Vital records access threatened (Action now)

New York City (NYC) may restrict vital records access. The public including genealogists and others would be hurt by the restriction.

This would be great hindrance to my genealogical research since the vast majority of my ancestors entered the US though NYC and stayed there for generations.

The millions with NYC ancestors should be worried. But the larger genealogy community should also be concerned since other jurisdictions may decide to follow this example and restrict access to various records of genealogical importance.

The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is proposing a new rule that would prevent public access to birth and death records. There would not be public access to birth records for 125 years. And no public access to death records for 75 years.

I have long been a member of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B). It certainly is an organization worth your consideration if you have NY ancestors. But the reason for my mention of the NYG&B here is that they explained this issue much more thoroughly than I can do here and have made it easy to take action if you so choose.

See their page at –

https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/blog/save-vital-records-access-why-we-all-should-act

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