FamilySearch Announces New Collections for Australia, Estonia, Mexico, and U.S.

The following announcement was written by FamilySearch:

New Collections for Australia, Estonia, Mexico, and U.S.  U.S. Additions Include Utah, California, Illinois and 7 other states  28 September 2011 New records collections from Australia, Estonia, Mexico and the United States can now be searched for free at FamilySearch.org. In addition, new records were added to Austria, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Honduras, Poland, South Africa, and Spain collections. Find your ancestors now at FamilySearch.org.

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Collection	Records	Images	Comments
Australia, Tasmania, Miscellaneous Records, 1800–2000	0	19,898	New browsable image collection.
Austria, Seigniorial Records, 1537-1888	0	255,279	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Canada, Saskatchewan Provincial Records, 1879-1987	0	13,864	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903	54,265	1,964	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Czech Republic Church Books, 1552-1935	0	67,701	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Czech Republic, Censuses 1843-1921	0	20,395	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Czech Republic, Třeboň, Nobility Seignorial records, 1664-1698	0	64,620	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Estonia, Church Books 1835-1940	0	10,245	New browsable image collection.
Estonia, Petseri County, Surname Register Cards 1921-1923	0	12,902	New browsable image collection.
Honduras, Church Records, 1633-1978	0	37,122	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Mexico, Puebla, Civil Registration, 1861-1930	0	1,457,276	New browsable image collection.
Poland, Roman Catholic Church Books, 1600-1950	0	34,473	Added browsable images to existing collection.
South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-2004	0	96,404	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Spain, Diocese of Albacete, Catholic Church Records, 1504-1979	810,218	0	Added index records to existing collection.
Spain, Diocese of Avila, Catholic Church Records, 1502-1975	77,954	0	Added index records to existing collection.
U.S., California, San Mateo County Records, 1856-1967	0	17,174	Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Idaho, Cassia County Records, 1879-1960	0	16,031	Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Illinois, Probate Records, 18191970	0	64,589	Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Maine, State Archive Collections, 1636–1964	0	24,686	Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Maine, Washington County Courthouse Records, 1785-1950	0	91,241	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Minnesota, County Birth Records, 1863-1983	0	113,520	Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Mississippi State Archives, Various Records, 1820-1951	0	125,677	Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Ohio, Cuyahoga County Probate Files, 1813-1900	0	17,788	Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Utah, Davis County Records, 1869-1953	0	7,786	Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Wisconsin, Probate Estate Files, 1848-1935	0	41,117	Added browsable images to existing collection.

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