N Redell is confusing this petition to keep the State Library open with an initive for the ballot. That comes next and is limited to registered voters. Sign the petition. Any State as well off as Massachusetts can surely afford a Library. Massachusetts is hallowed ground for a great portion of early Americans. Let them hear from all of us. JC3 On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 4:46 AM, Gayle Struska <gstruska@twecwb.com> wrote: > And I think the Massachusetts Library is extra important because it was > settled so early (1600's) and almost every one has some interest in early > American history. > Gayle > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <dsam52@sampubco.com> > To: <nywashin@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 8:53 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >