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Reclaim The Records: Using Freedom of Information laws to open up genealogical and archival data
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Federal data is disappearing. On Thursday, meet the teams working to rescue it and learn how you can help.
Since the start of the new Trump administration, hundreds of federal data sets and government websites have gone offline without warning, sometimes returning with major changes and sometimes not returning at all. On February. 13, meet the groups fighting to keep the information online.

The fight to preserve federal government data
Multiple organizations are fighting to preserve access to government data and websites that have been removed after President Donald Trump took office.

For the Record: The battle to preserve the online archives of now-shuttered newsrooms
Major news organizations have announced the shutdown of prominent websites, including the DCist, Vice and The Messenger with many left wondering who will archive the journalism of hundreds of reporters.

Come comb through the next batch of the Brett Kavanaugh Files
MuckRock users are continuing to sift through a selection of materials released on the Supreme Court nominee. Here’s some of what we’ve found so far.

The Brett Kavanaugh files: Help explore documents around the most recent Supreme Court Nomination
Help read through thousands of pages covering Brett Kavanaugh’s time working under special counsel Ken Starr, in the White House Counsel’s Office under President George W. Bush, and more, summarizing and highlight the documents you think are most interesting.
4 Requests
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Reclaim The Records sent this request to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene of New York City, NY
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Inventory listing of all microfilm and microfiche holdings of the New York City Municipal Archives
Reclaim The Records sent this request to the Department of Records and Information Services of New York City, NY
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Inventory of all old NYC records to be discarded or destroyed
Reclaim The Records sent this request to the Department of Records and Information Services of New York City, NY
In Litigation
Request to the NYC Municipal Archives for the Kings county (Brooklyn) "Old Town" microfilms
Reclaim The Records sent this request to the Department of Records and Information Services of New York City, NY