Hello, Something everyone should know about. In the last Rootsweb Review was the following: LOCKING UP THE RECORDS "Well-meaning legislators and bureaucrats around the world are increasingly zealous in their pursuit of increased opportunities to ' RootsWeb Review: RootsWeb's Weekly E-zine 19 April 2006, Vol. 9, No. 16 (c) 1998-2006 RootsWeb.com, Inc. http://www.rootsweb.com/ * * * Editor: Myra Vanderpool Gormley, Certified Genealogist Editor-RWR@rootsweb.com Certification: http://www.bcgcertification.org/certification/ * * * ROOTSWEB HELPDESK: Check here for announcements: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ LOCKING UP THE RECORDS "Well-meaning legislators and bureaucrats around the world are increasingly zealous in their pursuit of increased opportunities to protect' the privacy and security of their constituents. Unfortunately the boundaries of their zealousness is often unrestricted by common sense," says Rick Roberts in The Global Gazette. In his recent column, Roberts includes information from Joan M. Lowry, president of the Genealogical Society of New Jersey, explaining the situation in her state. Read the complete article at: http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/news/2006-04-13a.htm Concerned about access to records being closed in your state or province (or in localities where your ancestors resided), check the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) Records Preservation and Access website to learn what's going on and how you can help. http://www.fgs.org/rpa/ Can't happen in your area? See what's happened in South Dakota. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1302&dept_id=181990&newsid=16363742&PAG =461&rfi=9 REPRINTS. Permission to reprint articles from RootsWeb Review is granted unless specifically stated otherwise, provided: (1) the reprint is used for non-commercial, educational purposes; and (2) the following notice appears at the end of the article: Previously published in RootsWeb Review: 19 April 2006, Vol. 9, No. 16.