How do I browse images of certain collections that have been fully indexed?

Michelle S P

I would like to make a suggestion. When I go search certain collections I no longer see the browse images option (Image 1), only the search fields (Image 2).I imagine that happens because these collection have been fully indexed. However, some names I am searching for do not show up. These records are many times are very hard to read and contain names which do not always match the names I have. For that reason I think it would be great to be able to select the specific record I want to browse.

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Julia Szent-Györgyi

Absence of the "browse" option has nothing to do with indexes. It simply means that the collection does not have a waypointed version. The reasons for this vary: sometimes it's because the images are restricted or unavailable on FS, while other times it's simply because it's a newer collection. (Waypointing/breadcrumbs seem to be an older process on FS; newer things mostly just get added to the Images section, unfortunately.)

Some random poking at the Catalog shows that the browse option may be missing for Alagoas because the images are FHC/AL only.

The places I checked (such as https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/163817) all had only 19th century records, so this is not a privacy-law-based restriction; perhaps Brazil has a paywalled site with these records, and that's why FS has to restrict access?

Áine Ní Donnghaile

I went at it from a different direction, searching on the place (Alagoas) in the catalog.

The various parish registers are listed separately, but I found several that can be browsed. This one has records through the 1960s. https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2813897

Michelle S P

Thanks for the answers. Alagoas I know has big restrictions and collections can only be browsed from the Family Center Library computers. However I have been researching for about 6 years and at one point these collections did allow browsing on the search page. I know for sure more Alagoas collections were available. Next time I am at the library I will ask them about it.