Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- An Ancestor Who Lived Through a Major Historical Event

 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)  An Ancestor Who Lived Through a Major Historical Event — Pick one ancestor who was alive during a war, pandemic, natural disaster, or economic upheaval. 

2)  What do the records tell you about how it affected them?

3)  Share your selected ancestor,  the historical event, and the records in your own blog post, or in a comment on this blog post, or write a Substack post, Facebook Note, or in some other social media system.  Please leave a comment with a link on this post so others can find it.

Thaqnk you to Linda Stufflebean for this SNGF challenge.

Here's mine:

 My selected ancestor is Isaac Seaver (1823-1901).  His biography is in ABC Biography of #16 Isaac Seaver (1823-1901) of Massachusetts.

The selected event is the United States Civil War (1861-1865). 

In the 1860s, Isaac was married, a father of five, a blacksmith by trade. residing in Westminster, Massachusetts. He enlisted in the Union Army on 10 August 1864 as a Private in Company H, 4th Regiment of Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. As a blacksmith, he tended with the horses pulling the artillery wagons.  He mustered out of the Army on 17 June 1865 in Washington, DC, and went back to Massachusetts to live out his life.

Isaac Seaver applied for a pension on 11 June 1892. His Civil War Pension File is 81 pages, and some of the most interesting records are listed and transcribed in Treasure Chest Thursday - Isaac Seaver's Civil War Pension File: Compendium of Posts.  The file includes many records about his health:  Isaac's description of his ailments in August 1892 were, as recorded by the examining physician:

"He has varicose veins on both legs from ankle up, grown worse during past few years.  Left leg is worse than right.  He never had much rheumatism, has it in knees and back.  He is short breathed on exertion.  He has to pass his water frequently at night and it pains him in its passage.  He had carbuncle on back of neck 5 years ago and back of head is numb."

In August 1892, the examining physician described Isaac's ailments as:  

"Upon examination we find the following objective conditions: Pulse rate, 90, 96, 108; respiration: 18, 24; temperature, 98.6; height, 5 feet 10 inches; weight, 163 pounds; age, 69 years.  His muscles are rather small and soft, eyes, skin and tongue normal.  Find varicose veins of both ankles over tops of feet, and up the legs, quite extensive but not large, four eighteenths.  He has no rheumatism now, nothing. Cardiac area is enlarged, apex 5 and 6 nipple line, impulse diffused, action excitable, very irregular, three eighteenths. Find scar, 3 1/2" inch, much contracted, puckered and hard, four eighteenths.  Examination of urine is negative, kidneys, nothing.  Prostate is normal.  No other disability is found to exist."

He was awarded a pension of $8 a month for his service (8/18ths) because of the varicose veins in his legs, heart problems, urinary tract problems, and a 3.5 inch scar on his back (the carbuncle?).  

I asked the free AI tool Google Gemini 3 to describe in laymen's terms the examining physicians summaey.  Gemini told me:

Based on the examining physician's notes from Isaac Seaver’s Civil War Pension File in August 1892 (when he was 69 years old), here is a plain-English breakdown of what the doctor found during his physical exam.

Vital Signs & General Appearance

* Heart Rate / Pulse (90, 96, 108 beats per minute): His heart rate was elevated throughout the examination. A normal resting pulse is between 60 and 100 bpm. His pulse was fluctuating and running high, which fits with the doctor's later notes about his heart being "excitable" (likely due to anxiety/stress during the exam or an underlying heart condition).

* Breathing Rate (18–24 breaths per minute): Normal resting respiration is typically 12 to 20 breaths per minute. His breathing was slightly fast, especially at 24.

* Body Temperature (98.6°F): Completely normal—no fever.

* Build (5'10", 163 lbs, age 69): He was a man of average-to-tall height for his era, with a lean to healthy weight.

* Muscles: Described as "rather small and soft," indicating mild muscle loss or reduced strength typical for a 69-year-old man, or perhaps reflecting reduced physical activity.

* Eyes, Skin, & Tongue: All appeared healthy and normal—no signs of jaundice, severe anemia, dehydration, or systemic infection visible on his skin or mouth.

Heart & Cardiovascular Health

* Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly): The doctor notes his "cardiac area is enlarged" and the heart's point of maximum impulse (apex) was pushed down/out (at the 5th and 6th rib, aligned with his nipple line). This means his heart muscle had enlarged, often caused by long-term high blood pressure, valve issues, or heavy physical strain over a lifetime.

* Irregular & Excitable Heartbeat: The impulse was "diffused, action excitable, very irregular." His heart wasn't beating with a steady, strong rhythm. Instead, it was fluttering, skipping beats, or beating erratically—what modern doctors might diagnose as an arrhythmia or "Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib).

* Varicose Veins: He had extensive varicose veins across both ankles, the tops of his feet, and running up his legs. While extensive, the doctor noted they weren't overly bulging or dangerous ("not large").

Injury / Surgical Scar

* 3½-Inch Scar: He had a prominent, 3.5-inch long scar that was "much contracted, puckered and hard." This indicates a deep, healed wound—possibly a severe injury, bullet wound, or surgical incision from his military service or labor. Because it was "puckered and hard," it healed with dense scar tissue that had drawn the skin tight.

Systemic & Kidney Health

* Urine & Kidneys ("Negative / Nothing"): A very good sign for a 69-year-old man at the time. His urine showed no signs of protein, sugar (diabetes), or blood, meaning his kidneys were functioning well.

* Prostate: Normal—he did not have the urinary blockages or enlarged prostate issues common in older men.

* Rheumatism ("No rheumatism now"): He showed no current active joint inflammation or severe arthritic crippling at the time of this exam.

What Do the Fractions Mean? ("three eighteenths", "four eighteenths")

In the Civil War pension system (administered by the U.S. Pension Bureau), doctors used a standardized rating scale out of "18ths" (based on $18/month, which was the standard total disability rate for inability to perform manual labor):

* Heart condition ("three eighteenths" = 3/18): Assigned a minor-to-moderate disability rating (~16% disabled) for his heart enlargement and irregular rhythm.

* Varicose veins ("four eighteenths" = 4/18}: Assigned a moderate rating (~22% disabled) for the extensive circulation issues in his legs.

* Scar ("four eighteenths" = 4/18): Assigned a moderate rating for the physical impairment or tissue damage caused by his major scar.

Summary

Isaac was in remarkably solid overall health for a 69-year-old Civil War veteran—his kidneys, prostate, eyes, and joints were in great shape. His primary health challenges were an "enlarged, irregular-beating heart", significant "varicose veins" in his lower legs, and a "deep, tightly healed scar" from an old injury.

