The following announcement was written by FamilySearch.org:
22 February 2012
Mountain of free historic records online keeps growing weekly
FamilySearch added 2.8 million new, free records online this past week for Canada, England, Hungary, Italy, Russia, and the U.S. Got Hungarian roots? Check out the new 900,000 Hungary Reformed Church Christenings records. You might be surprised to know that FamilySearch now has over 2.5 billion free searchable records online now in its historic record collections. Find your ancestors now for free at FamilySearch.org.
Searchable historic records on FamilySearch.org are made possible by thousands of volunteers from around the world who transcribe (index) the information from digital copies of handwritten records to make them easily searchable online. More volunteers are needed (particularly those who can read foreign languages) to keep pace with the amount of digital images being published online at FamilySearch.org. Learn more about how to personally help provide free access to the world’s historic genealogical records as a volunteer indexer at FamilySearch.org.
FamilySearch International is the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit, volunteer–driven organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter–day Saints. 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. 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.
Collection Indexed Records Digital Images Comments Canada, Lower Canada Census, 1831 91,908 0 Added indexed records to existing collection. Canada, Lower Canada Census, 1842 46,467 7,674 New Index and browsable image collection. Canada, New Brunswick, Late Registration of Births, 1810-1899 0 24,015 New browsable image collection. England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-1910 332,615 0 New index collection. Hungary Reformed Church Christenings, 1624-1895 914,441 0 Added indexed records to existing collection. Italy, Torino, Torino, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1899 48,155 0 New index collection. Russia, Tver Confession Lists, 1728-1913 0 953,146 New browsable image collection. U.S., North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1964 9,675 250,339 Added indexed records and browsable images to existing collection. United States, Index to Indian Wars Pension Files, 1892-1926 0 52,315 New browsable image collection. United States, Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942 0 6,749 New browsable image collection. United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (HI) 33,914 71,648 Added index records and browsable images to existing collection.
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