I just got this from Eastman newsletter. Please pass it on. Terry Allen has written an article about the current state of affairs when it comes to looking at public records. The U.S. Government's Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 will bar genealogists and many others from looking at birth and death certificates for 70 to 100 years. The proposed regulations are now causing widespread concern among state officials. The original version is here at: http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2488/ Patti