Federation Of Family History Societies

Correction to earlier comment on TNA changes

Following my recent comments about the user group meeting at which TNA announced its plans for change, I have learnt that Nick Barratt and others behind Action 4 Archives were dismayed at the statement “...some of the critics seemed to be guilty of the sort of misrepresentation they claimed had been used by TNA.  Either that or they are unable to interpret documents as well as might be expected.”

They are concerned that “it suggests that the research and interpretation exercise that a wide variety of experienced historians, both present at the meeting and absent for various reasons, was not thorough and was intentionally misleading.”  I therefore wish to clarify that I did not intend this to apply to all of the arguments put forward against the proposals, and indeed thought that the points made by Nick Barratt on behalf of Action 4 Archives  were well made.  I am sorry for any offence caused.

In their presentation at the meeting, TNA had a section entitled ‘Myths and the facts’.  Nick has produced a rebuttal of this and will be adding this to the Action 4 Archives websitewhich is located at http://action4archives.com.

Roger Lewry
FFHS Archives Liaison

29 September 2009