There are many new, upcoming, and completed indexing projects to report in this update from Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch. Twelve of the projects below are new (see Current Projects). Included are three Belgian and two Argentina projects. The New York 1892 State Census project is exciting! New York has some of the best state censuses and it’s great to see them indexed and digitized!
CURRENT FAMILYSEARCH INDEXING PROJECTS, RECORD LANGUAGE & % COMPLETE
UNITED STATES – VITAL RECORDS
- Arkansas County Marriages V – English – 20% complete
- Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers – English – (New)
UNITED STATES – FEDERAL CENSUS RECORDS
- Missouri–1920 US Federal Census – English – (New)
- Nevada–1920 US Federal Census – English – 89% complete
- New Mexico–1920 US Federal Census – English – 75% complete
UNITED STATES –STATE CENSUS RECORDS
- Minnesota 1895 State Census – English – 74% complete
- New York 1892 State Census – English – (New) complete
- Rhode Island 1925 State Census – English- (New) complete
ARGENTINA
- Argentina, Buenos Aires 1855 Census – Spanish – (New)
- Argentina Censo 1869–Catamarca y La Rioja – Spanish – (New)
- Argentina Censo 1869–Corrientes y Entre Rios – Spanish – 44% complete
AUSTRALIA
- Australia NSW Newspaper Cuttings – English – 88% complete
BELGIUM
- Belgium–Antwerp Foreigners Index – Dutch, Flemish – 27% complete
GERMANY
- Brandenburg Kirchenbücher – German – 49% complete
SPAIN
- España, Lugo–Registros Parroquiales [Part 1] – Spanish – 16% complete
- España, Ávila–Registros Parroquiales – Spanish – 78% complete
FRANCE
- France, Coutances, Paroisses de la Manche – French – 9% complete
GERMANY
- St Petersburg Church Records 1833-1885 – German – 1% complete
ITALY
- Italy, Trento Baptism Records, 1784-1924 – Italian – 60% complete
MEXICO CENSUS
- Mexico Censo de 1930–Sinaloa Spanish – (New)
- Mexico Censo de 1930–Sonora – Spanish – 88%
- Mexico Censo de 1930–Tabasco – Spanish – 70% complete
- Mexico Censo de 1930–Tamaulipas – Spanish – (New)
NICARAGUA
- Nicaragua, Managua Civil Records – Spanish – 13% complete
NORWAY
- Norway 1875 Census part 1 -Norwegian – 10% complete
PERU
- Perú, Lima–Registros Civiles – Spanish – 10% complete
UNITED KINGDOM
- UK, Cheshire–Land Tax – English – 58% complete
- UK, Cheshire–School Records – English – 44% complete
UKRAINE
- Ukraine Kyiv 1840-1842 – Russian – 10% complete
VENEZUELA
- Venezuela Mérida Registros Parroquiales – Spanish – 1% complete
CURRENT FAMILYSEARCH PARTNER PROJECTS
UNITED STATES
- Arkansas Marriages IV – English – (New)
- Indiana Marriages, 1882 to Apr 1905 – English – 82% complete
- Indiana Marriage Returns, 1882 to April 1905 – English – 31% complete
- Ohio Tax Records–2 of 4 – English – 71% complete
- Vermont Militia Records – English – 37% complete
AUSTRALIA
- Australia–Victoria Probate Records – English – 31% complete
BELGIUM
- Belgique–Registres des Décès – Charleroi 1851-1900 – Dutch, Flemish – (New)
- Belgique–Registres Des Décès (Français) – French – 21% complete
- België–Overlijdens Registers–In het Nederlands – Dutch, Flemish – 74% complete
- België–Overlijdens Registers–Kalmthout 1851-1900 – Dutch, Flemish (New) complete
- België–Overlijdens Registers–Mechelen 1851-1900 – Dutch, Flemish (New) complete
GERMANY
- Bremer, Schifflisten – German – 42% complete
FLANDERS
- Flanders Death Registration – French, Dutch, Flemish – 76% complete
CANADA
- Nova Scotia, Antigonish Church Records – English – 72% complete
UPCOMING INDEXING PROJECTS
These projects are currently being created. Dates when indexing is scheduled to begin will vary.
UNITED STATES
- Arkansas Marriages VI
- Arkansas Marriages VII
- Chicago Archdiocese Cemetery Records 1 (1864-1989)
- Freedmen Marriages
- Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates 1
- Indiana, Allen County Marriages 1811-1959
AUSTRALIA
- Australia, Bounty Immigrants, 1824-1842
- Australia, Greenwich, Genealogical Records
AUSTRIA
- Austria, Vienna Population Cards
BRAZIL
- Brazil, Pernambuco Civil Register 1900-1920
- Brazil, Rio de Janeiro Marriages 1900-1920
CANADA
- Canada, British Columbia Birth 1854-1903
- Canada, British Columbia Marriages
CZECH
- Czech, Litomerice Church Records – Part 1 1552-1905
GERMANY
- Germany, Baden Church Books 1810-1869
- Germany, Mecklenburg 1890 Census
JAMAICA
- Jamaica, Trelawny Births
PERU
- Peru, Lima Civil Register Index 1910-1930
RECENTLY COMPLETED PROJECTS
These projects have been removed from the available online indexing batches and will now go through a final completion check process in preparation for future publication.
UNITED STATES
- Arkansas Marriages III
- Michigan–1920 US Federal Census
- New Brunswick 1871 Census
- New Hampshire–1920 US Federal Census
- New Jersey–1920 US Federal Census
- Rhode Island 1915 State Census
ARGENTINA
- Argentina 1869 Census–Cordoba y San Luis
MEXICO
- Nayarit–Censo de Mexico de 1930
CANADA
- Nova Scotia–1871 Census
- Ontario–1861 Census
UNITED KINGDOM
- UK – Cheshire Parish Registers part 1
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THANKS TO PAUL NAUTA FOR THE ABOVE INFO.
My thanks and best wishes go to dear Madeleine E. Mitchell the most competent Jamaican Genealogist around today. I can now rest in peace that my grandfather’s family history and contribution to his country Jamaica has been documented in “Jamaica Genealogy Page” and also in
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jamwgw/ These links show the full true story of Jamaican Police Inspector Herbert Theodore Thomas-1856 to 1930, along with the Archambeau, Thomas connection through his grandson the author of “A Struggle to Walk with Dignity-The TRUE story of a Jamaican-born Canadian”-2008. this book also tells the story of H.T.Thomas grandson’s life, Gerald A. Archambeau.