Changes

<br>'''Update effective 12 August 2021'''. A new computer portal for accessing restricted records was introduced at FamilySearch Centres ('''not''' Affiliate Libraries) which requires changes to each computer in the FamilySearch Centre. Before visiting a FamilySearch Centre, firstly check that computers are available (there is currently (2022/06) a wait for replacements, or you can now (from c January 2023) bring your own laptop or Chromebook, and secondly '''check that the portal is fully functional''', so that restricted records can be accessed.<ref>[https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/102177/family-history-center-portals Family History Center Portals] ''FamilySearch Community Forum'' 15 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021. [https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/comment/451414/#Comment_451414 FHC premium sites need passwords for access] ''FamilySearch Community Forum'' 19 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022. [https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/family-history-center-premium-content-browser-extension FamilySearch Center Premium Content Browser Extension] FamilySearch Help Center article. 2022/06 some Centres were without the Portal due to the requirement to have a fixed IP address (Internet service). 2022/08 many Centres were experiencing access problems (computer system).</ref>

'''All microfilms have now been digitised, and are available through the Catalogue Search on FamilySearch, not in the Records section. A camera icon (with no other symbol) means the record may be viewed on your home computer, a camera icon with a key above it means the record is available on a restricted basis'''. (No icon at all indicates the record is not available to view digitally) (See images etc<ref>[http://searchtip.genealogytipoftheday.com/?p=2307 Digital Icons at FamilySearch] searchtip.genealogytipoftheday.com; [https://web.archive.org/web/20190114034622/http://dearmyrtle.com/blog2/index.php/2017/09/24/thank-you-for-the-new-icon-familysearch/ Thank-you for the new icon, FamilySearch] dearmyrtle.com, now archived. [https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/what-are-notes-or-film-digital-notes-in-the-catalog What are Notes or Film/Digital Notes in the catalog?] FamilySearchHelp Center article.</ref>.) (Note, you need to be signed in, refer below, or a key or microfilm only, or even no symbol may appear for all records.) For non-LDS church researchers, ''' records which originate from the British Library are available to be viewed on a FamilySearch computer , or your own laptop or Chromebook at a FamilySearch Centre''', and additionally most, but perhaps not all, are viewable at Affiliate Libraries, although this may vary over time. See "Viewing 'Protected' access online books and databases" below.

 <br>'''Update September 2021: Microfilm ''' July 2023. Microfiche digitisation has been completed, but microfiche still is not digitised, so hoped to be finished in 2024 when all of the following wording digitized microfiche content will probably apply to microfichebe released at the same time. If you have a film you need that has However, not been digitised, (as shown by all of the fact that there is no DGS number), you can reach out to FamilySearch support to express your interest in having that particular film being prioritised earlier in the scanning process,digitized content will be viewable online because of contract restrictions.<ref>The now withdrawn wording was [https://web.archive.org/web/20200808065215/https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-docan-i-request-thata-amicrofiche-microfilmto-be-digitized How do Can I request that a microfilm microfiche to be digitized?], archived wording at 8 August 2020. FamilySearchHelp Center article 6 July 2023.</ref> through the 'icon marked ?/Contact us' at the top right hand corner of the webpage. (Recent changes mean Elsewhere it was advised that in practice you need to post in FamilySearch Community. Post your request in the Q c July 2023 a contract had been signed and A section, category [https://community.familysearch.org/en/categories/search Search] stating it is for the attention of the the Historical Records Team. As part of the process you will be asked digitisation was hoped to register with the Community section, if you have not registered previously).<br>You may also request that books from the FamilySearch catalogue be digitised.<ref>[https://www.familysearchcompleted in about a year.org/help/helpcenter/article/can-i-request-that-familysearch-digitize-a-book Can I request that FamilySearch digitize a book?] FamilySearch</ref>

The FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA retains an extensive collection of microfilms, including all those not available to view digitally,<ref> [https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/i-want-to-search-the-microfilms-at-the-family-history-library How can I search microfilms at the FamilySearch Library?]. [https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-preorder-films-at-the-family-history-library How do I preorder films at the FamilySearch Library?] FamilySearch HelpCenter Help Center articles. [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/microfilm-fiche-and-cds Microfilm/Fiche and CDs] with link to pre-order films, from [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library]/Collection. FamilySearch. </ref> which can be ordered before your visit (including up until Sat. July 15 2023 <ref>Stephanie V. [https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/147579/microfilm-request-change Microfilm Request Change] ''FamilySearch Community Forum'' 30 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.</ref> those held at Granite Mountain Record Vault) so they will be ready when you arrive, (but you must allow sufficient time), or you may decide to hire a researcher<ref>Nielsen, Jeniann. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200804205858/https://getsatisfaction.com/familysearch/topics/the-need-for-photoduplication-service-has-not-gone-away The need for photoduplication service has NOT gone away!!!] ''FamilySearch Feedback Forum'' 27 July 2019, now archived.</ref>. Books stored off site must also be pre-ordered otherwise you will be unable to access them. You may also request that books from the FamilySearch catalogue be digitised.<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/can-i-request-that-familysearch-digitize-a-book Can I request that FamilySearch digitize a book?] FamilySearch Help Center article.</ref>

