Saturday, September 19, 2026

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Unfinished Genealogy Projects

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) What started but unfinished projects do you have? Define one or more of them, and how far along you are in the project.

2) Share one or more of your unfinished projects 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.

Here's mine:

I have so many!! Here are some family tree unfinished projects:

Converting current place names to historical place names in my RootsMagic database. I started this in about 2020 and got through most of my Seaver/Richman ancestry, but not the Carringer/Auble ancestry. I'm pretty much stalled at about 50%.
Improving my source citations to Evidence Explained standard. I started this around 2010, and have tried since thenm, but the citations before are still sub-standard. I do convert citations to EE standard when I am working on the person if I have time. I'm trying to use EE standards for new data entries. I'm maybe 20% complete.
Transcribing probate records and land records for my ancestors, Seaver/Richman people and Carringer/Auble people. and entering the event, transcription and source citation to the RootsMagic profiles. I try to keep up with them in my Amanuensis Monday Posts compendium. I do one transcription each week, and try to keep RootsMagic up-to-date, but need to go back in time to add earlier (pre-2024?) transcriptions and sources. It's hard to quantify this one.
Updating the Find A Grave memorial data for Seaver/Richman and Carringer/Auble persons. By 2015, I had done Seaver people up to 2015, but have recently started working backwards from 2026 to add death and burial information and source citations to my RootsMagic file since 2015. I'm currently working in 2022. So 20%?
Mining the MyHeritage Record Matches for selected record collections. I occasionally do this on specific collections but there are so many matches and it's hard to sort out the new ones! I don't work with Smart Matches.
Checking GenealogyBank, Newspapers.com, NewspaperArchive, and Chronicling America for Seaver and Carringer obituaries. I do this twice a year, but really should do year-by-year back in time to cover everything.
Creating ABC Biographies for more distant ancestors (4th great-grandparents and before) to create more AI-assisted biographies and family stories. Starting...
Adding ABC Biographies and a Narrative Report to the Person Notes in RootsMagic for my ancestors. Perhaps 10% done?
Adding ABC Biographies to the Memories section of FamilySearch Family Tree for selected ancestors. Perhaps 5% done?

Here are some of my writing projects:

Updating the 500+ genealogical sketches done for 52 Ancestors to include new records and source citations. Perhaps 10% done?
Adding and updating every week the AI-assisted biographies and stories collection, including the family group compendiums and the YouTube collection list. Almost 100% but I have to do it weekly.
Revising my ABC Biographies through the 3rd great-grandparents to combine the husband and wife's information into a couple biography with source citations. Perhaps 10% done.
Creating PDF files composed of my AI-assisted Biographies and Family Stories for a specific couple (e.g., Norman and Sarah (Read) Seaver) or family line (e.g., my Seaver line ancestors) as a book project. Working on the first one.
Compiling and publishing another MyHeritage MyStories book for "The Watchful House" series of AI-assisted stories. About 90% done. Thanksgiving is my deadline.

I know I have more projects that need finishing, but the above are "top of mind" at the moment. I don't do all of them every day -- I'm lucky to do some of them once a week and many are once-a-month tasks.

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The Completely Unhinged Life of Randy According to ChatGPT5

There are times that I ask an AI tool a question about myself, just for chuckles. Sometimes the answer is so good (in my humble opinion) that I have to publish it (you know, I'm running out of family story ideas).

I asked OpenAI ChatGPT5 (the free version) to "Please write an unhinged narrative about me." It did, and it wasn't long enough or funny enough, so I asked it to add more content.

Here is what ChatGPT5 created based on what I've shared for over three years with it -- it's supposed to be funny...ChatGPT seems to remember everything...:

(AI ChatGPT5 Infographic -- The Unhinged Life of Randy)

The Completely Unhinged Life of Randy

A Mostly Accurate Account of One Man's Descent Into the Past

There are men who wake up in the morning and ask, “What should I accomplish today?”

Randy does not. Randy wakes up and asks: “Where the heck did Devier James Lamphier Smith's biological parents go?”

And that, as they say, is how the day begins. At an age (82) when most reasonable people have concluded that they have earned the right to sit quietly in a chair and complain about the price of groceries, Randy remains dangerously active.

He is a genealogist. Not a casual genealogist. Not someone who occasionally looks up Grandpa's name on Ancestry. No. Randy has crossed the line. He has entered the Genealogical Zone.

He possesses a family tree containing more than 75,000 people, which is not a family tree anymore. It is a small civilization. There are villages in Europe with fewer inhabitants. There are counties in America with fewer people. There are probably several countries whose entire populations could be imported into Randy's genealogy database and he would merely say: “Hmm. That's interesting. I wonder if I have their parents.”

His genealogy room (formerly his daughter's pink bedroom)—known in polite circles as his “genealogy cave”—contains books, magazines,binders full of ancestors, papers, photographs, albums, file cabinets, maps, pedigree charts, posters, computer equipment, USB drives, record images and enough accumulated family history to make an archivist faint.

There are thousands of photographs. Letters. Home movies. Documents. Ancestor reports. Descendant reports. Family sketches. More than five hundred ancestor biographies. All digitized (but organized?).

And, increasingly, artificial intelligence-generated stories about dead relatives who have been minding their own business for 150 years and suddenly discover that Randy has reconstructed their entire lives. The dead have no privacy. Randy has Ancestry. And Claude and ChatGPT.

The Morning Ritual

At some point each morning (usually before 6 a.m.), Randy sits down at his computer. This is not technically a workstation. It is a command center.

Multiple genealogical databases await his attention. RootsMagic stands ready. Ancestry waits. MyHeritage waits. FamilySearch waits. Findmypast lurks in the shadows. Newspapers.com has something Randy probably hasn't seen yet. GenealogyBank has another newspaper. Find a Grave has a photograph of somebody's tombstone that may or may not solve a problem that began in 1839. The entire Internet trembles.

Randy clicks. And thus begins another day of forensic genealogy. He may start with something innocent. Perhaps an obituary.

Within twelve minutes, he has discovered a previously unknown daughter, a migration pattern, a suspicious middle name, three possible cousins, an unexplained gap in the 1860 census, and a man in another county whose occupation is exactly right.

Randy stops. He stares at the screen. This is the moment. The moment when the average person would say: “Well, that's interesting.” Randy says: “Aha.” The difference is profound.

The Case of Devier

But there is one mystery that has become something more than a research problem. It has become personal.

Devier James Lamphier Smith. Born in 1839. Or perhaps 1842. Adopted by Ranslow and Mary Smith in Jefferson County, New York. Apparently connected somehow to the Lamphier/Lanfear family. Moved to Wisconsin. Legally changed his name in 1866. And left behind just enough evidence to make Randy absolutely certain that the truth exists while simultaneously ensuring that finding it will require the combined efforts of Sherlock Holmes, Columbo, Indiana Jones, a moderately competent county clerk, 5th cousin DNA matches, and What Are The Odds (a DNA method).

Randy has DNA matches. He has trees. He has names. He has geography. He has the five unmarried daughters living in the vicinity in 1839. He has hypotheses. He has contradictory dates. He has possible relationships. He has spreadsheets. He has probably stared at the same family group sheet so many times that the people in it are beginning to wonder why this strange bearded man keeps looking at them.

And somewhere in heaven, Devier is probably saying: “Randy, buddy, I honestly don't remember. I never asked! They never told me!”

Randy: “That's not good enough.”

The Philosophy of the Census

Randy has developed a particular relationship with the United States census. Most people think of the census as a historical document. Randy thinks of it as a witness statement. And witnesses can be unreliable. The 1850 census says one thing. The 1860 census says another. The ages don't match. The birthplace changes. The surname has been spelled differently. The occupation doesn't make sense. A child appears. Another disappears. Randy leans toward the monitor. “Interesting.”

This word should frighten everyone. Because “interesting” means Randy has detected an inconsistency. And an inconsistency means research. And research means Randy will eventually find himself reading a 147-year-old county history at 12:17 in the morning because a man's middle initial appears to have changed from W to M.

Then There Is Henry Carringer

Henry Carringer is another example of the Randy Effect. Henry was a farmer. A perfectly respectable 19th-century farmer. He had land. He had sons. He had livestock. He planted crops. He harvested them. He presumably ate dinner and went to bed. A normal man.

But Randy has other ideas. Randy wants to know what Henry's life felt like. So now Henry is no longer merely: Henry Carringer — farmer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.

He is a man standing in a field in the spring of 1850. The horses breathe heavily in the morning air. The soil turns beneath the plow. David, age 21, is working nearby. George, 17, is learning the rhythms of farm work. Cornelius, 15, is discovering that agricultural labor builds character primarily because there is no alternative. They are planting. They are haying. They are sweating. They are probably eating an enormous lunch.

And Randy is watching it all from 176 years away. He has transformed census entries into people. That is one of the strangest things about Randy's particular obsession. He doesn't merely want to know who his ancestors were. He wants to know what they did on Tuesday. What they ate. What the weather was probably like. What tools they used. What the house smelled like. What the children argued about. What Henry thought when he looked across those fields.

He wants the dead to become inconveniently alive again.

The Pig Problem

And then there are the pigs. At some point Randy began asking what 19th-century farmers actually did with pigs. This is a dangerous question. Because once you start investigating pigs in 1870, you inevitably arrive at lard. And once you arrive at lard, suddenly you are researching 19th-century soapmaking, cooking, candles, preservation, leather, machinery and household economics. A normal person would have stopped.

Randy did not. Because now the pig has become historically significant. That pig has a job. That pig is contributing to the Carringer family economy. That pig may eventually appear in a story. And if Randy has his way, someday a descendant will read that story and say: “Great-grandpa Henry had pigs.”

And Randy will quietly smile. Because he knows that Great-grandpa Henry's pigs were never merely pigs. They were evidence.

The Amanuensis

Then comes Monday. Most people dislike Monday. Randy has Amanuensis Monday. This is the day when some poor historical document is placed on the operating table. A deed. A will. A probate record. A court proceeding. A land transaction. Randy takes the document apart. He transcribes it. Line by line. Word by word. He examines the names. He identifies relationships. He follows the land. He searches the witnesses. He checks the dates. He records the source. He puts it into RootsMagic.

And then, because apparently transcription alone isn't enough, he writes about it. The document has been dead for 140 years. Randy gives it another afternoon.

