FamilySearch adds over 2.5 MILLION new, FREE, historical records from France and the US including Massachusetts, Boston Crew Lists, 1917-1943

[Editor’s Note: We just received this press release from FamilySearch outlining new records added to their online site.]

SALT LAKE CITY, UT—FamilySearch added new, free, indexed historical records this week from France, Italy, Luxembourg, South Africa, Venezuela, and the United States: Illinois, Massachusetts, Montana, Oregon, Freedmen’s Bureau Ration Records, and Native American records from Washington. (Easily find and share this announcement online from the FamilySearch Newsroom).

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Country	Collection	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
France	France, Saône-et-Loire, Census, 1836	120	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
France	France, Saône-et-Loire, Census, 1896	622,811	0	New indexed records collection
Italy	Italy, Napoli, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1865	31,967	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Italy	Italy, Trento, Diocesi di Trento, Catholic Church Records, 1548-1937	43,464	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Italy	Italy, Trento, Diocesi di Trento, Catholic Church Records, 1548-1937	4,630	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Luxembourg	Luxembourg, Civil Registration, 1796-1941	16,215	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
South Africa	South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930	119	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Illinois, Macon County, Decatur Public Library Collections, 1879-2007	1,107	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Massachusetts, Boston Crew Lists, 1917-1943	1,425,531	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783	3,911	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Montana, Flathead County Records, 1871-2007	1,454	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Montana, Military Records, 1904-1918	1,779	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Oregon, World War I, Veteran State Aid Applications, 1921-1938	1,505	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	United States, Freedmen’s Bureau Ration Records,1865-1872	10,698	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Washington, Native American, Census Records, 1880-1952	5,922	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Venezuela	Venezuela, Archdiocese of Valencia, Catholic Church Records, 1760, 1905-2013	471,069	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection

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