Sunday, July 20, 2014

FamilySearch New Collections Update 19 July 2014

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FamilySearch Collections UpdateJuly 19, 2014
 

FamilySearch Adds More Than 2 Million Indexed Records and Images to Brazil, England, Germany, Isle of Man, Netherlands, and the United States

FamilySearch has added more than 2 million indexed records and images to collections from Brazil, England, Germany, Isle of Man, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 148,960 images from the England, Durham, Diocese of Durham Original Wills, 1650–1857, collection; the 91,952 indexed records from the South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Deaths, 1895–1972, collection; and the 804,247 indexed records and images from U.S., Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878–1922, 1959–1994, 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.

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 worldís 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
147,861
Added images to an existing collection.
3,384
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection.
0
48,167
New browsable image collection.
0
32,085
New browsable image collection.
0
1,842
New browsable image collection.
0
148,960
New browsable image collection.
0
24,327
Added indexed records to an existing collection.
13,929
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection.
0
7,217
Added images to an existing collection.
905
0
Added images to an existing collection.
0
535
Added images to an existing collection.
91,952
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection.
0
61,984
New browsable image collection.
0
3,927
New browsable image collection.
0
1,449
Added images to an existing collection
0
3,199
Added images to an existing collection.
0
451,656
New browsable image collection.
169,857
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection.
0
36,101
New browsable image collection.
751,805
52,442
New indexed records and images collection.
637
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection.
0
25,819
Added images to an existing collection.

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