[FCHSM] Upcoming Family History Festival at DPL

[Loraine DiCerbo]

Obviously there is hardly a reason to go to Burton on that day if no one is going to be there to
give assistance.  They could have used it to their benefit by having additional volunteers for the
day so that people could see how 'helpful' they can be.  

Loraine




--- "John P. DuLong" <dulongj at habitant.org> wrote:

> French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan List
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> > Hello Folks,
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> 
> I was told that at the 30 September 2006 Family History Festival at the
> Detroit Public Library that we would be allowed to use the Burton Historical
> Collection without paying a non-resident fee. However, I was warned that
> this is not the case by one of the Burton patrons.  I checked the DPL
> website and found the following statement:
> 
>  
> 
> PLEASE NOTE:  As part of the Family History Festival, the Burton Reading
> Room will be the site of several presentations and tours.  Reference
> service, therefore, will not be available.  The room will be open for public
> browsing, whenever presentations are not in session.
> 
>  
> 
> This is posted at
> http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/events/graphics/FHF%20Schedule.doc, which is
> the schedule of events.
> 
>  
> 
> So be warned that if you planned on going down to the Burton on the 30th,
> you will not be able to really use it effectively.
> 
>  
> 
> Logistically, I can understand why they had to make this decision.  They
> just do not have the staffing and it would be hard to host events in the
> Burton and service people simultaneously.  Nevertheless, I understand that
> this will be a disappointment for some of you.
> 
>  
> 
> Regards,
> 
>  
> 
> JP
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>  
> 
> John P. DuLong, Ph.D.
> 
> Acadian and French Canadian Genealogy
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> 959 Oxford Road
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