New Records Weekly Update 9 September 2024

Old Town Lisbon. Street view of typical houses in Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Recently, FamilySearch added 15 million new records to its free online archives. Some exciting additions include 1.2 million civil registration records from France, 380,000 church records from the Czech Republic, and 260,000 civil registration records from the Philippines.

Other countries with significant record additions include the following:

Argentina
Czech Republic
El Salvador
France
French Polynesia
India
Italy
Philippines
Portugal
Sri Lanka

To ensure the accuracy of updates, FamilySearch takes time to compile new record update reports for you. Dates of when a collection is published may not coincide with the date of the report, so check back frequently for updates so you do not miss new records in your area of interest.

Follow the links in the chart below to browse new records to expand your family tree.

Country	Collection	Records	Comments	Collection ID
Albania	Albania, Catholic Church Records, 1799–1967	19,665	Expanded collection	4293706
Argentina	Argentina, Jujuy, Civil Registration, 1888–2000	411	Expanded collection	4489444
Argentina	Argentina, Passenger Lists, 1901–1922	82,130	Expanded collection	5000241
Aruba	Aruba, Civil Registration, 1823–2004	164	Expanded collection	4285043
Australia	Australia, Queensland, Immigration indexes, 1864–1940	30,485	Expanded collection	2727733
Austria	Austria, Carinthia, Gurk Diocese, Catholic Church Records, 1527–1986	87	Expanded collection	2718009
Belgium	Belgium, Antwerp, Civil Registration, 1588–1953	12,460	Expanded collection	2138481
Belgium	Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582–1950	4,551	Expanded collection	1482191
Belgium	Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800–1912	3,542	Expanded collection	2138511
Belgium	Belgium, West Flanders, Civil Registration, 1582-1950	9,245	Expanded collection	2139860
Bolivia	Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566–1996	2,680	Expanded collection	1922463
Brazil	Brazil, Cemetery Records, 1799–2024	190	Expanded collection	2137269
Brazil	Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815–1995	16,921	Expanded collection	4473609
Brazil	Brazil, Piauí, Church Records, 1767–2019	7,282	Expanded collection	4382070
Brazil	Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785–1994	2,560	Expanded collection	2177298
Brazil	Computer-aided Indexes	2,114,435	Expanded collection	CAI records
Chile	Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015	4,896	Expanded collection	3405096
Colombia	Colombia, Bogotá, AGN, DAS Alphabetical Cards	562	Expanded collection	4447296
Colombia	Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018	10,868	Expanded collection	1726975
Colombia	Colombia, Civil Registration, 1553-2021	1,053	Expanded collection	4469480
Colombia	Computer-aided Indexes	20,128	Expanded collection	CAI records
Costa Rica	Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992	468	Expanded collection	1460016
Croatia	Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994	32	Expanded collection	2040054
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1981	380,052	Expanded collection	1804263
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kisantu Diocese, Catholic Church Records, 1894-2016	5,992	Expanded collection	5000138
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo, National Identity Cards, 1884-2019	5,176	Expanded collection	5000100
Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic, Naturalization Records, 1915-2000	285	Expanded collection	5000146
El Salvador	Computer-aided Indexes	109,569	CAI records	CAI records
El Salvador	El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977	10,375	Expanded collection	1919582
France	France, Ariège, Parish and Civil Registration, 1583-1923	283,312	Expanded collection	5000206
France	France, Aude, Parish and Civil Registration, 1537-1882	1,213,285	Expanded collection	5000211
France	France, Haute-Garonne, Census, 1896	311,442	Expanded collection	5000057
France	France, Landes, Parish and Civil Registration, 1580-1898	836,500	Expanded collection	5000213
France	France, Marne, Census, 1876	21,442	Expanded collection	4316511
French Polynesia	French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999	229,451	Expanded collection	2549721
Germany	Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930	2,076	Expanded collection	5000010
Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe, Church Records, 1639-1830	334	Expanded collection	4316498
Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe, Civil Registration Records, 1792-1872	113	Expanded collection	4293709
Guatemala	Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2008	992	Expanded collection	2790265
Guatemala	Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006	332	Expanded collection	2075150
Guatemala	Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994	69	Expanded collection	2451045
Guatemala	Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994	38	Expanded collection	2443319
