Connie- Might this be what the article referred to? http://www.ironmountain.com/index.asp December 31, 2008 Some of the country's most iconic treasures are kept underground in the protected vaults of Pennsylvania's Iron Mountain. NBC's Tom Costello reports. Dick K. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Connie Street" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 10:59 AM Subject: Re: [IALOUISA] Preservation of records > Good to hear from you. Yes, I just watched a program on TV about Iron > Mountain. > > If you like, I can send the - it is actually a letter not an article. > > The writer is really upset. > > Connie Street > [email protected] > Remember the three Rs - Respect for self, Respect for others and > Responsibility for your actions. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Richard Kinkead > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 9:52 AM > Subject: Re: [IALOUISA] Preservation of records > > > Connie- > > Did you read the article correctly? Iron Mountain may be a place, but it is > also a records management and preservation COMPANY. I wish Belmont County, > Ohio, would do the same thing. > > Happy Valentine's Day > > Dick Kinkead > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Connie Street" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; "Cedar county list" > <[email protected]>; "IALouisa list" <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 10:06 AM > Subject: [IALOUISA] Preservation of records > > > >I just received a very disturbing letter about a county in West Virginia and > >how it is preserving its original records. > > > > I'm not sure this is the place to post it, so if anyone is interested, I > will > > be glad to forward it on. > > > > The county has contracted to have its original records moved to Iron > > Mountain, PA. The writer is questioning why the county did not preserve > its > > own records in the first place. > > > > I'm wondering if this group thinks the decision is appropriate or if we > should > > get on the bandwagon along with genealogical societies to make sure our > own > > records are safe. I don't know if all the records have been microfilmed. I > do > > know that a book was published on the wills in that county and my > great-great > > grandfather was listed as leaving some thing to his "nieces." When I was > able > > to see the original record, these "nieces" were identified as his > daughters - > > another reason to be sure you do your own research and look at original > > records and not depend on the Internet or other's transcriptions. > > > > We all know that microfilm gets brittle and scratched and may not be a good > > copy to begin with. And we know that if original census records had been > > saved, today's technology could answer a lot of questions for us. > > > > Should we be leery of other counties doing this or do you think that > > preservation in Iron Mountain is a good idea?? > > > > Connie Street > > [email protected] > > Remember the three Rs - Respect for self, Respect for others and > > Responsibility for your actions.