Monday, February 16, 2015

New or Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - February 9-15, 2015

I'm trying to keep up with the new and updated record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list).  As of 15 February 2015, there were 1,929 record collections on FamilySearch (up 9 from last week).


*  New York, Naturalization Index (Soundex), 1792-1906; 744,919 indexed records, with images, added or updated 13 Feb 2015

*  Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885; 187,698 indexed records, with images, added or updated 13 Feb 2015

*  Illinois, Soldier burial places, 1774-1974; 144,735 indexed records, no images, added or updated 13 Feb 2015

*  United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Commissioner,1865-1872; Browse Images only, added or updated 12 Feb 2015

*  Brazil, Pernambuco, Civil Registration, 1804-2014; 6,762 indexed records, with images, added or updated 11 Feb 2015

*  California, San Diego Passenger Lists, 1904-1952; Browse Images only, added or updated 10 Feb 2015

*  New York, Rouses Point and Waddington Crew Lists, 1954-1956; Browse Images only, added or updated 10 Feb 2015

*  Maine, Crew List Arriving at Eastport, 1949-1958; Browse Images only, added or updated 10 Feb 2015

*  New York, New York, Index to Vessels, 1897-1956; Browse Images only, added or updated 10 Feb 2015

*  Japan, Genealogies, 1700-1900; Browse Images only, added or updated 10 Feb 2015

*  Japan, Village Records, 709-1949; Browse Images only, added or updated 10 Feb 2015

*  Japan, Census Records, 1661-1875; Browse Images only, added or updated 10 Feb 2015

*  Pennsylvania, Crew Lists arriving at Erie, 1952-1957; Browse Images only, added or updated 09 Feb 2015

*  Massachusetts, Boston, Crew Lists, 1811-1921; Browse Images only, added or updated 09 Feb 2015

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) 2015, Randall J. Seaver



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