Genealogists Support for Library of Michigan

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    Records Preservation and Access Committee
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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.

6964 Signatures

  • Maureen Bailey L
    • I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
    • Redford Twp Hist. & Genealogical Society
  • Gerald M
    • I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
    • Dearborn Genealogy Society, Ford Genealogy Club
  • Karen S. A
    • Comments
    • Do not separate our Historical documents, please!
  • James D. D
  • Dr. Richard M. C
    • Comments
    • Having spent over 43 years in the field of genealogy as an avocation, I'm very certain the loss of the State Library's genealogical and newspaper collections would be a catastrophic loss to citizens of Michigan like me who find the collections critical for research. PLEASE DON'T DESTROY THIS COLLECTION THROUGH ILL-CONCEIVED BUDGET CUTS!
    • I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
    • National Genealogical Society, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Indiana County Pennsylvania Historical and Genealogical Society (all life memberships); Logan County, Ohio Genealogical Society
  • Nathan F
  • Faye T
  • Kynan F
  • Joanne F. K
  • judy n
    • Comments
    • good job hope this helps!!
    • I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
    • support
  • David A
  • Judith C
  • JOHN B
  • Janet S. C
  • Kernie L. K
    • Comments
    • I would not have been able to go as far as I have without the Library of Michigan collection. It is the only repository for some of my family records.
  • Blair W
  • Sarah A
  • Leslie A
    • Comments
    • Please re-think this; things like this can never be undone
  • Denise M
  • Bruce D. H
  • Mark K. E
  • Annette M
    • Comments
    • We must stop this before it becomes a national trend.
  • Linda M
  • richard w
  • Nara N
    • I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
    • East Carolina University
  • Michelle H
  • Vickie O
    • I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
    • Stockbridge Are Historical and Genealogy society
  • Deb M
  • Daryll S
    • I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
    • Music Library Association
  • Michael F
    • Comments
    • The ignorant disregard being shown toward our history and culture is truly shameful.
  • Daniel S
    • Comments
    • Shutting down a library? WTF? I have hundreds of expressions of disbelief going through my head, but they all boil down to WTF?
    • I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
    • В
  • Janet E. S
  • Frances I P
  • Ralph C
  • Linda B
    • Comments
    • This is a very important part of our country's history. Please rethink this decision.
  • Dai N
  • Emmanuel P T
  • Anne B
  • Helen B
  • Paul T. J
    • Comments
    • As a former President of the Council on State Agency Libraries I find this action appauling, and certainly without thought, and maybe even with malice. The LofMichigan supported the Net when no one else would.
    • I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
    • (former member) MLA, Music Lib. Assoc., Special Libraries Association, ALA, Initiator and officer of ARSC association for recorded sound collections.
  • Heidi C
    • Comments
    • Please don't do this- there must be other funding options you or the Library can explore!!
  • Sarah M
  • Elizabeth H A
    • Comments
    • I can't believe an institution of this quality could possibly make this kind of decision. Is this the end of civilization as we know it?!
  • Jerri S
    • Comments
    • Please don't close the Library of Michigan.
  • dianne H
  • Deanna C
  • Carole V
    • I am a member of (insert genealogical society names)
    • Ancest ry.com and a librarian at Syracuse University
  • carole r
  • William N
  • Rebecca K