who would you write to. would you start a petition yourself on line. i would sign it, and i know some more people who would sign, also. thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <NYCOLUMB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 7:00 PM Subject: Re: [NYCOLUMB] Vital Records Issue -- PLEASE READ > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: rtwhalen1 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.columbia/4934.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Thank you for your input. When I first started writing my letters and > asking other genealogists to write as well I had a scene from the movie > Shawshank Redemption in mind where the main character, Andy Dufresne, > decides to write to the state government for funds to create a new prison > library. The warden told him they wouldn't do it but he decided to go for > it and it eventually happened though it took over 6 years. > > With the wonderful bureaucracy of New York State I realize it would take > an act of God or nature to get something like an online vital records > index in a year. I have no delusions that this will happen any time soon > but we must begin somewhere. > > I really don't think making the index available online would eliminate a > source of revenue. You still need to write in and pay for a copy of the > death certificate. The index only gives the name place and date. > > But regardless of the states current financial woes I think it would be > worth our time to start now and maybe 5 or 10 years from now something > would happen. > > Sometimes I think the gov't depends on our complacency towards the status > quo. haha. > > Please write. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYCOLUMB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >