FamilySearch Adds Free Records for 10 Countries

U.S. collections added for Iowa, Indiana, Louisiana, Ohio, Vermont, and Wisconsin

Twenty-two collections for 10 countries were updated recently at FamilySearch.org. The Germany and Mexico church records were the two largest collections added. Collections were also added for Brazil, Canada, Guatemala, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and the United States. See the list below for more details. See the records online now at FamilySearch.org.

Collection	Records	Images	Comments
Brazil, Catholic Church Records, 1835–1966	0	135,859	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Canada, Ontario, Toronto Trust Cemeteries, 1826–1935	14,864	7,234	New index collection.
Canada, Quebec Notarial Records, 1800–1900	0	12,313	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Canada, Saskatchewan Provincial Records	0	70,184	New browsable image collection. Homestead files for 1908.
Germany, Brandenburg and Posen, Church Book Duplicates, 1794–1874	1,503,247	0	Added index records to existing collection.
Guatemala Civil Registration, 1877–1934	0	252,037	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Italy, Civil Registration, 1806–1940	0	682,186	Added browsable images to existing collection for Bologna, Catania, Genova, Padova, and Teramo.
Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records (1649–1909)	0	2,290,550	New browsable image collection.
Norway Census, 1875	80,729	0	Added index records to existing collection.
Sweden, Örebro Church Records, 1641–1860	12,977	679	Added index records to existing collection. Images available on external website.
Sweden, Södermanland Church Records, 1640–1860	47,948	3,574	Added index records to existing collection. Images available on external website.
Sweden, Uppsala Church Records, 1613–1860	46,251	2,639	Added index records to existing collection. Images available on external website.
U.S. Social Security Death Index	456,064	0	Added records to existing collection. Current to 30 April 2011.
U.S., Iowa, County Marriages, 1838–1934	131,790	0	New index collection.
U.S., Indiana, Marriages, 1811–1959	37,751	0	Added indexed records to existing collection.
U.S., Louisiana, First Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1940–1945	87,522	0	Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Ohio Tax Records, 1800–1850	640,167	170	New index collection.
U.S., Vermont, Vital Records, 1760–1954	259,950	393,556	Added index records and images to existing collection.
U.S., Vermont, Windham County, Westminster District, Probate Records, 1781–1921	0	21,168	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907–1933	0	1,478	Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Wisconsin, Probate Estate Files, 1848–1933	0	58,375	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Wales, Probate Abstracts, 1773–1780	0	15,135	Added browsable images to existing collection.

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