----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean & Tom Schroeder" <jeantom@accucomm.net> To: <NCGATES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 11:23 AM Subject: Re: Destruction of Wills- Info Provided by Missing Links > Here is an update. I just checked out the status of the Senate Bill 818 at > this site. > > http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=031&typ=bil&val=sb818&Submit > =Go > > The Senate passed the bill with a 40 - 0 vote and has sent the bill on to > the House. I recommend those of us who object to this should send our > letters and emails immediately. > Jean > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jean & Tom Schroeder" <jeantom@accucomm.net> > To: <ncalbema-l@usgennet.org>; <ncbath-l@usgennet.org>; > <ncbeaufort@usgennet.org>; <NCBERTIE-L@rootsweb.com>; > <NCCraven@usgennet.org>; <NCCURRIT-L@rootsweb.com>; <NCDARE-L@rootsweb.com>; > <NCGATES-L@rootsweb.com>; <NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com>; "Ncpamlico@Rootsquest. > Com" <ncpamlico@rootsquest.com>; <NCPasquo-L@usgennet.org>; > <NCWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com>; <OLD-L@rootsweb.com>; <Griggs@yahoogroups.com>; > <ETHERIDGE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 7:30 PM > Subject: Destruction of Wills- Info Provided by Missing Links > > > > I recently received this through another genealogy list I belong to: > > > > "VIRGINIA SENATE BILL 818-E2-80-94-DESTRUCTION OF WILL FILES. > > > > January 31, 2003 > > > > Virginia Senate Bill 818 > > > > Destruction of will files. Allows the clerk to destroy a will's file along > > with the original will after it is no longer of any value and after it has > > been microfilmed. > > > > Has been reported out of committee. > > > > Senator Thomas K. Norment, Jr. of Williamsburg is the only > > patron. > > > > Barbara Vines Little, CG > > Dominion Research Service > > PO Box 1273, Orange, VA 22960 > > bvlittle@earthlink.net > > > > Previously published in MISSING LINKS, > > Vol. 8, No. 5, 3 February 2003 http://www.petuniapress.com > > > > Obviously someone doesn't realize the importance of these old documents or > > the history they represent." > > > > This is real alright, folks. I found it on the internet at the Virginia > > General Assembly web site. The description of the Bill reads as follows: > > > > "Destruction of will files. Allows the clerk to destroy a will's file > along > > with the original will after 5 years have passed since probate or > > recordation and allows destruction of originals of instruments which have > > been recorded and remained unretrieved by the recording party after 6 > > months, if the documents are no longer of any value and have been > > microfilmed." > > > > Go to <A HREF="http://legis.state.va.us/">Virginia General Assembly</A> > > ( or <A REF="http://legis.state.va.us/">http://legis.state.va.us/</A> ) > > and type > > "SB818" (without quotes) in the search box at the top right. You'll get > > the description and status. > > > > What a shame. > > > > This is the web site for the VA General Assembly, > > http://www.alz-nca.org/vapolicy/assembly.asp I recommend each and every > > member be contacted and I suggest we all take an active interest and pass > > this on to other lists and county web pages to start a grass roots effort > to > > stop this senseless destruction of our history. > > > > Jean > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >