If One bit of this Email is true we need to write as many letters as we can to as many people as we can. The wanton distruction of any public record is in my oppion criminal....Please contact this person and lets try to save these records....Nelda From: "Terrie L. Lepkowski" <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [KANSAS] Fw: [MONTANA-L] Urgent-Montana connections Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 00:09:17 -0500 If any of you have Montana connections this may interest you. Terrie ----- Original Message ----- From: Connie Berry <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 7:17 PM Subject: [MONTANA-L] Urgent-Montana connections > I read this message on Roots-L list and thought it was important to all > those who have Montana ancestors. > > Connie > > Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:11:23 -0800 > From: "Arlene Robinson" <[email protected]> > Subject: FW: Urgent-Montana connections! > > > From: Linda Thiessen [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 12:12 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [MI-Genealogy] Urgent-Montana connections! > > This was a response I received from a posting on a Montana mailing list > I subscribe to regarding the destruction of ancestral records in > Montana! I asked if there was any action I could take as my mother was > born in Butte and I have an interest in preserving these records. I > thought those of you with connections to Montana should be aware of the > situation and hopefully will take action too! > > "I would think that the more who wrote the better. Make sure the > families who write explain that they're interested in preserving their > Montana family records, as the site requires a person to put their home > address and they'll see it's from out of state. In the comment section, > just mention the reasoning for wanting the bill to pass - their Montana > ancestral records. If you have any other questions, Patti Marchington > is heavily involved in Helena. Her email address is below." > > Please take the time read this message and respond to those mentioned > below via e-mail. > > Subject: Urgent--SB 443 Hearing update for > > Genealogists & Historians, > > SB 443 had tons of opposition from the lobbyist for: > The Clerk of District Court Assoc. > The Clerk & Recorder's Assoc. > The Treasurer Assoc. > and opposition from the: > The School Insurance Assoc. > The State Fund for Workmen Comp. > The State Historical Society Library > The Secretary of State Brown's Office > (I hope I didn't leave anyone out...) > > They brought up all kinds of things that twisted > SB 443 into something that it wasn't. > SB 443 only concerns Public Records that > are being destroyed in County Courthouses...not > anything to do with Workmen's Comp., School > anything, etc. > > Only to give "Notice" to the Public...the State > Historical Soc, Historical & Genealogy Soc., > down to the Public to have a chance to Preserve > our MT History! > > I showed the House-State Admin. Committee today, > 3 Old Record Books originally from Park County Courthouse, that were > thrown away. These are: > 1897 Voter Registration Book (name, age, birthplace, & address were > listed for each voter). 1889 Court Ledger Book...that on the last page > has the old 1889 to 1890 marriage records. > 1904 City of Livingston Census Book (has names of all family members, > occupation of head of > household, ages, & addresses). > > These books were "rescued" by a Historian that happened by the trash > cans by the Courthouse and were "saved" in our local Yellowstone Gateway > Museum here in Park County....But many, many other records have been > lost forever. > > Our Park County has thrown away the old MT. Marriage Application > Books...as many other counties have done, because the Clerk of District > Court Assoc. has said they have to... > (None of the MT Old Marriage Application Books from about 1865/1889 to > 1960s have been copied!). > > No Courthouse is willing to tell exactly what records have been > destroyed, how many, what they are, etc. We don't have an accounting on > anything. > > I had really thought it would be a simple thing to just have the > Courthouses to "post" on the wall of the Courthouse the list of Records > that they didn't want (or had no room for). And since most Courthouses > around MT have e-mail (with more coming on-line everyday), they could > just e-mail the State Historical Society of that list of > unwanted Records. The State Historical Society (that does not want > these records) would look on their lists of local Historical & Genealogy > Societies for the area in and around the County that doesn't want the > records...and the Public & MT State Historical & Genealogy Societies > would all be notified! > > Very little work on the part of the Courthouses. > No cost to the County. After the listings of the local Historical & > Genealogy Societies' e-mails on the State Historical Society Library > Computer database...very little work (not compared to the priceless > preserving of history). > > If Montana does not come up with a simple plan like this to preserve our > MT History NOW....a lot more RECORDS WILL BE DESTROYED!!!! > > MT Courthouses do not have the space for these > Records...they will not be expanding their Courthouse Buildings. They > say Micro-filming is too expensive. > > The Montana Clerk of District Court & Clerk & Recorder Assoc.s will > continue to hire their lawyers & lobbyist to tell the MT Researcher what > Records we can see, what Records that will no longer exist, while they > and all of the Courthouse clerks will be the only ones to have Access, > BUT NOT THE PUBLIC. > > Please call or e-mail these House of Representatives on the House-State > Administration Committee. > > House--State Administration Committee: > Allan Walters, Chairman R - Hamilton > Debby Barrett, Vice Chairman Majority R - Dillon > Tom Dell, Vice Chairman Minority D - Billings > Norma Bixby D - Lame Deer > Dee Brown R - Hungry Horse > Don Hedges R - Antelope > Hal Jacobson D - Helena > Larry Jent D - Bozeman > Michelle Lee D - Livingston > Larry Lehman R - Power > Ralph Lenhart D - Glendive > Gay Ann Masolo R - Townsend > Doug Mood R - Seeley Lake > Alan Olson R - Roundup > Holly Raser D - Missoula > Rick Ripley R - Wolf Creek > Clarice Schrumpf R - Billings > Frank Smith D - Poplar > > e-mail the House of Representatives: > http://leg.state.mt.us/leg_msg.htm > > This House-State Administration Committee > needs to hear from at least hundreds of > MT Genealogists & Historians in the next > couple of days! > Please Support SB 443, we need everyone's help NOW! > > Patricia Marchington > Member of Park County & the State Genealogy > Society. > [email protected] > > > ==== MONTANA Mailing List ==== > Join and support RootsWeb, home of Montana-L, the MSGS Web Site & many > other genealogy lists and resources: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. 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