Take a look at the newly added 5 million free German church records on FamilySearch this week. They originate from Catholic and Lutheran churches in East Prussia spanning 1551-1992, and the Catholic Church in Paderborn from 1653 to 1875. A significant update was also made to the Catholic Church records for Mexico, Chiapas (1557-1978), Coahuila (1627-1978), and Sonora (1657-1994). There are additional records for Canada, the Dominican Republic, England, Peru, South Africa, and the UK as well. See what’s new in the United States collections for states like Alabama, Arizona, Hawaii, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Washington.
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A further breakdown of new or updated collections includes records indexed from Argentina, Brazil, and Canada, as well as several other countries. Information from different periods and various types of records, such as Civil Registration and Church Records, are available.
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