Thursday, June 23, 2011

FamilySearch Records Update 21 June 2011: FamilySearch Adds Free Records for 10 Countries

The following is from FamilySearch.

FamilySearch Adds Free Records for 10 Countries

U.S. collections added for Iowa, Indiana, Louisiana, Ohio, Vermont, and Wisconsin
22 Twenty-two collections for 10 countries were updated recently at FamilySearch.org. The Germany and Mexico church records were the two largest collections added. Collections were also added for Brazil, Canada, Guatemala, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and the United States. See the list below for more details. See the records online now at FamilySearch.org.

Collection
Records
Images
Comments
0
135,859
Added browsable images to existing collection.
14,864
7,234
New index collection.
0
12,313
Added browsable images to existing collection.
0
70,184
New browsable image collection. Homestead files for 1908.
1,503,247
0
Added index records to existing collection.
0
252,037
Added browsable images to existing collection.
0
682,186
Added browsable images to existing collection for Bologna, Catania, Genova, Padova, and Teramo.
0
2,290,550
New browsable image collection.
80,729
0
Added index records to existing collection.
12,977
679
Added index records to existing collection. Images available on external website.
47,948
3,574
Added index records to existing collection. Images available on external website.
46,251
2,639
Added index records to existing collection. Images available on external website.
456,064
0
Added records to existing collection. Current to 30 April 2011.
131,790
0
New index collection.
37,751
0
Added indexed records to existing collection.
87,522
0
Added browsable images to existing collection.
640,167
170
New index collection.
259,950
393,556
Added index records and images to existing collection.
0
21,168
New browsable image collection.
0
1,478
Added browsable images to existing collection.
0
58,375
Added browsable images to existing collection.
0
15,135
Added browsable images to existing collection.

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