Thursday, November 20, 2014

FamilySearch New Collections Update 17 November 2014

The following is from FamilySearch.

FamilySearch Adds More Than 3.7 Million Indexed Records and Images to Australia, Canada, Isle of Man, South Africa, and the United States
FamilySearch adds more than 3.7 million indexed records and images to Australia, Canada, Isle of Man, South Africa, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 1,395,009 images from the Canada, Nova Scotia Probate Records, 1760–1993 collection; the 396,405 images and 396,405 indexed records from the US, BillionGraves Index collection; and the 389,387 indexed records from the South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801–2004 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
1,385
2,249
New browsable image collection.
0
1,395,009
New browsable image collection.
0
44,050
Added images to an existing collection.
389,387
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection.
396,405
396,405
Added indexed records and images to an existing collection.
0
91
Added images to an existing collection.
0
1,232
Added images to an existing collection.
173,963
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection.
0
7,376
Added images to an existing collection.
0
1,829
Added images to an existing collection.
0
78
Added images to an existing collection.
0
17,565
Added images to an existing collection.
0
3,926
Added images to an existing collection.
0
695
New browsable image collection.
0
152,511
Added images to an existing collection.
0
989
New browsable image collection.
0
196,148
New browsable image collection.
0
3,659
Added images to an existing collection.
0
3,045
Added images to an existing collection.
328,371
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection.
0
115
Added images to an existing collection.
0
202,454
Added images to an existing collection.
0
732
Added images to an existing collection.

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