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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We are excited to announce that this listserv will soon be updated! On 10/04/25, we will be updating the software that runs our listservs. With that update, there
will be a few changes to how the list works:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The list email address will be changing from '<a href="mailto:mi-local-history@mcls.org"><span style="color:#96607D">mi-local-history@mcls.org</span></a>' to '<a href="mailto:mi-local-history@liblists.org"><span style="color:#96607D">mi-local-history@liblists.org</span></a>'.
Please use this new email address to post to the list beginning on 10/04/25.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:27.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If you want to be able to manage your list subscriptions via the list webpage, you will need to visit <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://liblists.org/accounts/signup/" title="https://liblists.org/accounts/signup/"><span style="color:#96607D">https://liblists.org/accounts/signup/</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and
create an account (link will not be live until after 10/04/25).</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:27.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Listservs will be accessible at <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://liblists.org/postorius/lists/" title="https://liblists.org/postorius/lists/"><span style="color:#96607D">https://liblists.org/postorius/lists/</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(link
will not be live until after 10/04/25).</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:27.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The list webpage will have a fresh, new look!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">All current subscriptions to the list and the list archives will be preserved during the update. Thank you for your patience as we move toward improving our listservs!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Tessa Genovese</span></b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">IT Architect and Project Manager</span></b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">517-237-3578</span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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