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1. FamilySearch Indexing Update: Indexing Projects for 25 Countries
2. FamilySearch Record Search Update: New Records for Brazil, Massachusetts, Mexico, Spain, and the U.S.
3. Introducing a New Resource - FamilySearch Forums
4. RootsMagic Releases Free Genealogy and Family Tree Software
5. FamilySearch Record Search Update: Brazil, Indiana Marriages, Italy, Netherlands, and 1920 U.S. Census, Among New Collection Updates
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FamilySearch Indexing Update: Indexing Projects for 25 Countries

The following is from FamilySearch.

18 November 2009

Indexing Projects for 25 Countries
Canada, Colombia, France, Guatemala, Jamaica, U.K., U.S. Venezuela. Those are the countries for which FamilySearch Indexing has recently added new volunteer projects. In all, FamilySearch has active indexing projects from 25 different countries currently with plans to add new projects from more countries throughout 2010. Volunteers can help 24/7 by registering and downloading a project of interest at FamilySearchIndexing.org.

Completed projects and digital image collections can be searched for free at pilot.familysearch.org.

New Projects in the Past Month

• Canada, British Columbia—Deaths, 1872–1986 [Part 2]
• Colombia, Marinilla—Registros Parroquiales, 1815–1959
• France, Quimper et Leon—Registres Paroissiaux, 1772–1909 [Part 1] (In partnership with Cercle Généalogique du Finistere)
• Guatemala, Huehuetenango y San Marcos—Registros Civiles, 1877–1900
• Italia, Napoli, Castellammare di Stabia—Atti di Morte, 1809–1936
• Jamaica, Clarendon—Births, 1878–1930
• U.K., Essex—Parish Registers, 1538–1900 [Part 1]
• U.S., Indiana, Dubois County—Marriages, 1811–1959
• U.S., Indiana, Marshall County—Marriages, 1811–1959
• U.S., Louisiana—1920 Federal Census
• U.S., North Carolina—1920 Federal Census
• U.S., South Dakota—1920 Federal Census
• U.S., South Dakota—1935 State Census [Part 1]
• Venezuela, Mérida—Registros Parroquiales, 1654–1992 [Parte 2]

(See the chart below for a complete list and current status of all indexing projects.)

Recently Completed Projects

(Note: Recently completed 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.)

• Argentina, Buenos Aires—1855 Censo [Parte 2]
• Argentina, Santiago, Santa Fe—1869 Censo
• Canada, British Columbia—Deaths, 1872–1986
• Canada, British Columbia—Marriages, 1859–1932
• Chile, Concepción—Registros Civiles, 1885–1903 [Parte 1]
• Deutschland, Mecklenburg—Volkszählung, 1890 [Div 24–38]
• Guatemala, Guatemala—Bautismos de Sagrario, 1898–1920
• U.S., Georgia—1920 Federal Census
• U.S., Illinois, Cook—Birth Certificates, 1916–1922 [Part 2]
• U.S., Indiana, Benton County—Marriages, 1811–1959
• U.S., Kansas—1920 Federal Census
• U.S., Maine—1920 Federal Census
• U.S., Maryland—1920 Federal Census
• U.S., New York—1905 State Census

Current FamilySearch Indexing Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion

Argentina, Cordoba—Matrimonios, 1642–1931	Spanish	39%
Belgium, Antwerp—Foreigners Index, 1840–1930	English	69%
Canada, British Columbia—Deaths, 1872–1986 [Part 2]	English	(New)
Canada, Québec, Montreal—Régistres Paroissiaux, 1800–1900	French	8%
Colombia, Marinilla—Registros Parroquiales, 1815–1959	Spanish	(New)
Deutschland, Brandenburg—Kirchenbücher, 1789–1875	German	85%*
Deutschland, Mecklenburg—Volkszählung, 1890 [Div 39–69]	German	8%
España, Avila, Madrigal y Garganta—Registros Parroquiales, 1530–1935	Spanish	12%
España, Avila, Navalmoral—Registros Parroquiales, 1530–1935	Spanish	18%
España, Lugo—Registros Parroquiales, 1530–1930 [Parte 1]	Spanish	26%
France, Cherbourg—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907	French	5%
France, Coutances—Registres Paroissiaux 1802–1907	French	4%
France, Coutances, Paroisses de la Manche, 1792–1906	French	90%
France, Paris—Registres Protestants, 1612–1906 [Partie 2]	French	68%
France, Saint-Lo—Registres Paroissiaux, 1802–1907	French	21%
Guatemala, Huehuetenango y San Marcos—Registros Civiles, 1877–1900	Spanish	(New)
Italia, Napoli, Castellammare di Stabia—Atti di Morte, 1809–1936	Italian	(New)
Italy, Trento—Baptisms, 1784–1924 [Part 1]	Italian	95%
Italy, Trento—Baptisms, 1784–1924 [Part 2]	Italian	67%
Jamaica, Clarendon—Births, 1878–1930	English	(New)
Mexico, DF—Registros Parroquiales, 1898–1933 [Parte 2]	Spanish	78%
Mexico, Hidalgo—1930 Federal Censo	Spanish	39%
Mexico, Jalisco—1930 Federal Censo	Spanish	21%
Mexico, Mexico—1930 Federal Censo	Spanish	86%
New Zealand—Passenger Lists, 1871–1915	English	52%
Nicaragua, Managua—Registros Civiles, 1879–1984 [Parte 1]	Spanish	25%
Perú, Lima—Registros Civiles, 1910–1930 [Parte 3]	Spanish	77%
Philippines, Lingayen, Dagupan—Registros Parroquiales, 1615–1982	Spanish	1%
Russland, Sankt Petersburg—Kirchenbuchduplikat, 1833–1885	German	1%
South Africa, Cape Province—Church Records, 1660–1970	English	13%
Sverige, Södermanland—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 1]	Swedish	4%
Sverige, Uppsala—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 1]	Swedish	12%
Sverige, Örebro—Kyrkoböcker, till 1860 [Del 1]	Swedish	1%
Tschechien, Litomerice—Kirchenbücher, 1552–1905 [Teil 1]	German	16%
U.K., Cheshire—Parish Records, 1538–1850 [Part 2]	English/Old English	54%
U.K., Essex—Parish Registers, 1538–1900 [Part 1]	English	(New)
U.K., Warwickshire—Parish Registers, 1754-1900 [Part 2]	English	53%
U.S., Arkansas—County Marriages, 1837–1957 [VII]	English	88%
U.S., Indiana, Allen County—Marriages, 1811–1959	English	91%
U.S., Indiana, Boone County—Marriages, 1811–1959	English	50%
U.S., Indiana, Brown County—Marriages, 1811–1959	English	88%
U.S., Indiana, Dubois County—Marriages, 1811–1959	English	(New)
U.S., Indiana, Harrison County—Marriages, 1811–1959	English	35%
U.S., Indiana, Marshall County—Marriages, 1811–1959	English	(New)
U.S., Louisiana—1920 Federal Census	English	(New)
U.S., New York—1920 Federal Census	English	56%
U.S., North Carolina—1920 Federal Census	English	(New)
U.S., Rhode Island—1905 State Census [Part 1]	English	74%
U.S., Rhode Island—1935 State Census	English	71%
U.S., South Dakota—1920 Federal Census	English	(New)
U.S., South Dakota—1935 State Census [Part 1]	English	(New)
Venezuela, Mérida—Registros Parroquiales, 1654–1992 [Parte 1]	Spanish	90%
Venezuela, Mérida—Registros Parroquiales, 1654–1992 [Parte 2]	Spanish	(New)
Österreich, Wiener Meldezettel, 1890–1925	German	4%
Украина, Киев—Метрические Книги, 1840–1842	Russian	47%

(*Percentage refers to a specific portion of a larger project.)

Current FamilySearch Partner Projects, Record Language, and Percent Completion

Australia, Victoria—Probate Records, 1853–1989	English	79%
België, Mechelen—Overlijdens Registers, 1851-1900	Dutch, Flemish	56%
Belgique—Registres Des Décès—En Français, 1796–1910	French	42%*
Canada, Ontario, Toronto—Trust Cemeteries, 1826–1935	English	1%
Deutschland, Bremen—Schifflisten, 1904–1914	German	83%
France, Quimper et Leon—Registres Paroissiaux, 1772–1909 [Part 1]	French	(New)
Norway—1875 Census [Part 1]	Norwegian	77%
U.S., Ohio—Tax Records, Post 1825 [Part 2]	English	90%
U.S., Ohio—Tax Records, Post 1825 [Part 3]	English	1%
U.S., Utah, Salt Lake County—Birth Registers, 1890–1908	English	1%
U.S., Utah, Salt Lake County—Death Registers, 1848–1940	English	25%

(*Percentage refers to a specific portion of a larger project.)

About FamilySearch
FamilySearch International is the largest genealogy organization in the world. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch has been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources free online at FamilySearch.org or through over 4,600 family history centers in 132 countries, including the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

FamilySearch Record Search Update: New Records for Brazil, Massachusetts, Mexico, Spain, and the U.S.

The following is from FamilySearch.

18 November 2009

More free online records for Brazil, Massachusetts, Mexico, Spain, and the U.S.

The states of Texas, Ohio, and Iowa were added to the U.S. 1920 Census at FamilySearch’s Record Search pilot. Spanish researchers will enjoy new civil registration images for the provinces of Cadiz, Granada, Malaga, Spain, from 1837–1870. Over 500,000 new digital images were added to the Brazil Catholic Church Records Collection. These birth, marriage, and death records are from the states of Bahia, Menas Gerais, Paraná, Pará, Pernambuco, and Sao Paolo. Over 400,000 Massachusetts marriage records were added for the period 1906 to 1915, and Catholic baptismal records were added for the Distrito Federal of Mexico.

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

Introducing a New Resource - FamilySearch Forums

The following is from FamilySearch.

18 November 2009

Dear consultant or center director,

As a family history consultant or center director, you know the joy that comes from helping someone with a family history question. Did you know that the answer you gave a member in your ward is most likely the exact answer needed by someone somewhere else in the world? Have you ever been stumped by a family history question and wished you could get help from someone who has solved the very issue that has you stumped?

