Recently, FamilySearch added 7 million new records to its free online archives. Some exciting additions include 3.8 million parish and civil registration records from France, 1 million cemetery records from Chile, and over 500,000 civil registration records from Sri Lanka.
Other countries with significant record additions include the following:
- Ecuador
- Ireland
- Italy
- South Africa
- United States (Montana)
- Venezuela
- Zambia
Take a look at the updated records below:
| Country | Collection | Indexed Records | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Argentina, Cemetery Records, 1882–2019 | 540,513 | Expanded collection |
| Brazil | Brazil, Foreigner Files, 1653–2022 | 10,213 | Expanded collection |
| Colombia | Computer-aided Indexes | 53,612 | CAI records added |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Census, 1984 | 25,774 | Expanded collection |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kisantu Diocese, Catholic Church Records, 1894–2016 | 3,142 | Expanded collection |
| Ecuador | Computer-aided Indexes | 15,898 | CAI records added |
| El Salvador | Computer-aided Indexes | 123,452 | CAI records added |
| Guatemala | Computer-aided Indexes | 17,847 | CAI records added |
| India | India, Catholic Church Records, 1751–2014 | 129,495 | Expanded collection |
| Indonesia | Indonesia, Civil Registration, 1806–1997 | 15,699 | Expanded collection |
| Ireland | Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740–1900 | 43,615 | Expanded collection |
| Italy | Italy, Catania, Diocesi di Caltagirone, Catholic Church Records, 1502–1942 | 56 | Expanded collection |
| Madagascar | Madagascar, Sainte-Marie Island, Civil Registration, 1820–1870 | 60 | Expanded collection |
| Paraguay | Paraguay, Cemetery Records, 1917–2012 | 2,195 | Expanded collection |
| Peru | Computer-aided Indexes | 7,969 | CAI records added |
| Portugal | Computer-aided Indexes | 296 | CAI records added |
| United States | United States, US Living Persons Database, 1970–2024 | 80,000,000 | Expanded collection |
| Venezuela | Computer-aided Indexes | 11,379 | CAI records added |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe, Diocese of Gweru, Catholic Church Records, 1904–2022 | 14,719 | Expanded collection |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe, Diocese of Hwange, Catholic Church Records, 1924–2022 | 14,198 | Expanded collection |
| Total | 81,030,132 |
Source: FamilySearch
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