MyHeritage Adds 146 Million Historical Records in April 2026

By Esther

May 4, 2026

In April 2026, MyHeritage published 146 million historical records across 8 new and updated collections from the United States, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and other countries. The collections include newspaper records, vital records, military records, and more. Many of these collections feature images.

Search them to discover a family treasure!

Explore the 8 New and Updated Historical Record Collections Added This Month

Collection	Description	Number of Records	Link to Search
Austria, Vienna Catholic Church Births and Baptisms, 1850-1920	An index of birth and baptism records of the Catholic Church in Vienna, Austria, between the years 1850 and 1920.	25,385,864 records	Search collection now
Hungary, World War I Casualty Lists, 1914-1919	An index of casualty lists from Hungary from World War I.	454,554 records	Search collection now
Netherlands, Names & Stories in Newspapers from OldNews.com	An index of records of names, events, and stories, found in newspapers from the Netherlands.	95,629,547 records added for a total of 323,261,966 records	Search collection now
Netherlands, South Holland, Civil Births, 1900-1942	An index of civil birth records from South Holland, Netherlands between the years 1900 and 1942.	184,022 records	Search collection now
Netherlands, South Holland, Civil Marriages, 1900-1942	An index of civil marriage records from South Holland, Netherlands between the years 1900 and 1942.	4,245,091 records	Search collection now
Switzerland, Names & Stories in French Newspapers from OldNews.com	An index of names, events, and stories, found in French newspapers from Switzerland.	12,279,832 records	Search collection now
California Deaths, 1905-1939	An index of death records from California, United States, between the years 1905 and 1939.	2,084,693 records	Search collection now
Florida County Marriages	An index of county marriage records from Florida, United States.	6,028,831 records added for a total of 12,608,469 records	Search collection now

Austria, Vienna Catholic Church Births and Baptisms, 1850-1920
This collection contains birth and baptism records of the Catholic Church in Vienna, Austria, between the years 1850 and 1920. Records typically include the name of the child, the date of birth, the date and place of baptism, the names of the parents and their birth dates, and the names of the paternal and maternal grandparents.
Search Austria, Vienna Catholic Church Births and Baptisms, 1850-1920
Hungary, World War I Casualty Lists, 1914-1919
This collection contains casualty lists from Hungary from World War I. Records typically include the name of the casualty, year and place of birth, residence place, date and place of death and military information pertaining to the casualty such as rank or unit. Records may also include the casualty’s nationality and occupation, along with the names of their parents and spouse.
Search Hungary, World War I Casualty Lists, 1914-1919
Netherlands, Names & Stories in Newspapers from OldNews.com
This collection contains records of names, events, and stories, found in newspapers from the Netherlands. The records were extracted from the newspaper articles using advanced AI technology developed by MyHeritage. Records typically include the name of the individuals mentioned, the relationships between the individuals, the newspaper name, the publication place and date, and a snippet of text from the newspaper containing the reference and the full OCR text through the use of MyHeritage’s advanced optical character recognition (OCR). Records may include events such as birth and marriage announcements, obituaries, public achievements, business events, and more. Records often include additional details such as residence, occupation, and associated locations or institutions. Every record includes a useful summary of the article, generated automatically by AI.
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Netherlands, South Holland, Civil Births, 1900-1942
This collection contains civil birth records from South Holland, Netherlands between the years 1900 and 1942. Records typically include the name of the child, the date and place of birth and the names of the parents.
Search Netherlands, South Holland, Civil Births, 1900-1942
Netherlands, South Holland, Civil Marriages, 1900-1942
This collection contains civil marriage records from South Holland, Netherlands between the years 1900 and 1942. Records typically include the names of the groom and the bride, their year of birth, their date and place of marriage, and the names of their parents.
Search Netherlands, South Holland, Civil Marriages, 1900-1942
Switzerland, Names & Stories in French Newspapers from OldNews.com
This collection contains records of names, events, and stories, found in French newspapers from Switzerland. The records were extracted from the newspaper articles using advanced AI technology developed by MyHeritage. Records typically include the name of the individuals mentioned, the relationships between the individuals, the newspaper name, the publication place and date, and a snippet of text from the newspaper containing the reference and the full OCR text through the use of MyHeritage’s advanced optical character recognition (OCR). Records may include events such as birth and marriage announcements, obituaries, public achievements, business events, and more. Records often include additional details such as residence, occupation, and associated locations or institutions. Every record includes a useful summary of the article, generated automatically by AI.
Search Switzerland, Names & Stories in French Newspapers from OldNews.com
California Deaths, 1905-1939
This collection contains death records from California, United States, between the years 1905 and 1939. Records typically include the name of the deceased, the year of birth, the date and place of death.
Search California Deaths, 1905-1939
Florida County Marriages
This collection contains county marriage records from Florida, United States. Records typically include the names of the groom and the bride, their date and place of birth, their place of residence, and the date and place of marriage.
Search Florida County Marriages

Example of what you could find in these records

The new Austria, Vienna Catholic Church Births and Baptisms, 1850–1920 collection includes a record for Alban Berg, the Austrian composer.

Alban Berg was a composer associated with the Second Viennese School and a student of Arnold Schoenberg. His works include the operas Wozzeck and Lulu, as well as the Violin Concerto.

This record is typical of the collection, which provides details such as the child’s name, dates of birth and baptism, and the names of parents and grandparents.

Summary

We hope these valuable collections help you make new discoveries in your family history research. Searching the collections on MyHeritage is free. To view the records or to save records to your family tree, you’ll need a Data, Complete, or Omni plan.

For newspaper collections from OldNews.com, an Omni plan, or an OldNews Pro plan, is required to view the full newspaper images on OldNews.com.

If you have a family tree on MyHeritage, our Record Matching technology will notify you automatically if records from these collections match your relatives. You’ll then be able to review the record and decide if you’d like to add the new information to your family tree.

Enjoy the new collections!