After signing in to FamilySearch, some digitised microfilm databases will display, in the catalogue entry, a camera icon with a key symbol above which advises "this film is viewable with additional restrictions". (If you are not signed in, a key, or microfilm only, or even no symbol may also appear, even for databases viewable on your home computer). However, members of the public can view '''most''' (but not all) of these databases at a FamilySearch Centre on a '''FamilySearch Centre computer''', through the FamilySearch Portal. (Although details are minimal, from c January 2023 it appears that access through your own laptop or other device is possible, provided you are physically present at the FamilySearch Centre but to access the records you will need to download the FamilySearch Portalwhile connected to the LDS Church Liahona WiFi). Some digital databases may also be viewed at Affiliate Libraries, which may have longer opening hours than a FamilySearch Centre. Contact your FamilySearch Centre prior to visiting to advise your requirements and, if it is possible, '''book a suitable computer''' (after enquiring whether internet image viewing varies by day or time, or there is poor viewing generally, refer section above). For the general public, ''' FamilySearch records which were available on microfilm, which have since been digitised, and which originate from the British Library in London can be viewed at a Family History Centre''' and additionally currently (2021/02) can also be viewed at an Affiliate Library. Note however in the past access at Affiliate Libraries has varied, and some microfilms originating from the British Library have not been available at Affiliate Libraries. LDS church members may have additional access.

*To access the digitised records '''you will need to Sign In on the computer at the FamilySearch Centre or Affiliate Library using your personal Sign In details''', refer [[FamilySearch#India Records| FamilySearch, section India Records]], so '''take your user name and password with you''', or you may experience delays.<ref>November and December 2017 Newsletters Newsletter, now no longer available, from [http://www.sag.org.au/engage/keep-up-to-date-with-us/our-enewsletter-sag-e/past-sag-e-newsletters.html Society of Australian Genealogists], a FamilySearch Affiliate Library, and April 2018 Newsletter from [https://web.archive.org/web/20200720120926/http://www.sog.org.uk/uploads/Newsletters/SoG_monthly_newsletter_apr_2018.pdf Society of Genealogists], London, a FamilySearch Affiliate Library(archived page).</ref>. At the Family History Centre, you will first need to open the FamilySearch Portal (which must have been previously installed) on the computer, and then sign in with your personal sign in details. (Although details are minimal, from c January 2023 it appears that access through your own laptop or other device is possible, and provided you are physically present at the FamilySearch Centre but to access the records you will need to download the FamilySearch Portal while connected to the LDS Church Liahona WiFi). At an Affiliate Library you will need to make sure that you select a computer which has the FamilySearch portal installed, (exact name not known, perhaps may not include the word portal) . "...you need to log out of FamilySearch before you connect to the Library's wi-fi and then follow a similar procedurelog in again, for the system to recognize you and allow access". (You can log out of FS before you leave home).<ref>Áine Ní Donnghaile [https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/comment/546829/#Comment_546829 Affiliate libraries...] ''FamilySearch Community Forum'' 7 March 2024. Accessed 9 March 2024.</ref> *Before you visit a Centre or Affiliate Library, enquire whether it is possible to take a copy of a required record, what means are available, whether there is a charge, whether you can download to your own laptop, or whether you can/need to bring a device such as a USB flash drive/memory stick, or whether is is possible to take a screen shot of a record and send it to your home computer. The only way to keep a copy of the record for future reference may be to either to print out a copy on paper, or by using a memory stickor laptop. (If you directly "attach" a copy of the record to a person in FamilySearch Family Tree, you will not be able to view the record outside the Family History Centre/Affiliate Library.)

Society of Genealogists is a FamilySearch '''Affiliate Library'''.

The Society of Genealogists '''closed''' 17 July 2021 as it is moving to also a new locationFamilySearch scanning centre where your family history or a book of genealogical value may be scanned, see [https://www. From mid May 2022 there is limited access for SoG members in the temporary premisesfamilysearch. The new premises at London, N1 are due to be open in the summer of 2023org/en/library/digital-library-book-scanning FamilySearch Book Scanning].

*The Rockhampton Family History Centre in Queensland, Australia has /had a set of indexes for baptism, marriage and burial in the three presidencies. Current situation not known.

*FamilySearch Affiliate Library: [http://www.gsnt.org.au Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory Inc] . Location of the Library is 84 Smith in a northern suburb of Darwin at Unit 1, Harry Giese Building, 1 Willeroo Street Darwin(off Henbury Ave), between Searcy and Whitfield Streets - opposite the in/out ramp of the China Town CarparkTiwi NT. A visitor research fee applies if you are not a society member.

