Freedom of Information Act Best regards. Nancy. NColeman ncroots@worldnet.att.net NYC/Long Island Family History Research Services: http://www.genealogyPro.com/ncoleman.html County Coordinator for the Nassau GenExchange: http://www.genexchange.com/ny/nassau/index.cfm Irish Family History Forum www.ifhf.org -----Original Message----- From: gencon <gencon@harborside.com> To: GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com <GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 1:28 PM Subject: Re: FOIA >ok... sometimes I feel so dumb...I give in what is FOIA? I wasn't going to >ask, hoping someone would ask..guess I am the only one that doesn't know >what it stands for... > >Wilma Fleming Haynes >gencon@harborside.com > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Lynn Brandvold <lynn@gis.nmt.edu> >To: <GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 8:36 PM >Subject: FOIA > > >> Hi GEN-NYers, >> >> I received the message below. Does anyone know the answer? I hadn't >> thought about it before but Valerie is right, it does sound illogical. >> >> Lynn >> >> >> > Dear Lynn >> > >> > I have used the FOIA to obtain records of people listed in the Social >> > Security death benefits list and have found only one problem with the >> > process -- that it is very slow. However, in New York State, there are >> > particular state laws preventing non-direct descendants from obtaining >> > vital records of a person before a certain number of years, a number >> > that changes depending on the type of record and whether the person is >> > alive. >> > >> > My question is: Does the Committee for Open Government in Albany intend >> > FOIA to override these privacy laws? It seems odd that I can find out >> > birth/parent details on someone who died in 1999 if I write to the >> > Frederal Govt., but I have to wait for 50 years according to NYS >> > regulations. All it means to genealogists is that there is a period of >> > time that precedes the SS list of people but that is closed to easy >> > research because it falls into the privacy category. It all seems >> > illogical. >> > >> > Valerie Clift >> >> >> ==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== >> Have you considered joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data >> Cooperative? >> http://www.rootsweb.com/ >> >> > > >==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== >Have you forgotten how to UNSUBSCRIBE? >Visit the GEN-NYS-L Frequently Asked Questions (And Answers!) web page: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nozell/GEN-NYS-L/FAQ/GEN-NYS-L.txt > >