----- Original Message ----- From: Rhonda <lindclan@lisco.com> To: <BARR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 7:42 PM Subject: [BARR] Fw: [PACHESTE] NARA Fee Increases > > -----Original Message----- > From: Judith Kaufman <jakaufman@icdc.com> > To: PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com <PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 6:53 PM > Subject: [PACHESTE] NARA Fee Increases > > > > > >Received this information from one of my mailing lists and think it worthy > >of passing along. Many of us have used, or will use, NARA in the future. > >These fee increases are substantial. Please read. NARA website with fees > at > >end of message. > > > > > > Subject: Fwd: NARA Fee Increases > > > > > >> Here's something of interest to genealogists: > >> > >> NARA Fee Increases > >> > >> Dear fellow researchers: > >> > >> I know that many of you have ordered documents from National Archives and > >> Records Administration called NARA for short. This is the federal agency > >> which has > >> *our* pension records, bounty land records, military records, passenger > >lists > >> as well as other records of importance to a genealogist. > >> > >> NARA is proposing a rate increase. Not a small one to cover the cost of > >> living but a VERY LARGE increase! The records most often sought, the > >pension > >> records of our ancestors, will have a 400% increase in Sept. unless we > >make > >> our voices heard. > >> > >> Several years ago, when NARA was threatened with a dramatic funding cut, > >they > >> appealed to genealogist to write and express our opinions and > >> dissatisfaction. We did and basically *saved* them. Now it is our turn > to > >> speak out on this issue too. > >> > >> First visit this site, it is the NARA site that tells you about the > >proposed > >> fee increases. Some of you can hyperlink and others will need to copy > and > >> paste the page. Either way, read it carefully. Yes, it is your typical > >> government document full of mumble jumble and you have to wade through > all > >of > >> that. But the new fees are listed. All increases are far more than a > >modest > >> increase! > >> > >> Now is the time we can act together. We can write an email, send a fax or > >> better yet, a snail mail letter to NARA. In addition, notify you > >congressman > >> and any other official you know to express your dissatisfaction in this > >most > >> unfair rate increase. > >> > >> The time is NOW. The cut off date for getting your opinions in is June > >26, > >> 2000. Although the increase is not scheduled until Sept., we must act > now > >to > >> get them to rethink this gigantic increase. > >> > >> Thank you for reading this. Please take the time to write a similar > >message > >> to each of the mailing list you receive, and send to them as well as to > >each > >> genealogist that you personally correspond with and encourage them to do > >the > >> same. Together we can be a Million Genealogist On Line Against Fee > >> Increases!! > >> > >> With elections not far away, I do not think congress wants to make a VERY > >> Large group of constituents upset!! So go below and click or copy and > see > >> for yourselves what is proposed and then write your letter now, not > >tomorrow, > >> not next week. NOW. > > > >http://www.nara.gov/nara/fees-pro.html > > > > > > > > > > > >==== PACHESTE Mailing List ==== > >Stop by our associated website for Chester County Genealogy at > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacheste/chester.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== BARR Mailing List ==== > Fred W. Reese freese@netins.net > List owner and Rootsweb Donor >