Senator Orrin Hatch wants to create a grant program to help libraries, universities and local and state governments to preserve their records for future genealogists.
He and Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., introduced on Monday the "Preserving the American Historical Record Act." It would authorize spending $50 million a year for five years for grants to governments around the country to help preserve records, whether in paper, electronic or other form.
He and Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., introduced on Monday the "Preserving the American Historical Record Act." It would authorize spending $50 million a year for five years for grants to governments around the country to help preserve records, whether in paper, electronic or other form.
"This legislation will allow state and local governments to make more historic documents — birth, death and marriage certificates, among many others — available to researchers and citizens. It will also provide employment opportunities in communities across the country," Hatch said.
"Family history and genealogical research is one of the most common enterprises people engage in online, and literally millions of Americans continue to use various family history resources every day."
You can read more in the Deseret News at http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700025804/Hatch-wants-to-create-grants-to-preserve-records-for-genealogists.html
