Riverton Seminar Series—May Classes

Many genealogists and family history enthusiasts may not have considered a tool they already own that can simplify the recording of genealogical information. On May 21, participants at the Riverton FamilySearch Library’s Saturday Seminar will hear from keynote speaker Mary E. V. Hill as she presents “Using Your Digital Camera to Copy Records.” She will explain how easy it can be to record digital images of information found in cemeteries, on microfilm, in manuscripts, and in other genealogical sources. She will explain camera settings and pixels and will explain how to get the best images in various circumstances.

Mary E. V. Hill, MLS, AGCM (Southern and Eastern states), CG, has served as a reference librarian at the BYU Family History Library, a genealogy instructor at BYU, a Family History Library reference consultant for the U.S. and Canada, and a member of the Utah Genealogical Association board of directors. She also recently served a mission at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. She is an author and lecturer on U.S. research methods and genealogical organization.

The seminar will be held from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Following the keynote presentation, there will be two blocks of four classes that will cover topics of interest to both beginning and advanced family historians.

Classes to be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. are:

• “Descendency Research: Finding the Past in the Present”—Tim Bingaman
• “Social Networking for the Genealogist”—Janet Hovorka
• “From the Heartland: Utilizing Online Resources in Midwest Research”—Luana Darby
• “Increasing Productivity on the FamilySearch Website”—Andrea Schnakenburg

The classes available from 11:00 a.m. to noon are:

• “Serving in Family History”—Jim Greene
• “The Vision of FamilySearch Indexing”—Randy Bryson
• “Families and the War: Tracing Your Civil War Era Ancestors”—Yvonne Curry

• “Mormon Ancestors: Across the Seas and across the Plains”—Terry Nels Lee and Carol Anne Lee

Registration is not required for this free seminar. The Riverton FamilySearch Library is located in the LDS Riverton Office Building at 3740 Market Center Drive.

Free Online Records Cast Historic Light on South Carolina

FamilySearch, a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization in charge of the world’s largest genealogy repository, announced today rich new online resources that will certainly be of interest to South Carolina residents, Civil War buffs, and family historians with Southern roots. FamilySearch’s free resources consist of new historic records and image collections and anin-depth online help center (wiki) for South Carolina genealogy resources. The information can be found at FamilySearch.org. The announcement coincides with the National Genealogical Society’s 33rd annual family history conference in Charleston this week.

FamilySearch’s newest South Carolina collections are South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964, and South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977. Probate and estate records typically include wills, bonds, property inventory, and court petitions.

“These types of records are extremely valuable to genealogists because they may be the only known source of an ancestor’s death date, name of a spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence,” said Mary Lynn Sharpe, FamilySearch project manager.

The new collections include hundreds of thousands of digital images of the original historic documents that can be browsed online at FamilySearch.org using a digital viewer.

“For example, let’s say your ancestor was Jasper Crooks, and you knew he lived in Oconee County South Carolina,” said Sharpe. “A review of the historic probate records online will reveal that his wife, Sallie Crooks, petitioned the court for permission todivvy up his estate. The records show Jasper Crooks’ death date was November 1, 1897, and personal property deemed most valuable at the time—right down to the mouse grey mule, old two horse wagon, 4 rocking chairs, 3 padlocks, wash pot, and a corn sheller.”

Also in FamilySearch’s free online collection of South Carolina records are South Carolina Deaths (1915–1955) and Civil War Confederate Service Records (1861–1865)—the two collections comprise millions of searchable records.

FamilySearch has also introduced a South Carolina section to its free online research wiki. Using the information from the wiki, patrons can quickly find out what other historical records exist by county and where. There are also links to free online genealogy courses and a free forum for asking personal research questions. The help services are supported by volunteers.

And, in a separate announcement this week, FamilySearch announced that the Civil War Era records project was just launched. Volunteers will be indexing millions of historic records from the Civil War period to help family history sleuths gather the pieces of their family stories that extend to that period. There is also a FamilySearch Civil War wiki page where specialists are contributing online content dedicated to regiments and states.

