FamilySearch New Collections Update 6 November 2014

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FamilySearch Adds More Than 1.2 Million Indexed Records and Images to Argentina, the Dominican Republic, France, and the United States FamilySearch adds more than 1.2 million indexed records and images to Argentina, the Dominican Republic, France, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 288,957 indexed records from the Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635–1981 collection; the 398,779 images from the Dominican Republic, Civil Registration, 1801&ndahs;2010 collection; and the 356,698 indexed records from the US, Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780–1980 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 Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635–1981 288,957 0 Added indexed records to an existing collection. Dominican Republic, Civil Registration, 1801–2010 0 398,779 Added images to an existing collection. France, Protestant Church Records, 1536–1863 35,855 0 Added indexed records to an existing collection. US, California, San Francisco Passenger Lists, 1893–1953 10,346 0 Added indexed records to an existing collection. US, Iowa, County Death Records, 1880–1992 0 7,064 New browsable image collection. US, Louisiana, Orleans Parish Second District Judicial Court Case Files, 1846–1880 0 431 Added indexed records to an existing collection. US, Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780–1980 356,698 0 Added indexed records to an existing collection. US, Maryland, Register of Wills Records, 1629–1999 0 483 Added images to an existing collection. US, North Carolina, County Records, 1833–1970 0 616 Added images to an existing collection. US, Washington, County Records, 1803–2010 0 942 Added images to an existing collection.