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By bbbunny |

Maybe I've been asleep at the wheel, missed an issue or two here, or something. Can someone tell me when and why the FamilySearch.org site took the online copy of their microfilm records for Aguascalientes' church El Sagrario off line? I have 300 years (or more) of family in that church and it's now back to microfilm access only.

So frustrating to have to go back to the microfilm and nights at the local FHS (not to mention paying for more film transport) after this wonderful access.

Thanks!
Annette
(That will teach me to focus on other areas of the family tree for too long!)

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gpf13

11 years 5 months ago

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Annette

I think at some point the films were re-posted with the proper name of the church: Asuncion de Maria. Some other changes to the Mexico resources were made as well.

Microfilm Film numbers are also now there. If you recorded image numbers from the original posting, you will now find that they are a few images off.

George Fulton
Pleasanton, CA

George and Annette,

They were re-posted under the general Mexico directory like the most of the other states were being placed. Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, and some towns in Jalisco were originally made under a Mexico Church records sub-directory. At the same time they re-posted the images they put them in order of microfilm names and added microfilm images that were missing, (an important one that was missing was the one that included the number of the microfilm). Previously they were grouped by microfilm name so even if we had a good microfilm number and microfilm name the images would be under a different range of years. Now if we have a film number we can find the film name then go to that film name in the list. It seems the image numbers are off by 4 digits for the most part to allow for the microfilm images that were originally missing, except in the case where the images were grouped into a different film name. All of the links that were put in place after the transition from the pilot project (those links actually contained the word pilot) still work even after they put them into their appropriate film name. This was to my benefit since I had linked my records to the web address of it's specific record. This made things much easier for me,and still does, when I wanted to revisit a record.

Armando

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