In the last year, FamilySearch, with its growing base of volunteers, has published almost 500 million historic records online—free for the public to search or view. Fueled by technology and the popularity of genealogy, interest in family history continues to grow. And with that growth comes an ever-increasing demand for access to information and historic records needed to fill in the next branch of someone’s family tree.

FamilySearch International is the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch has been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources free online at FamilySearch.org or through over 4,600 family history centers in 132 countries, including the main Family History Library in SaltLake City, Utah.

Civil War Buffs and Volunteers Enlist in Campaign to Publish Millions of Historic Records Online

As the United States marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, people who had ancestors involved in the conflict can access millions of historical records recently published on the familysearch.org website. And millions more records are coming, as Civil War volunteers enlist in an epoch online campaign over the next five years to provide access to the highly desirable historic documents.

FamilySearch announced the release today of hundreds of millions of online records at the National Genealogical Society conference in Charleston, South Carolina. The collections include service records for both the Confederate and Union armies, pension records, and more. Some of these records have been available for some time but are now being added to familysearch.org/civilwar as part of this project. Here is just a sampling of what is available:

·       Arizona, Service Records of Confederate Soldiers of the Civil War, 1861-1863

·       Arkansas Confederate Pensions, 1901-1929

·       Civil War Pension Index

·       Louisiana Confederate Pensions 1898-1950

·       Missouri Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers’ Home Admission Applications

·       South Carolina Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers (NARA M267)

·       South Carolina Probate 1671-1977

·       South Carolina Probate Records, Files, and Loose Papers, 1732-1964

·       United States, 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows

·       United States, Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office, 1889-1904

·       United States, Union Provost Marshall Files of Papers Relating to Two or More Civilians, 1861-1866

·       United States, Union Provost Marshall's File of Papers Relating to Individual Civilians, 1861-1866

·       U.S. Civil War Soldiers Index 1855-1865

·       U.S. Navy Widows’ Certificates, 1861-1910 (NARA M1279)

·       U.S., Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914U.S., Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933

·       Vermont Enrolled Militia, 1861-1867

“These records are significant because nearly every family in the United States at that time was impacted either directly or indirectly by the war,” FamilySearch project manager Ken Nelson said.

“Each soldier has a story to tell based on what his unique experience was during the war. Each family has their own story to tell. This is the paper trail that tells the stories about that period in our nation’s history,” Nelson said.

Many of the records are specific to the war itself, such as enlistment or pension records. These documents can provide key family data, including age, place of birth, or the name of a spouse. Other collections, such as census records, tell the story of ordinary civilians who lived during that turbulent time. Even a local or state death record far away from the battlefront may contain death information on a soldier that was submitted by a family member back home. 

FamilySearch’s chief genealogical officer, David Rencher, said many people can benefit from the records.

“With the wealth of records created by the Civil War, I am inspired by the plan laid out by FamilySearch to make a substantial amount of this material available on their website over the next four to five years. This growing collection will be one that will serve the needs of the numerous descendants of the participants on both sides of the conflict,” Rencher said.

About 10 million of FamilySearch’s Civil War records are already indexed, so they can be easily searched by a specific name. However, there are many more records that need to be indexed, and that’s where FamilySearch indexing volunteers come in. These volunteers view a digital image online of the record and enter in important information such as names, dates, and places.

FamilySearch project manager Jim Ericson said this data will be used to create free searchable indexes that enable people to more easily find records about their Civil War ancestors.

“Once these records are indexed and published online, anyone can search for the name of an ancestor and link to a digital image of the original record, if the image is also available online,” Ericson said. “Indexing helps people save time when finding records and enables a more powerful, engaging search experience.”

Ericson said that more than 130,000 people helped with other FamilySearch indexing projects in the last year, but more volunteers are needed for the multi-year Civil War era project.

“We expect to maintain some focus on indexing records from the U.S. Civil War for the next three or four years to make the collection of Civil War era records extremely robust,” Ericson said.

