People for Better Pennsylvania Historical Records Access (PaHR-Access)
PROGRESS REPORT
- Alphabetical List of Organizational Endorsements
Chronological Listing:
July 7, 2008 - Visitors to this website tops 22,000.
June 30, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
June 29, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the John Timon Reily Historical Society, McSherrystown, (Adams County) PA.
June 28, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Lycoming County Genealogical Society, Williamsport, PA.
June 27, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area, Phoenixville, (Chester County) PA.
June 26, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Mountain Top Historical Society, Inc., Mountain Top, (Luzerne County) PA.
June 25, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Armstrong County Historical Museum and Genealogical Society, Kittanning, PA.
June 13, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Tulpehocken Settlement Historical Society, Womelsdorf, (Berks County) PA.
June 11, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Mennonite Historians of Eastern Pennsylvania, Harleysville, PA.
June 11, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Allegheny Foothills Historical Society, Plum, (Allegheny County) PA.
June 9, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Chester County Historical Society, West Chester, PA.
June 5, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, Shavertown, (Luzerne County) PA.
June 2, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Centre County Genealogical Society, State College, PA.
May 29, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Brandywine Crucible, Inc., San Marcos, TX. (a heritage society of descendents of the colonial Brandywine Valley area of Chester County, PA.)
May 23, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Lower Merion Historical Society, Bala Cynwyd, PA.
May 22, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Jewish Genealogical Society of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
May 21, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Summit Hill Historical Society, Summit Hill, (Carbon County) PA.
May 21, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster, PA.
May 21, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Centre County Historical Society, State College, PA.
May 21, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Western Pennsylvania Genealogy Society, Pittsburgh, PA.
May 16, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Snyder County Historical Society, Middleburg, PA.
May 16, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Historical Society of Trappe, College, Perkiomen Valley, Inc., Trappe, (Montgomery County) PA.
May 15, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Historical Society of Cocalico Valley, Ephrata, (Lancaster County) PA.
May 14, 2008 - State Representative Richard Grucella introduced in the House a companion bill (HB 2543) to Senator Rob Wonderling's comprehensive vital records bill (SB 1378). Click here to see this bill.
May 14, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Upper Darby Historical Society, Upper Darby, (Delaware County) PA.
May 12, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Philadelphia, Exton, PA.
May 10, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Historical Society of Mount Lebanon, Pittsburgh, (Allegheny County) PA
May 8, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Jefferson County Historical Society, Brookville, PA.
May 6, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Johnstown Area Genealogical and Historical Society, Johnstown, (Cambria County) PA.
May 6, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Derry Area Historical Society, New Derry, (Westmoreland County) PA.
May 1, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Genealogical Research Society of Northeast Pennsylvania, Olyphant, PA.
May 1, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
April 30, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Pennsylvania Historical Association, Mansfield University, Mansfield, PA.
April 30, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Maryland Genealogical Society, Baltimore, MD.
April 30, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the California Area Historical Society, California, (Washington County) PA.
April 28, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, York (Adams & York Counties), PA.
April 28, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Forest County Historical Society, Tionesta, PA.
April 25, 2008 - State Senator Rob Wonderling introduced Senate Bill 1378. This bill, which we strongly support, calls for computerizing Pennsylvania state vital records; birth certificates over 100 years old and death certificates over 50 years old to become open records and to have them online; and establishing an online index (and only an index with minimal information) of death records over 2 years old. It is designed to modernize the Division of Vital Records, proactively help stop the identity theft of deceased persons and allow for vastly greater use of the oldest state birth and the older state death records by the public. Click here to see this bill.
April 22, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Washington County Historical Society, Washington, PA.
April 21, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, Kutztown, (Berks County) PA.
April 21, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the North Hills Genealogists, Ingomar (Allegheny County), PA.
April 17, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Mifflin County Historical Society, Lewistown, PA.
April 15, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Charleroi Area Historical Society, Charleroi (Washington County), PA.
April 11, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Bradford County Historical Society, Towanda, PA.
April 10, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County, Indiana, PA.
April 5, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Lilly-Washington Historical Society, Lilly, (Cambria County) PA.
April 4, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by State Representative Dante Santoni (146th District).
March 28, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Library Board of the Meyersdale Public Library, Meyersdale (Somerset County), PA.
March 26, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Berks County Genealogical Society, Reading, PA.
March 26, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Association of Professional Genealogists, Westminster, CO.
March 24, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Cameron County Genealogy Club, Emporium, PA.
March 19, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Limerick Township Historical Society, Limerick (Montgomery County), PA.
March 18, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Penns Valley Area Historical Museum Association Aaronsburg (Centre County), PA.
March 17, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Venango County Genealogical Club, Oil City, PA.
March 16, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by Historic Catasauqua Preservation Association, Catasauqua (Lehigh County), PA.
