Wisconsin Proclamation (June 12, 1995) signed by Governor Tommy G. Thompson declaring November 19-November 25, 1995, as "Christian Heritage Week":
<WHEREAS, our state has been richly blessed in natural beauty, reflecting God's miracle of creation; and
WHEREAS, Christian Heritage is important to our state's traditions and values; and
WHEREAS, religious holidays, festivals, and celebrations have brought welcome respite from labor, as well as renewed respect and meaning for nature's seasons of change; and
WHEREAS, the community church serves a vital function in binding folk together and providing crucial education and charitable services; and
WHEREAS, teaching future generations of our state the all important role of Christian heritage is of concern to citizens of all faiths;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Tommy G. Thompson, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, do hereby proclaim November 19 through November 25, 1995
Christian Heritage Week
in the State of Wisconsin, and I commend this observance to all citizens.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the City of Madison this twelfth day of June in the year one thousand nine hundred ninety-five.
Tommy G. Thompson, Governor
Douglas La Follette, Secretary of State.> 1995WI001
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1995WI001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Wisconsin, June 12, 1995, in an Executive Proclamation declaring November 19-November 25, 1995, as "Christian Heritage Week," signed by Governor Tommy G. Thompson and Secretary of State Douglas La Follet, in the Capitol City of Madison. Courtesy of Bruce Barilla, Christian Heritage Week Ministry (P.O. Box 58, Athens, W.V. 24712; 304-384-7707, 304-384-9044 fax).