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Unintended Consequences of Closing Access to the Death Master File

April 1, 2016December 2, 2020Jan Alpert Comment
More than two years ago Section 203 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 closed access to the Death Master File (known to [...]

Senate Finance Committee 10 February 2016 Hearing

March 22, 2016March 7, 2024Linda McCleary Comment
Senate Finance Committee 10 February 2016 HearingPosted on March 22, 2016 by FredMoss On February 10, 2016, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen appeared before [...]

Support the Congressional History Caucus

March 2, 2016Jan Alpert Comment
RPAC is a member of the National Coalition for History (NCH), a consortium of over fifty organizations that advocates on federal, state, and [...]

Genealogists’ Declaration of Rights Exceeds 10,000 Signatures

February 5, 2016Jan Alpert Comment
Genealogists Support Declaration of Rights RPAC is pleased to announce that the 10,000 signature threshold was exceeded on Thursday, 4 February 2016 at [...]

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                                   [...]

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