Issue 15.12
FamilySearch added just over 6.3 million new, free records online this past month for Australia, Brazil, Canada, Caribbean, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and the U.S. Search these diverse collections and 2.5 billion other records now for free at FamilySearch.org.
Searchable historic records on FamilySearch.org are made possible by thousands of volunteers from around the world who transcribe (index) the information from digital copies of handwritten records to make them easily searchable online. More volunteers are needed (particularly those who can read foreign languages) to keep pace with the amount of digital images being published online at FamilySearch.org. Learn more about how to personally help provide free access to the world’s historic genealogical records as a volunteer indexer at FamilySearch.org.
On April 2, FamilySearch provided access to the images of the 1940 United States Federal Census for the first time. Unlike previous census years, images of the 1940 U.S. Federal Census will be made available as free digital images. You can help index these records to make them searchable online with free and open access. Visit FamilySearch.org and click on Indexing to get started.
FamilySearch International is the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 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. 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. You can also find FamilySearch Centers locally in the following places: The parking lot north of the St. George Temple on 200 East, Buena Vista Stake Center on Fairway Drive near Green Springs Golf Course in Washington, Ivins Utah Stake Center, The Green Valley Stake Center on Dixie Drive, the Morningside Stake Center on 900 South River Road, Bloomington Utah Stake Center on Country Club Drive, Cedar City Family History Center at 95 N. 2125 West in Cedar City, Enterprise Family History Center at 50 S Center St., Hurricane Family History Center at 37 W. 200 S., and Mesquite, Nevada Family History Center on 100 N. Arrowhead Drive.
For more information, contact Shanna Jones (435) 628-4900 shannasjones@msn.com.