Excerpts from the LDS Church News, Jan 20th, 2001
" Beginning in February, a massive new stream of uploads to the site
will bring the total of online names to 1 billion, expected by the end of
the year.
Included in these uploads will be 2.2 million records of Middle
America-Mexico, the Sweden records of the Scandinavian Vital Records Index
with 1.1 million names, the Social Security Death Index with 64 million
names and, most significantly, an update of the Church's International
Genealogical Index, with an addition of 125 million names.
Vital records from other regions will follow.
Uploads such as these will be ongoing throughout the year, and patrons
should check frequently to see if information they need has been added
recently."
and more...
"He said the Family History Library, the Church's primary repository, has
more than 2.16 million rolls of microfilmed genealogical records, 173,795
sets of microfiche (representing several hundred thousand individual
fiche), 288,000 books, 14,000 serials and 8,000 maps. The Field Services
and Support Division adds to this collection by operating up to 300 cameras
in nearly 50 countries, capturing some 75 to 80 million images a year.
Brother Turley said, "We also have about 30,000 volunteers around the world
who serve as extractors, helping us to index these records."
and...
""At present, there are more than 3,500 Family History Centers operating in
75 countries or territories around the world. We have been adding these
centers across the globe at the rate of about 200 per year. Seventy
thousand rolls of microfilm are circulated to Family History Centers each
month."
The Church's family history site continues to be attractive to users. The
free site. . . is approaching 5 billion hits."