The 1940 U.S. Census Image Upload and Indexing Presses On

FamilySearch, Archives.com, and Findmypast.com have continued publishing browsable images online from the 1940 U.S. Federal Census this week. Volunteer indexers are encouraged to help out at the1940census.com. FamilySearch also published new, free records online for the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Portugal, Slovakia, and the United States. 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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Collection	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
Czech Republic, Třeboň, Nobility Seignorial records, 1619-1859	0	14,216	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Estonia, Church Books 1835-1940	0	3,547	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Germany, Bavaria, Nördlingen, Miscellaneous City Records, 1385-1943	0	14,427	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Portugal, Braga, Catholic Church Records, 1530-1911	0	21,599	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Slovakia, Church and Synagogue Books, 1592-1910	0	295,532	Added browsable images to existing collection.
United States, New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956	33,836	0	Added indexed records to existing collection.
United States Census, 1940 (Alabama)	0	79,619	New browsable image collection.
United States Census, 1940 (California, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Texas)	0	476,505	New browsable image collection.
United States Census, 1940 (Florida)	0	54,494	New browsable image collection.
United States Census, 1940 (Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Utah)	0	928,494	New browsable image collection.
United States Census, 1940 (Louisiana)	0	64,838	New browsable image collection.
United States Census, 1940 (Mississippi)	0	60,104	New browsable image collection.
United States Census, 1940 (Oklahoma)	0	67,478	New browsable image collection.
United States Census, 1940 (Pennsylvania)	0	279,042	New browsable image collection.