-- [ From: Richard Frisbie * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- Listmembers I attended an historian's meeting this morning at which a speaker, almost as an aside, mentioned that by law municipal historians could not do genealogical research for a person. Interestingly, he added that if the historians did genealogy work on their own and someone asked them a question about it - they could answer (as in - share their own work). But, their municipal work was in the Family History line, NOT genealogy. Admittedly - that is a very fine line - I just didn't know there was a law about it. It also came up about the income generated by genealogists and how a Southern State genealogy group documented so much money coming into their state capital (hotels, restaurants, gas etc.) from genealogists using the State Archives, that they convinced the state to build a new archives building and keep it open on Saturday and Sunday! (You mean - when people can use it? Amazing!) So - if you want the archives of NY more accessible, send them a letter. Richard Frisbie