For those who want to learn more about their Civil War ancestors, there is also additional help on the FamilySearch Research Wiki. This includes information about each regiment that fought in the conflict and records created by each state that participated in the war. There is also information for beginners who are just getting started learning about their ancestors who lived during the Civil War.

FamilySearch International is the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch has been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources free online at FamilySearch.org or through over 4,600 family history centers in 132 countries, including the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah

Mark Your Calendars - UVPAFUG now UVTAGG Meeting!

NOTE: The UVPAFUG name has changed to UVTAGG.

UTAH VALLEY TECHNOLOGY AND GENEALOGY GROUP (UVTAGG) MEETING

The next regular, second-Saturday-of-the-month meeting of the Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group (Formerly the Utah Valley PAF Users Group) will be on Saturday, 14 May 2011, from 9 am to noon in the LDS "Red Chapel", 4050 North Timpview Drive (650 East), Provo. Information about the Users Group, main presentations, classes, and class notes are available on the Group website http://uvpafug.org and the press releases are at http://blog.uvpafug.org/ .  With the change in name of the organization these URL's will also be changed later.

The main presentation for this meeting will be by Suzanne H. Curley on RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT THE RIVERTON FAMILYSEARCH LIBRARY.  Whether you are new to family history research or a seasoned genealogist, the new state-of-the-art Riverton FamilySearch Library near Bangerter Highway and 134th South, Riverton, Utah, offers you a wide range of genealogical tools.  Their website is http://www.familysearch.org/fhc/riverton/ .  This presentation will discuss their facilities, popular free monthly seminars, patron classes, access to subscription websites, help from expert research consultants, how to make group bookings, and more.  Suzanne H. Curley is the Director of the Riverton FamilySearch Library and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Utah Genealogical Association.  She is also a licensed attorney and member of the Utah State Bar.  She received her B.A. in Communications from Rider University (in New Jersey) and her J.D. from Brigham Young University's J. Reuben Clark Law School.  Prior to law school she worked for 10 years as a print journalist, professional writer, and manager of marketing communications for a national company.  She has been involved in family history work for the past thirty years and is a frequent presenter on a wide range of family history topics. 

Following the main presentation there will be several classes about family history and technology with something for everyone at any level of expertise. The teachers and classes presently scheduled for this meeting are as follows:  

1. Tips to Avoid Barking Up the Wrong Family Tree, by Bret Petersen
2. An Introduction to the US Census, by Jerry Castillo
3. MAC: Using Keynote and Reunion Help Topics, by Ron Snowden
4. Personalized Help, by Finn Hansen & Don Engstrom
5. Q&A: The Riverton FamilySearch Library, by Suzanne Curley
6. Video of last month's main presentation: Eating an Elephant One Bite at a Time, by Marilyn Thomsen
7. Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay
8. Legacy, by Dean Bennett
9. RootsMagic, by Sue Maxwell.  

All meetings are open to the public whether members of the Group or not. The Group has the goal of helping individuals use technology to further their family history and there are usually 100-125 attending the monthly meetings on the second Saturdays.

Got Ancestors from Costa Rica, England, India, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Spain, or the U.S.?

The latest free collection updates might just have what you're seeking!

What a grab bag of records added this week! Let's see -- for its online patrons' free viewing pleasure, internationally, FamilySearch added church records from Costa Rico and Mexico, Bishop's Transcripts and Poor Law records from England, Hindu pilgrimage records from India, municipal records from Spain, and civil registrations from Nicaragua and Peru. In the U.S., those with Arkansas and Oklahoma ancestors are going to have a proverbial field trip with the 500,000 new county marriage records added -- and the indexes are linked to the original images! Additional records were also added for Maine and Texas. See the table below for details. You can search all of the record collections now for free at FamilySearch.org.

If you are enjoying the steady stream of free records added weekly, please consider "giving back" as a FamilySearch volunteer. You can start and stop volunteering at any time. Find out more at indexing.familysearch.org.

