Hello everyone....I just received this on our Starr site from someone who received it on a list she belongs to and was very concerned and knew you would be also.....Let's see what we can do. I felt I should pass this along to everyone.......Sandy Bysinger . Hello list members searching Ohio records for marriage information: > > This comes from the April 2000 Mahoning County Chapter of theOGS > > newsletter: "Introduced into the Ohio House of Rep. is a bill to amend > > the > > Ohio Revised code that should have genealogists up in arms. 'It states, > > in > > part, that upon receiving a request for records pertaining to the > > issuance of > > marriage licenses, a probate court shall furnish copies of the records as > > > > provided under section 149.43 of the Ohio Revised code, except that the > > court > > shall delete or otherwise remove any social security numbers and the > > maiden > > names of the mothers of the parties to a marriage so that they are not > > available to the person requesting the records, except for use by the > > department of human services, law enforcement personnel, and if ordered > > by > > the court in a civil or criminal trial.' If any individual genealogist > > feels > > that this would impact their ability to do genealogical research,a > > letter > > voicing your concern would be in order here. The address is: The Honorable____, Ohio Representatives, 77 South High St., Columbus,Ohio > > 43266-0603. Or www.house.state.oh.us/voice/index. html. Representative > > Ron > > Hood from Canfield is a co-sponsor of this bill." > > Pass this on to any other lists you are subscribed to if youthink > > others > > might also be seeking marriage information in Ohio records. > > > > Barbara Faig > > Tennessee > > ----- Original Message ----- From: <STARR-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <STARR-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2000 6:19 PM Subject: STARR-D Digest V00 #36