Three months ago, I wrote an article in this newsletter with the
title of "Bureau of Land Management Computers Knocked Offline By Judge."
In that article, I described orders issued by U.S. District Judge Royce to Secretary
of Interior Gale Norton. Judge Royce ordered Secretary Norton to "immediately"
disconnect from the Internet every single computer, server, and system that
has access to individual Indian trust data. The following day, many of the government’s
Web servers, including several containing genealogically valuable information,
were disconnected from the Internet. You can read the article I wrote at here.
The databases are being purged of sensitive data and are now
re-appearing online. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Land Patent site is
now back in business with a new look but same address: www.glorecords.blm.gov
My thanks to Jo Russell for telling me about the reappearance
of this valuable Web site.
Dick Eastman Online
