Just need to add to the clarification. I just chatted with an agent at Family Search.
I wanted to share the information I received: When FamilySearch acquires a collection to put online, the record owner of the collection, such as a government agency, specifies the restriction setting on the collection. There are some records that can only be viewed at a Family History Center regardless of LDS or Non-Member account status. My question to the FamilySearch Agent: So the government restricted the online to members only? Agents answer: yes, they only gave permission to the LDS Church to view online, which extends to LDS membership. However, by contract, our non-member patrons may view the same images online at a computer at a Family History Center. Our goal is to provide free access to records to as many as possible and still abide by the contracts set forth by records holders. We realize it isn't a perfect system, but it gives millions access to free records rather than the expense of traveling to the Family History Library or other repositories So it is the Azores Government that has put the restriction in place. Marilyn Thompson On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 6:27 AM, Richard Francis Pimentel < rickredle...@gmail.com> wrote: > *Thanks for the clarification Joao.* > > > > *Rick* > > *Richard Francis Pimentel* > > *Epping, NH* > > > > *Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha, Achada Grande, Bretanha, and > Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores* > > > > > > > > *From:* azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *João Ventura > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 22, 2017 4:23 AM > *To:* Azores Genealogy > *Subject:* Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Microfilms discontinued > > > > Indeed... > > > > Just to clarify: > > > > 1. Microfilms will no longer be orderable on a FHC - last day is August > 31st (9 days from now). Presumably, they won't throw them away, at least > maybe until the reader breaks down. > > 2. Current access on the Internet will not change. It will remain exactly > as it is either via CCA or tombo.pt. > > > > What we're talking here is only that in some books in CCA, the quality is > so low that to read the smudges you need to see the microfilm. Maybe they > will eventually upgrade those books to a higher resolution in CCA. We can > certainly ask them. > > > > However, if you're a Mormon, there's another way to view the microfilms > online. Take for instance the Vila Franca do Campo microfilms: > https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/382500 . If you scroll down > and click on the 'camera' icon, you'll be able to see them online at the > full resolution. And to clarify. It's not just a FamilySearch account - > it's an LDS church member FamilySearch account - those have higher > privileges inside the system allowing them to do temple ordinances. There's > no way to get an account of this type without becoming a Mormon. If you > have a FamilySearch account, or you're a FamilySearch indexer, you still > are locked out of most Portuguese images. > > > > João Ventura > > http://tombo.pt/en > > -- > 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. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- 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. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
