Digitalization of EWZ-50
Good day,
I noticed that the indexes of this film vary depending on the source which is why I really want the original documents to be digitalized so that researchers can look over them in order to get as much information as possible. I probably have looots of ancestors on those films.
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Could you please give more details about 'EWZ-50"? Could you post a link to the where you found this in the FamilySearch Catalog?
In the FamilySearch Catalog, when there is a number in the DGS column it usually means that FamilySearch has digitised the record. However sometimes FamilySearch cannot publish the digitised records for legal reasons. If there is no DGS number and there is no obvious reason why the records can't be digitised (e.g. less than 100 years old or already on a subscription website), then you should contact FamilySearch Support and list the film numbers you would like digitised. Pre-pandemic it took about a month for them to digitise and publish records requested by users (provided that they had legal permission), but I expect that the waiting time is much longer now.
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https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Germans_from_Russia_Archives_and_Libraries mentions them, I also found some here: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3Aewz
I'm mainly referring to the original images of the indexes that are available on odessa.org since those are prone to errors.
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If I understand correctly, the EWZ records are all under 100 years old and date from WW2? Therefore the images cannot be digitized by FamilySearch for privacy reasons.
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The message means exactly what it says. You can only view these records at a Family History Center (FHC)- which is a library operated by FamilySearch, usually located in buildings used by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints- or an Affiliate Library, which are public libraries that have a partnership with FamilySearch. Sometimes members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ("Mormons") can access these images from their home computer (whether they can or not is never disclosed to non-members).
You can view a map of FHCs and Affiliate Libraries: https://www.familysearch.org/help/fhcenters/locations/ Note that this map can be out of date and due to the pandemic many opening hours have changed; it is best to ring ahead to confirm. Note also there is ongoing maintenance of the computer systems used by FHCs, so until that is finished you'll need to go to an Affiliate Library.
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Oh, I linked the wrong thing, even though I could've sworn I was able to view them through the link I sent before
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5T-49GS-3?i=4&cat=252070 this one works fine
In any case, if they won't get digitalized, thanks a lot for leading me into the direction.
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Using the link provided in the post immediately above I get a set of DIGITISED records viewable to me, DGS Film # 008283629
catalog entry Stammblätter, 1940-1941 https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/252070 which however shows the records have not been indexed.
Using the link provided in the 3rd post in this topic (2nd post by Dominik Krämer ) which links to records in DGS Film #008291951, the catalog entry is Einwandererkartei, 1939-1945 https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/730589. All these records have been DIGITISED, a select few may be viewed at Family History Centers or FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries, as mentioned above. Most of the records from this series however cannot be viewed digitally at all. None have been indexed by FamilySearch.
All the records mentioned have been DIGITISED by FamilySearch.
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I too was able to view https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5T-49GS-3?cat=252070
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