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Do you know about historically or genealogically important public records that have limited public access, or no public access? If so, please take our survey, so we can investigate and update our to-do list.
Do you know about historically or genealogically important public records that have limited public access, or no public access? If so, please take our survey, so we can investigate and update our to-do list.
PLEASE NOTE: Generally speaking, a records index or finding aid is usually much more likely to fall under Freedom of Information Law purview than the actual records or vital records certificates. For example, a limited-information marriage records index may be available under a state’s FOI laws, although the actual marriage certificates or licenses may have strict privacy laws preventing their release.
Adoption records are almost always sealed under strict privacy laws, and state FOI laws can’t override those.
Cemetery records are generally private, as they are owned by the cemetery themselves, and are not governmental records subject to state FOI laws — unless it’s a public city cemetery.
This survey is looking for information about specific genealogical record sets you believe to be wrongly withheld from the public. It’s not for reporting the names of your family members. Reclaim The Records is interested in open records advocacy, not your personal family tree. đ
Still singing happily about getting and posting THE MARYLAND MOTHERLODE âșïž
https://twitter.com/ReclaimTheRecs/status/1728572460327747871
The saga continues.
When you are hoping a key fact might solve a problem with a case you are working on in a will you have found, but the document looks like this...
@EnduringLegacy @ReclaimTheRecs Thank you so much! I spent many hours in the Maryland Archives with my pencil and my phone camera because that's the only way to access genealogy records. This is a huge step forward. Thank you!
Loving đ„° these success stories from the records I helped RTR put online during my internship. Keep them coming everybody. đ
đ It was a privilege to lead this major acquisition, feeling powerless for years, and thinking there is no excuse no one has put this amazing collection online yet. So if you reading this feel that way about a collection, let people know, and look for ways to get it done. â
đ It was a privilege to lead this major acquisition, feeling powerless for years, and thinking there is no excuse no one has put this amazing collection online yet. So if you reading this feel that way about a collection, let people know, and look for ways to get it done. â
Maryland vital records now online. Over the last year I've been working on this. Been waiting to unzip đ€ this news for awhile. It is hard keeping a secret this good. #genealogy
Congratulations to our doctoral student Michael McCormick for spearheading this project to put the vital records of an entire state online as part of his residency.
Maryland vital records have gone online @internetarchive. Congratulations to our neighbor state Maryland and @ReclaimTheRecs along with our former social media manager Michael @EnduringLegacy who lead the acquisition.
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