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Monthly Record Update for August 2021

FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in August of 2021 with over 44 million new indexed family history records from all over the world. New historical records were added from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, England, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Guatemala, Ireland, Jamaica, Kiribati, Liberia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and the United States, which includes Arizona, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. Records from the United States Bureau of Land Management and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were included as well.

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CountryCollection Indexed Records Digital ImagesComment
ArgentinaArgentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981                 73,2630Expanded collection
ArgentinaArgentina, Capital Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1737-1977                 11,3840New collection
ArgentinaArgentina, Catamarca, Catholic Church Records, 1724-1971                    1,3740New collection
ArgentinaArgentina, Cemetery Records, 1882-2019                 38,6240Expanded collection
ArgentinaArgentina, Chaco, Catholic Church Records, 1882-1955                    5,7710New collection
ArgentinaArgentina, Chubut, Catholic Church Records, 1884-1974                    2,0850New collection
ArgentinaArgentina, Córdoba, Catholic Church Records, 1557-1974                 23,4500New collection
ArgentinaArgentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-1977                 75,3640Expanded collection
ArgentinaArgentina, Entre Ríos, Catholic Church Records, 1764-1983                 18,1470Expanded collection
ArgentinaArgentina, Jujuy, Catholic Church Records, 1662-1975                 20,1360New collection
ArgentinaArgentina, La Rioja, Catholic Church Records, 1714-1970                 23,9650New collection
ArgentinaArgentina, Misiones, Catholic Church Records, 1874-1975                 20,2010Expanded collection
ArgentinaArgentina, Neuquén, Catholic Church Records, 1883-1977                    3,2310New collection
ArgentinaArgentina, Río Negro, Catholic Church Records, 1880-1977                    1,7220New collection
ArgentinaArgentina, San Juan, Catholic Church Records, 1655-1975                 40,2920New collection
ArgentinaArgentina, Santiago del Estero, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1961                    9,8440Expanded collection
ArgentinaArgentina, Tucumán, Catholic Church Records, 1727-1955                       8390Expanded collection
AustraliaAustralia, Victoria, Wills, Probate and Administration Files, 1841-1926                    7,7220Expanded collection
AustriaAustria, Carinthia, Gurk Diocese, Catholic Church Records, 1527-1986                    4,9190Expanded collection
BoliviaBolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996                       9170Expanded collection
BrazilBrazil, Bahia, Civil Registration, 1877-1976                 50,6980Expanded collection
BrazilBrazil, Cemetery Records, 1850-2021                 97,9650Expanded collection
BrazilBrazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949                 13,4950Expanded collection
BrazilBrazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996                 29,0910Expanded collection
BrazilBrazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999                    1,3730Expanded collection
CanadaCanada, Ontario Tax Assessment Rolls, 1834-1899               151,8240Expanded collection
ChileChile, Catholic Church Records, 1710-1928               270,5720Expanded collection
Costa RicaCosta Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992                    3,9400Expanded collection
CroatiaCroatia, Delnice Deanery Catholic Church Books, 1571-1926                    2,7530Expanded collection
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic Miscellaneous Records, 1921-1980                 21,0040Expanded collection
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1955                    9,7470Expanded collection
EcuadorEcuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011                    3,6610Expanded collection
EcuadorEcuador, Cemetery Records, 1862-2019                 22,7850Expanded collection
El SalvadorEl Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977               210,6640Expanded collection
EnglandEngland, Cambridgeshire Bishop’s Transcripts, 1538-1983                 11,7960Expanded collection
EnglandEngland, Essex Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971                 17,4810Expanded collection
EnglandEngland, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996                          440Expanded collection
EnglandEngland, Herefordshire Bishop’s Transcripts, 1583-1898                       1470Expanded collection
EnglandEngland, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988               265,7720Expanded collection
EnglandEngland, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920                 14,0130Expanded collection
FinlandFinland, Passport Registers, 1900-1920                    4,1480Expanded collection
FranceFrance, Haute-Vienne, Census, 1836                 34,7150Expanded collection
FranceFrance, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892                       8680Expanded collection
French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999                       8240Expanded collection
