Just received this from someone on my Trice mail list... nt >Hello ladies of Kentucky, > THere are to very urgent matters in our state that need to be >addressed by all of us. If you have ever done genealogical research you >will understand the need of both these requests. > >1. Today I was informed by Mr. Walter Shupe that he had just come from >the vital record dept. in Frankfort where he was informed that the death >certificates for KEntucky are being redesigned and a new one will be >implemented soon. The new death certificate will no longer have a place >for the names of the deceased's parents and their place of birth. This >will be a blow for all researchers until the year of 2020 when it is >presumed that all those born before 1911 (the year birth and death >certificates were started) will most likely be deceased. The reason >this will be a blow is that those born before 1911 do not even have a >birth certificate that names their parents. Their only record for some >of them will be their death certicate that will show who their parents >were. I urge all of you to write or call your state representative & >senators and voice your disapproval of leaving off the names of the >parents and their birth place of the deceased person's death >certificate. > >2. As you all know we will soon have the new Kentucky History Center >with its state of the art library. Ron Bryant who is a legend and the >most noted historian for the Kentucky Historical Library and an >authority on the rare book collection, not to mention he could guide us >to sources we have never known for genealogical reserach has his name in >for the position of librarian if the History Center. Now is the time to >write letters to everyone you know asking them to support the hiring of >Ron Bryant as librarian of the Kentucky History Center. Ron has spoken >to just about every organization in the state. His knowledge is >unlimited. We need this gentleman in the KY History Center. Please, >write your reps. and senators about Ron Bryant and urge them to support >him as the new librarian. > >Thank you for being there and I hope you all will help with these >matters. >Lynda Closson > > ==== KYGEN Mailing List ==== GenConnect Query System http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/index.html