Dear Friends: The House committee on Health Care has decided to leave the time limits on public access to Vital Records as they are now written. > Currently, 100 years after birth > 50 years after death > 75 years after marriage No changes. The Chairman Greenlick mentioned that he was rained upon wth e-mails from genealogists in opposition to the new guidelines. Good Job! I, Carol Surrency, Ted Jones, and one other member of the Forum attended the Hearing today in Salem. Quite an adventure. Judy Goldmann gate736@gmail.com NEW ADDRESS

CONGRATS EVERYONE!!!!!! AND...yes I'm shouting for the victory! Thanks for all your hard work. We've seen several states trying to close their archives, reduce their hours or somehow make changes that hurt genealogists. We can be heard! Wonderful job! Emily If you do not hear from me in a timely manner, just write again...I was buried in email.  LOL http://writingyourmemories.blogspot.com/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgco2/speaker/EmilyAulicino.html http://genealem-geneticgenealogy.blogspot.com/ Northwest Regional Coordinator and Speaker for ISOGG (www.isogg.org) Administrator for thirteen FTDNA DNA Projects -----Original Message----- From: orforum-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:orforum-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Judy Goldmann Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 6:15 PM To: judy Goldmann Cc: ORFORUM-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GFO] Report on House Bill 2093 Dear Friends: The House committee on Health Care has decided to leave the time limits on public access to Vital Records as they are now written. > Currently, 100 years after birth > 50 years after death > 75 years after marriage No changes. The Chairman Greenlick mentioned that he was rained upon wth e-mails from genealogists in opposition to the new guidelines. Good Job! I, Carol Surrency, Ted Jones, and one other member of the Forum attended the Hearing today in Salem. Quite an adventure. Judy Goldmann gate736@gmail.com NEW ADDRESS ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORFORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Judy, Many thanks to you and the folks who rode to Salem today for the hearings. Your attendance and the hundreds of e-mails poured on our elected representatives seemed to completely reverse the process of extending time limits for obtaining vital records. Congratulations to you all. Gerry Gerald S. Lenzen 10411 SW 41st Ave. Portland, OR 97219-6984 Phone: 503-244-4357 Cell: 971-227-0087 “The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes when one discovers that someone else believes in them.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, American writer and philosopher, 19th century. On 4/10/13 6:15 PM, Judy Goldmann wrote: > Dear Friends: > The House committee on Health Care has decided to leave the time > limits on public access to Vital Records as they are now written. >> Currently, 100 years after birth >> 50 years after death >> 75 years after marriage > No changes. > > The Chairman Greenlick mentioned that he was rained upon wth e-mails > from genealogists in opposition to the new guidelines. Good Job! > I, Carol Surrency, Ted Jones, and one other member of the Forum > attended the Hearing today in Salem. Quite an adventure. > > > Judy Goldmann > gate736@gmail.com > NEW ADDRESS > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORFORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Great news! I burned a bunch of political ears for sure! Guess it pays off. We must be diligent and alert. Patti ----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Goldmann To: judy Goldmann Cc: ORFORUM-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 6:15 PM Subject: [GFO] Report on House Bill 2093 Dear Friends: The House committee on Health Care has decided to leave the time limits on public access to Vital Records as they are now written. > Currently, 100 years after birth > 50 years after death > 75 years after marriage No changes. The Chairman Greenlick mentioned that he was rained upon wth e-mails from genealogists in opposition to the new guidelines. Good Job! I, Carol Surrency, Ted Jones, and one other member of the Forum attended the Hearing today in Salem. Quite an adventure. Judy Goldmann gate736@gmail.com NEW ADDRESS ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORFORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message