Well, now you can give and receive help from fellow family history consultants and FamilySearch users who reside anywhere in the world.

FamilySearch is pleased to introduce a prototype for FamilySearch Forums, found at forums.familysearch.org, where in one central place you can reach out and:

· search for answers to your family history research questions.

· ask questions and receive answers from experienced FamilySearch patrons.

· provide answers to fellow FamilySearch patrons in need.


Click here to immediately begin finding answers or to join an existing conversation regarding:

· family history research questions.

· the new FamilySearch.

· FamilySearch indexing.

· Family history centers.


It’s fast, easy, fun, and as always, it’s free!

Sincerely,

FamilySearch

support@familysearch.org

Toll-free: 1-866-406-1830

International: Additional toll-free numbers may be found at contact.familysearch.org

RootsMagic Releases Free Genealogy and Family Tree Software

"RootsMagic Essentials" Brings Free Tools for Family History

SPRINGVILLE, Utah. — November 18, 2009 — RootsMagic, Inc. announced the immediate availability of RootsMagic Essentials, free desktop genealogy software based on their award-winning RootsMagic 4 system. RootsMagic Essentials contains many core features found in its namesake that allow the public to easily start tracing their family trees.

Essential Features for Everyone

“Many of our users have told us that they have friends and family members who are interested in getting started in family history but aren’t ready to invest in a more comprehensive package like RootsMagic,” said Bruce Buzbee, president. “RootsMagic Essentials gives them the features they need to start researching and recording their family tree at a price that can’t be beat—free!”

RootsMagic Essentials shares many of the same features with the full RootsMagic software including clean and friendly screens, the ability to add an unlimited number of people and events, pictures and media management, the SourceWizard to write your source citations for you, powerful merging and clean-up tools, dozens of reports and charts, support for international character sets, FamilySearch integration, and the ability to share data with other people and software programs. The full version of RootsMagic is available for purchase and includes features not available in RootsMagic Essentials.

Free and Available Now

RootsMagic Essentials is available now for free at http://www.rootsmagic.com. Users of other genealogy software products will find it easy to experiment with RootsMagic Essentials using their own data. RootsMagic Essentials can directly import data from PAF, Family Tree Maker (through 2006), Family Origins, and Legacy Family Tree. It can also read and write data using the popular GEDCOM format.

"We're excited to make RootsMagic Essentials available to the community," said Michael Booth, vice-president. "Our mission is to provide 'software to unite families' and our hope is that RootsMagic Essentials will encourage more people to record their family trees and connect with their family histories".

About RootsMagic, Inc.

For over 20 years, RootsMagic, Inc. has been creating computer software with a special purpose—to unite families. One of our earliest products- the popular "Family Origins" software, introduced thousands of people to the joy and excitement of family history.

That tradition continues today with "RootsMagic", our award-winning genealogy software which makes researching, organizing, and sharing your family history fun and easy. "Personal Historian" will help you easily write and preserve your life stories. "Family Reunion Organizer" takes the headaches out of planning those important get-togethers. And "Family Atlas" creates beautiful and educational geographic maps of your family history.

For more information, visit http://www.rootsmagic.com.

Source: RootsMagic, Inc.

FamilySearch Record Search Update: Brazil, Indiana Marriages, Italy, Netherlands, and 1920 U.S. Census, Among New Collection Updates

The following is from FamilySearch.
5 November 2009

The Indiana marriages, Netherlands, 1920 U.S. Census, Brazil, and Italy collections were recently added or updated in FamilySearch’s Record Search pilot.

FamilySearch applauds members of the Indiana Genealogical Society and FamilySearch volunteers for the great work done on the Indiana Marriages collection. Volunteers are indexing marriage records from 1811 to 1959. The recent update will surely be attractive to those with Indiana roots.

The new Brazil Catholic Church Records and Naples, Italy, Civil Registration collections are a sampling of what’s coming to FamilySearch.org for these countries. See the chart below for a list of all the newly added collections.

These collections can be searched for free at the FamilySearch.org Record Search pilot (click Search Records, and then click Record Search pilot).

None of this would be possible without the great contributions made by many online volunteers who help make these collections freely available by donating a few minutes of their time and talents through the FamilySearch Indexing program. Thank you!

Collection Name	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
Indiana Marriages, 1811–1959	134,338		Updated index-only collection. This is a joint volunteer indexing project with the Indiana Genealogical Society.
Netherlands, Limburg Parish Register Transcripts, 1600–1822		26,607	Updated image browse only collection; part of an ongoing project.
1920 United States Census	11,687,573		Added indexes for Pennsylvania, Idaho, and West Virginia.
Brazil Catholic Church Records		121,718	New image browse only collection; part of an ongoing project.
Italy, Napoli Province, Municipal Records, Castellammare di Stabia		199,602	New image browse only collection; part of an ongoing project.

About FamilySearch

FamilySearch International is the largest genealogy organization in the world. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch has been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources free online at FamilySearch.org or through over 4,600 family history centers in 132 countries, including the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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