> SALT LAKE CITY—Ancestry.com and FamilySearch, the two largest online > family history resources, announced today they will exchange records and > resources to make more historical records available online. The first > project is a joint initiative to significantly enhance the online U.S. > Federal Census Collection (1790 to 1930). The original census records > are among the holdings of the National Archives and Records > Administration (NARA). > > FamilySearch is digitally converting master microfilm copies of the > original U.S. Federal Censuses from 1790 through 1930 and, under this > agreement, will give these improved images to Ancestry.com. All census > images and indexes will be available on Ancestry.com for subscribers. As > projects are completed, images will be available for free in NARA > reading rooms and FamilySearch’s 4,500 Family History Centers. > > Ancestry.com, which currently offers indexes and images to the entire > publicly available U.S. Federal Census Collection, will give > FamilySearch copies of its existing census indexes. Through its online > indexing system and community of volunteer indexers, FamilySearch is > already indexing select censuses. FamilySearch will merge the > Ancestry.com indexes with the new FamilySearch indexes to create > enhanced census indexes, which will be added to both sites. Indexes to > the enhanced censuses will be free on Ancestry.com for a limited time as > they are completed. Indexes will also be available for free on > FamilySearch.org. > snip I would suggest that FreeBMD with FreeCen and FreeReg make similar deals to end the image famine likewise indexing of English Parish Regisers from images is already underway and has importantimplications for county FHS in UK see the new tabs on http://www.familysearch.org/ and especially http://www.familysearch.org/eng/indexing/frameset_indexing.asp Worldwide Indexing Projects FamilySearch indexing projects span the world. Current projects are active in the U.S., England, Wales, Ireland, Germany, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, and elsewhere. Find out more: * Current Projects * Upcoming Projects * Completed Projects Current Projects All projects being administered by FamilySearch Indexing and participating genealogical and historical societies are listed below. Each project is posted with a unique set of indexing guidelines and interesting facts. To read the instructions, click on a project name. * FamilySearch Indexing FamilySearch Indexing Contact: [email protected] o Alabama - 1920 US Federal Census o Brandenburg Kirchenbücher (Brandenburg Parish Registers) o Bristol Parish Registers - Analysis snipped # Cheshire - Land Tax # Cheshire - Register of Electors Upcoming Projects These projects are being prepared to be indexed and will be available soon. FamilySearch Indexing * Cheshire - Poor Law * Cheshire - School Records * Cornwall Parish Registers * Essex Parish Registers FSI Waypointing * Florida 1885 Census * Florida 1935 Census snipped Arkansas Genealogical Society andmore why are Society of Genealogists and other UK FHS not participating yrt ? http://www.familysearchindexing.org/en/projects/completed_projects.jsf?pname=completedProjects completed projects # Irish Birth Indexes 1864-1883 # Irish Birth Indexes 1884-1903 # Irish Birth Indexes 1904-1921 # Irish Birth Indexes 1922-1942 # Irish Birth Indexes 1943-1958 # Irish Death Indexes 1864-1884 # Irish Death Indexes 1885-1905 # Irish Death Indexes 1906-1921 # Irish Death Indexes 1922-1944 # Irish Death Indexes 1945-1958 # Irish Marriage Indexes 1868-1892 # Irish Marriage Indexes 1893-1921 # Irish Marriage Indexes 1922-1958 food for thought Hugh W

Hugh Watkins wrote: > >> SALT LAKE CITY—Ancestry.com and FamilySearch, the two largest online >> family history resources, announced today they will exchange records >> and resources to make more historical records available online. The >> first project is a joint initiative to significantly enhance the >> online U.S. Federal Census Collection (1790 to 1930). The original >> census records are among the holdings of the National Archives and >> Records Administration (NARA). >> >> FamilySearch is digitally converting master microfilm copies of the >> original U.S. Federal Censuses from 1790 through 1930 and, under this >> agreement, will give these improved images to Ancestry.com. All >> census images and indexes will be available on Ancestry.com for >> subscribers. As projects are completed, images will be available for >> free in NARA reading rooms and FamilySearch’s 4,500 Family History >> Centers. >> >> Ancestry.com, which currently offers indexes and images to the entire >> publicly available U.S. Federal Census Collection, will give >> FamilySearch copies of its existing census indexes. Through its >> online indexing system and community of volunteer indexers, >> FamilySearch is already indexing select censuses. FamilySearch will >> merge the Ancestry.com indexes with the new FamilySearch indexes to >> create enhanced census indexes, which will be added to both sites. >> Indexes to the enhanced censuses will be free on Ancestry.com for a >> limited time as they are completed. Indexes will also be available >> for free on FamilySearch.org. >> > > snip > > I would suggest that FreeBMD with FreeCen and FreeReg make similar > deals to end the image famine > > likewise indexing of English Parish Regisers from images is already > underway and has importantimplications for county FHS in UK > > see the new tabs on http://www.familysearch.org/ > > and especially > > http://www.familysearch.org/eng/indexing/frameset_indexing.asp > > Worldwide Indexing Projects > > FamilySearch indexing projects span the world. Current projects are > active in the U.S., England, Wales, Ireland, Germany, Mexico, > Argentina, Venezuela, and elsewhere. Find out more: > > * Current Projects > * Upcoming Projects > * Completed Projects > > > > Current Projects > > All projects being administered by FamilySearch Indexing and > participating genealogical and historical societies are listed below. > Each project is posted with a unique set of indexing guidelines and > interesting facts. To read the instructions, click on a project name. > > * > FamilySearch Indexing > FamilySearch Indexing Contact: > [email protected] > o Alabama - 1920 US Federal Census > o Brandenburg Kirchenbücher (Brandenburg Parish Registers) > o Bristol Parish Registers - Analysis > snipped > > # Cheshire - Land Tax > # Cheshire - Register of Electors > > Upcoming Projects > > These projects are being prepared to be indexed and will be available > soon. > > FamilySearch Indexing > > * Cheshire - Poor Law > * Cheshire - School Records > * Cornwall Parish Registers > * Essex Parish Registers FSI Waypointing > * Florida 1885 Census > * Florida 1935 Census > snipped > > Arkansas Genealogical Society andmore > > why are Society of Genealogists and other UK FHS not participating yrt ? > > http://www.familysearchindexing.org/en/projects/completed_projects.jsf?pname=completedProjects > > > completed projects > > # Irish Birth Indexes 1864-1883 > # Irish Birth Indexes 1884-1903 > # Irish Birth Indexes 1904-1921 > # Irish Birth Indexes 1922-1942 > # Irish Birth Indexes 1943-1958 > # Irish Death Indexes 1864-1884 > # Irish Death Indexes 1885-1905 > # Irish Death Indexes 1906-1921 > # Irish Death Indexes 1922-1944 > # Irish Death Indexes 1945-1958 > # Irish Marriage Indexes 1868-1892 > # Irish Marriage Indexes 1893-1921 > # Irish Marriage Indexes 1922-1958 > > food for thought > > Hugh W > Hi, These can not be search on line yet. Just had ago and no luck.