Join NGS’s Society Answers Event: Advocacy and Lobbying
Advocacy and Lobbying: What Can Your Genealogy Society Do? Tuesday, 9 November 2021 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (ET) via Zoom The National
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Update on NARA Regional facility in Seattle, Washington
In the 13 February 2021 RPAC blog on the “Sale and Closure of Seattle’s National Archives Facility Blocked by Federal Judge” (www.recordsadvocate.org/sale-and-closure-of-seattles-national-archives-facility-blocked-by-federal-judge/), RPAC
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Sale and Closure of Seattle’s National Archives Facility Blocked by Federal Judge
RPAC thanks Barbara Mathews for alerting us to this action. As reported in the 6 December 2020 RPAC blog by Jan Alpert, RPAC
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Cautiously Optimistic about the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Record Search Fee Increase
RPAC thanks Judy Russell, the Legal Genealogist, for alerting us to Executive Order 14012, Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems. [www.legalgenealogist.com/] In
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Records Challenges –Issues and Opportunities in 2021
As the New Year began, there were three major pending issues of concern to the genealogical community. Recent legislative developments, when combined with
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State of Washington Plans to Fight Plans to Sell the Seattle National Archives Branch Building
On 4 December 2020, Washington State Attorney General, Bob Ferguson, announced he intends to try and prevent the sale of the National Archives
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FGS and National Park Service Announce Launch of US-Mexican War Soldier & Sailor Database.
Federation of Genealogical Societies and National Park Service Announce launch of U.S.-Mexican War Soldier & Sailor Database January 14, 2020 – Austin, TX.
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What You Need to Know about the National Archives Proposed FY 2018 Budget Cuts
In Anticipation of Budget Cuts, NARA Just Announced Saturday Hours to Be Eliminated Soon On May 22, 2017, President Trump released more details
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Closing Death Records Is Just Dead Wrong!
Posted on October 28, 2016 by FredMoss The threat of Identity Theft has prompted over a thousand legislative proposals at the Federal, state or local level
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Unintended Consequences of Closing Access to the Death Master File
More than two years ago Section 203 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 closed access to the Death Master File (known to
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