Russia, Samara Church Books - FamilySearch Historical Records/Known Issues

Question 1
Question 1: I get a message “Image not available” even after I have registered and signed in. Why can’t I view those images? Answer 1: The Russia, Samara Church Books, 1869-1917, is a restricted image collection. FamilySearch has rights to publish images online to users from the sponsoring organization only (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints).

Another resource is to visit the Russia Genealogy Research Community on Facebook, where you can collaborate with other researchers.

If you have a Church account and are not able to view the images after signing in, it may be due to a registration problem and not an image access problem. Please call 1-866-406-1830 in the United States, or contact patron services at [mailto:support@familysearch.org support@familysearch.org]. Please include a brief description of the problem and steps taken thus far to resolve the issue.

Question 2
Question 2: What happened to the indexed records for this collection? Answer 2: The previous indexed records were in Cyrillic and were unsearchable. FamilySearch is working to create Cyrillic search capabilities; when that has been accomplished, the collection will be republished with that enhancement.


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