Gello Patricia,
from the netherlands I wish you a lot of succes with the battle agaunst the
gouveberd Administration. The importatant genealogy collection of the
libary of Mitchigan must stay open. It is for many Dutch genealogists a
source of important information abour het Dutch emigrants.
I hope you unserstands mij bad English but I mean it for the bottum of mij
hart. Also I will thank you for te help to finfd mij relarives in Grand
Rapids
Greatings Henk de Graaf of the Netherlands.
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From: "Patricia Hamp" <patgen(a)casair.net>
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Subject: [MIGEN] FW: MGC Library of Michigan Show 'em we use 'em
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From: Tom Koselka [mailto:tom@mimgc.org]
Sent: 16 September, 2010 12:31 PM
To: patgen(a)casair.net
Subject: MGC Library of Michigan Show 'em we use 'em
Importance: High
Good afternoon genealogists,
Please share this with your membership.
Last year, genealogists, historians and librarians from every corner of
Michigan rallied in front of the Capitol and then surrounded the Michigan
Library and Historical Center holding a green ribbon. This action was to
protest the Governor's Executive Order that dismantled the Department of
History, Arts and Libraries and endangered the Genealogy Collection at the
Library of Michigan.
The legislature has just passed a much leaner budget for 2010-2011, and
has
included some support for the Genealogy collection at the Library in that
budget. To illustrate our support and use of the genealogy collection to
the Library administration, MGC is asking genealogists and historians to
visit the Library to "Show 'em we use 'em". We have selected four
dates
over the next four weeks to show this support. They are listed at the
bottom of this e-mail.
The Genealogy collection is still on the second floor of the Library of
Michigan. There are no longer plans to move it to the fourth floor. MGC
continues to encourage cooperation between the Library and the Archives to
offer services, programming and outreach to genealogists and historians.
The hours for the Library are 10-5, Monday thru Saturday. If there is a
Monday holiday, the Library is closed the Saturday to that holiday. The
Archives are open on Monday thru Saturday, 1-5. Unfortunately, the
Library
has been forced to reduce the number of computers available to patrons,
because of a change in the way the State charges for their use.
If you are able to join us at the Library, we ask that you arrive for the
opening at 10 a.m. Please come prepared with several avenues of research
to
explore, especially books, maps, etc. The number of microfilm readers,
printers and computers are limited, and we expect these to fill quickly.
We
realize that due to distance it is not convenient for each of our member
societies to travel to Lansing. That is why we have selected four dates.
We hope you will be able to arrange for a carpool with your society
members
on at least one of these days.
Please be at the Library before 10 a.m. and stop in the cafeteria to get a
piece of green ribbon to pin on your shirt or blouse.
The dates to visit the Library of Michigan to "Show 'em we use 'em"
are:
. Tuesday, September 21.
. Wednesday, September 29.
. Monday, October 4.
. Thursday, October 14.
Please help us keep the Genealogy Collection a priority at the Library of
Michigan.
Thank you,
Tom Koselka, Corresponding Secretary
Michigan Genealogical Council
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