[Genealib] finding people in the future & trends in publishing personal information

[Leslie Couture]

I have noticed in the last 6 months - year,that the number of marriages recorded in our local paper has declined.  

Does this reflect that more people are living together than marrying?  Or could it be a disinterest in reporting it? 

The same thing is true with the births, in fact, they have not been reported in our paper for 3 months.  This could be because of a reorganization, but I am not sure.  The births have - for the last several years - shown up in the Sunday paper.  

I am wondering if this could be because of privacy issues?  could it be lack of interest? time? or not enough interest for the paper to place them there.

I have emailed the local paper about the births, but have yet to receive a reply from them.

And how will this affect future generations of people searching for their relatives?  Does it seem that there is less free information out there?  

Any thoughts?

Leslie Couture
Denton Public Library
Genealogy/Special Collections