Can I order a Microfiche
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I believe the facility of being able to order microfiche disappeared at the same time as microfilm was no longer available to order.
There have been several queries raised about any timetable for digitizing fiche - it was originally stated this process would follow digitizing of all films - but FamilySearch has never provided any clear response.
Just to add (after reading the comments of @N Tychonievich) even when an item has been digitized - whether originally in microfilm or microfiche format - it does not mean it will be available for unrestricted viewing on the FamilySearch website. Record custodians often impose restrictions (upon FamilySearch and other organisations) regarding the publication of their material on the web.
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@JanTropp The ability to order microfilm and microfiche into FamilySearch centers and affiliate libraries ended a few years ago. FamilySearch has never sold microfilms or microfiche. So, when the item is not available online, your options are a bit limited. If you can travel to Salt Lake City, UT, you can view the item in the FamilySearch Library. You might look for a FamilySearch Wiki article about the place or record type you are interested in to see if there are other websites that have the information you need. You can search the catalog to see what other records about the place or event we have. Since your question was very general, we can only give a very general response. If you care to share what film or fiche you are interested in, we might be able to suggest more detailed alternatives.
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@JanTropp You may be able to order a copy of a specific document through the free Record Lookup Service. FamilySearch Library Record Lookup Service Form
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@N Tychonievich I would be interested to know if any microfiche have been digitised to date, and if so, whether they are viewable online.
If the digitisation of microfiche has in fact not started, is this likely to happen soon?
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I have submitted a "remote access request." They replied with a several weeks response.
Jan Tropp
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@JanTropp That's a generic automated reply. I usually have a response in under a week.
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@MaureenE123 We were told that microfiche would be digitized after the completion of the microfilms, but I've seen no evidence that it is happening. I have asked for an update--so far, no response.
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Thank you @N Tychonievich . I hope you get a response.
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The response I have received was because of the restrictions, it is only able to be viewed at the main FamilySearch library. Well I'm in MN and cannot get there. I was under the impression that someone there could do some simple research for me. If I tried that 20 minute consult, would they do some simple lookups? There used to be a form that we could send to Salt Lake library to request an answer to a limited question for items unavailable to centers. How is that done nowadays???
Jan Trop
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@JanTropp Can you share the specifics of the record you requested? Someone who is local may be able to retrieve it for you. I've had good success with that option in recent months.
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The item I need looking at is... The Bounds of Maryland ...1321035 item 4. Looking for infomation about Samuel Robert Bounds, LD7H-1MR Born 1848, “Samuel Robert Bounds was raised by his mother Elizabeth Skinner and her 2nd husband George Treen in Utica, Oneida Co., NY and appears on several census records with them. He married as his second wife, Anna Norton Gibbons at the First Presbyterian Church in Germantown, PA on January 17, 1878. Any help is appreciated.
Jan Tropp
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@JanTropp, according to WorldCat.org, my library has a copy.
I'll be going to the library within the next week and get check what it has on your Samuel. It's a non-circulating book, in the genealogy collection, but I can take photos of various pages, if that will work for you.
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This forum does NOT like links from WorldCat for some reason. Separating the URL - just put the periods back in. https://www worldcat org/title/10514901
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I'll try Worldcat again. If you find anything on that film that would be wonderful!
Jan Tropp
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To be clear - it's in book format at my library, not film. https://acpl.lib.in.us/wise-apps/catalog/6000/detail/wise/176274?offset=0&qs=The%20Bounds%20of%20Maryland&search_in=titel&state=search
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