The need for implementing policies and procedures around electronic
documents has never been greater than it is in today's business world.

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Journals and slave narratives are among the most evocative of genealogical
resources for African-Americans.

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"Good governance requires compliance and the proper
management of records and information -- regardless of the media on which
they are created or stored -- and is the key to any organization's
compliance efforts.merresource . As a non-profit association for more than 60 years, AIIM
provides industry news and information , education and training, market
analysis, industry standards development, publications, regional chapters,
and executive networking. Established in 1955 with a current international
membership of more than 10,000, ARMA International is the oldest and
largest association for the records and information management profession.

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Many researchers assume their efforts are pioneering, but many
genealogists have already researched the exact same family lines. MyFamily. More
importantly, these first-hand accounts not only provide a snapshot view of
slave life in America, but also sometimes provide details about a slave's
parents and/or owners.

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, announces
the results of their survey on Electronic Records Management.

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For many African-Americans, the paper trail begins with the 1870 Census.

"For African-Americans, piecing together family history can present some
unique challenges," said Tom Stockham, president and CEO of MyFamily.

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The survey and associated white paper, "2005
Electronic Records Management Survey -- A Renewed Call to Action," was
conducted by Cohasset Associates,
Inc. "This is a core principle of records
management, but one not readily understood by many IT and business
professionals. For more than 35 years, Cohasset has served clients throughout
the United States.S.
This is the first U. Glancing at a
census record can reveal information like an ancestor's occupation, annual
income and home ownership.

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and co-sponsored by the two leading professional associations
serving the records and information management profession, AIIM - the Enterprise Content Management
AssociationARMA International.
Hermann, executive director and CEO of ARMA
International.com, the most popular and comprehensive family history
research and connection resource online, offers the following tips to make the
search a bit easier:

Sketch your family tree based entirely on memory
Even if it's full of question marks, a rough draft will tell you what
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"Good business and good records management go hand in hand," said Peter R.

While some organizations "have their act together," the research clearly
indicates that , for an alarming number, the job of records management is
still not getting done.org) is the international authority on Enterprise Content Management
(ECM), and leading the way
to the understanding, adoption , and use of ECM technologies.arma.com hosts the largest collection
of family trees on the Internet containing more than 250 million names.

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Another great resource is the Census Free Population Schedules .com, Inc.

A primary source of information was the Passenger Arrival Records that were generated on board ship.

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According to Robert Williams, President of Cohasset Associates, "The majority of
organizations surveyed are not prepared to meet many of their current or
future compliance, legal and governance responsibilities, because of the
deficiencies in the way they currently manage their electronic records."

This year's bi-annual survey findings showed a possible
"turning in the tide.

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researchers can easily search for specific names and events. With more than 4 billion records
available online, MyFamily .

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AIIM - The
Enterprise Content Management Association, in partnership with ARMA International and Cohasset Associates, Inc.com) is one of the nation's
foremost management consulting firms specializing in electronic records
management.

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These
technologies, tools, and methods are used to capture, manage, store,
preserve, and deliver content across an enterprise in support of business
processes .com."

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Williams concluded, "While the survey shows progress has been made in
addressing some aspects of electronic records management, it also clearly
documents that many very serious problems continue to exist -- and at
dangerous levels for most organizations. Records of African-Americans Easily
Accessible Online

PROVO, Utah , Although African-Americans face more
challenges than almost any other ethnic group when it comes to tracing their
roots, online records can make the discovery of family history easier than
ever before. Gather the records you have on
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com/whitepapers/survey . The MyFamily network of web-based products includes
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Survey results are available at
http://www.

The entire Slave
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Census records are available online at
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PRESS RELEASE American Companies Fail to Address Preservation and Retention of E-Mail and Electronic Records

And, more than two -thirds
(68%), don't have a plan in place to preserve electronic records that need to be migrated , to insure the accessibility of
the information over time.htm

About AIIM

AIIM (www .

About Cohasset Associates, Inc.org) is a
not-for-profit professional association and the authority on managing
records and information. MyFamily. These
schedules list the names of African -American citizens living in the northern
free states prior to the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 .com.com is making it easier everyday to discover who
you are and where you come from.

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The survey gave special focus to the management of back-up and archival
information -- finding that the 2000 + responding organizations collectively
manage over 130 million computer tapes, and two-thirds (67 %) have varying
levels of difficulty finding and retrieving information from this media.
This discovery cost is an incredibly large and uncontrolled cost -- second
only to health care.

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The survey's findings provide compelling reasons
for senior management in business and government to focus much greater
attention on their organization's records management performance,
particularly the challenges associated with electronic records.com to
conveniently share your family tree, pictures, and documents with family
members.

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In a new survey of 2,100 records and
information managers 49% of companies and government agencies have not
adopted a records
retention policy for e-mail. These failings continue despite serious issues
raised about corporate record keeping over the past two years. (www .cohasset. MyFamily. Consider creating a website through MyFamily. provides the largest and most popular collection of
online information for connecting families with their histories and with one
another .

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Despite
increased pressure from regulators and courts, nearly half of American
companies still haven't adopted records retention policies for e-mail and other
electronic documents."

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"E-mail and electronic documents have a life cycle -- a life and a death --
the same as any other record," explained John Mancini, president of AIIM.com Makes the Oldest Known U.com. And many of these accounts contain insights into slave
folklore, poetry , songs, recipes and even ghost stories.
"Fortunately, there is a vast collection of data available online that can
provide insight into your family history.

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"
Sarbanes-Oxley and the ever-increasing cost of litigation discovery have
been the primary reasons many organizations begin addressing the problem. Birth certificates, marriage
licenses, and death records can provide much of the information you are
missing.
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By
reviewing family trees created by other genealogists, you might find
references to your own ancestors.

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Naturalization Records can sometimes also provide this information.

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Over half (53%), do not include electronic records in their legal hold orders associated with regulatory
inquiries and litigation -- leaving open, the possibility that records
critical to a legal matter could be destroyed.aiim.

About ARMA International

ARMA International (www. The company's tools, content and community empower individuals to
find the people most important to them, and to discover and share their unique
family stories.

Resources that assist one in learning when and where ancestors entered or left a country.

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Cohasset is also widely known for its excellence in
education -- organizing and presenting the renowned national conference on
Managing Electronic Records (MER) as well as its bi-annual national survey
on electronic records management.
It provides education and information to professionals who are responsible
for the efficient maintenance, retrieval , and preservation of vital
information created in public and private organizations in all sectors of
the economy.com, Inc.com.

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Williams also noted, "The outstanding challenges associated with the
management of electronic information assets have the potential to be
devastating in terms of professional careers and even corporate reputations
-- just look at the impact of deficient records management practices at
Arthur Andersen and Morgan Stanley. Census that listed former slaves as citizens and may
also include the last-known residences of their earliest free ancestors. The company also
publishes Family Tree Maker(R), the #1 selling family tree software, Ancestry
Magazine, Genealogical Computing Magazine, over 50 book titles, and numerous
databases on CD-ROM.