Friday, November 05, 2010

FamilySearch Indexing Update: Exciting New Projects for Spanish Speakers

The following is from FamilySearch.


4 November 2010 
First Indexing Project from Dominican Republic Now Available
Spanish-speaking indexers have some exciting new work to do, including the first set of records from the Dominican Republic, as well as records from Spain and Mexico. There is also a variety of new U.S. projects available. The recently completed projects that will soon be available to search include the 1930 U.S. Census for five states and records from Canada, Mexico, England, and Puerto Rico.
New Projects in the Past Month
 (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 beta.familysearch.org in the near future.)
·         Canada, Québec, Montreal—Régistres Paroissiaux, 1800–1900
·         Mexico, D.F.—Registros Parroquiales, 1855–1934 [Parte 4]
·         U.K., Bristol—Parish Registers, 1837–1900 [Part F]
·         U.K., Manchester—Parish Registers, 1813–1925
·         U.S., Arkansas—County Marriages, 1837–1957 [VIII]
·         U.S., Alabama—1930 Federal Census
·         U.S., Delaware—1930 Federal Census
·         U.S., Delaware—WWII Draft Registration Cards, 1942
·         U.S., Georgia—1930 Federal Census
·         U.S., Indiana, De Kalb County—Marriages, 1811–1959
·         U.S., Indiana, Dearborn County—Marriages, 1811–1959
·         U.S., Oklahoma—County Marriages, 1891–1959 [Part A]
·         U.S., Ohio—WWII Draft Registration Cards, 1942
·         U.S., Puerto Rico—Nacimientos Civiles, 1836–1930 [Parte A]
·         U.S., Texas—1930 Federal Census
·         U.S., Virginia—1930 Federal Census
Current FamilySearch Indexing Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion
Spanish
49%
Spanish
87%
Spanish
26%
Portuguese
1%
Portuguese
11%
Portuguese
3%
Portuguese
48%
English
4%
English
78%
Česká republika, Litoměřice—Matriky, 1552-1905 [část 1]
(Tschechien, Litomerice—Kirchenbücher [Teil 1])
German
85%
Spanish
23%
Spanish
31%
Spanish
12%
Spanish
57%
German
90%
German
2%
German
77%
Spanish
20%
Spanish
(New)
España, LugoRegistros Parroquiales, 15301930 [Parte 1]
Spanish
41%
France, Cherbourg—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907
French
43%
France, Coutances—Registres Paroissiaux 1802–1907
French
45%
French
77%
France, Saint-Lo—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907
French
58%
Spanish
8%
Spanish
16%
Italian
64%
Italian
36%
Spanish
(New)
Mexico, Puebla—1930 Federal Censo
Spanish
52%
English
6%
Spanish
50%
Norwegian
2%
Spanish
65%
Portuguese
22%
Spanish
(New)
Russland, Sankt Petersburg—Kirchenbuchduplikat, 1833–1885
German
33%
South Africa, Cape Province—Church Records, 1660–1970
Afrikaans, Dutch, English
62%
Swedish
58%
Swedish
67%
Swedish
28%
English
(New)
English
13%
English/
Old English
22%
Spanish
3%
English
41%
English
(New)
English
32%
English
(New)
English
20%
English
60%
English
49%
English
(New)
English
(New)
English
7%
English
31%
English
(New)
English
11%
English
18%
English
23%
English
30%
English
28%
English
10%
English
8%
English
47%
English
(New)
Spanish
6%
Spanish
78%
Spanish
3%
English
29%
English
29%
English
(New)
English
59%
English
(New)
Spanish
1%
Spanish
21%
Österreich, Wiener Meldezettel, 1890–1925
German
31%
Russian
45%
Russian
86%

Current FamilySearch Partner Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion 
Dutch
71%
French
55%
Portuguese
1%
English
18%
German
10%
Spanish
8%
Spanish
85%
Spanish
54%
French
69%
Norwegian
53%
Spanish
70%
English
11%
U.S., Ohio—Tax Records, Post 1825 [Part 3]
English
69%
U.S., Utah, Salt Lake County—Birth Registers, 1890–1908
English
66%
U.S., Utah, Salt Lake County—Death Registers, 1848–1940
English
32%
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