FamilySearch has recently* added more than 302 million new records from 31 countries to its online archives, including 18 entirely new collections! Some exciting additions include 96 million civil, parish, and military records from the United Kingdom, 70 million civil and church records from Brazil, 44 million vital, military, and residence records from the United States, and 37 million church records from Colombia.
Other countries with significant record additions include:
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- France
- Guatemala
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Philippines
- South Africa
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Africa
Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments | Collection ID |
| South Africa | South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822–1990 | 2,944,793 | New Collection | 2517051 |
Asia and Middle East
Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments | Collection ID |
| Philippines | Philippines Civil Registration (National), 1945–1996 | 274,253 | Expanded Collection | 1852584 |
| Philippines | Philippines, Marriages, 1723–1957 | 10,207 | Expanded Collection | 1500713 |
| Philippines | Philippines, Catholic Church Records, 1520–2014 | 6,177 | Expanded Collection | 2861657 |
| Philippines | Philippines, Central Visayas, Church Records, 1737–2005 | 11,777 | Expanded Collection | 5000324 |
| Philippines | Philippines, Chinese Church Census, 1786–1901 | 113,082 | Expanded Collection | 5000215 |
| Philippines | Philippines, Church Census, 1542–1980 | 336,579 | Expanded Collection | 5000216 |
| Philippines | Philippines, Davao, Civil Registration, 1850–1996 | 7,397 | Expanded Collection | 5000350 |
| Philippines | Philippines, Deaths and Burials, 1726–1998 | 3,521,683 | Expanded Collection | 1500714 |
| Philippines | Philippines, Neighborhood Census, 1836–1899 | 443,873 | Expanded Collection | 5000268 |
Canada and United States of America
Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments | Collection ID |
| United States | Alabama, Births and Christenings, 1881–1930 | 12,378 | Expanded Collection | 1661470 |
| United States | Maryland, Church Records, 1660–1996 | 2,364 | Expanded Collection | 2385204 |
| United States | Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1638–1927 | 4,125 | Expanded Collection | 1928860 |
| United States | New Jersey, Naturalization Records, 1796–1991 | 812,746 | New Collection | 2649169 |
| United States | New York, Land Records, 1630–1975 | 6,053 | Expanded Collection | 2078654 |
| United States | Rhode Island, Vital Records, 1846–1898, 1901–1955 | 1,969,731 | New Collection | 1935767 |
| United States | United States, Census, 1860 | 775 | Expanded Collection | 1473181 |
| United States | United States, Census, 1900 | 288 | Expanded Collection | 1325221 |
| United States | United States, Census, 1930 | 107 | Expanded Collection | 1810731 |
| United States | United States, Census, 1950 | 1,219 | Expanded Collection | 4464515 |
| United States | United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815–2013 | 243 | Expanded Collection | 2860782 |
| United States | United States, Indenture and Manumission Records, 1780–1939 | 146 | Expanded Collection | 3460246 |
| United States | United States, New England, Petitions for Naturalization, 1787–1906 | 147 | Expanded Collection | 2064580 |
| United States | United States, Residence Database, 1970–2024 | 9,266,518 | Expanded Collection | 5000290 |
| United States | United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918 | 32,585,896 | New Collection | 1968530 |
Europe
Latin America
Pacific and Oceania
Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments | Collection ID |
| Australia | Australia, Marriages, 1810–1980 | 24,114 | Expanded Collection | 1770858 |
World
Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments | Collection ID |
| World | BillionGraves Index | 1,242,919 | Expanded Collection | 2026973 |
| World | Find a Grave Index | 1,335,627 | Expanded Collection | 2221801 |
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