The following news release was written by familySearch staff:
FamilySearch Adds 6 Million Records – Austria, Mexico, Peru, U.S.A. – Each Add Over a Million Records
30 August 2011: FamilySearch.org added over six million records this week to its free online database. The new collections include seigniorial records from Austria, civil registrations from Chihuahua, Mexico, and probate records from Kentucky, U.S. Also added this week are records from Brazil, Guatemala, Hungary, Peru, Poland, South Africa, and Spain. View them all now at FamilySearch.org.
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Collection – Records – Images – Comments
- Austria, Seigniorial Records, 1537–1888 – 0 – 1,375,643 – New browsable image collection.
- Brazil, Catholic Church Records, 1835–1966 – 0 – 425,826 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
- Guatemala Civil Registration, 1877–1934 – 0 – 1,379 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
- Hungary Civil Registration, 1895–1980 – 0 – 586,296 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
- Mexico, Chihuahua, Civil Registration, 1861–1997 – 0 – 1,552,617 – New browsable image collection.
- Mexico, Jalisco, Civil Registration, 1832–2000 – 0 – 7,634 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
- Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1687-1992 – 0 – 1,043,903 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
- Poland, Roman Catholic Church Books, 1600–1950 – 0 – 27,159 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
- South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers, 1660–1970 – 0 – 22,711 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
- Spain, Cádiz, Testaments, 1550–1920 – 0 – 23,210 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
- U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1875-2010 – 188,681 – 0 – Added index records to existing collection. Now current as of 31 July 2011.
- U.S., California, San Mateo County Records, 1856–1967 – 0 – 32,582 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
- U.S., Kentucky, Probate Records, 1792–1977 – 0 – 623,942 – New browsable image collection.
- U.S., Louisiana, First Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1940–1945 – 0 – 66,545 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
- U.S., Louisiana, Second Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1948–1959 – 0 – 47,474 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
- U.S., North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663–1917 – 9,981 – 229,414 – Added index records to existing collection.
- U.S., Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh City Deaths, 1870–1905 – 154,203 – 38,853 – New index collection.
- U.S., Washington State County Records, 1885–1950 – 0 – 124,194 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
- U.S., Washington State, Army National Guard Records, 1880–1947 – 0 – 24,174 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
