New Historical Records October 2025

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Recently, FamilySearch expanded its free online resources with over 21 million new records from 7 countries. Some exciting additions include 13 million civil and church records from Italy and 3 million census records from the Philippines.

Other countries with significant record additions include the following:

American Samoa
Brazil
Haiti
Ukraine
United States

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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Asia and Middle East
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)
Pacific and Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, and so on)
World

Asia and Middle East

Country	Collection	Indexed Records	Comments	Collection ID
Philippines	Philippines, Chinese Civil Census Records, 1786–1901	392,989	Expanded collection	5000215
Philippines	Philippines, Church Census, 1542–1980	1,380,861	Expanded collection	5000216
Philippines	Philippines, Neighborhood Census, 1836–1899	1,294,845	Expanded collection	5000268

Canada and United States of America

Country	Collection	Indexed Records	Comments	Collection ID
United States	Louisiana, State Penitentiary Records, 1866–1963	76,941	Expanded collection	1931391
United States	Louisiana, War of 1812 Pension Lists, 1812–1868	2,880	Expanded collection	1527724
United States	Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston Crew Lists, 1917–1944	63,402	Expanded collection	2173944
United States	Massachusetts, United States Naturalization Records, 1790–1991	851,764	Expanded collection	2632082
United States	New York, U.S. District and Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1824–1991	102	Expanded collection	2060123
United States	Rhode Island, U.S. District and Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1802–1945	1,863	Expanded collection	5000148
United States	United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918	157	Expanded collection	1968530

