Behind the Scenes of Image Capturing

Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes of indexing and image capturing? There are more than 1. 5 million images are captured each week. Who makes this possible? Records preservation missionaries, contractors, FamilySearch employees, archive employees, and many volunteers are responsible for capturing millions of images each year. These historical records are captured so that they may be indexed, preserved, and published on FamilySearch.org.

There are about 222 cameras located all over the world; 92 cameras in the Western Hemisphere, and 130 in the Eastern Hemisphere. These industrial cameras can each take millions of images ranging from 16 to 50 megapixels. Computer software is used to calibrate the camera, capture the image, manage the project, and capture metadata or information about the records. Clamps and foam wedges are used to keep the book level and the image in focus. All images are saved on an external hard drive at the end of each week, placed in a protective case, and sent to Salt Lake City, Utah. Once the hard drive arrives in Salt Lake, it is sent through an auditing process where rejected images are sent back for rework and approved images are processed and published. View the video, “FamilySearch Records Preservation Missionaries,” to see the record preservation missionaries in action. 

Once these images are captured, they need to be indexed to be searchable on FamilySearch.org. Volunteer to index these images today. 

Current and Completed Projects 

To view a list of currently available indexing projects, along with their record language and completion percentage, visit the FamilySearch indexing updates page. To learn more about individual projects, view the FamilySearch projects page. 

New Projects Added 

· België, Oost Vlaanderen, Sint-Lievens-Houtem—Burgerlijke Stand, 1901-1910 [Deel 2] 

· Brasil, Rio de Janeiro—Cartões de Imigração, 1900–1965 [Parte 3II] 

· Brasil, Rio de Janeiro—Cartões de Imigração, 1900–1965 [Parte 3JJ] 

· Canada—1911 Census 

· Colombia, Antioquia—Diócesis de Sonsón y Rionegro, 1814-2008 [Part 3] 

· Deutschland, Hessen, Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf—Sterberegister, 1946–1980 

· Italia (Antenati Italiani), Bergamo—Nati, 1875-1894 [Part 2B] 

· Italia (Antenati Italiani), Modena—Nati, 1875–1902 [Parte 2] 

· Magyarország, Szabolcs—polgári anyakönyvi adatok, 1895–1978 [5. Rész] 

· South Africa, Orange Free State—Estate Files, 1951–1980 [Part 2A] 

· Suisse, Fribourg—1834 Recensement 

· U.S. (Community Project), New York—New York Passenger Lists, 1942–1957 [Part J] 

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

· U.S., Iowa—1905 State Census [Part A] 

· U.S., Iowa—County Marriages, 1838–1992 [Part D] 

· U.S., Massachusetts—State Vital Records, 1841–1920 [Part A] 

· UK, Kent—Register of Electors, 1825–1900 

· UK—WWI Service Records, 1914–1920 [Part 3] 

· UK—WWI Service Records, 1914–1920 [Part 4] 

· Zimbabwe—Death Notices, 1904–1976 [Part 1] 

· Россия, Тверь—Метрические книги церкви, 1722–1918 [часть 1] 

View the FamilySearch projects page to see the full list of available projects and to learn more about how to participate in various 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. 

· Italia (Antenati Italiani), Pesaro e Urbino—Nati, 1885–1902 [Parte 2] 

· Italy, Trento - Baptisms 1784-1924 [Part 2A] 

· Nicaragua, Masaya - Registros Civiles 1879-1984 

· Sverige, Örebro—Kyrkoböcker till 1860 [Del 6] 

· Sverige, Örebro—Kyrkoböcker till 1860 [Del 6] 

· U.S. (Community Project), Florida, Key West—Passenger Lists, 1898–1945 

· U.S. (Community Project), New York, Northern—Arrival Manifests, 1902–1956 

· U.S., Maine—Delayed Returns for Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1670–1891 

· U.S., Mississippi—Military Grave Registrations, 1936–1951 

· U.S., Ohio—County Births, 1856–1956 [Part C] 

· U.S., Oklahoma—Land Allotment Records of the Five Civilized Tribes, 1899–1907 [Part 1E] 

About FamilySearch 
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.  

