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FamilySearch Adds More Than 260 Thousand Indexed Records and Images to Collections from Guatemala, Italy, New Zealand, and the United States

September 3, 2013 By Rob Goates

In a smaller update, FamilySearch has recently added more than 260 thousand indexed records and images from Guatemala, Italy, New Zealand, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 102,461 images from the new U.S., Indiana, Naturalization Records and Indexes, 1848–1992, collection, the 50,245 images from the Italy, Mantova, Mantova, Censuses (Comune), 1750–1900, collection, […]

Filed Under: Records and Research 5 Comments Tagged With: Browsable Images, Historical Record Collections, Indexed Records, New Collections, Record Collections
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FamilySearch Adds More Than 2 Million Indexed Records and Images to Collections from Find A Grave, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Portugal, and the United States

August 26, 2013 By Rob Goates

FamilySearch has recently added more than 2 million indexed records and images from Find A Grave, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Portugal, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 1,483,770 indexed records from the new Find A Grave Index, the 346,492 indexed records from the U.S., Washington, Seattle, Passenger Lists, 1890–1957, collection, and the 113,930 […]

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Remembering Our Veterans: FamilySearch Adds New Indexed Record Collections from WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War

August 6, 2013 By Rob Goates

FamilySearch has recently added more than 43.6 million indexed records and images from BillionGraves, Italy, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 10 new indexed war records collections, including: the United States, World War II Prisoners of War of the Japanese, 1941–1945, collection, the United States, Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950–1957, collection, and […]

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FamilySearch Adds More Than 4.4 Million Index Records and Images from Brazil, Czech Republic, and the United States

July 17, 2013 By Rob Goates

FamilySearch has recently added more than 4.4 million index records and images from Brazil, Czech Republic, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 3,651,739 images from the new Brazil, Pernambuco, Civil Registration, 1804–2013, collection, the 408,573 images from the new Brazil, São Paulo, Immigration Cards, 1902–1980, collection, and the 205,349 index records from […]

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FamilySearch Adds More Than 50.1 Million Images from Belgium, BillionGraves, Brazil, England, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, and the United States

July 2, 2013 By Rob Goates

FamilySearch has recently added more than 50.1 million images from Belgium, BillionGraves, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, England, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 10,242,324 images from the Belgium Civil Registration collections between 1582-1912, the 6,993,483 index records and images from the Spain Municipal Records collections between […]

Filed Under: Records and Research 6 Comments Tagged With: Browsable Images, Collections Update, Digital Images, FamilySearch.org, Historical Record Collections, Indexed Records
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FamilySearch Adds More Than 1.1 Million Images from Austria, England, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, and the United States

June 25, 2013 By Rob Goates

FamilySearch has recently added more than 1.1 million images from Austria, England, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 96,841 images from the new U.S., New Hampshire, Cheshire County, Probate Estate Files, 1886-1900, collection, the 60,505 index records and images from the England, Cheshire Non-conformist Records, 1671-1900, collection, […]

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FamilySearch Adds More Than 200,000 Images to New United States Confederate Officers Card Index Collection

June 19, 2013 By Rob Goates

FamilySearch has recently added more than 3.4 million images from Colombia, Czech Republic, Indonesia, Italy, Nicaragua, Peru, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 207,550 images from the new United States, Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861–1865, collection, the 638,229 images from the South Korea, Collection of Genealogies, 1500–2012, collection, […]

Filed Under: Records and Research 3 Comments Tagged With: Browsable Images, Collections Update, Digital Images, FamilySearch.org, Historical Record Collections, Indexed Records
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FamilySearch Adds More Than Half a Million Images and Index Records to New Ireland Calendar of Wills and Administrations Collection

June 11, 2013 By Rob Goates

FamilySearch has recently added more than 2.7 million images from BillionGraves, Canada, Colombia, Ireland, Mexico, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 544,966 index records and images from the new Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858–1920, collection, the 731,428 index records and images from the BillionGraves Index, and the 452,357 index […]

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FamilySearch Adds More Than 5.7 Million Images to New Massachusetts Land Records Collection

May 30, 2013 By Rob Goates

FamilySearch has added more than 7.3 million images this week from Austria, Brazil, China, Honduras, Luxembourg, Peru, Portugal, Switzerland, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 5,766,135 images from the new U.S., Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620–1986, collection, the 337,367 images from the new Honduras, Civil Registration, 1841–1968, collection, and the 191,701 images from […]

Filed Under: Records and Research 2 Comments Tagged With: Browsable Images, Collections Update, Digital Images, FamilySearch.org, Historical Record Collections, Indexed Records
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FamilySearch Adds More Than 1.1 Million Records and Images to Illinois County Marriages

May 22, 2013 By Rob Goates

FamilySearch has added more than 2.16 million index records and images this week from Argentina, Austria, Italy, Paraguay, Portugal, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 1,152,830 index records and images from the U.S., Illinois, County Marriages, 1810–1934, collection, and the 244,523 images from the Spain, Province of Valencia, Municipal Records, 1611–1935, […]

Filed Under: Records and Research 7 Comments Tagged With: Browsable Images, Collections Update, Digital Images, FamilySearch.org, Historical Record Collections, Indexed Records

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