Europe

Country	Collection	Indexed Records	Comments	Collection ID
Germany	Germany, Baden, Church Book Duplicates, 1804–1877	112	Expanded collection	1395660
Italy	Italy, Ancona, Ancona, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1862–1929	86,074	Expanded collection	2046896
Italy	Italy, Arcidiocesi di Foggia-Bovino, Church Records, 1573–1910	17,347	Expanded collection	5000372
Italy	Italy, Asti, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1910	6,150	Expanded collection	1937992
Italy	Italy, Bari, Bari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1929	61,329	Expanded collection	2043445
Italy	Italy, Benevento, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1810–1942	13,011	Expanded collection	2475030
Italy	Italy, Biella, Borriana, Catholic Church Records, 1740–1938	3,723	Expanded collection	1477247
Italy	Italy, Biella, Ponderano, Parish of San Lorenzo, Catholic Church Records, 1566–1953	9,556	Expanded collection	1482795
Italy	Italy, Bologna, Bologna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1943	44,715	Expanded collection	1947797
Italy	Italy, Brindisi, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809–1955	54,080	Expanded collection	2328379
Italy	Italy, Caltanissetta, Caltanissetta, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1910	29,517	Expanded collection	1946840
Italy	Italy, Caserta, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809–1866	98,471	Expanded collection	2718545
Italy	Italy, Catania, Arcidiocesi di Catania, Catholic Church Records, 1515–1941	56,810	Expanded collection	2013622
Italy	Italy, Catania, Caltagirone, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1861–1941	53,168	Expanded collection	1483039
Italy	Italy, Catania, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820–1900	5,488	Expanded collection	2821289
Italy	Italy, Catania, Diocesi di Acireale, Catholic Church Records, 1560–1950	41,099	Expanded collection	2016233
Italy	Italy, Catania, Diocesi di Caltagirone, Catholic Church Records, 1502–1942	47,079	Expanded collection	1493344
Italy	Italy, Cuneo, Alba, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1941	4,696	Expanded collection	1483030
Italy	Italy, Florence, Archdiocese of Florence, Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Catholic Church Records, 1450–1900	47,711	Expanded collection	5000378
Italy	Italy, Foggia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809–1902	50,635	Expanded collection	2821290
Italy	Italy, Frosinone, Settefrati, Civil Registration (Comune), 1866–1929	5,470	Expanded collection	1483015
Italy	Italy, Genova, Chiavari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1941	504	Expanded collection	1482818
Italy	Italy, Grosseto, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866–1942	6,052	Expanded collection	2015751
Italy	Italy, Grosseto, Diocesi di Grosseto, Catholic Church Records, 1521–1983	21,557	Expanded collection	5000381
Italy	Italy, Ivrea, Diocesi di Ivrea, Catholic Church Records, 1474–1950	14,282	Expanded collection	5000373
Italy	Italy, L'Aquila, Camarda, Parrocchia di San Giovanni Battista, Catholic Church Records, 1606–1941	274	Expanded collection	1927832
Italy	Italy, L'Aquila, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809–1865, 1911–1943	816	Expanded collection	1937372
Italy	Italy, Lucca, Lucca, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1929	63,550	Expanded collection	2043811
Italy	Italy, Macerata, Macerata, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1929	147,898	Expanded collection	2043838
Italy	Italy, Mantova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1496–1906	461,106	Expanded collection	1934580
Italy	Italy, Matera, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809–1925	5,258	Expanded collection	2819382
Italy	Italy, Messina, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820–1865	945,977	Expanded collection	1935770
Italy	Italy, Messina, Messina, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1939	55,634	Expanded collection	1887904
Italy	Italy, Messina, Patti, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1823–1941	29,396	Expanded collection	1946858
Italy	Italy, Modena, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806–1942	362,802	Expanded collection	1968527
Italy	Italy, Napoli, Census Records, 1601–1976	145,207	Expanded collection	5000457
Italy	Italy, Napoli, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809–1866	1,265,937	Expanded collection	1937990
Italy	Italy, Napoli, Melito di Napoli, Civil Registration (Comune), 1809–1929	6,998	Expanded collection	1483020
Italy	Italy, Napoli, Pomigliano d'Arco, Civil Registration (Comune), 1809–1929	1,102	Expanded collection	1482873
Italy	Italy, Oristano, Oristano, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1941	6,737	Expanded collection	1947719
Italy	Italy, Padova, Padova, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871–1929	72,611	Expanded collection	1946877
Italy	Italy, Palermo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820–1947	635,006	Expanded collection	2608509
Italy	Italy, Palermo, Termini Imerese, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1862–1910	91,600	Expanded collection	1947613
Italy	Italy, Pescara, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809–1929	329,081	Expanded collection	2013532
Italy	Italy, Pisa, Pisa, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1935	123,194	Expanded collection	2043812
Italy	Italy, Potenza, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1697–1923	1,426,119	Expanded collection	2450876
Italy	Italy, Potenza, Melfi, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1861–1929	7,004	Expanded collection	1483052
Italy	Italy, Ragusa, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1900–1940	6,025	Expanded collection	2068330
Italy	Italy, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1943	16,687	Expanded collection	1947700
Italy	Italy, Reggio Calabria, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1784–1943	141,792	Expanded collection	2068331
Italy	Italy, Reggio Emilia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1769–1944	395,914	Expanded collection	2388826
Italy	Italy, Rieti, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1840–1945	79,607	Expanded collection	2146202
Italy	Italy, Rimini, Rimini, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866–1929	32,525	Expanded collection	5000028
Italy	Italy, Roma, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1863–1930	705,791	Expanded collection	2390532
Italy	Italy, Roma, Velletri, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871–1931	7,574	Expanded collection	1947702
Italy	Italy, Rovigo, Rovigo, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871–1937	48,889	Expanded collection	1482864
Italy	Italy, Terni, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1513–1900	404,321	Expanded collection	3335348
Italy	Italy, Torino, Diocese of Torino, Catholic Church Records, 1801–1899	966,417	Expanded collection	5000113
Italy	Italy, Toscana, Census Records, 1841–1930	34,233	Expanded collection	5000482
Italy	Italy, Toscana, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1804–1874	1,121,636	Expanded collection	1932364
Italy	Italy, Trapani, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1906–1928	11,899	Expanded collection	2052404
Italy	Italy, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871–1930	111,966	Expanded collection	2043809
Italy	Italy, Vercelli, Archdiocese of Vercelli, Catholic Church Records, 1839–1899	41,327	Expanded collection	5000274
Italy	Italy, Vercelli, Vercelli, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1802–1813, 1838–1942	1,372,734	Expanded collection	1939214
Italy	Italy, Vicenza, Vicenza, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1800–1947	19,190	Expanded collection	2143120
Italy	Italy, Viterbo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1870–1943	568,664	Expanded collection	2016212
Ukraine	Ukraine, Kiev Confession Lists, 1741–1918	1,320	Expanded collection	2290980

Latin America

Country	Collection	Indexed Records	Comments	Collection ID
Brazil	Brazil, Cemetery Records, 1799–2024	53,497	Expanded collection	2137269
Brazil	Brazil, Foreigner Files, 1653–2022	9,889	Expanded collection	5000160
Haiti	Haiti, Civil Registration, 1794–2018	820	Expanded collection	1482819

Pacific and Oceania

Country

Collection

Indexed Records

Comments

Collection ID

American Samoa

American Samoa, Census, 1900–1945

53,707

Expanded collection

2362048

World

Country

Collection

Indexed Records

Comments

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World

Find a Grave Index

3,746,171

Expanded collection

2221801

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