1940 U.S. Census Images Now Part of the Exciting New Records Online
14 Million Additional Records for 19 Countries

FamilySearch has begun publishing images online from the 1940 U.S. Federal Census to engage the army of volunteers who have been waiting for the chance to begin indexing those names. To explore the digital images or to see which states’ images have been published, go to FamilySearch.org/1940census. FamilySearch also published over 14 million new, free records online for Austria, Brazil, Chile, China, Columbia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, England, Estonia, Germany, Ghana, Italy, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, and Spain. Volunteer to help index the 1940 U.S. census now, or search these diverse collections and 2.5 billion other records for free at FamilySearch.org.

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New Online Collections This Week

Collection	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
Austria, Seigniorial Records, 1537–1888	0	983,053	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Chile, Civil Registration, 1885–1903	69,511	0	Added indexed records to existing collection.
China, Collection of Genealogies, 1500–1900	0	170,280	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Czech Republic, Censuses, 1843–1921	0	46,895	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Czech Republic, Land Records, 1450–1850	0	473,696	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Dominican Republic, Civil Registration, 1801–2010	0	257,902	Added browsable images to existing collection.
England, Kent, Quarter Sessions and Court Files, 1600–1883	0	198,619	New browsable image collection.
Estonia, Population Registers, 1918–1944	0	113,331	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Estonia, Population Registers, 1918–1944	0	23,108	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Germany, Bavaria, Fürth, Emigration Records and City Directories, 1805–1921	0	40,930	New browsable image collection.
Ghana, Accra, Marriages, 1863–2003	0	272,668	New browsable image collection.
Italy, Agrigento, Agrigento, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1910	0	433,777	New browsable image collection.
Italy, Bologna, Bologna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1941	0	640,609	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Italy, Catania, Diocesi di Acireale, Catholic Church Records, 1560–1941	0	68,598	New browsable image collection.
Italy, Cuneo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1795–1915	19,775	0	Added indexed records to existing collection.
Peru, Civil Registration, 1874–1996	0	372,800	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Philippines, Civil Registration (Archives Division), 1902–1945	0	185,698	New browsable image collection.
Philippines, Civil Registration (National), 1945–1980	0	2,015,312	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Philippines, Civil Registration (Spanish Period), 1706–1911	0	206,828	New browsable image collection.
Poland, Roman Catholic Church Books, 1600–1950	0	82,074	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Portugal, Diocese of Lamego, Catholic Church Records, 1529–1916	0	220,483	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Russia Tver Church Books, 1722–1918	0	891,877	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Spain, Catastro de Ensenada, 1749–1756	0	649,299	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Spain, Municipal Records	0	613,107	Added browsable images to existing collection.
United States, Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871–1920	0	36,324	Added browsable images to existing collection.
United States, Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797–1954	114,024	106,582	Added browsable images and index records to existing collection.
United States, New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682–1956	33,836	0	Added indexed records to existing collection.
United States, New York, County Naturalization Records, 1792–1976	0	951,289	New browsable image collection.
United States, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789–1994	0	586,705	Added browsable images to existing collection.
United States, Tennessee County Marriages, 1790–1950	339,141	151,560	Added browsable images and index records to existing collection.
United States Census, 1850	0	171,424	Added browsable images to existing collection.
United States Census, 1930 (turning on images)	0	2,733,507	Added browsable images to existing collection.
United States Census, 1940 (Colorado, Oregon)	0	70,829	Added browsable images to existing collection.
United States Census, 1940 (Delaware)	0	11,036	New browsable image collection.
United States Census, 1940 (Kansas, Virginia)	0	129,501	Added browsable images to existing collection.
United States, Civil War Service Records of Union Colored Troops, 1863–1865	41,556	0	Added indexed records to existing collection.