This might be of interest: In response to an email to Family Search I received quite promptly the following as "helpful" hints at finding what used to be there. In terms of IGI that database is hidden in the overall collections list (see a previous post for a link) as International Genealogical Index . It is easy to miss as the Collections List is long, it includes some really interesting information, but it is there and can be accessed as a single entity.
Link - https://help.familysearch.org/kb/UserGuide/en/fsbeta/search/r_search_where_find_resources_previous_fs_web_site.html
Partial Content of link:
Using the FamilySearch Website (20 June 2012)
Where to Find Features That Were on the Previous Version of the FamilySearch Website
The new version of the FamilySearch website still contains most of the resources that you used on the previous site. How you find them has changed.
The following table lists tasks that were commonly done on the previous version of the FamilySearch website. It also explains how to do them in the new site.
What You Could Do on the Previous Version of the FamilySearch Website
How to Do the Same Task on the Current Version of the FamilySearch Website
Search Ancestral File and the Pedigree Resource File
1.Click (FamilySearch Home).
2.Click Trees.
3.Enter the individual that you want to find.
Note: The search results indicate whether a record came from Ancestral File or the Pedigree Resource File.
Search the International Genealogical Index (IGI).
You can search the International Genealogical Index collection by an ancestor’s name. If you know it, you can also search by batch number, serial or sheet number, or film number.
a.Go to FamilySearch.org.
b.On the left side of the home page, click All Record Collections.
c.In the alphabetical list of collections, scroll down, and click International Genealogical Index (IGI).
d.Click the collection you want to search. Choose one of the following:
■Community Indexed IGI
■Community Contributed IGII (This collection is coming soon.)
e.In the Search boxes, enter the information you want to search by. Depending on the information that you know from the old IGI records, you can search by any of the following information:
■Names
■Event dates and locations (any event, birth, marriage, or death)
■Relationships (spouse or parents)
■Batch number
■Serial or sheet number
■Film number
Note: You may refine this search, as you would any search for historical records. Add more information to filter or narrow your search. For example, add an event date and place or a spouse or parent. Try a variety of search criteria. Enter a little information at a time.
f.Your search results will only show records from the IGI. If you do not find your record, search both IGI collections (the Community Indexed IGI and the Community Contributed IGI). Click .
2.Click Records.
Search the Vital Records Index for Mexico and Scandinavia.
1.Click (FamilySearch Home).
2.Under the heading Browse by Location, click the link for the appropriate area of the world.
3.In the filters that are on the left side of screen, click the appropriate place filters for Mexico or Scandinavia.
4.In the Category filters, click Birth, Marriage, and Death.
5.In your search results, click the collection of vital records that you want.
Use the Record Search Pilot.
The Record Search Pilot is no longer available. The record collections that were available in the Record Search pilot are available on FamilySearch.org.
1.Click (FamilySearch Home).
2.Click Records.
3.Enter the individual that you want to find.
Search Historical Books.
You cannot currently search the historical books directly. Instead, find the book in the Family History Library Catalog:
1.Click (FamilySearch Home).
2.Click Books.
3.Click Family History Books.
Search Family History Library Catalog.
1.Click (FamilySearch Home).
2.Click Catalog.
This version of the catalog is in beta testing. It does not yet have all of the features it needs. If you would like to use the previous version of the catalog, which does have all of the features, click previous verison.
