Government
Los Angeles County Record Request Requirements–Just Quirky? Or Unconstitutional?
I was alerted to this issue by a commenter on the Find-A-Grave California Discussion Forum. If you go in person to the main office of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder in Norwalk, California, and ask to view their birth, death, or marriage records, you will be required to sign a form similar to the one below (the example is for …
May 2, 2009 Saturday at 2:01 pm
Louisiana Public Records Online Access: Good and Ugly
I’ve written favorably about the vital records index at the Louisiana State Archives. It’s easy to use to look up information and it’s set up to make ordering certified copies by snail mail easy. Unlike Texas, Louisiana does not have an on-line ordering capability run by the state. But since they make everything else so easy, I barely noticed. Now …
May 1, 2009 Friday at 1:58 pm
Let the Sunshine In!
One of Several Posts about Open Government Laws and GenealogyTim Agazio at Genealogy Reviews Online blogs today about his experiences with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). That reminded me that this week (March 16-22) is Sunshine Week. Sunshine Week is a project of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, with many other participants. It is “national initiative to open …
March 17, 2008 Monday at 11:10 pm
