http://www.livgenmi.com/taylorFL.htm Hi, If you go to the URL above for the 1895 Map of Taylor County, FL right at the bottom near the Lafayette line you will see Stephensville. HTH Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jarvinen" <[email protected]> I am researching a relative who, according to his widow's Civil War pension app, died in Stephensville, Fl. She applied for the pension in Lafayette County. I've checked Lafayette, Dixie, Madison and Hamilton counties and tried the local USgenweb pages and also the USGS mapping link. Stephensville, Fl. doesn't exist (nor does Stevensville). Can anyone tell me where Stephensville, FL is/was? Thank you.

http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/democrat/news/local/5070866.htm Here is an article about the possibility of Nova being chosen to house the Florida State LIbrary. My first question is why a PRIVATE university? Would we be insured of access there or could they choose to limit it? I live near Florida Southern College. When I am taking a class, I have access. When my class ends, I can not get full access. My next question is the cost. The library cost where it is now is such a minimal amount of the state budget, just a small fraction. Why incur all the costs of dispersing the material? Frankly, this worries me.

I am researching a relative who, according to his widow's Civil War pension app, died in Stephensville, Fl. She applied for the pension in Lafayette County. I've checked Lafayette, Dixie, Madison and Hamilton counties and tried the local USgenweb pages and also the USGS mapping link. Stephensville, Fl. doesn't exist (nor does Stevensville). Can anyone tell me where Stephensville, FL is/was? Thank you.

