FamilySearch Records Update – Adds More Than 2.6 Million Indexed Records and Images to Brazil, Chile, England, Netherlands, Peru, Spain, United States, and Venezuela

Geoff Rasmussen

17 Jun 2014

FamilySearch has added more than 2.6 million indexed records and images to collections from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, England, Guatemala, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United States, and Venezuela. Notable collection updates include the 317,554 indexed records from the Chile, Civil Registration, 1885–1903, collection; the 443,904 indexed records from the Spain, Province of Cádiz, Municipal Records, 1784–1956, collection; and the 172,261 indexed records from United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918, 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	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635–1981	0	349	Added images to an existing collection.
Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731–2013	0	105,929	Added images to an existing collection.
Chile, Civil Registration, 1885–1903	317,554	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
England, Kent, Register of Electors, 1570–1907	39,008	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877–2008	78,645	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Italy, Como, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806–1815, 1850–1927	0	15,667	New browsable image collection.
Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811–1950	4,809	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Netherlands, Zuid-Holland Province, Civil Registration, 1811–1942	139,093	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Peru, Cusco, Civil Registration, 1889–1997	0	122,246	Added images to an existing collection.
Peru, Junín, Civil Registration, 1890–2005	0	104,300	Added images to an existing collection.
Peru, La Libertad, Civil Registration, 1903–1998	56,165	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
South Korea, Collection of Genealogies, 1500–2012	0	31,859	Added images to an existing collection.
Spain, Province of Cádiz, Municipal Records, 1784–1956	443,904	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Spain, Province of Málaga, Municipal Records, 1760–1956	50,715	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
U.S., Arkansas, Field Offices Records of the Freedmen's Bureau, 1864–1872	0	23,972	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Massachusetts, Boston Crew Lists, 1917–1943	140,843	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
U.S., Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1891–1943	84,738	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
U.S., Montana, Beaverhead County Records, 1862–2009	0	11,522	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
U.S., New York, Northern Arrival Manifests, 1902–1956	160,650	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
U.S., New York, Yates County, Swann Vital Records Collection, 1723–2009	18,497	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
U.S., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1883–1945	204,794	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
U.S., Texas, San Antonio, Alien Arrivals, May 1944–March 1952	0	6,378	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918	172,261	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Mérida, Catholic Church Records, 1654–2013	0	297,560	Added images to an existing collection.