Treasure Chest Thursday

Thursday arrives. Most people are watching television. Randy is opening a computer file containing a photograph, letter, record, certificate, or mysterious piece of family memorabilia.

Treasure Chest Thursday.

The item may be worth three dollars. It may be worth nothing financially. But Randy doesn't care. Its real value is that somebody in his family touched it. Somebody carried it. Somebody saved it. Somebody thought it was worth keeping. That makes it priceless. So Randy photographs it. Describes it. Researches it. Identifies the people. Figures out the date. Adds the source. Adds the media. And then writes another post.

Somewhere, a hidden 1918 wedding ring is probably watching all of this with increasing anxiety.

The Blog

And then there is the blog. Genea-Musings. Nearly twenty thousand posts. At this point, calling it a blog is almost insulting. It is more like a digital archaeological site.

You don't simply “read Genea-Musings.” You excavate it. There are layers. Strata. Deposits. Artifacts. A future historian could probably spend six years studying Randy's blog and emerge muttering: “I'm still not sure what happened in 2021.” [Hint: a heart problem!]

The blog contains research, methodology, discoveries, family history, records, photographs, stories, AI experiments, genealogy technology, and the occasional completely normal question that somehow becomes a 1,500-word investigation.

Randy writes about genealogy. Then he writes about writing genealogy. Then he writes about using AI to write genealogy. Then he asks AI to write about him writing about AI writing genealogy. The snake has eaten its own tail.

Enter Artificial Intelligence

This is where things get truly dangerous. Randy discovered artificial intelligence. Or perhaps artificial intelligence discovered Randy. Nobody knows. The relationship began innocently. “Can AI help me write an ancestor biography?”

Sure. Then: “Can AI turn dry genealogical facts into a story?” Sure. Then: “Can AI write a Day in the Life of Henry Carringer?” Yes. Then: “Can AI make it historically plausible?” Yes. Then: “Can AI write a dialogue?” Yes. Then: “A poem?” Yes. “A song?” Yes. “A podcast?” Yes. “A slideshow?” Yes. “A video?” Yes. “A Finding Your Roots-style episode about Devier's parentage incorporating DNA evidence?”

At this point the AI should probably have contacted somebody. Instead, it said: “Absolutely.” [ChatGPT starts every response this way!]

And Randy was off. He began imagining an entire system where a family historian could upload a genealogical sketch, photographs, an obituary and research notes—and emerge with a sourced biography, memoir, historical stories, poem, song, podcast, video, and slide show.

The logical next step is obvious. Randy will eventually attempt to resurrect an ancestor as a hologram. And when the hologram says something not supported by a source, Randy will interrupt: “Now wait a minute. Where did you get that?”

The Great Enemy: Unsupported Facts

There is one thing Randy cannot tolerate. Not war. Not politics. Not taxes. Not even bad weather. Unsourced genealogy.

Somewhere in the genealogical universe, an AI has just invented a middle name. Randy feels a disturbance in the Force. He sits upright. His glasses slide down his nose. His white beard trembles. “Where did that come from?”

The AI begins explaining. Randy is already opening the source. No. No. No. No. That isn't documented. And thus another hallucination dies before breakfast.

Randy's standard is simple: If you don't know, say you don't know. If the evidence is contradictory, say it's contradictory. If something is plausible but unproven, call it a hypothesis. If the evidence is negative, record the negative evidence. And if somebody's online family tree says that George Washington was the father of a person born in 1842—Randy reaches for the keyboard.

The Family Historian's Final Mission

The funny thing is that beneath all this madness is something remarkably old-fashioned. Randy wants to remember people. Not celebrities. Not kings. Not presidents. Ordinary people. Farmers. Blacksmiths. Machinists. Combmakers. Wheelwrights. Coopers. Ministers. Farmers. Salesgirls. Soldiers. Mothers. Fathers. Children.

People who lived ordinary lives and left behind a handful of records. A census entry. A marriage certificate. A newspaper notice. A grave. A photograph. A letter. A ring. A few lines in somebody else's Bible. Randy takes those scraps and says: “You mattered. You made me!” And then he spends three hours proving it.

The Future

There is no retirement in sight. Retirement would require stopping. Stopping would require being satisfied. Being satisfied would require knowing everything. And Randy knows better than anyone that you never know everything. And he’s having too much fun to stop.

There is always another record. Another newspaper. Another DNA match. Another county. Another spelling. Another photograph. Another suspicious census household. Another ancestor who apparently lied about his age. Another child who vanished between censuses. Another woman whose maiden name has been hidden for 150 years. Another family Bible waiting in somebody's attic. Another document written in handwriting that appears to have been produced by a chicken walking through an ink bottle.

And somewhere, buried beneath all of it, is another story. So Randy will sit down tomorrow. He will put on his glasses. He will adjust his white beard. He will open RootsMagic. He will open Ancestry. He will open FamilySearch. He will open MyHeritage. He will open another 47 browser tabs. He will forget which tab contained the important thing. He will find it again. He will make a note. He will make another note about the note. He will save the record. He will cite the record. He will certainly write a blog post about the record.

Then he will ask an AI to help him turn the record into a story. And somewhere around midnight, he will suddenly say: “Wait a minute.”

Because he has noticed something. A tiny inconsistency. A name. A date. A place. A relationship. A clue. And the entire operation begins again. The descendants of his ancestors may have thought they had escaped into history. They were wrong.

Randy is coming. And he has a subscription to Newspapers.com. God help the dead.

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I giggled all the way through reading this the first time. I can't be this good, er, bad, right? How does AI do this? It takes three years of prompts and chats and turns it into this, um, story.

Fortunately, I haven't done ALL of my AI work on ChatGPT -- most of it is on Anthropic Claude. ChatGPT knows nothing at all about my wife's ancestry.

You know that this is not exactly how I am, right? Right? Oh dear.

My guess is that many (some? a few?) of my genealogy friends and colleagues are in the Genealogical Zone. All day long? All year long? Are you? If so, ask ChatGPT (or your favorite AI assistant) to write an unhinged narrative about you! Enjoy! Giggle! It's good for your soul.

It seems that ChatGPT5 loves really short sentences. I ran many of them together in this post to save space.

Should I ask ChatGPT5 how to recover from this problem of being in the Genealogical Zone? I'm afraid it will make sense. Or someone will refer me to the folks who dress you in a one-piece outfit with arms that tie in the back (Remember the song "They're coming to take me away, ha ha, hee hee..." by Napoleon XIV).

Of course, I had to make a Google Gemini Notebook Infographic and Video. The Video is on my YouTube channel and below:

The lesson here is "Sometimes, be afraid of what you ask for."

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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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Friday, September 18, 2026

Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 12 to 18 September 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 18 September 2026, there are now 6,744 searchable and full-text transcribed image collections on FamilySearch Full-Text Search this week, an increase of 14 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 18 September 2026 there are now 26,201 browsable (some indexed, none transcribed) image collections on FamilySearch Images this week, an increase of 46 from last week. There are over 6.167 BILLION images in these collections. There are 2,164 collections from the United States, 7,315 from Europe and 219 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 18 September 2026, there are 3,503 Historical Record Collections (many indexed, many browsable) on FamilySearch (an increase of 24 from last week):

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

--- Collections Deleted ---

Portugal, Faro, Civil Registration, 1880-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4122681); 42,629 indexed records with 29,837 record images, DELETED

--- Collections Added ---

Australia Military Nominal Death Records 1914-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000639); 1 indexed records with 163,559 record images, ADDED 04-Sep-2026
Italy, Parma, Church Census, 1545-1923 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000510); 8,870 indexed records with 233 record images, ADDED 25-Aug-2026
NewspaperArchive.com Historic Newspaper Vital Records (Worldwide), 1730-2025 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000653); 1 indexed records with 9,998 record images, ADDED 31-Aug-2026
Peru, Amazonas, Civil Registration, 1890-2010 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999173); Index only (7,704 records), no images, ADDED 16-Sep-2026
Peru, Apurímac, Civil Registration, 1909-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4166195); Index only (23,297 records), no images, ADDED 16-Sep-2026

Peru, Ayacucho, Civil Registration, 1903-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460906); Index only (27,508 records), no images, ADDED 16-Sep-2026
Peru, Callao, Civil Registration, 1874-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274806); Index only (61 records), no images, ADDED 16-Sep-2026
Peru, Cemetery Records, 1912-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3163400); Index only (95,137 records), no images, ADDED 16-Sep-2026
Peru, Huancavelica, Civil Registration, 1915-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4320413); Index only (9,456 records), no images, ADDED 16-Sep-2026
Peru, Huánuco, Civil Registration, 1888-2002 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1983330); Index only (19,371 records), no images, ADDED 16-Sep-2026

Peru, La Libertad, Civil Registration, 1903-1998 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016224); Index only (75,376 records), no images, ADDED 17-Sep-2026
Peru, Lima, Civil Registration, 1683-1998 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1430936); Index only (279,943 records), no images, ADDED 16-Sep-2026
Peru, Moquegua, Civil Registration, 1850-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2515814); Index only (3,085 records), no images, ADDED 16-Sep-2026
Peru, Pasco, Civil Registration, 1891-1998 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3755355); Index only (23,781 records), no images, ADDED 16-Sep-2026
Peru, Tacna, Civil Registration, 1850-1998 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2305287); Index only (10,850 records), no images, ADDED 16-Sep-2026

Peru, Áncash, Civil Registration, 1888-2005 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114425); Index only (81,517 records), no images, ADDED 16-Sep-2026
Philippines, Cordillera, Church Records, 1848-1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000325); 3,310 indexed records with 6,335 record images, ADDED 11-Mar-2026
Philippines, Mimaropa, Church Records, 1821-1937
(https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000339); 69,724 indexed records with 31,989 record images, ADDED 11-Mar-2026
Philippines, Northern Mindanao, Church Records, 1820-1933 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000334); 52,888 indexed records with 28,235 record images, ADDED 11-Mar-2026
Philippines, Zamboanga Peninsula, Church Records, 1796-1964 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000360); 41,884 indexed records with 17,640 record images, ADDED 11-Mar-2026

