Author of "The Hessians of Marysburgh" and "The Hessians of Upper Canada" Hamilton, Ontario. ................................... ----- Original Message ----- From: <caboose.2@juno.com> To: <jmerz@cogeco.ca> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 7:05 AM Subject: Canadian History > John, > After reading your posting this morning, I've been > thinking and wondering. How would Canadian history > be written today, if the 'Hessians' had not entered into > the picture. > I think the ROSE MUSEUM should remain open. It > is the perfect place to honor the Hessians. They are > very important people in the History of Canada. > Thank you for all you have done and are doing. > Regards, > Joyce F. Tubbs > Georgia, Vermont > Third Great Granddaughter of Nicolas Hamann, Quebec Hessian