Updated Info About the FamilySearch Indexing App

Last month I posted about the new FamilySearch Indexing app. There were several questions that were raised about how the app operates that were not covered or were not clear in the Guide. I was able to speak with an employee at FamilySearch who is involved in the implementation of the app and he was able to shed some light on a number of issues. So here are a few questions and answers that you might find useful.

If you want to refer back to the original post click here:  FamilySearch Indexing App for Apple and Android...

1. I noticed that if you swipe your finger across an entry in the History Tab, the image can be removed. Does it "undo" the submitted transcription?

Answer: No, the only thing the DELETE does is remove the image from the history screen. The transcription has already been submitted.

2. The Guide does not say anything about viewing the tiny image in context by clicking on the right-hand icon at the top center of the app. So do you transcribe ONLY the portion of the name viewed in the small image or do you look for the full name as listed on the full-sized document and transcribe it?

Answer: Yes, view the name in the full image and find the full name. Then transcribe the entire name, but, do NOT transcribe titles such as Mr., Mrs, Miss, etc. You may end up with several submissions with a surname only.

3. Sometimes there are two names inside the name box. Which one do I transcribe?

Answer: Always transcribe the top name only.

4. Why do I not get every name on a full document when I start indexing? Sometimes I will get a name somewhere on the page and sometimes on a new document.

Answer: As you are indexing a name on a document the next name may be distributed to some other indexer. There is no arbitrator involved with indexing within the app. Each name is distributed to about three different indexers and continues until either a consensus is made, or it is pulled for audit. This process is referred to as "crowd sourcing model".

5. After I submit a transcription and realize that I either made a mistake or hit the submit button in error, can a fix it?

Answer: Yes, but only the very most recent submit. When you click on the UNDO button in the upper left of the app after submitting the transcription, the image will return and it can be corrected. This only works on the one document. It will not continue to bring back multiple submissions.

6. Will you explain the Queue size listed in the settings?

Answer: Offline Queue Size - Indexing on the app can be worked on without an internet connection after first downloading or queuing up a number of records while connected to the internet/wifi. You can download as many as 500 records while connected and, then without an internet connection, transcribe all 500 records. Then when you reconnect to an internet/wifi connection the 500 records will be submitted and another 500 records will be automatically queued up.

History Queue Size is simply the number of records that you have indexed that you want to continue to display in the History tab.

7. Why are my stats so low?

Answer: You submissions may take a while to make it through the system long enough to gain a consensus by all indexers. Also, handwriting can be very difficult to interpret.

1940 Census - 47 Days Away From Release!

The time is drawing near - are your ancestors in the 1940 census? Maybe your parents, your grandparents -- or even yourself?



Join the excitement and sign up to help index the 1940 census beginning April 2, 2012! Click on the image below.

FamilySearch Indexing App for Apple and Android Released

A new day has dawned and the Genealogy world is excited! FamilySearch launched its much-anticipated mobile device for indexing. The device will expand the capability of volunteers to help make the world’s historic records searchable online.  The mobile device app works on Apple iPads, iPhones, and Droid smartphones. You can now index records from around the world while you are on the go!

 I will cover the iPad process. First, go to your app store icon on your iPad. Search for “FamilySearch indexing”, download, and wait for the installation to complete. If you have a FamilySearch login you can enter the information and enter indexing immediately. If you do not have one there is a link to register for a free account.

When you first open the indexing app you receive the typical license agreement page. The first page displayed after that is the guide to indexing records and instructions on interpreting the data. Carefully read through the instructions so that you will be comfortable with the way fields of data should be transcribed. To gain the most accuracy with the transcribed records it's important to follow the punctuation guidelines and information on Names and Title use. You can always refer back to the guide by selecting the icon located at the bottom center of the app.

