INTRODUCTION
RESEARCHER DIRECTORY
Introduction
Something a little sad happened in September, 1998.
After several
years of searching for more broadly defined assassination
records in
places where the Warren Commission, the Church Committee,
and the House
Select Committee on Assassinations had failed to go, the
Assassination
Records Review Board closed their doors. Their legacy
will carry
on for many years as researchers review and dissect the
multitude of
newly defined records deposited with the National Archives
in College
Park, Maryland. Then, a little later, something
rather
special happened in November, 1998. It was the thirty-fifth
anniversary
of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in
1963. There
were two conferences held simultaneously in Dallas which
attracted
researchers from around the world to discuss and debate the
evidence
and research status in this case. These gatherings of
interested
individuals also served to commemorate the ideals of JFK and
the
continuing hard work of dedicated researchers. One of
the most
exciting aspects of the on-going research efforts of so many
is that
1998 exhibited a renewal of the "go and get it" character of
our
research efforts. That so many different evidentiary
areas are
currently being pursued with such enthusiasm speaks well of
the
community's ability to work together towards a shared goal
-- finding
the truth. I think Ian Griggs said it best when he
created the
researcher's motto: "Seek - find - share," which he adds at
the end of
each e-mail on the Internet. At this time, while we
have come to
accept that our own government sufficiently lacks the
ability to
objectively examine itself, it was surprising to see the
lack of
mainstream media coverage of the recent anniversary.
Fortunately,
we have several research journals, Web pages and news groups
which are
available for further discourse and sharing. To continue the
fight, I
offer the following advice. Continue to use this
Directory as a
means to that end. Get involved. Get
listed. Get in
touch with each other. And share, share, share.
Nancy Wertz
San Gabriel, California
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