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New Free Historical Records from 10 Countries | November 2025 Update

By  FamilySearch
November 3, 2025
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Recently, FamilySearch expanded its free online archives with over 18 million new records from 10 countries. Some exciting additions include 12 million civil and church records from Italy, 8 million civil and immigration records from the Dominican Republic, and 2 million records from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Other countries with significant record additions include the following:

  • Belgium
  • French Polynesia
  • Honduras
  • Philippines
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

To ensure the accuracy of updates, FamilySearch compiles new record update reports. Dates of when a collection was published may not coincide with the date of the report.

Follow the links below to browse new records to expand your family tree.

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Africa

Country

Collection

Indexed Records

Comments

Collection ID

Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo, National Identity Cards, 1884–2019

2,051,511

Expanded collection

5000100


Asia and Middle East

Country

Collection

Indexed Records

Comments

Collection ID

PhilippinesPhilippines Civil Registration (National), 1945–1996

1,521,921

Expanded collection

1852584


Canada and United States of America

Country

Collection

Indexed Records

Comments

Collection ID

United StatesIdaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864–2007

66,155

Expanded collection

1876879

United StatesIllinois, County Naturalization Records, 1800–1998

9,537

Expanded collection

1989159

United StatesIndiana, Harrison County, Marriage Records, 1918–2001

16,194

Expanded collection

5000560

United StatesMaine Vital Records, 1670–1921

275

Expanded collection

1803978


Europe

Country

Collection

Indexed Records

Comments

Collection ID

BelgiumBelgium, Antwerp, Civil Registration, 1588–1953

24,868

Expanded collection

2138481

BelgiumBelgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800–1912

1,046

Expanded collection

2138511

ItalyItaly, Bari, Bari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1929

83,760

Expanded collection

2043445

ItalyItaly, Bari, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809–1908

2,573

Expanded collection

1968511

ItalyItaly, Benevento, Arcidiocesi di Benevento, Catholic Church Records, 1575–1908

18,643

Expanded collection

1483010

ItalyItaly, Bergamo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866–1903

11,166

Expanded collection

1986789

ItalyItaly, Biella, Borriana, Catholic Church Records, 1740–1938

6,442

Expanded collection

1477247

ItalyItaly, Biella, Ponderano, Parish of San Lorenzo, Catholic Church Records, 1566–1953

16,797

Expanded collection

1482795

ItalyItaly, Bologna, Bologna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1943

2,403

Expanded collection

1947797

ItalyItaly, Brindisi, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809–1955

131,405

Expanded collection

2328379

ItalyItaly, Cagliari, Cagliari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1934

112,590

Expanded collection

2043426

ItalyItaly, Campobasso, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809–1918

165,980

Expanded collection

1968528

ItalyItaly, Catania, Arcidiocesi di Catania, Catholic Church Records, 1515–1941

732,045

Expanded collection

2013622

ItalyItaly, Catania, Diocesi di Acireale, Catholic Church Records, 1560–1950

381,265

Expanded collection

2016233

ItalyItaly, Catania, Diocesi di Caltagirone, Catholic Church Records, 1502–1942

504,966

Expanded collection

1493344

ItalyItaly, Catanzaro, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809–1865

398,614

Expanded collection

1937913

ItalyItaly, Chieti, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809–1931

544,518

Expanded collection

2419833

ItalyItaly, Cuneo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1795–1915

884,935

Expanded collection

1392991

ItalyItaly, Enna, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866–1944

171,942

Expanded collection

2068343

ItalyItaly, Foggia, Lucera, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1910

18,831

Expanded collection

2043436

ItalyItaly, Genova, Chiavari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1941

94,610

Expanded collection

1482818

ItalyItaly, L'Aquila, Camarda, Parrocchia di San Giovanni Battista, Catholic Church Records, 1606–1941

7,152

Expanded collection

1927832

ItalyItaly, Messina, Messina, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1939

4,086

Expanded collection

1887904

ItalyItaly, Messina, Patti, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1823–1941

109,763

Expanded collection

1946858

ItalyItaly, Mondovì Courthouse, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1853–1965

571,184

Expanded collection

5000298

ItalyItaly, Napoli, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809–1866

4,040

Expanded collection

1937990

ItalyItaly, Napoli, Melito di Napoli, Civil Registration (Comune), 1809–1929

511

Expanded collection

1483020

ItalyItaly, Olbia-Tempio, Tempio Pausania, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1910

6,150

Expanded collection

2043493

ItalyItaly, Oristano, Oristano, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1941

39,505

Expanded collection

1947719

ItalyItaly, Padova, Padova, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871–1929

56,800

Expanded collection

1946877

ItalyItaly, Palermo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820–1947

756,746

Expanded collection

2608509

ItalyItaly, Palermo, Termini Imerese, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1862–1910

41,259

Expanded collection

1947613

ItalyItaly, Parma, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1626–1921

2,244,682

Expanded collection

3743481

ItalyItaly, Pistoia, Pistoia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1937

65,967

Expanded collection

1493462

ItalyItaly, Potenza, Melfi, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1861–1929

1,281

Expanded collection

1483052

ItalyItaly, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1929

70,952

Expanded collection

1947700

ItalyItaly, Reggio Calabria, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1784–1943

1,927,018

Expanded collection

2068331

ItalyItaly, Sondrio, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1860–1952

117,768

Expanded collection

5000295

ItalyItaly, Teramo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809–1936

1,192,818

Expanded collection

3006903

ItalyItaly, Teramo, Teramo, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1940

8,764

Expanded collection

1947829

ItalyItaly, Torino, Torino, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1899

13,142

Expanded collection

1967801

ItalyItaly, Treviso, Treviso, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871–1941

27,836

Expanded collection

1947831

ItalyItaly, Verona, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1630–1946

207,386

Expanded collection

2016225

ItalyItaly, Vibo Valentia, Civil Registration (State Archive) 1910–1951

246,556

Expanded collection

5000300

United KingdomEngland, Essex Parish Registers, 1538–1997

4,794

Expanded collection

1465709


Latin America

Country

Collection

Indexed Records

Comments

Collection ID

ArgentinaArgentina, Cemetery Records, 1833–2020

106

Expanded collection

2363123

Dominican RepublicDominican Republic, Civil Registration, 1744–2019

8,211,089

Expanded collection

1619814

Dominican RepublicDominican Republic, Immigration Records, 1925–1999

100

Expanded collection

5000147

HondurasHonduras, Civil Registration, 1841–1968

608,387

Expanded collection

2135627


Pacific and Oceania

Country

Collection

Indexed Records

Comments

Collection ID

French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780–1999

144,925

Expanded collection

2549721


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