Did You Mark National French Fry Day?

 

Who doesn't enjoy a hot, salty french fry? Especially dipped in catsup? Did you know that July 13th is National French Fry Day?

Thomas Jefferson introduced fries to America, it is said. But Google also explains that the dish was discovered by American soldiers in Belgium during World War II......and since the dominant language of southern Belgium is French, the soldiers dubbed the tasty potatoes 'French' fries. (Humm...so perhaps they might should be called 'Flemish Fries?')

Apparently, in old Irish, 'to french' meant to 'cut into pieces.' Perhaps with the Great Potato Famine (1845-1851) the emigrant Irish took 'frenched potatoes' with them? 

There are at least 15 different types of french fries. How many can YOU name? 

26 Million New Names Added for Costa Rica, France, Hungary, Mexico, Spain, and the U.S.

Twenty-nine new collections were updated or added this week at FamilySearch.org—with 26 million names and 1.5 million digital images!

The international collections continue to expand with exciting new additions for Costa Rica, France, Hungary, Mexico, and Spain. In addition, nine more indexes were added to the U.S. 1910 Federal Census collection—that means it is 37 percent complete! This project is moving along quickly.

There are now 428 collections from original source records available online at FamilySearch. Search all of these great collections for free online at FamilySearch’s Record Search pilot (from FamilySearch.org, click Search Records, and then click Record Search pilot).

See the chart below for the complete list of all the newly added or improved collections.

None of this would be possible without the great contributions of many online FamilySearch volunteers. These individuals donate the time and effort needed to make these collections freely available to FamilySearch patrons. If you would like to help by donating a few minutes online with projects of personal interest, become a FamilySearch community volunteer at FamilySearchIndexing.org. Many hands produce great work. Thank you for your support!

Collection Name	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
Costa Rica—Church Records	217,000		Waypointed images
France—Protestant Church Records, Part B and C		122,000	Updated index
Hungary, Abauj-Torna—Civil Registration	70,000		Waypointed images
Hungary, Szabolcs—Civil Registration	104,000		Waypointed images
México, México—Censo de México de 1930		633,657	New index linked to previously published images
México, Durango—Censo de México de 1930		322,598	New index linked to previously published images
México, Guanajuato—Censo de México de 1930		851,154	New index linked to previously published images
México, Hidalgo—Censo de México de 1930		799,861	New index linked to previously published images
México, Jalisco—Censo de México de 1930		1,462,000	New index linked to previously published images
México, Queretaro—Censo de México de 1930		57,647	New index linked to previously published images
Spain, Barcelona—Civil Registration Part 2	1,000		Waypointed images
Spain, Barcelona—Civil Registration Part 3	2,000		Waypointed images
Spain, Barcelona, Vich—Civil Registration	11,000		Waypointed images
Spain, Cordoba—Civil Registration	4,000		Waypointed images
Spain, Gerona—Catholic Diocese Church Records, Part 2	57,000		Waypointed images
Spain, Málaga—Civil Registration	22,000		Waypointed images
Spain, Ripoll (Girona)—Municipal Records	53,000		Waypointed images
U.S., District of Columbia—1910 Federal Census		356,000	New index
U.S., Indiana—1910 Federal Census		2,957,000	New index
U.S., Kansas—1910 Federal Census		1,867,000	New index
U.S., Kentucky—1910 Federal Census		2,516,000	New index
U.S., Maryland—1910 Federal Census		1,419,000	New index
U.S., Massachusetts—1910 Federal Census		3,622,000	New index
U.S., Minnesota—1910 Federal Census		2,282,000	New index
U.S., New Jersey—1910 Federal Census		2,670,000	New index
U.S., New Hampshire—Statewide Deaths, 1901–1937	618,000	803,000	New index and images
U.S., New Hampshire—Statewide Deaths, 1938–1947	143,000	143,000	New index and images
U.S., New Hampshire—Statewide Deaths, Early to 1900	300,000	300,000	New index and images
U.S., Texas—1910 Federal Census		4,000,000	New index

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