FamilySearch Adds More Than 10.7 Million Images to Collections from Australia, Brazil, England, France, Italy, Peru, Spain, and the United States

April 23, 2014

FamilySearch has added more than 10.7 million images to collections from Australia, Bahamas, Belgium, BillionGraves, Brazil, Czech Republic, England, France, Italy, New Zealand, Peru, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 3,662,720 indexed records from the New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839–1973, collection; the 913,314 indexed records from the England, Lancashire, Parish Register 1538–1910, collection; and the 473,107 images from the United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Image Browse), 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
Australia, Tasmania, Correspondence of the Immigration Office Concerning the Nomination, Arrival and Settlement of Migrants, 1920–1943	0	36,424	New browsable image collection.
Bahamas, Civil Registration, 1850–1959	231,492	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Belgium, Hainaut, Civil Registration, 1600–1911	21,372	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Belgium, Liège, Civil Registration, 1621–1910	21,372	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Belgium, Limburg, Civil Registration, 1798–1906	0	946	Added images to an existing collection.
BillionGraves Index	383,150	383,150	Added indexed records and images to an existing collection.
Brazil, Bahia, Passenger Lists, 1855–1961	0	29,687	New browsable image collection.
Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731–2013	0	241,872	Added images to an existing collection.
Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552–1948	18,931	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538–1911	454,789	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
England, Lancashire, Parish Register 1538–1910	913,314	0	Added images to an existing collection.
France, Finistère, Quimper et Léon Diocese, Catholic Parish Records, 1772–1863	2,992	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
France, Protestant Church Records, 1536–1863	0	11,162	Added images to an existing collection.
Italy, L'Aquila, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809–1865, 1911–1943	12,240	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Italy, Trento, Diocesi di Trento, Catholic Church Records, 1548–1937	91,115	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839–1973	3,662,720	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Peru, Áncash, Civil Registration, 1890–2005	0	256,111	New browsable image collection.
Peru, Cusco, Civil Registration, 1889–1997	0	17,464	Added images to an existing collection.
Spain, Province of Castellón, Municipal Records, 1732–1952	0	61,524	New browsable image collection.
Arizona, Douglas, Arrival Manifests, 1906–1955	0	20,852	New browsable image collection.
Arkansas, Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Records, 1867–2013	0	25,618	New browsable image collection.
California, San Francisco Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving, 1954–1957	0	23,717	New browsable image collection.
Iowa, State Census, 1925	0	327,118	New browsable image collection.
Montana, Chouteau County Records,1876–2011	7,127	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Nebraska, State Census, 1885	747,367	27,732	New indexed record collection.
North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663–1979	11,240	988,324	Added images to an existing collection.
South Dakota, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861–1941	0	7,346	New browsable image collection.
United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861–1934	868,571	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
Washington, Soldier Home Records, 1891–1945	0	98,141	New browsable image collection.
Washington, Western District, Naturalization Records, 1853–1957	0	139,772	New browsable image collection.
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918	174,891	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection.
United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Image Browse)	0	473,107	Added images to an existing collection.