FamilySearch adds 47 million records

Nov 24, 2025
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FamilySearch has expanded its online archives with over 47 million new records from 32 countries, including 12 million government and church records from Colombia, 8 million social security and death records from France, and 8 million civil registration records from the Philippines. Other countries with significant record additions include Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ireland, Peru and Uruguay. Read more here.

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