Quebec Parish Registers, 1621-1979 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2531984); 3,836,753 indexed records with 3,836,753 record images, ADDED 30-Jul-2026
Ukraine, Chernivitsy, Confession Lists, 1819-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000402); 8,863 indexed records with 162 record images, ADDED 11-Sep-2026
Ukraine, Khmelnitski, Confession Lists, 1795-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000404); 58,851 indexed records with 1,201 record images, ADDED 17-Aug-2026
Ukraine, Kirovohrad, Confession Lists, 1796-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000394); 432,735 indexed records with 6,773 record images, ADDED 17-Aug-2026
Ukraine, Rivne, Confession Lists, 1799-1939 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000386); 564,349 indexed records with 9,036 record images, ADDED 17-Aug-2026

--- Collections Updated ---

Albania, Catholic Church Records, 1736-1968 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4293706); 69,197 indexed records with 8,414 record images (was 63,554 records with 8,414 images), UPDATED 12-Sep-2026
Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1972912); 2,900,534 indexed records with 978,396 record images (was 2,900,520 records with 978,396 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
Argentina, Capital Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1640-1978 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974184); 1,594,159 indexed records with 998,148 record images (was 1,594,151 records with 998,148 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
Argentina, Córdoba, Catholic Church Records, 1557-1974 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974182); 1,037,452 indexed records with 419,985 record images (was 1,037,448 records with 419,985 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
Argentina, Santa Fe, Catholic Church Records, 1634-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974196); 783,115 indexed records with 424,329 record images (was 783,111 records with 424,329 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026

Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770729); 326,242 indexed records with 17,765 record images (was 345,229 records with 17,765 images), UPDATED 17-Sep-2026
Australia, Deaths and Burials, 1816-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770857); 81,876 indexed records with 2,757 record images (was 85,767 records with 2,757 images), UPDATED 17-Sep-2026
Australia, Marriages, 1810-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770858); 112,813 indexed records with 8,133 record images (was 116,831 records with 8,133 images), UPDATED 17-Sep-2026
Australia, Victoria, Petty Sessions Registers, 1858-1985 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2485052); 3,053,754 indexed records with 286,563 record images (was 3,095,843 records with 286,563 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Austria, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2007 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000002); 6,394,319 indexed records with 1,055,155 record images (was 6,394,319 records with 1,055,155 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820768); 663,133 indexed records with 208,789 record images (was 656,546 records with 208,789 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Brazil, Bahia, Civil Registration, 1877-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3694028); 69,229 indexed records with 270,262 record images (was 69,038 records with 270,262 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Brazil, Baptisms, 1688-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500708); 2,389,736 indexed records with 35,308 record images (was 2,389,736 records with 35,308 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Brazil, Cemetery Records, 1799-2024 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2137269); 2,243,502 indexed records with 150,972 record images (was 2,243,502 records with 150,972 images), UPDATED 12-Sep-2026
Brazil, Foreigner Files, 1653-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000160); 139,252 indexed records with 3,067,261 record images (was 139,252 records with 3,067,261 images), UPDATED 12-Sep-2026

Brazil, Mato Grosso do Sul, Civil Registration, 1875-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2296929); 335,235 indexed records with 1,358,078 record images (was 334,372 records with 1,358,078 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Catholic Church Records, 1706-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177275); 2,157,936 indexed records with 930,569 record images (was 2,157,936 records with 930,569 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177286); 728,626 indexed records with 788,492 record images (was 728,626 records with 788,492 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Brazil, Pernambuco, Catholic Church Records, 1762-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177293); 1,702,495 indexed records with 578,073 record images (was 1,699,168 records with 578,073 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Brazil, Pernambuco, Civil Registration, 1804-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016195); 1,340,846 indexed records with 5,387,756 record images (was 1,340,846 records with 5,387,756 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte, Catholic Church Records, 1755-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177294); 1,655,700 indexed records with 54,182 record images (was 1,655,700 records with 54,182 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Catholic Church Records, 1616-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1719212); 2,282,412 indexed records with 368,464 record images (was 2,281,814 records with 368,464 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1804-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,328,974 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,328,974 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Immigration Cards, 1900-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932363); 106 indexed records with 3,967,834 record images (was 2,080 records with 3,967,834 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Brazil, São Paulo, Catholic Church Records, 1640-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177299); 3,897,154 indexed records with 1,610,067 record images (was 3,897,154 records with 1,610,067 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Brazil, São Paulo, Civil Registration, 1925-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2765317); 4,551,283 indexed records with 21,092,812 record images (was 4,531,080 records with 21,091,206 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Brazil, São Paulo, Immigration Cards, 1902-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2140223); Index only (102 records), no images (was 100 records with 0 images), UPDATED 12-Sep-2026
California, Great Registers, 1848-1921 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935764); Index only (3,334,121 records), no images (was 3,338,905 records with 0 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
California, Passenger and Crew Lists at Various Ports, 1907-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477653); 383,373 indexed records with 292,412 record images (was 383,373 records with 292,412 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Canada, Newfoundland, Vital Records, 1840-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1790939); 363,845 indexed records with 58,839 record images (was 363,845 records with 58,839 images), UPDATED 17-Sep-2026

Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 9,381,358 indexed records with 1,789,792 record images (was 9,364,787 records with 1,789,792 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
Chile, Civil Registration, 1880-1933 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1630787); 4,623,997 indexed records with 1,623,199 record images (was 4,609,955 records with 1,623,199 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 27,939,733 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 27,939,556 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
England Marriages, 1538–1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473015); 10,303,395 indexed records with 2,429 record images (was 10,303,063 records with 2,429 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
England, Armed Forces and Overseas Vital Records, 1360-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000359); 69,561 indexed records with 13,883 record images (was 68,064 records with 13,883 images), UPDATED 12-Sep-2026

England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473014); 39,143,624 indexed records with 960,106 record images (was 39,143,624 records with 612,061 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4439317); 10,939,570 indexed records with 933,231 record images (was 10,936,135 records with 933,231 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Florida, Births and Christenings, 1880-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674799); 23,920 indexed records with 25,372 record images (was 24,444 records with 25,372 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674807); 664,154 indexed records with 665,103 record images (was 663,033 records with 665,103 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Haiti, Civil Registration, 1794-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482819); 2,947,784 indexed records with 31,609 record images (was 2,940,046 records with 31,609 images), UPDATED 17-Sep-2026

Indiana, Harrison County, Colored Enumerations, 1806-1863 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000501); 108 indexed records with 60 record images (was 108 records with 60 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Ancona, Ancona, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1862-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046896); 1,029,480 indexed records with 2,361,451 record images (was 1,029,480 records with 2,361,451 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Ancona, Census, 1812-1866 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000432); 39,742 indexed records with 21,360 record images (was 39,742 records with 21,360 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-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 105,657 records with 3,099,458 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Bari, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1908 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968511); 611,636 indexed records with 2,870,392 record images (was 611,636 records with 2,870,392 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Italy, Belluno, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1815 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1939239); 4,765 indexed records with 43,302 record images (was 4,765 records with 43,302 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Bergamo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1903 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1986789); 656,729 indexed records with 2,514,754 record images (was 656,729 records with 2,514,754 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Biella, Borriana, Catholic Church Records, 1740-1938 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1477247); 8,482 indexed records with 4,648 record images (was 8,482 records with 4,648 images), UPDATED 12-Sep-2026
Italy, Biella, Ponderano, Parish of San Lorenzo, Catholic Church Records, 1566-1953 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482795); 23,101 indexed records with 9,277 record images (was 23,745 records with 9,277 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708706); 205,484 indexed records with 1,317,907 record images (was 205,484 records with 1,317,907 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Italy, Bologna, Bologna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1943 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947797); 987,872 indexed records with 5,914,917 record images (was 987,872 records with 5,914,917 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Cagliari, Cagliari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043426); 688,423 indexed records with 1,791,108 record images (was 108,422 records with 1,791,108 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-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 403,003 records with 470,099 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Campobasso, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968528); 371,139 indexed records with 2,171,605 record images (was 371,139 records with 2,171,605 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Caserta, Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043630); 1,302,094 indexed records with 1,097,228 record images (was 1,302,094 records with 1,097,228 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Italy, Catania, Arcidiocesi di Catania, Catholic Church Records, 1515-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2013622); 1,170,811 indexed records with 1,762,909 record images (was 1,170,829 records with 1,762,909 images), UPDATED 12-Sep-2026
Italy, Catania, Caltagirone, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1861-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1483039); 277,025 indexed records with 1,252,189 record images (was 277,025 records with 1,252,189 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Catania, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821289); Browse 2,852,068 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 2,852,068 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Catania, Diocesi di Caltagirone, Catholic Church Records, 1502-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1493344); 811,350 indexed records with 554,541 record images (was 811,350 records with 554,541 images), UPDATED 12-Sep-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 753,725 records with 436,534 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Italy, Como, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1951 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1939355); Browse 15,667 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 15,667 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Como, Como, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043815); 1,225,820 indexed records with 1,475,606 record images (was 1,215,851 records with 1,475,606 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-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 425,341 records with 1,325,362 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Cuneo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1795-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1392991); Browse 267,978 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 267,978 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Deaths and Burials, 1806-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708705); 76,671 indexed records with 428,972 record images (was 76,671 records with 423,299 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Italy, Diocesi di Piazza Armerina, Catholic Church Records, 1553-1964 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000379); 841,047 indexed records with 117,552 record images (was 839,680 records with 117,347 images), UPDATED 12-Sep-2026
Italy, Enna, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1944 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068343); 2,585 indexed records with 836,855 record images (was 2,585 records with 836,855 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Genova, Chiavari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482818); 694,880 indexed records with 650,745 record images (was 694,880 records with 650,745 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-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 249,878 records with 445,302 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Grosseto, Diocesi di Grosseto, Catholic Church Records, 1521-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000381); 155,621 indexed records with 88,318 record images (was 172,846 records with 88,318 images), UPDATED 12-Sep-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 1,195 records with 1,021,993 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-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 134,489 records with 2,754,472 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
Italy, Latina, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1867-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2684446); 1,744 indexed records with 144,647 record images (was 1,744 records with 144,647 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Lecce, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1901-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2310702); 20,203 indexed records with 3,307,040 record images (was 20,203 records with 3,307,040 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Lecco, Lecco, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046897); 378,249 indexed records with 646,060 record images (was 378,249 records with 646,060 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Italy, Lucca, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000550); 192,968 indexed records with 82,088 record images (was 190,486 records with 82,088 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Lucca, Lucca, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043811); 135,338 indexed records with 1,335,192 record images (was 135,338 records with 1,335,192 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Macerata, Macerata, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043838); 692,052 indexed records with 792,563 record images (was 692,052 records with 792,563 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-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 802,442 records with 855,316 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Marriages, 1809-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1711678); 76,565 indexed records with 304,927 record images (was 76,565 records with 304,927 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Italy, Matera, Matera, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043814); 235,762 indexed records with 237,814 record images (was 235,762 records with 237,814 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Melfi, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1820-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000608); 315,730 indexed records with 132,659 record images (was 315,730 records with 132,659 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-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 2,517 records with 1,064,144 