FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in March 2023 with over 22 million indexed family history records from 51 different countries and territories. Over 1 million records each were added from Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Ukraine, the United States, and Costa Rica. Other collections added hundreds of thousands of new records from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Côte d Ivoire, Ecuador, Ireland, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, S Africa, and Venezuela.

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CountryCollectionIndexed RecordsComments
ArgentinaArgentina, Catamarca, Catholic Church Records, 1724-1971           12,596Expanded Collection
ArgentinaArgentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-19465,205Expanded Collection
ArgentinaArgentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-1977             3,918Expanded Collection
ArgentinaArgentina, Jujuy, Catholic Church Records, 1662-1975             9,447Expanded Collection
ArgentinaArgentina, San Juan, Catholic Church Records, 1655-1975           13,578Expanded Collection
ArgentinaFamilySearch Computer-aided Indexes109,140CAI records added
AustraliaAustralia, Victoria, Wills, Probate and Administration Files, 1841-1926           14,075Expanded Collection
AustriaAustria, Vienna, Jewish Registers of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1784-1911           14,458Expanded Collection
BelgiumBelgium, Antwerp, Civil Registration, 1588-1913           28,463Expanded Collection
BoliviaFamilySearch Computer-aided Indexes516CAI records added
BelgiumBelgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1914             2,976Expanded Collection
BelgiumBelgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912           43,762Expanded Collection
BrazilBrazil, Cemetery Records, 1850-2021                 571Expanded Collection
BrazilBrazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949             7,779Expanded Collection
BrazilBrazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995             2,497Expanded Collection
BrazilBrazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996           43,903Expanded Collection
BrazilBrazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012           48,961Expanded Collection
BrazilBrazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006             7,532Expanded Collection
BrazilBrazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999             6,425Expanded Collection
BrazilFamilySearch Computer-aided Indexes593759CAI records added
Cape VerdeCape Verde, Catholic Church Records, 1787-1957             9,783Expanded Collection
ChileChile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015           54,665Expanded Collection
ColombiaColombia, Bogotá, AGN, DAS Alphabetical Cards           10,949Expanded Collection
ColombiaColombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018         129,681Expanded Collection
ColombiaFamilySearch Computer-aided Indexes137469CAI records added
Costa RicaCosta Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992           15,821Expanded Collection
Costa RicaCosta Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975             7,758Expanded Collection
Costa RicaFamilySearch Computer-aided Indexes978200CAI records added
Côte d IvoireCôte d'Ivoire, Death Records, 1931-2014         797,833Expanded Collection
CroatiaCroatia, Church Books, 1516-1994                 276Expanded Collection
DenmarkDenmark, Copenhagen City, Civil Marriages, 1739-1964, Index 1877-1964             7,490Expanded Collection
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic Civil Registration, 1801-2010             5,040Expanded Collection
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975             4,520Expanded Collection
Dominican RepublicFamilySearch Computer-aided Indexes2217882CAI records added
EcuadorEcuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011           25,224Expanded Collection
EcuadorEcuador, Cemetery Records, 1862-2019         191,272Expanded Collection
El SalvadorEl Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977                 223Expanded Collection
El SalvadorFamilySearch Computer-aided Indexes1621CAI records added
EnglandEngland, Agreements and Crew Lists, 1857           74,086Expanded Collection
EnglandEngland, Cumberland Parish Registers, 1538-1990             8,550Expanded Collection
FinlandFinland, Tax Lists, 1809-1915             3,754Expanded Collection
FranceFrance, Calvados, Census, 1876           13,076Expanded Collection
FranceFrance, Hautes-Alpes, Census, 1876             8,367Expanded Collection
French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999             2,486Expanded Collection
GermanyGermany, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1639-1943           78,710Expanded Collection
GermanyGermany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930                 760Expanded Collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994             1,196Expanded Collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Baja Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994                 121Expanded Collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration, 1877-1994             3,226Expanded Collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Quiché, Civil Registration, 1877-1994                   39Expanded Collection
GuatemalaFamilySearch Computer-aided Indexes9376511CAI records added
HaitiHaiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017             5,132Expanded Collection
HungaryHungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980           42,261Expanded Collection
IcelandIceland Church Census, 1744-1965             9,958Expanded Collection
IrelandIreland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900         177,177Expanded Collection
ItalyItaly, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929             3,589Expanded Collection
ItalyItaly, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942             3,882Expanded Collection
ItalyItaly, Treviso, Treviso, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1941                   77Expanded Collection
ItalyItaly, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930             1,697Expanded Collection
JamaicaJamaica, Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880             8,718Expanded Collection
