Beautifully done and great information, but with all due respect the Metis are not gone but alive and well . David Fournier >From: "Nancy McFarland" <nmcfarl@racc2000.com> >Reply-To: NISHNAWBE-L@rootsweb.com >To: NISHNAWBE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [NISHNAWBE] Mackinac County ALHN Site >Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 14:45:24 -0500 > >What a great website! I've saved it to favorites so I can go back and >check >it out further. So much info, it's great! I live in Emmet County but the >Mackinac County area is very interesting also. My ggg-uncle was Rix >Robinson the famous fur trader who was in the Mackinac Island/St. Ignace >area but I haven't found any reference to him on your website or >links...yet! : ) > >Nancy > > > > > > Hi all and Happy Holidays! After several months of compiling, debating, > > designing, typing and retyping - Cindy Leutz and I have finally >completed >our > > Mackinac County web site on the American Local History Network! This >has >been > > quite a learning experience. > > > > It has long been our belief that genealogical information should be >shared. > > So we have transcribed and compiled a large assortement of information >in >our > > respective libraries about Mackinac County. In addition, we have also > > selected a wide range of links to excellent websites. > > > > There is something here for everyone: historical visual images of >Mackinac > > County in postcards, fur trade and voyageur information, transcribed >19th > > Century documents including Annuities, fur trade records and the 1839 >Half >Breed > > Census, information on shipping and ferries, history of some famous and > > courageous Metis women in the fur trade (please excuse the goofy >coloring >on the > > typeface, we couldnt figure out why it changed colors!), military >information and > > even information on Haunted Places in and around Mackinac County! The >emphasis > > of our research has focused on Native American, First Nations and Metis > > information. > > > > Our purpose in doing this site has been to share accurate information >based > > on primary source research and sharing some of those documents that have >aided > > us in our research. We hope that the information will help you in your > > research and encourage you to share your findings, as well. > > > > We invite you to take some time to explore the site and comment in our >guest > > book. > > > > Thanks and Happy Holidays to everyone! > > > > Terry Weller and Cindy Leutz > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mimacki2/page1.html > > > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca