FY27 House and Senate Dear Colleague Letters
As part of the annual appropriations cycle, members of both the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate circulate “Dear Colleague”
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Mass. Genealogical Council Seeks Assistance on State Vital Records Issue
There is an important legislative development that could significantly affect access to Massachusetts vital records and the future of genealogical research in the
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News on IMLS and Dept of Justice Settlement
For a review of the Institute of Museum and Libary Services/DOJ settlement, please see this brief article from accounting firm Clifton Larsen Allen.
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Watch both 2026 Family History Hill Day Training Sessions
The recordings of the Family History Hill Day training sessions for 2026 are now available below. If you are interested in attending Family
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Concerns About the 2024 Model Vital Statistics Act
RPAC will be presenting “Impact of the 2024 Model Vital Statistics Act on Genealogists’ access to Vital Records” at the 2026 Family History
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Contact Your Senators in Support of the National Archives
The Records Preservation and Access Coalition wants to thank The National Coalition for History (NCH) for the information in this post. NCH has
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Georgia House Bill 92: Vital Records
During Georgia’s 2019-2020 Legislative Session, Senate Bill 372, Section 5, raised the embargo dates of birth records from 100 to 125 years and
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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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New York City Proposed Rules Change: Licensing Fees for Reuse of Public Documents
RPAC wants to thank Jan Meisels Allen and the IAJGS Records-Alert http://lists.iajgs.org/mailman/listinfo/records-access-alerts for bringing the proposed regulations from the New York City Department
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RPAC at FGS 2019 in DC — Is This A Breakthrough?
The FGS Annual Conference being held this week at the Omni Shoreham hotel in DC will feature a Records Preservation and Access Committee report on Thursday
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