FREE GENEALOGY STUFF: New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch 5 November 2023
FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in the week of 5 November 2023 with over 14 million new indexed family history records, including one expansive collection containing a Record Members (worldwide) for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. New historical records were added from Russia, Argentina, El Salvador, Luxembourg, and Sri Lanka. Other indexed records were added from Brazil, Colombia, Denmark, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Ireland, Mexico, Peru, S Africa, Spain, and the United States. Click on the links below to search these collections.
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Country |
Collection |
Indexed Records |
Digital Images |
Comments |
Argentina | Argentina, Entre Ríos, Catholic Church Records, 1764-1983 |
997 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Argentina | Argentina, Neuquén, Catholic Church Records, 1883-1977 |
718 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Argentina | Argentina, Salta, Catholic Church Records, 1634-1972 |
42 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Argentina | Argentina, Entre Ríos, Civil Registration, 1860-1965 |
255 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Argentina | Argentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-1946 |
1,772 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Argentina | Computer-aided Indexes |
97,511 |
0 |
CAI records added |
Belgium | Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1914 |
924 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Belgium | Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912 |
3,182 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Bolivia | Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 |
2,337 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Brazil | Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012 |
312 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Brazil | Brazil, Mato Grosso, Civil Registration, 1845-2013 |
282 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Brazil | Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999 |
309 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Brazil | Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016 |
3,280 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Brazil | Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 |
1,243 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Brazil | Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006 |
402 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Brazil | Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995 |
6,665 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Colombia | Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018 |
14,609 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Colombia | Colombia, Bogotá, AGN, DAS Alphabetical Cards |
461 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Colombia | Colombia, Costa, Church Records, 1778-2018 |
226 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Colombia | Colombia, Civil Registration, 1553-2021 |
108 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Colombia | Computer-aided Indexes |
13,399 |
0 |
CAI records added |
Croatia | Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994 |
110 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Denmark | Denmark, Copenhagen City, Civil Marriages, 1739-1964, Index 1877-1964 |
16,170 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975 |
2,377 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Dominican Republic | Computer-aided Indexes |
6,330 |
0 |
CAI records added |
Ecuador | Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011 |
16 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
El Salvador | Computer-aided Indexes |
286,645 |
0 |
CAI records added |
Finland | Finland, Tax Lists, 1809-1915 |
7,249 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
France | France, Haute-Garonne, Toulouse, Church Records, 1539-1793 |
1,252 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Germany | Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930 |
2,068 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Gibraltar | Gibraltar, Church Records, 1697-1991 |
13,598 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe, Civil Registration Records, 1792-1872 |
137 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Guatemala | Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006 |
4,060 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Guatemala | Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 |
3 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Guatemala | Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 |
1 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Guatemala | Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 |
318 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Guatemala | Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 |
298 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Guatemala | Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 |
245 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Guatemala | Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 |
234 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Guatemala | Computer-aided Indexes |
27,510 |
0 |
CAI records added |
Iceland | Iceland Church Census, 1744-1965 |
1,914 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
India | India, Catholic Church Records, 1751-2014 |
92 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Ireland | Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 |
79,808 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Italy | Italy, Treviso, Treviso, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1941 |
191 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Italy | Italy, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930 |
1,096 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Italy | Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942 |
192 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Luxembourg | Luxembourg Census Records, 1843-1900 |
1,448,823 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Martinique | Martinique, Civil Registration Records, 1809-1874 |
60 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Mexico | Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 |
14,432 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Mexico | Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970 |
173 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Mexico | Computer-aided Indexes |
2,028 |
0 |
CAI records added |
Nicaragua | Computer-aided Indexes |
3,725 |
0 |
CAI records added |
world | Find A Grave Index |
133,943 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Norway | Norway, Oslo, Census, 1912 |
15 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Paraguay | Paraguay, Military Records, 1870-1965 |
5,763 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Paraguay | Paraguay, Births, 1898-1963 |
586 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Peru | Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992 |
22,059 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Peru | Peru, Cajamarca, Civil Registration, 1938-1996 |
2,008 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Peru | Computer-aided Indexes |
2,311 |
0 |
CAI records added |
Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 |
1,146 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Russia | Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 |
3,024 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Russia | Russia, Tver Church Books, 1722-1918 |
10,749,246 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Russia | Russia, Tver Confession Lists, 1728-1913 |
24,957 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
South Africa | South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972 |
175 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
South Africa | South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958 |
19,814 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Spain | Computer-aided Indexes |
24,187 |
0 |
CAI records added |
Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka, Civil Registration, 1768-1990 |
572,914 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
United States | Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920 |
1,248 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
United States | Oregon, Marion County, Silverton Obituaries, 1893-1912 |
1,340 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
United States | Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942 |
39,240 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
United States | United States, California, San Francisco, Records of Chinese Laborers Returning to the US, 1882-1888 |
400 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
United States | Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953 |
1,594 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
United States | Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896 |
4,666 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Uruguay | Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930 |
7,444 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Venezuela | Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 |
1,082 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Venezuela | Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020 |
2,569 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
World | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970 |
336,656 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe, Diocese of Mutare, Catholic Church Records, 1898-2022 |
8,148 |
0 |
Expanded collection |
Total |
14,036,724 |
0 |
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