Joao Ventura is correct about searches on familysearch.org, an LDS Church website. You may sign in whether member or non-member.
This site, previously new.farmilysearch.org has been created using the Nfs databases, but is family tree oriented instead of being family group sheet oriented. There have been a number of other changes as well, and additions are being added to familysearch.org at the rate of millions a week. While the 'Mormons' as they are commonly called, are know for their family history (since the 1840s) records and recordkeeping, and while the site contains hundreds of millions of names, the best thing for family historians is that it is free and open to the public. ________________________________ From: João Ventura <j...@venturas.org> To: azores@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2013 7:31 AM Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: [AZORES-Genealogy) Family History Centers & Familysearch.org On Thursday, August 8, 2013 2:44:11 PM UTC+2, Eileen Leite wrote: FamilySearch.org is a free online site that has millions of records, including US Censuses. They are gradually adding films from continental Portugal, some indexed, some just as digitalized, browsable, films. Someone posted this week that the Portugal information on FamilySearch is only accessible to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. That is not the case. I spoke with my local FHC Director about that. Logging in as a member of the LDS church gives one fullest access to the site, especially to the personal family trees. You can also log in without being a member of that church: click LOG IN and then “Create An Account”. But going in without logging in still gives you broad access. Hi, Eileen, sorry to reiterate.. Most of the Portuguese images are off-limits >>> from the comfort of their homes <<< to non-members of the LDS church OR supporting organizations. My steps to reproduce: 1. Login to the FamilySearch.org site. 2. Select Search > Continental Europe > Portugal > (... ) Faro (...) > Browse through 138.057 images > Faro > Albufeira > Guia > Nossa Senhora da Visitação > Batismos 1845-1865 3. Error "Image not available" (confirming that I am still logged in). You can see in https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Portugal,_Diocese_of_Faro_Catholic_Church_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) : "Whenever possible, FamilySearch makes images available for all users. However, ultimate rights to view images on our website are granted by the record custodians. The Portugal, Faro, Catholic Church Records collection is available to the Family History Library, FamilySearch Centers, and to members of the supporting organization, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The images can be viewed at a FamilySearch Center near you." So, if you want to travel physically to an FHC to access an Internet site, yes you'll have access even without being a member. I'm so glad that I don't have to go to the nearest Google Data Center to access Google.. What a pain that would be. There is an FHC in the town I live. It stays open for about 1 hour every Tuesday after my work day finishes. Imagine how useful the internet would be if you could only access Google 1 hour per week. João Ventura -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
