The following was received from FamilySearch:
16 August 2011: Among the thousands of records added to FamilySearch.org this week are new images of testaments (wills) from Cádiz, Spain. Also, be sure to check out new United States military records for Louisiana and Washington as well as a new collection of North Carolina estate files. Estate files can offer an insightful look at an ancestor’s living conditions. Additionally, Canada, Italy, and Poland collections were updated. All these records and more can be viewed at FamilySearch.org.
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Collection – Records – Images – Comments
- Canada, Quebec Notarial Records, 1800–1900 – 0 – 7,728 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
- Italy, Civil Registration, 1806–1940 – 0 – 79,652 – Added browsable images to existing collection for Catania, Cuneo and Genova.
- Poland, Roman Catholic Church Books, 1600–1950 – 0 – 3,623 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
- Spain, Cádiz, Testaments, 1550–1920 – 0 – 10,463 – New browsable image collection.
- U.S., Louisiana, First Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1940–1945 – 0 – 56,778 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
- U.S., North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663–1917 – 3,292 – 47,282 – New index collection.
- U.S., Washington State, Army National Guard Records, 1880–1947 – 0 – 15,214 Added browsable images to existing collection.
