Helen, I agree to some degree with what you say. I know, though, that when I finally lose my mind, I won't want my family to see that information broadcast on the web later. As someone who deals with lots of confidential information of others, I understand totally why that act is necessary. Just my one cent (I used to have two cents but had to use one to reserve my room at the mental institution) Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 5:14 PM Subject: [MSWINSTON] Re: MSWINSTON-D Digest V04 #2 > Mary K. - I had a relative in the Little Rock State Hospital who died in 1928 > there. When I inquired about his records last Fall, I was told that the > "Privacy Act" lately passed prevented them from giving out any information about > any of their patients whether they had died seventy something years ago or > not!! They would not even confirm for me that they had any records. I left > Little Rock empty handed. I don't think all States are this strict, but I felt > that this Act is an injustice to all genealogists, if it is, in fact, > interpreted this strongly. We ought to form a protest group and bombard our > Congressmen. If anyone has had other experiences, I would be happy to hear. > Helen > > > ==== MSWINSTON Mailing List ==== > List Mom for MSWINSTON-L: > Diana Boothe [email protected] > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >