Thursday, September 23, 2010

FamilySearch Records Update

The following is from FamilySearch.


22 September 2010
Did You Say New Dominican Republic, Italy, Jamaica, and Spain Records?
You read correctly, FamilySearch has published nearly 2 million new digital images alone this week from the Dominican Republic, Italy, Jamaica, Spain, and the United States. The records are predominantly from civil registration and church records. Search them now athttp://Beta.FamilySearch.org
See the chart below for the complete list of newly added or updated collections.
Project
Indexed Records
Digital Images
Comments
Dominican Republic—Civil Registration, 1801-2006
787,030
Additional images added
Italy, Catania Province—Catania Diocese, San Biagio Church Records, 1629-1912
15,050
New images*
Italy, Palermo Province—Monreale Diocese, Church records, 1530-1919
385,038
New images
Italy, Vicenza Province—Casoni Church Records, 1597-1937
6,314
New images
Jamaica – Civil Births, 1878-1899
284,864
261,206
New images and Index
Spain, Alicante—Municipal Census, Part 2, 1676-1935
18,809
Additional images added
Spain, Gerona (Girona)—Municipal Records, 1711-1921
307,870
New images
U.S., California, San Francisco—N Gray and Company Funeral Records, 1850 - 1917
50,464

Updated index*
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