FamilySearch adds almost 4 MILLION new, FREE, historical records from Canada, England, and Australia including Canada Prairie Provinces Census 1926!

[Editor’s Note: We just received this press release from FamilySearch outlining new records added to their online site. ]

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (5 March 2019)—FamilySearch added millions of new, free, historical records this week from Canada, England, Australia, Cook Islands, Peru, United States (Iowa), and the BillionGraves Index.  Search these new records and images by clicking on the collection links below, or go to FamilySearch to search over 8 billion free names and record images. (Easily find and share this announcement online in the FamilySearch Newsroom.).

Country	Collection	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
Australia	Australia, South Australia, Immigrants Ship Papers, 1849-1940	4,184	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Australia	Australia, South Australia, School Admission Registers, 1873-1985	579	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Canada	Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926	2,016,404	48,436	New indexed records and images collection
Cook Islands	Cook Islands, Public Records, 1846-1989	75,734	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
England	England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957	1,788,466	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Other	BillionGraves Index	127,027	127,027	Added indexed records and images to an existing collection
Peru	Peru, Lima, Civil Registration, 1874-1996	178,642	0	Added indexed records and images to an existing collection
United States	Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951	5	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection

Searchable historic records are made available on FamilySearch.org through the help of thousands of volunteers from around the world. These volunteers transcribe (index) 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 large number of digital images being published online at FamilySearch.org. Learn more about volunteering to help provide free access to the world’s historic genealogical records online at FamilySearch.org/indexing.

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