Select the indexing tab (bottom left) to see image snippets from handwritten historical documents from a variety of record forms that allow you to simply transcribe what you see in the image. Because the image size is small enough to fit on the screen of the iPad or iPhone you only see a single field from the set of records which is typically a name. Transcription of these single name images may easily provide indexes for those records that are currently browsable only or to some new records.Just tap the white space for your keyboard to display and start typing the name. When you are confident you have it spelled as displayed simply click on SUBMIT at the right side of the while space.

If you are having difficulty deciphering the written names, select the icon at the top center of the screen to view the entire document, or a larger area of it, which will help you compare the handwriting on the entire page.

As you proceed through the images you can select the history tab located at the bottom of the app. This tab screen will let you view the images, as well as, your transcription of the images that have been submitted. If you determine that your translation was probably incorrect you can swipe your finger from the right side of the screen towards the center and a delete button will appear for that image. That image will be transcribed by others and compared with all transcriptions until a consensus is reached.

The stats tab will easily show you the number of images you transcribed and the level of difficulty. On the settings tab you can establish your preferred level of difficulty and save some records off line to transcribe when you are not connected to a computer or Wi-Fi. (Future enhancement)

Currently, the FamilySearch indexing app is in beta version and is free for you to help transcribe the millions of images FamilySearch is providing to the public worldwide for free. More enhancements will be forthcoming to add extra value to the app.

Use one of the apps to help you grow your indexing skills and you will be prepared when the 1940 census is released for indexing in about 55 days (April 2, 2012. Hundreds of thousands of individuals from around the world are needed to help transcribe all FamilySearch records including the 1940 U.S. Federal census records as quickly as possible. FamilySearch is collaborating with both Archives.com and brightsolid, both online providers of genealogical and historical data, to provide high quality indexed records for the 1940 census.

FamilySearch Update: 1930 US Census Project Concludes - Volunteers Consider Options for Next Projects

Updates from FamilySearch:  "The 1930 U.S. Census indexing project will be completed this month! The final states of this enhanced index will be a great benefit to FamilySearch's online patrons. We will now start many new U.S. projects for volunteers to consider. We are workingtoward building a nationwide marriage index. There are several already underway, and many new marriage projects are coming. We also started a Civil War era initiative recently that will include record collections expanding before and after the Civil War that will help researchers identify their Civil War era ancestors. We’re also adding some fun emigration projects (passenger lists, naturalization records)."

The following will give you an idea as to what is happening at FamilySearch because of the Indexing projects. If you are finding any of the FamilySearch data helpful to you, your friends or family, please consider getting involved in Indexing! It can take you as little as 20-30 minutes to download and index a batch. Every batch contains more source material to help you locate and identify your ancestors. The more people who participate, the more records will be made available, faster! Also, if you index you will have access to some restricted projects that non-indexes cannot access.

New projects usually added to FamilySearch in the past 2 weeks to 30 days:

South and Central America

    Argentina, Cordoba, Bell Ville—Parish Registers, 1759–1946

    Brazil, Rio de Janeiro—Immigration Cards, 1900–1965 [Part C]

    Brazil, Rio de Janeiro—Immigration Cards, 1900–1965 [Part D]

    Chile, Concepción—Civil Registration, 1885–1920 [Part 3]

    Guatemala—Civil Registration, 1800–1900 [Part B]

    Honduras, Tegucigalpa—Parish Registers, 1684–1930

    Mexico, Aguascalientes—Birth Records, 1860–1921

Europe

    Austria, Upper Austria, Steyr—Church Books, 1601–1906

    Czech Republic, Litomerice—Church Books, 1552–1905 [Part 1C]

        Estonia—Lutheran Church Books, 1603–1940 [Part B]

    France, Coutances—Parish Registers, 1802–1907 [Part 2]

