Do you subscribe to the American Bee Journal?  "The oldest English  
language beekeeping publication in the world established in 1861 by  
Samuel Wagner which has been published continuously since that time  
except for a brief period during the Civil War"

http://www.dadant.com/journal/history.html

  With your help the first 20 Volumes 1861-1880 of ABJ can  become  
the next volumes available for any beekeeper with a computer &  
network connection by dialing in to  the  EF Phillips Beekeeping on- 
line collection at:

  "The Hive & The Honeybee" maintained by Cornell University.    
http://bees.library.cornell.edu/


Recent gifts from beekeeping associations from across the US are  
adding up as we close in on our monetary goals needed for this  
digitization mile mark!  We only need additional contributions of  
$2,050 to get all 20 volumes (1861 through 1880) of original American  
Bee Journal digitized.  This digitized beekeeping library is the  
largest digital on-line collection of beekeeping materials thanks to  
the foresight of EF Phillips, the generous contributions by  
beekeepers like you and Mann library!  And it is available to all!

Imagine having access to 30 early America beekeeping volumes from  
your home computer?  And soon you will be able to read the first 20  
volumes of ABJ.

Perhaps you,  your Association or Sate beekeeping organization would  
like to help by contributing a small donation.  By doing the entire  
20 volumes at once the estimated cost for digitizing all 20 would be  
$150/volume.  The cost goes up if we choose to do it in smaller,  
multiple groupings. A few of the local associations have chosen to  
provide a gift to the digitization project in remembrance of passed  
association beekeepers.

If you or your association would like to help with this or need more  
information to take to other beekeepers, either contact me or look  
at  "The Hive & The Honeybee" site at;

http://bees.library.cornell.edu/

Mike Griggs
President Finger Lakes Beekeepers
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