But where does the actual money to run the library come from and who approves the budget? ----- Original Message ----- From: <dsam52@sampubco.com> To: <nywashin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 6:53 PM Subject: Re: [NYWASHIN] Massachusetts needs YOUR HELP! > No, the services are widespread and they collect records we research > all the times. Many of these recoreds are also on microfilm through > Family History Centers, without the state library, won't have them > available to you for research on your families. > > such closures affect everybody not only within the state but every > body outside of the state. Same thing happened in Michigan and the > Governor lost the battle with genealogists and state legislature in > her attempt to scatter the collections of the Library of Michigan. The > genealogists were not limited to Michigan. > > David Samuelsen > > > Quoting "N.Redell" <nredell@charter.net>: > >> Don't you have to reside in the state where this library exists and is >> funded by state funds? >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Cliff. Johnston" <moments-in-time@comcast.net> >> To: <nywashin@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 11:10 AM >> Subject: Re: [NYWASHIN] Massachusetts needs YOUR HELP! >> >> >>> Hmmm, sounds as if he's catering to the lowest common denominator... >>> >>> Cliff. Johnston >>> "May the best you've ever seen, >>> Be the worst you'll ever see;" >>> from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "W. David Samuelsen" <dsam52@sampubco.com> >>> To: "nywash >> Washington co NY" <NYWASHIN@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 12:12 PM >>> Subject: [NYWASHIN] Massachusetts needs YOUR HELP! >>> >>> >>>> Permission is granted to forward to other places. >>>> >>>> http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2009/11/help-save-the-massachusetts-state-library.html >>>> >>>> Governor Patrick announced he is considering closing the State Library >>>> of Massachusetts just to save bucks! >>>> >>>> Have he NOT learned anything from Michigan? >>>> >>>> There's the petition through above link. Already 970 >>>> >>>> Sign the petition and skip the donation request (it has nothing to do >>>> with saving the library). Click on "Signature" tab at top to see what >>>> others are saying. >>>> >>>> David Samuelsen >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> NYWASHIN-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 >>> NYWASHIN-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 >> NYWASHIN-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 > NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

money come from many sources, sales of books to you and me and to other libraries. Ancestry.com even pay to get copy of the vital records which are kept there. Now the idiot want to deny us the access to the records of our ancestors. David Samuelsen N.Redell wrote: > But where does the actual money to run the library come from and who > approves the budget? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <dsam52@sampubco.com> > To: <nywashin@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 6:53 PM > Subject: Re: [NYWASHIN] Massachusetts needs YOUR HELP! > > >> No, the services are widespread and they collect records we research >> all the times. Many of these recoreds are also on microfilm through >> Family History Centers, without the state library, won't have them >> available to you for research on your families. >> >> such closures affect everybody not only within the state but every >> body outside of the state. Same thing happened in Michigan and the >> Governor lost the battle with genealogists and state legislature in >> her attempt to scatter the collections of the Library of Michigan. The >> genealogists were not limited to Michigan. >> >> David Samuelsen