Indiana is at the crossroads to your genealogy past.
Earlier this month, we told you that the funding for building a new Indiana State Archives was in jeopardy and that conditions at the current warehouse site were rapidly deteriorating, with several leaks just in the last month.
Now Representative Matt Pierce of Bloomington has introduced an amendment to this year’s state budget proposal (House Bill 1001), which would include $27.5 million for building a new Indiana State Archives. The money would come from the state’s general fund.
We urge everyone to contact Indiana legislators about supporting this amendment (Amendment #16 to HB 1001), which would finally give the state that touts itself as the “Crossroads of America” its first true State Archives.
- If you live in Indiana, you can find contact information for your specific representatives at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/find-legislators/
- If you live outside Indiana, you can contact the Speaker of the House: Rep. Brian Bosma, 200 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204; phone: (800) 382-9841; e-mail: contact form
For guidance, the Council of State Archivists has an informative pamphlet, The Importance of State Archives.
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Unfortunately, #16 failed:
2017-02-24 IBJ “Funding for state archives building may have to wait until 2019“
http://www.ibj.com/articles/62702-funding-for-state-archives-building-may-have-to-wait-until-2019?utm_source=ibj-daily&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=2017-02-24
Call/write Bosma, Tim Brown (biennial budget bill author https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1001 ) and your rep. and your senator (budget bill will move to senate).
More background info here:
Stephen Towne. The Continuing Saga of the Indiana State Archives. H-Midwest. 02-16-2017.
https://networks.h-net.org/node/167244/pdf