The sky is not falling, Chicken Little! I read the article and it sounds like the holdings are simply being transferred to MSU. I don't think that equates to "gone forever". It might even result in more data being available online eventually, as universities are generally more nimble than governments. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy Youngs" <peggy.youngs@gmail.com> To: <MIMACOMB@rootsweb.com>; "MI-Oakland County" <MIOAKLAN@rootsweb.com>; "MI-Wayne" <MIWAYNE@rootsweb.com>; "MIGEN List" <MIGEN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 3:57 PM Subject: [MIWAYNE] Fwd: [FCHSM] Library of Michigan > >From Sue Irvine of the Michigan Genealogical Council... > > Check out this article from the Lansing State Journal. This is in today's > paper, front page. > > http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20090719/NEWS06/907190625/1102/NEWS06 > > This is certainly a day that none of us have wanted to see. The people > in > Florida managed to save their State Library with a Hands Around the > Library. > Please mark your calendars. Please share with your genealogy friends and > colleagues. > > *Watch for Hands around the Library! Thursday August 13th a proposed > date.* > > Please - everyone RUN- don't walk to your local legislator's office and > DEMAND the library be saved. > > Also WRITE to the governor. Tell your friends to write. Email this news > item and information about the governor's executive order #36-2009. Our > legislators have only 60 days to veto her order.... or it takes effect > automatically. > > She's already dissolved HAL (Dept of History Arts & Libraries). If her > order #36-2009 is not stopped, the 180+ years of collecting Michigan > History > materials will be lost. Never to return.... The Library of Michigan is > the 10th Largest Collection of Family History research materials in the > United States! > > Jan Sedore, President > > Sunfield Historical Society > > 13307 N Wheaton Road > > Grand Ledge, MI 48837 > > jansedore@dishmail.net > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MIWAYNE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Possibly folks distrust our governor and state overnment? -----Original Message----- From: miwayne-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:miwayne-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Angela Zrull Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 5:43 PM To: miwayne@rootsweb.com; MIMACOMB@rootsweb.com; MI-Oakland County; MIGEN List Subject: Re: [MIWAYNE] Fwd: [FCHSM] Library of Michigan The sky is not falling, Chicken Little! I read the article and it sounds like the holdings are simply being transferred to MSU. I don't think that equates to "gone forever". It might even result in more data being available online eventually, as universities are generally more nimble than governments. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy Youngs" <peggy.youngs@gmail.com> To: <MIMACOMB@rootsweb.com>; "MI-Oakland County" <MIOAKLAN@rootsweb.com>; "MI-Wayne" <MIWAYNE@rootsweb.com>; "MIGEN List" <MIGEN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 3:57 PM Subject: [MIWAYNE] Fwd: [FCHSM] Library of Michigan > >From Sue Irvine of the Michigan Genealogical Council... > > Check out this article from the Lansing State Journal. This is in today's > paper, front page. > > http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20090719/NEWS06/907190625/1102/NE WS06 > > This is certainly a day that none of us have wanted to see. The people > in > Florida managed to save their State Library with a Hands Around the > Library. > Please mark your calendars. Please share with your genealogy friends and > colleagues. > > *Watch for Hands around the Library! Thursday August 13th a proposed > date.* > > Please - everyone RUN- don't walk to your local legislator's office and > DEMAND the library be saved. > > Also WRITE to the governor. Tell your friends to write. Email this news > item and information about the governor's executive order #36-2009. Our > legislators have only 60 days to veto her order.... or it takes effect > automatically. > > She's already dissolved HAL (Dept of History Arts & Libraries). If her > order #36-2009 is not stopped, the 180+ years of collecting Michigan > History > materials will be lost. Never to return.... The Library of Michigan is > the 10th Largest Collection of Family History research materials in the > United States! > > Jan Sedore, President > > Sunfield Historical Society > > 13307 N Wheaton Road > > Grand Ledge, MI 48837 > > jansedore@dishmail.net > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MIWAYNE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIWAYNE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message