Recently, FamilySearch added 49.8 million new records to its free online archives. Some exciting additions include over 22 million additions to the United States City and Business Directories collection and over 19 million new records from the Philippines, covering civil registrations, Catholic Church records, and church censuses.
Other countries with significant record additions include the following:
- Chile
- Ireland
- Italy
- Philippines
- United States
- Zimbabwe
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- Pacific and Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, etc.)
Africa
Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments | Collection ID |
| Madagascar | Madagascar, Sainte-Marie Island, Civil Registration, 1820-1870 | 1,230 | Expanded collection | 5000242 |
| South Africa | South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972 | 526 | Expanded collection | 1779109 |
| South Africa | South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973 | 163 | Expanded collection | 2821281 |
| South Africa | South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958 | 25,005 | Expanded collection | 4319131 |
| Zambia | Zambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1950-2015 | 100,736 | Expanded collection | 3736255 |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe, Diocese of Masvingo, Catholic Church Records, 1893-2022 | 164,577 | Expanded collection | 5000104 |
Asia and Middle East
Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments | Collection ID |
| Philippines | Philippines Civil Registration (Archives Division), 1902-1945 | 3,087,446 | Expanded collection | 2018411 |
| Philippines | Philippines Civil Registration (Local), 1888-1986 | 9,154,157 | Expanded collection | 1410394 |
| Philippines | Philippines Civil Registration (National), 1945-1996 | 119,108 | Expanded collection | 1852584 |
| Philippines | Philippines, Camarines Sur, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres, Parish Registers, 1716-1977 | 296,913 | Expanded collection | 1457939 |
| Philippines | Philippines, Catholic Church Records, 1520-2014 | 2,867,127 | Expanded collection | 2861657 |
| Philippines | Philippines, Chinese Church Census, 1786-1901 | 86,469 | Expanded collection | 5000215 |
| Philippines | Philippines, Church Census, 1542-1980 | 2,381,368 | Expanded collection | 5000216 |
| Philippines | Philippines, Manila, Civil Registration, 1899-1984 | 1,461,683 | Expanded collection | 1686086 |
| Philippines | Spanish Civil Registration; Spanish Church Records | 1,454 | Computer-aided indexes | (search by location) |
Canada and United States of America
Europe
Latin America
Pacific and Oceania
Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments | Collection ID |
| Australia | Australia Deaths and Burials, 1816-1980 | 157 | Expanded collection | 1770857 |
| Australia | Australia, South Australia, Probate Case Files, 1849-1935 | 11,179 | Expanded collection | 5000064 |
| French Polynesia | French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 | 10,068 | Expanded collection | 2549721 |
| Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea, Vital Records, 1867-2000 | 21,253 | Expanded collection | 2114430 |
| World | Find a Grave Index | 3,524,475 | Expanded collection | 2221801 |
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