Records Access and Preservation Committee
http://www.fgs.org/RPAC
Access to Vital Records is Under Attack! How Can You Help?
Thursday, 8 May 2014, 4:00 p.m. B15B, first floor GRCCVital records are being threatened at both the state and federal level. Learn about the 2011 Revision of the Model State Vital Statistics Act which if passed in your state will close access to birth records for 125 years and death records for 75 years. Also hear about how the 2013 Bipartisan Budget Act signed at the end of 2013 has limited access to the Social Security Death Index for three years after someone’s death. Find out how the genealogical community has responded at both the state and federal level to these initiatives and how you can help.
At the Opening Session, NGS President, Jordan Jones, announced the Genealogists’ Declaration of Rights which advocates open access to federal, state, and local public records. Stop by the RPAC booth #105 and sign the Declaration of Rights.What is RPAC?
The genealogical community works together through The Records Preservation and Access Committee (RPAC), a joint committee which includes The National Genealogical Society (NGS), the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS), and the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) as voting members. The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG), the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen), and the American Society of Genealogists (ASG) also serve as participating members. RPAC also includes participation from a few of the commercial providers of genealogical information including FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, and ProQuest. RPAC meets monthly or more often if required by current events, to advise the genealogical community on ensuring proper access to vital records, and on supporting strong records preservation policies and practices.
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