Saturday, March 28, 2026

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- An Ancestor You Really Admire

 Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: 

 It's Saturday Night again - 

time for some more Genealogy Fun!!



Here is your assignment if you choose to play along (cue the Mission Impossible music, please!):

1)  Write a story using the phrase "ancestor I really admire" in 200 words.  [Hint:  If you write it in a word processor, you can use Tools > Word Count (or similar) to count words]

2)  Share the story with all of us by writing your own blog post, writing a comment on this blog post, or put it in a Substack post, Facebook Note, or some other social media system.  Please leave a comment on this post so others can find it.

Here's mine:

An ancestor I really admire is Isaac Buck (1757-1846) of Massachusetts because his life reflects perseverance, duty, and quiet strength in the face of hardship. Born under difficult and stigmatized circumstances, he entered the world with challenges that might have defined or limited many people. Instead, he built a life grounded in hard work and responsibility. As a young man, he answered the call of his country and served throughout the Revolutionary War, enduring long years of uncertainty and danger to help secure American independence.

After the war, Isaac returned to a modest life as a farmer, raising a large family and contributing to his community. His life was not easy; he faced financial struggles, physical injuries, and the realities of aging without wealth or comfort. Yet he continued to provide for his family as best he could, demonstrating resilience and determination.

What stands out most is that Isaac never sought recognition or reward. His story is one of steady commitment rather than dramatic achievement. He represents the kind of ordinary man whose sacrifices made a lasting impact. That combination of endurance, humility, and devotion to both family and country is why I am proud to be his descendant.

Approximately 200 words.

Yes, I asked ChatGPT5 to do this for me based on Isaac Buck's ABC Biography.

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Ask AI: Advice About Finding Parents Of a Person

 I asked OpenAI ChatGPT5 to tell me "What advice do you have for an experienced genelaogist who has done exhaustive research in available published and online records but still has a problem being able to find parents of a person?"


(Google NotebookLM Infographic for Finding Ancestral Parents)

Here is the response:

That’s one of the hardest—and most familiar—walls in genealogy. When you’ve exhausted the usual sources, you’re no longer just researching… you’re doing detective work. At that point, success often comes from shifting methods rather than digging deeper in the same places.

Here are some practical, time-tested approaches that experienced genealogists lean on:

1. Rebuild the Person Through Their Community

When direct evidence is missing, indirect evidence becomes everything.

  • Study neighbors, witnesses, and associates (the “FAN club” — Friends, Associates, Neighbors).

  • Track recurring names in deeds, marriages, probate, and church records.

  • Ask: Who shows up repeatedly around this person?

Often, parents or siblings are hiding in plain sight as witnesses or nearby households.

2. Go Back to Original Records (Not Indexes)

Even experienced researchers can get boxed in by abstracts.

  • Re-examine original deeds, wills, and court minutes

  • Look for:

    • Marginal notes

    • Witness names

    • Land descriptions (neighbors again!)

  • Check grantor/grantee indexes page by page, not just by surname

Small overlooked details often break brick walls.

3. Study Migration Patterns

People rarely moved randomly.

  • Identify others who migrated from the same place at the same time

  • Research them—they may lead back to the same origin

  • Look for chain migration groups from a specific county or region

This is especially powerful for early 1800s families like the ones you’ve worked on.

4. Use Cluster DNA Analysis (Even if You’ve Tried DNA Before)

If you’ve already done DNA, go deeper:

  • Build out matches’ family trees, not just your own

  • Identify clusters descending from the same ancestral couple

  • Pay attention to shared matches who don’t match your known lines

This is often the key to cases for adopted children and out-of-wedlock births.

5. Reconstruct Entire Surnames in the Area

Instead of focusing on your ancestor:

  • Study all people with the same surname in the county (or neighboring counties)

  • Build mini-trees for each

  • Look for:

    • Gaps in known children

    • Naming patterns

    • Probate distributions

You’re essentially rebuilding the missing family from the outside in.

6. Look for “Sideways” Records

When birth records don’t exist, other records step in:

  • Guardianship records (especially for minors)

  • Bastardy bonds

  • Poorhouse or apprenticeship records

  • Pension applications (especially post–War of 1812 or American Revolutionary War)

  • Church discipline records

These often name relationships more explicitly than expected.

7. Analyze Naming Patterns Carefully

Traditional naming patterns can still offer clues:

  • First son named after paternal grandfather

  • First daughter after maternal grandmother

Not proof—but helpful when combined with other evidence.

8. Challenge Your Assumptions

This is the uncomfortable but essential step.

  • Is the birthplace really correct?

  • Is the surname original—or changed?

  • Could there have been:

    • Adoption?

    • Informal guardianship?

    • A stepfather situation?

Brick walls sometimes exist because one early assumption went unchallenged.

9. Revisit the Problem After Time Away

You’d be surprised how often fresh eyes solve it.

  • New records come online constantly

  • Your own perspective sharpens

  • DNA databases grow

A problem that was unsolvable five years ago may be solvable today.

10. Write a Proof Argument (Even Before You Have the Answer)

This is where professionals separate themselves.

  • Lay out everything you know

  • Correlate timelines and locations

  • Identify gaps and conflicts

Following the Genealogical Proof Standard often reveals patterns you didn’t see before.

A Final Thought

At this level, you’re not looking for a single record that says “this is the father.” You’re assembling a case—piece by piece—until the conclusion becomes the most reasonable explanation.

And sometimes, the honest answer is: the evidence no longer exists. But even then, you can often narrow it to a highly probable family with solid reasoning.

ChatGPT's final statement was:

If you want, we can take one of your toughest cases—like Henry Carringer or Devier Lamphier—and walk through a fresh strategy together. Those are exactly the kinds of problems where a second set of eyes can make a difference.

I may take them up on that.

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Links to my blog posts about using Artificial Intelligence are on my Randy's AI and Genealogy page. Links to AI information and articles about Artificial Intelligence in Genealogy by other genealogists are on my AI and Genealogy Compendium page.


Copyright (c) 2026, Randall J. Seaver

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ABC Biography of Frederick Schaffner (1828-1899) Family of Germany, New York and San Francisco

 Using the ABC method described in Using Artificial Intelligence In the Ancestor Biography Creation (ABC) Process, enhanced by further developments, here is another ancestor couple biography using the Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6 AI tool.

1) The genealogical sketch for the family of my wife Linda's 2nd great-grandfather, Frederick Schaffner, including family members, record abstracts and sources, is in Genealogical Sketch of the Frederick Schaffner Family of Germany and San Francisco.


(AI NotebookLM Infographic - Frederick Schaffner Family Life Story)

2) For the Claude AI biography, I attached a PDF of the genealogical sketch for the specific ancestors using the plus (+) icon, and then prompted the AI tool with:  "You are an expert genealogist and family historian. Please create a biography based on information in the attached file for the Frederick Schaffner family. Include parents, siblings, spouses and children (with birth and death dates and places). Summarize life events, add historical events as appropriate, but do not add or embellish any extra genealogical details. Use section headings. Expand the information in each section to add more details. The tone should be engaging and suitable for family members."

3)  The Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6 biography (lightly edited for accuracy) is: 



Frederick Schaffner (1828 – 1899)

Darmstadt, Germany • New York • San Francisco

A Family History

Overview

Frederick Schaffner's life spanned one of the most transformative eras in American history. Born in the German city of Darmstadt during a period of significant political upheaval in Europe, he made his way to the New World and ultimately settled in San Francisco — a young, booming city on the edge of the American frontier. His journey took him from the cultural heartland of Hesse-Darmstadt to the streets of New York and eventually to California, where he lived out his days as a saloon proprietor, a Mason, and the patriarch of a large blended family.

Frederick married three times and raised six children across those unions, weathering personal losses and the challenges of building a life in a rapidly growing city. His story is one of resilience, reinvention, and family — a true immigrant success story rooted in the spirit of mid-nineteenth-century America.

Early Life in Germany

Frederick Schaffner was born on 16 June 1828 in Darmstadt, the capital city of the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt (present-day Germany). Darmstadt in the 1820s was a cultured, mid-sized city — a seat of ducal power and home to a lively intellectual and artistic scene. The year of Frederick's birth also saw the beginnings of widespread economic hardship across the German states, hardship that would drive millions of Germans to seek new lives in America throughout the 1830s–1850s.

Nothing is known of Frederick's parents or siblings. Like many immigrants of his generation, the details of his earliest years were not recorded in surviving documents, and whatever family he left behind in Germany remains undiscovered. What we know is that by around 1850, Frederick had made his way to the United States — most likely arriving in New York, the primary port of entry for German immigrants of that era.

First Marriage: Susanna Hoffman

Frederick Schaffner married Susanna Hoffman around 1850, most likely in New York. Susanna was probably also a German immigrant, born around 1830, though her exact origins and parentage remain unknown. The couple settled in New York City — the teeming hub of immigrant life where German communities, known as Kleindeutschland (Little Germany), were thriving on the Lower East Side.

Their time together was brief but left a lasting mark on the family line. They had one known child:
  • Herman Schaffner, born November 1851 in New York, New York. Married Mary Ann Paul by 1876, three children. Died 8 December 1921, San Francisco, California.
Susanna Hoffman Schaffner likely died before 1855, perhaps in New York. She was probably in her mid-twenties when she passed — a common tragedy in an era of high mortality from infectious disease, difficult childbirth, and limited medical care. Her death left Frederick a widower with a young son to raise.

Second Marriage: Martha Matilda

Frederick remarried around 1855, this time to a woman known to us only as Martha Matilda (maiden name unknown). She was born 17 June 1837 in Ireland — a detail that places her birth during the early years leading up to the Great Famine, which devastated Ireland between 1845 and 1852 and drove millions of Irish emigrants to America's shores. Martha Matilda was almost certainly among the countless Irish immigrants who found themselves in New York during that period.

By 1856, the family had made a bold move westward, probably by ship from New York City to the Isthmus of Panama, across Panama to the Pacific Ocean, and then by ship from Panama to San Francisco. Frederick was naturalized as a United States citizen on 1 November 1856 in the 4th District Court of San Francisco — a significant milestone. San Francisco in the mid-1850s was still riding the wave of the Gold Rush era, a chaotic, exciting, and rapidly growing city. Frederick listed his occupation as "cook," and he was described as being about 40 years old in 1867 and born in Hesse-Darmstadt.

By 1866, he had established himself sufficiently to appear on the Register of Voters for San Francisco, residing at 1 Church Street in Ward 2. He and Martha Matilda would go on to have five children together, all born in San Francisco:
  • Matilda Schaffner, born October 1857, San Francisco, California. Married Lewellyn Augustus Bradford about 1876; two children. Died 24 June 1928, Alameda, California.
  • Frederick N. Schaffner, born August 1862, San Francisco, California. Married Margaret Ann Ryan before 1889; three children. Died 5 April 1907, San Francisco, California.
  • Louis Schaffner, born about 1864, San Francisco, California. Died after 1880.
  • Charles Edwin Schaffner, born March 1867, San Francisco, California. Married Louise A. Webber before 1891, probably in Oregon; three children. Died 4 September 1916, Portland, Oregon.
  • Nellie Schaffner, born 31 March 1870, San Francisco, California. Married Norman Richardson Arter, May 1888, San Francisco; three children. Died 18 November 1933, San Francisco, California.
The 1870 United States Census captures the family at a moment of domestic stability. Their household included Frederick (listed as age 45, born Canada — a curious discrepancy, perhaps reflecting a census error or misunderstanding), Martha Matilda (age 35, born Ireland), and all the children, ranging from young Herman (age 18, Frederick's son from his first marriage) down to baby Nellie (age 1). The family resided in San Francisco's Ward 2.

Tragedy struck on 23 January 1875, when Martha Matilda died in Oakland at the age of 37. The obituary published in the Oakland Tribune that same day noted she was a "native of Ireland" and invited friends to attend her funeral the following Sunday at the corner of Franklin and Ninth Streets. She left behind five children, the youngest — Nellie — just four years old.

Third Marriage: Dora Mossmann

Just over a year after Martha Matilda's death, Frederick married for the third and final time. On 20 April 1876 in Alameda, California, he wed twice-widowed Dora Mossmann, a fellow German immigrant who had been born on 20 September 1838 in Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, in what was then the Kingdom of Prussia. Dora — whose name appears variously as "Dorothea" and "Dora" in historical records — was ten years Frederick's junior, and the two would share their lives for the remaining twenty-three years of Frederick's life.

Frederick and Dora had no children together, but Dora stepped into the role of stepmother to Frederick's children and appears alongside them in the 1880 census. By then, the family had settled at 315 Lombard Street in San Francisco. That census paints a vivid picture of the household: Frederick, now 52, was working as a saloon proprietor — a respected and common occupation in the saloon-rich culture of Victorian San Francisco. Living with them were four of his children: Frederick (19, working as a bookbinder), Louis (16, a printer), Charles (13, at school), and Nellie (11, at school).

The saloon business was a fixture of working-class San Francisco life in the 1870s and 1880s. Saloons served not just as drinking establishments but as social clubs, political meeting points, and news exchanges for immigrant communities. Frederick's work as a saloon keeper placed him at the center of neighborhood social life.

Later Years and Death

By the time of his death, Frederick had moved to 423 Lombard Street in San Francisco. He died on 29 June 1899, having lived 71 years and 13 days. His obituary, published on page 10 of the San Francisco Chronicle on 1 July 1899, described him as the "beloved husband of Dorothea Schaffner" and "father of Herman, Frederick and Charles Edwin Schaffner, Mrs. Matilda Bradford and Mrs. Nellie Arter, a native of Germany, aged 71 years and 13 days."

The obituary also reveals that Frederick was a member of King Solomon Lodge, No. 260, Free and Accepted Masons. The Masonic fraternity was an important institution in nineteenth-century San Francisco — a source of fellowship, mutual aid, and community standing. His Masonic brethren held services for him at Franklin Hall on Fillmore Street between Bush and Sutter Streets.

Frederick was buried at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Colma, San Mateo County — the cemetery town south of San Francisco where many of the city's residents came to rest, as San Francisco itself had limited burial space.

Dora (Mossmann) Schaffner survived her husband by nearly five years. She died on 11 April 1904 in San Francisco of fatty degeneration of the heart, at the age of 65. Her obituary in the San Francisco Call-Bulletin on 13 April 1904 described her as a "native of Oldenburg, Germany" and widow of the late Frederick Schaffner. She too was interred at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Colma, reunited with her husband in death.

His Children and Their Lives

Frederick Schaffner raised a total of six known children across his three marriages — one from his first marriage to Susanna Hoffman, and five from his second marriage to Martha Matilda. Together, they carried the Schaffner name forward in California and the Pacific Northwest.
  • Herman Schaffner (1851–1921), Frederick's eldest, was born in New York and came west with the family. He married three times himself: first to Mary Ann Paul (born 1854, died 1908), with whom he had three children; then to Mary Jane McWhirter on 29 February 1912 in San Francisco; and finally to Fredericka Hartman on 30 August 1916, also in San Francisco. It was Herman's 1916 marriage certificate that recorded his parents' names as Frederick Schaffner and Susanna Hoffman, providing a vital genealogical link. Herman died on 8 December 1921 in San Francisco.
  • Matilda Schaffner (born October 1857) married Lewellyn Augustus Bradford around 1876 and had two children. She lived a long life, dying in Alameda, California, on 24 June 1928 at approximately age 70.
  • Frederick N. Schaffner (born August 1862) married Margaret Ann Ryan and had three children before his death on 5 April 1907 in San Francisco at around age 44.
  • Louis Schaffner (born about 1864) appears in the 1870 and 1880 census records and then fades from the historical record. He died sometime after 1880 and before 1900.
  • Charles Edwin Schaffner (born March 1867) moved to Oregon, married Louise A. Webber, and raised three children in Portland, where he died on 4 September 1916.
  • Nellie Schaffner (1870–1933), the youngest, married Norman Richardson Arter in San Francisco in May 1888 and had three children. She outlived all her siblings, dying in San Francisco on 18 November 1933.
Frederick Schaffner, the immigrant cook from Darmstadt who became a saloon keeper and Freemason in San Francisco, lives on through his descendants — a tangible link between the Old World and the New.

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4) An Audio Overview (essentially a podcast) created by the Google NotebookLM AI tool) describing and celebrating the life of Frederick Schaffner can be heard here (click on "Audio Overview" and wait for it to load).

5)  The Video Overview discussing the life of Frederick Schaffner created by the Google NotebookLM AI tool is:  

6)  The Slide Deck produced by Google NotebookLM was incorporated into a Google Slides file, and the created Google Vids presentation is below:   [coming soon]

7)  I edited the Claude biography text to correct minor inconsistencies and errors. Every large language model (LLM) AI tool writes descriptive text much better than I can write. I was an aerospace engineer in my former life, and my research reports and genealogical sketches reflect "just the facts gleaned from my research." The AI tools are very perceptive, insightful and create readable text in seconds, including local and national historical events and social history detail when requested.

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Links to my blog posts about using Artificial Intelligence are on my Randy's AI and Genealogy page. Links to AI information and articles about Artificial Intelligence in Genealogy by other genealogists are on my AI and Genealogy Compendium page.


Copyright (c) 2026, Randall J. Seaver

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Friday, March 27, 2026

Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 21 to 27 March 2026

 Each week, I try to keep track of the number of Full-Text Search collections (indexed, searchable) and the Images collections (browsable but not searchable) -- see Sections 1) and 2) below. In addition, I list the genealogy historical record collections (often name-indexed) that are added, removed, and/or updated on FamilySearch and listed on the Historical Record Collection list  --  See Section 3.

1)  As of 27 March 2026, there are now about 6,654 searchable and full-text transcribed image collections on FamilySearch Full-Text Search this week, a decrease of ?? from last week. There are over 1.914 BILLION "results" in the collections.  It is not possible to see which collections are new.  

The image above shows 23 Full-Texst Search collections available when I aqsk it to Browse all collections. There are about 1,000 collections with "United States" in the title.  So almost all of the over 6,600 collections are still there, but whatever tool that FamilySearch uses to count the number of collections is messed up.  Perhaps it's a RootsTech hangover?  

2)  As of 27 March 2026, there are now 24,611 browsable (some indexed, none transcribed) image collections on FamilySearch Images this week, an increase of 1 from last week. There are over 5.966 BILLION images in these collections.  There are 2,101 collections from the United States, 6,903 from Europe and 221 from Canada.  It is not possible to see which collections are new.  

3)  As of 27 March 2026, there are 3,423 Historical Record Collections (many indexed, browsable) on FamilySearch (a decrease of 10 from last week) on the Signed In screen.


The Deleted, Added and Updated Hstorical Record Collections this week include:

-- Collections Deleted ---

Italy, Cosenza, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1654-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3005073); 3,519,327 indexed records with 3,310,929 record images, DELETED
Italy, Frosinone, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3006902); 518,439 indexed records with 120,102 record images, DELETED
Italy, Lecco, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1911-1947 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3031547); 129,687 indexed records with 97,800 record images, DELETED
Italy, Mantova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1825-1861 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000253); 549 indexed records with 135 record images, DELETED
Italy, Parma, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1626-1921 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3743481); 23,154 indexed records with 1,524,790 record images, DELETED

Italy, Pistoia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1903 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3002341); 498,067 indexed records with 172,802 record images, DELETED
Italy, Siracusa, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1943-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2612833); 2,087,795 indexed records with 782,755 record images, DELETED
Italy, Teramo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3006903); 1,131,025 indexed records with 801,965 record images, DELETED
Italy, Vercelli, Varallo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1922 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068939); 111,204 indexed records with 88,265 record images, DELETED
Italy, Vercelli, Vercelli, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1802-1813, 1838-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1939214); 13,235 indexed records with 1,515,946 record images, DELETED

--- Collections Added ---

--- Collections Updated ---

Finland, Tax Lists, 1809-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2704794); 1,349,867 indexed records with 22,695 record images (was 966,725 records with 14,100 images), UPDATED 23-Mar-2026
France, Vienne, Military Draft Cards, 1867-1921 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2807503); 147,170 indexed records with 121,269 record images (was 147,160 records with 121,255 images), UPDATED 23-Mar-2026
Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1914217); 123,318 indexed records with 157,959 record images (was 123,251 records with 157,959 images), UPDATED 23-Mar-2026
Hawaii, Census records, 1878-1896 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3040537); 49,442 indexed records with 3,536 record images (was 49,461 records with 3,536 images), UPDATED 23-Mar-2026
Honduras, Civil Registration, 1841-1968 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2135627); 12,424,229 indexed records with 337,976 record images (was 12,424,283 records with 337,976 images), UPDATED 25-Mar-2026

Idaho, Church Marriages, 1864-1976 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549611); Index only (2 records), no images (was 3 records with 0 images), UPDATED 24-Mar-2026
Italy, Agrigento, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2480962); 33,815 indexed records with 1,218,927 record images (was 989,899 records with 1,218,927 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026
Italy, Alessandria, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1800-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2197595); 28,851 indexed records with 51,135 record images (was 41,241 records with 51,135 images), UPDATED 25-Mar-2026
Italy, Ancona, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1544-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2310701); 200,585 indexed records with 208,356 record images (was 265,617 records with 208,356 images), UPDATED 25-Mar-2026
Italy, Ascoli Piceno, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1740-1880, 1915-1919 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068340); 2 indexed records with 75,928 record images (was 10,427 records with 75,928 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026

Italy, Asti, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1803-1814, 1911-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2146198); 76,617 indexed records with 279,461 record images (was 83,420 records with 279,461 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Avellino, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1947 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2484771); 105,657 indexed records with 3,099,458 record images (was 2,324,393 records with 3,099,458 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026
Italy, Bari, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1908 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968511); 605,987 indexed records with 2,870,392 record images (was 7,591,420 records with 2,870,392 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026
Italy, Belluno, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1815 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1939239); 4,905 indexed records with 43,302 record images (was 38,014 records with 43,302 images), UPDATED 25-Mar-2026
Italy, Benevento, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1810-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2475030); 356,098 indexed records with 1,827,400 record images (was 541,403 records with 1,827,400 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026

Italy, Bergamo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1903 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1986789); 658,071 indexed records with 2,514,754 record images (was 2,794,673 records with 2,514,754 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708706); Index only (205,484 records), no images (was 1,032,965 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026
Italy, Brescia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1797-1943 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2158242); 157,049 indexed records with 620,801 record images (was 380,083 records with 620,801 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026
Italy, Brindisi, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2328379); 228,127 indexed records with 827,175 record images (was 1,253,817 records with 827,175 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026
Italy, Caltanissetta, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1986780); 403,003 indexed records with 470,099 record images (was 1,369,568 records with 470,099 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026

Italy, Campobasso, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968528); 140,555 indexed records with 2,171,605 record images (was 1,941,407 records with 2,171,605 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Caserta, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1866 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2718545); 17,474 indexed records with 4,543,698 record images (was 1,143,546 records with 4,543,698 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026
Italy, Catania, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821289); Browse 2,852,068 Images only, no index (was 3,015,625 records with 2,852,068 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026
Italy, Catanzaro, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937913); 753,725 indexed records with 436,534 record images (was 1,712,741 records with 436,534 images), UPDATED 25-Mar-2026
Italy, Chieti, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1931 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2419833); 328,767 indexed records with 3,714,370 record images (was 364,275 records with 3,714,370 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026

Italy, Como, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1951 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1939355); Browse 15,667 Images only, no index (was 6,291 records with 15,667 images), UPDATED 25-Mar-2026
Italy, Cremona, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1744-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1987747); 425,341 indexed records with 1,325,362 record images (was 1,362,006 records with 1,325,362 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Deaths and Burials, 1806-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708705); Index only (76,671 records), no images (was 344,265 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026
Italy, Enna, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1944 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068343); 735 indexed records with 836,855 record images (was 1,769,484 records with 836,855 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Foggia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1902 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821290); 197,277 indexed records with 1,514,502 record images (was 3,104,244 records with 1,514,502 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026

Italy, Forlì-Cesena, Forlì, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1800-1815, 1866-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068333); 859,021 indexed records with 2,090,185 record images (was 884,214 records with 2,090,185 images), UPDATED 25-Mar-2026
Italy, Genova, Chiavari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482818); 697,072 indexed records with 650,745 record images (was 697,735 records with 650,745 images), UPDATED 25-Mar-2026
Italy, Genova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1796-1812, 1838-1859, 1866-1899 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928859); 249,878 indexed records with 445,302 record images (was 592,470 records with 445,302 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Grosseto, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015751); 113,911 indexed records with 393,814 record images (was 185,806 records with 393,814 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Isernia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1914 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3049866); 1,195 indexed records with 1,021,993 record images (was 1,597,851 records with 1,021,993 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026

Italy, L'Aquila, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1944, 1911-1943 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937372); 134,489 indexed records with 2,754,472 record images (was 158,918 records with 2,754,472 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026
Italy, La Spezia, Catholic Church Records, 1838-1857 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2477523); Browse 66,288 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 66,288 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026
Italy, La Spezia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1780-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2477527); 17 indexed records with 3,588 record images (was 82,950 records with 3,588 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026
Italy, Latina, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1867-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2684446); 14,453 indexed records with 144,647 record images (was 18,263 records with 144,647 images), UPDATED 25-Mar-2026
Italy, Lecce, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1901-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2310702); 20,298 indexed records with 3,307,040 record images (was 852,353 records with 3,307,040 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026

Italy, Macerata, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1808-1814 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2152678); 31,014 indexed records with 93,143 record images (was 57,378 records with 93,143 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Mantova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1496-1906 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1934580); 802,442 indexed records with 855,316 record images (was 1,388,280 records with 855,316 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Marriages, 1809-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1711678); Index only (76,565 records), no images (was 256,447 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026
Italy, Matera, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1925 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2819382); Browse 1,323,614 Images only, no index (was 913,957 records with 1,323,614 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026
Italy, Messina, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935770); 940,841 indexed records with 1,076,443 record images (was 1,053,872 records with 1,076,443 images), UPDATED 25-Mar-2026

Italy, Milano, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2537277); 2,517 indexed records with 1,064,144 record images (was 2,380,637 records with 1,064,144 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026
Italy, Modena, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968527); 500,217 indexed records with 2,114,742 record images (was 832,227 records with 2,114,742 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Napoli, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1866 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937990); 1,178,892 indexed records with 12,795,172 record images (was 4,875,518 records with 12,795,172 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Padova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1621-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2120751); 43,158 indexed records with 601,344 record images (was 456,855 records with 601,344 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026
Italy, Palermo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1947 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2608509); 4,683 indexed records with 4,331,932 record images (was 1,886,773 records with 4,331,932 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026

Italy, Pesaro e Urbino, Urbino, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1977027); 141,568 indexed records with 709,381 record images (was 210,024 records with 709,381 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Pescara, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2013532); 630,886 indexed records with 2,022,109 record images (was 1,231,246 records with 2,022,109 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Piacenza, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1662-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4117582); 18,373 indexed records with 641,969 record images (was 1,425,650 records with 641,969 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Potenza, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1697-1923 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2450876); 6,604 indexed records with 3,139,547 record images (was 3,134,737 records with 3,139,547 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026
Italy, Prato, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1923 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2057689); 45,813 indexed records with 227,429 record images (was 193,175 records with 227,429 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026

Italy, Ragusa, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1900-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068330); 7,104 indexed records with 1,460,681 record images (was 59,771 records with 1,460,681 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Reggio Calabria, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1784-1943 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068331); 113,114 indexed records with 2,245,171 record images (was 1,948,723 records with 2,245,171 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Rieti, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1840-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2146202); 136,452 indexed records with 448,819 record images (was 287,906 records with 448,819 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026
Italy, Roma, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1863-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2390532); 828,452 indexed records with 5,066,067 record images (was 1,379,275 records with 5,066,067 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Salerno, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935404); 2,240,352 indexed records with 5,918,455 record images (was 4,557,783 records with 5,918,455 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026

Italy, Savona, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1813, 1838-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016218); 154,142 indexed records with 1,279,025 record images (was 526,701 records with 1,279,025 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Taranto, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1926 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937541); 297,383 indexed records with 1,413,905 record images (was 514,399 records with 1,413,905 images), UPDATED 25-Mar-2026
Italy, Terni, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1513-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3335348); 227,101 indexed records with 92,967 record images (was 230,434 records with 92,967 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Torino, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1802-1816 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935457); 22,013 indexed records with 58,319 record images (was 78,359 records with 58,319 images), UPDATED 25-Mar-2026
Italy, Toscana, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1804-1874 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932364); Browse 3,042,917 Images only, no index (was 6,841,697 records with 3,042,917 images), UPDATED 25-Mar-2026

Italy, Trapani, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1906-1928 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2052404); 105,264 indexed records with 1,371,292 record images (was 513,390 records with 1,371,292 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Treviso, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1815 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928857); Browse 300,678 Images only, no index (was 180,247 records with 300,678 images), UPDATED 25-Mar-2026
Italy, Udine, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1815, 1871-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1939238); 497,987 indexed records with 1,262,279 record images (was 864,602 records with 1,262,279 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Venezia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1817 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928858); Browse 254,674 Images only, no index (was 341,672 records with 254,674 images), UPDATED 25-Mar-2026
Italy, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Verbania, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1814, 1838-1899 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068338); 99,593 indexed records with 595,341 record images (was 165,920 records with 595,341 images), UPDATED 25-Mar-2026

Italy, Verona, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1630-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016225); 293,902 indexed records with 2,976,910 record images (was 562,449 records with 2,976,910 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Vicenza, Bassano del Grappa, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1871-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2141952); 167,671 indexed records with 1,637,660 record images (was 449,147 records with 1,637,660 images), UPDATED 27-Mar-2026
Italy, Viterbo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1870-1943 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016212); 651,693 indexed records with 936,472 record images (was 725,466 records with 936,472 images), UPDATED 26-Mar-2026
Kentucky, Supplemental Schedule of Defective, Dependent & Delinquents, 1850-1880 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149583); 17,716 indexed records with 1,485 record images (was 17,715 records with 1,484 images), UPDATED 20-Mar-2026
United States, California, Indexes to Private Land Claims Dockets, 1849-1895 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4163575); 1,341 indexed records with 437 record images (was 1,340 records with 436 images), UPDATED 20-Mar-2026

United States, Texas, Laredo, Index to Manifests of Permanent and Statistical Alien Arrivals, Dec 1929-Apr 1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3326876); 163,024 indexed records with 47,444 record images (was 162,889 records with 47,507 images), UPDATED 23-Mar-2026
Washington, County Land Records, 1850-1954 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1762885); Browse 884,953 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 884,953 images), UPDATED 23-Mar-2026
Washington, County Records, 1803-2010 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1910364); Browse 6,880,104 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 6,880,104 images), UPDATED 23-Mar-2026
Washington, Native American, Census Records, 1880-1952 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790178); 140,867 indexed records with 8,302 record images (was 140,902 records with 8,302 images), UPDATED 23-Mar-2026

--- Collections with new images ---

Argentina, Buenos Aires, Civil Registration, 1861-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000041); 1 indexed records with 111,702 record images (was 1 records with 111,700 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Argentina, Military Records, 1911-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000280); 1 indexed records with 2,929,235 record images (was 1 records with 2,929,230 images), last updated 31-Oct-2024
Brazil, Alagoas, Civil Registration, 1876-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469403); 1 indexed records with 454,166 record images (was 1 records with 454,164 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Brazil, Maranhão, Civil Registration, 1827-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469402); 1 indexed records with 906,023 record images (was 1 records with 906,015 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Hungary, Church Books, 1624-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4133831); 7,586,887 indexed records with 867,089 record images (was 7,586,887 records with 866,978 images), last updated 01-Feb-2026

Kansas, State Census, 1925 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2659395); 1,878,463 indexed records with 59,865 record images (was 1,878,463 records with 59,864 images), last updated 19-Feb-2026
United Kingdom, British Armed Forces and Overseas Vital Records, 1761-2005 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4324570); 2,878,200 indexed records with 2,868,412 record images (was 2,878,200 records with 2,860,706 images), last updated 22-Sep-2021
United States, Census, 1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464515); 157,892,854 indexed records with 52,739,058 record images (was 157,892,854 records with 52,738,650 images), last updated 16-Jun-2024
United States, Google, United States Inventors Index (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000136); 1,048,575 indexed records with 1,048,575 record images (was 1,048,575 records with 1,048,574 images), last updated 21-Nov-2023
United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000145); 1 indexed records with 28,204,711 record images (was 1 records with 28,204,710 images), last updated 22-Jul-2024

United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000016); 63,700,466 indexed records with 13,260,985 record images (was 63,700,466 records with 8,503,999 images), last updated 12-Feb-2023

--- Collections with images removed ---

--- Collections with new records ---

--- Collections with records removed ---

California, Birth Index, 1905-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001879); Index only (24,589,391 records), no images (was 24,589,393 records with 0 images), last updated 01-Mar-2012
Dominican Republic, Civil Registration, 1744-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1619814); 6,999,086 indexed records with 3,416,801 record images (was 6,999,087 records with 3,416,801 images), last updated 19-Jan-2026
Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2002 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949334); Index only (4,267,571 records), no images (was 4,267,572 records with 0 images), last updated 06-May-2014
New Jersey, Death Index, 1901-1903; 1916-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2843410); 752,128 indexed records with 5,555 record images (was 752,129 records with 5,555 images), last updated 22-Oct-2024
Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949342); Index only (17,102,111 records), no images (was 17,102,114 records with 0 images), last updated 17-Feb-2012

United States, Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,600,705 records), no images (was 875,600,890 records with 0 images), last updated 23-Dec-2025
United States, Social Security Death Index (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1202535); Index only (93,945,903 records), no images (was 93,945,909 records with 0 images), last updated 17-Mar-2014
Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Naturalization Index, 1848-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138589); 76,410 indexed records with 88,823 record images (was 76,411 records with 88,823 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024

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My friend and SDGS colleague, Marshall, has come up with a way to determine which collections are ADDED, DELETED or UPDATED, and to alphabetize the entries in each category. Thanks to Marshall for helping me out here!

Marshall notes that there are:

  • 3,433 Historical Record Collection entries
  • 0 removed entries
  • 1  added entries 
  • 22 updated entries
  • 15 entries with more or fewer images 
  • 0 entries with more or fewer records
Marshsll's list shows 3,433 Historical Record Collections this week, an increase of 1 collection. The image above shows 3ollections, so the Image number is in sync with Marshall's list number.

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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 21 to 27 March 2026

The following genealogy record collections were added to the Ancestry.com Card Catalog page by "Date Updated" during the period from 21 to 27 March 2026.

The ADDED and Updated collections include:

  • Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; 4,610,835 indexed records without record images, Updated 03/27/2026. This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Germany. The records are dated between the 1600s and the present. 
  • Mexico, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; 99,624 indexed records without record images, Updated 03/27/2026. This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Mexico. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present. 
  • Norway, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; 263,574 indexed records without record images, Updated 03/27/2026. This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Norway. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present. 
  • Sweden, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; 1,170,528 indexed records without record images, Updated 03/27/2026. This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Sweden. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present. 
  • Italy, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; 477,987 indexed records without record images, Updated 03/27/2026. This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Italy. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present. 
  • Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; 12.680.282 indexed records without record images, Updated 03/27/2026. This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Australia and New Zealand. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present. 
  • Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; 12,166,923 indexed records without record images, Updated 03/27/2026. This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Canada. The records are dated between the 1600s and the present. 
  • UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current; 25,064,979 indexed records without record images, Updated 03/27/2026. This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from the United Kingdom and Ireland. The records are dated between the 1300s and the present.
  • Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current; 23,658,563 indexed records without record images, Updated 03/27/2026. This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® for burials at sea and other select burial locations. 
  • Brazil, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; 251,312 indexed records without record images, Updated 03/27/2026. This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Brazil. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present.
  • U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; 185,702,778 indexed records without record images, Updated 03/27/2026. This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from the United States. The records are dated between the 1600s and the present. 
  • Missouri, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current; 1,003,644,422 indexed records without record images, Updated 3/25/2026. This index allows you to search for your ancestor by name in Missouri newspapers that are available on Newspapers.com™ from the 1800s to the present.
  • Nebraska, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current; 777,373,706 indexed records without record images, Updated 3/25/2026. This index allows you to search for your ancestor by name in Nebraska newspapers that are available on Newspapers.com™ from the 1800s to the present.
  • Australia and New Zealand, Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's to current; 1,074,277,160 indexed records without record images, Updated 3/25/2026. This index allows you to search for your ancestor by name in newspapers from Australia and New Zealand that are available on Newspapers.com™ from the 1800s to the present.
  • Idaho, U.S., Divorce Records, 1947-1974; 166,720 indexed records with record images, Updated 3/20/2026. This collection contains records of divorces that occurred in Idaho between 1947 and 1974.

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The complete Ancestry.com Card Catalog is at https://search.ancestry.com/search/CardCatalog.aspx.  

By my count, there are 0 NEW record collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,900 collections available as of 27 March 2026, an INCREASE of 0 from last week. 

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Disclosure: I pay for an All-Access subscription from Ancestry.com. In past years, Ancestry.com  provided a complimentary All Access subscription, an autosomal DNA test, material considerations for travel expenses to meetings, and hosted events and meals that I attended in Salt Lake City.

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