Zaporizhzhia Church Books

Edward Thomas Lisota

Have not been able to access this database since around Christmas time. Is it no longer available? When we might expect to see it again?

MandyShaw1

I'm not an insider either, but I came up against the exact same problem a couple of months ago.

LTG50

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When records become unavailable, it is recommended to try accessing them later as the agreement may be under review, and the records could be republished in the future. Alternatively, users can search for the records in the FamilySearch Catalog, become familiar with any restrictions, and explore other options such as visiting the FamilySearch Library or local FamilySearch centers, or searching through other websites.

MaureenE123

@Edward Thomas Lisota There still is a collection for Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia Church Books, 1774-1935

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/4135959

Is this what is being referred to? If so, what is the exact problem?

Edward Thomas Lisota

Yes, the cover window for yellow "Ukraine, Zapo... Church Books,1774-1935" appears but when I enter "Lisota" as a Last Name and with or without "Ukraine" being entered in the Place and then Search, all I get is the attached jpg. This has only happened since around Christmas as I have been extracting data from from this database many months previous.

FamilySearch Zapor.jpg

MandyShaw1

This one https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XCX-H93M should clearly be coming up in your search, but it currently shows as restricted (the padlock icon), like so many others that have been affected by the current indexing gremlin. Maybe this is the root cause of your other missing results also.

Edward Thomas Lisota

Thank you for offering a plausible answer to the current problem as seen from my point of view.

Not being an "insider", I am not familiar with the "current indexing gremlin". It appears, though, that the problem is known and has been identified by Church programmers. That being the case, can an approximate "get well" date be proposed as to when the problem might be solved for us "end users"?

Thanks again.

Ed Lisota

Edward Thomas Lisota

Thanks everyone who contributed to the discussion.

Brother Lisota

Maile L

@Edward Thomas Lisota I believe is referring to this known problem. https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/154143/new-viewer-issue-records-disappear