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Ask AI: Two Genealogy Truths and Judging Certainty

What are the "Truths" about genealogy and family history research that we are not ready to hear about?  I had no clue when I thought about this, so I asked OpenAI ChatGPT5 for an answer and got it. Then I asked for a second Truth and received that too. That one centered on metrics to judge how "certain" a researcher should be about records for a specific life event.  

(Google Gemini Notebook Infographic - Genealogy Truths and Certainty)

Here is my discussion with ChatGPT5:

A)  Prompt: If you could tell us ONE truth we’re not ready to hear about genealogy research, what would it be?

OpenAI ChatGPT5 response:

If I could tell genealogists one truth they may not be ready to hear, it would be this: 

"You will probably never know the whole truth about your ancestors—and your job is not to fill the gaps with the most plausible story. Your job is to become comfortable with the gaps."

Genealogy trains us to expect an answer. A birth date should lead to parents; parents should lead to grandparents; a census should tell us where someone lived; DNA should eventually break the brick wall.

But sometimes the records simply do not exist. Sometimes they existed but were destroyed. Sometimes an ancestor deliberately concealed something. Sometimes several records contradict one another. And sometimes the evidence will never allow us to distinguish between two reasonable possibilities.

The dangerous moment comes when we say:

"This is probably what happened."

—and gradually begin treating probably as proven.

That's especially tempting with brick-wall ancestors. We find a family that fits the age, location, naming pattern, DNA evidence and historical circumstances. Everything seems to line up. We build the connection into the tree, write the biography, and five years later we've forgotten that the original conclusion was only a hypothesis.

The mature genealogist learns to say:

"I don't know."

And even better:

"Here is what I know, here is what I suspect, here is the evidence for it, here is the evidence against it, and here is what would have to be discovered to change my mind."

That isn't failure.

That's good genealogy.

And perhaps the hardest part: an honest unknown is more valuable than a beautiful, completely documented-looking fiction.

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B)  Prompt: What is a second truth?

OpenAI ChatGPT5 response:

Here's the second truth, and this one may sting a little: 

"Most of the genealogy research you do will never actually change your family tree."

We spend enormous amounts of time searching for the elusive record—the marriage record, the missing census, the maiden name, the parents of the brick-wall ancestor. And sometimes we find it. But much of genealogy is actually confirming what we already know, eliminating possibilities, documenting existing facts, and discovering that the record we desperately want simply isn't there.

That doesn't mean the research was wasted.

In fact, some of the most valuable genealogy work produces negative results:

• The record isn't in the county where you expected it.
• The supposed parents aren't supported by the evidence.
• The family wasn't living where the online tree says they were.
• The DNA match doesn't actually fit the proposed relationship.
• The "obvious" person turns out to be the wrong person.

A 20-year search ends with: "There is insufficient evidence to determine who her parents were."

And here's the uncomfortable part:

A carefully documented conclusion that you cannot prove something may be a greater accomplishment than finding a new ancestor.

Genealogists sometimes measure progress by names added.

I think a better measure is certainty gained.

You might spend three hours researching one person and add nobody to your tree—but eliminate four incorrect possibilities and establish exactly what records have been searched. That's progress.

And for someone with a huge tree, there's an even bigger lesson:

The goal isn't to make your family tree bigger. It's to make the tree you already have more trustworthy.

That's a truth worth putting on a genealogy conference T-shirt.

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C)  Prompt: How can I achieve certainty for a specific event for a person? How do I determine when they were born, died, buried, married, etc.? What metric should I use?

OpenAI ChatGPT5 response:

I would make one important distinction:

"You cannot achieve mathematical certainty in genealogy. You can achieve a defensible level of confidence."

The traditional framework for that is the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS). It calls for reasonably exhaustive research, complete citations, analysis and correlation of evidence, resolution of conflicts, and a written conclusion. National Genealogical Society

But for your day-to-day work in a large family tree, I think you need something more practical than simply "GPS: yes/no."

I'd use a 5-level "Genealogical Confidence" scale: 

And I would add a sixth status:

0 — Unknown.

That's important. Unknown is not the same as probably X.

Apply the scale to each fact separately

This is the part I think could really improve your RootsMagic research.

Don't ask: 

"How certain am I about Devier James Lamphier Smith?"

Ask:

"How certain am I about each fact concerning Devier James Lamphier Smith?"

For example:

Now you've got something much more meaningful than a tree full of green checkmarks.

How do you decide the confidence number? I'd use four questions.

1. How close is the evidence to the event?

A record created at or near the event by someone with firsthand knowledge generally deserves more weight than a later recollection or an unsourced compiled tree. FamilySearch's guidance similarly emphasizes considering who created the record, when it was created, who supplied the information, and whether it is original, derivative, or authored. FamilySearch

For example:

• Birth
• Contemporary birth record
• Baptismal record close to birth
• Family Bible created contemporaneously
• Marriage record giving age/birthplace
• Census
• Death certificate
• Obituary
• Later family history
• Online family tree

That's not an absolute ranking—the circumstances matter—but it's a useful starting point.

2. How many independent pieces of evidence agree?

One excellent record can be powerful. But independent agreement is gold.

Suppose you have:

• 1839 birth record
• 1850 census giving age 11
• 1860 census giving age 21
• 1861 marriage record giving age 22
• 1870 census giving age 30
• 1875 census giving age 35
• 1880 census giving age 41
• 1885 census giving age 46
• 1889 newspaper article stating 1839 birth
• obituary giving the same birthplace

That's considerably stronger than simply having six Ancestry hints that all ultimately derive from the same original record.

The key word is independent. Ten online trees repeating the same incorrect date aren't ten pieces of evidence. They're one piece of evidence wearing ten different hats.

3. Is there contradictory evidence?

This is where serious genealogy separates itself from "I found a record, so I added it."

Suppose:

• 1850 census: age 11 → about 1839
• 1860 census: age 21 → about 1839
• 1870 census: age 30 → about 1840
• 1880 census: age 41 → about 1839
• 1889 article: says 1839
• 1889 Bible entry: says 1842
• 1894 Obituary: says 1842
• Death record: says 1842

I wouldn't average them and say 1840.5.

I'd ask:

• Why do the Bible, obituary and death record disagree with the census data?
• Who provided the information? When? Was that person actually present at the birth? Could the age have been calculated incorrectly?
• The GPS specifically requires contradictory evidence to be addressed rather than ignored. NGS Monthly

4. Could another person fit the evidence?

This is the question I would add to your normal research routine:

"What evidence would convince me that I have the wrong person?"

That's enormously useful.

If you have Devier Smith born about 1839 in Henderson, New York, ask:

• Are there other Devier Smiths of approximately the same age in Henderson or neighboring communities?
• If there are none, your identification gets stronger.
• If there are three, your burden of proof gets much higher.

FamilySearch makes essentially this point in its guidance on identifying whether a record belongs to a particular person: don't rely on the name alone; compare dates, places, relationships and other identifying characteristics. FamilySearch

And here's my favorite metric:

If you want one number for your own research management, I'd use:

Confidence = Evidence − Contradiction − Alternatives

Not as literal mathematics, but as a disciplined way of thinking.

Imagine you are evaluating:

"Devier James Lamphier Smith was born 7 May 1839 in Henderson, Jefferson County, New York."

You might write:

Evidence supporting:

• Later records give 1839.
• The reported birthplace is consistent.
• His adoption circumstances fit the known timeline.
• DNA evidence potentially connects him to the Lanfear family.

Contradictions:

• Some later records suggest 1842.
• No discovered birth record provides a birth year or establishes his parents.

Alternatives:

• He could have been born in 1839.
• He could have been born in 1842.
• He could belong to a different Lanfear family.
• His biological parentage could remain unidentified.

Then you don't force the evidence into a binary "yes/no."

You might conclude:

Birth year 1839 — Confidence 3 (Probable).

Evidence supports 1839, but conflicting later evidence for 1842 prevents treating the date as established.

And:

Biological parents — Confidence 0 (Unknown).

The DNA and circumstantial evidence make the proposed Lanfear connection plausible, but the available evidence does not yet establish the parentage.

That is a much more honest tree.

One other thing I'd change

I wouldn't give an ancestor an overall "confidence score" such as 87%. That creates a false precision.

Instead, I'd use words + evidence:

• Proven
• Highly probable
• Probable
• Possible
• Speculative
• Unknown

Then explain why.

The GPS itself is deliberately a process for reaching credible conclusions rather than a numerical scoring system. National Genealogical Society

So, for your genealogy, I'd adopt this rule:

Every important fact gets its own confidence assessment, and every confidence assessment is supported by evidence.

That gives you something extremely useful when you're dealing with 75,000+ people: you don't have to prove every fact to the same standard.

A birth date copied from a contemporary civil registration may need little additional work.

The supposed parents of a colonial-era brick-wall ancestor may require a full proof argument.

And sometimes the correct conclusion really is:

"Parents unknown after reasonably exhaustive research."

That's not an unfinished genealogy.

That's a finished research conclusion.

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The Google Gemini Notebook Video Overview of this story is on my YouTube channel, and below: 

These concepts are not original or unknown. The Genealogical Proof Standard helps us judge certainty. In addition, Yvette Hoitink created a "Level Up" metric system to judge certainty (see Six Levels of Ancestral Profiles – Level-up Challenge!).  

Steve Little has embodied many of these ideas in his Genealogy Research Assistant AI prompt -- see https://chatgpt.com/g/g-69701d25d61c819192c2db4589b366d9-genealogical-research-assistant.

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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.

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Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 17 to 23 October 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 23 October 2026, there are now 6,763 searchable and full-text transcribed image collections on FamilySearch Full-Text Search this week, an increase of 25 from last week. There are over 2 BILLION "results" in the collections.  It is not possible to see which collections are new, although a clue would be the Last Updated column. 

 2)  As of 23 October 2026 there are now 26,560 browsable (some indexed, none transcribed) image collections on FamilySearch Images this week, an increase of 130 from last week. There are over 6.223  BILLION images in these collections.  There are 2,259 collections from the United States, 7,369 from Europe and 225 from Canada.  It is not possible to see which collections are new. Note that the listing now indicates the indexed percentage of some collections.  

3)  As of 23 October 2026, there are 3,510 Historical Record Collections (many indexed, many browsable) on FamilySearch (an increase of 3 from last week): 

The Deleted, Added and Updated Historical Record Collections for the past week include:

--- Collections Deleted ---

*  British Virgin Islands, Methodist Church Records, 1815-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2029201); 16,638 indexed records with 7,127 record images, DELETED

--- Collections Added ---

*  France, Haute-Vienne, Census, 1836 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3212274); 213,485 indexed records with 4,197 record images, ADDED 22-Oct-2026

*  France, Haute-Vienne, Census, 1891 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3253163); 240,576 indexed records with 5,055 record images, ADDED 22-Oct-2026

*  Spain, Madrid, Cemetery Records, 1884-2005 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000718); 2,340,664 indexed records with 781,430 record images, ADDED 21-Oct-2026

*  Switzerland, Ticino, Catholic Church Records, 1558-1986 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000093); 1,890,066 indexed records with 389,620 record images, ADDED 22-Oct-2026

--- Collections Updated ---

Albania, Catholic Church Records, 1736-1968 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4293706); 74,078 indexed records with 8,414 record images (was 69,197 records with 8,414 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1972912); 2,901,853 indexed records with 978,396 record images (was 2,900,534 records with 978,396 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Argentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974183); 278,297 indexed records with 207,943 record images (was 278,005 records with 207,943 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
Argentina, Corrientes, Civil Registration, 1880-2001 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821282); 761,366 indexed records with 753,273 record images (was 761,189 records with 753,273 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Argentina, Entre Ríos, Catholic Church Records, 1764-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974185); 549,696 indexed records with 235,772 record images (was 548,673 records with 235,772 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026

Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770729); 338,872 indexed records with 35,587 record images (was 326,242 records with 33,632 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Australia, Marriages, 1810-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770858); 112,991 indexed records with 22,109 record images (was 112,813 records with 21,864 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Austria, Births and Baptisms, 1651-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520584); 57,126 indexed records with 5,253 record images (was 57,126 records with 4,235 images), UPDATED 17-Oct-2026
Austria, Carinthia, Gurk Diocese, Catholic Church Records, 1527-1986 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2718009); 3,672,777 indexed records with 752,084 record images (was 3,671,754 records with 752,084 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Austria, Evangelical-Lutheran Church Records, 1783-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1393793); 302,993 indexed records with 42,522 record images (was 260,233 records with 42,522 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026

Austria, Upper Austria, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1919 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1394580); 126,317 indexed records with 533,306 record images (was 126,317 records with 533,306 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Belgium, Births and Baptisms, 1560-1890 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520562); 358,328 indexed records with 30,219 record images (was 358,328 records with 20,368 images), UPDATED 17-Oct-2026
Brazil, Ceará, Catholic Church Records, 1725-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2175764); 1,106,511 indexed records with 774,950 record images (was 1,098,680 records with 774,950 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
Brazil, Cemetery Records, 1799-2024 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2137269); 2,748,601 indexed records with 150,972 record images (was 2,740,125 records with 150,972 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
Brazil, Foreigner Files, 1653-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000160); 151,624 indexed records with 3,087,132 record images (was 139,409 records with 3,087,636 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026

Brazil, Mato Grosso do Sul, Civil Registration, 1875-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2296929); 336,160 indexed records with 1,358,078 record images (was 335,235 records with 1,358,078 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Catholic Church Records, 1706-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177275); 2,183,192 indexed records with 930,569 record images (was 2,157,936 records with 930,569 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026

Brazil, Pernambuco, Catholic Church Records, 1762-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177293); 1,704,182 indexed records with 578,073 record images (was 1,702,495 records with 578,073 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
Brazil, Pernambuco, Civil Registration, 1804-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016195); 1,341,244 indexed records with 5,387,756 record images (was 1,340,846 records with 5,387,756 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Brazil, Piauí, Church Records, 1767-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4382070); 45,343 indexed records with 65,276 record images (was 41,235 records with 65,276 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026

Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte, Catholic Church Records, 1755-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177294); 1,665,701 indexed records with 54,182 record images (was 1,655,700 records with 54,182 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Miscellaneous Records, 1748-1998 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1985805); Browse 2,919,774 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 2,919,774 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Brazil, São Paulo, Catholic Church Records, 1640-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177299); 3,897,449 indexed records with 1,610,067 record images (was 3,897,154 records with 1,610,067 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026
California, Births and Christenings, 1812-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674703); 195,340 indexed records with 24,597 record images (was 195,340 records with 20,415 images), UPDATED 17-Oct-2026
Canada, Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520604); 165,363 indexed records with 63,425 record images (was 165,363 records with 14,380 images), UPDATED 17-Oct-2026

Canada, Nova Scotia, Delayed Births, 1837-1907 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2241429); 117,056 indexed records with 70,782 record images (was 117,028 records with 70,782 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Chile, Cemetery Records, 1701-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1428897); 6,191,702 indexed records with 3,675,058 record images (was 5,937,792 records with 3,675,058 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026
Colombia, Archivo Distrital de Bogotá, Cemetery Indexes, 1887-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000131); 574,861 indexed records with 19,372 record images (was 470,091 records with 19,372 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Colombia, Bogotá, Burial Permits, 1938-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3212241); 325,930 indexed records with 212,783 record images (was 257,052 records with 212,783 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 27,933,309 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 27,939,733 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026

Colombia, Civil Registration, 1553-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469480); 802,335 indexed records with 893,276 record images (was 755,050 records with 893,276 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026
Costa Rica, Baptisms, 1700-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520624); 111,714 indexed records with 13,087 record images (was 110,127 records with 13,087 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 2,713,225 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 2,659,312 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026
Costa Rica, Deaths, 1787-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520629); 31,296 indexed records with 1,805 record images (was 26,355 records with 1,805 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
Costa Rica, Marriages, 1750-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520628); 35,623 indexed records with 41,312 record images (was 35,512 records with 36,722 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026

Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 7,034,773 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 7,007,772 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
Czech Republic, Censuses and Inhabitant Registers, 1800-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1930345); 2,316 indexed records with 4,916,932 record images (was 2,316 records with 4,916,932 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Czech Republic, Land Records, 1450-1889 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918632); Browse 4,965,764 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 4,965,764 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Czech Republic, Northern Moravia, Opava Archive Church Books, 1571-1905 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1475346); Browse 206,549 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 206,549 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Ecuador, Baptisms, 1680-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520610); 399,934 indexed records with 33,725 record images (was 399,934 records with 29,275 images), UPDATED 17-Oct-2026

England Marriages, 1538–1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473015); 10,313,068 indexed records with 3,192 record images (was 10,303,395 records with 3,192 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026
England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451051); Index only (8,536,509 records), no images (was 8,412,453 records with 0 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473014); 39,226,207 indexed records with 2,585,473 record images (was 39,144,796 records with 2,516,856 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026
England, Bristol, Parish Registers, 1538-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1718965); Index only (717,409 records), no images (was 717,409 records with 0 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
England, Cumberland Parish Registers, 1538-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2340274); 445,182 indexed records with 32,132 record images (was 436,023 records with 32,132 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026

England, Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473016); 13,098,287 indexed records with 111,999 record images (was 13,095,153 records with 111,999 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026
England, Essex, Parish Registers, 1538-1997 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1465709); Index only (651,608 records), no images (was 583,196 records with 0 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
England, Lancashire, Non-Conformist Church Records, 1647-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3656808); 901,723 indexed records with 104,773 record images (was 896,807 records with 98,533 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4439317); 10,948,398 indexed records with 933,231 record images (was 10,939,570 records with 933,231 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Finland, Church Census and Pre-Confirmation Books, 1600-1916 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2805467); 33,098,305 indexed records with 486,629 record images (was 33,105,230 records with 486,629 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026

France, Charente, Parish and Civil Registration, 1550-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4129995); 2,722,083 indexed records with 1,045,469 record images (was 2,579,938 records with 1,045,469 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
France, Dordogne, Censuses, 1891 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821303); 473,906 indexed records with 12,180 record images (was 471,373 records with 12,180 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
France, Dordogne, Church and Civil Registration, 1540-1897 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2796817); 7,872,581 indexed records with 3,099,653 record images (was 7,857,723 records with 3,099,653 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
France, Eure-et-Loir, Census, 1836 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463558); 311,991 indexed records with 5,792 record images (was 27,963 records with 5,792 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
France, Eure-et-Loir, Census, 1856 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3465170); 307,434 indexed records with 5,536 record images (was 35,515 records with 5,536 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026

France, Eure-et-Loir, Census, 1876 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3465175); 282,495 indexed records with 5,143 record images (was 12,163 records with 5,143 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
France, Eure-et-Loir, Census, 1891 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3465177); 269,543 indexed records with 4,790 record images (was 19,451 records with 4,790 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
France, Finistère, Quimper et Léon Diocese, Catholic Parish Records, 1772-1894 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1636101); 238,080 indexed records with 11,775 record images (was 239,660 records with 11,775 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
France, Haute-Garonne, Parish and Civil Registration, 1539-1993 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4235684); 8,991,049 indexed records with 2,755,805 record images (was 8,970,706 records with 2,755,805 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
France, Hautes-Alpes, Parish and Civil Registration, 1583-1931 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4320731); 4,418,380 indexed records with 1,387,797 record images (was 2,301,156 records with 1,387,797 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026

France, Marriages, 1546-1924 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500690); 1,177,909 indexed records with 23,014 record images (was 1,177,909 records with 12,262 images), UPDATED 17-Oct-2026
Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473000); 22,773,201 indexed records with 911,724 record images (was 22,973,482 records with 520,170 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Germany, Deaths and Burials, 1582-1958 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494474); 2,636,397 indexed records with 118,675 record images (was 2,640,000 records with 70,791 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Germany, Marriages, 1558-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473009); 5,104,987 indexed records with 184,816 record images (was 5,155,533 records with 97,865 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Germany, Prussia, Posen, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1430-1998 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4116415); 11,928,951 indexed records with 1,872,814 record images (was 11,671,064 records with 1,872,814 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026

