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From: "Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist" <>
Subject: Re: [APG] Vital records Access
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:53:58 -0800 (PST)


No, that sample was meant to convey that all those
folks were recognized by the State of Texas and by
County Clerks as important industries who rely on
public records access. Who wasn't listed - OUR
profession!

<<<our profession is considered a hobby to most.>>>
Exactly my point. When are we going to step up and
make the plans and take the actions that help our
profession to be recognized as worthy as those in that
list?

<<there was a previous post to this list regarding
joining the FGS records watch [sorry, the actual name
escapes me at the moment]. I tried to do just that and
found that we in genealogy have our own layer of
bureaucracy to wade through. Result: it didn't
happen. >>

So I've heard from several folks. Why aren't we taking
control of our own steering wheel?

best regards,
Dee




On Thu, 8 Mar 2007 11:37:36 -0500, "Christine
Sweet-Hart" wrote:

>
> Hi Dee Dee et al:
>
> <you wrote>:
> Below is one part of a Q&A for a bill before the Texas
> Legislature regarding
> the public access fiasco over the past couple of
weeks.
> Who is missing from
> this widely published list?
>
> <<<WHAT INDUSTRIES WERE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED AS A
RESULT
> OF THE REACTION OF
> COUNTY CLERKS ACROSS THE STATE ... -
>
> Title Insurance Industry
> Oil & Gas Industry
> Realtors
> Landmen
> Banking Industry
> Builders
> Surveyors >>>>
>
> Are you saying that the above list will be denied
> access to records? The
> above list of industries/professionals are required by
> law to obtain records
> in order to do business, thereby will be given access
> despite any claims
> that may be made to the contrary. It is likely scare
> tactics designed to
> pass a bill with some particularly unsavory elements.
> There is no law that
> specifically states that genealogists must be given
> access to records
> because our profession is considered a hobby to most.
> I am aware that there
> is a "public records access" issue here and records
> that have been
> accessible should remain so. However, comparing
> genealogists to a title
> searcher is comparing apples to bricks in my mind. I
> don't believe that any
> law will create restrictions that will prevent someone
> working in one of the
> above industries to obtain records, they will require
> most likely another
> layer of bureaucracy via licensure and paperwork in
> exchange for access.
>
> Lest there be a thought that we as genealogists do not
> have a bureaucracy of
> our own...there was a previous post to this list
> regarding joining the FGS
> records watch [sorry, the actual name escapes me at
the
> moment]. I tried to
> do just that and found that we in genealogy have our
> own layer of
> bureaucracy to wade through. Result: it didn't
> happen. I agree that we
> need to do something, but we need to make it inclusive
> and easy to
> participate - else we are just as guilty as the
> bureaucrats who are creating
> this morass.
>
> Christine
>

Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist
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