[Genealib] Searching for records of men who died twice.

[SUBVETPAUL at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/23/2006 6:29:34 AM Central Standard Time, 
donna.dinberg at lac-bac.gc.ca writes:


> In government, there is a point at which a given volume of work must become 
> a "project" for which one must establish a budget in order to move forward.  
> If something is large enough and is *not* becoming an established project, 
> then the (large) costs of doing such a thing must somehow be recovered.  It is 
> unfortunate that this is the case where public data is concerned; but from 
> the organizational perspective, there are only so many hands available to do 
> the work unless added funding is obtained to support more hands.
>  
> That said, it would be worthwhile to see if this idea *could* be nudged into 
> becoming some sort of planned project, so the data might become more readily 
> available.
>  
> Donna Dinberg
> Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
> donna.dinberg at lac-bac.gc.ca
> 

Thank you Donna for your response and thoughtful insight.

Regarding: The high cost of gathering genealogy data on World War II 
Deceased.

Yes, your premise is correct. The U.S. Navy repository which archives data 
did supply 12 searches, gratis. It was somewhat slow but helpful. 

To search, say 1,000 records might take more time than most interested WWII 
veterans have left to live. My research data base is greater than 3,600 
records.

However, a volunteer project may accomplish a good portion of the task, 
provided the records would be made available.  The National Archives in St. Louis 
has refused access to records by this volunteer. The U.S. Navy archives at 
Millington, TN appears adamant that funding, up front, is required and without a 
commitment to performance or delivery per any schedule.

Basic data, such as date and place of birth of deceased WWII men and names of 
parents appears to be guarded, with fervor by these agencies. 

The dilemma exists. Perhaps the problem of gathering important genealogical 
data from government sources will go away as interested World War II veterans 
fade into obscurity.

subvetpaul at aol.com
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