Germany, Prussia, Silesia, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1551-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4110912); 4,525,500 indexed records with 874,413 record images (was 4,516,465 records with 874,413 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026
Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1873-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2102016); 1,057,890 indexed records with 17,770 record images (was 1,025,187 records with 17,770 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026
Guatemala, Baja Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2106095); 315,058 indexed records with 24,503 record images (was 311,210 records with 24,503 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614809); 5,206,032 indexed records with 1,160,338 record images (was 5,069,282 records with 1,160,338 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114423); 830,039 indexed records with 3,075 record images (was 791,184 records with 3,075 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026

Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790265); 508,851 indexed records with 395,803 record images (was 484,700 records with 395,803 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026
Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1833-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1682771); 2,673,806 indexed records with 2,755,000 record images (was 2,614,040 records with 2,755,000 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026
Guatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration, 1877-2007 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451040); 254,397 indexed records with 103,502 record images (was 244,986 records with 103,502 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026
Guatemala, Escuintla, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2392700); 675,513 indexed records with 2,355 record images (was 667,887 records with 2,355 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1874-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150); 4,690,251 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 4,245,072 records with 1,486 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026

Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1796-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451045); 1,026,408 indexed records with 17,993 record images (was 950,403 records with 17,993 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026
Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443319); 428,841 indexed records with 9,848 record images (was 404,556 records with 9,848 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Guatemala, Jalapa, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2426084); 300,483 indexed records with 42,552 record images (was 282,678 records with 42,552 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Guatemala, Jutiapa, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274798); 553,833 indexed records with 36,732 record images (was 532,559 records with 36,732 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026
Guatemala, Petén, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274797); 276,802 indexed records with 713 record images (was 273,153 records with 713 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026

Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274796); 1,250,179 indexed records with 41,022 record images (was 1,201,101 records with 41,022 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026
Guatemala, Quiché, Civil Registration, 1877-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274794); 1,018,096 indexed records with 70,397 record images (was 1,003,047 records with 70,397 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Guatemala, Retalhuleu, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2422976); 448,197 indexed records with 550 record images (was 428,251 records with 550 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026
Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274791); 344,158 indexed records with 63 record images (was 335,054 records with 63 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Guatemala, San Marcos, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274790); 1,127,957 indexed records with 16,730 record images (was 1,074,014 records with 16,730 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026

Guatemala, Santa Rosa, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274788); 455,673 indexed records with 97,101 record images (was 430,893 records with 97,101 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026
Guatemala, Sololá, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2444805); 497,890 indexed records with 70,746 record images (was 464,031 records with 70,746 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Guatemala, Suchitepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274785); 692,512 indexed records with 1,312 record images (was 685,513 records with 1,312 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Guatemala, Totonicapán, Civil Registration, 1877-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2268582); 605,535 indexed records with 470,718 record images (was 580,784 records with 470,718 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Guatemala, Zacapa, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2284386); 277,669 indexed records with 18,271 record images (was 270,038 records with 18,271 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026

Iceland, Church Census, 1744-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2697871); 1,138,610 indexed records with 48,402 record images (was 1,077,966 records with 48,402 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026
Indonesia, Civil Registration, 1806-1997 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000168); 244,394 indexed records with 865,226 record images (was 214,866 records with 855,923 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Italy, Ragusa, Modica, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2094181); 31,254 indexed records with 305,633 record images (was 0 records with 305,633 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Luxembourg, Church and Civil Registration, 1601-1923 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000012); 3,018,302 indexed records with 1,135,204 record images (was 3,005,872 records with 1,121,891 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Malta, Passport Applications, 1828-1944 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4376672); 25,236 indexed records with 57,780 record images (was 14,581 records with 57,780 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026

Mexico, Campeche, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473200); 473,048 indexed records with 189,697 record images (was 472,155 records with 189,697 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
Mexico, Oaxaca, Catholic Church Records, 1559-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909191); 6,885,809 indexed records with 3,458,764 record images (was 6,880,559 records with 3,458,764 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Netherlands, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1778468); Index only (1,572,754 records), no images (was 1,572,754 records with 0 images), UPDATED 17-Oct-2026
Nicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-2014 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494432); 449,830 indexed records with 86,119 record images (was 449,830 records with 86,119 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Nicaragua, Civil Registration, 1809-2014 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1601210); 981,986 indexed records with 2,591,542 record images (was 978,582 records with 2,591,542 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026

Panama, Catholic Church Records, 1707-1982 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913397); 688,945 indexed records with 240,799 record images (was 681,417 records with 240,799 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
Paraguay, Baptisms, 1800-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520613); Index only (48,756 records), no images (was 48,747 records with 0 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
Paraguay, Catholic Church Records, 1754-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922527); 1,325,726 indexed records with 373,775 record images (was 1,277,931 records with 373,775 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Paraguay, Marriages, 1800-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520617); Index only (6,433 records), no images (was 4,778 records with 0 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
Paraguay, Military Records, 1870-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2506770); 516,459 indexed records with 989,985 record images (was 501,055 records with 989,825 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026

Peru, Arequipa, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4447275); Index only (217,621 records), no images (was 247,873 records with 0 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1556-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); Index only (7,689,791 records), no images (was 7,612,696 records with 0 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Peru, Huánuco, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4439346); Index only (72,379 records), no images (was 69,069 records with 0 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
Philippines Civil Registration (National), 1945-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1852584); 8,515,446 indexed records with 20,274,621 record images (was 8,443,714 records with 20,274,621 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2026
Portugal, Aveiro, Catholic Church Records, 1550-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928590); 1,048,230 indexed records with 571,698 record images (was 1,046,314 records with 571,698 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026

Portugal, Braga, Catholic Church Records, 1530-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913410); 736,128 indexed records with 857,376 record images (was 735,825 records with 857,376 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Portugal, Lisbon, Catholic Church Records, 1334-1998 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449050); 3,123,171 indexed records with 869,405 record images (was 3,120,218 records with 869,405 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Portugal, Santarém, Catholic Church Records, 1544-1952 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2128189); 790,237 indexed records with 647,938 record images (was 785,918 records with 647,938 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
Portugal, Viseu, Catholic Church Records, 1523-1989 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928589); 1,597,404 indexed records with 1,034,661 record images (was 1,590,363 records with 1,034,661 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675525); Index only (317,716 records), no images (was 317,716 records with 0 images), UPDATED 17-Oct-2026

Saba, Civil Registration, 1876-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000229); 8,587 indexed records with 3,256 record images (was 5,898 records with 3,256 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
Sint Eustatius, Civil Registration, 1869-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000165); 7,564 indexed records with 2,871 record images (was 6,100 records with 2,871 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
South Africa Department of Defence, Military Records, 1914-1954 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000520); 109,686 indexed records with 108,182 record images (was 109,687 records with 108,182 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
South Africa, Cape, Western Cape Archives Records, 1792-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935348); 146,155 indexed records with 1,016,009 record images (was 146,155 records with 1,016,009 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026
South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3511741); 613,936 indexed records with 902,019 record images (was 610,424 records with 902,019 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026