> Negotiations for these collections are in progress and within a few weeks, I believe we will be in a position to share an innovative proposal with you.> That statement scares me. Negotiations imply holding talks with private agencies. I do NOT like that thought. Why would the person not want their name on the document? Negotiations also imply to me that the Legislature is being bypassed. In fact they are beginning to feel that way. That is just wrong. Why can't the state library remain where it is and where it has been? The word "innovative" bothers me also. When I hear that word I now think profit for businesses. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Miller" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 8:47 AM Subject: [FLORIDA] Re: State Library > Hi Guy's, I just received this an moment ago and thought I would share > it with you. I did cut out the persons name who sent it to me so she > would not get into trouble. But , your not going to believe what this > say's. > > Nancy Miller > > > Info on DHR and archives and such several pages down. > > -----Original Message----- > > Subject: Fw: A message from the State Librarian > > > A Message from the State Librarian > > Wednesday, February 12, 2003 > > > > As I read the daily newspapers published throughout the state, and > review > > the list-servs and e-mail I receive, I am dismayed by the amount of > > misinformation being presented about the Governor's budget and its > impact > on > > the Division of Library and Information Services. A few library > > professionals and supporters have called me to clarify these issues, > an > > action I deeply appreciate. In this letter, I would like to share the > > > content of those conversations. > > > > Clearly, the Division is about to undergo change. However, these > changes > > will not be as detrimental to Florida's public libraries as some > predict. > > Governor Bush's budget includes $32.4 million for State Aid to > Libraries, > $6 > > million in federal Library Services and Technology Act matching funds, > > $1.2 > > million for library cooperatives, and $6 million for library > construction > > projects. These figures have been stable throughout the Bush > administration, > > signifying his commitment to libraries as an integral component of > healthy > > communities. Continuing current year funding levels for local public > > libraries while reducing other state programs shows Governor Bush's > > commitment to libraries and his understanding of their importance to > > Florida's citizens. > > > > The Division of Library and Information Services is made up of several > > > components - the Bureau of Archives and Records Management, the Bureau > of > > Library and Network Services (more commonly known as the State Library > of > > Florida) and the Bureau of Library Development. There is no doubt the > > > Division in its entirety has contributed to the success of Florida's > > libraries, and so the new state library administrative agency will > continue > > to administer, monitor, and evaluate grant funding; research and > develop > > alternative funding sources; provide technical assistance and > consulting > > services; and be the lead agency in the development of the Florida > > Electronic Library. While it is almost certain that the circulating > > collection of State Library will be the property of another entity, > the > > functions of the Division that most impact Florida's public libraries > will > > not be compromised. And, in our negotiations to place the circulating > > > collection, our goal will be to ensure access to that collection by > the > > public is not lost. The Governor and I agree that the circulating > > collections of the State Library must be placed where they are > accessible > > and will be used. Negotiations for these collections are in progress > and > > within a few weeks, I believe we will be in a position to share an > > innovative proposal with you. > > > > In the Governor's plan, the Florida Library Information Network > (FLIN), a > > joint product of the Bureau of Library and Network Services and the > Bureau > > of Library Development, is maintained. The functions of developing, > > administrating and coordinating the State's system of interlibrary > loans > > will continue in the new agency. Please note the Division is not a > primary > > lender of interlibrary loan materials, as these figures generated by > OCLC > at > > the conclusion of Calendar Year 2002 show: > > > > Top Ten Interlibrary Loan Lenders in the State of Florida: > > > > Library Number of Items Loaned > > > > 1. University of Miami 32,682 > > 2. University of Florida 23,496 > > 3. University of Central Florida 23,433 > > 4. Florida Atlantic University 19,734 > > 5. Nova Southeastern University 17,422 > > 6. Florida International University 13,517 > > 7. Volusia County Public Library 12,548 > > 8. Florida State University 12,504 > > 9. University of South Florida 11,553 > > 10. Jacksonville Public Library 10,085 > > > > Top Ten Public Library Interlibrary Loan Lenders in the State of > Florida: > > > > Library Number of Items Loaned > > > > 1. Volusia County Public Library 12,548 > > 2. Jacksonville Public Library 10,085 > > 3. Orange County Library System 8, 193 > > 4. Miami-Dade Public Library 7,750 > > 5. Tampa-Hillsborough Public Library 7,030 > > 6. Lee County Library System 5,350 > > 7. State Library of Florida 4,168 > > 8. Brevard County Library System 4,022 > > 9. Sarasota County Library System 3,976 > > 10. Alachua County Library District 3,692 > > > > > > Many librarians are concerned about the continued availability of > government > > documents. The Governor understands that libraries have always and > will > > continue to play a vital role in helping people access information > about > > Florida's government. The 24 libraries that serve as depository > centers > for > > Florida government documents will continue to receive copies of state > agency > > publications. A list of these can be found at > > <http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/stlib/deplist.html>. > > > > The Florida Library Youth Program will be continued. The 2003 manual > is > > ready and training workshops are occurring now. The new state library > > administrative agency will continue to coordinate this and other > statewide > > library initiatives and provide the broad range of consulting services > and > > technical assistance libraries have come to depend on. > > > > Some of you are deeply concerned about the future of the Bureau of > Library > > and Network Services. Please be apprised of these facts: BLNS had just > > over > > 60,000 circulations last year. If you include articles delivered > online > via > > EBSCO and Newsbank to the circulation statistics, the number climbs to > > just > > over 78,000. Please note this includes ILLs generated by the other > > libraries. This is a circulation statistic that is similar to the > smallest > > and least-visited of Florida's other libraries. > > > > Statistics for FY 2001-2002: > > > > Items loaned 2001-02 > > Books and videos from State Library's collections, > > items via ILL: 60,871 > > Full text articles delivered online via EBSCO: > > 8,395 > > Full text articles delivered online via NewsBank: > > 8,953 > > TOTAL ITEMS LOANED > > 78,219 > > > > Reference questions answered for all users 2001-02 > > State employees @ R.A. Gray location: > > 7,038 > > Legislative staff and SEs using Legislative Library: > > 4,318 > > General public > > 18,958 > > TOTAL REFERENCE TRANSACTIONS > > 30,314* > > * Of these, 7,672 were Ask a Librarian e-mail > > reference queries > > > > > > Statistics for the first half of FY 2002-2003: > > > > Items loaned July - December 2002 > > Books and videos from State Library's collections, > > items via ILL: 25,725 > > Full text articles delivered online via EBSCO: > > 5,262 Full text articles delivered online via NewsBank: > > 3,426 > > TOTAL ITEMS LOANED > > 34,413 > > > > > > Reference questions answered July - December 2002 > > State employees @ R.A. Gray location: > > 2,930 > > Legislative staff and SEs using Legislative Library: > > 2,219 > > General public > > 16,638 > > TOTAL REFERENCE TRANSACTIONS > > 21,787* > > * Of these, 9,720 were Ask a Librarian e-mail > > reference queries > > > > > > Please note that nearly half of the queries generated so far in FY > 2002 > are > > submitted via e-mail, a fact that bodes well for the Florida > Electronic > > Library. In fact, the Division was seriously considering discontinuing > > > Saturday hours due to lack of walk-in use. No other library would > continue > > to offer full service with these statistics. > > > > With this in mind the Governor's budget proposes to reorganize library > and > > information services functions enabling cost savings while enhancing > > services to communities. Together, the Division of Library and > Information > > Services' senior managers and I made recommendations regarding which > > positions could be eliminated within the parameters set by the > Governor's > > budget. In the Division, 55 out of a total of 120 positions are > proposed > > for elimination, and 11 of these are currently vacant. Of the > remaining 65 > > positions, some will be transferred to the Department of Environmental > > > Protection to oversee the state's historical records (Archives), > others > will > > be transferred to the Department of Management Services to continue > the > > state's records management functions, and the remainder will become > part > of > > the new state library administrative agency. > > > > One of the goals is to integrate the important historic materials in > the > > State Archives into the State's Park Services, along with the Museum > of > > Florida History, under the Florida Department of Environmental > Protection. > > The historical documents of the State will not be compromised and a > smooth > > transition will be facilitated. In fact, the preservation of these > documents > > has been one of the highest priorities in the planning process for the > > > proposed reorganization. Furthermore, the Governor is aware that > public > > access to these collections is a concern of the library community. He > is > > working closely with the administrative staff at the Division of > Library > and > > Information Services and other library and information professionals > as > well > > as the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection to > explore > > innovative ways of maintaining these collections while controlling > costs. > > > > Archives have a symbiotic relationship not only with libraries but > also > with > > museums, since they possess items that document the history displayed > in > the > > museums. Moving the Archives to the Department of Environmental > Protection, > > which will also manage Florida's historical sites and museums, makes > sense > > as long as trained archivists continue to be responsible for the > materials. > > Please note that the Florida Memory Project will continue to be part > of > the > > Archives. > > > > The new state library administrative agency will continue to play a > > leadership role in the continuing development of the Florida > Electronic > > Library, which will be launched in Spring 2003. At the conclusion of > the > > 3-year implementation plan, the Florida Electronic Library will > provide a > > union catalog that will list the holdings of every library in the > State of > > Florida. Additionally, patrons will be able to place their own > interlibrary > > loan requests, increasing public access to the holdings of Florida's > > libraries. With the Florida Electronic Library, students and other > users > > will be able to perform a single search to access results from every > > component of the portal, or it will allow an individual to target > specific > > resources; access a suite of databases which will offer information > about > > hundreds of thousands of topics, written from the grade school to > > post-graduate levels; place a hold on any resource in any public > library > and > > have it delivered to their home library; access full text articles > from > the > > nation's leading periodicals, journals, magazines and newspapers; and > get > > real-time 24/7 assistance with any question. > > > > No other state has developed a plan as ambitious as this. The Florida > > Electronic Library's director, Mark Flynn, is pioneering the program, > which > > was developed in collaboration with Florida's universities, community > > colleges, and the public, school and special libraries, and he will > see > the > > project though its 3-year implementation plan. The project's success > is > tied > > not to the State Library but to the continued dedication of its > partners > and > > financial support, neither of which is threatened. > > > > Many librarians are afraid that the partnerships they so carefully > developed > > will be compromised with the reorganization of the Division. > Developing > > partnerships, always an integral part of the Bureau of Library > Development, > > will be a major focus of the new state library administrative agency. > The > > incoming Secretary, Glenda Hood, has a long track record of > partnership > > development, as has the State Librarian and many members of her team. > Any > > partnership that currently exists which is producing tangible results > can > be > > expected to continue. > > > > As Library Day approaches, many of you have voiced concern about > legislative > > visibility. Please remember that the 469 Florida libraries and their > > thousands of Friends are highly visible in the legislators' districts. > > Each > > year, these supporters come to Tallahassee for Florida Library Days. > As a > > Governor's agency, the Division is not to lobby. Libraries should > depend > on > > their Friends and their professional association to make the case for > local > > public library services. > > > > Similarly, list-servs show that some librarians are concerned about > the > > Legislative Library. The Florida Legislature is aware that the > Legislative > > Library Services are an integral part of the State Library. The > Legislature > > is assessing its information needs at this time. > > > > The Governor is fully aware of the history of the Division and its > > importance to Florida's citizens. He is working with me and other > > administrators to preserve elements of the Division that are utilized > either > > directly or indirectly by the citizens of Florida and their libraries. > The > > core mission of the proposed state library administrative agency will > be > to > > support the efforts of local libraries by providing direction and > technical > > assistance, access to funding opportunities, and coordination of > statewide > > initiatives, which has been the mission of the Division of Library and > > > Information Services since the 1920s. Please be patient as the plans > for > > the new state library administrative agency are developed. If you have > any > > questions or comments, please direct them to me or to the Secretary of > > > State. We would be happy to provide accurate information at your > request. > I > > will also keep you informed of developments as I can. > > > > Judi Ring, State Librarian > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > 850-245-6600 > > > > This report is based on the State Librarian's report delivered to the > > Florida Library Association's Executive Board in Sarasota on February > 7, > > 2003 and reflects clarifications requested by that entity and/or > members. > > > > >

