RAIN 060527 Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to records and archives management. The Star-Ledger, Fri, 26 May 2006 12:07 PM PDT A FAMILY WHO KNOWS HOW TO SAVE HISTORY http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-3/1148669708265 530.xml&coll=1 For 20 years, Margit Rahill has overseen the delicate work of book and document restoration at the Turul Bookbindery, working alongside her 95-year-old mother, Margaret Gregorensics at the family- owned shop in Jefferson. Veterans Don't Want to Dwell on Stolen PC Washington Post - United States ... Norton, of Grand Rapids, Mich., said he's not overly concerned whether his data may have been on a laptop stolen from a Veterans Affairs Department employee's ... <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/27/AR200605 2700648.html> Ingham taking records off-line: Register of Deeds worries about ... Lansing State Journal - Lansing,MI,USA ... But registers of deeds can't alter the documents themselves. ... Neither the register of deeds in Eaton nor Clinton counties provides images of documents online. ... <http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060527/NEWS01/605270350/ 1001/news> Mayor Melton Denies Shredding Newspaper Requests WLBT-TV - Jackson,MS,USA ... to the newspaper, the accusation came from City Council President Marshand Crisler, who said City Clerk Cedric Morgan delivered the shredded documents and the ... <http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=4947171&nav=2CSf> What if you could close without so much paper? Boston Globe - United States ... standards for such things as electronic notarization, to prove that documents weren't ... In Lowell, the Middlesex County North Registry of Deeds has been piloting ... <http://www.boston.com/realestate/articles/2006/05/28/what_if_you_could_c lose_without_so_much_paper> Daughter finds vintage films a reel home Greensboro News Record - Greensboro,NC,USA ... line the racks. Assistant archivist Matt Jones points out the Steed collection, which takes up a rack of its own. Rozelle and Baker ... <http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060528/NEWSREC01 04/60526017> Palo Alto Weekly, Fri, 26 May 2006 10:14 AM PDT Saviors of song http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=1480 Of all the old printed music that Kim Venaas and his orchestras have rescued from the dustbin of history, a faded clarinet arrangement is one of his favorites. PR Web, Sun, 28 May 2006 0:07 AM PDT Southeastern New York Library Resources Council Spearheads The Collaborative Digital Effort of the Hudson River Valley http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/5/prweb391179.htm On June 9th at Locust Grove, The Samuel Morse Historic Site in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., librarians, archivists, legislators and special guests will witness the public debut of a new resource featuring the extensive and diverse heritage of the Hudson River Valley. Called the Hudson River Valley Heritage, artifacts and documents are accessible and searchable through the Internet 24 hours a day, seven Top Secret CBS News - USA ... from the files because it was embarrassing. There was no secret there.". In fact, National Archives officials say one third of the seized documents were removed ... <http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/28/sunday/main1662865.shtml> Center archive yields clues to missing Vietnam soldiers Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA ... And many more new clues are likely on the way: of the 2.3 million documents the center purchased from the National Archives, only about 5 percent is online so ... <http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/state/14689578.htm> WAITING FOR 1911 CENSUS TMCnet - USA ... Our friends at the National Archives in Kew tell us that the 1911 census will be available to search online from the first working day of 2 012. ... <http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-waiting-1911-census-/2006/05/28/1661261.h tm> Historical society completes publication of Greene papers Boston Globe - United States PROVIDENCE, RI --The Rhode Island Historical Society has finished compiling the papers of a Revolutionary War commander who fought a war of attrition against ... <http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2006/05/28/histor ical_society_completes_publication_of_greene_papers> Use of open records laws raises concerns of political maneuvering Duluth News Tribune - Duluth,MN,USA Wisconsin's expansive open records law guarantees "complete public access" to most state records, and anyone can file a request. ... <http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/politics/14690146. htm> Peter A. 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