At our AFAOA convention in Nashville, Liz told us about the new info on FamilySearch.org I am so excited about the wonderful records online that are as recent as the 1970;s in some Southern States.  I wanted to post some of the details about those records. Once you find that site, I am sure that you researchers will be please to find copies of the actual documents, such as death certificates.  The search engine is also wonderful as one can search using the parents names, and conversely, the children's names to find the parents. I pasted here the info. Millions of death records from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida were the most recent additions. Viewers can search the free collection on the Record Search pilot at FamilySearch.org (click Search Records, and then click Record Search pilot). In the past 18 months, FamilySearch has been diligently publishing digital images and indexes from Southern states. It is part of a worldwide initiative to provide fast, economical access to genealogical records. Fueled by over 100,000 online volunteers, FamilySearch is digitizing and indexing historical records and publishing them online. The most recent additions are from the following collections: * Alabama Statewide Deaths 1908 to 1974 (Index) * Arkansas County Marriages: 1837 to 1957 * Civil War Pension Index Cards (Digital Images) * Florida Deaths 1877 to 1939 (Index) * Florida State Censuses: 1855, 1935, 1945 (Digital Images) * Freedman Bank Records: 1865 to 1874 * Freedman’s Bureau Virginia Marriages 1855 to 1866 * Georgia Deaths 1914 to 1927 * Louisiana War of 1812 Pension Lists (Images) * North Carolina Deaths 1906 to 1930 * North Carolina, Davidson County Marriages and Deaths, 1867–1984 (Digital Images) * South Carolina Deaths 1915 to 1943 * South Carolina Deaths 1944 to 1955 (Index) * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 (Index) * Texas Deaths 1890 to 1976 * Virginia Fluvanna County Funeral Home Records 1929 to 1976 (Digital Images) * West Virginia Births 1853 to 1930 (Index) * West Virginia Marriages 1853 to 1970 (Index) * West Virginia Deaths 1853 to 1970 (Index)