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Indexing Projects Added for Paraguay, Panama, and Bolivia!

19 March 2012

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In the last month, projects from Paraguay, Panama, and Bolivia have been added as new indexing opportunities. This is the first time records from these countries have been available for indexing. See the lists below for the newest additions and status of other projects.

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Current and Completed Projects

To view a list of currently available indexing projects, along with their record language and completion percentage, visit the FamilySearch indexing updates page. To learn more about individual projects view the FamilySearch projects page.

New Projects Added

Argentina, Santa Fe, Venado Tuerto—Registros Parroquiales, 1884-1972 [Parte B]
België, Oost-Vlaanderen, Sint-Lievens-Houtem—Burgerlijke Stand, 1851–1900 [Deel 1]
Bolivia, Santa Cruz—Registros de la Iglesia Católica, 1623–1977
Brasil, Rio de Janeiro—Cartões de Imigração, 1900–1965 [Parte 2 I]
Chile—Registros Civiles, 1885–1900 [Part C]
México, Zacatecas, Fresnillo, Villanueva—Registros Parroquiales, 1796–1959
US, Alabama—WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918
US, CT, DC, DE, ME, MA, NH—WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918 [Part 2A]
US, Indiana, Morgan— County Marriages 1811-1959
US, Indiana, Noble County Marriages—1811-1959
US, Oregon, Roseburg—National Homes for Disabled Soldiers, 1866–1938
US, Puerto Rico—Tarjetas de registro de reclutamiento de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, 1942
US, Texas— Birth 1903-1934 [Part H]
US—WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918 [Part 1A]

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 familysearch.org in the near future.)

Italia, Napoli, Serrara Fontana—Registri Civili, 1841–1880
UK, England and Wales—1871 Census for Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Durham [Part A]
US, Arkansas—Second Registration Draft Cards, 1948–1959
US, Indiana, Jennings—County Marriages 1811-1959
US, Indiana, Randolph County—Marriages 1811-1959
US, Iowa—1895 State Census
US, Kentucky—WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918
US, Louisiana—WWII Second Registration Draft Cards, 1948–1959
US, Texas— Births, 1903–1934 [Part G]
Sverige, Uppsala—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 3]
Украина, Киев—Метрические книги русской православной церкви, 1846–1848 [Часть A]

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