With the Family History Library closed to the COVID-19 pandemic, is there some way to access materia

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With the Family History Library closed to the COVID-19 pandemic, is there some way to access materials that are normally only available at the Family History Library? For example, items that have the key over camera icon?

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@Ben Mehr​ 

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Ben

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Short Answer: 'No' - Unfortunately, NOT.

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Here is a Very NEW (recently released) "Knowledge Article" in "FamilySearch" on the matter:

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Access to restricted records during COVID-19 outbreak

https://www.familysearch.org/help/salesforce/viewArticle?urlname=Expanded-access-to-records-restricted-to-centers-and-libraries-due-to-COVID-19&lang=en

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It is only short ...

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Quote:

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Information

We have had several requests to remove record access restrictions as a result of the temporary closing of our Family History Library and family history centers due to COVID-19 precautions. Due to contractual obligations, we unfortunately cannot offer expanded external access to records restricted to family history centers and affiliate libraries. We apologize for this inconvenience.

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In the meantime, we encourage you to explore the vast record collections that are available on FamilySearch. Millions of new indexed records and images are added weekly. And if you haven’t used our new Explore Historical Images tools, you might be surprised at the potential discoveries you can make in our growing unindexed image collections.

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We appreciate your patience, loyalty, and support.

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I know that this does not help.

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Brett

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