Hi Guy's, I just received this an moment ago and thought I would share it with you. I did cut out the persons name who sent it to me so she would not get into trouble. But , your not going to believe what this say's. Nancy Miller Info on DHR and archives and such several pages down. -----Original Message----- Subject: Fw: A message from the State Librarian > A Message from the State Librarian > Wednesday, February 12, 2003 > > As I read the daily newspapers published throughout the state, and review > the list-servs and e-mail I receive, I am dismayed by the amount of > misinformation being presented about the Governor's budget and its impact on > the Division of Library and Information Services. A few library > professionals and supporters have called me to clarify these issues, an > action I deeply appreciate. In this letter, I would like to share the > content of those conversations. > > Clearly, the Division is about to undergo change. However, these changes > will not be as detrimental to Florida's public libraries as some predict. > Governor Bush's budget includes $32.4 million for State Aid to Libraries, $6 > million in federal Library Services and Technology Act matching funds, $1.2 > million for library cooperatives, and $6 million for library construction > projects. These figures have been stable throughout the Bush administration, > signifying his commitment to libraries as an integral component of healthy > communities. Continuing current year funding levels for local public > libraries while reducing other state programs shows Governor Bush's > commitment to libraries and his understanding of their importance to > Florida's citizens. > > The Division of Library and Information Services is made up of several > components - the Bureau of Archives and Records Management, the Bureau of > Library and Network Services (more commonly known as the State Library of > Florida) and the Bureau of Library Development. There is no doubt the > Division in its entirety has contributed to the success of Florida's > libraries, and so the new state library administrative agency will continue > to administer, monitor, and evaluate grant funding; research and develop > alternative funding sources; provide technical assistance and consulting > services; and be the lead agency in the development of the Florida > Electronic Library. While it is almost certain that the circulating > collection of State Library will be the property of another entity, the > functions of the Division that most impact Florida's public libraries will > not be compromised. And, in our negotiations to place the circulating > collection, our goal will be to ensure access to that collection by the > public is not lost. The Governor and I agree that the circulating > collections of the State Library must be placed where they are accessible > and will be used. Negotiations for these collections are in progress and > within a few weeks, I believe we will be in a position to share an > innovative proposal with you. > > In the Governor's plan, the Florida Library Information Network (FLIN), a > joint product of the Bureau of Library and Network Services and the Bureau > of Library Development, is maintained. The functions of developing, > administrating and coordinating the State's system of interlibrary loans > will continue in the new agency. Please note the Division is not a primary > lender of interlibrary loan materials, as these figures generated by OCLC at > the conclusion of Calendar Year 2002 show: > > Top Ten Interlibrary Loan Lenders in the State of Florida: > > Library Number of Items Loaned > > 1. University of Miami 32,682 > 2. University of Florida 23,496 > 3. University of Central Florida 23,433 > 4. Florida Atlantic University 19,734 > 5. Nova Southeastern University 17,422 > 6. Florida International University 13,517 > 7. Volusia County Public Library 12,548 > 8. Florida State University 12,504 > 9. University of South Florida 11,553 > 10. Jacksonville Public Library 10,085 > > Top Ten Public Library Interlibrary Loan Lenders in the State of Florida: > > Library Number of Items Loaned > > 1. Volusia County Public Library 12,548 > 2. Jacksonville Public Library 10,085 > 3. Orange County Library System 8, 193 > 4. Miami-Dade Public Library 7,750 > 5. Tampa-Hillsborough Public Library 7,030 > 6. Lee County Library System 5,350 > 7. State Library of Florida 4,168 > 8. Brevard County Library System 4,022 > 9. Sarasota County Library System 3,976 > 10. Alachua County Library District 3,692 > > > Many librarians are concerned about the continued availability of government > documents. The Governor understands that libraries have always and will > continue to play a vital role in helping people access information about > Florida's government. The 24 libraries that serve as depository centers for > Florida government documents will continue to receive copies of state agency > publications. A list of these can be found at > <http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/stlib/deplist.html>. > > The Florida Library Youth Program will be continued. The 2003 manual is > ready and training workshops are occurring now. The new state library > administrative agency will continue to coordinate this and other statewide > library initiatives and provide the broad range of consulting services and > technical assistance libraries have come to depend on. > > Some of you are deeply concerned about the future of the Bureau of Library > and Network Services. Please be apprised of these facts: BLNS had just over > 60,000 circulations last year. If you include articles delivered online via > EBSCO and Newsbank to the circulation statistics, the number climbs to just > over 78,000. Please note this includes ILLs generated by the other > libraries. This is a circulation statistic that is similar to the smallest > and least-visited of Florida's other libraries. > > Statistics for FY 2001-2002: > > Items loaned 2001-02 > Books and videos from State Library's collections, > items via ILL: 60,871 > Full text articles delivered online via EBSCO: > 8,395 > Full text articles delivered online via NewsBank: > 8,953 > TOTAL ITEMS LOANED > 78,219 > > Reference questions answered for all users 2001-02 > State employees @ R.A. Gray location: > 7,038 > Legislative staff and SEs using Legislative Library: > 4,318 > General public > 18,958 > TOTAL REFERENCE TRANSACTIONS > 30,314* > * Of these, 7,672 were Ask a Librarian e-mail > reference queries > > > Statistics for the first half of FY 2002-2003: > > Items loaned July - December 2002 > Books and videos from State Library's collections, > items via ILL: 25,725 > Full text articles delivered online via EBSCO: > 5,262 Full text articles delivered online via NewsBank: > 3,426 > TOTAL ITEMS LOANED > 34,413 > > > Reference questions answered July - December 2002 > State employees @ R.A. Gray location: > 2,930 > Legislative staff and SEs using Legislative Library: > 2,219 > General public > 16,638 > TOTAL REFERENCE TRANSACTIONS > 21,787* > * Of these, 9,720 were Ask a Librarian e-mail > reference queries > > > Please note that nearly half of the queries generated so far in FY 2002 are > submitted via e-mail, a fact that bodes well for the Florida Electronic > Library. In fact, the Division was seriously considering discontinuing > Saturday hours due to lack of walk-in use. No other library would continue > to offer full service with these statistics. > > With this in mind the Governor's budget proposes to reorganize library and > information services functions enabling cost savings while enhancing > services to communities. Together, the Division of Library and Information > Services' senior managers and I made recommendations regarding which > positions could be eliminated within the parameters set by the Governor's > budget. In the Division, 55 out of a total of 120 positions are proposed > for elimination, and 11 of these are currently vacant. Of the remaining 65 > positions, some will be transferred to the Department of Environmental > Protection to oversee the state's historical records (Archives), others will > be transferred to the Department of Management Services to continue the > state's records management functions, and the remainder will become part of > the new state library administrative agency. > > One of the goals is to integrate the important historic materials in the > State Archives into the State's Park Services, along with the Museum of > Florida History, under the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. > The historical documents of the State will not be compromised and a smooth > transition will be facilitated. In fact, the preservation of these documents > has been one of the highest priorities in the planning process for the > proposed reorganization. Furthermore, the Governor is aware that public > access to these collections is a concern of the library community. He is > working closely with the administrative staff at the Division of Library and > Information Services and other library and information professionals as well > as the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection to explore > innovative ways of maintaining these collections while controlling costs. > > Archives have a symbiotic relationship not only with libraries but also with > museums, since they possess items that document the history displayed in the > museums. Moving the Archives to the Department of Environmental Protection, > which will also manage Florida's historical sites and museums, makes sense > as long as trained archivists continue to be responsible for the materials. > Please note that the Florida Memory Project will continue to be part of the > Archives. > > The new state library administrative agency will continue to play a > leadership role in the continuing development of the Florida Electronic > Library, which will be launched in Spring 2003. At the conclusion of the > 3-year implementation plan, the Florida Electronic Library will provide a > union catalog that will list the holdings of every library in the State of > Florida. Additionally, patrons will be able to place their own interlibrary > loan requests, increasing public access to the holdings of Florida's > libraries. With the Florida Electronic Library, students and other users > will be able to perform a single search to access results from every > component of the portal, or it will allow an individual to target specific > resources; access a suite of databases which will offer information about > hundreds of thousands of topics, written from the grade school to > post-graduate levels; place a hold on any resource in any public library and > have it delivered to their home library; access full text articles from the > nation's leading periodicals, journals, magazines and newspapers; and get > real-time 24/7 assistance with any question. > > No other state has developed a plan as ambitious as this. The Florida > Electronic Library's director, Mark Flynn, is pioneering the program, which > was developed in collaboration with Florida's universities, community > colleges, and the public, school and special libraries, and he will see the > project though its 3-year implementation plan. The project's success is tied > not to the State Library but to the continued dedication of its partners and > financial support, neither of which is threatened. > > Many librarians are afraid that the partnerships they so carefully developed > will be compromised with the reorganization of the Division. Developing > partnerships, always an integral part of the Bureau of Library Development, > will be a major focus of the new state library administrative agency. The > incoming Secretary, Glenda Hood, has a long track record of partnership > development, as has the State Librarian and many members of her team. Any > partnership that currently exists which is producing tangible results can be > expected to continue. > > As Library Day approaches, many of you have voiced concern about legislative > visibility. Please remember that the 469 Florida libraries and their > thousands of Friends are highly visible in the legislators' districts. Each > year, these supporters come to Tallahassee for Florida Library Days. As a > Governor's agency, the Division is not to lobby. Libraries should depend on > their Friends and their professional association to make the case for local > public library services. > > Similarly, list-servs show that some librarians are concerned about the > Legislative Library. The Florida Legislature is aware that the Legislative > Library Services are an integral part of the State Library. The Legislature > is assessing its information needs at this time. > > The Governor is fully aware of the history of the Division and its > importance to Florida's citizens. He is working with me and other > administrators to preserve elements of the Division that are utilized either > directly or indirectly by the citizens of Florida and their libraries. The > core mission of the proposed state library administrative agency will be to > support the efforts of local libraries by providing direction and technical > assistance, access to funding opportunities, and coordination of statewide > initiatives, which has been the mission of the Division of Library and > Information Services since the 1920s. Please be patient as the plans for > the new state library administrative agency are developed. If you have any > questions or comments, please direct them to me or to the Secretary of > State. We would be happy to provide accurate information at your request. I > will also keep you informed of developments as I can. > > Judi Ring, State Librarian > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > 850-245-6600 > > This report is based on the State Librarian's report delivered to the > Florida Library Association's Executive Board in Sarasota on February 7, > 2003 and reflects clarifications requested by that entity and/or members. >

