New Historical Records May 2025

Recently, FamilySearch expanded its free online archives with over 118 million new records from 37 countries. Some exciting additions include 33 million civil registrations from Italy, 7 million general archive and church records from Colombia, and almost 5 million civil registrations from Guatemala.

Other countries with significant record additions include the following:

Bolivia
France
Uruguay
Ireland
Philippines
Ghana
Venezuela

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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.)
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Africa

Country	Collection	Indexed Records	Comments	Collection ID
Ghana	Ghana, Census, 2010	2,330,179	Expanded collection	5000267
South Africa	South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994	3,132	Expanded collection	1478678
South Africa	South Africa, Pietermaritzburg, Estate Files 1846-1950	191	Expanded collection	2573604
Zambia	Zambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1908-2019	500,894	Expanded collection	3736255

Asia and Middle East

Country	Collection	Indexed Records	Comments	Collection ID
Bangladesh	Bangladesh, Church Records, 1831-1981	293	Expanded collection	5000406
Indonesia	Indonesia, Civil Registration, 1806-1997	20,609	Expanded collection	5000168
Philippines	Philippines Civil Registration (National), 1945-1996	2,751,099	Expanded collection	1852584
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka, Civil Registration, 1768-1990	1,594	Expanded collection	2209866

Canada and United States of America

Country	Collection	Indexed Records	Comments	Collection ID
Canada	Canada Census, 1921	91,422	Expanded collection	5000285
United States	Florida, Naturalization Records, 1862-1960	123	Expanded collection	5000179
United States	Georgia, Tax Digests, 1787-1900	287	Expanded collection	4130006
United States	Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy)	9296	Expanded collection	2769728
United States	Massachusetts, United States Naturalization Records, 1790-1991	2877	Expanded collection	2632082
United States	New York, U.S. District and Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1991	1269	Expanded collection	2060123
United States	North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1923	241	Expanded collection	3477667
United States	North Dakota, Cemetery Records, 1877-1999	563	Expanded collection	1451475
United States	Oregon, Military Discharge Records, 1919-1967	543	Expanded collection	4229779
United States	United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850-1880	233	Expanded collection	1420441
United States	United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990	44,844,493	Expanded collection	3754697
United States	Illinois, District and Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1856-1991	478	Expanded collection	3158878
United States	United States, New England Seamen Records, 1790-1947	140	Expanded collection	5000341
United States	United States, New England, Petitions for Naturalization, 1787-1906	284	Expanded collection	2064580

