Hoping someone has information to share on Finley and Allie (Gorrell) Edgar, and his brother Ellsworth C. and Permelia (Mettert) Edgar. Both of these families lived in or near Hicksville, Defiance Co., OH. If anyone has the cemetery inscription book for Hicksville I'd like to know the cemetery of their burial, and the dates on their gravestones. Many thanks . Shirley, in MI
Recently, I sent a memo to this list regarding possible legislation at
the federal level for birth certificates. I have received notes
regarding a possible Website for a petition to Congress. As of this
time, I have no information. I have asked on the Association of
Professional Genealogists site, for any input. I'll get back as soon as
I have something new to pass on to you all.
Jana Sloan Broglin
Vice President, Membership, Federation of Genealogical Societies
Trustee, Ohio Genealogical Society
This was received from Ancestry Daily News, October 7, 2004. This needs immediate action
Jana Sloan Broglin
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IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUESTED--
LEGISLATION IN CONGRESS SEEKS TO RESTRICT ACCESS TO BIRTH RECORDS;
FGS RECOMMENDS WRITING TO YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
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The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill, House
Resolution 10 (H.R. 10), which seeks
This information was just sent from the chair of the Records
Preservation and Access Committee. This is a joint committee with the
Federation of Genealogical Societies and the National Genealogical Society.
If any more is sent regarding this bill, I'll pass it on to the lists.
Jana Sloan Broglin
Dear Delegates,
The Record Preservation and Access Committee (RPAC) needs your help on
House Bill 10. As you may know, HB10 seeks to limit access to vital
records in order to protect each of us from iden