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7 Sep 2021 5:53 PM | Anonymous

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SALT LAKE CITY, UT–FamilySearch expanded its free online collections this week with more Catholic Church records from Mexico (Jalisco 1590–1979, Puebla 1545–1977, San Luis Potosí 1586–1977, and Tlaxcala 1576–1994), civil registrations from Guatemala (Alta Verapaz 1877–1994, Baja Verapaz 1877–1994, Chimaltenango 1877–1994, El Progreso 1877–1994, Escuintla 1877–1994, Huehuetenango 1877–1994, Izabal 1877–1994, Jalapa 1877–1994, Jalapa 1877–1994, Retalhuleu 1877–1994, and Sololá 1877-1994), and tax assessment rolls from Canada (Ontario 1834–1899).

US collections added voter registrations from Louisiana (Orleans and St. Tammany Parish 1867–1905), tax records for Massachusetts (Boston 1822–1918), and marriage records for Oregon (1906–1968).

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Country Collection Indexed Records Digital Images Comments

Argentina Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981 15,590 0 Expanded collection

Argentina Argentina, Cemetery Records, 1882-2019 38,624 0 Expanded collection

Argentina Argentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-1977 1,835 0 Expanded collection

Australia Australia, Victoria, Wills, Probate and Administration Files, 1841-1926 4,950 0 Expanded collection

Bolivia Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 917 0 Expanded collection

Brazil Brazil, Cemetery Records, 1850-2021 73,202 0 Expanded collection

Brazil Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996 15,198 0 Expanded collection

Canada Canada, Ontario Tax Assessment Rolls, 1834-1899 151,824 0 Expanded collection

Costa Rica Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992 2,306 0 Expanded collection

Croatia Croatia, Delnice Deanery Catholic Church Books, 1571-1926 2,753 0 Expanded collection

Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Miscellaneous Records, 1921-1980 21,004 0 Expanded collection

Dominican Republic Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1955 5,877 0 Expanded collection

Ecuador Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011 3,661 0 Expanded collection

France France, Haute-Vienne, Census, 1836 16,573 0 Expanded collection

France France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892 87 0 Expanded collection

French Polynesia French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 824 0 Expanded collection

Germany Germany, Saxony, Church Book Indexes, 1500-1900 3,399 0 Expanded collection

Guatemala Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 132,096 0 Expanded collection

Guatemala Guatemala, Baja Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 30,341 0 Expanded collection

Guatemala Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 72,160 0 Expanded collection

Guatemala Guatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 18,241 0 Expanded collection

Guatemala Guatemala, Escuintla, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 51,977 0 Expanded collection

Guatemala Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 87,661 0 Expanded collection

Guatemala Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 41,067 0 Expanded collection

Guatemala Guatemala, Jalapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 16,356 0 Expanded collection

Guatemala Guatemala, Retalhuleu, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 24,682 0 Expanded collection

Guatemala Guatemala, Sololá, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 29,991 0 Expanded collection

Mexico Mexico, Chiapas, Catholic Church Records, 1557-1978 992 0 Expanded collection

Mexico Mexico, Durango, Catholic Church Records, 1604-1985 12,120 0 Expanded collection

Mexico Mexico, Hidalgo, Catholic Church Records, 1546-1971 1,579 0 Expanded collection

Mexico Mexico, Jalisco, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1979 1,441,955 0 Expanded collection

Mexico Mexico, Oaxaca, Catholic Church Records, 1559-1988 3,015 0 Expanded collection

Mexico Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 26,460 0 Expanded collection

Mexico Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Catholic Church Records, 1586-1977 592,193 0 Expanded collection

Mexico Mexico, Sinaloa, Catholic Church Records, 1671-1968 1,119 0 Expanded collection

Mexico Mexico, Tlaxcala, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1994 26,466 0 Expanded collection

Mexico Mexico, Veracruz, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1978 684,289 0 Expanded collection

Norway Norway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903 7,953 0 Expanded collection

Paraguay Paraguay, Catholic Church Records, 1754-2015 61,312 0 Expanded collection

Peru Peru, Diocese of Huaraz, Catholic Church Records, 1641-2016 6,206 0 Expanded collection

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, Civil Births and Deaths, 1802-2016 3,530 0 Expanded collection

South Africa South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991 14 0 Expanded collection

Spain Spain, Catholic Church Records, 1307-1985 41,818 0 Expanded collection

Spain Spain, Diocese of Albacete, Catholic Church Records, 1504-1979 2,960 0 Expanded collection

Spain Spain, Diocese of Cartagena, Catholic Church Records, 1503-1969 17,246 0 Expanded collection

Sweden Sweden, Örebro Church Records, 1613-1918; index 1635-1860 5,351 0 Expanded collection

Switzerland Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1850 4,851 0 Expanded collection

Switzerland Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1880 4,604 0 Expanded collection

United States Louisiana, Orleans and St. Tammany Parish, Voter Registration Records, 1867-1905 244,858 0 Expanded collection

United States Massachusetts, Boston Tax Records, 1822-1918 257,907 0 Expanded collection

United States New Jersey, County Naturalization Records, 1749-1986 3 0 Expanded collection

United States Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Marriage Records, 1906-1968 290,801 0 Expanded collection

United States The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960 1 0 Expanded collection

United States United States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955 31,518 0 Expanded collection

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