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Recent agreement spells bad news for genealogists

Depending on which genealogical web site you prefer, there is good, or bad news. In several columns I have mentioned that some Italian genealogical records are available on FamilySearch, some on Portale Antenati, and some on both. Recently, there has been a significant change, one I am profoundly unhappy with. An agreement was signed recently that has done the following: If the records appear on the Antenati site, they will be in the FamilySearch catalog, but you cannot view them EVEN IN A FAMILYSEARCH CENTER OR AFFILIATE, unless you are logged into FamilySearch with a church login. If the records …

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