Friday, May 08, 2015

FamilySearch Adds More Than 9.8 Million Records

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FamilySearch Collections UpdateMay 8, 2015
 

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FamilySearch Adds More Than 9.8 Million Indexed Records and Images for Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Jamaica, Peru, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and the United States
FamilySearch has added to its collections more than 9.8 million indexed records and images for Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Jamaica, Peru, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and the United States. Notable collection updates include 2,983,594 indexed records from the Croatia, Church Books, 1516–1994 collection; 57,446 indexed records and 1,785,969 images from the Jamaica, Civil Registration, 1880–1999 collection; and 1,087,758 indexed records from the Costa Rica Civil Registration, 1860–1975 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 world’s historical 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
40,494
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection.
164,737
139,318
Added indexed records and images to an existing collection.
1,087,758
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection.
2,983,594
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection.
57,446
1,785,969
Added indexed records and images to an existing collection.
447,186
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection.
0
46,666
Added images to an existing collection.
53,466
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection.
0
2,508
Added images to an existing collection.
0
63,212
New browsable image collection.
97,379
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection.
363,233
363,233
Added indexed records and images to an existing collection.
15,495
1,750
Added indexed records and images to an existing collection.
0
894,662
Added images to an existing collection.
361,965
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection.
394,391
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection.
0
636
New browsable image collection.
117,170
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection.
346,070
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection.

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