The following announcement was written by FamilySearch:
13 September 2010
Visitors to FamilySearch.org now have access to over 5 million new records of free indexed names and images. These 48 recently published collections feature names from 19 different countries, including the first sets of records from Nicaragua and Sri Lanka.
See the chart below for the complete list of all the newly added or improved collections. All of these records can be found at http://Beta.FamilySearch.org.
Project New Records New Images Comments Argentina, Cordoba—Cordoba Marriage Records, 1642–1931 39989 New Index Argentina, Santa Fe (Rosario) —Church Records, 1642-1972 186262 New Images Austria, Vienna—Population Cards, 1850–1928 18157 New Index Belgium—Death Registration, 1851–1900 77953 New Index Brazil, Rio de Janeiro—Church Records, Diocese of Itaguai, 1700-1940 34892 New Images Brazil, Rio de Janeiro—Church Records, Diocese of Nova Iguacu, 1686-1940 9853 New Images Brazil, Rio de Janeiro—Church Records, Diocese of Valenca, 1771-1963 23972 New Images Brazil, Santa Catarina—Civil Registration, 1874-1998 275362 New Images Brazil, Sao Paulo—Archdiocese of Botucatu, Church Records, 1849-1937 38551 New Images British Isles, Bishop of Durham's Allertonshire Peculiar—Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1667–1890 323 New Images Canada, New Brunswick—Death Certificates, 1920–1934 78878 New Images Canada, New Brunswick—Death Certificates, 1935–1938 17257 New Images Canada, New Brunswick—Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations, 1810–1906 160214 164227 New Images and Index Canada, New Brunswick—Provincial Returns of Deaths, 1815–1919 81680 New Images Canada, Newfoundland—Registers of Vital Statistics, 1753–1893 14649 New Images Canada, Prince Edward Island—Baptism Card Index, 1721-1885 92874 New Index Canada, Prince Edward Island—Death Card Index, 1721-1905 15943 New Index Canada, Prince Edward Island—Marriage Registers, 1832-1888 3485 New Index Chile, Concepcion—Civil Registration, 1885-1903 (Part 1) 30124 New Index Czech Republic, Opava—Provincial Archive Church Records, 1571-1905, pt. 02 17793 New Images Czech Republic, Trebon—State Regional Archive Church Records, 1650-1900, pt. 03 34959 New Images England, Calendar Durham—Diocesan Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1594–1815 6476 New Images England, Durham—Diocese Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1692–1900 108721 New Images Italy, Napoli Prov., Castellammare di Stabia—Death Records, 1809-1936 17720 New Images Jamaica – Civil Births 1878-1899 240191 New Index added to existing collection Jamaica, Clarendon—Parish Civil Births, 1878-1930 150857 150857 New Images and Index added to existing collection Jamaica, Trelawny—Parish Civil Births, 1878-1930 73536 New Images added to existing collection Lima, Peru—Civil Registration Index, 1910–1930 38713 New Index México, Distrito Federal—Church Records, 1536-1970 (Part 2) 24813 New Images Mexico, Tamaulipas—Church Records, 1703-1964, Part 1 24652 New Images Mexico, Zacatecas—Catholic Church Records, 1605-1977 111034 New Images New Zealand—Immigration Passenger Lists, 1871–1915 160774 New Index New Zealand—Immigration Passenger Lists, 1871-1915, Pt.2 296065 New Images Nicaragua Managua—Civil Records, 1879–1984 (Part 2) 163056 55733 New Images and Index Nicaragua Managua—Civil Records, 1879–Present 264022 154310 New Images and Index Puerto Rico—Roman Catholic Church Records, 1645–1969 131824 New Images Sri Lanka, Colombo—District Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1677-1990 33965 New Images Sweden, Orebro—Church Records, 1641-1860 51000 New Index Sweden, Södermanland—Church Records to 1860 (Part 1) 10200 New Index Sweden, Uppsala—Church Records, 1613-1860 40800 New Index U.S., Illinois—Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947 2879598 New Index U.S., Illinois—Probate Books, 1819-1970 57118 New Images U.S., Indiana—Davies & Clay Counties, Marriages, 1811-1959 56116 New Index added to existing collection U.S., Minnesota—1857 Territorial Census 3983 New Images U.S., Ohio—Tax Records, 1800–1850 (Part 2 of 4) 260335 38831 New Images and Index added to existing collection U.S., South Dakota —1945 State Census 284808 New Index U.S., Tennessee—Death Records, 1914–1955 3118 New Index United States—Marriage Records of the Office of the Commissioner, Washington Headquarters of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1861–1869 4603 2782 New Images and Index 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 at FamilySearch.org or through over 4,600 family history centers in 132 countries, including the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.