Collection	Records	Images	Comment
Costa Rica Church Records, 1595-1992	7,249	3,948	Added images and index to existing collection.
England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941	0	81,941	Added browsable images to existing collection.
England, Norfolk Poor Law Union Records, 1796-1900	0	939	Added browsable images to existing collection.
India, Hindu Pilgrimage Records	0	31,436	New browsable image collection.
Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1886-1933	0	2,596,692	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Nicaragua, Managua, Civil Registration, 1879-2007	42,195	0	Added records to existing collection.
Peru, Lima Civil Registration, 1874-1930	64,182	0	Added records to existing collection.
Spain, Municipal Records	0	56,152	Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957	93,584	38,426	Added Arkansas, Washington, White, and Woodruff Counties to existing collection.
U.S., Maine, State Archive Collections	0	3,019	Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Oklahoma County Marriages, 1891-1959	222,471	151,140	New collection. Counties included: Adair, Alfalfa, Atoka, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Dewey, Garfield, Harmon, Hughes, Jackson, Jefferson, and Kingfisher.
U.S., Texas, Eastland County Records, 1868-1949	0	6,978	Added browsable images to existing collection.

FamilySearch International is the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch has been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources free online at FamilySearch.org or through over 4,600 family history centers in 132 countries, including the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

New Historic Brazil and Honduras Records Online

Six Additional Country Collections Also Updated

More digital images poured out of the FamilySearch pipeline this week—over 2 million, in fact. Historic record collections for 8 countries were updated: Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Switzerland, U.S., and Wales. The biggest winners were Brazil and Honduras. More than 1.7 million images were added to the Brazil Civil Registration collection, with records from 1870 to 2009. And 346,000 church records were added for Honduras. These birth, marriage, death, and church records are very valuable because they usually include multiple generations in a single document. See the table below for details of all the updates this week. You can search all of the record collections now for free at FamilySearch.org.

If you are enjoying the steady stream of free records added weekly, please consider “giving back” as a FamilySearch volunteer. You can start and stop volunteering at any time. Find out more at indexing.familysearch.org.

Collection	Records	Images	Comment
Brazil Civil Registration, 1870-2009	19,319	1,688,985	Added images and index to existing collection.
Chile, Concepcion, Civil Registration, 1885-1903	0	43,001	Added browsable images to existing collection.
El Salvador, Civil Registration Records, 1867-1910	0	25,938	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Honduras, Church Records, 1895-1931	0	346,448	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1970	0	38,391	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Switzerland, Basel City, Local Citizenship Requests, 1348-1798	0	1,751	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Maryland, Register of Wills Books, 1792-1983	0	86,744	Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Mississippi, Tippah County Records, 1836-1923	0	20,542	Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Ohio, Cuyahoga County Probate Files, 1813-1900	0	14,696	Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Ohio, Stark County Court Records, 1809-1917	0	49,819	New browsable image collection.
United States, 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War	0	90,497	New browsable image collection.
Wales, Probate Abstracts, 1773-1780	0	34,851	Added browsable images to existing collection.

FamilySearch International is the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch has been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources free online at FamilySearch.org or through over 4,600 family history centers in 132 countries, including the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Historic Records Indexing - Volunteers Going Strong

23 New Projects; 5 New Partners

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—FamilySearch indexing volunteers continue to set new milestones, indexing 1.5 million historic records a day on average now. Volunteers wrapped up 16 projects in March and have indexed over 500 million records since 2005! So how do we reward such a great achievement? By giving them more work to do, of course! We’ve added 23 new projects for them to tackle! See the list below for details of over 100 current projects.  

We are also very excited to announce our list of FamilySearch indexing partners is growing. Indexing partners are invaluable. They bring additional zeal and expertise to indexing projects they sponsor. The partners’ members and FamilySearch patrons will benefit from high quality, highly searchable, and desirable online indexes as a result of their participation. Our latest partners and their currently sponsored projects are:

·       California State Genealogical Alliance—U.S., California, 1852 State Census

·       Guild of One-Name Studies—U.K., Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1845–1930

·       JewishGen Hungarian—Hungary Jewish Vital Registers and Records

·                  -       Texas State Genealogical Society—U.S., Texas, County Tax Rolls 1837–1920 [Part A]

·                 -        Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society—U.S., Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh—City Deaths, 1870–1905

Volunteers are always needed and encouraged to help with any of FamilySearch’s indexing projects (see the lists below). Volunteers can start and stop any time at indexing.familysearch.org. Completed indexes will be published for free online access at familysearch.org.

