Sunday, February 22, 2009

FamilySearch Record Search updated


Familysearch added over 6 million new indexed records and 1.4 million new images since January 5, 2009, to its Record Search pilot.


Many thanks to the thousands of online FamilySearch Indexing volunteers who helped make these wonderful records available. The new records can be searched for free at www.FamilySearch.org (Click Search Records, then Record Search pilot).

Record Search visitors might also notice the following changes to the pilot site after the latest update.
1. Region map flyover now lists the number of collections in a region
2. Rotate an image clockwise or counterclockwise in the viewer
3. New full screen view in the image viewer
4. Search form now displays the collection being searched
5. Image navigation- moved previous, next & go to buttons to the bottom of the page
6. Collection list page is now a single column
7. Image only collections are identified
8. Changes to print selected area

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