Keep sending! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Cooper" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 7:31 PM Subject: [FLORIDA] Florida State Library Update > New Updates - Be sure to hit Refresh > http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/statelib.html > > I have added the following: > Statement on the Division of Historical Resources - Very important - please > read. > > Approximately 10 new supporters from the Senate and the House > Please check the list to see if I missed one that contacted you in support > of saving the State Library. We want to add all legislators who have spoken > out to help us. I would also urge you to send each one a thank you. By the > way, I heard from Senator Ken Pruitt today and I feel that if we have him on > our side, then we have a very good chance. He is the Appropriations Chair > and also loves Civil War History. > > I have included a new web address that will make it easier to send e-mails > to your legislators. > > Updated letter from Barratt Wilkins, former state librarian - posted Monday. > > > And Don't forget to sign the online Petition. Today they are having some > technical difficulty due to the large volumes of email and also people from > out of the country wanting to sign. This is good. <G> So, they asked if you > could not get in today, keep trying. > http://www.floridahistory.info/petition/ > > I know many of you are probably tired of getting these updates, and I cannot > apologize. <G> But, I can honestly say that the e-mails appear to be working > for us. We must save the records and documents that preserves our family > history in repositories such as the State Library and Archives. We must do > all > that we can and not become complacent. We only have until March 4th. > > And, please feel free to send this on to other lists. > > Thank you. > > Pam Cooper > FGS/FSGS 2003 Conference Co-Chair < http://www.fgs.org > > President, Florida State Genealogical Society < http://www.rootsweb > com/~flsgs/ > > Chair, Librarians Serving Genealogists < http://www.cas.usf > edu/lis/genealib/ > > P. O. Box 7066 > Vero Beach, FL 32961-7066 > >

