a3Genealogy: October Family History Month

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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