In a message dated 1/20/02 2:08:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > I do wonder if the policy in New Haven of opening to genealogists just 2-1/2 > hours per week complies with the law (During ALL NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS...). > Perhaps, New Haven received special dispensation?? Does anyone have the "cite" to this part of the law? I would love to photocopy the actual statute and show it to the people in New Haven. I have had no problems to speak of here in CT except for this restriction in New Haven. The problem with it (other than the obvious problem of limited time for those travelling a long distance and needing to check many entries) is that everyone is there at one time and their facilities are woefully inadequate (despite the fact that they are housed in a brand new building). My only other [minor] problem was in Westport where the Town Clerk decided that you have to sit at a desk outside the vault and ask for one book at a time. My only experiences outside of CT were in western Massachusetts where I have had excellent results getting copeis by mail (often in less than a week) and New York State where they don't even bother to reply to your requests. Bill Coley Orange, CT

It is my understanding that has been tried numerous times with no resulting change in policies. >In a message dated 1/20/02 2:08:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, >[email protected] writes: > > >> I do wonder if the policy in New Haven of opening to genealogists just 2-1/2 >> hours per week complies with the law (During ALL NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS...). >> Perhaps, New Haven received special dispensation?? > >Does anyone have the "cite" to this part of the law? I would love to >photocopy the actual statute and show it to the people in New Haven. > >I have had no problems to speak of here in CT except for this restriction in >New Haven. The problem with it (other than the obvious problem of limited >time for those travelling a long distance and needing to check many entries) >is that everyone is there at one time and their facilities are woefully >inadequate (despite the fact that they are housed in a brand new building). >My only other [minor] problem was in Westport where the Town Clerk decided >that you have to sit at a desk outside the vault and ask for one book at a >time. > >My only experiences outside of CT were in western Massachusetts where I have >had excellent results getting copeis by mail (often in less than a week) and >New York State where they don't even bother to reply to your requests. > >Bill Coley >Orange, CT > > >==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== >Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other >enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those >settings through their servers and will only return them to you. > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Bill, I do not have a copy of the law, but if you go on line under the state name, the web site will take you to the state page. There you can look over the RSA's Revised Statutes Annotated. There you can print out the current law. Good luck. Someone needs to rattle some doors. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 3:39 PM Subject: Re: [CTNEWHAV] Access to CT Genealogical Records > In a message dated 1/20/02 2:08:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > > I do wonder if the policy in New Haven of opening to genealogists just 2-1/2 > > hours per week complies with the law (During ALL NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS...). > > Perhaps, New Haven received special dispensation?? > > Does anyone have the "cite" to this part of the law? I would love to > photocopy the actual statute and show it to the people in New Haven. > > I have had no problems to speak of here in CT except for this restriction in > New Haven. The problem with it (other than the obvious problem of limited > time for those travelling a long distance and needing to check many entries) > is that everyone is there at one time and their facilities are woefully > inadequate (despite the fact that they are housed in a brand new building). > My only other [minor] problem was in Westport where the Town Clerk decided > that you have to sit at a desk outside the vault and ask for one book at a > time. > > My only experiences outside of CT were in western Massachusetts where I have > had excellent results getting copeis by mail (often in less than a week) and > New York State where they don't even bother to reply to your requests. > > Bill Coley > Orange, CT > > > ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== > Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other > enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those > settings through their servers and will only return them to you. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I suggest that we all politely voice our opinion to the City of New Haven, and to mayor John DeStefano Jr. at: [email protected] Bob..