18 Million More Free Historic Records for Nevada and California

FamilySearch added just over 20 million new, free records online this past week for Canada, Chile, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, and the U.S. The 9 million new California death records and 5 million Nevada marriage records should be a boon for those looking for ancestors in the western U.S. Records were also added for 11 other states. Search these and 2.5 billion other records now for free at FamilySearch.org.

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Collection	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
Canada, Quebec Notarial Records, 1800-1900	0	66,955	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Canada, Saskatchewan Provincial Records, 1879-1987	0	11,495	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Chile, Santiago, Cementerio General, 1821-2010	0	92,094	Added browsable images to existing collection.
New Zealand, Probate Records, 1878-1960	0	22,772	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Portugal, Viseu, Catholic Church Records, 1523-1989	0	1060	Added browsable images to existing collection.
Sweden, Örebro Church Records, 1613-1918; index 1635-1860	31,344	0	Added index records and added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Arkansas, Divorce Index, 1923-1939	107,965	0	New Index collection. Index courtesy of Ancestry.com.
U.S., California, Death Index, 1940-1997	9,366,543	0	New Index collection.
U.S., California, Divorce Index, 1966-1984	3,518,818	0	New Index collection. Index courtesy of Ancestry.com.
U.S., Connecticut Divorce Index, 1968-1997	322,012	0	New Index collection. Index courtesy of Ancestry.com.
U.S., Georgia, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1942	173,989	347,247	Added index records and added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 (LaGrange and Lawrence counties)	86,139	0	Added index records and added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918	0	52,369	New browsable image collection.
U.S., Maryland, Probate Estate and Guardianship Files, 1796-1940	41,569	72,937	Added index records and added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1841-1920	0	70,379	Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949	126,924	82,342	Added index records and added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Minnesota, Divorce Index, 1970-1995	366,350	0	New Index collection. Index courtesy of Ancestry.com.
U.S., Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005	5,069,682	0	New Index collection. Index courtesy of Ancestry.com.
U.S., North Carolina, County Records, 1833-1970	0	43,354	Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., North Carolina, State Supreme Court Case Files, 1800-1909	0	16,570	Added browsable images to existing collection.
U.S., Wisconsin, Divorce Index, 1965-1984	231,499	0	New Index collection. Index courtesy of Ancestry.com.