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    1. FHL Welsh Medieval Genealogy database - no longer available?
    2. John Higgins via
    3. It appears that the FHL’s Welsh Medieval Genealogy database is no longer available online. About a week ago, there was an announcement at the Family Search website that there would be a major site update on 6/27. Since that update occurred, the information in the Welsh database has not been accessible through family Search. I made a call yesterday to the customer-service number for Family Search (1-866-406-1830) to inquire about this problem. I’ve now received an email message in response saying that the Community Trees project (which includes the Welsh genealogy database) has been discontinued. This is what I received: “According to the research I have done on this question, it appears the community trees project has been discontinued. This wiki page will explain the circumstances for this: https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Community_Trees_Project The FamilySearch blog also has an article on the discontinuance of the project and how to access the records that are there. https://familysearch.org/blog/en/whats-familysearchorgmay-2015-part-2/.” I’m somewhat skeptical about this, as the information on these two websites was last updated in 2015, and I’m not sure that the customer-service folks, while well-intended, fully understand the technical aspects of this. In addition, the “search genealogies” function at Family Search still says it includes the Community Trees, but it’s not clear what is now encompassed in that term. I will follow up with Family Search after the holiday weekend to try to find out more. Perhaps someone else in this group who has more direct access to the FHL staff could shed more light on exactly what’s going on here. The Welsh Medieval Genealogy database has been a very useful research tool and finding aid for unraveling the complexities of Welsh genealogy. After the considerable effort that was invested by the FHL in organizing this data, it would be quite a loss if it were no longer available.

    07/02/2016 04:13:22