Are all the Pennington's that way??? My Grandma Rebecca Pennington Hall was that way Barb in OK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Hibbs" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 10:27 PM Subject: RE: [PENNINGTON-L] Census 2000 > 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. > > > > ==== PENNINGTON Mailing List ==== > The Pennington Research Association Web Site > http://penningtonresearch.org > for subscribe and unsub instructions, > follow the links to e-mail group. > >