GermanyGermany, Saxony, Church Book Indexes, 1500-1900                    9,8390Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994               132,0960Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Baja Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994                 30,3410Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977                       3670Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Chimaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994                 72,1600Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration, 1877-1994                 18,2410Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Escuintla, Civil Registration, 1877-1994                 51,9770Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994                 87,6610Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994                 41,0670Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Jalapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994                 16,3560Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Retalhuleu, Civil Registration, 1877-1994                 24,6820Expanded collection
GuatemalaGuatemala, Sololá, Civil Registration, 1877-1994                 29,9910Expanded collection
IrelandIreland, Merchant Navy Crew Lists, 1857-1922               832,7700New collection
IrelandIreland, Prison Registers, 1798-1928           3,127,5940New collection
JamaicaJamaica, Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880                    4,6470Expanded collection
KiribatiKiribati, Vital Records, 1890-1991                    5,9520Expanded collection
LiberiaLiberia Census, 2008               820,0130Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Aguascalientes, Catholic Church Records, 1601-1962                 80,5680Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Campeche, Catholic Church Records, 1638-1944                    3,6350Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Chiapas, Catholic Church Records, 1557-1978               258,9040Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Chihuahua, Catholic Church Records, 1632-1958                 42,4410Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Coahuila, Catholic Church Records, 1627-1978                 31,4810Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Colima, Catholic Church Records, 1707-1969                 52,3500Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1514-1970               286,1180Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Durango, Catholic Church Records, 1604-1985               167,3500Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Guanajuato, Catholic Church Records, 1519-1984                 37,9730Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Guerrero, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1979               203,7200Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Hidalgo, Catholic Church Records, 1546-1971               105,7740Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Jalisco, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1979           6,222,8820Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, México, Catholic Church Records, 1567-1970                 47,7060Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996           2,576,5710Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Morelos, Catholic Church Records, 1598-1994                 23,5330Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Nayarit, Catholic Church Records, 1596-1967                 33,8050Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Nuevo León, Catholic Church Records, 1667-1981               328,1400Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Oaxaca, Catholic Church Records, 1559-1988                 63,0860Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977           1,752,8600Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970                 18,7810Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, San Luis Potosí, Catholic Church Records, 1586-1977               603,1560Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Sinaloa, Catholic Church Records, 1671-1968               423,7570Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Sinaloa, Civil Registration, 1861-1929                 42,9480Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Sonora, Catholic Church Records, 1657-1994                 60,7580Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Tabasco, Catholic Church Records, 1803-1970               131,3860Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Tamaulipas, Catholic Church Records, 1703-1964                 19,2060Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Tlaxcala, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1994               290,3550Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Veracruz, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1978               743,7070Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Yucatán, Catholic Church Records, 1543-1977               100,9070Expanded collection
MexicoMexico, Zacatecas, Catholic Church Records, 1605-1980               200,5550Expanded collection
NetherlandsNetherlands, Bibliothèque Wallonne, Card Indexes, ca. 1500-1858                            30Expanded collection
NicaraguaNicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-1960                    2,2250Expanded collection
NorwayNorway Church Books, 1815-1930         17,901,1590New collection
NorwayNorway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903                 15,0120Expanded collection
PanamaPanama, Catholic Church Records, 1707-1973                 13,2780Expanded collection
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea, Vital Records, 1867-2000                 66,8150Expanded collection
ParaguayParaguay, Catholic Church Records, 1754-2015                 69,1450Expanded collection
ParaguayParaguay, Military Records, 1870-1965                 16,5620Expanded collection
PeruPeru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992                    2,1960Expanded collection
PeruPeru, Diocese of Huaraz, Catholic Church Records, 1641-2016                    6,2060Expanded collection
