FamilySearch Adds More Than 2.1 Million Images to Collections from Italy

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FamilySearch has added more than 2.1 million images to collections from Italy. Notable collection updates include the 89,778 images from the new Italy, Lucca, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1807-1814, collection; the 445,302 images from the new Italy, Genova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1796-1812, 1838-1859, 1866-1899, collection; and the 1,637,317 images from the Italy, Napoli, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1865, 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

Italy, Genova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1796-1812, 1838-1859, 1866-1899 – 0 – 445,302 – New browsable image collection.

Italy, Lucca, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1807-1814 – 0 – 89,778 – New browsable image collection.

Italy, Napoli, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1865 – 0 – 1,637,317 – Added images to an existing collection.