New Legislation in Congress Aims to Help Preserve State and Local RecordsI received this email from the Ohio Historical Society yesterday, and with permission from this List Administrator, I'm posting it here. It concerns legislation recently introduced in Congress providing grants to help preserve historical records held by state and local government agencies, libraries, genealogical societies, etc. ----- Original Message ----- From: Todd Kleismit To: Robert Gels Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 11:32 AM Subject: New Legislation in Congress Aims to Help Preserve State and Local Records New Legislation in Congress Aims to Help Preserve State and Local Records Preserving the American Historical Record Act Take Action! HR 6056 would establish federal formula grant program Legislation was introduced in Congress May 14 that would make federal formula grants available to each state for the preservation of historical records held by state and local governments, historical societies, libraries and other organizations. HR 6056, also known as the Preserving the American Historical Record (PAHR), was introduced by Representatives Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and Chris Cannon (R-UT). HR 6056 would provide $50 million to states based on a formula that takes into account population and geographic size. If funded at the $50 million level, PAHR would allow the State Archives, part of the Ohio Historical Society, to provide grant funding of more than $1.65 million annually to Ohio's local recordkeeping institutions. You can view HR 6056 by clicking here. Ohio's local governments, libraries, genealogical societies, archival institutions and local historical societies would benefit tremendously by the enactment of PAHR. The legislation has been referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Ohio Congressmen Dennis Kucinich (D-Cleveland), Mike Turner (R-Dayton) and Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) serve on the Committee. Please contact your member of Congress to urge their support of PAHR (HR 6056) by utilizing the tools below. If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from us, please click here.