New FamilySearch Record Collections

COLLECTION	INDEXED RECORDS	DIGITAL RECORDS	COMMENTS
Australia New South Wales Census (fragment) 1891	0	21,315	Added images to an existing collection
Belgium Antwerp Civil Registration 1588-1910	0	1,670	Added images to an existing collection
BillionGraves Index	1,513,553	1,513,553	Added indexed records and images to an existing collection
Brazil Pernambuco Civil Registration 1804-2014	0	164,642	Added images to an existing collection
Brazil São Paulo Immigration Cards 1902-1980	1,642,660	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
California Death Index 1905-1939	2,086,638	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Delaware Vital Records 1680-1971	624,395	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
District of Columbia Marriages 1811-1950	83,822	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
France Finistère Quimper et Léon Diocese Catholic Parish Records 1772-1863	970	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Germany Saxony Dresden Citizens' Documents and Business Licenses 1820- 1962	0	855,956	Added images to an existing collection
Illinois County Marriages 1810-1934	504,033	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Iowa State Census 1915	0	9,802	Added images to an existing collection
India Bihar Koilukh Pandit Kirtinand Jha Maithil Brahmin Genealogical Records 1750-1990	0	175,363	Added images to an existing collection
India Hindu Pilgrimage Records 1194-2015	2,782,487	2,843,557	New indexed records and images collection
Iowa State Census 1925	5,573,816	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Ireland Petty Sessions Court Registers 1828-1912	21,833,839	0	New indexed record collection
Italy Caltanissetta Civil Registration (State Archive) 1820-1935	0	318	Added images to an existing collection
Italy Cremona Civil Registration (State Archive) 1744-1942	0	1,325,362	New browsable-image collection.
Italy Grosseto Civil Registration (State Archive) 1851-1907	0	393,814	New browsable-image collection.
Italy L'Aquila Civil Registration (State Archive) 1809-1865 1911-1943	0	111,837	Added images to an existing collection
Italy Pesaro e Urbino Pesaro Civil Registration (State Archive) 1808-1813 1861- 1865	0	75,456	New browsable-image collection.
Italy Pesaro e Urbino Urbino Civil Registration (State Archive) 1866-1942	0	709,381	New browsable-image collection.
Italy Ragusa Civil Registration (State Archive) 1900-1940	0	111,281	New browsable-image collection.
Italy Toscana Civil Registration (State Archive) 1804-1874	0	80,833	Added images to an existing collection
Kentucky Vital Record Indexes 1911-1999	9,865,944	0	New indexed record collection
Louisiana First Registration Draft Cards compiled 1940-1945	39,967	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Massachusetts Boston Passenger Lists Index 1899-1940	1,577,127	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Massachusetts Town Clerk Vital and Town Records 1627-2001	0	182	Added images to an existing collection
Mexico Baja California and Baja California Sur Catholic Church Records 1750- 1984	0	363	Added images to an existing collection
Mexico Chihuahua Catholic Church Records 1632-1958	0	195	New browsable-image collection.
Mexico Guanajuato Catholic Church Records 1519-1984	0	1,077	Added images to an existing collection
Mexico Hidalgo Catholic Church Records 1546-1971	0	574	Added images to an existing collection
Mexico Michoacán Catholic Church Records 1555-1996	0	2,758	Added images to an existing collection
Mexico Tamaulipas Catholic Church Records 1703-1964	0	1,294	Added images to an existing collection
Michigan Births 1867-1902	0	1,428	Added images to an existing collection
Michigan Obituaries 1820-2006	1,389,458	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Newfoundland Vital Records 1840-1949	347,134	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
North Carolina Probate Records 1735-1970	0	1,952	Added images to an existing collection
Nova Scotia Births 1864-1877	0	6,103	Added images to an existing collection
Nova Scotia Deaths 1864-1877	0	20,661	Added images to an existing collection
Nova Scotia Marriages 1864-1918	0	15,831	Added images to an existing collection
Peru Callao Civil Registration 1874-1996	0	42,583	Added images to an existing collection
Perú Lima Civil Registration 1874-1996	0	111,769	Added images to an existing collection
Philippines Negros Occidental Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacolod Parish Registers 1755-1976	0	95,820	New browsable-image collection.
South Dakota School Records 1879-1970	2,807,212	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Spain Province of Valencia Miscellaneous Records 1251-1950	0	850,597	Added images to an existing collection
Sweden Halland Church Records 1615-1904; index 1615-1860	0	972	Added images to an existing collection
Tennessee County Marriages 1790-1950	3,024,053	1,831,660	Added indexed records and images to an existing collection
United States Census 1790	1,606	62	Added indexed records and images to an existing collection
United States Census 1800	20	18,454	Added indexed records and images to an existing collection
United States Freedmen's Bureau Hospital and Medical Records 1865-1872	4,641	44,734	New Indexed records and images collection
United States GenealogyBank Obituaries 1980-2014	46,769,836	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States Index to Service Records War with Spain 1898	123,334	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database 1847-1868	58,333	0	New indexed record collection
Utah Uintah County Discharge Records 1893-2009	0	2,362	New browsable-image collection.
Utah Uintah County Land and Property Records 1888-2004	0	195,963	New browsable-image collection.
Utah Uintah County Marriage Records 1888-2015	0	8,687	New browsable-image collection.
Utah Uintah County Naturalization and Citizenship Records 1888-1929	0	409	New browsable-image collection.
Vermont St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings 1895-1924	6,696,703	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Vermont Town Clerk Vital and Town Records 1732-2005	0	458,533	Added images to an existing collection

