Over 300 Million New Names Added Online @ the New Beta.FamilySearch.org Site

The following information was received this morning from Paul Nauta with FamilySearch: There were over 150 new collections added or enhanced this week at FamilySearch.org. FamilySearch volunteers indexed over 120 million records — over 300 million new names — from Continue reading Over 300 Million New Names Added Online @ the New Beta.FamilySearch.org Site

3.5 Million New Records, Including Brazil, Czech Republic and Italy, Added at the FamilySearch Record Search Pilot Website

Thanks to Paul Nauta for the following info: 20 May 2009: Thirteen collections were added or updated on the FamilySearch Record Search pilot—over 3.5 million new records. International researchers will be excited to know that collections were added for Brazil, Continue reading 3.5 Million New Records, Including Brazil, Czech Republic and Italy, Added at the FamilySearch Record Search Pilot Website

FamilySearch Publishes Its First Online Portuguese Collection

The following News Release was received from Paul Nauta, FamilySearch: Millions of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro Civil Registration Records Are Now Digitally Searchable on the Web! SALT LAKE CITY — FamilySearch added the Brazil, Rio de Janeiro Civil Registration to Continue reading FamilySearch Publishes Its First Online Portuguese Collection

All Kinds of Cool New Stuff Happening at FamilySearch Indexing!

There are many new, upcoming, and completed indexing projects to report in this update from Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch. Twelve of the projects below are new (see Current Projects). Included are three Belgian and two Argentina projects. The New York Continue reading All Kinds of Cool New Stuff Happening at FamilySearch Indexing!