March 14, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Clarion County Historical Society, Clarion, PA.
March 14, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Erie Society For Genealogical Research (ESGR) Erie (Erie County), PA.
March 13, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Tri-State Genealogical & Historical Society (Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia), Newell, WV.
March 12, 2008 - Endorsement by the Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations (PFMHO), Harrisburg, PA.
March 6, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by State Representative Thomas J. Quigley (146th District)
March 6, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by State Representative Sam Rohrer (128th District)
March 4, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Mauch Chunk Historical Society of Carbon County, Jim Thorpe, PA.
February 29, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by State Representative Paul I. Clymer (145th District)
February 28, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Greene County Historical Society, Waynesburg, PA.
February 26, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by State Representative Tom C. Creighton (37th District)
February 26, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by State Senator Michael W. Brubaker (36th District)
February 26, 2008 -
Endorsement for this cause by State Representative John C. Bear (97th District)
February 26, 2008 - State Senator Robert D. Robbins introduces Senate Bill 1296 which calls for birth records more than 75 years old and death records more than 50 years old to become open records and available to the public at large. Use this link to see the actual wording of the bill: SB 1296
February 19, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Fulton County Historical Society, McConnellsburg, PA.
February 4, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by State Senator Robert D. Robbins (50th District)
February 2, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Old York Road Genealogy Society, Abington (Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties), PA.
January 28, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS), Austin, TX.
January 25, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Franklin County Historical Society (Kittochtinny), Chambersburg, PA.
January 25, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Lackawanna Historical Society, Scranton (Lackawanna County), PA.
January 25, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by State Representative Richard T. Grucela (137th District)
January 19, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by Rockwood Area Historical & Genealogical Society, Rockwood (Somerset County), PA.
January 14, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by State Senator Stewart J. Greenleaf (12th District)
January 14, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Susquehanna County Historical Society, Montrose, PA.
January 11. 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Clinton County Historical Society, Lock Haven, PA.
January 10, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Tri-County Heritage Society (Berks, Chester and Lancaster Counties), Morgantown, PA.
January 10, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by State Representative Joseph F. Brennan (133rd District).
January 8, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the Wyoming County Historical Society, Tunkhannock, PA.
January 4, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by the National Genealogical Society (NGS), Alexandria Virginia.
January 4, 2008 - Endorsement for this cause by State Representative Julie Harhart (183rd District).
December 20, 2007 - Endorsement for this cause by State Representative Craig A. Dally (138th District).
December 15, 2007 - Endorsement for this cause by the Lansdale Historical Society, Lansdale (Bucks County), PA.
December 13, 2007 - Endorsement for this cause by the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA.
December 12, 2007 – Endorsement for this cause by the Sewickley Valley Historical Society, Sewickley (Allegheny County), PA.
December 10, 2007 – Endorsement for this cause by the Sullivan County Historical Society, Laporte, PA.
December 5, 2007 – Endorsement for this cause by the Lebanon County Historical Society, Lebanon, PA.
November 28, 2007 – PaHR-Access Webpage started.
November 26, 2007 – Received endorsement for this cause from the Beaver County Genealogical Society, Beaver Falls, PA.
November 19, 2007 – Endorsement for this cause by the Victorian Vandergrift Museum & Historical Society, Vandergrift (Westmoreland County), PA..
November 18, 2007 – Write up about our cause by Tom Mooney in his genealogy column which appears in the Wilkes-Barre Times Mirror.
November 17, 2007 - Endorsement for this cause by the Fayette County Genealogical Society, Uniontown, PA.
November 16, 2007 – Endorsement for this cause by the Juniata County Historical Society, Mifflintown, PA.
November 15, 2007 - Endorsement for this cause by State Representative Karen D. Beyer (132nd District).
November 9, 2007 - Endorsement for this cause by the Latrobe Area Historical Society, Latrobe (Westmoreland County), PA.
November 7, 2007 – Endorsement for this cause by the Slovenian Genealogy Society International, Inc.
November 4, 2007 – Name of group changed to People for Better Pennsylvania Historical Records Access (PaHR-Access).
November 1, 2007 - Endorsement for this cause by the Hershey-Derry Township Historical Society, Hershey (Dauphin County), PA.
November 1, 2007 - Endorsement for this cause by State Representative Douglas G. Reichley (134th District).
November 1, 2007 - Endorsement for this cause by State Senator Robert C. Wonderling (24th District).
October 31, 2007 - Endorsement for this cause by State Senator Patrick M. Browne (16th District).
October 22, 2007 – Write up about our cause by Jim Beidler in his genealogy column which appears in the Lebanon Daily Times and the Altoona Mirror.
October 17, 2007 - Endorsement for this cause by State Representative Jennifer Mann (131st District).
