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Eleven new indexing projects were added this week, most of them international. Five of the projects are birth, marriage, and death records for France. New indexing projects added this week were: INTERNATIONAL Argentina Censo 1869—Jujuy Salta Tucuman Canada, British Columbia Continue reading New Indexing Projects at FamilySearch Indexing
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
Thanks to Paul Nauta for the following press release: SALT LAKE CITY—FamilySearch announced today it has published millions of records from Southern states to its rapidly growing, free online collection. The collection includes both digital images and indexes. Millions of Continue reading Millions of Historic Southern Records Now on the Web
Two million new records were added to the FamilySearch Records Search pilot. The completed statewide deaths index for Alabama was published—over 1.8 million names. This collection covers deaths from 1908 to 1974. Digital collections were added for Jamaica (Trelawny Parish Continue reading Two Million Records added at FamilySearch Records Search Pilot
SALT LAKE CITY—FamilySearch today named David E. Rencher Chief Genealogical Officer (CGO). He will have responsibility to help FamilySearch align strategic business decisions with needs and demands of genealogy-related markets. Rencher is a 28-year veteran of FamilySearch and a popular Continue reading David E. Rencher Named FamilySearch Chief Genealogical Officer
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
The following news release was written by FamilySearch staff: Incredible Effort Speeds Up Access to Online Genealogical Information SALT LAKE CITY — FamilySearch volunteers reached a monumental milestone this week, transcribing their 250 millionth historical record. The incredible online initiative Continue reading Volunteers Transcribe 250 Million Historical Records for FamilySearch
The following news release was written by FamilySearch staff: SALT LAKE CITY—FamilySearch expanded its Knowles Collection—a free popular database of Jewish records hailing from the British Isles. The collection builds upon work commenced by the late Isobel Mordy—a well-known historian Continue reading Popular British Jewish Database Grows to 40,000 Records
It was just ten years ago today that a gunman opened fire at the Family History Library here in Salt Lake City, killing two people and wounding four others before being shot to death by police.
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!
The following news release was received from Paul Nauta, FamilySearch: 7 April 2009: FamilySearch added over 16 million new indexed records and almost 500,000 new digital images this week to its Record Search pilot (see chart below). Seven new states Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 16 Million+ Indexed Records And 1/2 Million New Digital Images This Week at Record Search Pilot
Over the last several days, I’ve been going back and looking at websites with digitized books that I use quite often, but haven’t written about for some time. I reviewed the books at HeritageQuest Online, and yesterday I brought you Continue reading Search Over 30,000 Genealogy & Local History Titles at the Family History Archives
I opened my morning paper today to find that a good share of the front page of the Utah section was given over to an article titled “Prisoners track family trees – LDS Church program engages hundreds.” The article was Continue reading Utah State Prison Family History Centers Get Some Good Press
The following was written by FamilySearch staff: SALT LAKE CITY—FamilySearch announced the recipients of the 2009 FamilySearch Software Awards at the FamilySearch Developers Conference in Provo, Utah. The 12 recipients were recognized for their outstanding and innovative work in advancing Continue reading 2009 FamilySearch Software Award Recipients Announced
March 4, 2009: The FamilySearch indexing application is available in three new languages: Italian, Portuguese, and Russian. These languages are in addition to English, French, German, and Spanish. They have current indexing projects in all of these languages except Portuguese. Continue reading FamilySearch Indexing Update