I thought it might be something like this, although the DRO told me last year that they had signed a contract with FindMyPast. ------ Original Message ------ From: "Joan M" <[email protected]> To: "'Derbyshire genealogy'" <[email protected]> Sent: 17/03/2017 14:54:15 Subject: Re: [DBY] FW: Parish Register Images on FamilySearch >And the reply from the DRO: > >'Thank you for your email received 17 March 2017. I am afraid we are >unable >to say why images that have previously been on Family Search are no >longer >available, and are particularly intrigued by the statement from Family >Search saying that they cannot confirm why the images are no longer >available. > >However, we speculate that it may be a negotiation between Ancestry and >Family Search given that Ancestry are in the process of preparing >Derbyshire >parish registers to be made available through their site. Although we >have >not been involved in any conversations with Family Search about the >images >on their site, we believe that Ancestry and Family Search may have had >a >conversation about this.' > >Joan > > >-----Original Message----- >From: DERBYSGEN >[mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf >Of John Green via DERBYSGEN >Sent: 17 March 2017 11:22 >To: [email protected] >Cc: John Green >Subject: Re: [DBY] FW: Parish Register Images on FamilySearch > >Hi Joan, > >The custodian will be DRO. They may be further limited for some records >by >permissions granted (or not) by the Bishop. Sheffield is a notorious >blackspot for access since the Bishop seems reluctant to grant >permission. > >regards > >John > > >On 2017-03-17 12:03, Joan M via DERBYSGEN wrote: >> And here is the quote from the FS website >> >> ' Whether images can be viewed depends on requirements or >>restrictions >> imposed on the collection by the records custodians.' >> >> I assume the custodians are the Derbyshire Records Office. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Joan M [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: 16 March 2017 14:46 >> To: 'Derbyshire genealogy' >> Subject: RE: [DBY] Parish Register Images on FamilySearch >> >> Interestingly the records are now showing as being updated on 28 Feb >> 2017 whereas previously it was Apr 2015 so this might have been the >trigger. >> > >