September 30, 2007 - Endorsement for this cause by State Senator Lisa M. Boscola (18th District).
September 14, 2007 – The name of People for Better Access to Pennsylvania Historical Records (PBAPHR) adopted by group.
August 2007 – Movement started by Tim Gruber with Roger Schuler and Mary Cowling in the Lehigh Valley, PA.
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Alphabetical listing of organizational endorsements (79 all together):
Allegheny Foothills Historical Society - June 11, 2008
Armstrong County Historical Museum and Genealogical Society - June 25, 2008
Association of Professional Genealogists - March 26, 2008
Beaver County Genealogical Society - November 26, 2007
Berks County Genealogical Society - March 26, 2008
Bradford County Historical Society - April 11, 2008
Brandywine Crucible, Inc. - May 29, 2008
California Area Historical Society - April 30, 2008
Cameron County Genealogy Club - March 24, 2008
Centre County Genealogical Society - June 2, 2008
Centre County Historical Society - May 21, 2008
Charleroi Area Historical Society - April 15, 2008
Chester County Historical Society - June 9, 2008
Clarion County Historical Society - March 14, 2008
Clinton County Historical Society - January 11, 2008
Derry Area Historical Society - May 6, 2008
Erie Society For Genealogical Research (ESGR) - March 14, 2008
Fayette County Genealogical Society - November 17, 2007
Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) - January 28, 2008
Forest County Historical Society - April 28, 2008
Franklin County Historical Society - January 25, 2008
Fulton County Historical Society - February 19, 2008
Genealogical Research Society of Northeast Pennsylvania - May 1, 2008
Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania - June 30, 2008
Greene County Historical Society - February 28, 2008
Hershey-Derry Township Historical Society - November 1, 2007
Historic Catasauqua Preservation Association - March 16, 2008
Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County - April 10, 2008
Historical Society of Cocalico Valley - May 15, 2008
Historical Society of Mount Lebanon - May 10, 2008
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - May 1, 2008
Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area - June 27, 2008
Historical Society of Trappe, College, Perkiomen Valley, Inc. - May 16, 2008
Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania - December 13, 2007
Jefferson County Historical Society - May 8, 2008
Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Philadelphia - May 12, 2008
Jewish Genealogical Society of Pittsburgh - May 22, 2008
John Timon Reily Historical Society - June 29, 2008
Johnstown Area Genealogical and Historical Society - May 6, 2008
Juniata County Historical Society - November 16, 2007
Lackawanna Historical Society - January 25, 2008
Lancaster County Historical Society - May 21, 2008
Lansdale Historical Society - December 15, 2007
Latrobe Area Historical Society - November 9, 2007
Lebanon County Historical Society - December 5, 2007
Lilly-Washington Historical Society - April 5, 2008
Limerick Township Historical Society - March 19, 2008
Lower Merion Historical Society - May 23, 2008
Lycoming County Genealogical Society - June 28, 2008
Maryland Genealogical Society - April 30, 2008
Mauch Chunk Historical Society of Carbon County - March 4, 2008
Mennonite Historians of Eastern Pennsylvania - June 11, 2008
Meyersdale Public Library (see chronological listing) - March 28, 2008
Mifflin County Historical Society - April 17, 2008
Mountain Top Historical Society, Inc. - June 26, 2008
National Genealogical Society (NGS) - January 4, 2008
Northeastern Pennsylvania Genealogical Society - June 5, 2008
North Hills Genealogists - April 21, 2008
Old York Road Genealogy Society - February 2, 2008
Penns Valley Area Historical Museum Association - March 18, 2008
Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations (PFMHO) - March 12, 2008
Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center - April 21, 2008
Pennsylvania Historical Association - April 30, 2008
Rockwood Area Historical & Genealogical Society - January 19, 2008
Sewickley Valley Historical Society - December 12, 2007
Slovenian Genealogy Society International, Inc. - November 7, 2007
Snyder County Historical Society - May 16, 2008
South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society - April 28th, 2008
Sullivan County Historical Society - December 10, 2008
Summit Hill Historical Society - May 21, 2008
Susquehanna County Historical Society - January 14, 2008
Tri-County Heritage Society - January 10, 2008
Tri-State Genealogical & Historical Society - March 13, 2008
Tulpehocken Settlement Historical Society - June 13, 2008
Upper Darby Historical Society - May 14, 2008
Venango County Genealogical Club - March 17, 2008
Victorian Vandergrift Museum & Historical Society - November 19, 2007
Washington County Historical Society - April 22, 2008
Western Pennsylvania Genealogy Society - May 21, 2008
Wyoming County Historical Society - January 8, 2008
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Note: by endorsement we mean support having much greater access to
Pennsylvania's older state death records and to have them accessible online.
Tim Gruber
We would enjoy hearing from you