FamilySearch added over 81 million more records to their free online database in the week of 8 June 2024. Some exciting additions include 80 million records in the US Living Persons Database, 500,000 Argentina Cemetery Records, and 129,000 Catholic Church Records in India.
Other countries with significant record additions include Argentina, Brazil, Columbia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Zimbabwe, and countries worldwide.
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Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments | Collection ID |
| Argentina | Argentina, Cemetery Records, 1882–2019 | 540,513 | Expanded collection | 2363123 |
| Brazil | Brazil, Foreigner Files, 1653–2022 | 10,213 | Expanded collection | 5000160 |
| Colombia | Computer-aided Indexes | 53,612 | CAI records added | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Census, 1984 | 25,774 | Expanded collection | 3288450 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kisantu Diocese, Catholic Church Records, 1894–2016 | 3,142 | Expanded collection | 5000138 |
| Ecuador | Computer-aided Indexes | 15,898 | CAI records added | |
| El Salvador | Computer-aided Indexes | 123,452 | CAI records added | |
| Guatemala | Computer-aided Indexes | 17,847 | CAI records added | |
| India | India, Catholic Church Records, 1751–2014 | 129,495 | Expanded collection | 4491581 |
| Indonesia | Indonesia, Civil Registration, 1806–1997 | 15,699 | Expanded collection | 5000168 |
| Ireland | Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740–1900 | 43,615 | Expanded collection | 2820100 |
| Italy | Italy, Catania, Diocesi di Caltagirone, Catholic Church Records, 1502–1942 | 56 | Expanded collection | 1493344 |
| Madagascar | Madagascar, Sainte-Marie Island, Civil Registration, 1820–1870 | 60 | Expanded collection | 5000242 |
| Paraguay | Paraguay, Cemetery Records, 1917–2012 | 2,195 | Expanded collection | 5000254 |
| Peru | Computer-aided Indexes | 7,969 | CAI records added | |
| Portugal | Computer-aided Indexes | 296 | CAI records added | |
| United States | United States, US Living Persons Database, 1970–2024 | 80,000,000 | Expanded collection | 5000290 |
| Venezuela | Computer-aided Indexes | 11,379 | CAI records added | |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe, Diocese of Gweru, Catholic Church Records, 1904–2022 | 14,719 | Expanded collection | 5000102 |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe, Diocese of Hwange, Catholic Church Records, 1924–2022 | 14,198 | Expanded collection | 5000103 |
Total | 81,030,132 |