[Genealib] Michigan abolishes Dept. of History, Arts and Libraries

[Claire Kluskens]

Sandy's message brought to mind that contacting the Governor probably  
won't be enough.  Michigan state senators and representatives need to  
feel pressure, too. There are 38 Senators and 110 Representatives and  
it is rather tedious to do it but...  I sent messages to all 38  
Senators today and will work on the House tomorrow. My message also  
mentioned the Michigan historical and genealogical societies to which  
I belong so I at least showed a Michigan connection despite being an  
out-of-stater.

The Michigan Senate contact list is here:
Republications--http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/contact.asp
Democrats--http://www.senate.mi.gov/demcaucus/senators.html

The Michigan House contact list is here:
http://house.michigan.gov/replist.asp

Claire Kluskens


On Jul 15, 2009, at 2:05 PM, Sandy Day wrote:

> Claire and others, thank you for sending us the link to contact the  
> Gov of Michigan. I also sent a message stating how this would be a  
> horrible decision to make these cuts. I live and work in Ohio and  
> we are experiencing similar large cuts in many areas. Ohio  
> Libraries were to experience a 30% cut (and that is NOT a typo) but  
> with public awareness and support with phone calls, emails and  
> faxes we "only" experienced a 10% cut. This was on top of a 20% cut  
> we were already expecting. This made us receive a 30% but not as  
> bad as what could have been a 50% cut! Just knowing how the public  
> awareness and support helped our legislators and state Governor  
> realize the importance of public libraries may help others see how  
> they may be able to help Michigan!
> My two cents worth.
> Sandy Day
> Genealogy Librarian
> Schiappa Library
> Steubenville OH
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Claire Kluskens
> To: Librarians Serving Genealogists
> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 1:39 PM
> Subject: [Genealib] Michigan abolishes Dept. of History, Arts and  
> Libraries
>
> Awful, just terrible. The executive order does not become effective  
> until Oct. 1.  Perhaps the people of Michigan can raise enough fuss  
> to get it rescinded.  The rest of us can help.
>
> I suggest we all (even those who don't live in Michigan) to contact  
> the Governor. I just used the online email message system at
> http://www.michigan.gov/gov/0,1607,7-168-21995-65331--,00.html
>
> Claire Kluskens
> NARA, Washington
>
> On Jul 14, 2009, at 10:43 AM, Susan Scouras wrote:
>
>> From the Council of State Archivists listserv:
>>
>> Subject: Michigan governor abolishes Department of History, Arts,  
>> and Libraries
>>
>> On July 13, 2009, the Governor of Michigan issued Executive Order  
>> 2009-36 abolishing the Department of History, Arts, and Libraries.  
>> The State Records Management Program is being transferred to the  
>> Department of Management and Budget. The State Archives is being  
>> transferred to the Department of Natural Resources.
>>
>>
>> A message from the Governor about the reorganization is available at
>>
>> http://www.michigan.gov/gov/0,1607,7-168--218072--,00.html
>>
>> The Executive Order is available at
>>
>> http://www.michigan.gov/documents/gov/EO36_285881_7.pdf
>>
>>
>> Susan Scouras
>> Librarian
>> WV Archives and History Library
>> The Cultural Center
>> 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
>> Charleston, WV  25305-0300
>> (304) 558-0230, Ext. 742
>>

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