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Is anyone aware of this issue?
https://www.familysearch.org/en/campaign/hints-global?location=UNITED_STATES&cid=EM-00063029&lid=jk762r90arn2 does not display United states and after poking it a bit I can't seem to make it do so. Thoughts?
HELP NEEDED: Looking for 1802 London Baptism for John CLARKE (Parents: Thomas & Mary?) - Later an Or
HELP NEEDED: Looking for 1802 London Baptism for John CLARKE (Parents: Thomas & Mary?) - Later an Orphan Hello everyone, I am trying to break through a brick wall regarding my ancestor John CLARKE (born c.1802 on Lower Thames Street, London). I do not have a paid Ancestry or Findmypast subscription, so I am hoping someone…
Bug: The merge request has failed. Please try again.
The message, "The merge request has failed. Please try again." has appeared this morning for several merge attempted mergers, for example, https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/merge/confirm/9X3P-J3L/9NVC-9D5.
Help needed accessing a restricted image – Mainz Catholic marriage, 9 September 1772 – Goor/Schwartz
Hello, I am researching the marriage of Casimirus Goor and Anna Maria Schwartz, which took place in Mainz (Mayence), Germany, on 9 September 1772. FamilySearch provides the following indexed record: Collection: Deutschland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Diözese Mainz, Katholische Kirchenbücher, 1540–1968 Names: Casimirus Goor and Anna…
Cemetery Search - Map View: Error message "There was an error loading the map"
When I open the cemetery search page and click the TRY IT button under the "Explore the Map" caption near the bottom of the page, the map is displayed briefly at my location, the list of cemeteries is populated, but within a couple of seconds, the map disappears and is replaced with a message "There was an error loading…

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19th-century families in Bicol/Manila
I’m researching 19th-century families in Bicol/Manila and have hit two brick walls after exhausting FamilySearch Full Text. Jorge Fernández de León, husband of Simona Escalona/Escalante — trying to identify his parents. Don Fausto Bombasé, documented Gobernadorcillo of Tabaco in the 1870s — trying to identify his…
Can this error in indexing be corrected?
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6RQ7-T5BZ?lang=en This shows, in error, that my grandfather, Osborne Wrigley, married Cyrus Wilburg. https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/record/results?count=20&q.filmNumber=106199946_185_M9FV-48M&q.givenName=cyrus&q.surname=wilburg This search result shows the two entries:…
Need help with Index Correction on 1950 US Census
RE: LXW9-DW6 Edwinna Wright Carter I am having a problem correcting the index using the "new" format provided. I called FS Support and the individual assisted me. It looked fine, but after I hung up I wanted to check to be sure. There are now three (3) 1950 US Census citations in her sources. That makes me wonder if the…
Could a means of providing feedback to volunteer indexers be made available?
Against certain indexed records this option is available and I understand such messages do get passed to the individual in question, which must be quite pleasing for them in knowing their work has been appreciated It does seem a shame that it is just the text shown under "Message" that goes through to them, however - i.e.,…
Download format
I fail to understand why Family Search provides downloads of searches in difficult formats - Sure it allows .csv and other well known formats but for the majority of users the output is next to useless as it can not be presented nor used easily. If you look at the Irish Cenus formatting the data comes out in ready to use…

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