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Project Name	Difficulty	Project Progress
10,000 Vital Records of Eastern New York, 1777-1834	Average	98%
Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1901–2005	Average	36%
Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, 1841-2001	Average	1%
Bedfordshire, England, Workhouse and Poor Law Records	Average	40%
Massachusetts, Vital Records, 1700-1850 (Part 2)	Average	95%

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