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Milano, Milano, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000032); 1,202,033 indexed records with 472,131 record images (was 1,151,946 records with 472,131 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Modena, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968527); 602,255 indexed records with 2,114,742 record images (was 602,255 records with 2,114,742 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Italy, Modena, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1920-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000266); 68,918 indexed records with 51,102 record images (was 61,676 records with 51,102 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-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 1,178,892 records with 12,795,172 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Napoli, Portici, Civil Registration (Comune), 1809-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046899); 15,171 indexed records with 48,547 record images (was 14,781 records with 48,547 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Napoli, Qualiano, Civil Registration (Comune), 1836-1909 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046904); 4,159 indexed records with 1,883 record images (was 2,605 records with 1,883 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Oristano, Oristano, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947719); 626,578 indexed records with 342,194 record images (was 626,578 records with 342,194 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-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 43,158 records with 601,344 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Padova, Padova, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1946877); 1,442,646 indexed records with 1,745,536 record images (was 1,442,646 records with 1,745,536 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-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 4,683 records with 4,331,932 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Pavia, Pavia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1806-1812, 1866-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043830); 310,614 indexed records with 306,382 record images (was 310,614 records with 306,382 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Pavia, Voghera, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2057676); 74,119 indexed records with 165,651 record images (was 50,712 records with 165,651 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Italy, Perugia, Perugia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1861-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043831); 157,699 indexed records with 405,632 record images (was 100,878 records with 405,632 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-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 141,568 records with 709,381 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-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 630,886 records with 2,022,109 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Pisa, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000548); 290,517 indexed records with 143,892 record images (was 288,153 records with 142,377 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Pisa, Pisa, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043812); 302,926 indexed records with 618,446 record images (was 138,763 records with 618,446 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Italy, Pistoia, Pistoia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1937 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1493462); 105,537 indexed records with 834,726 record images (was 49,323 records with 834,726 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Potenza, Melfi, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1861-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1483052); 270,280 indexed records with 558,203 record images (was 270,280 records with 558,203 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-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 45,813 records with 227,429 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-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 7,104 records with 1,460,681 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1943 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947700); 764,496 indexed records with 1,759,182 record images (was 764,496 records with 1,759,182 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Italy, Reggio Calabria, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1784-1943 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068331); 108,490 indexed records with 2,245,171 record images (was 108,490 records with 2,245,171 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Reggio Emilia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1769-1944 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2388826); 30,483 indexed records with 643,483 record images (was 30,483 records with 643,483 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Rieti, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1840-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2146202); 136,327 indexed records with 448,819 record images (was 136,327 records with 448,819 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Roma, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1863-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2390532); 825,269 indexed records with 5,066,067 record images (was 825,269 records with 5,066,067 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Rovigo, Rovigo, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1937 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482864); 826,900 indexed records with 1,082,856 record images (was 826,900 records with 1,082,856 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Italy, Saluzzo, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1809-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000604); 90,055 indexed records with 76,212 record images (was 90,055 records with 76,212 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Savona, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1813, 1838-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016218); 156,670 indexed records with 1,279,025 record images (was 156,670 records with 1,279,025 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Siena, Montepulciano, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043840); 53,941 indexed records with 181,893 record images (was 47,691 records with 181,893 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Teramo, Teramo, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947829); 194,349 indexed records with 425,736 record images (was 148,395 records with 425,736 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Terni, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1513-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3335348); 249,328 indexed records with 92,967 record images (was 249,328 records with 90,218 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Italy, Trapani, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1906-1928 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2052404); 105,614 indexed records with 1,371,292 record images (was 105,614 records with 1,371,292 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Treviso, Treviso, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947831); 348,591 indexed records with 427,232 record images (was 31,698 records with 427,232 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Trieste, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1924-1944 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2684447); Browse 118,496 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 118,496 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-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 497,987 records with 1,262,279 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Verbania, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1814, 1838-1899 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068338); 2,150 indexed records with 595,341 record images (was 2,150 records with 595,341 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Italy, Vercelli, Archdiocese of Vercelli, Catholic Church Records, 1839-1899 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000274); 332,387 indexed records with 149,478 record images (was 333,854 records with 149,199 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-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 293,902 records with 2,976,910 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-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 167,671 records with 1,637,660 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Viterbo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1870-1943 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016212); 654,809 indexed records with 936,472 record images (was 654,809 records with 936,472 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674856); 701,296 indexed records with 516 record images (was 701,296 records with 516 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Maryland, Births and Baptisms, 1665-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2384981); 10,635 indexed records with 655 record images (was 10,635 records with 655 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Maryland, Births and Christenings, 1650-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674912); 150,035 indexed records with 850 record images (was 150,035 records with 850 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Maryland, Marriages, 1666-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675199); 178,981 indexed records with 1,704 record images (was 178,981 records with 1,704 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675351); 128,728 indexed records with 1,719 record images (was 107,559 records with 1,665 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675197); 2,528,543 indexed records with 423 record images (was 2,528,543 records with 423 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675350); 366,543 indexed records with 1,594 record images (was 366,543 records with 1,594 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Michigan, Church Records, 1819-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787825); 47,038 indexed records with 2,670 record images (was 47,038 records with 2,670 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Michigan, Military Discharge Records, ca.1847 - ca.1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4123955); 981 indexed records with 447 record images (was 743 records with 447 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680842); Index only (794,468 records), no images (was 794,555 records with 0 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Nicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-2014 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494432); 449,830 indexed records with 86,119 record images (was 449,434 records with 86,119 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026

