The FamilySearch Record Search pilot has just added 3.1 million records from the 1850 U.S. Census for the states of Maine, New Jersey, and Ohio. An additional 117,000 unindexed digital images were added for Philadelphia marriages and Czech Republic church books. These collections can be searched for free at http://pilot.familysearch.org.
| Project Title | Indexed Records | Unindexed Digital Images | Comments |
| Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes | 25,846 | New | |
| Czech Republic,Litomerice Regional Archive Church Books | 92,001 | Images added | |
| 1850 United States Census (ME, NJ, OH) | 3,179,432 | Updated with additional data |
Is there a good reason to be interested in another index of the 1850 census. Its on ancestry.com, and it also comes on our public library's Heritage Quest service. I know 1850's a very key census, but...
Posted by: Harry | June 11, 2008 at 10:26 AM
Our public library Heritage Quest service does NOT include the 1850 or 1860 census, so I am pleased it will be available for free.
Posted by: Elaine | June 11, 2008 at 10:43 AM
A link has recently been added to Familysearch.org to access pilot.familysearch.org. As we continue to volunteer at familysearchindexing.org there will be additional resources made available to this website for everyone to use. Absolutely wonderful!
Posted by: Kathy | June 11, 2008 at 01:51 PM
Hooray! The indexes to the Philadelphia Marriage Records are housed in steel bound books in the City Marriage License Bureau; as I get older the books get heavier. The indexes are also on microfilm at the City Archives-just about impossible to use. I hope, I hope that the indexes will be followed by the actual Marriage License Applications and Licenses. Selma
Posted by: Selma Neubauer | June 11, 2008 at 10:48 PM
So how does one get rid of the side bar that prevents one from reading the articles? The last few days I can no longer read the posts.
Posted by: Carol | June 12, 2008 at 01:39 PM
I am certainly happy that my public library access to Heritage Quest offers the full images on 1850 because in order to use http://pilot.familysearch.org I will have to upgrade to a newer flash & newer OS with more bloat. TG I can still use my old OS with either IE or Firefox-Mozilla on Ancestry, Footnote and Heritage Quest. I guess pilot.familysearch.org didn't concern themselves with accessibility for the masses. However the public libraries usually insist upon it and don't force the users to upgrade hardware and buy more software that truly isn't necessary. Better designers can *tune-in* & accommodate more of the *folks* if they choose to do so. I confess I would rather pay Ancestry & Footnote and lobby my public library to continue to offer access to Heritage Quest as long as those companies continue to give accessibility to users with older Operating Systems and Browsers rather than being forced to upgrade simply to use the latest beta from pilot.familysearch *or anyplace else.* I am used to my familiar equipment and want more time available to do my research and other hobbies, like gardening and also to spend time with family and relatives. Having to become a computer whiz, subject to every new web-designers idea of which equipment and software 'they decide' that their site visitors must use, is like having to become an auto-mechanic just to be able to drive my car to the market.
Posted by: Paula Nigro | June 12, 2008 at 10:42 PM
The index/images at http://pilot.familysearch.org DOES NOT require a new OS to view ... I have no idea where people get this idea. Any computer running a 2000 or older OS will do ... and if you're still running Windows 95/98 you get no sympathy.
Posted by: Jud Wooters | June 17, 2008 at 10:10 PM
Please, lets all have a grateful attitude fo all the hard work
placed forth for our efforts in research ......thatnk you Latter Da Saints for all that you do! You are valued and appreciated !!!
Posted by: Patti Kirk | November 24, 2008 at 08:08 PM