Spain, Barcelona, Municipal Records, 1387-1986 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015324); 913,381 indexed records with 1,615,372 record images (was 912,265 records with 1,615,372 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
Spain, Catholic Church Records, 1307-2005 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1784529); 17,880,352 indexed records with 3,008,340 record images (was 18,497,566 records with 3,008,340 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2026
Spain, Cádiz, Municipal Records, 1784-1956 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015325); 495,704 indexed records with 1,631,476 record images (was 495,704 records with 1,631,476 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
Spain, Gerona, Municipal Records, 1566-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015355); 1,466,334 indexed records with 390,067 record images (was 1,329,160 records with 390,067 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Spain, Madrid, Municipal Census Records, 1910-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000004); 7,675,523 indexed records with 3,536,341 record images (was 6,783,329 records with 3,536,341 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026

Spain, Records of Widows and Orphans of Spanish Officers, 1826-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1972899); Browse 522,689 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 522,689 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
Spain, Tarragona, Municipal Records, 1430-1943 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015366); Browse 433,250 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 433,250 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4138674); 20,241,238 indexed records with 2,024,045 record images (was 19,773,456 records with 2,024,045 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
United States, Census, 1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1488411); 107,660,184 indexed records with 2,387,416 record images (was 107,660,184 records with 2,387,416 images), UPDATED 17-Oct-2026
Uruguay, Baptisms, 1750-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520616); Index only (108,527 records), no images (was 113,820 records with 0 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026

Uruguay, Catholic Church Records, 1726-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4134697); 1,078,995 indexed records with 308,677 record images (was 1,075,151 records with 308,677 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Uruguay, Marriages, 1840-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520619); Index only (8,237 records), no images (was 7,257 records with 0 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 1,930,153 indexed records with 149,640 record images (was 1,572,940 records with 158,305 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2026
Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951777); 17,441,487 indexed records with 1,899,876 record images (was 17,411,088 records with 1,899,876 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026
Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675544); Index only (210,358 records), no images (was 210,358 records with 0 images), UPDATED 17-Oct-2026

West Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1928 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708695); Index only (737,099 records), no images (was 737,099 records with 0 images), UPDATED 17-Oct-2026
Zambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1908-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736255); 52,705 indexed records with 328,682 record images (was 40,553 records with 328,682 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2026

--- Collections with new images ---

Alabama, Births and Christenings, 1881-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1661470); 164,600 indexed records with 8,002 record images (was 164,600 records with 7,361 images), last updated 25-Sep-2026
Alabama, Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674670); 71,989 indexed records with 12,948 record images (was 71,989 records with 12,729 images), last updated 25-Sep-2026
Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674672); 797,938 indexed records with 145,841 record images (was 797,938 records with 133,106 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Argentina, Baptisms, 1645-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520570); 2,273,891 indexed records with 363,827 record images (was 2,273,891 records with 341,375 images), last updated 18-Jan-2026
Argentina, Marriages, 1722-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520572); 104,450 indexed records with 9,542 record images (was 104,450 records with 9,029 images), last updated 18-Jan-2026

Argentina, Military Records, 1911-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000280); 2,929,239 indexed records with 2,932,120 record images (was 2,929,239 records with 2,932,118 images), last updated 03-Apr-2026
Arizona, Births and Christenings, 1909-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674580); 1,312 indexed records with 710 record images (was 1,312 records with 657 images), last updated 08-Jun-2020
Arizona, Deaths and Burials, 1910-1911; 1933-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674678); 3,235 indexed records with 1,460 record images (was 3,235 records with 1,422 images), last updated 08-Jun-2020
Arizona, Marriages, 1865-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674679); 66,550 indexed records with 50,133 record images (was 66,550 records with 47,115 images), last updated 10-Mar-2020
Arkansas, Marriages, 1837-1944 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674711); 873,559 indexed records with 80,674 record images (was 873,559 records with 73,193 images), last updated 03-Nov-2021

Australia, Deaths and Burials, 1816-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770857); 81,876 indexed records with 26,617 record images (was 81,876 records with 19,399 images), last updated 17-Sep-2026
Austria, Burials, 1768-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520587); 27,242 indexed records with 1,349 record images (was 27,242 records with 1,193 images), last updated 12-Nov-2025
Austria, Marriages, 1722-1898 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520586); 22,385 indexed records with 2,701 record images (was 22,385 records with 2,165 images), last updated 24-Dec-2025
Bahamas, Births, 1850-1891 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520621); 52,700 indexed records with 4,651 record images (was 52,700 records with 4,286 images), last updated 13-Oct-2026
Barbados, Baptisms, 1739-1891 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520591); 451,676 indexed records with 20,046 record images (was 451,676 records with 19,728 images), last updated 29-Jan-2020

Barbados, Marriages, 1854-1879 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520599); 64,288 indexed records with 6,686 record images (was 64,288 records with 6,552 images), last updated 19-Jun-2020
Belgium, Deaths and Burials, 1564-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520580); 66,440 indexed records with 4,984 record images (was 66,440 records with 4,761 images), last updated 30-Jan-2020
Belgium, Marriages, 1563-1890 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520579); 56,180 indexed records with 7,634 record images (was 56,180 records with 4,960 images), last updated 11-Mar-2020
Bolivia, Baptisms, 1560-1938 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520550); 1,876,624 indexed records with 207,212 record images (was 1,876,624 records with 200,876 images), last updated 19-Jun-2020
Bolivia, Marriages, 1630-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520564); 339,380 indexed records with 38,973 record images (was 339,380 records with 35,654 images), last updated 30-Jan-2020

Brazil, Alagoas, Civil Registration, 1876-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469403); 1 indexed records with 454,271 record images (was 1 records with 454,265 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Brazil, Baptisms, 1688-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500708); 2,389,736 indexed records with 204,119 record images (was 2,389,736 records with 166,356 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026
Brazil, Deaths, 1750-1890 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500710); 43,570 indexed records with 3,829 record images (was 43,570 records with 2,651 images), last updated 08-Jan-2026
Brazil, Maranhão, Civil Registration, 1827-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469402); 1 indexed records with 906,290 record images (was 1 records with 906,277 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Brazil, Marriages, 1730-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500709); 318,295 indexed records with 39,203 record images (was 318,295 records with 34,909 images), last updated 08-Jan-2026

