FamilySearch Record Search Update: 25 Million New Free Records Added

13 January 2010

25 million new free records added for Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Dominican Republic, England, Germany, Guatemala, South Africa, Switzerland, and the U.S.

There were 22 collections added or enhanced in the latest update. Many happy researchers will search eagerly through the 25 million new records in this update! The records can be found at FamilySearch’s Record Search pilot (FamilySearch.org, click Search Records, and then click Record Search pilot). Be sure to share the good news with family and friends.

See the chart below for a list of all the newly added collections.

None of this would be possible without the great contributions of many online FamilySearch volunteers. These individuals donate the time and talent needed to make these collections freely available to FamilySearch patrons. Find out more about volunteering at FamilySearchIndexing.org. Thank you!

Collection Name	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
Argentina , Buenos Aires City—1855 National Census	132,765	7,630	New index and image collection.
Argentina, 1869 National Census	1,082,686	157,133	Updated collection. Project is now complete!
Australia, N.S.W. —Index to Bounty Immigrants Arrivals, 1828–1842	50,981	41,805	New index and image collection and the second Australia collection.
Brazil, Catholic Church Records		63,828	Additional images.
Dominican Republic—Civil Births, 1828–1917		22,183	New image only collection.
England, Cheshire—Parish Records, 1530–1900	2,857,105		Updated index.
England, Cheshire—Bishop Transcripts, 1598–1900	1,896,348		Updated index.
England—Non Conformist Records, 1671–1900	164,627		Updated index.
Germany, Brandenburg—Church Book Duplicates, 1800–1874		36,973	Additional images.
Germany, Posen—Church Book Duplicates, 1800–1874		35,240	Additional images.
Germany, Baden, Bonndorf— Church Book Duplicates, 1810–1869	5,691		New index only collection.
Guatemala, Guatemala, Ciudad de Guatemala—1877 National Census	21,173	2,844	New index and image collection.
South Africa, Orange Free State—Estate files, 1951–1973		578,784	New image only collection.
Switzerland, Schaffhausen—Church Records, 1540–1875		9,432	New image only collection.
U.S. 1920 Federal  Census	13,202,233		Added indexes for Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Wisconsin, South Dakota, and Maine
U.S., Arkansas—County Marriages, 1837–1957	688,863	313,341	Updated collection. Joint project with the Arkansas Genealogical Society.
U.S., Florida—State Census, 1935	1,599,085	36,019	New index and image collection.
U.S., Florida—State Census, 1945	2,249,138	52,025	New index and image collection.
U.S., Georgia—Deaths, 1914–1930	41,681		New index only collection; ongoing project.
U.S., Indiana—Marriages, 1811–1959	28,935	66,511	Updated collection. Joint project with the Indiana Genealogical Society.
U.S., Massachusetts—Marriage Records, 1842–1915	30,509		Updated index.
U.S., Washington—County Marriages, 1858–1950	48,385	42,732	New index and image collection; ongoing project.

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