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FindMyPast no longer hosts Archdiocese of New York records

  • 17-10-2022 2:19pm
    #1
    VirginiaB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 408 ✭✭


    I just learned from FindMyPast that their deal with the Archdiocese of New York to host their sacramental records ended on September 30. I had queried why I could no longer access the invaluable images--just the very flawed and incomplete index. The vast majority of these tens of thousands--hundreds of thousands?--of records were of mid to late 19th century Irish-born and next generation Irish. It's an important source for Irish research even if your ancestors never budged from Ireland. Siblings, cousins and neighbors did and many clues are there.

    There was no announcement in advance about this. I hope Claire Santry or someone can find out what happened and what might happen going forward.



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  • #2
    Jellybaby_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 982 ✭✭✭Jellybaby_1


    Maybe they had a better offer and the records will appear again sometime in the future hosted by a different company.



  • #3
    VirginiaB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 408 ✭✭VirginiaB


    I thought of that. We'll see. FMP seems to be concentrating on British records lately.



  • #4
    VirginiaB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 408 ✭✭VirginiaB


    Two updates on this. The Archdiocese of New York is now providing the baptism and marriage records up to 1930 free--but you have to get in line. See their website https://archny.org/ministries-and-offices/archives/genealogy

    The following info came from someone knowledgeable in such matters--

    "Unfortunately, Find My Past did not complete the terms of the project—they stopped working on the project in 2020 and never resumed. I believe that the transcripts will remain on the FMP site, and we are looking for ways forward to make the images available."



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