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Comment by James P. LaLone on January 24, 2011 at 4:46pm
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I have posted my LALONE genealogy on the LALONDE FAMILY group in the discussion section (SAMUEL LALONDE) here on GW. They settled in Arenac Co., any additions or corrections appreciated, thanks, Jim.
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From the Michigan Genealogical Council, it should be noted that there is a support group here on Genealogy Wise:
http://www.genealogywise.com/group/familysearchindexing?commentId=3463583%3AComment%3A299658
From: Roger Moffat
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 11:15 PM
To: fsindexing@mimgc.org
Subject: New MGC Project with FamilySearch Indexing - Michigan Marriages
MGC Delegates:
The Michigan Genealogical Council is happy to announce that it is partnering with FamilySearch on a new indexing project involving Michigan Marriages. Details on this project can be seen here
https://indexing.familysearch.org/projects/viewProject.jsf?url=USMi...
or if the above link doesn't work
http://preview.tinyurl.com/6ddyeop
The project launched this Tuesday, January 18, 2011 with records from seven Michigan counties available at FamilySearch Indexing. The overall project will consist of four parts and includes over 240 reels of film. When completed, both the indexes and images will be available on http://familysearch.org/ for free.
The project is open to everyone and we encourage everybody with an interest in Michigan genealogy to volunteer in the indexing. The indexing process is easy to set up and very convenient. It can be done at your home and anytime day or night and for as little or as much time as you wish. The FamilySearch site provides plenty of training materials, resources, and other avenues of help.
An Indexer may also contact the administrators of the project for any type of assistance. Roger Moffat, MGC Project Chairman, and Byron Bailey, MGC Farmington delegate will be the Administrators for the project. You may contact the administrators by sending eMail to: fsindexing@mimgc.org.
An MGC webpage - http://mimgc.org/projects/ - will be available soon to provide updates, tips and other information about the project as we progress.
We have set up a group within FamilySearch Indexing called Michigan Genealogical Council. We invite anyone wishing to participate in this project to join this group. You can get started by going to http://familysearchindexing.org/ and registering to index. If you are already an existing FamilySearch Indexer, the
US, Michigan - County Marriages 1820-1956 [Part A]
project shows in the list of available Batches in your Indexing software.
We will need the support from all of our societies. Please inform your local Societies and their members about this project and help us to recruit Indexers. You may also recommend some Arbitrators, but note - Arbitrators should be experienced FamilySearch Indexing Indexers.
Thank you.
Roger Moffat
Projects Chairman
Michigan Genealogical Council
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Comment by Jenny L. Griffin on December 29, 2010 at 11:17pm
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Looking for marriage of Lemuel Dawson in ST. Joseph Co. Index 1832 - 1887. Need marriage for Lemuel Dawson & Angeline Cayser/Kaiser. m. before possible m. before 1852. Also any information on Angeline's parents.
Angelina b. abt. 1825 Ohio. d. 1862 - 1866 Waupaca Co., Wisconsin. She was my gggranndmother. There are no burial records for her.
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The Library of Michigan is making some funding-driven (or lack-of-funding-driven) changes starting in January 2011 that you should be aware of:
· The Library of Michigan will no longer participate in MeLCat starting January 3.
· Materials from LOM will no longer circulate – they will be available for in-library use only (except on a limited basis to state employees to conduct state business).
· LOM will no longer provide interlibrary loan services for public patrons.
· Beginning January 1, the LOM will be open Monday-Friday only (closed Saturday and Sunday).
From: Tom Koselka
Sent: Dec 4, 2010 7:37 AM
To: watte@tir.com
Subject: MGC - Library of Michigan update
Dear genealogists,
You may have heard of an anonymous 27-page document circulating in government circles that gives suggestions on how to cut almost $3 billion from the State of Michigan budget for the Fiscal 2011-2012 year. Among the possibilities floated in this document are:
· Eliminate funding for the Library of Michigan. This would eliminate all staff and make collections inaccessible to the public.
· Eliminate State Aid to Michigan Libraries. This would result in the loss of $5.6 million in federal matching funds, which are used to support the Michigan eLibrary (MeL) and the Michigan eLibrary Catalog (MeLCat).
· Privatize Higher Education facilities.
· Shift much of the State funding for Community Colleges to K-12 School Aid funds.
· Eliminate Veterans Service Organization funding, to name just a few.
With the Governor-elect Snyder’s transition staff calling the Michigan Library and Historical Center their home base for the transition period before he takes office, it is an opportunity for us to make a positive impact by using the collections available to us as genealogists and historical researches.
Over the past decade, the Library of Michigan was absorbed by the Michigan Department of Education and its appropriation cut by 2/3 or nearly $24.0 million, leaving a total appropriation of $11.0 million in fiscal 2009-10.
