I think it's always been that way with the current census. It has to do with the right to privacy. Something that the Penningtons in my family hold very dear. Yes it's great when they make it available but . . . well some of it may have to do with the Nazi's of the 30's and their take overs of the ghettos and then the Communist when they would move into certain countries and their villages. The Nazi's could easily find information in the records and so forth. It's a viable concern. I don't think we should worry about it though regarding the census of 2000, this day and age of PC's and the super information era we are in, for right now the info is there. I myself think they ask too many personal questions on the census, perhaps if they quelled their questions to your name, your occupation, where you were born, then I don't think there would be a problem. What we have to do is to keep the communication lines open with our children and their children so that the information doesn't get lost. -----Original Message----- From: Audrey Annable Franklin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 3:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PENNINGTON-L] Census 2000 It is against the law not to submit your information to the census bureau. I worked for them. They send a supervisor and then the big guns! When in the world did Congress pass such a law and where were we genealogists? Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Pennington <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 2:01 PM Subject: Re: [PENNINGTON-L] Census 2000 > Sad to say, but your family nor anyone else will be able to look at the 2000 > census... EVER! Due to the shortsightedness of Congress, a law was passed > that keeps this Census private FOREVER! They apparently think that more > people will be willing to submit their info if it is handled in this way. > They apparently do not realize the importance of the Census to genealogists. > Maybe we should protest by not submitting....?....?..? > > -----Original Message----- > From: RJMRAZIK <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, January 28, 2000 9:11 AM > Subject: [PENNINGTON-L] Census 2000 > > > >This came from Carter Co., KY mailing list. > >I thought it was a wonderful suggestion and wanted to pass it along! > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Ken Reeder" <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 7:33 PM > >Subject: [KYCARTER] Census 2000 > > > > > >> Sounds like a good idea to me. > >> --------- > >> The year 2000 is a Census Year. > >> > >> Most of the census will be taken by mail. > >> > >> After you have filled out your census form why not make a > >> copy of it and file with your important (genealogy) papers. > >> > >> Then your family will not have to wait 70 years to learn about you. > >> > > > > > > > > > >==== PENNINGTON Mailing List ==== > >The Pennington Research Association Web Site > >http://penningtonresearch.org > >for subscribe and unsub instructions, > >follow the links to e-mail group. > > > > > > > ==== PENNINGTON Mailing List ==== > Threaded archives can now be found at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/PENNINGTON-L/ > > ==== PENNINGTON Mailing List ==== The Pennington Research Association Web Site http://penningtonresearch.org for subscribe and unsub instructions, follow the links to e-mail group.