First World Archives Project Record Collection Complete
Congratulations! We are excited to announce the completion of the first record collection indexed through the World Archives Project!
Due to your efforts the nearly 60,000 records in the Wisconsin Mortality Schedules, 1850 – 1880 were keyed within a few months of the World Archives Project being announced. The Wisconsin Mortality Schedules collection was completed; this includes the keying, arbitration and development work, in the three months following the World Archives Project beta launch in September. Beginning with this collection, all indexes completed through the World Archives Project are searchable for free on Ancestry.com.
Soon, active contributors (those keying at least 900 records per quarter) will be able to take advantage of several benefits including:
• Free access to all images associated with all collections keyed through the Ancestry.com World Archives Project
• Discounts on their current Ancestry.com memberships upon renewal (this discount is currently available)
• The ability to vote on which collections are indexed next (and thereby suggest collections that may be of personal interest to them)
Current Collections in the World Archives Project include:
Current Projects % Complete
Historic Postcards (France) 40%
Lubeck Marriage Banns (Germany) 86%
England and Wales, Criminal Registers, 1805 – 1892 28%
England, Newspaper Index Cards (Andrews – UK) 14%
Nebraska State Census, 1885 38%
New England Naturalization Indexes 20%
New York Naturalization Indexes 2%
NYC Naturalization Indexes 1%
Southern California Naturalization Indexes 19%
We also have a few collections that are now in the arbitration process. These include:
Projects in Arbitration % Complete
Middlesex, Criminal Registers 69%
Marriages of the Deaf in America 71%
Alabama State Census 89.9%
Historic Postcards (Swedish) 69%
Historic Postcards (Italian) 76%
Wooooo Hooooo!!!
One down……
🙂 Way to go everyone!