software program is cause of online record removal
brenda kellow
september 15, 2014
The name of the software is Pacer. Experts have long thought Pacer to be too expensive and outdated. Because of the charge of ten cents per page and budgets straining at the seams, the court system removed a decade of online public records. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy said the removal of the thousands of cases of online records “is essentially erasing history.” The hardest hit was the four federal courts of appeals. He said, “It also severely limits access to information not only for legal practitioners, but also for legal scholars, historians, journalists and private litigants. For more on this problem, refer to David Kravats article at http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/09/senator-demands-us-courts-recover-10-years-of-online-public-records/.
GEORGIA WORLD WAR II DRAFT RECORDS ONLINE: The local board arranges all draft registration cards numerically, then alphabetically by surname of registrant for people born between 1897 and 1929. For additional information about this collection, contact the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis. The cards are part of Record Group 147: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975. In August of 2013, the National Archives replaced the ARC (Archival Research Catalog) with the OPA (Online Public Access). ARC identifiers will still work to access the collections in OPA. To search this collection of WWII soldiers, go to https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1880573.
101 BEST INTERNET SITES: We are always interested in the websites with the best information. Family Tree Magazine has listed them on their website at http://familytreemagazine.com/article/101-Best-Websites-2014. You must check it out in case there are new sites to help with your genealogical research. Here is the listing. Click on one and see the website.
Best Big Genealogy Websites
Best US Genealogy Websites
Best Military Genealogy Websites
Best Social Media Websites for Genealogy
Best Mapping Websites for Genealogy
Best Genealogy News Websites
Best Tech Tools for Genealogy
Best Canadian Genealogy Websites
Best Historic Newspapers Websites
Best Websites for Vital Records
Best African-American Genealogy Websites
Best State Genealogy Websites
Best Websites for Immigrant Research
Best UK & Irish Websites
Best Continental European Genealogy Websites
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND ENRICHED GRO INDEXES: This is good news for Ireland researchers. The Government Record Office (GRO) indexes are now better than ever and not just available in paper form. These are civil registration indexes and different from those available at FamilySearch.com, Ancestry.com and FindMyPast.com. These contain birth, marriages and death records up to 2013. Today, the site was down temporarily, but when it is restored, it will be at www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/.
LEGACY FAMILY TREE TO CRUISE THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN: This is seven days of fun, sightseeing and education while you cruise aboard the Royal Caribbean “Oasis of the Sea” from Saturday June 20 to Saturday June 27, 2015. Joanne Corney sailed on one of these a couple of years ago and she still talks about how much she learned, genealogically speaking. Lisa Louise Cooke is the featured speaker. In addition, all of the movers and shakers of Legacy Family Tree were on board as well as many professional genealogists. For more on the cruise, points of interest and reservations, visit the Legacy site at www.legacyfamilytree.com/CruiseInfo_2015.asp.
Brenda Kellow has a bachelor's degree in history, teaches, and lectures on genealogy. Before retiring to publish her family’s histories in 2007, Brenda held certification as a Certified Genealogist and as a Certified Genealogical Instructor. Send reunion announcements, books to review, and genealogy queries to: bbkellow@verizon.net.
GEORGIA WORLD WAR II DRAFT RECORDS ONLINE: The local board arranges all draft registration cards numerically, then alphabetically by surname of registrant for people born between 1897 and 1929. For additional information about this collection, contact the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis. The cards are part of Record Group 147: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975. In August of 2013, the National Archives replaced the ARC (Archival Research Catalog) with the OPA (Online Public Access). ARC identifiers will still work to access the collections in OPA. To search this collection of WWII soldiers, go to https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1880573.
101 BEST INTERNET SITES: We are always interested in the websites with the best information. Family Tree Magazine has listed them on their website at http://familytreemagazine.com/article/101-Best-Websites-2014. You must check it out in case there are new sites to help with your genealogical research. Here is the listing. Click on one and see the website.
Best Big Genealogy Websites
Best US Genealogy Websites
Best Military Genealogy Websites
Best Social Media Websites for Genealogy
Best Mapping Websites for Genealogy
Best Genealogy News Websites
Best Tech Tools for Genealogy
Best Canadian Genealogy Websites
Best Historic Newspapers Websites
Best Websites for Vital Records
Best African-American Genealogy Websites
Best State Genealogy Websites
Best Websites for Immigrant Research
Best UK & Irish Websites
Best Continental European Genealogy Websites
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND ENRICHED GRO INDEXES: This is good news for Ireland researchers. The Government Record Office (GRO) indexes are now better than ever and not just available in paper form. These are civil registration indexes and different from those available at FamilySearch.com, Ancestry.com and FindMyPast.com. These contain birth, marriages and death records up to 2013. Today, the site was down temporarily, but when it is restored, it will be at www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/.
LEGACY FAMILY TREE TO CRUISE THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN: This is seven days of fun, sightseeing and education while you cruise aboard the Royal Caribbean “Oasis of the Sea” from Saturday June 20 to Saturday June 27, 2015. Joanne Corney sailed on one of these a couple of years ago and she still talks about how much she learned, genealogically speaking. Lisa Louise Cooke is the featured speaker. In addition, all of the movers and shakers of Legacy Family Tree were on board as well as many professional genealogists. For more on the cruise, points of interest and reservations, visit the Legacy site at www.legacyfamilytree.com/CruiseInfo_2015.asp.
Brenda Kellow has a bachelor's degree in history, teaches, and lectures on genealogy. Before retiring to publish her family’s histories in 2007, Brenda held certification as a Certified Genealogist and as a Certified Genealogical Instructor. Send reunion announcements, books to review, and genealogy queries to: bbkellow@verizon.net.