New Updates - Be sure to hit Refresh http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/statelib.html I have added the following: Statement on the Division of Historical Resources - Very important - please read. Approximately 10 new supporters from the Senate and the House Please check the list to see if I missed one that contacted you in support of saving the State Library. We want to add all legislators who have spoken out to help us. I would also urge you to send each one a thank you. By the way, I heard from Senator Ken Pruitt today and I feel that if we have him on our side, then we have a very good chance. He is the Appropriations Chair and also loves Civil War History. I have included a new web address that will make it easier to send e-mails to your legislators. Updated letter from Barratt Wilkins, former state librarian - posted Monday. And Don't forget to sign the online Petition. Today they are having some technical difficulty due to the large volumes of email and also people from out of the country wanting to sign. This is good. <G> So, they asked if you could not get in today, keep trying. http://www.floridahistory.info/petition/ I know many of you are probably tired of getting these updates, and I cannot apologize. <G> But, I can honestly say that the e-mails appear to be working for us. We must save the records and documents that preserves our family history in repositories such as the State Library and Archives. We must do all that we can and not become complacent. We only have until March 4th. And, please feel free to send this on to other lists. Thank you. Pam Cooper FGS/FSGS 2003 Conference Co-Chair < http://www.fgs.org > President, Florida State Genealogical Society < http://www.rootsweb com/~flsgs/ > Chair, Librarians Serving Genealogists < http://www.cas.usf edu/lis/genealib/ > P. O. Box 7066 Vero Beach, FL 32961-7066