*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/family-history-library/ Family History FamilySearch Library] FamilySearch website launched c mid February 2021. Includes

*:'''Update'''. This service is to cease 17 July 2023.**[https://www.familysearch.org/en/family-history-library/family-history-library-site-map Family History FamilySearch Library [web<nowiki>]</nowiki>Site Map] which includes How Can I DonateDonations/Literary Donations in respect of books etc.:Prior to the Feb. 2021 new website, and still concurrently [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Family_History_Library Family History FamilySearch Library] FamilySearch Wiki, which however now mainly links back to the Family History FamilySearch Library website. Also see [https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/en/Category:Family_History_Library FamilySearch_Library Category:Family History FamilySearch Library] FamilySearch Wiki.:General email address is <nowiki>fhl@FamilySearch.org</nowiki> <ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/what-are-the-family-history-library-hours What are the Family History FamilySearch Library hours?] FamilySearch Help Centre Article Id: 1277April 20, 2020.</ref>:To report an error in the FamilySearch catalogue, for microfilms, microfiche and digital images contact the Family History FamilySearch Library at: <nowiki>FHL-SLC-FilmRequests@churchofjesuschrist.org</nowiki>, and for all other items contact the Family History FamilySearch Library at <nowiki>books@familysearch.org</nowiki>.<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-request-a-correction-to-the-familysearch-catalog How do I request a correction to the FamilySearch Catalog?] FamilySearch Help Center Article Id: 8463,

:[https://www.facebook.com/familyhistorylibraryfamilysearchlibrary/ Family History FamilySearch Library on Facebook]. May be an alternative means of contact for Facebook members.:For non standard telephone enquires in respect of the FHL FSL (Salt Lake City), try the Family History FamilySearch Library Director's assistant (details<ref>Archibald, Amy. [https://web.archive.org/web/20190109092613/https://getsatisfaction.com/familysearch/topics/have-you-considered-having-a-return-book-cart-on-the-second-floor-for-those-of-us-who-retrieve-a-book Have you considered having a "Return book" cart on the second floor for those of us who retrieve a book from the third floor?] ''FamilySearch Feedback Forum'' 8 January 2019, now archived.</ref>).

**[https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/familysearch-affiliate-library-how-toaffiliates/ How to Become a about FamilySearch Affiliate LibraryLibraries] June 6, 2019FamilySearch***[https://www. FamilySearch Blogfamilysearch. org/en/affiliates/onboarding Information on Becoming an Affiliate Library] The contact email address is now <nowiki>affiliatelibraries@familysearch.org</nowiki> (introduced 26 June 2021). ***[https://www.familysearch.org/en/affiliates/faq Affiliate Library Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)]

**[https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/familysearch-affiliate-library-faq/ Frequently Asked Questions: FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries] June 6, 2019 FamilySearch Blog.**[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-we-become-an-affiliate-library How do we become an affiliate library?] FamilySearchHelp Center article.**[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/our-affiliate-library-needs-access-to-restricted-images Our affiliate library needs access to restricted images] FamilySearch Helpcenter Help Center article.

*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Family_History_Center_Portal Family History Center Portal] FamilySearch Wiki. Several premium online research services, usually pay websites, are available at Family History FamilySearch Centres with free access. These websites must be accessed on a FamilySearch computer at a FamilySearch Centre, (Church members may have additional access at church meeting houses) and are '''not''' available at Affiliate Libraries. Includes (at 2023/Feb./03) [[Findmypast]] probably the Library version (or perhaps an even more limited version as the wording at Feb. 2023 is "not all of the content from Findmypast is available") which does not include newspapers but , with the same ownership British Newspaper Archive is available at select locations only (previous wording '''some''' UK Family History Centres, ); Ancestry-Institution Version, fold3 (owned by Ancestry) and MyHeritage-Library Edition and in the United Kingdom only, Geneanet, and at select locations only (previous wording '''some''' UK Family History Centres ) The Genealogist. Note MyHeritage has purchased Filae, a resource for accessing French archives and tracing [[French]] ancestors and MyHeritage now contains many French records, but whether and elsewhere these are stated to be included in the MyHeritage-Library Edition is not known. <ref>[https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/blogs/introducing-myheritage-library-edition Introducing: MyHeritage Library Edition] Ottawa Public Library.</ref> (Filae is a Partner for Latter day Saints Church members.) From April 2023 NewspaperArchive an an American pay website (mainly US newspapers) is available for free (previous periods either not available or only available in selected locations). It is suggested you check before visiting whether the FamilySearch Centre you intend visiting has the website you are interested in as '''changes are possible'''.

:For actual access to these websites, at the Family History FamilySearch Centre, on a FamilySearch computer, first open the FamilySearch Portal, then open the premium website, then sign in through FamilySearch.<ref>genbug08. [https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/comment/385443/#Comment_385443 Family History Centers] ''FamilySearch Community [Forum]'' 14 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.</ref>