    France, Quimper et Leon, Brest, Notre Dame des Carmes—Parish Registers, 1771–1909

    Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Emmendingen—Church Books, 1810–1869

    Germany, Brandenburg, Posen—Church Books, 1794–1874

    Germany, Mecklenburg, Schwerin—1867 Census

    Italy, Mantova—Civil Registration, 1806–1815

    Italy, Napoli, Castellammare di Stabia—Birth Records, 1809–1885 [Part 1]

    Italy, Napoli, Castellammare di Stabia—Death Records, 1809–1885 [Part 2]

    Italy, Torina, Torre Pellice—Burial records, 1692–1969

    Italy, Turin, Torre Pellice—Parish Registers, 1692–1969 [Part 1A]

    Poland, Diocese of Lublin—Church Books, 1864–1948 [Część 2]

    Spain, Sevilla—Civil Births, 1844–1874

    Sweden, Sodermanland—Church Records, to 1860 [Part 2]

    Sweden, Uppsala—Church Records, to 1860 [Part 2]

    Sweden, Örebro—Church Records, to 1860 [Part 2]

Philippines

   Philippines, Lingayen-Dagupanâ—Parish Registers, 1615–1982 [Part 2]

North America

    Canada, Ontario—Births, 1869–1912 [Part B]

      U.S., Alaska—1930 Federal Census

    U.S., Alabama--County Marriages, 1809-1950 [Part B]

    U.S., American Samoa and Guam—1930 Federal Census

    U.S., Illinois—Northern District Naturalization Index Cards, 1840–1950

    U.S., Indiana, Fountain County—Marriages, 1811–1959

    U.S., Indiana, Fulton County—Marriages 1811–1959

    U.S., Iowa—County Marriages, 1838–1992 [Part B]

    U.S., Nevada—1930 Federal Census

    U.S., North Carolina—County Marriages, 1762–1959 [Part C]

    U.S., Ohio, Franklin County—Marriage Records, 1929–1951

    U.S., Oregon—County Marriages, 1851–1975 [Part A]

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

    U.S., Virgin Islands—1930 Federal Census

    U.S., West Virginia—Naturalization Records, 1814–1991

    U.S.—Registers of Enlistment in the U.S. Army, 1798–1913

Recently Completed Projects: These projects have been indexed, are going through their final check process, and will be published in the near future.

·      Argentina, Cordoba, Rio Segundo—Registros Parroquiales, 1888–1926

·      Argentina, Santa Fe—Registros Parroquiales, 1634–1926 [Parte A]

·      Brasil, Rio de Janeiro—Imigração Cartões, 1900–1965 [Parte A&B]

·      Chile, Concepción—Registros Civiles, 1885–1903 [Parte 2B]

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

·      Jamaica—Church of England Parish Baptisms, 1664–1880

·      Mexico, Veracruz—1930 Federal Censo

·      Norway—1875 Federal Census [Part B]

·      Polska, Diecezja Lublin—Księgi Metrykalne, 1902–1945

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

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

·      U.K., Yorkshire—Parish Registers, 1845–1930

U.S. Census Records

·     U.S. 1930 Federal Census for 16 States States

·     U.S., Illinois—1865 State Census

·      U.S., Michigan—1894 State Census

U.S. Vital Records

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

·      U.S., Iowa—County Births, 1880–1935 [Part A]

·      U.S., Iowa—County Marriages, 1838–1992 [Part A]

·      U.S., North Carolina—County Marriages, 1762–1959 [Part B]

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

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

U.S. Military Records

·      U.S.—Index to War of 1812 Pension Application Files, 1812–1905

U.S. Newspapers

·      U.S., Virginia, Winchester—Evening Star Obituaries, 1899–1909

There are over 120 projects the are currently being indexed and are in various stages of completion. 

Please consider helping to index by going to FamilySearch Indexing for more details.

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.

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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