From: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 04:57:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [FHSagora] e-mail petition We are experiencing some technical problems with the e-mail petition. Part of the problem is that some of your e-mail addresses are not correct. (They come back as none existent). Some of the universities or institutional e-mail addresses are declaring your confirmations to be "spam." Right now, all we can say is to keep trying. If you have forwarded the address to other lists, please forward this message. As of 4:40 p.m. there were more than 1675 confirmed and an addition 700 signatures awaiting confirmation. We'll get it worked out. http://www.floridahistory.info/petition/ Thanks Nick _______________________________________________ FHSagora mailing list [email protected] http://list.florida-historical-soc.org/mailman/listinfo/fhsagora ================================= Sponsored in part by: * Cocoa Village Publishing, Inc * www.CocoaVillage.us =================== .

Tracy and all, The Florida newspaper project is maintained by the University of Florida, P.K. Yonge Library. The collection database also indicates where copies of the newspapers may be located. The database search site is: http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/fnp/ Happy hunting. Gladys Reply to: [email protected] Gladys Friedman Paulin, CGRS Winter Springs, FL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- CGRS, Certified Genealogical Records Specialist, is a Service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists and is used under license by Board-certified persons who meet stringent standards and complete periodic competency evaluations. > [Original Message] > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 2/10/2003 10:02:34 PM > Subject: [FLORIDA] Q. re old newspaper archives (obits) > > Hello: > > Does anyone know if there's a listing somewhere online that shows the > newspapers in FL that have been microfilmed and are available for > inter-library loan? I've found such a site for KY, but I've never done any > research in FL before, so I'm having a slow time finding things. I've sent > an email directly to the newspaper in question, but haven't heard back from > them. Specifically, I'm interested in the Ocala, Marion Co., FL, newspaper: > Ocala Star Banner for the year 1956. > > Thanks for any ideas! > > Regards, > Tracey Baldwin

I have received word that the below Press Conference has been canceled. I have no further information except that I would urge anyone who is close to Tallahassee to please attend the following meeting: Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee is receiving testimony on any public issue. As far as I know this is in the Capital Building, but I do not have a room number. Online Petition www.floridahistoryinfo/petition/ I have received this from several people who have asked me to please pass this on. If you have not done anything before this, please help us now. Send this email to everyone! And, if possible attend the meeting yourself. Thank you. And, please do not forget to sign the online petition www.floridahistory info/petition/ A press conference will be held outside of the R.A. Gray Building TOMORROW at 11:00 a.m. From: HOUSE MAJORITY OFFICE Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 3:37 PM Subject: Press Conference at State Library House Republican: Leader Marco Rubio Chair Bev Kilmer Chair Leslie Waters Invite you to join them at a Press Conference on the future of the State Library. At the Front of the R. A. Gray Building 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Feb. 12, 2003 A short walk from the Capitol to the west of the FL Supreme Court Click for map <http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/stlib/aboutthelibrary.html#map>> Pam Cooper FGS/FSGS 2003 Conference Co-Chair < http://www.fgs.org > President, Florida State Genealogical Society < http://www.rootsweb com/~flsgs/ > Chair, Librarians Serving Genealogists < http://www.cas.usf edu/lis/genealib/ > P. O. Box 7066 Vero Beach, FL 32961-7066 _______________________________________________ sfa mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/sfa .

There is a problem with the link below, but here is a corrected version. http://www.floridahistory.info/petition/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~<>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAVE OUR FLORIDA STATE ARCHIVES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~<>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: Pam Cooper [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 7:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [FLORIDA] URGENT - FL State Library Update I have received this from several people who have asked me to please pass this on. If you have not done anything before this, please help us now. Send this email to everyone! And, if possible attend the meeting yourself. Thank you. And, please do not forget to sign the online petition www.floridahistory info/petition/ A press conference will be held outside of the R.A. Gray Building TOMORROW at 11:00 a.m. From: HOUSE MAJORITY OFFICE Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 3:37 PM Subject: Press Conference at State Library House Republican: Leader Marco Rubio Chair Bev Kilmer Chair Leslie Waters Invite you to join them at a Press Conference on the future of the State Library. At the Front of the R. A. Gray Building 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Feb. 12, 2003 A short walk from the Capitol to the west of the FL Supreme Court Click for map <http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/stlib/aboutthelibrary.html#map>> Pam Cooper FGS/FSGS 2003 Conference Co-Chair < http://www.fgs.org > President, Florida State Genealogical Society < http://www.rootsweb com/~flsgs/ > Chair, Librarians Serving Genealogists < http://www.cas.usf edu/lis/genealib/ > P. O. Box 7066 Vero Beach, FL 32961-7066