LuxembourgLuxembourg Census Records, 1843-1900             1,482Expanded Collection
MexicoMexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996             2,469Expanded Collection
MexicoMexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977           99,347Expanded Collection
MexicoMexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970                 367Expanded Collection
MexicoMexico, Sinaloa, Civil Registration, 1861-1929           28,932Expanded Collection
MexicoMexico, Zacatecas, Civil Registration, 1860-2000                 261Expanded Collection
MexicoFamilySearch Computer-aided Indexes513463CAI records added
NetherlandsNetherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950             2,494Expanded Collection
NicaraguaNicaragua Civil Registration, 1809-2013                      7Expanded Collection
NicaraguaFamilySearch Computer-aided Indexes528421CAI records added
NorwayNorway, Oslo, Census, 1912             2,494Expanded Collection
NorwayNorway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903             1,157Expanded Collection
ParaguayParaguay, Military Records, 1870-1965           15,737Expanded Collection
PeruPeru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992           51,070Expanded Collection
PeruFamilySearch Computer-aided Indexes909173CAI records added
PhilippinesFamilySearch Computer-aided Indexes12378CAI records added
PortugalPortugal, Faro, Civil Registration, 1880-1920             1,092Expanded Collection
PortugalPortugal, Porto, Catholic Church Records, 1535-1949                 773Expanded Collection
PortugalPortugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911             1,582Expanded Collection
PortugalFamilySearch Computer-aided Indexes107309CAI records added
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969             5,573Expanded Collection
Puerto RicoFamilySearch Computer-aided Indexes113357CAI records added
RussiaRussia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885             4,163Expanded Collection
RussiaRussia, Tver Confession Lists, 1728-1913           30,307Expanded Collection
SlovakiaSlovakia Church and Synagogue Books, 1592-1935             1,849Expanded Collection
South AfricaSouth Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970          340,636Expanded Collection
South AfricaSouth Africa, Johannesburg, Cemetery Records, 1840-2019         265,002Expanded Collection
SpainSpain, Province of Gerona, Municipal Records, 1566-1956             4,157Expanded Collection
SpainFamilySearch Computer-aided Indexes41820CAI records added
Sri LankaSri Lanka, Colombo District, Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1677-1990                 364Expanded Collection
SwedenSweden, Jönköping Church Records, 1581-1935; index 1633-1860           11,778Expanded Collection
SwedenSweden, Stockholm City Archives, Index to Church Records, 1546-1927             2,158Expanded Collection
SwitzerlandSwitzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1850             3,890Expanded Collection
UkraineUkraine, Kiev Confession Lists, 1741-1918         321,028Expanded Collection
UkraineUkraine, Mykolaiv, Metrical Books, 1790-1917         115,276Expanded Collection
UkraineUkraine, Poltava, Metrical Books, 1741-1937     1,270,176Expanded Collection
UkraineUkraine, Western Ukraine Catholic Church Book Duplicates, 1600-1937                 428Expanded Collection
UruguayFamilySearch Computer-aided Indexes51825CAI records added
United StatesAlaska, Village Census Rolls, 1919-1972                 844Expanded Collection
United StatesAlaska, Vital Records, 1816-2005             1,173Expanded Collection
United StatesArkansas, Naturalization Records, 1903-1981           14,508Expanded Collection
United StatesCalifornia, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994                      1Expanded Collection
United StatesConnecticut, County Coroner's Records, 1883-1934             2,417Expanded Collection
United StatesFlorida, Funeral Home Records, 1887-1971                 353Expanded Collection
United StatesHawaii, Hawaii State Archives, Probate Packet Records, 1814-1917                 782Expanded Collection
United StatesHawaii, Registrar of Bureau of Conveyances, Deed Records, 1846-1900                 658Expanded Collection
United StatesIllinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968                 242Expanded Collection
United StatesIndiana Marriages, 1811-2019             1,097Expanded Collection
United StatesIowa, World War I Bonus Applications, 1923-1927           50,885Expanded Collection
United StatesMassachusetts, Boston Tax Records, 1822-1918             2,195Expanded Collection
United StatesMichigan, Eastern District, Naturalization Index, 1907-1995         495,024Expanded Collection
United StatesMontana, County Voting Records, 1884-1992           17,138Expanded Collection
United StatesNew Jersey, Reclaim the Records, Geographic Birth Index, 1901-1929             9,690Expanded Collection
United StatesNew Mexico, Military Discharge Records, ca.1918 - ca.1989                 587Expanded Collection
United StatesOhio, Military Discharge Records, 1834-2004             1,875Expanded Collection
United StatesOhio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953           14,444Expanded Collection
United StatesTexas Deaths, 1890-1976           12,148Expanded Collection
United StatesTexas, Hardin County, Deed Records, 1840-1920             5,775Expanded Collection
United StatesUnited States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955         826,207Expanded Collection
United StatesUnited States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990           12,499Expanded Collection
UruguayUruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930           30,655Expanded Collection
VenezuelaVenezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003             1,311Expanded Collection
VenezuelaVenezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020             4,452Expanded Collection
VenezuelaFamilySearch Computer-aided Indexes639000CAI records added
WorldThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970         255,422Expanded Collection
ZimbabweZimbabwe, Voter Registration, 1938-1973           27,575Expanded Collection
Grand Total   22,681,393

Source: FamilySearch

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