Subject: Ohio Death Index maybe Closing/July 1, 2003 >From : "Joan L. Asche" <jasche@cinci.rr.com> To : OHHAMILT-L@rootsweb.com Subject : Ohio Death Index Closing! Date : Wed, 23 Apr 2003 01:56:16 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) This notice was posted: http://www.ohiohistory.org/dindex/index.cfm This Index May Be Inaccessible After July 1, 2003 Due to significant recent and potential decreases in state support, the Ohio Historical Society may be forced to make massive reductions in staff by July 1, 2003. As a result, the death certificate index may be removed from the society's web site. This would be necessary since staff would be unable to fulfill the large number of requests for copies submitted by patrons who use the online index. Onsite access to the index and the death certificates may also be limited by reductions in operating hours of the reading room at the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus. Research assistance via telephone, fax, e-mail, and postal mail will likely be curtailed as well. You can help OHS avoid taking these actions or shorten the duration of the service interruption by: Becoming a member of OHS Making a financial contribution to OHS Telling lawmakers how much you value the death certificate index, and the Ohio Historical Society's other programs and services: Contact your state Ohio legislators Contact Ohio Governor Bob Taft Additional information about the Ohio Historical Society's budget situation can be found here. http://www.ohiohistory.org/dindex/index.cfm jwc <end>