I have received this from several people who have asked me to please pass this on. If you have not done anything before this, please help us now. Send this email to everyone! And, if possible attend the meeting yourself. Thank you. And, please do not forget to sign the online petition www.floridahistory info/petition/ A press conference will be held outside of the R.A. Gray Building TOMORROW at 11:00 a.m. From: HOUSE MAJORITY OFFICE Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 3:37 PM Subject: Press Conference at State Library House Republican: Leader Marco Rubio Chair Bev Kilmer Chair Leslie Waters Invite you to join them at a Press Conference on the future of the State Library. At the Front of the R. A. Gray Building 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Feb. 12, 2003 A short walk from the Capitol to the west of the FL Supreme Court Click for map <http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/stlib/aboutthelibrary.html#map>> Pam Cooper FGS/FSGS 2003 Conference Co-Chair < http://www.fgs.org > President, Florida State Genealogical Society < http://www.rootsweb com/~flsgs/ > Chair, Librarians Serving Genealogists < http://www.cas.usf edu/lis/genealib/ > P. O. Box 7066 Vero Beach, FL 32961-7066

Another one on our side: Senator Bill Posy of Rockledge. Told him he just picked up some more votes for his next election :) Carl Mobley Orlando, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:02 AM Subject: Re: CARL, I ALREADY SIGNED IT. HAVE BEEN FIGHTING MY COLLEAGUES OVER THE ISSUE. BILL

-----Original Message----- From: WILES.DOUG [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 5:55 AM To: Leslie Maddocks Subject: RE: Florida State Library and Florida State Archives I would suggest two approaches that would be most appropriate in this case: 1. An organized effort by library and historical groups to meet with House/Senate Appropriations members and appear before appropriate committees to object to the closing of the library and transfer of artifacts from Tallahassee. 2. Individual efforts by local constituents to voice their personal concerns with their House members and Senators. In either case, time is limited and decisions on the budget are being made daily. Bottom line, the associated cost is little compared to the overall budget and these historical and reference items are state treasures and should not be transferred or outsourced under any circumstances. Good luck! Doug Representative Doug Wiles Democratic Leader Florida House of Representatives [email protected] District Office - 904-823-4660; 800-775-4197 Capitol Office - 850-488-9622

This is great advice from Senator Lawson: Thank you for expressing your concerns about the proposed closing of the Florida State Library and Archives by Governor Jeb Bush. I share your concerns about the proposal and will fight hard to prevent its closing. I believe the State Library is a vital part of Florida's History and should be an equally significant part of our state's future. The Appropriations Sub-Committee on General Government will be hearing public testimony regarding all general government issues which includes funding for the State Library. Testimony will be heard Thursday 2/13/03 9am - noon and Friday 2/14/03 9am -5pm. If you would like to testify or if you know someone who does send your name, phone, address, group representing, and date you would like to testify to [email protected] by 5pm Tuesday 2/11/03. It is best to arrive at these scheduled meetings as close to the beginning as possible. They do not always last the duration of the allotted time nor will you know in advance the order in which a speaker will be called upon. This is a wonderful opportunity for citizens to express to legislators how the proposed budget cuts will directly affect them. Pam Cooper FGS/FSGS 2003 Conference Co-Chair < http://www.fgs.org > President, Florida State Genealogical Society < http://www.rootsweb com/~flsgs/ > Chair, Librarians Serving Genealogists < http://www.cas.usf edu/lis/genealib/ > P. O. Box 7066 Vero Beach, FL 32961-7066

I am wondering if you could find my grandfather's WWI Registration. His name is CHARLES O'CONNOR. He lived in DADE COUNTY, MIAMI, FL in 1918 through 1922. He was born in VT in 1886. I would very much appreciate it if you could find him and whatever information this registration would provide. I am trying to find what happened to him. He is my Brick Wall. Thank you for reading this and hope to hear something. KathyP

Don't know if you need this, too, but here it is anyway. WWI Civilian Draft Registrations Viewing records 1-1 of 1 Matches Meredith, Columbus Birth Date: 29 Sep 1893 Ethnicity: W Birth Place: Marianna FL City/County: Walton State: FL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 12:35 PM Subject: [FLORIDA] Death index request, please > Hello: > > I'm praying that some kind soul in Florida will be headed to a library this > week and wouldn't mind taking a few minutes to check the death index > microfiche for me. I've been searching for my biological grandfather for > many years now (for the longest I only had his name--nickname at that--since > he wasn't involved in my father's life at all). I only knew he'd died > somewhere in FL, so several years ago we made it down there for vacation > (from Illinois) and went to a library and searched the index. Unfortunately, > I didn't have a county of residence, time frame, or full name to go by, so > needless to say I didn't find anything. However, just this week, I've > learned his name, where he was living when he died, and an approximate > year!!! I'm so excited and can hardly wait to learn more. I know I can > order the death index microfiche at my local FHC, but I'm just so impatient > with excitement that I thought I'd check here first. > > My grandfather's name is Columbus Alphonse MEREDITH. I only knew his name as > "Fonce" Meredith. The 1930 census index has his name as "Calendar A." I > think it's just a transcription error because of the blurred "b" being > mistaken for a "d". Also, Columbus is a family name, so that would make > sense, and Alphonse might be Alphonso. Meredith might be spelled Merideth, > etc. Anyway, he was living near Ocala in MARION Co. when he died, > purportedly in 1956. At the most, the range should be between 1951 and 1959. > Is this enough information to make for an easy lookup? I'd dearly love to > know what year and a certificate number so I can send for his death > information so I can find out where he was buried, etc. The story I've > finally heard from family I finally tracked down is that he died all alone, a > widower with no children (except the one he'd abandoned back in 1916). In > fact, he was dead for about a week before his body was found. No family > lived even in the state, so I don't think anyone has ever visited his grave, > etc. Anyway, I'd just dearly love to find this man. Thanks to anyone who > can help me! I'll appreciate it always. > > Best regards, > Tracey Baldwin > >

