Federal – Records Advocate

Family History Hill Day 2026: Building Momentum for Records Preservation

April 16, 2026April 16, 2026Matt Menashes Comment

The Records Preservation and Access Coalition’s third annual Family History Hill Day was an exceptional success—and a powerful reminder of what our community [...]

Register for Family History Hill Day on 15 April 2026

January 14, 2026April 16, 2026Matt Menashes Comment

The Records Preservation and Access Coalition brings together genealogy and family history advocates from across the country. Join us for our annual advocacy [...]

Come to DC! Register for Family History Hill Day on 9 April 2025

January 7, 2025January 14, 2026Matt Menashes Comment

The Records Preservation and Access Coalition is hosting its second Family History Hill Day on 9 April 2025. RPAC advocates and others in [...]

NARA Releases Strategic Framework

October 9, 2024October 18, 2024Matt Menashes Comment

From the External Affairs team at the National Archives: “Today, Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan shared with our staff the [...]

RPAC to Host Family History Hill Day 10 April 2024

March 27, 2024September 20, 2024Matt Menashes Comment

The Records Preservation and Access Coalition is hosting its first-ever Family History Hill Day on 10 April 2024. RPAC advocates have scheduled meetings [...]

Update on NARA Regional facility in Seattle, Washington

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021Linda McCleary Comment

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 [...]

Sale and Closure of Seattle’s National Archives Facility Blocked by Federal Judge

February 13, 2021Linda McCleary Comment

RPAC thanks Barbara Mathews for alerting us to this action. As reported in the 6 December 2020 RPAC blog by Jan Alpert, RPAC [...]

Cautiously Optimistic about the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Record Search Fee Increase

February 10, 2021February 15, 2021Linda McCleary Comment

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 [...]

Records Challenges –Issues and Opportunities in 2021

January 18, 2021March 4, 2021Fred Moss Comment

As the New Year began, there were three major pending issues of concern to the genealogical community. Recent legislative developments, when combined with [...]

State of Washington Plans to Fight Plans to Sell the Seattle National Archives Branch Building

December 6, 2020December 9, 2020Jan Alpert Comment

On 4 December 2020, Washington State Attorney General, Bob Ferguson, announced he intends to try and prevent the sale of the National Archives [...]