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It’s a long drive but at least you could visit SLC in person.
As for what you found – wow. You certainly made your point about looking at original records instead of transcriptions.
Some of us don’t even live in the same country as the FHL and are unlikely to be able to visit. How would we get access to an original record such as this?
Thats great if you are within driving distance… well done!
Your emergency was a Wisconsin record. If your need to continue your Wisconsin search, try the historical society of wisconsin. You will need to purchase for full record.
Wonderful for all who can get to Salt Lake. No comfort for those who cannot. I understand that access is often limited by the original contracts with the holders of the records. Truly, the days of ordering films were the golden days. Does the FHL have volunteers or a facility that accepts orders for records or is that a violation of those contracts?
I advise all researchers who find original records to make copies of them when available. They disappear – even from digital sites like ancestry.com.
All makes sense, good reminder. Offline resources (courthouse, etc) are at least day trip and closed on the weekend. There is a FHC less than 3 mi from my home, unfortunately it’s still closed due to the pandemic – can’t wait for it to open again.
I like this mini webinar. When I my lunch is more a 15-20 break, brief webinars are perfect fit!
a fhc is within walking distance of my home. the fhl is a several hours plane ride away. too bad we can’t still order a film to be delivered to our nearest fhc. wish they would re- instate that process.
Geoff, is there a solution for those of us who live too far away to make a day trip of going to Salt Lake City? I’m in mid-Michigan.
Here’s the link for the Family History Library lookup service that Geoff mentioned – https://www.familysearch.org/en/family-history-library/record-lookup-service
The FHL has a record lookup service. I can’t get to the actual link right now but search around in the help section of FamilySearch to learn more.