FamilySearch.org has updated its database of 1870 U.S. Census records and added two new databases with West Virginian information this week to its online pilot program at pilot.familysearch.org. The new additions represent over nine million new names. There are now over 477 million searchable names on the pilot site.
The pilot program has attracted thousands of volunteers who are extracting family history information from digital images of historical documents. The information they are identifying is then added to databases that are available for family history enthusiasts worldwide to access.
Current indexing projects include the 1920 U.S Census, 1869 Argentina Census, 1930 Mexico Census, 1945 Florida State Census, Louisiana Deaths, German Church Records, Italy Church Records, Spain Church Records, Venezuela Church Records and Nicaragua Civil Registration Records.
FamilySearch.org is maintained by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and provides resources and information for people worldwide to research their family trees.