FamilySearch Record Search Update: 1865 Massachusetts, 1855 Wisconsin, 1869 Argentina & 1982-84 Ghana Censuses Among New Collections Added

The following is from FamilySearch.

19 October 2009

There are some fascinating new collections in FamilySearch’s Record Search. Ten million new records and images were added this update. Some particularly interesting highlights included the 1865 Massachusetts State Census, Wisconsin 1855 State Census, and 1869 Argentina Census—all now complete, the Ghana Census, 1982–1984 digital images, and the England, Cheshire School Records, 1796–1950, collections. See the chart below for a list of all the newly added collections.

These collections can be searched for free at FamilySearch.org Record Search pilot (click Search Records, and then click Record Search pilot).

Hats off to the online volunteers who help make these collections freely available by donating a few minutes of their time or talents through the FamilySearch Indexing program.

Collection	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
Argentina, 1895 Census		47,007	Updated index and images. Project is now complete.
Argentina, 1869 Census	484,234	157,133	Updated index and images.
England, Cheshire School Records, 1796–1950	435,681		New index only collection. Project is now complete.
Ghana, Census, 1982–1984		11,187	New browse image only collection; project is ongoing.
Mexico, Coahuila, Catholic Church Records, 1627–1978		83,363	Updated browse image only collection. Project is now complete.
U.S., 1920 Federal Census	7,330,741		Added indexes for Wyoming, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington.
U.S., Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871–1915	369,962	19,781	Updated index and images.
U.S., Massachusetts State Census, 1865	1,352,817	17,656	Added indexes. Project is now complete.
U.S., Wisconsin State Census, 1855	133,164	3,088	New index and image collection. Project is now complete.

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