FamilySearch Records Update: 7.3 million new images from Austria, Brazil, China, Honduras, Luxembourg, Peru, Portugal, Switzerland, and the United States

Geoff Rasmussen

30 May 2013

FamilySearch has added more than 7.3 million images this week from Austria, Brazil, China, Honduras, Luxembourg, Peru, Portugal, Switzerland, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 5,766,135 images from the new U.S., Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620–1986, collection, the 337,367 images from the new Honduras, Civil Registration, 1841–1968, collection, and the 191,701 images from the new U.S., Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists, 1900–1953, collection. See the table below for the full list of updates. Search these diverse collections and more than 3.5 billion other records for free at FamilySearch.org.

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Collection	Digital Images	Comments
Austria, Seigniorial Records, 1537–1888	237,988	Added images to an existing collection.
Brazil, Piauí, Civil Registration, 1875–2012	116,423	Added images to an existing collection.
China, Cemetery Records, 1820–1983	72,747	New browsable image collection.
China, Collection of Genealogies, 1239–2011	204,422	Added images to an existing collection.
Honduras, Civil Registration, 1841–1968	337,367	New browsable image collection.
Luxembourg, Civil Registration, 1793–1923	84,251	Added images to an existing collection.
Peru, Amazonas, Civil Registration, 1939–1995	5,417	Added images to an existing collection.
Portugal, Beja, Catholic Church Records, 1550–1911	94,902	Added images to an existing collection.
Portugal, Braga, Priest Application Files (Genere et Moribus), 1596–1911	69,030	New browsable image collection.
Portugal, Évora, Civil Registration and Miscellaneous Records, 1554–1938	5,708	New browsable image collection.
Portugal, Viana do Castelo, Catholic Church Records, 1537–1909	83,446	Added images to an existing collection.
Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1811	2,387	New browsable image collection.
Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1818	2,369	New browsable image collection.
Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1834	2,436	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists, 1900–1953	191,701	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Idaho, Gooding County Records, 1879–1962	52,108	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Maine, Piscataquis County, Deed Books, 1838–1902	56,970	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620–1986	5,766,135	New browsable image collection.