Monday, March 11, 2013

FamilySearch New Collections Update 11 March 2013

The following is from FamilySearch.

FamilySearch Adds to Collections from Australia, China, England, Italy, and the United States
FamilySearch has added 1.7 million indexed records and images this week with new browsable image collections from Austria, Paraguay, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 13,110 images from the new Arizona, Maricopa, Mesa City Cemetery Records, 1885-1960, collection and the 105,745 indexed records and images from the New Zealand, Immigration Passenger Lists, 1855-1973, collection. See the table below for the full list of updates. Search these diverse collections and more than 3.5 billion other records for free at FamilySearch.org.

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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
0
8,191
Added images to an existing collection.
0
20,711
New browsable image collection.
0
120,111
Added images to an existing collection.
0
29,543
Added images to an existing collection.
0
3,897
Added images to an existing collection.
0
188,632
Added images to an existing collection.
0
171,391
Added images to an existing collection.
0
297,064
Added images to an existing collection.
105,744
1
Added index records and images to an existing collection.
0
47,728
Added images to an existing collection.
0
11,121
New browsable image collection.
0
203,673
Added images to an existing collection.
0
13,110
New browsable image collection.
28,958
33,144
Added index records and images to an existing collection.
51,541
0
Added images to an existing collection.
0
147,293
Added images to an existing collection.
0
64,754
Added images to an existing collection.
0
220,321
Added images to an existing collection.
26
0
Added index records to an existing collection.

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