New Projects Added in the Past Month

 ·      Canada, Bas-Canada—Recensement de 1831
(Canada, Lower Canada—1831 Census)

·      España, Málaga—Nacimientos, 1841–1870
(Spain, Malaga—Births, 1841–1870)

·      France, Protestant Church Records [Part 2A]

·      Hungary—Jewish Vital Registers
In partnership with JewishGen Hungarian SIG

·      Mexico, Tlaxcala—Nacimientos, 1867–1925
(Mexico, Tlaxcala—Births, 1867–1925)

·      Perú—Registros Civiles Nacimientos, 1860–1978 [Parte A]
(Perú—Civil Birth Registrations, 1860–1978 [Parte A])

·      Polska, Księgi Metrykalne—Diecezja Radom, 1654–1946 [Część 1]
(Poland, Radom Diocese—Church Books, 1654–1946 [Part 1])

·      U.K., Bristol—Parish Registers, 1837–1900 [Part I]

·      U.K., Dorset—Church of England Parish Records, 1538–1910 [Part A]

·      U.K., Yorkshire—Parish Registers, 1845–1930
In partnership with Guild of One-Name Studies

·      U.S., California—County Marriages, 1850–1952 [Part C]
In partnership with California State Genealogical Alliance

·      U.S., Indiana, Fayette County—Marriages, 1811–1959

·      U.S., Maine—Vital Records, 1892–1907 [Part A]

·      U.S., Montana—1930 Federal Census

·      U.S., New Jersey—1930 Federal Census

·      U.S., New York—1930 Federal Census [Part B]

·      U.S., Oregon—County Marriages, 1851–1975

·      U.S., Pennsylvania—1930 Federal Census [Part A]

·      U.S., Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh—City Deaths, 1870–1905
In partnership with Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society

·      U.S., Tennessee—County Marriages, 1790–1950 [Part D]

·      U.S., Texas—County Tax Rolls, 1837–1910 [Part A]
In partnership with Texas State Genealogical Society

·      Россия, Самара—Метрические книги церкви, 1869–1917 [часть 2]
(Russia, Samara—Church Books, 1869–1917 [Part 2])

·      Украина, Киев—Метрические книги русской православной церкви, 1843–1845 [Часть C]
(Ukraine, Kyiv—Orthodox Consistory Church Book Duplicates, 1843–1845 [Part C])

(See the chart below for a complete list and current status of all indexing projects.)

Recently Completed Projects

(Note: Recently completed projects have been removed from the available online indexing batches and will now go through a final completion check process. They will be published at familysearch.org in the near future.)

·      Deutschland, Baden, Achern—Kirchenbücher, 1810–1869 [Part D]

·      España, Avila, Barroman—Registros Parroquiales, 1550–1930

·      France, Saint-Lo—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907

·      Jamaica—Civil Births, 1900–1930 [Part C]

·      Sverige, Södermanland—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 1]

·      U.S., Colorado—1930 Federal Census

·      U.S., Indiana, Elkhart County—Marriages, 1811–1959

·      U.S., Kansas—1930 Federal Census

·      U.S., Nevada—WWII Draft Registration Cards, 1942

·      U.S., Ohio—Tax Records, Post 1825 [Part 4]

·      U.S., South Dakota—1930 Federal Census

·      U.S., Tennessee—County Marriages, 1790–1950 [Part C]

·      U.S., Utah, Salt Lake County—Death Registers, 1848–1908

·      U.S., Vermont—Vital Records, 1760–1954 [Part B]

·      U.S., Wyoming—1930 Federal Census

·      Украина, Киев—Метрические книги русской православной церкви, 1843–1845 [Часть B]

Current FamilySearch Indexing Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion

Argentina, Balvanera—Registros Parroquiales, 1833–1934 [Parte C] (Argentina, Balvanera—Church Records, 1833–1934 [Part B])	Spanish	17%
Argentina, Santa Fe—Registros Parroquiales, 1634–1926 [Parte A] (Argentina, Santa Fe—Church Records, 1634–1926 [Part A])	Spanish	71%
Brasil—Registro Civil, 1852–1914 [Parte 2A] (Brazil—Civil Registration, 1852–1914 [Part 2A])	Portuguese	6%
Brasil, Florianópolis—Registros da Igreja, 1751–1954 [Parte A] (Brazil, Florianópolis—Church Records, 1751–1954 [Part A])	Portuguese	21%
Brasil, Pernambuco, Recife—Registro Civil, 1900–1920 (Brazil, Pernambuco, Recife—Civil Registration, 1900–1920)	Portuguese	4%
Brasil, Rio de Janeiro—Imigração Cartões, 1900–1965 [Parte A] (Brazil, Rio de Janeiro—Immigration Cards, 1900–1965 [Part A])	Portuguese	45%
Brasil, Rio de Janeiro—Matrimonios, 1900–1910 [Piloto] (Brazil, Rio de Janeiro—Marriages, 1900–1910)	Portuguese	61%
Canada—Passenger Lists, 1881–1922	English	6%
Canada, Bas-Canada—Recensement de 1831 (Canada, Lower Canada—1831 Census)	French	(New)
Canada, Ontario—Marriages, 1869–1927 [Part B]	English	20%
Chile—Registros Civiles, 1885–1900 (Chile—Civil Registration, 1885–1900)	Spanish	49%
Chile, Concepción—Registros Civiles, 1885–1903 [Parte 2B] (Chile, Concepcion—Civil Registration, 1885–1903 [Part 2B])	Spanish	74%
Colombia, Bucaramanga—Registros Parroquiales, 1649–1959 (Colombia, Bucaramanga—Church Records, 1649–1959)	Spanish	16%
Deutschland, Baden-Württemberg, Kirchzarten—Kirchenbücher, 1810–1869 (Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Kirchzarten—Church Book Duplicates, 1810–1869)	German	40%
El Salvador—Registros Civiles, 1835–1910 (El Salvador—Civil Registration, 1835–1910)	Spanish	44%
El Salvador—Registros Civiles, 1836-1910 [Parte B] (El Salvador—Civil Registration, 1836–1910 [Part B])	Spanish	3%
España, Andalucía—Registros Civiles, 1837–1870 (Spain, Andalucia—Civil Registration, 1837–1870)	Spanish	23%
España, Lugo—Registros Parroquiales, 1530–1930 [Parte 1] (Spain, Lugo—Parish Registers, 1530–1930 [Part 1])	Spanish	44%
España, Málaga—Nacimientos, 1841–1870 (Spain, Malaga—Births, 1841–1870)	Spanish	(New)
France, Cherbourg—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907 (France, Cherbourg—Parish Registers, 1802–1907)	French	53%
France, Protestant Church Records [Part 2A]	French	(New)
Guatemala, Guatemala—Registros Civiles, 1800–1900 (Guatemala, Guatemala—Civil Registration, 1800–1900)	Spanish	36%
Guatemala, Guatemala—Registros Civiles, 1877–1900 (Guatemala, Guatemala—Civil Registration, 1877–1900)	Spanish	51%
Ireland—Tithe Applotment Books, 1824–1840	English	23%
Italia, Provincia di Vicenza—Registri Parrocchiali, 1597–1937 (Italy, Vicenza Province—Parish Registers, 1597–1937)	Italian	60%
Italy, Trento—Baptisms, 1784–1924 [Part 2A]	Italian	76%
Jamaica—Church of England Parish Baptisms, 1664–1880	English	42%
Magyarország, Szabolcs—polgári anyakönyvi adatok, 1895–1978 [1. Rész] (Hungary, Szabolcs—Civil Registration, 1895–1978 [Part 1])	Hungarian	8%
Mexico, D.F.—Bautismos, 1536–1900 [Parte A] (Mexico, D.F.—Church Baptisms, 1536–1900 [Part A])	Spanish	8%
Mexico, Tlaxcala—Nacimientos, 1867–1925 (Mexico, Tlaxcala—Births, 1867–1925)	Spanish	(New)
Mexico, Veracruz—1930 Federal Censo (Mexico, Veracruz—1930 Federal Census)	Spanish	94%
New Zealand—Passenger Lists, 1871–1915 [Part 2A]	English	16%
Nicaragua, Masaya—Registros Civiles, 1879–1984 (Nicaragua, Masaya—Civil Registration, 1879–1984)	Spanish	9%
Norge —Tinglysningskort, 1640–1903 (Norway—Probate Index Cards, 1640–1903)	Norwegian	5%
Perú—Registros Civiles Nacimientos, 1860–1978 [Parte A] (Perú—Civil Birth Registrations, 1860–1978 [Parte A])	Spanish	(New)
