Genealogists Support for Library of Michigan
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Support for the Library of Michigan
Within the genealogical community, the Library of Michigan has long been recognized as one of the premier state libraries in the country.
The cohesive Library of Michigan collection with over 180 years of Michigan history, literature and culture records and reflects the lives of not only those who remained to raise their families within the state but of millions more whose migration to other parts of the country left their footprints in the soil and records generated by their passage. Visitors come from all across the country to research at the Library of Michigan.
While we are aware of the budget crises in Michigan, we support every effort to keep the collection intact, provide free access to the entire collection and assure that it stays within state jurisdiction. We urge that all alternatives to disbanding the collection be explored. We view with dismay the prospect of scattering this unique collection for fear that it could never again be reassembled.
Within the genealogical community, the Library of Michigan has long been recognized as one of the premier state libraries in the country.
The cohesive Library of Michigan collection with over 180 years of Michigan history, literature and culture records and reflects the lives of not only those who remained to raise their families within the state but of millions more whose migration to other parts of the country left their footprints in the soil and records generated by their passage. Visitors come from all across the country to research at the Library of Michigan.
While we are aware of the budget crises in Michigan, we support every effort to keep the collection intact, provide free access to the entire collection and assure that it stays within state jurisdiction. We urge that all alternatives to disbanding the collection be explored. We view with dismay the prospect of scattering this unique collection for fear that it could never again be reassembled.
6964 Signatures
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Fred Moss
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- APG, NGS, Dallas Genealogical Society
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David E. Rencher
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- It is unconscionable to dismantle such a unique collection and sets a terrible precedent in state government
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Genealogical Society of Utah
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Timothy Cook
- Comments
- Please do not destroy our heritage!
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Thomas Koselka
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- Please, let's keep this wonderful collection intact.
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Michigan Genealogical Council, Dearborn Genealogical Society, Downriver Genealogical Society
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Julie Christensen
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- Please preserve this valuable resource, intact, for me and for future generations of researchers!
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Merryann Palmer
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- Having many family members in MI, I have used the library since before it moved to the current site. It is an invaluable asset and should NOT be compromised.
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- W. MI Genealogical Society; NEHGS; OH Genealogical Society
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Magnus Persson
- Comments
- Lund University, Sweden
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Swedish Genealogy Society of Minnesota
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Donald S. Bryant
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Western Michgan Genealogical Society
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James Burton
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Ontario Genealogical Society
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Mindy L. Bryant
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- I also research historical fashion & costuming and use the Library of Michigan frequently. These collections are most useful only if kept intact.
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Judith Eggers
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Monmouth and Ocean County NJ Genealogy Societies
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Roger Moffat
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- Do NOT close this great treasure - the project savings amount to 30 cents per Michigan taxpayer per year!!!!!!! Just tax Pop instead.
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Western Michigan Genealogical Society
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Harold Henderson
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- Library hours and services can be curtailed and restored in better times; scattering collections to less knowledgeable custodians may never be undone.
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- La Porte County Genealogical Society, Indiana Genealogical Society, National Genealogical Society
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AnnaCaulfield
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Association of Professional Genealogists
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David Weller
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Kathy Patterson
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- General Society of Mayflower Descendants
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WILLIAM CARLSON
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Cindi Shearer
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- Please preserve this collection for our posterity! If disassembled, it could never be replaced.
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Eaton Co. Genealogical Society
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Tom Mueller
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Florida State; Chicago; Citrus County; National Gen. Societies
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Shirley Hodges
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- It is imperative that this fine collection is left intact. It is one of Michigan's treasures.
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Eaton Co. Gen. Soc.
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Clarence Hodges
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- The Library of Michigan is one of the finest libraries in the country. The collection needs to be preserved.
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Eaton Co. Gen. Soc.
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Jeanette A. Studley
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Western MI, Calhoun Co, Fairfax Co, Mt Vernon
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Richard M. Doherty
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- Please keep the genealogical collection intact
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Detroit Society for Genealogical Research; Oakland Co. Genealogical Society; Irish Genealogical Society of Michigan
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Claudia Breland
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- I live in Seattle and visit Michigan every other year; my ancestors were in MI back to 1830
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- National Gen. Soc.; Assoc. of Professional Genealogists; Ohio Genealogical Society
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Debbie Byrd
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Paula Naujalis
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- We need this library more than ever before!
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Western Michigan Genealogical Society
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Lynell Moss
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- It is very short sighted to abandon one's history.
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- National Genealogical Society, Dallas County Genealogical Society, Dallas County Pioneer Association
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Judith St. King
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- This asset to the citizens of Michigan is far too valuable to lose.
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Alice M Pierce
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- NEHGS
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Mary Lou Duncan
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- Decimating the Library of Michigan collection to be replaced by the "Michigan Center for Innovation and Reinvention" will cost millions of dollars more over four years than keeping the Library open and would be a catastrophe. The governor has never considered alternative means of funding or keeping the library collection intact.
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Guild of One-Name Studies
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Sharon Thurston
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- This Library is a necessity for all .Look at all our State's Records and History that could be lost!
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- gladwin county genealogical society
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Nona Greiner
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- save our past and our children's future by providing for access by all to our Library. Don't fall done that "slippery slope" that has, in the past in other countries, denied the right to open access to information and resulted in the destruction of books, the life of any civilization.
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Gladwin County Genealogical Society
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Stephen Smith
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Eaton County Genealogical Society, Oceana County Historical Society, 2 in Ohio also
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Janet Jensen
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- WMGS
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Florence Jean Wilson
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Genealogical Society of Monroe County; Michigan Genealogical Council
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George Phelps
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Ohio Genealogy Society
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Liane Jensen
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- My mother is a Michigander, and all of her family was born and raised in Michigan for three generations. Please maintain this precious resource.
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- National Genealogical Society, New England Historical and Genealogical Society
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Karen Krugman
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
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Isabelle Wells
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Ingham County Genealogical Society; Then & Now Historical & Genealogical Society of Eastern Allegan County
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Herb Mellinger
- Comments
- MI Voter and Genealogist
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Davison-Richfield Genealogical Society
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GeneAnn Schaefer
- Comments
- This is a way to save money? Sounds rather dubious to me.
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Kathy Porter
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- I am researching my family which has roots in Michigan. It should be illegal to close a library - and it is definitely immoral!
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Margaret Youngs
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- we NEED our library and ALL of its resources!
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan
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Gail Moreau-DesHarnais
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan
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Trudy Kennedy
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Oneida Chapter NSDAR, a Lineage Society
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Sue Irvine
- Comments
- L of M belongs to US - not the governor
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Western Michigan Genealogical Society
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Alanna Fant
- Comments
- afgenienut@gmail.com
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society
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gayle sweetwine saini
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- Jewish Genealogical Society of Michigan
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Michelle M Gray
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Joyce Hamilton
- I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
- New England Historic Genealogical Society, British Isles Family History Society
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