FamilySearch.org Adds 12 Million Records – most from England & Mexico

The following is from Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch.org

FamilySearch Adds 12 Million New Records and Images

The recent collection updates at FamilySearch.org are too diverse to summarize—seigniorial and notarial records, bishop’s transcripts and parish registers, citizen lists, court case files—well, okay, you get the picture. The largest collection updates this week are from England and Mexico—eight million records and images between the two countries’ collections. Another 4 million records and images were added for Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Sweden, USA, and Wales. Search the records online now at FamilySearch.org. See the list below for more details.

Collection Records Images Comments
Austria, Upper Austria Seigniorial Records, 1537-1888 0 116,182 New browsable image collection.
Belgium Civil Registration, 1795-1920 0 29,195 Added browsable images to existing collection.
Canada, Quebec Notarial Records, 1800-1900 0 150,480 Added browsable images to existing collection.
Canada, Quebec Notarial Records, 1800-1900 0 35,342 Added browsable images to existing collection.
England, Cheshire Bishop’s Transcripts, 1598-1900 202,219 0 Added index records to existing collection.
England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000 929,054 Added images and index to existing collection.
England, Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1603-1910 947,377 332,814 New index collection.
Germany, Westfalen, Minden Citizen Lists, 1574-1902 14,707 902 New index collection.
Italy, Civil Registration, 1806-1940 0 4,284 Added browsable images to existing collection for Salerno.
Italy, Waldensian Evangelical Church Records 0 16,082 Added browsable images to existing collection.
Mexico, Guanajuato, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1984 0 2,271,610 Added browsable images to existing collection.
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records 0 1,352,091 New browsable image collection.
Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Catholic Church Records, 1586-1970 0 2,110,380 Added browsable images to existing collection.
Mexico, Veracruz, Catholic Church Records 0 2,486,833 New browsable image collection.
South Africa, Methodist Parish Registers, 1822-1996 0 18,726 New browsable image collection.
Sweden, Södermanland Church Records, 1640-1860 19,783 1,302 Added images and index to existing collection.
U.S., Arkansas, Draft Registration Cards, compiled 1948-1959 0 14,402 Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., California, San Mateo County Records, 1856-1967 0 62,131 Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., California, San Mateo County, Colma, Italian Cemetery Records 0 4,902 Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Louisiana, Second Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1948-1959 0 35,210 Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Maine, State Archive Collections 0 17,613 Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Maryland, Register of Wills Books, 1792-1983 0 23,884 Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Michigan, State Census, 1894 381,961 0 New index collection.
U.S., Mississippi, Tippah County Marriages, 1858-1979 0 17,039 New browsable image collection.
U.S., Montana, Rosebud County Records 0 43,056 Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., New York, Orange County Probate Records, 1787-1938 0 30,344 Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., North Carolina, State Supreme Court Case Files, 1800-1909 0 256,204 New browsable image collection.
U.S., Texas County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910 9,723 0 Added index records to existing collection.
U.S., Texas, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Membership Applications, 1892-2010 0 3,375 Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Washington State, Army National Guard Records, 1880-1947 0 11,647 Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Wisconsin, Probate Estate Files, 1848-1933 0 26,634 Added browsable images to existing collection for Green County.
Wales, Probate Abstracts, 1773-1780 0 3,466 Added browsable images to existing collection.

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About Leland Meitzler

Leland K. Meitzler founded Heritage Quest in 1985, and has worked as Managing Editor of both Heritage Quest Magazine and The Genealogical Helper. He currently operates Family Roots Publishing Company (www.FamilyRootsPublishing.com), writes daily at GenealogyBlog.com, writes the weekly Genealogy Newsline, conducts the annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour to the Family History Library, and speaks nationally, having given over 2000 lectures since 1983.

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