Polska, Księgi Metrykalne—Diecezja Radom, 1654–1946 [Część 1] (Poland, Radom Diocese—Church Books, 1654–1946 [Part 1])	Polish	(New)
Portugal, Setúbal—Registros da Igreja, 1581–1910 (Portugal, Setúbal—Church Records, 1581–1910)	Portuguese	31%
República Dominicana—Nacimientos Civiles, 1828–1906 (Dominican Republic—Civil Births, 1828–1906)	Spanish	2%
Russland, Sankt Petersburg—Kirchenbuchduplikat, 1833–1885 (Russia, Saint Petersburg—Parish Register Duplicates, 1833–1885)	German	48%
South Africa, Cape Province—Church Records, 1660–1970	Afrikaans, Dutch, English	81%
Sverige, Uppsala—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 1] (Sweden, Uppsala—Church Records, to 1860 [Part 1])	Swedish	89%
Sverige, Örebro—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 1] (Sweden, Örebro—Church Records, to 1860 [Part 1])	Swedish	34%
U.K., Bristol—Parish Registers, 1837–1900 [Part I]	English	(New)
U.K., Dorset—Church of England Parish Records, 1538–1910 [Part A]	English	(New)
U.K., Essex—Parish Registers, 1538–1900 [Part A]	English	19%
U.K., Warwickshire—Parish Registers, 1538–1900 [Part 2 Adv]	English, Old English	62%
Uruguay—Registros Civiles (Nacimientos), 1879–1930 (Uruguay—Civil Registration (Births), 1879–1930)	Spanish	20%
U.S., Arkansas—WWII Draft Registration, 1942	English	74%
U.S., California—WWII Draft Registration, 1942	English	19%
U.S., Florida—County Marriages, 1830–1957 [Part A]	English	18%
U.S., Illinois—1865 State Census	English	92%
U.S., Indiana, Fayette County–Marriages, 1811–1959	English	(New)
U.S., Iowa—County Births, 1880–1935 [Part A]	English	54%
U.S., Iowa—County Marriages, 1838–1992 [Part A]	English	79%
U.S., Maine—Vital Records, 1892–1907 [Part A]	English	(New)
U.S., Michigan—County Marriages, 1820–1956 [Part A]	English	12%
U.S., Montana—1930 Federal Census	English	(New)
U.S., New Jersey—1930 Federal Census	English	(New)
U.S., New Jersey—County Marriages, 1682–1956 [Part 1]	English	57%
U.S., New York—1930 Federal Census [Part A]	English	33%
U.S., New York—1930 Federal Census [Part B]	English	(New)
U.S., New York—Marriage Licenses, 1908–1938 [Part A]	English	73%
U.S., New York—Marriages, 1908–1935 [Part A]	English	59%
U.S., North Carolina—County Marriages, 1762–1959 [Part B]	English	85%
U.S., North Carolina—Freedmen Letters, 1862–1870	English	53%
U.S., North Dakota—1930 Federal Census	English	36%
U.S., Ohio—1930 Federal Census	English	84%
U.S., Oklahoma—Land Allotment Records, 1899–1907 [Part B]	English	33%
U.S., Oregon—County Marriages, 1851–1975	English	(New)
U.S., Pennsylvania—1930 Federal Census [Part A]	English	(New)
U.S., Pennsylvania—WWII Draft Registration Cards, 1942	English	44%
U.S., Puerto Rico—1910 Censo Federal (U.S., Puerto Rico—1910 Federal Census)	Spanish	46%
U.S., Puerto Rico—Nacimientos Civiles, 1836–1930 [Parte B] (U.S., Puerto Rico—Civil Births, 1836–1930 [Part B])	Spanish	14%
U.S., Tennessee—County Marriages, 1790–1950 [Part D]	English	(New)
Venezuela—Nacimientos Civiles, 1873–1909 (Venezuela—Civil Births, 1873–1909)	Spanish	7%
Venezuela, Mérida—Registros Parroquiales, 1654–1992 [Parte 2] (Venezuela, Merida—Parish Registers, 1654–1992 [Part 2])	Spanish	57%
Česká Republika (Tschechien), Litoměřice—Matriky, 1552–1905 [část 1B] (Czech Republic, Litomerice—Church Records, 1552–1905 [Part 1B]	German	28%
Österreich, Wiener Meldezettel, 1890–1925 (Austria, Vienna—Population Cards, 1890–1925)	German	50%
Россия, Самара—Метрические книги церкви, 1869–1917 [часть 2] (Russia, Samara—Church Books, 1869–1917 [Part 2])	Russian	(New)
Украина, Киев—Метрические книги русской православной церкви, 1843–1845 [Часть C] (Ukraine, Kyiv—Orthodox Consistory Church Book Duplicates, 1843–1845 [Part C])	Russian	(New)

