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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Fold3 database provides online access to military records, including the stories, photos, and relevant personal documents. Discover
key strategies for using Fold3 as you uncover the accounts of men and women who served in the armed forces.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan.gov/LMPublicPrograms</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbWljaGlnYW5sZWdhbGhlbHAub3JnLyIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMzEwMjcuODQ3NTMzMTEifQ.Bl2zCtSxtVBXoiK5VtQGwnTjChLthusYQxo6-7HEIPg/s/2161323186/br/229129146694-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan
Legal Help</span></a> is part of the Michigan Advocacy Program, a legal aid organization that provides access to the justice system for those who need it the most through direct legal help and statewide advocacy. Michigan Legal Help (MLH) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization, and its funding comes from the Michigan Supreme Court, the Michigan State Bar Foundation, and through grants from the State Bar of Michigan, the Legal Services Corporation, and others.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Earlier in 2023, the
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<span style="color:#006EB6">State Court Administrative Office</span></a> (SCAO) announced $500,000 in grant funding to expand legal self-help center services and locations across the state. Legal self-help centers provide services to people who are seeking
to solve legal problems through providing legal information, forms, resources, guidance, and referrals. These services and tools help educate and empower self-help center visitors to more effectively advocate for themselves within the legal system.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SCAO is now accepting applications from nonprofit and governmental organizations seeking to expand existing self-help centers or establish
new centers in Michigan. Grant applications are due <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">November 12, 2023</span></strong>. Michigan Legal Help is available to consult on proposals. Learn more at:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Looking for a
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan Legal Self-Help Center</span></a> in your area? Use the Self-Help Centers directory on the Michigan Legal Help website. The <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDUsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdi9saWJyYXJ5b2ZtaWNoaWdhbi9wdWJsaWMvbGF3IiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDIzMTAyNy44NDc1MzMxMSJ9._C-G5CMXqZWyrDsqEdJlLCfhBfVGpPtLrniZgiYjmdA/s/2161323186/br/229129146694-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006EB6">State
Law Library</span></a> at the Library of Michigan is the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbWljaGlnYW5sZWdhbGhlbHAub3JnL3NlbGYtaGVscC1jZW50ZXJzL21pY2hpZ2FuLWxlZ2FsLWhlbHAtc2VsZi1oZWxwLWNlbnRlci1vZi1pbmdoYW0tY291bnR5IiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDIzMTAyNy44NDc1MzMxMSJ9.75aGvpp9Mr4qsWnRCVzzlZnZtJfnW75Hpa8NOWRntaM/s/2161323186/br/229129146694-l" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan Legal Help Self-Help Center of Ingham County</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">"Tapping Out: Poems" and Michigan Poet Laureate Nandi Comer<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Michigan Poet Laureate Nandi Comer's "Tapping Out: Poems" Now On ReadMichigan.org<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Michigan Poet Laureate Nandi Comer's 2020 publication
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Tapping Out: Poems</span></a> is now available on <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDksInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vcmVhZG1pY2hpZ2FuLmJpYmxpb2JvYXJkLmNvbS9ob21lIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDIzMTAyNy44NDc1MzMxMSJ9.popr33e0gG5W1K9LGYkHAAMWhMlKCbOR0Y5rsW4Wgb0/s/2161323186/br/229129146694-l" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">ReadMichigan.org</span></a>. Explore this book and more Michigan titles, all without wait times or holds lists. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan Poet Laureate program:
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan.gov/PoetLaureate</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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<span style="color:#006EB6">ReadMichigan.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Portion of Michigan yearbook collection at the Library of Michigan.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Accolade</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">,
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Boomerang</span></em>, <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Boulder</span></em>,<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Hematite</span></em>,
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Lantern</span></em>, <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Reflector</span></em>,
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Said and Don</span></em>e, <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Stepping Stone</span></em>. All of these names represent the hundreds of schools across Michigan that produced yearbooks chronicling
the experiences of their students. The Library of Michigan actively collecting these publications to develop a comprehensive collection of yearbooks from all the high schools, colleges/universities, and postsecondary institutions (e.g., nursing schools, trades
schools) in the state. Equally important is the printed school news produced by the students of these academic institutions. Both yearbooks and school news are invaluable resources for historians, genealogists, educators, and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please help support and expand the Library of Michigan's yearbook and school news collections by donating them to the Library of Michigan.
Find more information by going to the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdi9saWJyYXJ5b2ZtaWNoaWdhbi9hYm91dC9tYWtlLWEtZ2lmdCIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMzEwMjcuODQ3NTMzMTEifQ.JLqrrGWQmwXICghvpXxbMH2AxnnjMSavtzp46NGbiNQ/s/2161323186/br/229129146694-l" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Make A Gift</span></a> section of the Library of Michigan website:
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan.gov/LibraryGift</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Michigan Genealogical Society and Michael L. Strauss, AG.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Library of Michigan is joining the
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan Genealogical Council</span></a> and the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTUsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdi9taGMvYXJjaGl2ZXMiLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjMxMDI3Ljg0NzUzMzExIn0.Ljmy4LISKQyJgOVKnvZqrOhfFJoLRZCu8UlSO1CPdZo/s/2161323186/br/229129146694-l" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Archives of Michigan</span></a> in presenting the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbWltZ2Mub3JnL2V2ZW50L21nYy1mYWxsLWZhbWlseS1oaXN0b3J5LXNlbWluYXItd2l0aC1taWNoYWVsLXN0cmF1c3MvIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDIzMTAyNy44NDc1MzMxMSJ9.irnPIGW0FZeD3Xfal6C0gkT7Bv7s5GXqvFVFPCXBjZE/s/2161323186/br/229129146694-l" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Fall Family History Event on November 3-4, 2023</span></a>. Participants can attend both online and in person.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Michael L. Strauss, AG, will be the keynote speaker, featuring presentations on:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Roosevelt’s Tree Army: Researching in the Civilian Conservation Corps<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All in a Day’s Work: Occupational Genealogical Research<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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Genealogical Society website</span></a>. Additionally, the Library of Michigan and Archives of Michigan are hosting a Research Lock-in on Friday, November 3 from 5PM to 10PM at the Michigan Library and Historical Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Both the Library and Archives will be open from 6PM to 10PM. Pizza and refreshments, provided by the Michigan Genealogical Council, will
be available for registrants from 5PM to 6PM. The Lock-in is available to both Fall Family History Event attendees and the general public. Please
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<span style="color:#006EB6">register</span></a> for the Lock-In ahead of time as space is limited: <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTksInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vZm9ybS5qb3Rmb3JtLmNvbS8yMzIzMjM2MDI5NTUxNTAiLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjMxMDI3Ljg0NzUzMzExIn0.yUIxIojESedLWcj-2yFNE6Rs-wvV_PwVsg5Mqk0A4oE/s/2161323186/br/229129146694-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006EB6">https://form.jotform.com/232323602955150</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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