FamilySearch Records Update: Milestone 600 Free Historic Collections Now Online

Geoff Rasmussen

26 Apr 2011

Latest Additions Reach New Milestone in Free Online Historic Record Collections

The latest additions to FamilySearch's online collection of free historic record collections pushes it to 600! That's right, 600 free, original source record collections online from all over the world. The tally of insomniacs will certainly expand as the numbers of family history researchers enjoy the latest updates. This week there are new international records from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Poland, and Spain. Now take a seat while the list of updates for the U.S. collections are noted—California, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington State, Wisconsin, and the Virgin Islands. Whew! See the table below for details. You can search all of the record collections now for free at FamilySearch.org.

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Collection	Records	Images	Comment
Argentina, Catholic Church Records	360,671	347	Added images and index to existing collection.
Brazil, Catholic Church Records	0	147,511	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Canada, Quebec Notarial Records, 1800-1900	0	19,974	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Colombia, Catholic Church Records	41,672	0	Added index records to existing collection.
France, Coutances, Catholic Diocese, 1802-1907	133,771	0	Added index records to existing collection.
France, Protestant Church Records, 1612-1906	45,305	14,155	Added images and index to existing collection.
Italy, Civil Registration, 1806-1940	47,588	37,439	Added index records and images for Castellammare di Stabia, Catania, Teramo, and Trieste to existing collection.
Jamaica, Civil Birth Registration	275,358	308,905	Added images and index to existing collection.
Mexico Census, 1930	1,063,750	0	Added the state of Oaxaca.
Mexico, Chiapas, Catholic Church Records, 1558-1978	0	218,722	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Mexico, Nayarit, Catholic Church Records, 1596-1967	0	47,203	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Catholic Church Records, 1586-1970	0	51,249	New browsable image collection.
Peru, Catholic Church Records	0	592,054	New browsable image collection.
Poland, Roman Catholic Church Books, 1600-1950	0	216,211	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Spain, Cádiz, Passports, 1810-1866	0	8,573	New browsable image collection.
U.S., California, County Marriages, 1850-1952	123,230	0	Added Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Shasta, Sierra, Solano, Stanislaus, and Sutter Counties to existing collection.
U.S., California, San Mateo County Records, 1856-1967	0	17,569	Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950	377,681	127,190	New index collection, first part.
U.S., Illinois County Marriages, 1810-1934	323,712	0	Added Adams, Alexander, Bond, Boone, Brown, Champaign, Christian, Clark, and Clay Counties to existing collection.
U.S., Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959	114,658	0	Added Elkhart County to existing collection.
U.S., Kentucky, Death Records, 1911-1955	1,384,241	0	New index collection.
U.S., Louisiana Confederate Pensions, 1898-1950	0	1,469	Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1891	0	80,509	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887	68,176	0	New index collection.
U.S., Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949	156,395	88,640	New collection. Counties published: Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, and Goodhue.
U.S., Mississippi, Tippah County Records, 1836-1923	0	55,910	New browsable image collection.
U.S., New York State Census, 1892	1,051,915	5,175	Added Madison, Warren, Greene, Albany, Hamilton, Ontario, Broome, Herkimer, Cayuga, Oswego, Onondaga, Essex, Lewis, and Queens Counties to existing collection.
U.S., New York, Northern Arrival Manifests, 1902-1956	0	850,465	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Case Files of Chinese Immigrants, 1900-1923	0	60,096	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1882	0	58,940	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Texas, Eastland County Records, 1868-1949		38,070	Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Washington State County Records; King, Kitsap and Pierce Counties, 1854-1950	0	15,653	Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Wisconsin, Probate Estate Files, 1848-1933	0	2,184	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Virgin Islands US, Church Records	0	5,363	New browsable image collection.

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