Recently, FamilySearch added more than 90 million new records to its free online archives. Some exciting additions include over 9.4 million civil registration records from the Philippines, 9.3 million church records from Italy, and over 4 million parish and civil registration records from France.
Here are some of the top countries with new records:
- France
- Italy
- Philippines
- Scotland
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
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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.)
Africa
Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments | Collection ID |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo, National Identity Cards, 1884-2019 | 187,958 | Expanded collection | 5000100 |
| Ghana | Ghana, Census, 2010 | 140,228 | Expanded collection | 5000267 |
| Madagascar | Madagascar, Sainte-Marie Island, Civil Registration, 1820-1870 | 792 | Expanded collection | 5000242 |
| Zambia | Zambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1908-2019 | 301,213 | Expanded collection | 3736255 |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe, Diocese of Masvingo, Catholic Church Records, 1893-2022 | 57,105 | Expanded collection | 5000104 |
Asia and Middle East
Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments | Collection ID |
| Indonesia | Indonesia, Civil Registration, 1806-1997 | 299,813 | Expanded collection | 5000168 |
| Philippines | Philippines Civil Registration (National), 1945-1996 | 9,409,613 | Expanded collection | 1852584 |
| Philippines | Spanish Civil Registration; Spanish Church Records | 6,309,086 | Computer-aided Indexes | (Search by location) |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka, Civil Registration, 1768-1990 | 3,062,148 | Expanded collection | 2209866 |
Canada and United States of America
Europe
Latin America
Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments | Collection ID |
| Argentina | Argentina, Passenger Lists, 1901-1922 | 1,287 | Expanded collection | 5000241 |
| Argentina | Argentina, Santiago del Estero, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1961 | 20,758 | Expanded collection | 1974197 |
| Argentina | Spanish Civil Registration; Spanish Church Records | 302,194 | Computer-aided Indexes | (Search by location) |
| Bolivia | Spanish Civil Registration; Spanish Church Records | 29,369 | Computer-aided Indexes | (Search by location) |
| Brazil | Brazil, Cemetery Records, 1799-2024 | 75,785 | Expanded collection | 2137269 |
| Brazil | Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1820-2021 | 4,822 | Expanded collection | 3479702 |
| Brazil | Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-2013 | 18,269 | Expanded collection | 4473609 |
| Brazil | Portuguese Civil Registration; Portuguese Church Records | 40,772 | Computer-aided Indexes | (Search by location) |
| Chile | Spanish Civil Registration; Spanish Church Records | 63,302 | Computer-aided Indexes | (Search by location) |
| Colombia | Colombia, Bogotá, AGN, DAS Alphabetical Cards | 4,420 | Expanded collection | 4447296 |
| Colombia | Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2019 | 20,577 | Expanded collection | 1726975 |
| Colombia | Colombia, Civil Registration, 1553-2023 | 7,052 | Expanded collection | 4469480 |
| Colombia | Colombia, Migration Records, 1885-2014 | 781 | Expanded collection | 5000159 |
| Colombia | Spanish Civil Registration; Spanish Church Records | 416,719 | Computer-aided Indexes | (Search by location) |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-2022 | 49,753 | Expanded collection | 1460016 |
| Costa Rica | Spanish Civil Registration; Spanish Church Records | 249,362 | Computer-aided Indexes | (Search by location) |
| Cuba | Cuba, Church Records, 1584-1960 | 19,642 | Expanded collection | 4375851 |
| Dominican Republic | Spanish Civil Registration; Spanish Church Records | 48,241 | Computer-aided Indexes | (Search by location) |
| Ecuador | Ecuador, Census, 1737-1990 | 8,510 | Expanded collection | 5000097 |
| Ecuador | Spanish Civil Registration; Spanish Church Records | 12,733 | Computer-aided Indexes | (Search by location) |
| El Salvador | El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977 | 79,239 | Expanded collection | 1919582 |
| El Salvador | Spanish Civil Registration; Spanish Church Records | 650,232 | Computer-aided Indexes | (Search by location) |
| Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe, Church Records, 1639-1830 | 1,582 | Expanded collection | 4316498 |
| Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe, Civil Registration Records, 1792-1872 | 488 | Expanded collection | 4293709 |
| Guatemala | Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1874-2008 | 3,130 | Expanded collection | 2075150 |
| Guatemala | Spanish Civil Registration; Spanish Church Records | 957,329 | Computer-aided Indexes | (Search by location) |
| Honduras | Honduras, Catholic Church Records, 1633-1978 | 28,417 | Expanded collection | 1823595 |
| Honduras | Spanish Civil Registration; Spanish Church Records | 674 | Computer-aided Indexes | (Search by location) |
| Martinique | Martinique, Church Records, 1662-1847 | 455 | Expanded collection | 4316497 |
| Martinique | Martinique, Civil Registration Records, 1766-1874 | 1,699 | Expanded collection | 4316501 |
| Mexico | Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996 | 42,447 | Expanded collection | 1883388 |
| Mexico | Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-2009 | 550 | Expanded collection | 1837906 |
| Mexico | Spanish Civil Registration; Spanish Church Records | 2,097 | Computer-aided Indexes | (search by location) |
| Nicaragua | Spanish Civil Registration; Spanish Church Records | 44,779 | Computer-aided Indexes | (search by location) |
| Panama | Spanish Civil Registration; Spanish Church Records | 27,196 | Computer-aided Indexes | (search by location) |
| Paraguay | Spanish Civil Registration; Spanish Church Records | 163,603 | Computer-aided Indexes | (search by location) |
| Peru | Spanish Civil Registration; Spanish Church Records | 800,462 | Computer-aided Indexes | (search by location) |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-2021 | 6,702 | Expanded collection | 1807092 |
| Puerto Rico | Spanish Civil Registration; Spanish Church Records | 159,575 | Computer-aided Indexes | (search by location) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | St Kitts and Nevis, Church Records, 1747-1930 | 90,868 | Expanded collection | 4440822 |
| St Lucia | St. Lucia, Church Records, 1751-1793 | 421 | Expanded collection | 4449051 |
| Uruguay | Spanish Civil Registration; Spanish Church Records | 112,914 | Computer-aided Indexes | (search by location) |
| Uruguay | Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-2020 | 54,643 | Expanded collection | 1837849 |
| Venezuela | Spanish Civil Registration; Spanish Church Records | 663,501 | Computer-aided Indexes | (search by location) |
| Venezuela | Venezuela Civil Registration, 1843-2021 | 39,188 | Expanded collection | 1823609 |
| Venezuela | Venezuela, Archdiocese of Mérida, Catholic Church Records, 1654-2015 | 149 | Expanded collection | 1417520 |
Pacific and Oceania
Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments | Collection ID |
| Australia | Australia, Victoria, Wills, Probate and Administration Files, 1841-1926 | 16,710 | Expanded collection | 2207846 |
| French Polynesia | French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 | 45,473 | Expanded collection | 2549721 |
| Worldwide | Find a Grave Index | 2,069,497 | Expanded collection | 2221801 |
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