A quick blog to tell you about one of my favourite GSV services.
And it’s all free (to members).
We have a happy team of skilled and willing research assistants who love to help you.
Do you get frustrated when you can see a record on Findmypast, Ancestry or The Genealogist but don’t have the subscription or subscription level to access that record? Remember you can search these without a subscription, just create a log in.
Send a Quick Look Up request with all the available details (perhaps a screenshot) of the record you want and the research assistant will email you the record.
Did you hear about a new book or journal obtained by GSV and not know if your ancestor is mentioned in it?
Send a Quick Look Up request detailing which book/journal and ask the research assistant to look in the index. If successful they will even scan the page and email it to you.
Can’t access that Family Search or Early Church record you want?
Found something in the British Newspaper Archive and can’t access it?
Send a Quick Look up request with as many details as possible and the research assistant will:
- as an affiliate library get the family search record for you
- send you a copy of the original early church record from the CD at GSV
- email you a copy of the news article.
Remember this service is designed for queries that will only take about 20 minutes to look up, but if the research assistants are having a quiet day, you might get lucky and get a little more.
It’s not an instant service, you might have to wait if they are busy.
You can only send one Quick Look Up request at a time but you can send another as soon as you get your answer.
To access this service:
- log in to the GSV website
- hover over the Research Menu and select Research Services (https://dev.gsv.org.au/research-services)
- scroll down to the Research Services for GSV Members section
- and click on the Members - Quick Look-up Service - Free on the left hand side
Jackie van Bergen