If you haven't already done so please consider signing the petition. No need to discuss this on the list. Edna - Ottawa ~~~~~~~~~~~ STOP PRESS Due to the overwhelming response to the National Council on Archives' online petition, the collection date has been extended until 31st January 2006 to allow even more people to sign and for even more archives to get involved. Many thanks to all those people who have already signed and organised paper copies of the petition. The petition can be found at http://www.ncaonline.org.uk/announcements/save_the_countrys_memory The National Council on Archives will continue to lobby government and funding bodies to convince them that putting archives higher up the agenda is worthwhile. Chronic under-funding of archives means that some UK collections remain un-catalogued, housed in unsuitable conditions or unused. In the worst cases important archives are sold to overseas buyers. By signing this petition you will be helping to protect the nation's heritage and showing your support for archives. The petition will be sent to Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. If you would like to put a paper copy of the petition in your archive, please feel free to download materials and posters from http://www.ncaonline.org.uk/publications/reports and return them to NCA by 31st January 2006. Thank you for all your help.

Hi Edna, The petition web site is presently unavailable, to me anyway. Can you still get at it? Could it be temporarily closed down for whatever? Regards, Ray Christmas, New Zealand. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edna" <ekbrit@rogers.com> To: <HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 5:21 AM Subject: [Ham] Petition to Tessa Jowell in support of Archives > If you haven't already done so please > consider signing the petition. No need to discuss this on the list. > > Edna - Ottawa > > ~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > STOP PRESS > > Due to the overwhelming response to the National Council on > Archives' online petition, the collection date has been extended until > > 31st January 2006 > > to allow even more people to sign and for even more archives to > get involved. Many thanks to all those people who have already signed and > organised paper copies of the petition. > > The petition can be found at > > http://www.ncaonline.org.uk/announcements/save_the_countrys_memory > > The National Council on Archives will continue to lobby government > and funding bodies to convince them that putting archives higher up the > agenda is worthwhile. Chronic under-funding of archives means that some UK > collections remain un-catalogued, housed in unsuitable conditions or > unused. In the worst cases important archives are sold to overseas buyers. > > By signing this petition you will be helping to protect the > nation's heritage and showing your support for archives. The petition will > be sent to Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. > > If you would like to put a paper copy of the petition in your > archive, please feel free to download materials and posters from > > http://www.ncaonline.org.uk/publications/reports > > and return them to NCA by 31st January 2006. > Thank you for all your help. > > > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== > A genealogist NEVER dies he just grows more roots >

I got it just now with the link that Edna gave. No problems. Just keep trying? Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Christmas" <ray.christmas@inspire.net.nz> To: <HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 12:30 AM Subject: Re: [Ham] Petition to Tessa Jowell in support of Archives > Hi Edna, > > The petition web site is presently unavailable, to me anyway. Can you still > get at it? > Could it be temporarily closed down for whatever? > > Regards, > Ray Christmas, New Zealand. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Edna" <ekbrit@rogers.com> > To: <HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 5:21 AM > Subject: [Ham] Petition to Tessa Jowell in support of Archives > > > > If you haven't already done so please > > consider signing the petition. No need to discuss this on the list. > > > > Edna - Ottawa > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > STOP PRESS > > > > Due to the overwhelming response to the National Council on > > Archives' online petition, the collection date has been extended until > > > > 31st January 2006 > > > > to allow even more people to sign and for even more archives to > > get involved. Many thanks to all those people who have already signed and > > organised paper copies of the petition. > > > > The petition can be found at > > > > http://www.ncaonline.org.uk/announcements/save_the_countrys_memory > > > > The National Council on Archives will continue to lobby government > > and funding bodies to convince them that putting archives higher up the > > agenda is worthwhile. Chronic under-funding of archives means that some UK > > collections remain un-catalogued, housed in unsuitable conditions or > > unused. In the worst cases important archives are sold to overseas buyers. > > > > By signing this petition you will be helping to protect the > > nation's heritage and showing your support for archives. The petition will > > be sent to Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. > > > > If you would like to put a paper copy of the petition in your > > archive, please feel free to download materials and posters from > > > > http://www.ncaonline.org.uk/publications/reports > > > > and return them to NCA by 31st January 2006. > > Thank you for all your help. > > > > > > > > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== > > A genealogist NEVER dies he just grows more roots > > > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Genealogy is contagious and you don't have to sneeze to pass it on > > >