October Family History Month

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October Family History Month since 2001. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 12, 2001

    Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. 

 Bennett, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Craig, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Cleland, 

Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inouye, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. 

Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Frist, Mr. Rockefeller, 

 Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Helms, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 

   Bunning, Mr. Miller, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 

 Domenici, Mr. Allen, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Feinstein, 

Mr. Daschle, Mr. Fitzgerald, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Collins, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. 

   Kerry, Mr. Dorgan, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. 

   Lincoln, Mr. Specter, Mr. Biden, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 

  Allard, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 

Hollings, Mr. Santorum, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 

 Lugar, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Lott, Mr. Akaka, Mrs. Boxer, 

Mr. Durbin, Mr. Breaux, Mrs. Dayton, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Smith of 

 New Hampshire, Mr. Burns, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Levin, 

 Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Graham, Mr. 

  Johnson, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. Torricelli) submitted the following 

    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

In the 107th Congress, 2001, a Senate committee detailed Family History Month in a resolution. Yes, I'm putting in here in its entirety.

 RESOLUTION

 Designating the month of October 2001, as ``Family History Month''.

Whereas it is the family, striving for a future of opportunity and hope, that 

        reflects our Nation's belief in community, stability, and love;

Whereas the family remains an institution of promise, reliance, and 

        encouragement;

Whereas we look to the family as an unwavering symbol of constancy that will 

        help us discover a future of prosperity, promise, and potential;

Whereas within our Nation's libraries and archives lie the treasured records 

        that detail the history of our Nation, our States, our communities, and 

        our citizens;

Whereas individuals from across our Nation and across the world have embarked on 

        a genealogical journey by discovering who their ancestors were and how 

        various forces shaped their past;

Whereas an ever-growing number in our Nation and in other nations are 

        collecting, preserving, and sharing genealogies, personal documents, and 

        memorabilia that detail the life and times of families around the world;

Whereas 54,000,000 individuals belong to a family where someone in the family 

        has used the Internet to research their family history;

Whereas individuals from across our Nation and across the world continue to 

        research their family heritage and its impact upon the history of our 

        Nation and the world;

Whereas approximately 60 percent of Americans have expressed an interest in 

        tracing their family history;

Whereas the study of family history gives individuals a sense of their heritage 

        and a sense of responsibility in carrying out a legacy that their 

        ancestors began;

Whereas as individuals learn about their ancestors who worked so hard and 

        sacrificed so much, their commitment to honor their ancestors' memory by 

        doing good is increased;

Whereas interest in our personal family history transcends all cultural and 

        religious affiliations;

Whereas to encourage family history research, education, and the sharing of 

        knowledge is to renew the commitment to the concept of home and family; 

        and

Whereas the involvement of National, State, and local officials in promoting 

        genealogy and in facilitating access to family history records in 

        archives and libraries are important factors in the successful 

        perception of nationwide camaraderie, support, and participation: Now, 

        therefore, be it

    Resolved, That the Senate--

            (1) designates the month of October 2001, as ``Family 

        History Month''; and

            (2) requests that the President issue a proclamation 

        calling upon the people of the United States to observe the 

        month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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