Current FamilySearch Partner Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion

België—Burgerlijke Stand, 1851–1900 [Deel 3A] (Belgium—Civil Registration, 1851–1900 [Part 3A])	Dutch, Flemish	24%
Belgique—Registres Civile, 1851–1900 [Partie A] (Belgium—Civil Registration, 1851–1900 [Part A])	French	88%
Belgique—Registres Civile, 1851–1900 [Partie C] (Belgium—Civil Registrations, 1851–1900 [Part C]	French	10%
Brasil, Minas Gerais—Church Records, 1706–1952	Portuguese	1%
Canada, Ontario, Toronto—Trust Cemeteries, 1826–1935	English	31%
Deutschland, Westfalen, Minden—Volkszählung, 1880–1900 (Germany, Westphalia, Minden—City Censuses, 1880–1900)	German	18%
España, Avila, Bernuy-Zapardiel—Registros Parroquiales, 1530–1935 (Spain, Avila, Bernuy-Zapardiel—Parish Registers, 1530–1935)	Spanish	19%
España, Malaga—Registros Civiles, 1846–1870 (Spain, Malaga—Civil Registration, 1846–1870)	Spanish	54%
France, Quimper et Leon, Brest, Saint Pierre—Registres Paroissiaux, 1772–1909 (France, Quimper et Leon, Brest, Saint Pierre—Parish Registers, 1772–1909)	French	73%
Hungary—Jewish Vital Registers	Hungarian, German, and more	(New)
Norway—1875 Census [Part B]	Norwegian	95%
Norway—1875 Federal Census [Part C]	Norwegian	2%
Polska—Księgi Metrykalne—Diecezja Lublin, 1902–1945 (Poland, Lublin Diocese—Church Books, 1902–1945)	Polish	66%
U.K., Norfolk—Parish Registers, 1538–1900	English	80%
U.K., Yorkshire—Parish Registers, 1845–1930	English	(New)
U.S., California—1852 State Census	English	72%
U.S., California—County Marriages, 1850–1952 [Part C]	English	(New)
U.S., Colorado—1885 State Census	English	11%
U.S., Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh—City Deaths, 1870–1905	English	(New)
U.S., Texas—County Tax Rolls, 1837–1910 [Part A]	English	(New)

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