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New Free Historical Records from 25 Countries on FamilySearch | June 2025 Update

4 Jun 2025 11:08 AM | Anonymous

The following article was written by FamilySearch:

Recently, FamilySearch expanded its free online archives with over 95 million new records from 25 different countries. Some exciting additions include 54 million church records from Colombia, 17.5 million civil registrations from Guatemala, 6.8 million church records from Bolivia, and and additional 6 million civil and church records from Brazil. 

Other countries with significant record additions include the following:

  • Argentina
  • Canada
  • Ecuador
  • Ireland
  • Philippines
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Venezuela
  • Zambia 

To ensure the accuracy of updates, FamilySearch takes time to compile new record update reports. Dates of when a collection was published may not coincide with the date of the report. 

Follow the links below to browse new records to expand your family tree.

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