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What's New? Gary Mokotoff, Editor Volume 19, Number 8 | February 25, 2018 Every
government puts value on preserving its history. That is why we have
national archives. Genealogy preserves history; the history of a
family. It cannot be done without access to records, just as historians
cannot preserve a nation's history without access to records. It is a
greater good than the right to privacy. It is a greater good than the
risk of identity theft.
Past issues of Nu? What's New? are
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Ancestry UK Collections Free of Charge Until End of Today  Ancestry
UK is
offering access to its UK and Irish collection at no charge until the
end of today, Sunday, February 25. It can be accessed at https://search.ancestry.co.uk
/search/group/uk_irish_records. The company recently added a
collection of Edinburgh electoral registers (1832–1966) to
its collections. These are yearly registers listing a
person’s name, occupation and address.European Union Regulation Causes Dutch Database to Be Removed from Internet  Jan
Meisels Allen, Chairperson of the IAJGS Public Records Access
Monitoring Committee, reports that the European Union’s
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes effective on May 25,
2018. One of the provisions is the prohibition of the publication of
personal data of living persons, especially when it is considered
“special” personal data, such as religion or
political beliefs. The Tilburg, Netherlands Regional Archive has announced their online family cards collection (1920–1940) will be affected by the GDPR as the family cards contain data about the religious disposition of residents. As a result of advice of the Association of Dutch Municipalities, the archive will no longer offer the services of family cards online. Additional information can be found at https://tinyurl.com/DutchFamilyCards. The site is in Dutch. Article on Warsaw Jewish Life Today For those who have already signed up for the IAJGS conference in Warsaw or those that are contemplating going, the Times of Israel has published an article titled “It’s Not The Warsaw You Think It Would Be” with a subheading “The Polish capital is brimming with Jewish culture. It’s got more kosher restaurants than D.C., but it’s hard to escape a sense of absence.).” The aticle can be found at http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/its-not-the-warsaw-you-think-it-would-be/. Jewish Genealogical Society Forms in Kansas City, Kansas  It’s
official. There is now a Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Kansas
City. It becomes the 80th member of the International Association of
Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS). The society has a Facebook group
at https://tinyurl.com/JGSGKC
and a blog at https://jgsgkc.blogspot.com/.IAJGS is the umbrella group of 80 societies in 14 countries throughout the world. It provides a common voice for issues of significance to its members, to advocate for and educate about their genealogical avocation, and to coordinate items such as the annual International Conference on Jewish Genealogy which will be held in Warsaw, Poland, this year and Cleveland, Ohio, in 2019. Information about the organization can be found at http://www.iajgs.org. New at Ancestry.com Ancestry has
added/updated the following record groups at their site. Note that they
do not indicate how many entries have been added. Announced collections
may not be complete for the dates specified and will be added at some
later date. Updated Collections Arizona Marriage Collection, 1864–1982 Arizona, Death Records, 1887–1960 Missouri, Birth Registers, 1847–1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1850–1931 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805–2002 Missouri, Miscellaneous Records, 1805–2002 South Carolina, City of Charleston, Birth Records, 1877–1901 South Carolina, Delayed Birth Records, 1766–1900 Tennessee, City Death Records, 1872–1923 Ancestry UK Added Edinburgh, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1832–1966 Fife, Scotland, School Admissions and Discharges, 1867–1916 Liverpool, England, Electoral Registers, 1832–1970 London, England, Poor Law School District Registers, 1852–1918 Updated London, England, Workhouse Admission and Discharge Records, 1764–1930 London, England, Poor Law and Board of Guardian Records, 1738–1930 Gloucestershire, England, Electoral Registers, 1832–1974 Ancestry Australia Updated Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, 1841–2001 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Removes “nation of immigrants” from Mission Statement  The
U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has redefined its mission
statement. It no longer includes the phrase “nation of
immigrants.” Instead it emphasizes “safeguarding
its integrity” and “securing the
homeland.” A spokesperson for the agency stated it reflects
USCIS director’s “guiding principles for the
agency. This includes a focus on fairness, lawfulness and efficiency,
protecting American workers and safeguarding the homeland. These key
priorities are reflected in the agency's new mission
statement.”Additional information is at https://tinyurl.com/USCISMission.  Mormon Submits Florida Victims for Baptism Within 24 hours of the shooting at the school in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead, an “overzealous” Mormon submitted the names of the victims for posthumous baptism. Four of the persons were Jewish. The absurdity of the act was that one of the victims was a Mormon who, no doubt, was baptized into the Church during her lifetime. When the Church found out about the deed, they immediately removed the names from their rolls. The action is in violation of Church policy. It is possible the errant individual lost his privileges to submit names for Mormon rites. A version of the event can be found in a Forward article at https://tinyurl.com/ForwardMormon.
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