Europe

Country	Collection	Indexed Records	Comments	Collection ID
Belgium	Belgium, East Flanders, Civil Registration, 1541-1950	8,492	Expanded collection	2138513
Croatia	Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994	199,370	Expanded collection	2040054
France	France, Ariège, Parish and Civil Registration, 1583-1923	8,126	Expanded collection	5000206
France	France, Aude, Parish and Civil Registration, 1537-1882	3,705	Expanded collection	5000211
France	France, Calvados, Census, 1891	176	Expanded collection	4279959
France	France, Hautes-Alpes, Census, 1896	107,524	Expanded collection	2820765
France	France, Insee Social Security Death Index, 1970-2022	2,938,838	Expanded collection	3658994
France	France, Marne, Census, 1896	100,099	Expanded collection	4317027
France	France, Vendée, Parish and Civil Registration, 1508-1894	689,608	Expanded collection	5000367
France	France, Vosges, Parish and Civil Registration, 1522-1956	39,858	Expanded collection	5000301
Iceland	Iceland, Church Census, 1744-1965	8,084	Expanded collection	2697871
Ireland	Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900	395,301	Expanded collection	2820100
Ireland	Ireland, Valuation Office Books, 1831-1856	2,936,869	Expanded collection	2329951
Italy	Italy, Agrigento, Agrigento, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1942	27,090	Expanded collection	1946817
Italy	Italy, Alessandria, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1800-1865	7,450	Expanded collection	2197595
Italy	Italy, Ancona, Ancona, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1862-1929	23,610	Expanded collection	2046896
Italy	Italy, Arezzo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1314-1934	11,600	Expanded collection	2146184
Italy	Italy, Asti, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1803-1814, 1911-1935	2,787	Expanded collection	2146198
Italy	Italy, Avellino, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1947	182,588	Expanded collection	2484771
Italy	Italy, Bari, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1908	4,180,895	Expanded collection	1968511
Italy	Italy, Belluno, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1815	7,006	Expanded collection	1939239
Italy	Italy, Bergamo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1903	1,053,196	Expanded collection	1986789
Italy	Italy, Bologna, Bologna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1943	52,368	Expanded collection	1947797
Italy	Italy, Bologna, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1899	380,662	Expanded collection	2185174
Italy	Italy, Brindisi, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1955	506,471	Expanded collection	2328379
Italy	Italy, Cagliari, Cagliari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1934	6,586	Expanded collection	2043426
Italy	Italy, Caltanissetta, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1935	179,608	Expanded collection	1986780
Italy	Italy, Campobasso, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1918	263,152	Expanded collection	1968528
Italy	Italy, Caserta, Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929	17,277	Expanded collection	2043630
Italy	Italy, Catania, Caltagirone, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1861-1941	158,611	Expanded collection	1483039
Italy	Italy, Catania, Catania, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929	5,120	Expanded collection	2043496
Italy	Italy, Catania, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1900	1,128,392	Expanded collection	2821289
Italy	Italy, Catanzaro, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1865	290,594	Expanded collection	1937913
Italy	Italy, Chieti, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1931	34,485	Expanded collection	2419833
Italy	Italy, Como, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1951	44,049	Expanded collection	1939355
Italy	Italy, Como, Como, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929	171,198	Expanded collection	2043815
Italy	Italy, Cosenza, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1654-1910	5,406,706	Expanded collection	3005073
Italy	Italy, Cosenza, Paola, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1910	19,998	Expanded collection	2043464
Italy	Italy, Cremona, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1744-1942	188,265	Expanded collection	1987747
Italy	Italy, Cuneo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1795-1915	95,017	Expanded collection	1392991
Italy	Italy, Enna, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1944	605,565	Expanded collection	2068343
Italy	Italy, Foggia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1902	1,382	Expanded collection	2821290
Italy	Italy, Foggia, Lucera, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1910	4,821	Expanded collection	2043436
Italy	Italy, Frosinone, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1945	264,783	Expanded collection	3006902
Italy	Italy, Genova, Chiavari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1941	128,727	Expanded collection	1482818
Italy	Italy, Genova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1796-1812, 1838-1859, 1866-1899	175,276	Expanded collection	1928859
Italy	Italy, Genova, Genova, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929	192,707	Expanded collection	2046914
Italy	Italy, Grosseto, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1942	29,523	Expanded collection	2015751
Italy	Italy, Isernia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1914	1,409,290	Expanded collection	3049866
Italy	Italy, La Spezia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1780-1865	11,836	Expanded collection	2477527
Italy	Italy, L'Aquila, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1944, 1911-1943	22,154	Expanded collection	1937372
Italy	Italy, Latina, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1867-1946	61,388	Expanded collection	2684446
Italy	Italy, Lecce, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1901-1941	228,969	Expanded collection	2310702
Italy	Italy, Lecco, Lecco, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929	157,264	Expanded collection	2046897
Italy	Italy, Macerata, Macerata, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929	6,740	Expanded collection	2043838
Italy	Italy, Mantova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1496-1906	156,341	Expanded collection	1934580
Italy	Italy, Matera, Matera, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929	23,002	Expanded collection	2043814
Italy	Italy, Messina, Messina, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1939	24,242	Expanded collection	1887904
Italy	Italy, Messina, Patti, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1823-1941	426	Expanded collection	1946858
Italy	Italy, Milano, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1942	1,276,335	Expanded collection	2537277
Italy	Italy, Milano, Milano, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929	9,166	Expanded collection	5000032
Italy	Italy, Modena, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1942	16,766	Expanded collection	1968527
Italy	Italy, Napoli, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1866	1,991,197	Expanded collection	1937990
Italy	Italy, Napoli, Torre Annunziata, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1900-1911	5,056	Expanded collection	1947578
Italy	Italy, Nuoro, Nuoro, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1942	7,033	Expanded collection	1946873
Italy	Italy, Oristano, Oristano, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1941	131,876	Expanded collection	1947719
Italy	Italy, Padova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1621-1936	112,910	Expanded collection	2120751
Italy	Italy, Padova, Padova, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1929	1,212,223	Expanded collection	1946877
Italy	Italy, Palermo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1947	1,155,798	Expanded collection	2608509
Italy	Italy, Parma, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1626-1921	1,273,052	Expanded collection	3743481
Italy	Italy, Pavia, Pavia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1806-1812, 1866-1935	64,014	Expanded collection	2043830
Italy	Italy, Pescara, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1929	477,746	Expanded collection	2013532
Italy	Italy, Potenza, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1697-1923	29,775	Expanded collection	2450876
Italy	Italy, Prato, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1923	71,781	Expanded collection	2057689
Italy	Italy, Ragusa, Ragusa, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1864-1950	899	Expanded collection	2510894
Italy	Italy, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1943	93,436	Expanded collection	1947700
Italy	Italy, Reggio Calabria, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1784-1943	862,997	Expanded collection	2068331
Italy	Italy, Reggio Emilia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1769-1944	459,031	Expanded collection	2388826
Italy	Italy, Roma, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1863-1930	430,305	Expanded collection	2390532
Italy	Italy, Rovigo, Rovigo, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1937	33,773	Expanded collection	1482864
Italy	Italy, Salerno, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1949	1,652,271	Expanded collection	1935404
Italy	Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942	43,251	Expanded collection	4464417
Italy	Italy, Siracusa, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1943-1945	992,640	Expanded collection	2612833
Italy	Italy, Teramo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1936	43,441	Expanded collection	3006903
Italy	Italy, Terni, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1513-1900	15,792	Expanded collection	3335348
Italy	Italy, Torino, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1802-1816	56,346	Expanded collection	1935457
Italy	Italy, Toscana, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1804-1874	2,622,755	Expanded collection	1932364
Italy	Italy, Treviso, Treviso, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1941	25,584	Expanded collection	1947831
Italy	Italy, Trieste, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1924-1944	15,381	Expanded collection	2684447
Italy	Italy, Udine, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1815, 1871-1911	109,005	Expanded collection	1939238
Italy	Italy, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930	145,564	Expanded collection	2043809
Italy	Italy, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Verbania, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1814, 1838-1899	25,110	Expanded collection	2068338
Italy	Italy, Vercelli, Varallo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1922	5,969	Expanded collection	2068939
Italy	Italy, Vercelli, Vercelli, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1802-1813, 1838-1942	18,261	Expanded collection	1939214
Italy	Italy, Vicenza, Bassano del Grappa, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1871-1942	248,491	Expanded collection	2141952
Italy	Italy, Viterbo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1870-1943	73,883	Expanded collection	2016212
Norway	Norway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903	19,245	Expanded collection	1661306
Portugal	Portugal, Faro, Civil Registration, 1880-1920	12,267	Expanded collection	4122681
Switzerland	Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1818	230	Expanded collection	2142770
Ukraine	Ukraine, Mykolaiv, Metrical Books, 1790-1917	9,515	Expanded collection	4447266