Earlier this year, the Michigan Center for Reinvention and Innovation reaffirmed the Michigan Library and Historical Center as the “people’s building” one of very few government buildings that are completely open to the public. Their final report also urged the historical and genealogical collections remain in the building and to be accessible to researchers.
The Michigan Library and Historical Center is a popular destination for Lansing visitors. Next to the Capitol and Michigan State University, it is the third most popular destination in the Greater Lansing Area. We are on the eve of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War beginning next year, and the Bi-centennial of the War of 1812 the following year, the demand for these state and national treasures from the Archives and Library will increase.
Over the next several weeks, please try to make an extra visit to the Library of Michigan and the Archives of Michigan to show by example how important it is to keep these collections available to the public. Please urge the members of your society to do the same. These collections and records are not limited to genealogists, but are used by historical researchers of all types. Write a letter to the new administration and let them know how important these collections are to the citizens of our great State.
Best wishes,
Michigan Genealogical Council
http://mimgc.org
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The future of the Library of Michigan is still on shaky ground. It is not being used very much lately & the Education Department (which I understand is not LOM friendly) will make recommendations of more cutbacks if we don't support it, especially with the new governor coming in. PLEASE support this valuable institution.
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For our Civil War buffs, Chris Czopek's book on the identification of the Native American soldiers who were in Michigan's Co. K, is now available: http://redoak1863.homestead.com/contact.html
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For those with French-Canadian ancestry I have started a group here on Genealogy Wise called French-Canadian Descendants..
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MICHIGAN HISTORY magazine (Sep/Oct 2010 edition) has an article on the Navarre-Morris cabin in Monroe (p.25). The Macomb family of Grosse Ile is also featured (p.31). Several other families are discussed in this issue which is nice as so often the magazine focuses on places or things or events.
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Latest from State Librarian:
> Hi everyone,
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> It's been a long wait, but yesterday Governor Granholm signed the MDE budget, which includes the appropriations for the Library of Michigan operations and State Aid to Public Libraries. As you know, there could be positive or negative supplementals during the course of the upcoming fiscal year, but for now, this is what we know:
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> The Library of Michigan operations appropriation is $3,837,300. This amount is a 16% reduction for us, compared to the past year which ends next week. Our staffing level is also reduced as of 10/1/10 by about 20% as a result. More in the coming weeks and months as we restructure and refocus in light of these budgetary realities.
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> State Aid to Public Libraries funding has been appropriated at $5,750,000, a 4.1% reduction from this past year's $6,000,000. At that reduced amount, the basic state aid distribution amount would be $0.1803319 per capita.
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> Once all of the budgets are signed, state government will start in on planning for the FY12 budget, so we are already looking ahead. That is the direction to face and address if we are to succeed. So let us forge ahead together for a stronger future.
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> Nancy
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> Nancy R. Robertson
> State Librarian
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> Library of Michigan
> P.O. Box 30007
> 702 West Kalamazoo Street
> Lansing, MI 48909-7507
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> Phone: 517-373-9464
> Toll Free: 877-479-0021
> Fax: 517-373-5700
> Email: robertsonn@michigan.gov
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> Free educational, news, and
> library resources waiting for you at
> Michigan eLibrary: http://www.mel.org
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Comment by Catherine Davis on September 19, 2010 at 8:30pm
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Concetta and Cathy--just reacting here, haven't given a lot of detailed thought to either of your points, but here goes:
First, I normally would agree with Concetta that sending letters to the gov and party heads would be an effective way for an out-of-stater to communicate the "reach" of the library beyond our state's borders, but I think it is a waste of time at this point--the Governor and the heads of the senate and house are term limited, and those terms for all 3 end this year. But, start those writing campaigns in January to the new leaders! Perhaps, you could also write to the senator and congressman in the area from where you originated.
Also, forget mentioning the impact on the budget, unless you want to point out how the expenses of the library are a drop in the bucket of the bigger state budget. The only financial impact the library has on the budget is to maintain or create costs. It is far cheaper for the state to dump the library than to keep it. But there are other kinds of costs--not necessarily measurable on a short-term financial basis, which is what budgets are for--that don't show up in a yearly, or even five yearly budget. For instance, what is the long term effect of the state's knowledge loss if the libraries holdings are not made available? What is the message we send to our children if we close the state library? Do we want to further drag the state's reputation down in the eyes of the country? Right now, we have one of the 10 best genealogy libraries in the country--why would we want to lower our standing in one of the few areas where we are still a leader?
Concetta's suggestion to use the library is probably the best, and if you can get here, it would be super. In the meantime, those of who live here need to get there more often!
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