Genealogists Support Archivists’ Policy on Access to State and Local Records
Dilts GD, Second floor microfilm cabinets, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah The Records Preservation and Access Committee (RPAC) supports the Joint
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Improved Access to Virginia Vital Records
Program Sponsored by the Records Preservation and Access Committee On Wednesday, 4 May 2016, at the NGS 2016 Family History Conference in
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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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Senate Finance Committee 10 February 2016 Hearing
Senate Finance Committee 10 February 2016 HearingPosted on March 22, 2016 by FredMoss On February 10, 2016, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen appeared before
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Support the Congressional History Caucus
RPAC is a member of the National Coalition for History (NCH), a consortium of over fifty organizations that advocates on federal, state, and
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Genealogists’ Declaration of Rights Exceeds 10,000 Signatures
Genealogists Support Declaration of Rights RPAC is pleased to announce that the 10,000 signature threshold was exceeded on Thursday, 4 February 2016 at
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Data Privacy Regulations in the European Union
If you are a genealogist researching ancestors in one of the twenty-eight-member European Union countries, you have reason to be concerned. Changes
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You Can Help Keep Records Accessible! Sign the Genealogists’ Declaration of Rights!
Have You Signed the Genealogists’ Declaration of Rights? RPAC thanks everyone who signed the Genealogists’ Declaration of Rights and all the genealogists and
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Welcome to the Records Advocate Sponsored by RPAC!
Stay Informed! Sign-up for the Records Advocate Blog! Help RPAC be proactive on records access issues, sign-up for the Records Advocate by clicking-on
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ID360 — Closing Death Records: “Silver Bullet” or Detour? — A Case Study — Updated
Posted on July 5, 2015 by FredMoss Last Fall, the readers of this blog were introduced to the work of the Center for Identity at the University
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