The following is from FamilySearch July 3, 2013:
FamilySearch has recently added more than 50.1 million images from Belgium, BillionGraves, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, England, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 10,242,324 images from the Belgium Civil Registration collections between 1582-1912, the 6,993,483 index records and images from the Spain Municipal Records collections between 1251-1966, and the 29,532,624 index records from the new United States, Public Records Index 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
Belgium, Antwerp, Civil Registration, 1609-1909 – 0 – 3,166,714 – New browsable image collection.
Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1912 – 0 – 3,571,907 – New browsable image collection.
Belgium, Hainaut, Civil Registration, 1600-1911 – 0 – 3,217,821 – New browsable image collection.
Belgium, Liège, Civil Registration, 1621-1910 – 0 – 57,107 – Added images to an existing collection.
Belgium, Luxembourg, Civil Registration, 1608-1912 – 0 – 215,728 – Added images to an existing collection.
Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912 – 0 – 13,047 – New browsable image collection.
BillionGraves Index – 335,005 – 335,005 – Added index records and images to an existing collection.
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Immigration Cards, 1900-1965 – 367,422 – 672,673 – Added index records and images to an existing collection.
China, Collection of Genealogies, 1239-2011 – 0 – 300,435 – Added images to an existing collection.
Czech Republic, Censuses, 1843-1921 – 0 – 158,892 – Added images to an existing collection.
Czech Republic, Civil Registers, 1874-1937 – 0 – 92,612 – Added images to an existing collection.
Czech Republic, Land Records, 1450-1889 – 0 – 31,100 – Added images to an existing collection.
England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910 – 408,898 – 29,322 – New index records and images collection.
Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Miscellaneous Records, 1570-1842 – 0 – 153,873 – Added images to an existing collection.
New Zealand, Central Otago, Cemetery Gravestones, 1861-2009 – 12,739 – 6,615 – New index records and images collection.
Peru, Junín, Civil Registration, 1890-2005 – 0 – 91,151 – Added images to an existing collection.
Portugal, Évora, Catholic Church Records, 1533-1912 – 0 – 266,854 – Added images to an existing collection.
Spain, Province of Alicante, Municipal Records, 1762-1921 – 831,339 – 0 – Added index records to an existing collection.
Spain, Province of Almería, Municipal Records, 1587-1900 – 202,522 – 0 – Added index records to an existing collection.
Spain, Province of Barcelona, Municipal Records, 1583-1936 – 459,681 – 0 – Added index records to an existing collection.
Spain, Province of Cádiz, Municipal Records, 1784-1931 – 215,786 – 0 – Added index records to an existing collection.
Spain, Province of Huelva, Municipal Records, 1760-1950 – 414,687 – 0 – Added index records to an existing collection.
Spain, Province of Jaén, Municipal Records, 1531-1922 – 684,802 – 0 – Added index records to an existing collection.
Spain, Province of La Coruña, Municipal Records, 1648-1941 – 552,202 – 0 – Added index records to an existing collection.
Spain, Province of León, Municipal Records, 1642-1897 – 14,815 – 0 – Added index records to an existing collection.
Spain, Province of Lugo, Municipal Records, 1703-1950 – 106,568 – 12 – Added index records and images to an existing collection.
Spain, Province of Murcia, Municipal Records, 1500-1924 – 321,732 – 0 – Added index records to an existing collection.
Spain, Province of Segovia, Municipal Records, 1718-1920 – 407,030 – 0 – Added index records to an existing collection.
Spain, Province of Sevilla, Municipal Records, 1293-1966 – 1,159,401 – 288 – Added index records and images to an existing collection.
Spain, Province of Valencia, Miscellaneous Records, 1251-1950 – 1,622,618 – 0 – Added index records to an existing collection.
U.S., Idaho, County Naturalizations, 1861-1974 – 0 – 32,807 – New browsable image collection.
U.S., Illinois, Lee County Records, 1830-1954 – 0 – 55,803 – Added images to an existing collection.
U.S., Ohio, Cleveland, Trinity Lutheran Church Records, 1853-2013 – 0 – 1,702 – New browsable image collection.
United States, Public Records Index – 29,532,624 – 0 – New indexed records collection.
