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Subject: [HIPPLE-L] Online Ohio Death Index maybe Closing/July 1, 2003
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 11:38:47 -0400

Subject: Ohio Death Index maybe Closing/July 1, 2003


>From : "Joan L. Asche" <>
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Subject : Ohio Death Index Closing!
Date : Wed, 23 Apr 2003 01:56:16 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

This notice was posted:
http://www.ohiohistory.org/dindex/index.cfm


This Index May Be Inaccessible After July 1, 2003
Due to significant recent and potential decreases in state support, the
Ohio
Historical Society may be forced to make massive reductions in staff by
July
1, 2003.
As a result, the death certificate index may be removed from the society's
web site. This would be necessary since staff would be unable to fulfill
the
large number of requests for copies submitted by patrons who use the online
index.
Onsite access to the index and the death certificates may also be limited
by
reductions in operating hours of the reading room at the Ohio Historical
Center in Columbus. Research assistance via telephone, fax, e-mail, and
postal mail will likely be curtailed as well.
You can help OHS avoid taking these actions or shorten the duration of the
service interruption by:

Becoming a member of OHS
Making a financial contribution to OHS

Telling lawmakers how much you value the death certificate index,
and the Ohio Historical Society's other programs and services:
Contact your state Ohio legislators
Contact Ohio Governor Bob Taft

Additional information about the Ohio Historical Society's budget situation
can be found here.
http://www.ohiohistory.org/dindex/index.cfm

jwc
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