Watchdog Wednesday with The Posterity Project

Gordon Belt has a Tennessee-based take on how public history (and hence genealogy) is faring as the "Great Recession" continues. Check out his December 4 posting: if you live or work in affected states, you need to know; if you don't, you need to give thanks.

If you lost your job, would you chop up your garage for kindling wood?

I didn't think so. But that's approximately what the state of Michigan will do unless the legislature steps in -- try to save on the state budget by dismantling the Library of Michigan, said to be the tenth largest genealogical library in the US. If you live or work in Michigan, take a minute to visit the Western Michigan Genealogical Society and ponder what you can do. Anyone in NW Indiana want to share a drive to Lansing on August 5?