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Data Privacy Regulations in the European Union

January 19, 2016April 4, 2025Jan Alpert Comment

If you are a genealogist researching ancestors in one of the twenty-eight-member European Union countries, you have reason to be concerned. Changes in [...]

You Can Help Keep Records Accessible! Sign the Genealogists’ Declaration of Rights!

January 13, 2016January 19, 2016Jan Alpert Comment

Have You Signed the Genealogists’ Declaration of Rights? RPAC thanks everyone who signed the Genealogists’ Declaration of Rights and all the genealogists and [...]

Welcome to the Records Advocate Sponsored by RPAC!

January 12, 2016January 14, 2025Jan Alpert Comment

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 [...]

ID360 — Closing Death Records: “Silver Bullet” or Detour? — A Case Study — Updated

July 5, 2015March 18, 2021Fred Moss Comment

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 [...]

ID Wise from the Center for Identity

October 23, 2014March 18, 2021Fred Moss Comment

Posted on October 23, 2014 by FredMoss Like every other citizen, modern genealogists also live their lives on an internet populated by identity thieves. The Center [...]

RPAC & NAPHSIS at NGS Conference

March 30, 2014February 19, 2021Fred Moss Comment

RPAC & NAPHSIS at NGS Conference Posted on March 30, 2014 by FredMoss National Genealogical Society Luncheon [...]

Death Master File (SSDI) Comes Out of Obscurity!

December 22, 2013January 22, 2021Linda McCleary Comment

Posted on December 22, 2013 by FredMoss Roughly two years ago the parents of recently deceased children began finding that the IRS was [...]

Georgia Archives — This Feels Like Progress!

June 15, 2013March 10, 2021Fred Moss Comment

Posted on June 15, 2013 by FredMoss With thanks to Elizabeth Olsen, RPAC State Liaison for Georgia for sharing a blog posting from GeorgiaArchivesMatters, a blog [...]

Georgia Archives — RPAC Letter to Governor Deal

February 3, 2013March 10, 2021Fred Moss Comment

Posted on February 3, 2013 by FredMoss GeorgiaArchives 28 Jan 2013 RPAC continues to monitor developments surrounding the future of the Georgia Archives. The link [...]

Georgia Archives — Progress?

October 18, 2012February 25, 2025Fred Moss Comment

Posted on October 18, 2012 by FredMoss With thanks to Elizabeth Olson, RPAC Georgia State Liaison for calling this press release to our attention: “Deal, [...]