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Seven Million New Historical Records Added on FamilySearch

By FamilySearch September 30, 2024

On September 30, 2024, FamilySearch published a blog article wherein they 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

In addition, new historical records were added from Albania, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Madagascar, Martinique, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Portugal, Puerta Rico, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and United States.

Shape your research strategies and take this opportunity to seek your ancestors using these new records outlined on FamilySearch. (Click here to access the blog and records)

– Barbara Tubbs, Communications, Granite FamilySearch Center