Monday, December 15, 2014

New or Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - December 7-13, 2014

I'm trying to keep up with the new and updated record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list).  As of 13 December, there were 1,860 record collections on FamilySearch (up 4 from last week).


Here are the 15 new or updated collections for the week of 7 to 13 December 2014:

*  Massachusetts, Boston Crew Lists, 1917-1943; 140,843 indexed records and digital images, added or updated 12 Dec 2014

*  Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995; 2,289,013 indexed records, no images, added or updated 12 Dec 2014

*  China, Collection of Genealogies, 1239-2014, Browse Images only, added or updated 12 Dec 2014

*  Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938; 1,675,664 indexed records, no images, added or updated 11 Dec 2014

*  Brazil, São Paulo, Immigration Cards, 1902-1980; 662,225 indexed records and digital images, added or updated  11 Dec 2014

*  Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988; Browse Images only, added or updated 11 Dec 2014

*  Hawaii, Obituaries Index, ca. 1980-present; 41,650 indexed records and digital images, added or updated 10 Dec 2014

*  Newfoundland, Vital Records, 1840-1949; 16,711 indexed records and digital images, added or updated 09 Dec 2014

*  Kentucky, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872; Browse Images only, added or updated 09 Dec 2014

*  Georgia, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872; Browse Images only, added or updated 09 Dec 2014

*  Tennessee, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872; Browse Images only, added or updated 08 Dec 2014

*  Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006; 164,211 indexed records and digital images, added or updated 08 Dec 2014

*  North Dakota, Census 1925; Browse Images only, added or updated 08 Dec 2014

*  Oregon, Yamhill County Records, 1857-1963; Browse Images only, added or updated 08 Dec 2014

*  Canada Census, 1911; 4,810,676 indexed records, no images, added or updated 08 Dec 2014

Unfortunately, it is difficult to tell which collections are brand new and which ones are updated.  The asterisk they use is for "Recently added or updated."  I am particularly interested in new collections, for the obvious reasons.

In order to select a specific collection, go to 
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list and use the "Filter by collection name" feature in the upper left-hand corner.

Each one of the collections listed above has a Research Wiki page (use the "Learn more" link).  It would be very useful if the Wiki page for each collection listed the dates for when the collection was added as a new collection and the major updates also.

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Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver



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