Sue Ericksen, Washington State Genealogical Society President, has written an editorial article in the Society's newsletter warning that genealogists and others may soon be locked out of Washington's birth, marriage, and death records. Ericksen writes:
"The Washington State Department of Health has sent a request to the Public Records Committee that all WA Vital Records have limited access: births for 125 years, marriage, death & divorce to 50 years.
"This is devastating news to genealogists as well as other businesses and industries that use these records for legitimate purposes."
You can read the full article in a PDF file of the society's newsletter at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wasgs/2012novdecnewsletter.pdf
My thanks to Miriam J. Robbins for telling me about the article.
My thanks to Miriam J. Robbins for telling me about the article.
