That was discontinued. They no longer make photo copies or rent microfilm ********************************************************************************************************* Charging for photocopies or even rental fees on films can be charged to an actual physical cost (photocpying -----Original Message----- From: Lisa Thompson <pupsnpaper@gmail.com> To: nyc-roots <nyc-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sat, Dec 16, 2017 1:54 pm Subject: Re: [NYC-ROOTS] Fwd: changes at FamilySearch I'm not worried that they will begin to charge. Their records are transcribed by volunteers and finding ancestors is central to their religion, so they will always need to have these records. Being a church, I think it could get sticky if they start to charge, since they are tax exempt and not a business. Charging for photocopies or even rental fees on films can be charged to an actual physical cost (photocpying, postage) for specific records. Since they already have the records, the website, etc for their own members, they'd have to justify charging - where's the additional cost? It's possible I guess, but I'm not (personally) too worried. I do wish, however, that they'd update / add some more NYC records. Some NJ records will be helpful, too. I'm probably not the only NYC researcher who has ancestors who moved out of, or into, NJ (especially the Newark area). Lisa On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 10:23 AM, <metronycancestry@aol.com> wrote: > FamilySearch.org forewarned that folks need to register to use. > > > Although it is presently free for registered folks to use, > am I the only one who's suspicious that *free* may change? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lisa Thompson <pupsnpaper@gmail.com> > > These took effect today. In a nutshell, you are now required to have an > account and log in to view any records. Some records that were previously > available online will no longer be. Some will return online and some will > not. > > http://www.legalgenealogist.com/2017/12/12/starting-tomorrow/?utm_source= > feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ > TheLegalGenealogist+%28The+Legal+Genealogist%29 > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Yep, I'm aware of that. I just meant that, in the past, they could justify those types of charges. I think charging access for online records is a different ballgame. At least I hope so! :) Lisa On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 1:03 PM, Robert Pieterse <rdpiet@aol.com> wrote: > That was discontinued. They no longer make photo copies or > rent microfilm > > ************************************************************ > ********************************************* > > Charging for photocopies or even rental fees on > films can be charged to an actual physical cost (photocpying > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lisa Thompson <pupsnpaper@gmail.com> > To: nyc-roots <nyc-roots@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sat, Dec 16, 2017 1:54 pm > Subject: Re: [NYC-ROOTS] Fwd: changes at FamilySearch > > I'm not worried that they will begin to charge. Their records are > transcribed by volunteers and finding ancestors is central to their > religion, so they will always need to have these records. Being a church, I > think it could get sticky if they start to charge, since they are tax > exempt and not a business. Charging for photocopies or even rental fees on > films can be charged to an actual physical cost (photocpying, postage) for > specific records. Since they already have the records, the website, etc for > their own members, they'd have to justify charging - where's the additional > cost? > > It's possible I guess, but I'm not (personally) too worried. I do wish, > however, that they'd update / add some more NYC records. Some NJ records > will be helpful, too. I'm probably not the only NYC researcher who has > ancestors who moved out of, or into, NJ (especially the Newark area). > > Lisa > > > On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 10:23 AM, <metronycancestry@aol.com> wrote: > > > FamilySearch.org forewarned that folks need to register to use. > > > > > > Although it is presently free for registered folks to use, > > am I the only one who's suspicious that *free* may change? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lisa Thompson <pupsnpaper@gmail.com> > > > > These took effect today. In a nutshell, you are now required to have an > > account and log in to view any records. Some records that were previously > > available online will no longer be. Some will return online and some will > > not. > > > > http://www.legalgenealogist.com/2017/12/12/starting- > tomorrow/?utm_source= > > feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ > > TheLegalGenealogist+%28The+Legal+Genealogist%29 > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYC-ROOTS- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message >