Honduras	Honduras, Catholic Church Records, 1633-1978	5,637	Expanded collection	1823595
Hungary	Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980	4,717	Expanded collection	1452460
India	India, Catholic Church Records, 1751-2014	364,409	Expanded collection	4491581
Indonesia	Indonesia, Civil Registration, 1806-1997	58,270	Expanded collection	5000168
Ireland	Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900	49,870	Expanded collection	2820100
Italy	Italy, Cagliari, Cagliari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929	3,185	Expanded collection	2043426
Italy	Italy, Catania, Catania, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929	691	Expanded collection	2043496
Italy	Italy, Catania, Diocesi di Caltagirone, Catholic Church Records, 1502-1942	408	Expanded collection	1493344
Italy	Italy, Milano, Milano, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929	22,331	Expanded collection	5000032
Italy	Italy, Oristano, Oristano, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1940	4,984	Expanded collection	1947719
Italy	Italy, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929	25,269	Expanded collection	1947700
Italy	Italy, Rovigo, Rovigo, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1937	312,742	Expanded collection	1482864
Italy	Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942	1,638	Expanded collection	4464417
Madagascar	Madagascar, Sainte-Marie Island, Civil Registration, 1820-1870	17	Expanded collection	5000242
Martinique	Martinique, Church Records, 1662-1847	203	Expanded collection	4316497
Martinique	Martinique, Civil Registration Records, 1809-1874	2,785	Expanded collection	4316501
Mexico	Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996	5,701	Expanded collection	1883388
Mexico	Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977	422	Expanded collection	1837906
Panama	Panama, Catholic Church Records, 1707-1973	752	Expanded collection	1913397
Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea, Vital Records, 1867-2000	2,362	Expanded collection	2114430
Paraguay	Paraguay, Military Pensions, 1932 - 2015	3,883	Expanded collection	5000283
Peru	Computer-aided Indexes	3,255	CAI records
Peru	Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992	1,999	Expanded collection	1877097
Peru	Peru, Diocese of Huaraz, Catholic Church Records, 1641-2016	5,178	Expanded collection	2787829
Philippines	Philippines Civil Registration (National), 1945-1984	264,573	Expanded collection	1852584
Portugal	Computer-aided Indexes	5,571,888	CAI records	CAI records
Portugal	Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911	177	Expanded collection	1935451
Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969	372	Expanded collection	1807092
Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001	0	Expanded collection	1682798
Russia	Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885	2,236	Expanded collection	1469151
Russia	Russia, Tver Confession Lists, 1728-1913	43,068	Expanded collection	1929531
Slovakia	Slovakia Church and Synagogue Books, 1592-1935	13,835	Expanded collection	1554443
South Africa	South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958	24,828	Expanded collection	4319131
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka, Civil Registration, 1768-1990	644,047	Expanded collection	2209866
United States	California, Walnut Creek, Oak Hills Park Chapel, Funeral Records, 1962-2018	28,812	Expanded collection	5000260
United States	Hawaii, Hawaii State Archives, Probate Packet Records, 1814-1917	1,178	Expanded collection	3463463
United States	Hawaii, Registrar of Bureau of Conveyances, Deed Records, 1846-1900	1,174	Expanded collection	3478266
United States	Idaho, Bingham County Historical Society, Bingham County Records, 1885-1948	100,045	Expanded collection	2841010
United States	Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950	373	Expanded collection	1589502
United States	Texas, Burnet County, Birth Records, 1938-1946	4,210	Expanded collection	5000265
United States	United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990	2,000,107	Expanded collection	3754697
Uruguay	Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930	8,566	Expanded collection	1837849
Venezuela	Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003	1,437	Expanded collection	1823609
Venezuela	Venezuela, Archdiocese of Barquisimeto, Catholic Church Records, 1634-2018	5,797	Expanded collection	2373794
Venezuela	Venezuela, Archdiocese of Mérida, Catholic Church Records, 1654-2015	1,199	Expanded collection	1417520
Zambia	Zambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1950-2015	11,141	Expanded collection	3736255
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, Diocese of Gweru, Catholic Church Records, 1904-2022	7,360	Expanded collection	5000102
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, Diocese of Hwange, Catholic Church Records, 1924-2022	125	Expanded collection	5000103
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, Diocese of Masvingo, Catholic Church Records, 1893-2022	10,533	Expanded collection	5000104
	Total	15,383,439

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