--part1_be.3a5f7c1.264a1f55_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit FORWARD FROM ANOTHER ARKANSAS LIST BETTYE --part1_be.3a5f7c1.264a1f55_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <ARLINCOL-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-zc05.mx.aol.com (rly-zc05.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.5]) by air-zc03.mail.aol.com (v73.12) with ESMTP; Tue, 09 May 2000 18:35:43 -0400 Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [209.85.6.27]) by rly-zc05.mx.aol.com (v71.10) with ESMTP; Tue, 09 May 2000 18:35:27 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id PAA15872; Tue, 9 May 2000 15:35:10 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 15:35:10 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Sender: jann_woodard@yahoo.com Tue May 9 15:35:07 2000 Message-ID: <20000509223514.2892.qmail@web2001.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 15:35:14 -0700 (PDT) From: jann woodard <jann_woodard@yahoo.com> Old-To: ARLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Subject: [ARLINCOL] HELP SAVE THE ARK. HISTORY COMMISSION! Resent-Message-ID: <PUYt0.A.u3D.dKJG5@bl-11.rootsweb.com> To: ARLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: ARLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <ARLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/265 X-Loop: ARLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: ARLINCOL-L-request@rootsweb.com X-Mailer: Unknown (please take the time to read and respond to this message. Jann Woodard) > The Arkansas Genealogy Society Board heard some > distressing news at its meeting last Saturday. Dr. > John L. Ferguson, Director, announced that the > State Building Services may move the History > Commission > and Archives to a new location in order to use its > space > for a secured computer facility. He was told by > SBS > representatives that there was no money for a new > History Commission building and that it would be > placed > in some older structure facility. The new location > of > course would not have the facilities to properly > preserve archival material, house the microfilming > and > conservation functions and adequately serve the > public. > Dr. Ferguson said, "It is going to ruin us if we > have to give up these quarters. We are helpless > without the physical environment we have." > The History Commission and Archives was situated > in #1 > Capitol Mall building in 1979 and secured there by > Act > 933 of 1985. It may require another act to move it. > The Arkansas Genealogical Society has committed > to doing everything possible to prevent this > proposed > move and we ask everyone to join our effort. This > would affect people thoughout the world who are > researching Arkansas related material. > Please write your letters of concern to: > Robert L. Laman > Director, State Building Services > 1515 West 7th Street > Little Rock, AR 72201 > 501-682-5558 > > Please cc to: > Governor Mike Huckabee > State Capitol > Little Rock, AR 72201 > > Dr. John L. Ferguson > Arkansas History Commission > # 1 Capitol Mall > Little Rock, AR 72201 > > Please forward this posting to everyone you know who > will be interested in helping to maintain the > integrity > of the Arkansas History Commission and Archives. > Don't forget your senators and representatives. > > Rebecca DeArmond > Committee to Save the AHC and Archives > Arkansas Genealogical Society > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/ --part1_be.3a5f7c1.264a1f55_boundary--