Latin America

Country	Collection	Indexed Records	Comments	Collection ID
Argentina	Argentina, Entre Ríos, Catholic Church Records, 1764-2011	499,007	Expanded collection	1974185
Argentina	Argentina, Salta, Catholic Church Records, 1634-1972	261,120	Expanded collection	1974193
Bolivia	Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-2020	4,626,213	Expanded collection	1922463
Brazil	Brazil, Cemetery Records, 1799-2024	96,951	Expanded collection	2137269
Brazil	Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1820-2021	227	Expanded collection	3479702
Brazil	Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-2013	358	Expanded collection	4473609
Chile	Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015	109	Expanded collection	3405096
Colombia	Colombia, Bogotá, AGN, DAS Alphabetical Cards	208,954	Expanded collection	4447296
Colombia	Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2019	6,646,694	Expanded collection	1726975
Costa Rica	Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-2022	644,967	Expanded collection	1460016
Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic, Immigration Records, 1925-1999	16,658	Expanded collection	5000147
Ecuador	Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2023	5,739	Expanded collection	1923402
El Salvador	El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977	209	Expanded collection	1919582
Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe, Civil Registration Records, 1792-1872	28,774	Expanded collection	4293709
Guatemala	Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1873-2008	347	Expanded collection	2102016
Guatemala	Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-2008	2,009	Expanded collection	2114423
Guatemala	Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2009	415,155	Expanded collection	2790265
Guatemala	Guatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration, 1877-2007	2,611	Expanded collection	2451040
Guatemala	Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1874-2008	2,261,138	Expanded collection	2075150
Guatemala	Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1796-2008	841	Expanded collection	2451045
Guatemala	Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-2008	912,186	Expanded collection	2274796
Guatemala	Guatemala, Quiché, Civil Registration, 1877-2009	633	Expanded collection	2274794
Guatemala	Guatemala, Retalhuleu, Civil Registration, 1877-2008	1,552	Expanded collection	2422976
Guatemala	Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-2008	360,195	Expanded collection	2274791
Guatemala	Guatemala, San Marcos, Civil Registration, 1877-2008	522,557	Expanded collection	2274790
Guatemala	Guatemala, Suchitepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-2008	3,707	Expanded collection	2274785
Guatemala	Guatemala, Totonicapán, Civil Registration, 1877-2009	469,426	Expanded collection	2268582
Haiti	Haiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017	564,211	Expanded collection	4279947
Honduras	Honduras, Catholic Church Records, 1633-1978	266	Expanded collection	1823595
Mexico	Mexico, Sinaloa, Civil Registration, 1861-1929	812	Expanded collection	2290241
Uruguay	Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-2020	3,435,553	Expanded collection	1837849
Uruguay	Uruguay, Census Records, 1726-1858	18934	Expanded collection	4470326
Venezuela	Venezuela Civil Registration, 1843-2021	884,626	Expanded collection	1823609

Pacific and Oceania

Country	Collection	Indexed Records	Comments	Collection ID
Micronesia	Micronesia, Civil Registration, 1883-1986	478	Expanded collection	2761211
Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea, Vital Records, 1867-2000	1504	Expanded collection	2114430

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Find a Grave Index

3,278,998

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2221801

World

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960

552

Expanded collection

3438701

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