Were the " library only" restrictions always on Alabama Word war 2 draft cards and death records? C

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Henry Forte said: I'm doing Alabama family research and have found that when I go to the Alabama world war 2 draft cards it says "Library only" restrictions on then and the Alabama death records too I understand because of COVD-19 all business are closed right now but I thought the Alabama word war 2 records were viewable at some point it would be great if they were made viewable again once COVD-19 is over

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Brett said: Henry

Firstly, "Welcome" to this "FamilySearch" ( "GetStaisfaction" ) 'Feedback' Forum.

Secondly, "Official 'FamilySearch' Representatives", do monitor; and, sometimes, participate in, this Forum.

Thirdly, I am just another User/Patron, just like yourself (and, happen to be a Member of the Church).

Many Users/Patrons who regularly participate in this Forum who have a great deal of knowledge and experience with "FamilySearch", like to assist/help other Users/Patrons like yourself.

Finally, short answers:

(1) As to 'you used to be able to see it, now you don't': Contractual arrangements "Change"; and, the status of whether or not Records can be, accessed; and/or, viewed, ALSO "Changes".

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(2) As to the lifting of "Restrictions": 'No'.

You are not alone.

The request to lift the "Restrictions" on the viewing of Records due to the worldwide situation with the COVD-19 Virus has been requested a number of time in this Forum alone.

Here is a response, in a previous post, from an "Official 'FamilySearch' Representative" on the matter:

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Relaxing Restricted Access due to FHC closures
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FamilySearch Moderator (Moderator) 1 day ago
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Thank you for your inquiry and suggestion. We have had several requests in this regard 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.

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.

We appreciate your patience, loyalty, and support,

FamilySearch Support
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https://getsatisfaction.com/familysea...
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I know that this does not help; but, I hope that this puts things into perspective.

Brett

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