Sunday, January 26, 2014

FamilySearch Collection Update: 23 Jan 2014

The following is from FamilySearch.

FamilySearch Adds More Than 7.4 Million Indexed Records and Images to Collections from England, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Peru, and the United States

FamilySearch has added more than 7.4 million indexed records and images to collections from Belgium, England, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Peru, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 4,140,062 images from the new U.S., Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895–1924, collection; the 900,127 indexed records from the Peru, Lima, Civil Registration, 1874–1996, collection; and the 718,769 images from the United States, Passport Applications, 1795–1925, 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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Collection Indexed Records Digital Images Comments
Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582–1912 0 21,753 Added images to an existing collection.
England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538–1936 0 10,378 Added images to an existing collection.
Germany, Hesse, Stadtkreis Darmstadt, Darmstadt District, Civil Registration, 1876–1925 8,420 8,172 New indexed records and images collection.
Indonesia, Jawa Tengah, Pati, Naturalization Records, 1960–2013 0 188,329 New browsable image collection.
Italy, Cuneo, Alba, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1941 0 133,283 Added images to an existing collection.
Mexico, Chihuahua, Civil Registration, 1861–1997 111,726 0 Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Mexico, Coahuila, Civil Registration, 1861–1998 20,582 0 Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Mexico, Guerrero, Civil Registration, 1833–1996 1,267 0 Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Peru, Arequipa, Civil Registration, 1860–1976 61,136 26,976 New indexed records and images collection.
Peru, Junín, Civil Registration, 1890–2005 83,312 154,812 Added indexed records and images to an existing collection.
Peru, Lima, Civil Registration, 1874–1996 900,127 0 Added indexed records to an existing collection.
U.S., Iowa, Non-Population Census Schedules, 1850–1880 0 23,397 New browsable image collection.
U.S., New York, Bronx Probate Estate Files, 1914–1931 0 771,828 New browsable image collection.
U.S., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Seamen's Proofs of Citizenship, 1791–1861 0 67,977 New browsable image collection.
U.S., Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895–1924 0 4,140,062 New browsable image collection.
United States, Passport Applications, 1795–1925 0 718,769 Added images to an existing collection.

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