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The Season of Giving Begins with New Indexing Projects

FamilySearch volunteers have some exciting new indexing projects to work on during this holiday season. Recently released projects include records from Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Jamaica, Nicaragua, and the United States. There are also projects from four different countries that were recently completed and will soon be available for searching at beta.familysearch.org.

New Projects in the Past Two Weeks

·       Canada, Bas-Canada—Recensement de 1842

·       Canada, Ontario—Marriages, 1869–1927 [Part B]

·       Ireland—Tithe Applotment Books, 1824–1840

·       Jamaica—Civil Births, 1900–1930 [Part C]

·       Mexico, Oaxaca—1930 Federal Censo

·       Nicaragua, Masaya—Registros Civiles, 1879–1984

·       U.S.—Naval Enlistment Registers, 1855–1891

·       U.S., Connecticut—WWII Draft Registration Cards, 1942

·       U.S., Iowa—1930 Federal Census

·       U.S., Maine—1930 Federal Census

·       U.S., Texas—Birth Records, 1903–1934 [Part C]

·       U.S., Wisconsin—1930 Federal Census

(See the chart below for a complete list and current status of all indexing projects.)

Recently Completed Projects

(Note: Recently completed projects have been removed from the available online indexing batches and will now go through a final completion check process. They will be published at beta.familysearch.org in the near future.)

·       België—Burgerlijke Stand, 1851–1900 [Deel D]

·       Canada, Ontario—Marriages, 1869–1927 [Part A]

·       U.K., Bristol—Parish Registers, 1837–1900 [Part H]

·       U.S., Arkansas—1930 Federal Census

·       U.S., Connecticut—1930 Federal Census

·       U.S., Louisiana—1930 Federal Census

·       U.S., Maryland—WWII Draft Registration, 1942

·       U.S., Puerto Rico—1920 Censo Federal

·       U.S., Rhode Island—1930 Federal Census

·       U.S., Vermont—1930 Federal Census

·       U.S., West Virginia—WWII Draft Registration, 1942

Current FamilySearch Indexing Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion

Argentina, Balvanera—Registros Parroquiales, 1833–1934 [Parte B]	Spanish	58%
Argentina, Cordoba—Registros Parroquiales, 1722–1924 [Parte B]	Spanish	89%
Argentina, Santa Fe—Registros Parroquiales, 1634–1926 [Parte A]	Spanish	37%
Brasil—Registro Civil, 1852–1914 [Parte 2A]	Portuguese	1%
Brasil, Florianópolis—Registros da Igreja, 1751–1954 [Parte A]	Portuguese	13%
Brasil, Pernambuco, Recife—Registro Civil, 1900–1920	Portuguese	3%
Brasil, Rio de Janeiro—Matrimonios, 1900–1910 [Piloto]	Portuguese	52%
Canada—Passenger Lists, 1881–1922	English	5%
Canada, Bas-Canada—Recensement de 1842	French	(New)
Canada, New Brunswick—Deaths, 1815–1938 [Part B]	English	18%
Canada, Ontario—Marriages, 1869–1927 [Part B]	English	(New)
Česká republika, Litoměřice—Matriky, 1552-1905 [část 1] (Tschechien, Litomerice—Kirchenbücher [Teil 1])	German	92%
Chile—Registros Civiles, 1885–1900	Spanish	28%
Chile, Concepción—Registros Civiles, 1885–1903 [Parte 2B]	Spanish	35%
Colombia, Bucaramanga—Registros Parroquiales, 1649–1959	Spanish	13%
Colombia, Marinilla—Registros Parroquiales, 1815–1959	Spanish	65%
Deutschland, Baden, Achern—Kirchenbücher, 1810–1869 [Part D]	German	13%
El Salvador—Registros Civiles, 1835–1910	Spanish	24%
España, Andalucía—Registros Civiles, 1837–1870	Spanish	4%
España, Lugo—Registros Parroquiales, 1530–1930 [Parte 1]	Spanish	42%
France, Cherbourg—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907	French	44%
France, Coutances—Registres Paroissiaux 1802–1907	French	56%
France, Paris—Registres Protestants, 1612–1906 [Partie D]	French	83%
France, Saint-Lo—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907	French	60%
Guatemala, Guatemala—Registros Civiles, 1800–1900	Spanish



FamilySearch volunteers have been busy–we have indexed 160 million records so far this year and more are on the way! New projects now available include records from Canada, England, Russia, and the United States. Completed collections that will soon be available on

beta.familysearch.org include records from Canada, Germany, England, Russia, and the United States.