PeruPeru, Huancavelica, Civil Registration, 1915-2003                    9,5150Expanded collection
PolandPoland, Lublin Roman Catholic Church Books, 1784-1964                           –  1,848Expanded collection
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969                 50,3830Expanded collection
SamoaSamoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996                 13,6790Expanded collection
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone, Civil Births and Deaths, 1802-2016                    7,8210Expanded collection
South AfricaSouth Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972                    5,8530Expanded collection
South AfricaSouth Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970                 13,7220Expanded collection
South AfricaSouth Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976                 25,5820Expanded collection
South AfricaSouth Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991                          140Expanded collection
South AfricaSouth Africa, Reformed Church Records, 1856-1988                    5,0440Expanded collection
SpainSpain, Catholic Church Records, 1307-1985               162,0060Expanded collection
SpainSpain, Diocese of Albacete, Catholic Church Records, 1504-1979                    9,5720Expanded collection
SpainSpain, Diocese of Cartagena, Catholic Church Records, 1503-1969                 85,4790Expanded collection
SpainSpain, Province of La Coruña, Municipal Records, 1648-1941                 10,3650Expanded collection
SwedenSweden, Örebro Church Records, 1613-1918; index 1635-1860                 12,4040Expanded collection
SwedenSweden, Stockholm City Archives, Index to Church Records, 1546-1927                    1,3530Expanded collection
SwedenSweden, Västerbotten Church Records, 1619-1896; index, 1688-1860                    6,9710Expanded collection
SwitzerlandSwitzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1850                    4,8510Expanded collection
SwitzerlandSwitzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1880                    4,6040Expanded collection
United KingdomEngland, Devon, Plymouth, Plague Rate, 1626-1629                       6590New collection
United KingdomEngland, Hertfordshire, Marriage Bonds, 1682-1837                       3310Expanded collection
United KingdomEngland, Lancashire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1746-1799                 12,8520Expanded collection
United KingdomEngland, Lincolnshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1574-1885                       3730Expanded collection
United KingdomEngland, Navy Allotment Records, 1795-1812               485,01752,892Expanded collection
United KingdomEngland, Nottinghamshire, Church Records, 1578-1937               720,3770Expanded collection
United KingdomUnited Kingdom, British Royal Navy Ships’ Musters, 1739-1861               280,3570New collection
United StatesArizona, Various County Divorce Records, 1877-1937                          240Expanded collection
United StatesCalifornia, Los Angeles, Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery/Crematory Records, 1884-2002                    2,4540Expanded collection
United StatesGeorgia, Military Discharge Records, ca.1890 – ca.1966                 72,3590Expanded collection
United StatesGeorgia, Tax Digests, 1787-1900               272,1110Expanded collection
United StatesHawaii, Registrar of Bureau of Conveyances, Deed Records, 1846-1900                    1,4450Expanded collection
United StatesIndiana Marriages, 1811-2019                 51,0270Expanded collection
United StatesLouisiana, Orleans and St. Tammany Parish, Voter Registration Records, 1867-1905               525,1690Expanded collection
United StatesMassachusetts, Boston Tax Records, 1822-1918               571,4630Expanded collection
United StatesMassachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001               501,3780Expanded collection
United StatesMississippi, Voter Registration, 1871-1967                          250Expanded collection
United StatesNew Jersey, County Naturalization Records, 1749-1986                            30Expanded collection
United StatesNew Jersey, Death Index, 1901-1903; 1916-1929                       9690Expanded collection
United StatesOregon, Center for Health Statistics, Birth Records, 1903-1918               193,7360New collection
United StatesOregon, Oregon State Archives, Births, 1842-1917               105,9830New collection
United StatesOregon, Oregon State Archives, Marriage Records, 1906-1968               290,8010Expanded collection
United StatesTexas, Grimes County, Deed Records, 1869-1917                       7220New collection
United StatesThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960                            10Expanded collection
United StatesUnited States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955                 49,6040Expanded collection
United StatesUtah, County Marriages, 1871-1941                    1,4890Expanded collection
United StatesWashington, County Death Registers, 1881-1979                 16,1220Expanded collection
United StatesWisconsin, County Naturalization Records, 1807-1992                 22,4950Expanded collection
UruguayUruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930                    3,7870Expanded collection
VanuatuVanuatu, Vital Records, 1900-2001                 46,8720Expanded collection
VenezuelaVenezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995                 36,4820Expanded collection
ZambiaZambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1950-2015                 30,0260Expanded collection
ZimbabweZimbabwe, Voter Registration, 1938-1973                    2,7480Expanded collection

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