Monday, May 2, 2016

Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 24 to 30 April 2016

I'm trying to keep up with the new and updated record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list).  

As of 1 May 2016, there were 2,094 record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 3 from last week):


The added or updated collections are:


*  New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998; 340,065 indexed records with record images, Updated 29 Apr 2016

*  New Zealand, Auckland, Waikumete Cemetery Records, 1886-1948; 27,054 indexed records with record images, Updated 29 Apr 2016

*  Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915; 1,537,430 indexed records with record images, Updated 29 Apr 2016

*  Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911; 392,355 indexed records with record images, Updated 29 Apr 2016

*  New Brunswick, Saint John, Saint John, Burial Permits, 1889-1919; Browse Images only, no index, ADDED 28 Apr 2016

*  Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915; 4,175,664 indexed records without record images, Updated 28 Apr 2016

*  Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910; 1,324,801 indexed records without record images, Updated 28 Apr 2016

*  Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915; 2,739,146 indexed records with record images, Updated 28 Apr 2016

*  Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915; 3,817,626 indexed records with record images, Updated 28 Apr 2016

*  Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910; 949,293 indexed records without record images, Updated 28 Apr 2016

*  Kansas Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930; 31,747 indexed records without record images, Updated 28 Apr 2016

*  Kansas Births and Christenings, 1818-1936; 49,926 indexed records without record images, Updated 28 Apr 2016

*  Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935; 87,932 indexed records without record images, Updated 28 Apr 2016

*  Arkansas Ex-Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1939; 172,347 indexed records with record images, Updated 28 Apr 2016

*  Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869; Browse Images only, no index, ADDED 27 Apr 2016

*  Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001; 2,055,089 indexed records with record images, Updated 27 Apr 2016

*  Georgia Deaths, 1928-1940; 461,802 indexed records with record images, Updated 26 Apr 2016

*  United States Marriages, 1733-1990; 4,908 indexed records without record images, Updated 26 Apr 2016

*  BillionGraves Index; 17,788,589 indexed records with record images, Updated 26 Apr 2016

*  Russia, Tver Church Books, 1722-1918; 163,712 indexed records with record images, Updated 25 Apr 2016

*  Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940; 1,030,574 indexed records with record images, Updated 25 Apr 2016

*  Michigan Church Marriages, 1865-1931; 817 indexed records without record images, ADDED 25 Apr 2016

*  California, Northern U.S. District Court Naturalization Index, 1852-1989; 581,446 indexed records with record images, Updated 25 Apr 2016

The asterisk used by FamilySearch is for "Recently added or updated."  I am particularly interested in new collections, for the obvious reasons.  FamilySearch does provide a listing of which collections are new or updated several days after my post.
 
My friend, Marshall, has come up with a way to determine which collections are ADDED or UPDATED, in addition to which collections were removed.  My thanks to Marshall for helping me out here! 

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 dates for major updates also.

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