 

New Projects in the Past Two Weeks

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Canada, New Brunswick—Deaths, 1815–1938 [Part B]

·        

U.K., Bristol—Parish Registers, 1837–1900 [Part H]

·        

U.K., Manchester—Parish Registers, 1813–1925 [Part B]

·        

U.S., Arkansas—1930 Federal Census

·        

U.S., Connecticut—1930 Federal Census

·        

U.S., Rhode Island—1930 Federal Census

·        

U.S., West Virginia—WWII Draft Registration, 1942

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Украина, Киев—Метрические книги русской православной церкви, 1843–1845 [Часть B]

(See the chart below for a complete list and current status of all indexing projects.)

Recently Completed Projects

(Note: Recently completed projects have been removed from the available online indexing batches and will now go through a final completion check process. They will be published at

beta.familysearch.org in the near future.)

·         Canada, Ontario—Deaths, 1933–1937

·         Deutschland, Baden, Achern—Kirchenbücher, 1810–1869 [Part C]

·         Deutschland, Mecklenburg—Volkszählung, 1890 [Div 93–156]

·         U.K., Bristol—Parish Registers, 1837–1900 [Part G]

·         U.S., District of Columbia—1930 Federal Census

·         U.S., Indiana—WWII Draft Registration Cards, 1942

·         U.S., Kentucky—1930 Federal Census

·         U.S., Vermont—Vital Records, 1760–1954 [Part A]

·         U.S., West Virginia—1930 Federal Census

·         Украина, Киев—Метрические книги русской православной церкви, 1843–1845 [Часть А]

Current FamilySearch Indexing Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion

Argentina, Balvanera—Registros Parroquiales, 1833–1934 [Parte B]

Spanish

49%

Argentina, Cordoba—Registros Parroquiales, 1722–1924 [Parte B]

Spanish

89%

Argentina, Santa Fe—Registros Parroquiales, 1634–1926 [Parte A]

Spanish

33%

Brasil—Registro Civil, 1852–1914 [Parte 2A]

Portuguese

1%

Brasil, Florianópolis—Registros da Igreja, 1751–1954 [Parte A]

Portuguese

12%

Brasil, Pernambuco, Recife—Registro Civil, 1900–1920

Portuguese

3%

Brasil, Rio de Janeiro—Matrimonios, 1900–1910 [Piloto]

Portuguese

51%

Canada—Passenger Lists, 1881–1922

English

5%

Canada, New Brunswick—Deaths, 1815–1938 [Part B]

English

(New)

Canada, Ontario—Marriages, 1869–1927 [Part A]

English

91%

Česká republika, Litoměřice—Matriky, 1552-1905 [část 1]

(Tschechien, Litomerice—Kirchenbücher [Teil 1])

German

89%

Chile—Registros Civiles, 1885–1900

Spanish

26%

Chile, Concepción—Registros Civiles, 1885–1903 [Parte 2B]

Spanish

33%

Colombia, Bucaramanga—Registros Parroquiales, 1649–1959

Spanish

12%

Colombia, Marinilla—Registros Parroquiales, 1815–1959

Spanish

60%

Deutschland, Baden, Achern—Kirchenbücher, 1810–1869 [Part D]

German

3%

El Salvador—Registros Civiles, 1835–1910

Spanish

22%

España, Andalucía—Registros Civiles, 1837–1870

Spanish

2%

España, Lugo—Registros Parroquiales, 1530–1930 [Parte 1]

Spanish

41%

France, Cherbourg—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907

French

43%

France, Coutances—Registres Paroissiaux 1802–1907

French

45%

France, Paris—Registres Protestants, 1612–1906 [Partie D]

French

80%

France, Saint-Lo—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907

French

58%

Guatemala, Guatemala—Registros Civiles, 1800–1900

Spanish

9%

Guatemala, Guatemala—Registros Civiles, 1877–1900

Spanish

21%

Italia, Napoli, Castellammare di Stabia—Atti di Morte, 1809–1936 [Parte B]

Italian

68%

Italy, Trento—Baptisms, 1784–1924 [Part 2A]

Italian

40%

Mexico, D.F.—Bautismos, 1536–1900 [Parte A]

Spanish

1%

Mexico, Puebla—1930 Federal Censo

Spanish

70%

New Zealand—Passenger Lists, 1871–1915 [Part 2A]

English

7%

Nicaragua, Managua—Registros Civiles, 1879–1984 [Part 3B]

Spanish

74%

Norge —Tinglysningskort, 1640–1903

Norwegian

2%

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