Do you have a FamilySearch Center near you? If not, is your local library a FamilySearch Affiliate Library?
FamilySearch Centers and Affiliate Libraries provide access to those locked images. [Some of those locked records have to be viewed at a FamilySearch Center, but Affiliate Libraries provide access to many locked images.] Those locked images are why searches on the Experimental Labs site may not include all locations. For example, I noticed that states like Indiana were missing from the list of results.
Having experienced ‘locked records’ in the past, I was curious about whether that was causing the records to be missing from the Labs results. Thus, I traveled one whole mile to my local library, Seneca Free Library, to see what would happen when I searched the Labs for Crawford. And the results included Indiana records.
While using a library computer, I was able to obtain 13 images of Warren County Indiana deeds for Nelson G. Crawford along with the associated transcriptions.
I am so grateful that our local librarian agreed to apply to become an affiliate library. I’m sure it took a little bit of time to apply, obtain approval and configure the computers to provide links to the FamilySearch site. However, this service is greatly appreciated since I don’t have to travel to access many of these resources. The site, FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries, provides more information about their services and links at the bottom of the page for libraries interested in becoming an Affiliate Library.
Below is a map of Kansas Family History Centers (green markers) and Affiliate Libraries (orange markers).
Search the locator map to see where your nearest Family History Center or Affiliate library is.
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So happy you have an Affiliate Library so close to you. A few years ago, I asked my then Director if I could apply to have the library where I work be accredited as an Affiliate. She agreed. It didn’t take too long to get approved, but the set-up was delayed a bit because everything happened just as the world was closing down in March 2020.
We have patrons who come to use the library specifically to access locked images and to use Ancestry Library Edition. They can even use their own devices – the images are displayed as long as they’re connected to the library’s wifi service.
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