Tuesday, October 12, 2010

FamilySearch Records Update: Steady Flow of Digital Images Reflects the Dawning of a New Digital Age

The following is from FamilySearch.


6 October 2010
Steady Flow of Digital Images Reflects the Dawning of a New Digital Age
20 million new “browsable” images from 8 countries published online
An increasing number of “image only” collections are being published on the FamilySearch.org website, signifying a new phase in the site’s digital pipeline. Rather than waiting until the index is complete for each collection, FamilySearch is releasing the digital images as soon as possible in a browsable format. This gives patrons quicker access to records, which they can search in a similar way they would with a microfilm reader 
This week FamilySearch published its first digital Chinese collection, along with additional digital image collections from Belgium, Germany, Guatemala, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, and Puerto Rico. Twenty million additional indexed records were also published for Civil War and Revolutionary War collections and the 1851 Census for England and Wales. Search these records now at http://Beta.FamilySearch.org.
See the chart below for the complete list of newly added or updated collections.
Project
Indexed Records
Digital Images
Comments
Belgium, Civil Registration, 1795-1910—Part 1

4,306,478
New images*
Central America, Colonial Census Records—Guatemala, 1662-1900

31,443
New images
China, Feng Ping Shan Library—Chinese Genealogies, 1500-1900

77,527
New images published as “Chinese Genealogies”
Germany, Hessen-Nassau Civil Registers and Church Books, 1701-1875

233,196
New images
Germany, Mecklenburg-Schwerin Census, 1890
57,723
96,982
New records and images
Mexico, Guerrero—Catholic Church Records, 1576-1969

1,248,009
Additional images added
Mexico, Hidalgo—Catholic Church Records, 1546-1963

151,539
Additional images added
Mexico, Mexico (Estado)—Catholic Church Records, 1567-1970

4,684,171
Additional images added
Mexico, Tlaxcala—Catholic Church Records, 1576-1989

980,189
Additional images added
Netherlands, Drenthe—Civil Registration, 1811-1942

177,438
Additional images added
Netherlands, Friesland—Civil Registration, 1811-1932, Part 2

938,253
Additional images added
Netherlands, Friesland—Civil Registration, 1811-1950, Part 1

610,369
Additional images added
Netherlands, Gelderland Province Civil Registration, 1811-1950

3,115
New images
Netherlands, Zeeland—Civil Registration, 1796-1922

317,736
Additional images added
Netherlands, Zuid-Holland—Civil Registration, 1811-1942

1,976,874
Additional images added
Philippines, Manila—Civil Registration, 1899-1994, Part 1

2,555,676
New images
Puerto Rico, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969

62,751
Additional images added
United Kingdom, 1851 Census—England and Wales
18,341,933

New indexed records
United States, South Carolina—Civil War Confederate Service Records, 1861-1865
1,192,363

New index pointing to Footnote.com's website
United States—Civil War Pension Index Cards
291,369

Additional records added
United States—Navy Widows' Certificates, 1861-1910
1,003,115

New index pointing to Footnote.com's website
United States—Revolutionary War Service Records, 1775-1785
1,997,022

New index pointing to Footnote.com's websit

*To view the images in this collection, patrons must be logged in at
beta.familysearch.org. There is no access or subscription fee.
FamilySearch International is the largest genealogy organization in the world. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch has been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources free online atFamilySearch.org or through over 4,600 family history centers in 132 countries, including the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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