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When accessing parish registers through the FamilySearch Center (FSC) one has a choice of finding aids. The Parish and Vital Records List (PVRL) on fiche is a quick way of finding what christenings and marriages are available but only lists the beginning and ending dates of the registers. However, the July 1998 edition is the last that will be issued so it is outdated. To learn more about the PVRL, see the [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Parish_and_Vital_Records_List FamilySearch Research Wiki] | When accessing parish registers through the FamilySearch Center (FSC) one has a choice of finding aids. The Parish and Vital Records List (PVRL) on fiche is a quick way of finding what christenings and marriages are available but only lists the beginning and ending dates of the registers. However, the July 1998 edition is the last that will be issued so it is outdated. To learn more about the PVRL, see the [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Parish_and_Vital_Records_List FamilySearch Research Wiki] | ||
The | The FamilySearch Catalog is more up-to-date and gives a much fuller description of each film, including missing dates and all other items on the films such as banns, burials, vaccinations for smallpox, arrivals and departures from parish, clerical surveys, etc. as appropriate for your country. | ||
=== Family History Library Catalog Online === | === Family History Library Catalog Online === | ||
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1. If you are at the archives holding the material, (or can get a search done for you there), explain your request and ask to view the register with the later pages sealed with an elastic band into which area you promise not to peek! <br> | 1. If you are at the archives holding the material, (or can get a search done for you there), explain your request and ask to view the register with the later pages sealed with an elastic band into which area you promise not to peek! <br> | ||
2. Look on the | 2. Look on the FamilySearch Catalog, now being updated daily, to see if the material has been filmed by the GSU. They frequently film material up to the deadline year and not the restricted later part. These films would be available through FSCs and the holding archive would also have a copy. <br> | ||
3. Obtain special permission in writing from the present incumbent of the parish and present it to the archivist. Do this before your visit so that you know it will be acceptable to the duty staff when you arrive. For more information regarding church registers refer to the appropriate course the National Institute offers about the country of interest. | 3. Obtain special permission in writing from the present incumbent of the parish and present it to the archivist. Do this before your visit so that you know it will be acceptable to the duty staff when you arrive. For more information regarding church registers refer to the appropriate course the National Institute offers about the country of interest. | ||
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The ''original historic registrations'' will be available to view, transcribe and photocopy at the appropriate archives. Since they are now in the public domain they can also be microfilmed and eventually will be available from your local FSC. | The ''original historic registrations'' will be available to view, transcribe and photocopy at the appropriate archives. Since they are now in the public domain they can also be microfilmed and eventually will be available from your local FSC. | ||
Two methods of access are available to the researcher at the FSC: Firstly, you may pay a small fee to loan the microfilm from Salt Lake City at your FSC and then make your own photoprint. Secondly, the cheaper method is to send form #31768 specifying the film number (from | Two methods of access are available to the researcher at the FSC: Firstly, you may pay a small fee to loan the microfilm from Salt Lake City at your FSC and then make your own photoprint. Secondly, the cheaper method is to send form #31768 specifying the film number (from FamilySearch Catalog) and page number (from civil registration index) and pay only $4.00 U.S. each for up to 8 pages of registrations/certificates. This form (#31768) is the ''Request for Photocopies―Census Records, Books, Microfilm or Microfiche'' which is available from any FSC or in packs of 100 free from the LDS Church Distribution Centers. To learn more see the FamilySearch Research Wiki article, [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Photoduplication_Services Photoduplication Services]. | ||
'''How to Fill out Photocopy Requests for Civil Registration (Vital Statistics)''' '''Note:''' When requesting a copy of a certificate (registration) please ensure that you give the certificate film number, NOT the index film number, plus the identifying page etc. from the index. | '''How to Fill out Photocopy Requests for Civil Registration (Vital Statistics)''' '''Note:''' When requesting a copy of a certificate (registration) please ensure that you give the certificate film number, NOT the index film number, plus the identifying page etc. from the index. | ||
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Generally, land records can be found with the authority which created them, and in most cases this was a department of a governmental jurisdiction. Older ones pass on to the appropriate archives as they are deemed historic. Some smaller jurisdictions, such as English manorial court records, can even be privately owned and can be much harder to trace as after several hundred years the records could end up outside their place of provenance. Some British and European land records have a very scattered distribution, although there are bodies, such as the Historic Manuscripts Commission (now part of the National Archives) in Britain, who keep a master list of known extant materials. | Generally, land records can be found with the authority which created them, and in most cases this was a department of a governmental jurisdiction. Older ones pass on to the appropriate archives as they are deemed historic. Some smaller jurisdictions, such as English manorial court records, can even be privately owned and can be much harder to trace as after several hundred years the records could end up outside their place of provenance. Some British and European land records have a very scattered distribution, although there are bodies, such as the Historic Manuscripts Commission (now part of the National Archives) in Britain, who keep a master list of known extant materials. | ||
That said, I’ll now console you with the fact that since land records are another of the LDS church’s priorities for filming you will probably find most of what you need through your local FSC. Anything is easy to find on the | That said, I’ll now console you with the fact that since land records are another of the LDS church’s priorities for filming you will probably find most of what you need through your local FSC. Anything is easy to find on the FamilySearch Catalog as items are catalogued by the place they refer to, and you don’t have to first determine which archive or even private attic it currently resides in. | ||
==== Finding Other Sources ==== | ==== Finding Other Sources ==== | ||