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New Free Historical Records from 7 Countries | October 2025 Update

Recently, FamilySearch expanded its free online resources with over 21 million new records from 7 countries. Some exciting additions include 13 million civil and church records from Italy and 3 million census records from the Philippines.

Other countries with significant record additions include the following:

  • American Samoa
  • Brazil
  • Haiti
  • Ukraine
  • United States

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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Don’t see exactly what you’re looking for? Millions of new genealogy records are added each week to make your discoveries easier. Check back later, and, in the meantime, search existing records on FamilySearch.org. You can also explore the newest record images by location on the Explore Historical Images page.

This article was recently published on The FamilySearch blog site.

– Barbara Tubbs, Communications, Granite FamilySearch Center