Recently, FamilySearch expanded its free online archives with over 13 million new records from 6 countries. Some exciting additions include nearly 6 million civil registrations from Italy, 2 million new records from the United States, and over 100,000 church records from Costa Rica.
Other countries with significant record additions include the following:
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Mexico
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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- Canada and the United States of America
- Europe (Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Turkey, and so on)
- Latin America (South America, Brazil, Central America, Caribbean, Mexico, and so on)
- World
Canada and the United States of America
Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments | Collection ID |
United States | Arkansas Confederate Pensions, 1901–1929 | 7,861 | Expanded collection | 1837922 |
United States | Connecticut, Naturalization Records, 1795–1945 | 132 | Expanded collection | 3238391 |
United States | Louisiana Naturalization Records, 1812–1932 | 137,846 | Expanded collection | 1459894 |
United States | New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900 | 4,321 | Expanded collection | 1542861 |
United States | United States City and Business Directories, about 1749–1990 | 1,893,849 | Expanded collection | 3754697 |
United States | Washington, Pierce County, Will Journals, 1854–1950 | 24,514 | Expanded collection | 5000251 |
Europe
Latin America
Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments | Collection ID |
Brazil | Brazil, Foreigner Files, 1653–2022 | 4,949 | Expanded collection | 5000160 |
Brazil | Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Immigration Cards, 1900–1980 | 48,825 | Expanded collection | 1932363 |
Brazil | Brazil, Cemetery Records, 1799–2024 | 25,580 | Expanded collection | 2137269 |
Colombia | Colombia, Migration Records, 1885–2014 | 94,047 | Expanded collection | 5000159 |
Costa Rica | Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595–2022 | 110,375 | Expanded collection | 1460016 |
Mexico | Mexico, Aguascalientes, Catholic Church Records, 1601–1962 | 2,122 | Expanded collection | 1502404 |
Mexico | Mexico, Sonora, Catholic Church Records, 1657–1994 | 1,765 | Expanded collection | 1473203 |
World
Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments | Collection ID |
World | Find a Grave Index | 4,522,437 | Expanded collection | 2221801 |
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