Michael Dindinger recently forwarded information about new records on FamilySearch that were added this last May. The article was published on June 3, 2019 by Laurie Bradshaw
Text of the blurb follows:
Text of the blurb follows:
"FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in May of 2019 with almost 14 million new indexed family history records from all over the world. Over 387,000 new digital images were added as well. New historical records were added from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, England, France, Italy, Nicaragua, Peru, Poland, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, the Ukraine, and the United States, which includes Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Washington. United States records also include Confederate Officers Card Indexes, Native American Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, and Obituaries from the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia. FamilySearch also added digital images from Alaska, BillionGraves, and Spain.
"Find your ancestors using these free archives online, including birth, marriage, death, and church records. Millions of new genealogy records are added each month to make your search easier."The actual list of new records can be found here. While many of the items only add a few new records, others add MILLIONS. Notable about those that are likely to be of interest to some in our Society, all of which added a million or more records, include:
- Canadian Headstones
- 1901 Scotland Census
- Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850