Hi, I was sent this by a lady who runs one of the Historical Societies in Northeast FL....why not look at the website and sign it....we need to keep this library open. If we don't...it is the first to state that the others states will follow.... Stephanie Grohol -------- Original Message -------- Subject: State Library petition Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 06:14:49 -0500 From: Karen Thomas <[email protected]> To: Amelia Barnes <[email protected]>, Huxford Genealogical Society <[email protected]>, Patricia <[email protected]>, "Alvarez, Travis" <[email protected]>, "Angell, Linda" <[email protected]>, "Armitage, Ceta" <[email protected]>, "Barber, Gene" <[email protected]>, "Ball, Inez and David" <[email protected]>, "Barnes, Elgin and Dorothy" <[email protected]>, "Bearden, Joan" <[email protected]>, "Bell, Darrel R." <[email protected]>, "Brown, David" <[email protected]>, "Butts, Lesleigh L." <[email protected]>, "Campbell, Stuart" <[email protected]>, "Chalmers, Lynn" <[email protected]>, "Chapman, Jean" <[email protected]>, "Charles, Windy" <[email protected]>, "Cheney, Sandy" <[email protected]>, "Christian, Lillie M." <[email protected]>, "Coffman, Pat" <[email protected]>, "Dasher, Wayne and Judy" <[email protected]>, "Davis, Wyman" <[email protected]>, "Dorman Jr., Richard E." <[email protected]>, "Eiserman, Johnny" <[email protected]>, "Ferrer, Katey Velting" <[email protected]>, "Fine, Gary" <[email protected]>, "Glasnapp, Peggy" <[email protected]>, "Green, Tanya" <[email protected]>, "Greene, Christi" <[email protected]>, "Griffis, Linda Jane" <[email protected]>, "Grohol, Stephanie" <[email protected]>, "Gufford, Jeanette" <[email protected]>, "Hayes, Suzanne" <[email protected]>, "Huff, Michele" <[email protected]>, "Ito, Linda" <[email protected]>, "Jacobs, Andy" <[email protected]>, "Johns, Burt" <[email protected]>, "Johns, Marie" <[email protected]>, "Jones, Audra" <[email protected]>, "Kellow, Jackie" <[email protected]>, "Kelly, Carolyn" <[email protected]>, "Kilgo, Nancy" <[email protected]>, "Kirkland, Gary" <[email protected]>, "Linsley, Joyce and John" <[email protected]>, "Lucroy, Karen" <[email protected]>, "Maddrey, Sharon" <[email protected]>, "Marshall, Ernestine Kinsey" <[email protected]>, "miller, barbara" <[email protected]>, "Miller, Judy" <[email protected]>, "Mixon, Rex" <[email protected]>, "Mizell, Jean" <[email protected]>, "Mobley, Carl" <[email protected]>, "Moore, Paula" <[email protected]>, "Naymola, Donna" <[email protected]>, "Moring, Frank" <[email protected]>, "Nelson, Curtis and Jane" <[email protected]>, "Peck, Joan" <[email protected]>, "Reynolds, Sherilyn" <[email protected]>, "Richardson, David" <[email protected]>, "roesch, barbara" <[email protected]>, "Rosenblatt, Linda and Larry" <[email protected]>, "Sikes, Sandy" <[email protected]>, "Smallwood, LaViece" <[email protected]>, "Spear, Elmer C" <[email protected]>, "Spells, Donna" <[email protected]>, "St. John, David" <[email protected]>, "Stokes, Mrs." <[email protected]>, "Svagdis, Kate" <[email protected]>, "Tatum, Robert E." <[email protected]>, "Thomas, Arl" <[email protected]>, "Thomas, Betty" <[email protected]>, "Thomas, Karen" <[email protected]>, "Thomas, Glenn E." <[email protected]>, "Thomas, Mark A." <[email protected]>, "Thomas, Steve" <[email protected]>, "W., Karen" <[email protected]>, "Wears, Dianne" <[email protected]>, "Williams, Alice" <[email protected]>, "Williams, Betty" <[email protected]>, "White, Anita and Bill" <[email protected]>, "Word, Diana" <[email protected]> We now have a web site to sign an electronic petition concerning the State Library: http://www.floridahistory.info/petition/ Please read the petition and add your name. .

Hello: Does anyone know if there's a listing somewhere online that shows the newspapers in FL that have been microfilmed and are available for inter-library loan? I've found such a site for KY, but I've never done any research in FL before, so I'm having a slow time finding things. I've sent an email directly to the newspaper in question, but haven't heard back from them. Specifically, I'm interested in the Ocala, Marion Co., FL, newspaper: Ocala Star Banner for the year 1956. Thanks for any ideas! Regards, Tracey Baldwin

Please consider adding your name to A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE STATE LIBRARY OF FLORIDA, THE BUREAU OF HISTORIC RESOURCES AND THE MUSEUM OF FLORIDA HISTORY. Please go to http://www.floridahistory.info/petition add your name and pass it on! FHS is merely providing a means for the public to raise concerns about this issue. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release Date: 1/27/03