Recently, FamilySearch expanded its free online archives with over 43 million new records from 31 countries. Some exciting additions include 12 million government and church records from Colombia, 8 million social security and death records from France, and 8 million civil registration records from the Philippines.
Other countries with significant record additions include the following:
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Ireland
- Uruguay
To ensure the accuracy of updates, FamilySearch takes time to compile new record update reports. Dates of when a collection was published may not coincide with the date of the report.
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- Africa
- Asia and Middle East
- Canada and United States of America
- Europe (Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Turkey, etc.)
- Latin America (South America, Brazil, Central America, Caribbean, Mexico, etc.)
- Pacific and Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, etc.)
- World
Africa
Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments | Collection ID |
Namibia | 130 | Expanded collection | 2365261 | |
South Africa | South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 | 1,090 | Expanded collection | 1478678 |
Zambia | 334,954 | Expanded collection | 3736255 | |
Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe, Diocese of Chinhoyi, Catholic Church Records, 1941-2022 | 153 | Expanded collection | 5000107 |
Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe, Diocese of Gokwe, Catholic Church Records, 1956-2022 | 126 | Expanded collection | 5000101 |
Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe, Diocese of Gweru, Catholic Church Records, 1904-2022 | 8,205 | Expanded collection | 5000102 |
Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe, Diocese of Hwange, Catholic Church Records, 1924-2022 | 318 | Expanded collection | 5000103 |
Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe, Diocese of Masvingo, Catholic Church Records, 1893-2022 | 3,478 | Expanded collection | 5000104 |
Asia and Middle East
Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments | Collection ID |
Philippines | 8,333,254 | Expanded collection | 1852584 |
Canada and United States of America
Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments | Collection ID |
United States | 50,806 | Expanded collection | 3740251 | |
United States | 542 | Expanded collection | 5000030 | |
United States | 148 | Expanded collection | 2849548 | |
United States | 1,163 | Expanded collection | 2173973 | |
United States | 363 | Expanded collection | 4460198 | |
United States | 4,624 | Expanded collection | 4163858 | |
United States | 25,265 | Expanded collection | 1987615 | |
United States | 386 | Expanded collection | 5000024 | |
United States | 1,140 | Expanded collection | 2321530 | |
United States | 4,048 | Expanded collection | 1589502 | |
United States | United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 | 7,641 | Expanded collection | 1968530 |
United States | 216 | Expanded collection | 4279955 | |
United States | Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896 | 146 | Expanded collection | 5000046 |
United States | 192,705 | Expanded collection | 4149585 |
Europe
Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments | Collection ID |
Belgium | 150 | Expanded collection | 1482191 | |
Belgium | 11,886 | Expanded collection | 2138511 | |
France | 8,000,000 | Expanded collection | 3658994 | |
Gibraltar | 143 | Expanded collection | 4453925 | |
Hungary | 12,617 | Expanded collection | 1452460 | |
Ireland | 2,048,990 | Expanded collection | 2820100 | |
Italy | Italy, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1943 | 8,602 | Expanded collection | 1947700 |
Netherlands | 108 | Expanded collection | 2020117 | |
Norway | 141,959 | Expanded collection | 1661306 | |
Spain | 65,923 | Expanded collection | 2015355 |
Latin America
Pacific and Oceania
Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments | Collection ID |
Papua New Guinea | 594,298 | Expanded collection | 2114430 |
World
Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments | Collection ID |
World | 1,061,665 | Expanded collection | 2221801 |
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