FamilySearch Records Update

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22 September 2010

Did You Say New Dominican Republic, Italy, Jamaica, and Spain Records?

You read correctly, FamilySearch has published nearly 2 million new digital images alone this week from the Dominican Republic, Italy, Jamaica, Spain, and the United States. The records are predominantly from civil registration and church records. Search them now athttp://Beta.FamilySearch.org

See the chart below for the complete list of newly added or updated collections.

Project	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
Dominican Republic—Civil Registration, 1801-2006		787,030	Additional images added
Italy, Catania Province—Catania Diocese, San Biagio Church Records, 1629-1912		15,050	New images*
Italy, Palermo Province—Monreale Diocese, Church records, 1530-1919		385,038	New images
Italy, Vicenza Province—Casoni Church Records, 1597-1937		6,314	New images
Jamaica – Civil Births, 1878-1899	284,864	261,206	New images and Index
Spain, Alicante—Municipal Census, Part 2, 1676-1935		18,809	Additional images added
Spain, Gerona (Girona)—Municipal Records, 1711-1921		307,870	New images
U.S., California, San Francisco—N Gray and Company Funeral Records, 1850 - 1917	50,464		Updated index*

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