We're going to be announcing some GOOD news soon. Here's a hint. 😉

We did it! 🥳 And now we want to do more -- A BRAND NEW BILL to finally fix records access in New York State! - mailchi.mp/reclaimthereco…

🚨 Reclaim The Records is working on A BRAND NEW LAW in the New York State Legislature! 🚨 We want to finally FIX New York State historical records access, and put it all online for everyone! And we need your help! Read our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/reclaimthereco…

Another update! The bill we helped develop and are supporting, to get scanned New York State historical records PUT ONLINE, to enshrine the indices as OPEN under state #FOIL, and to ENSURE access to historic records is moving! More progress! assembly.ny.gov/leg/?default_f…

We just got big news in our biggest-ever lawsuit. 😳 AND IT’S GOOOOOOOD press release dropping soon

We know you've all been oh-so-patiently waiting for our promised press release about that "big case that we won". But look, we didn't want to send it out right before a three-day weekend! Hang on, very good news is coming soon. 😎

big big big news that's been YEARS in the making and tomorrow's the day when we're finally going to tell you guys all about it but for tonight, enjoy a little hint (lawyer-approved) 😊

You guys...? We did it. 🥰 We won the FULL NEW YORK STATE DEATH INDEX FOR 1880-2017! We beat the largest government agency in the state of New York (NYSDOH), in the highest court of the state, through a Freedom of Information Law (#FOIL) suit. 😎 reclaimtherecords.org/records-reques…

.Reclaim The Records #LetFreedomRing #NY #NYC

Reclaim The Records That is incredible, huge congratulations!! 🎉👏 What an amazing victory for access, transparency, and genealogists everywhere. 💪📜 From all of us at the Genealogical Society of New Jersey, we’re cheering you on and celebrating this win right alongside you!

We won the New York State Death Index, 1880-2017! A big, big win for open records in New York State! - mailchi.mp/reclaimthereco…

Here's the official video of our intrepid attorney-by-day (and genealogist-by-night) Michael Moritz bravely arguing (and winning!) our case at the NY Court of Appeals, in case you want to see an episode of "Law and Order: Special Genealogy Unit". youtube.com/watch?v=kEFfWI…

Missed our Irish genealogy news round-up last month? The 1926 census will go online 18 Apr 2026. New records have been added by Ireland Genealogy Projects, Registry of Deeds Index Project, RootsIreland + more! Lots of talks & workshops planned. More 👇👇👇 irishheritagenews.ie/irish-genealog…

Our Indexing Week gathered 100 Geneanet members who together indexed 19,000 new names in the New York City Geographical Birth Index! This brings the total to 182,000 in this little-known collection liberated by Reclaim the Records @reclaimtherecs en.geneanet.org/genealogyblog/…

UPDATE: The proposed state bill we're supporting to put millions of scanned-and-indexed older New York vital records online PASSED the NYS Senate today, 50-9! Now it needs to go through the Assembly... You can subscribe to the bill's progress here: nysenate.gov/legislation/bi…

OUR BILL PASSED the New York State Assembly yesterday -- UNANIMOUSLY! 🤩 It's still not a done deal yet. It has to go to the governor, and be signed, and not have last-minute line-item edits or a veto. But we are now SO much closer to reforming New York's vital records access!