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New Online Collections This Week
Collection – Indexed Records – Digital Images – Comments
Austria, Seigniorial Records, 1537–1888 – 0 – 983,053 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
Chile, Civil Registration, 1885–1903 – 69,511 – 0 – Added indexed records to existing collection.
China, Collection of Genealogies, 1500–1900 – 0 – 170,280 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
Czech Republic, Censuses, 1843–1921 – 0 – 46,895 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
Czech Republic, Land Records, 1450–1850 – 0 – 473,696 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
Dominican Republic, Civil Registration, 1801–2010 – 0 – 257,902 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
England, Kent, Quarter Sessions and Court Files, 1600–1883 – 0 – 198,619 – New browsable image collection.
Estonia, Population Registers, 1918–1944 – 0 – 113,331 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
Estonia, Population Registers, 1918–1944 – 0 – 23,108 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
Germany, Bavaria, Fürth, Emigration Records and City Directories, 1805–1921 – 0 – 40,930 – New browsable image collection.
Ghana, Accra, Marriages, 1863–2003 – 0 – 272,668 – New browsable image collection.
Italy, Agrigento, Agrigento, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1910 – 0 – 433,777 – New browsable image collection.
Italy, Bologna, Bologna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1941 – 0 – 640,609 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
Italy, Catania, Diocesi di Acireale, Catholic Church Records, 1560–1941 – 0 – 68,598 – New browsable image collection.
Italy, Cuneo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1795–1915 – 19,775 – 0 – Added indexed records to existing collection.
Peru, Civil Registration, 1874–1996 – 0 – 372,800 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
Philippines, Civil Registration (Archives Division), 1902–1945 – 0 – 185,698 – New browsable image collection.
Philippines, Civil Registration (National), 1945–1980 – 0 – 2,015,312 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
Philippines, Civil Registration (Spanish Period), 1706–1911 – 0 – 206,828 – New browsable image collection.
Poland, Roman Catholic Church Books, 1600–1950 – 0 – 82,074 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
Portugal, Diocese of Lamego, Catholic Church Records, 1529–1916 – 0 – 220,483 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
Russia Tver Church Books, 1722–1918 – 0 – 891,877 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
Spain, Catastro de Ensenada, 1749–1756 – 0 – 649,299 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
Spain, Municipal Records – 0 – 613,107 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
United States, Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871–1920 – 0 – 36,324 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
United States, Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797–1954 – 114,024 – 106,582 – Added browsable images and index records to existing collection.
United States, New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682–1956 – 33,836 – 0 – Added indexed records to existing collection.
United States, New York, County Naturalization Records, 1792–1976 – 0 – 951,289 – New browsable image collection.
United States, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789–1994 – 0 – 586,705 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
United States, Tennessee County Marriages, 1790–1950 – 339,141 – 151,560 – Added browsable images and index records to existing collection.
United States Census, 1850 – 0 – 171,424 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
United States Census, 1930 (turning on images) – 0 – 2,733,507 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
United States Census, 1940 (Colorado, Oregon) – 0 – 70,829 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
United States Census, 1940 (Delaware) – 0 – 11,036 – New browsable image collection.
United States Census, 1940 (Kansas, Virginia) – 0 – 129,501 – Added browsable images to existing collection.
United States, Civil War Service Records of Union Colored Troops, 1863–1865 – 41,556 – 0 – Added indexed records to existing collection.
