Peggy, History and Genealogy are the same only looking at it from a personal or public view. Denying us any information to this information is denying all from genealogy of some and history from all. No, my relatives did not make any big history though without them doing what they did would be saying they weren't important to history. This is my genealogy that is being cut off when I can't find several of my main line relatives. I need time and help. I have not been able to find the right person with the right information to help me. Dorothea In a message dated 7/25/2009 5:08:54 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, peggy.youngs@gmail.com writes: I THOUGHT THIS LIST WAS FOR GENEALOGY, NOT ESPOUSING YOUR FAVORITE BRAND OF POLITICS. Peggy On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 12:52 AM, <Dw819@aol.com> wrote: > I agree with what you are saying. I also know that important people in > our history are being eliminated from the history books. The two that > come > to mind is Joe Hill and now Ceasar Chavez (this is happening in TX). > Our children and grandchildren are being denied our history. > Dorothea > > > In a message dated 7/24/2009 8:07:10 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, > christelmarlene@sbcglobal.net writes: > > I agree with you, John, you have the constitutional right to speak your > mind. The current governor is no friend to genealogists, or history buffs > for that matter, regardless of political party affiliation. You most > certainly earned the right to speak out by fighting for the good old USA > during > WWII. It is the soldier who gave us our freedom, not some reporter, as > the > poem goes. > > We need to protect and preserve our history, not relegate it to some > government committee, where history might be re-written. > > As Patrick Henry stated famously...."Give me liberty, or give me death!" > Our ancestors fought for freedom. > That means freedom to speak one's mind. > > George Santayana said "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to > repeat it." How can we learn from history if our libraries aren't > protected? > > Norman Cousins said " A library, to modify the famous metaphor of > Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas- a place > where history > comes to life." We need our libraries. Michigan library might be first, > what is next, our local libraries? Very bad precedence. > > Christel > Member of Michigan Mayflower Society > Member of Michigan Daughters of the American Revolution > > > > ________________________________ > From: John Long <longjohn144@gmail.com> > To: brandal <wintertime@netonecom.net> > Cc: Robert J. DeMott <bobdemott@hotmail.com>; mi-genealogy@rootsweb.com; > Kenny Long <greatwhite1116@yahoo.com>; mary rathbun > <upnorthishome@yahoo.com> > Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 5:04:47 PM > Subject: Re: [MI-GENEALOGY] WHEN WRITING TO ELECTED OFFICIALS ABOUT > THELIBRARY... > > To all my friends in MI, > > Sorry if I ruffled anyone's feathers. I'm thinking of my genealogical > forefathers in the Continental Congress …what would they think abt the > deterioration of the "freedom of speech" issue now… after all these years. > Let's look at the American Constitution and the Bill of Rights, again. For > those who don't know where to look… I suggest you go to your local > LIBRARY… > don't you know. There may be some passages that could prove of interest. > And > those wonderful people… the librarian folks …are only too willing to help > you. > > Don't think for one minute I'm not concerned abt my beloved MI. From 1942 > to > 1946, I was on the beaches in the Pacific… from Guadalcanal to Saipan. > Why? > I believe it was to keep the enemy from MI …and also, to protect my > "freedom > of speech" don't you see. > > I don't intend to beat the issue any further. Just had to make my > statement. > Believe I earned to right to do so. Will now retreat back again… back to > the > hiding generation. Bye! > > John E Long > Member Society of Mayflower Descendants > Member of Sons of the American Revolution > Etc…………… > > On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 12:15 PM, brandal <wintertime@netonecom.net> > wrote: > > > I am so with you. That Michigan's problems will be gone come next year. > I > > can't wait. She is destroying MI. She is cutting things she shouldn't > even > > be touching and yet her and friends live in the lap of luxury. (sp). > She > > needs to cut spending right there in her own office and leave everything > > else alone. > > > > I will call the sexton of Marion again. He hasn't called me back yet. > > > > Vivian > > > > Kevin would probably call anyone kook if it exposes them. > > ***************************** The theme of this list is Michigan genealogy and research. Please respect others by keeping your postings to this theme. MI-Genealogy Mail List Information http://www.migenweb.net/maillist.html ***************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MI-GENEALOGY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************A bad credit score is 600 & below. Checking won't affect your score. See now! 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Hi Dorothea, Make no mistake, I am not happy about the situation with the Library. If you will look back at the list archives you will see that I am the person who made the initial postings. My intention was to motivate people to become involved in saving the library. I am very aware of the definition of history and genealogy. What I am objecting to in regards to postings to the list are those remarks about politics, which have no bearing whatsoever on genealogy or history. The remarks are personal opinions only and should be saved for someplace other than on a genealogy mailing list. There are any number of people on the Michigan Genealogy mailing list-- including myself--who attempt to help others find their roots. I spent many years trying to connect a 3x-great grandfather to his parents, so I know about frustration. I have another 3x-great grandfather for whom I probably will never find parents, and he was born in Michigan. If you need assistance, please don't hesitate to post a request to the list. I can assure you, at the very least you will have one person try to help. We are all on this mailing list for the same reason--genealogy. Everyone is entitled to their feelings about those holding elected offices, but a genealogy list is no place for those feelings to be aired. Regards, Peggy On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 2:28 PM, <Dw819@aol.com> wrote: > Peggy, > History and Genealogy are the same only looking at it from a personal or > public view. Denying us any information to this information is denying > all > from genealogy of some and history from all. > No, my relatives did not make any big history though without them doing > what they did would be saying they weren't important to history. This is > my > genealogy that is being cut off when I can't find several of my main line > relatives. > I need time and help. I have not been able to find the right person with > the right information to help me. > Dorothea > > >