COLLECTION	INDEXED RECORDS	DIGITAL RECORDS	COMMENTS
Alabama County Marriages 1809-1950	718,870	223,694	Added indexed records and images to an existing collection
Denmark Deeds and Mortgages 1572-1928	0	1,371,304	New browsable image collection.
Japan Passenger Lists 1893-1941	0	15,681	Added images to an existing collection
Peru La Libertad Civil Registration 1903-1998	186,394	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Philippines Civil Registration (Local) 1888-1984	0	4,019,816	Added images to an existing collection
Utah Obituaries from Utah Newspapers 1850-2005	60,859	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Zimbabwe Death notices 1904-1976	158,202	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection

Help Publish More Free Records Online

Searchable historical records are made available on FamilySearch.org through the help of thousands of online volunteers worldwide. These volunteers transcribe (or index) information from digital copies of handwritten records to make them easily searchable online. More volunteers are always needed (particularly those who can read foreign languages) to keep pace with the large number of digital images being published weekly online on FamilySearch.org. Learn how you can volunteer to help provide free access to the world’s historical genealogical records online at FamilySearch.org/Indexing.

REMINDER: Friday August 7th begins the one week "FUEL THE FIND" Indexing Challenge!

“Fuel the Find!” 2nd Annual Indexing Challenge! August 7-14

One Week. 100,000 Online Volunteers. Time to “Fuel the Find!”

Millions of Family History Discoveries Likely from Worldwide Event

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, July 22, 2015—A record-setting 100,000 online volunteers are expected to participate in the second annual Worldwide Indexing Event, facilitating millions of discoveries for eager family history researchers. Scheduled for August 7–14, the event will show how anyone with a computer and Internet connection can help “Fuel the Find” by making information from historical documents easily searchable online.

What Does It Mean to “Fuel the Find”?  
Indexed (transcribed) historical records are like the fuel that powers genealogical search engines such as FamilySearch.org, enabling people to find missing or unknown branches in their family trees. Beyond simple name searches, indexed records also allow FamilySearch.org to provide patrons with highly relevant and accurate hints, essentially bringing the records of their ancestors to them automatically. Every name that a volunteer indexes from a historical record adds another drop of precious fuel that can ultimately help someone easily and quickly find a missing ancestor.

International Language Emphasis
Already one of the largest and most successful volunteer transcription programs in history with more than 1.3 billion records indexed since 2007, FamilySearch indexing is looking toward this year’s event to launch an expanded push for indexed records in languages other than English. Currently FamilySearch.org offers 20 times more searchable records in English than in all other languages combined. To balance this ratio, people with fluency in other languages, especially French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, are being sought as indexing volunteers.

“Family history research in English-speaking countries is a dream compared to research in other parts of the world,” said Mike Judson, manager of FamilySearch’s indexing workforce development. “Our goal is to make research for our friends in other lands as joyful and productive as it is in the United States, Great Britain, and other English-speaking countries. To do this we need tens of thousands of volunteers with well-developed language skills to step forward and use those talents to bless others’ lives. We have the records—now we just need the hands.”

To help volunteers with language skills to get started, FamilySearch indexing has launched carefully chosen indexing projects in its four focus languages of French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Special training guides are now available to help new and experienced English indexers with skills in these languages to quickly familiarize themselves with how to index these particular records.

New One-Week Record Anticipated 
Last year’s Worldwide Indexing Event established a one-week record of 91,721 participants. This year, more than 100,000 participants are expected. To be counted, each volunteer must submit at least one indexing or arbitration batch sometime during the week. Volunteers and potential volunteers can visit FamilySearch.org/indexingevent2015 to learn more, including strategies for avoiding high demand periods that may tend to slow down the indexing system.  
  
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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 and its predecessors have 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.