Saturday, December 04, 2010

FamilySearch Indexing Update: The Season of Giving Begins with New Projects

The following is from FamilySearch.


2 December 2010 
The Season of Giving Begins with New Indexing Projects

FamilySearch volunteers have some exciting new indexing projects to work on during this holiday season. Recently released projects include records from Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Jamaica, Nicaragua, and the United States. There are also projects from four different countries that were recently completed and will soon be available for searching at beta.familysearch.org.
New Projects in the Past Two Weeks
(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.) 
  • België—Burgerlijke Stand, 1851–1900 [Deel D]
  • Canada, Ontario—Marriages, 1869–1927 [Part A]
  • U.K., Bristol—Parish Registers, 1837–1900 [Part H]
  • U.S., Arkansas—1930 Federal Census
  • U.S., Connecticut—1930 Federal Census
  • U.S., Louisiana—1930 Federal Census
  • U.S., Maryland—WWII Draft Registration, 1942
  • U.S., Puerto Rico—1920 Censo Federal
  • U.S., Rhode Island—1930 Federal Census
  • U.S., Vermont—1930 Federal Census
  • U.S., West Virginia—WWII Draft Registration, 1942
Current FamilySearch Indexing Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion
Spanish
58%
Spanish
89%
Spanish
37%
Portuguese
1%
Portuguese
13%
Portuguese
3%
Portuguese
52%
English
5%
French
(New)
English
18%
English
(New)
Česká republika, Litoměřice—Matriky, 1552-1905 [část 1]
(Tschechien, Litomerice—Kirchenbücher [Teil 1])
German
92%
Spanish
28%
Spanish
35%
Spanish
13%
Spanish
65%
German
13%
Spanish
24%
Spanish
4%
España, LugoRegistros Parroquiales, 15301930[Parte 1]
Spanish
42%
France, Cherbourg—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907
French
44%
France, Coutances—Registres Paroissiaux 1802–1907
French
56%
French
83%
France, Saint-Lo—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907
French
60%
Spanish
10%
Spanish
26%
English
(New)
Italian
73%
Italian
43%
English
(New)
Spanish
2%
Spanish
(New)
Mexico, Puebla—1930 Federal Censo
Spanish
82%
English
8%
Spanish
94%
Spanish
(New)
Norwegian
2%
Spanish
77%
Portuguese
24%
Spanish
1%
Russland, Sankt Petersburg—Kirchenbuchduplikat, 1833–1885
German
38%
South Africa, Cape Province—Church Records, 1660–1970
Afrikaans, Dutch, English
64%
Swedish
69%
Swedish
73%
Swedish
30%
English
14%
English
11%
English/
Old English
28%
Spanish
5%
English
(New)
English
60%
English
58%
English
39%
English
70%
English
(New)
English
39%
English
86%
English
65%
English
47%
English
(New)
English
11%
English
45%
English
(New)
English
35%
English
25%
English
37%
English
34%
English
20%
English
10%
English
74%
English
32%
Spanish
11%
Spanish
5%
English
29%
English
42%
English
(New)
English
21%
English
(New)
Spanish
1%
Spanish
25%
Österreich, Wiener Meldezettel, 1890–1925
German
33%
Russian
66%
Russian
9%

Current FamilySearch Partner Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion
French
61%
Portuguese
1%
English
18%
German
11%
Spanish
12%
Spanish
93%
Spanish
54%
French
77%
Norwegian
63%
Spanish
72%
English
21%
U.S., Ohio—Tax Records, Post 1825 [Part 3]
English
91%
U.S., Utah, Salt Lake County—Birth Registers, 1890–1908
English
67%
U.S., Utah, Salt Lake County—Death Registers, 1848–1940
English
33
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