Brazil, Sergipe, Civil Registration, 1866-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4470324); 1 indexed records with 268,993 record images (was 1 records with 268,961 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
California, Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3518938); 585,672 indexed records with 81,143 record images (was 585,672 records with 77,463 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
California, Marriages, 1850-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674735); 536,518 indexed records with 182,342 record images (was 536,518 records with 166,287 images), last updated 22-Sep-2025
Canada, Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520609); 43,249 indexed records with 4,335 record images (was 43,249 records with 2,174 images), last updated 01-Apr-2021
Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520608); 228,597 indexed records with 10,219 record images (was 228,597 records with 6,077 images), last updated 01-Apr-2021

Chile, Baptisms, 1585-1932 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520549); 1,539,058 indexed records with 158,454 record images (was 1,539,058 records with 153,387 images), last updated 22-Sep-2025
Chile, Deaths, 1700-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520559); 294,541 indexed records with 33,127 record images (was 294,541 records with 32,897 images), last updated 22-Sep-2025
Chile, Marriages, 1579-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520558); 263,665 indexed records with 39,849 record images (was 263,665 records with 38,721 images), last updated 22-Sep-2025
Colombia, Baptisms, 1630-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520607); 449,521 indexed records with 71,046 record images (was 449,521 records with 61,641 images), last updated 06-Aug-2025
Colombia, Deaths, 1770-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520612); 24,940 indexed records with 3,785 record images (was 24,940 records with 3,276 images), last updated 06-Aug-2025

Colombia, Marriages, 1750-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520611); 77,815 indexed records with 16,234 record images (was 77,815 records with 14,417 images), last updated 06-Aug-2025
Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674736); 719,358 indexed records with 22,696 record images (was 719,358 records with 18,239 images), last updated 13-Oct-2026
Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674748); 711,947 indexed records with 354,149 record images (was 711,947 records with 222,338 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1778463); 5,014,769 indexed records with 295,942 record images (was 5,014,769 records with 261,238 images), last updated 28-Jan-2026
Denmark, Burials, 1640-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520593); 596,238 indexed records with 30,631 record images (was 596,238 records with 27,747 images), last updated 28-Jan-2026

Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520592); 1,253,965 indexed records with 69,828 record images (was 1,253,965 records with 59,827 images), last updated 28-Jan-2026
District of Columbia, Marriages, 1830-1921 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674801); 201,871 indexed records with 137,410 record images (was 201,871 records with 130,106 images), last updated 06-Oct-2020
Dominican Republic, Baptisms, 1726-1924 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520622); 144,381 indexed records with 12,043 record images (was 144,381 records with 11,380 images), last updated 13-Oct-2026
Ecuador, Deaths, 1800-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520615); 43,785 indexed records with 4,637 record images (was 43,785 records with 4,144 images), last updated 15-Sep-2025
Ecuador, Marriages, 1680-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520614); 106,660 indexed records with 11,415 record images (was 106,660 records with 10,088 images), last updated 20-Jan-2026

El Salvador, Baptisms, 1750-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584970); 145,495 indexed records with 15,003 record images (was 145,495 records with 14,158 images), last updated 16-Sep-2025
El Salvador, Marriages, 1810-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584975); 22,778 indexed records with 3,260 record images (was 22,778 records with 3,126 images), last updated 16-Sep-2025
Finland, Baptisms, 1657-1890 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1778464); 4,532,951 indexed records with 67,860 record images (was 4,555,893 records with 62,523 images), last updated 03-Nov-2025
Finland, Burials, 1725-1909 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1676971); 92,367 indexed records with 2,285 record images (was 92,367 records with 2,142 images), last updated 03-Feb-2020
Finland, Marriages, 1682-1892 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1676970); 474,628 indexed records with 11,195 record images (was 474,628 records with 9,908 images), last updated 03-Nov-2025

Florida, Marriages, 1837-1974 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674804); 596,041 indexed records with 50,389 record images (was 596,041 records with 47,385 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
France, Births and Baptisms, 1546-1896 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1782519); 5,313,811 indexed records with 124,261 record images (was 5,313,811 records with 52,898 images), last updated 17-Jan-2026
France, Deaths and Burials, 1546-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500691); 303,923 indexed records with 13,786 record images (was 313,483 records with 9,680 images), last updated 12-Oct-2026
Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674807); 664,154 indexed records with 10,592 record images (was 664,154 records with 971 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026
Great Britain, Births and Baptisms, 1571-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770884); 12,159 indexed records with 726 record images (was 12,159 records with 353 images), last updated 15-Sep-2025

Great Britain, Deaths and Burials, 1778-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770890); 60,842 indexed records with 3,132 record images (was 60,842 records with 2,719 images), last updated 26-Dec-2025
Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520627); 333,904 indexed records with 27,532 record images (was 333,904 records with 26,649 images), last updated 07-Dec-2025
Hawaii, Births and Christenings, 1852-1933 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674805); 117,678 indexed records with 1,686 record images (was 117,678 records with 1,037 images), last updated 18-Jan-2020
Hawaii, Deaths and Burials, 1862-1919 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674810); 94,392 indexed records with 48,106 record images (was 94,392 records with 32,506 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Hawaii, Marriages, 1826-1922 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674811); 66,746 indexed records with 24,793 record images (was 66,746 records with 20,664 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021

Honduras, Baptisms, 1730-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520634); 160,997 indexed records with 15,739 record images (was 160,997 records with 13,894 images), last updated 20-Nov-2025
Honduras, Marriages, 1800-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520638); 30,938 indexed records with 826 record images (was 30,938 records with 662 images), last updated 15-Sep-2025
Iceland, Baptisms, 1730-1905 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584974); 145,044 indexed records with 628 record images (was 145,044 records with 538 images), last updated 01-Feb-2026
Iceland, Marriages, 1770-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584978); 30,905 indexed records with 202 record images (was 30,905 records with 189 images), last updated 01-Feb-2026
Idaho, Births and Christenings, 1856-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674809); 70,730 indexed records with 4,071 record images (was 70,730 records with 3,761 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021

Idaho, Deaths and Burials, 1907-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674815); 30,207 indexed records with 1,516 record images (was 30,207 records with 1,449 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Idaho, Marriages, 1878-1898; 1903-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674817); 76,651 indexed records with 5,597 record images (was 76,651 records with 4,530 images), last updated 13-Jun-2024
Illinois, Births and Christenings, 1824-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1676968); 1,124,902 indexed records with 330,314 record images (was 1,124,902 records with 185,275 images), last updated 08-May-2026
Illinois, Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3541609); 568,478 indexed records with 211,807 record images (was 568,478 records with 201,530 images), last updated 08-May-2026
Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680829); 998,463 indexed records with 180,616 record images (was 998,463 records with 141,941 images), last updated 08-May-2026

India, Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584960); 432,831 indexed records with 40,232 record images (was 432,831 records with 37,995 images), last updated 25-Jan-2026
India, Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584968); 372,980 indexed records with 32,992 record images (was 372,980 records with 31,247 images), last updated 25-Jan-2026
India, Marriages, 1792-1948 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584967); 119,671 indexed records with 24,222 record images (was 119,671 records with 22,768 images), last updated 25-Jan-2026
Indiana, Births and Christenings, 1773-1933 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674814); 230,558 indexed records with 14,686 record images (was 230,558 records with 13,482 images), last updated 16-Jan-2026
Indiana, Deaths and Burials, 1750-1993 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3559081); 145,186 indexed records with 9,460 record images (was 145,186 records with 9,388 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024

Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674830); 892,895 indexed records with 238,739 record images (was 892,895 records with 212,326 images), last updated 03-Nov-2021
Iowa, Births and Christenings, 1830-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674820); 386,750 indexed records with 28,353 record images (was 386,750 records with 25,640 images), last updated 07-Apr-2026
Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674841); 321,781 indexed records with 16,988 record images (was 321,781 records with 15,439 images), last updated 30-Oct-2020
Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674842); 191,286 indexed records with 112,315 record images (was 191,286 records with 77,410 images), last updated 22-Dec-2025
Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584963); 3,628,796 indexed records with 139,887 record images (was 3,628,796 records with 137,835 images), last updated 03-Nov-2025

Ireland, Deaths, 1864-1870 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584965); 182,377 indexed records with 34,887 record images (was 182,377 records with 29,280 images), last updated 05-Feb-2020
Ireland, Marriages, 1619-1898 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584964); 381,057 indexed records with 76,064 record images (was 381,057 records with 71,241 images), last updated 03-Nov-2025
Isle of Man, Births and Baptisms, 1607-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708663); 221,922 indexed records with 13,238 record images (was 221,922 records with 9,543 images), last updated 18-Mar-2020
Isle of Man, Deaths and Burials, 1844-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708590); 42,006 indexed records with 4,330 record images (was 42,006 records with 3,008 images), last updated 05-Feb-2020
Isle of Man, Marriages, 1606–1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1711668); 43,536 indexed records with 8,011 record images (was 43,536 records with 5,330 images), last updated 11-Mar-2020

Italy, Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708706); 205,484 indexed records with 192,999 record images (was 205,484 records with 107,371 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Deaths and Burials, 1806-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708705); 76,671 indexed records with 37,315 record images (was 76,671 records with 18,720 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Marriages, 1809-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1711678); 76,565 indexed records with 26,708 record images (was 76,565 records with 11,285 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026
Jamaica Births and Baptisms, 1752-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520598); 280,346 indexed records with 142,994 record images (was 280,346 records with 120,110 images), last updated 03-Nov-2025
Kentucky, Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674843); 381,231 indexed records with 9,467 record images (was 381,231 records with 8,984 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021

Kentucky, Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674848); 588,708 indexed records with 40,283 record images (was 588,708 records with 36,929 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674849); 1,175,936 indexed records with 384,267 record images (was 1,175,936 records with 291,328 images), last updated 29-May-2024
Louisiana, Marriages, 1816-1906 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674881); 104,590 indexed records with 49,454 record images (was 104,590 records with 18,643 images), last updated 19-Jun-2020
Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674856); 701,296 indexed records with 63,574 record images (was 701,296 records with 53,133 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026
Maine, Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674914); 158,768 indexed records with 28,898 record images (was 158,768 records with 23,892 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021

Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674915); 466,473 indexed records with 39,441 record images (was 466,473 records with 32,633 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Maryland, Births and Christenings, 1650-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674912); 150,035 indexed records with 3,759 record images (was 150,035 records with 3,091 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026
Maryland, Deaths and Burials, 1877-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675198); 10,408 indexed records with 3,717 record images (was 10,408 records with 3,715 images), last updated 16-Jan-2020
Maryland, Marriages, 1666-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675199); 178,981 indexed records with 4,160 record images (was 178,981 records with 3,657 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026
Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675197); 2,538,593 indexed records with 40,448 record images (was 2,538,593 records with 30,587 images), last updated 12-Oct-2026

Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675350); 368,497 indexed records with 31,212 record images (was 368,497 records with 27,960 images), last updated 12-Oct-2026
Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3535178); 1,132,926 indexed records with 132,115 record images (was 1,132,926 records with 124,048 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
United States, Census, 1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464515); 157,892,854 indexed records with 52,759,871 record images (was 157,892,854 records with 52,759,862 images), last updated 16-Jun-2024

--- Collections with images removed ---

Find a Grave Index (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2221801); 274,118,435 indexed records with 282,861,710 record images (was 274,118,435 records with 305,318,643 images), last updated 13-Aug-2026
Georgia, Births and Christenings, 1754-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674802); 21,863 indexed records with 131 record images (was 21,863 records with 22,454 images), last updated 17-Jun-2020

--- Collections with new records ---

Democratic Republic of the Congo, National Identity Cards, 1884-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000100); 629,934 indexed records with 10,089,338 record images (was 627,386 records with 10,089,338 images), last updated 28-Jul-2026

--- Collections with records removed ---

Mexico, Baptisms, 1560-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473011); Index only (29,519,223 records), no images (was 29,521,386 records with 0 images), last updated 16-Apr-2026
Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2002 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949334); Index only (4,267,568 records), no images (was 4,267,569 records with 0 images), last updated 06-May-2014
Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1467014); Index only (5,239,553 records), no images (was 5,262,978 records with 0 images), last updated 27-Feb-2026
Norway, Burials, 1666-1927 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468081); Index only (716,354 records), no images (was 717,465 records with 0 images), last updated 27-Feb-2026
Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468080); Index only (1,324,915 records), no images (was 1,328,019 records with 0 images), last updated 27-Feb-2026

Spain, Baptisms, 1502-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500692); Index only (7,926,804 records), no images (was 7,962,793 records with 0 images), last updated 10-Apr-2026
Spain, Marriages, 1565-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500693); Index only (2,221,976 records), no images (was 2,237,941 records with 0 images), last updated 12-Dec-2022
Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949342); Index only (17,102,107 records), no images (was 17,102,108 records with 0 images), last updated 17-Feb-2012
Ukraine, Khmelnitski, Confession Lists, 1795-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000404); 57,797 indexed records with 1,201 record images (was 58,851 records with 1,201 images), last updated 17-Aug-2026
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2333694); 28,662,110 indexed records with 46,919,022 record images (was 28,662,114 records with 46,919,022 images), last updated 19-Sep-2026

United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000290); Index only (413,857,808 records), no images (was 413,857,811 records with 0 images), last updated 22-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:

• 3,510 Historical Record Collection entries
• 1 removed entries
• 4 added entries 
• 137 updated entries
• 105 entries with more or fewer images 
• 12 entries with more or fewer records

Marshall's list shows 3,510 Historical Record Collections this week, an increase of 3 collections from last week. The website image above shows 3,510 collections, so the website number is in sync with Marshall's list number.

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