FamilySearch Records Update: More than 4.9 Indexed Records and Images for Canada, the Czech Republic, Indonesia, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, and the United States

Geoff Rasmussen

05 May 2015

FamilySearch has added to its collections more than 4.9 million indexed records and images for Canada, the Czech Republic, Indonesia, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, and the United States. Notable collection updates include 636,309 images from the New York, County Marriages, 1847–1848; 1908–1936 collection; 602,220 images from the Indonesia, Jawa Tengah, Pemalang, District Court Records, 1961–2013 collection; and 476,396 indexed records and 273,544 images from the New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843–1998 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.

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Collection	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
Canada, Newfoundland Census, 1935	296,231	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Canada, Newfoundland Census, 1945	328,362	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Canada, Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890–1955	336,983	251,097	New indexed records and images collection.
Canada, Nova Scotia Deaths, 1956–1957	11,869	12,185	New indexed records and images collection.
Czech Republic Censuses, 1800–1945	0	37,741	Added images to an existing collection.
Indonesia, Jawa Tengah, Ciamis District Court Records, 1950–2014	0	337,963	New browsable image collection.
Indonesia, Jawa Tengah, Kudus, District Court Naturalization Records, 1958–2013	0	173,815	Added images to an existing collection.
Indonesia, Jawa Tengah, Pekalongan District Court Records, 1977–2003	0	104,422	New browsable image collection.
Indonesia, Jawa Tengah, Pemalang, District Court Records, 1961–2013	0	602,220	New browsable image collection.
Indonesia, Jawa Tengah, Ungaran, District Court Naturalization Records, 1975–2014	0	390,070	New browsable image collection.
New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843–1998	476,396	273,544	Added indexed records and images to an existing collection.
Peru, Amazonas, Civil Registration, 1939–1998	0	22,055	Added images to an existing collection.
Philippines, Biliran, Diocese of Naval Parish Registers, 1818–1978	0	28,118	New browsable image collection.
US, Arizona, County Marriages, 1871–1964	0	354,145	New browsable image collection.
US, Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center, 1827–1955	0	4,014	Added images to an existing collection.
US, Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861–1865	0	176,612	New browsable image collection.
US, New Hampshire, Birth Certificates, 1901–1909	0	105,732	New browsable image collection.
New York, County Marriages, 1847–1848; 1908–1936	0	636,309	Added images to an existing collection.