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Category Archives: laws affecting genealogical research
It’s the Little Things!
Yesterday I was out walking just at dawn – it was close to 90 degrees Fahrenheit at 5:30 AM. The sun wasn’t up, but the sky was getting light. I don’t like to walk earlier because I’d prefer not to … Continue reading
Baby Steps and then a Giant Leap
Like many of you, I get diverted, go off on a tangent, get distracted. It happens. Eleven years ago I wrote my dissertation “In Living Memory.” I always knew that I would use that as the basis for a book. … Continue reading
Foresnic Genealogy News: Social Security Death access
Many thanks to Dee Dee King for writing a terrific follow up article on the Social Security Death Master File (DMF) rulings, and sending me the link! As she points out, the “article describes the certification and licensing process and … Continue reading
California voter registration records
Under current California Election Code Section 2194 voter registration records are open to the public. SB 112 (Monning-D- Santa Cruz/Monterey) as originally introduced would have established a 72-year waiting period for the public, and as amended places a 100-year waiting … Continue reading
Oklahoma death certificates
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) at the request of several Oklahoma Legislators are asking for feedback on a specific issue: If you have been denied a death certificate from the Oklahoma State Department of Health Bureau of Vital … Continue reading
Identity Theft and US Social Security Numbers – Looking for Input
One of the issues that is being discussed by Congress and others regarding identity theft and Social Security Numbers regards children-especially deceased children and fraudulent tax returns claiming them by other than their parents, i.e. misuse of Social Security Numbers.. … Continue reading
What does the Center for Desease Control have to do with genealogical research
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a US government agency under the Department of Health and Human Services, develops the Model State Vital Statistics Act . The National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems [NAPHSIS] is … Continue reading
Legislation affecting access of the Social Security Death Index
Thank you once again to Jan Meisels Allen for sending this information around. Jan wrote: “Legislation that was not signed into law before last year’s Congressional session ended has died. In the just ended Congressional session 2011-2012, we saw several … Continue reading
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