Research Guides: Genealogy and Family History Research Guide: Introduction

Family Day

International Day of Families
15 May

The Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993 with resolution A/RES/47/237.

Freedom of Information Act
The Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, As Amended By Public Law No. 110-175, 121 Stat. 2524, and Public Law No. 111-83, § 564, 123 Stat. 2142, 2184

For one month each year, we celebrate the family and consider how we can learn about the resources which teach us about our ancestors.

This guide will engage your imagination with videos, challenge you to chart your family tree, and link you to opportunities to learn and volunteer.

Enjoy Genealogy Month at Folsom Lake College and the world beyond.

To learn more about what the greater Sacramento area is doing around Family History Month, please visit http://sacarchivescrawl.blogspot.com/.

Privacy Act 1974
The Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, establishes a code of fair information practices that governs the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of information about individuals that is maintained in systems of records by federal agencies.
Privacy Act: Overview - 1974
The "Overview of the Privacy Act of 1974," prepared by the Department of Justice's Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties (OPCL), is a discussion of the Privacy Act's disclosure prohibition, its access and amendment provisions, and its agency recordkeeping requirements. Tracking the provisions of the Act itself, the Overview provides reference to, and legal analysis of, court decisions interpreting the Act's provisions.

HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules.
Learn about the Rules' protection of individually identifiable health information, the rights granted to individuals, breach notification requirements, the Office for Civil Rights' (OCR) enforcement activities, and how to file a complaint with OCR.