I know that many of you have VA research also SANDRA TYLER DUNCAN in Sacramento,CA admin for DUNCAN-L@rootsweb.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Duncan resource material follows ---------------------------------------------- http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dobson [by Mary Ann Dobson] http://www.duncanroots.com [by Keith Duncan] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TYLER-L@rootsweb.com VANSCOY-L@rootsweb.com http://www.vanschaickfamily.com/ Has many gravestone photos on his site [ by Sean Bagby] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Newest List as of 4 January 2003 WILMOTH-L@rootsweb.com originally created by myself in 1997 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MY WILMOTH INDEX http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvrandol/wilmoth.htm New County Coordinator at GEN EXCHANGE FOR Albemarle county,VA and Randolph & Pendleton counties,WV http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm? http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvrandol/wilmoth.htm My WILMOTH INDEX http://www.progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm All my outgoing mail scanned by Norton so as to be virus free!! ----- Original Message ----- From: <whoucisme@mindspring.com> To: <TYLER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 6:52 AM Subject: [TYLER] Fw: HB2426 Fellow genealogists-- Please read the below (House Bill 2426) and address your concerns to Patron Del. Nixon & Co-Patrons Del. Janis & McDougle as soon as possible. This will affect ANYONE doing genealogy research in Virginia. Time is of the essence. If you reside in Virginia, please visit the Virginia General Assembly's website at http://legis.state.va.us/ and click on "Who's My Legislator" and contact all your legislators. Thanks!! (My apologies to those who may receive this message twice)' Please pass the word to any other Virginia genealogy-related lists you may belong/subscribe to. ~Sheri Millikin ----- Original Message ----- From: <whoucisme@mindspring.com> Cc: <del_nixon@house.state.va.us>; <Del_Janis@House.state.va.us>; <Del_McDougle@house.state.va.us> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 9:46 AM Subject: HB2426 > Honorable Legislators, > I would like to express my concerns regarding HB2426. > > It presently reads as below: > > <START> > 030940904 > HOUSE BILL NO. 2426 > AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE > (Proposed by the House Committee on General Laws > on January 28, 2003) > (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Nixon) > A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered > 2.2-3808.2, relating to posting certain information on the Internet; > prohibitions. > Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: > > 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered > 2.2-3808.2 as follows: > > § 2.2-3808.2. Posting certain information on the Internet; prohibitions. > > A. Beginning July 1, 2003, no state agency or court clerk shall post on a > state agency or court-controlled website any document that contains the > following information: (i) an actual signature; (ii) a social security > number; (iii) a date of birth identified with a particular person; (iv) the > maiden name of a person's parent so as to be identified with a particular > person; (v) any financial account number or numbers; or (vi) the name and > age of any minor child. > > B. Every agency and every court clerk that posts any document on a state > agency or court-controlled website may require that any party who files > documents in any form with such agency or clerk provide, in addition to the > original document, a redacted copy of such documents that excises the > information prohibited by subsection A. Failure to provide such redacted > copy shall relieve the agency or court clerk of any liability or > responsibility in the event that such information is posted on a state > agency or court-controlled website. > > Each such agency and clerk shall post notice that (i) includes a list of the > documents routinely posted on its website, (ii) the information listed in > subsection A shall be redacted from such documents, and (iii) such documents > are for informational purposes only. Such notice shall indicate the location > of the original document. > > C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit access to any > original document as provided by law. > <END> > > I can certainly understand and completely agree with keeping living > individuals private information secure. However, the wording of this bill > would not allow for genealogical research to continue within the > Commonwealth of Virginia by way of the internet. Census records, wills, > deeds, etc. would no longer be accessible. The Library of Virginia would > become directly affected as well as any courthouses within Virginia that > offer information on deceased individuals. > > Please have this revised so only living individual's information is > protected and genealogy research may continue to thrive in our Commonwealth. > > Thank you > Sheri Millikin > Hanover County,VA resident > (proud Virginian by birth who avidly enjoys genealogy research) > ==== TYLER Mailing List ==== If you have any questions you can contact me SANDRA TYLER DUNCAN personally at purplevw@sl.net I only have two rules NO ATTACHMENTS & only post TYLER DATA