FamilySearch New Collections Update 31 October 2014

The following is from FamilySearch. Yay!! New York State 1865 Census now available.

FamilySearch Adds More Than 3.4 Million Indexed Records and Images to the Bahamas, Cape Verde, Peru, and the United States FamilySearch adds more than 3.4 million indexed records and images to the Bahamas, Cape Verde, Peru, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 2,623,218 indexed records from the US, New York, State Census, 1865 collection; the 178,692 images from theUS, Illinois Probate Records, 1819–1988 collection; and the 163,023 images from the US, Ohio, Trumbull County Records, 1795–2010 collection . See the table below for the full list of updates. Search these diverse collections and more than 3.5 billion other records for free at FamilySearch.org. Searchable historic records are made available on FamilySearch.org through the help of thousands of volunteers from around the world. These volunteers transcribe (index) information from digital copies of handwritten records to make them easily searchable online. More volunteers are needed (particularly those who can read foreign languages) to keep pace with the large number of digital images being published online at FamilySearch.org. Learn more about volunteering to help provide free access to the worldís historic genealogical records online atFamilySearch.org . FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch and its predecessors have been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources for free at FamilySearch.org or through more than 4,600 family history centers in 132 countries, including the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Collection Indexed Records Digital Images Comments Bahamas, Civil Registration, 1850–1959 32,631 0 Added indexed records to an existing collection. Cape Verde, Republic of Cape Verde, Catholic Church Records, 1787–1957 0 105,781 New browsable image collection. Peru, La Libertad, Civil Registration, 1903–1998 99,759 0 Added indexed records and images to an existing collection. Peru, Lima, Civil Registration, 1874–1996 138,707 0 Added indexed records and images to an existing collection. Peru, Municipal Census, 1831–1866 0 7,064 New browsable image collection. Peru, Puno, Civil Registration, 1890–2005 41,622 0 Added indexed records and images to an existing collection. US, Illinois Probate Records, 1819–1988 0 178,692 Added images to an existing collection. US, New York, State Census, 1865 2,623,218 0 Added indexed records and images to an existing collection. US, Ohio, Trumbull County Records, 1795–2010 0 163,023 Added images to an existing collection. US, South Dakota, School Records, 1879–1970 0 7,239 Added images to an existing collection. US, Tennessee, Probate Court Files, 1795–1955 0 54,638 Added images to an existing collection.