That is wonderful - music to my ears. "Joan M Lowry (GSNJ)" <jml-gsnj@earthlink.net> wrote: Hello Everyone - As promised - an update on the Assembly Bill 1390, vital records legislation. GSNJ and the Advocates for New Jersey History have scheduled a meeting with Assemblywoman Joan Quigley. We anticipate that the meeting will be in her Trenton office about March 9. The finalized date and time should be coming soon. So - this is good news on multiple fronts. 1) They're drafting amended language and they'll be able to take our suggestions into consideration. Meeting with us in person should make it easier for us to make sure they understand the reasons behind our suggestions so that they can incorporate them more readily. 2) A March 9 meeting date certainly implies or suggests that they won't be scheduling the bill for a vote on March 2. (Otherwise, there wouldn't be much point in meeting, right??) So - now we know that we have a bit more time than we previously anticipated. If you haven't already written - please do write to the sponsors and ask them to use the changes suggested by GSNJ. If you have already written - give them a chance to respond. I got the impression that the mail was pretty heavy on the subject and replies to everyone might be a while coming... And a huge thank you to all of you who took the time to write. It just goes to show that a grass roots response can be successful! Regards, Joan M. Lowry, President Genealogical Society of New Jersey mailto:membership@gsnj.org website: www.gsnj.org ==== NJ-GSNJ Mailing List ==== Save the Date!!! Save the Date!!! Save the Date!!! GSNJ 2006 Spring Conference -- Saturday, June 3rd ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx Thank you! Terry Smith Administrative Assistant Gateway Foundation 720 Olive St., Ste 1977 St. Louis, MO 63101 314-241-3347 314-241-3559 (Fax)