FamilySearch New Collections Update 22 October 2012

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FamilySearch Adds Large Update to Iowa County Marriages Collection,  New Records for Dorset, England, Parish Registers,  and Boston Passenger Lists FamilySearch added 2.7 million indexed records and digital images to its growing collection, with a large portion being added to the Iowa County Marriages collection. The latest update to the Iowa County collection makes it 86 percent complete. The update includes 637,695 new images of marriage licenses and 1,623,576 new indexed records. Also of interest are the 198,938 new images and records added to the Dorset, England, Parish Registers collection and 428,000 Boston passenger lists for 1820 to 1891. Search these diverse collections and 3 billion other records for free at FamilySearch.org. Searchable historic records are made available on FamilySearch.org through the help of thousands of volunteers from around the world. These volunteers transcribe (index) information from digital copies of handwritten records to make them easily searchable online. More volunteers are needed (particularly those who can read foreign languages) to keep pace with the large number of digital images being published online at FamilySearch.org. Learn more about volunteering to help provide free access to the world's historic genealogical records online at FamilySearch.org. FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch and its predecessors have been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources for free at FamilySearch.org or through more than 4,600 family history centers in 132 countries, including the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Collection Indexed Records Digital Images Comments England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-1910 114,774 54,164 Added index records and images to an existing collection. Italy, Messina, Messina, Civil Registration (Comune), 1866-1910 48,942 19,035 Added index records and images to an existing collection. Mexico, Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Miscellaneous Marriage Records, 1605-1815 0 111,862 New browsable image collection. Spain, Province of Lérida, Municipal Records, 1319-1940 0 64,096 New browsable image collection. U.S., Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934 1,623,576 637,698 Added index records and images to an existing collection. U.S., Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1891 428,737 0 Added index records to an existing collection.