New Historic Records On FamilySearch: Week of December 12, 2016

Summary

Major additions have been made to historic record collections this week from Ireland and the Find A Grave index. New searchable records were also added for Brazil, England, Germany, Namibia, California, and the Freedmen's Bureau collection. Search these free records and more at FamilySearch by clicking on the links in the interactive table below.

Collection	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
Brazil São Paulo Immigration Cards 1902-1980	31,732	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
England Devon Bishop's Transcripts 1558-1887	34,105	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Germany Schleswig-Holstein Kreis Schleswig Civil Registration 1874-1983	29,383	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Ireland Valuation Office Books 1831-1856	1,781,373	183,144	New indexed records and images collection
Namibia Dutch Reformed Church Records 1956-1984	1,044	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Find A Grave Index	2,145,457	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Peru Puno Civil Registration 1890-2005	127,712	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
California Cemetery Transcriptions 1850-1960	105,227	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Iowa Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records 1861-1949	614	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Arkansas Church Marriages 1860-1976	0	885	Added images to an existing collection
United States Freedmen's Bureau Records of Freedmen 1865-1872	102,085	30,274	New indexed records and images collection

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