World Archives Project

Today brings us the New South Wales, Australia, Land Records, 1856-1859 (Part 2) and Surrey, England, Regimental Rolls, 1892-1947 (Part 2). The New South Wales, Australia, Land Records, 1856-1859 (Part 2) contains records of land purchased in New South Wales, Australia, 1857-1859.  Records are handwritten but are generally legible.  If you have questions or feedback you can post them on […]

December brought us six more projects that are available to search on Ancestry. Georgia, Central Register of Convicts, 1817-1976 New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary’s Papers, 1788-1856 New Zealand, Who’s Who in New Zealand and the Western Pacific, 1908, 1925, 1938 Oregon, Biographical and Other Index Card File, 1700s-1900s West Yorkshire, England, Bastardy Records, 1690-1914 […]

We had an amazing couple days focused on the Cartes électorales de Paris and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, The Ottawa Journal, 1885-1980 projects completing a total of 801 image sets and 8900 records. Top Keyer: Jane F Top Reviewers: Cartes Electorales – Glenys P Ottawa Journal – Brenda W    There were 6 contributors who completed over 600 records and a […]

UPDATE: All contributors who complete 2015 records during the month will be entered into a drawing for their choice of a t-shirt, water bottle or thumb drive.  New contributors in the month of January who complete 100 records will be entered in a separate drawing. In addition there will be Project of the Day Challenges*, working […]

Looking back at 2014 we accomplished a lot, especially considering we had a few large hurdles along the way. Completed projects – 53, for a total of 5.4 million records. Live projects – 56, for a total of 9.2 million more records available to search Keyed – 8.1+ million records submitted, 24.2 million fields keyed […]