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From: Lee Aurale Huff <>
Subject: Re: [USGenWeb-SW] New Motion Before the AB
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 16:14:37 -0600
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Bettie <><
And all:

We fought hard to get that information on the web. Texas lawmakers PROMISED
to have their indexes on-line if we allowed certain legislation. Promptly
they removed their indexes after the law was enacted. Public records?
Promises? Hah!

Additionally, there is a nice "adoption" site on-line which lists the
closed information in several states. Anyone who can't say "toilet paper"
can complain about privacy. We were born. We live. Identity theft doesn't
rely on these posted bits of information, but on what we give away in our
daily transactions.

I believe in keeping what's posted. It's a little tricky to find, but some
people have only this for a source of their ancestors. Really, people just
starting family trees might consider 1950 as ancient history.

Let the state make proper indexing, then we can substitute that for what's
posted.
If you examine the postings, the "private" information is not included on
the later records.
Meantime, let the TX Vital Records people know THEY made the promise - so
we're keeping it.

Family Group sheets are a totally different subject!

Lee - Aurale Huff, Gonzales and Caldwell County CC.


At 12:08 PM 3/25/2005, you wrote:
>A motion has been made (by Larry Flesher) & seconded (by Angie Rayfield)
>
>I move that the USGenWeb Archives be directed to remove the Texas State
>Health Department Records files on births, marriages and divorces after
>1930 our of respect for the privacy of the living.
>
>Comments? Discussion?
>Bettie <><

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