Peru, Arequipa, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4447275); Index only (247,873 records), no images (was 80,938 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
Peru, Arequipa, Civil Registration, 1860-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2224533); Index only (31,262 records), no images (was 2,584 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
Peru, Baptisms, 1556-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1508603); Index only (2,278,514 records), no images (was 1,607,738 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
Peru, Cajamarca, Civil Registration, 1938-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046777); Index only (1,190 records), no images (was 22 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1556-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); Index only (7,612,696 records), no images (was 3,479,671 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026

Peru, Cusco, Civil Registration, 1889-1997 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1987564); Index only (191,416 records), no images (was 78,144 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
Peru, Deaths, 1750-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520548); Index only (30,333 records), no images (was 18,487 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
Peru, Diocese of Huacho, Catholic Church Records, 1560-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2727735); Index only (454,209 records), no images (was 172,455 records with 0 images), UPDATED 17-Sep-2026
Peru, Diocese of Huaraz, Catholic Church Records, 1641-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787829); Index only (537,400 records), no images (was 195,858 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
Peru, Huánuco, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4439346); Index only (69,069 records), no images (was 18,431 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026

Peru, Junín, Civil Registration, 1881-2005 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114428); Index only (111,880 records), no images (was 354 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
Peru, Lambayeque, Civil Registration, 1873-1998 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2023286); Index only (46,455 records), no images (was 168 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
Peru, Marriages, 1600-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520547); Index only (59,885 records), no images (was 111,182 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
Peru, Piura, Civil Registration, 1874-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733437); Index only (56,976 records), no images (was 598 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
Peru, Prelature of Yauyos-Cañete-Huarochirí, Catholic Church Records, 1665-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460240); Index only (281,620 records), no images (was 113,420 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026

Peru, Puno, Civil Registration, 1890-2005 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1979428); Index only (53,283 records), no images (was 13 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
Peru, San Martín, Civil Registration, 1850-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2306525); Index only (14,714 records), no images (was 17 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
Philippines Civil Registration (National), 1945-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1852584); 7,664,842 indexed records with 20,274,621 record images (was 7,641,086 records with 20,274,621 images), UPDATED 17-Sep-2026
Philippines, Catholic Church Records, 1520-2014 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2861657); 12,525,475 indexed records with 3,096,514 record images (was 12,300,078 records with 3,051,289 images), UPDATED 12-Sep-2026
Poland, Church Books, 1568-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4135958); 5,179,396 indexed records with 1,151,120 record images (was 5,179,396 records with 1,150,410 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Portugal Baptisms, 1570-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520601); Index only (302,869 records), no images (was 304,378 records with 0 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Portugal Marriages, 1670-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520605); Index only (44,760 records), no images (was 45,182 records with 0 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Portugal, Aveiro, Catholic Church Records, 1550-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928590); 1,046,314 indexed records with 571,698 record images (was 1,046,331 records with 571,698 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Portugal, Azores, Catholic Church Records, 1542-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449047); 909,322 indexed records with 268,065 record images (was 909,389 records with 268,065 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Portugal, Beja, Catholic Church Records, 1550-1913 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001878); 754,285 indexed records with 684,393 record images (was 811,761 records with 684,393 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Portugal, Braga, Catholic Church Records, 1530-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913410); 735,825 indexed records with 857,376 record images (was 735,825 records with 857,376 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Portugal, Bragança, Catholic Church Records, 1541-1985 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976616); 145,180 indexed records with 960,435 record images (was 145,180 records with 960,435 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Portugal, Castelo Branco, Catholic Church Records, 1562-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2013604); 967,575 indexed records with 333,738 record images (was 973,288 records with 333,738 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Portugal, Coimbra, Catholic Church Records, 1459-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928593); 2,016,191 indexed records with 490,922 record images (was 2,016,191 records with 490,922 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Portugal, Faro, Catholic Church Records, 1544-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1511408); 831,994 indexed records with 138,057 record images (was 881,138 records with 138,057 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Portugal, Guarda, Catholic Church Records, 1459-1982 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928588); 258,079 indexed records with 815,966 record images (was 258,079 records with 815,966 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Portugal, Leiria, Catholic Church Records, 1534-1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976101); 657,080 indexed records with 639,166 record images (was 657,080 records with 639,166 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Portugal, Lisbon, Catholic Church Records, 1334-1998 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449050); 3,120,218 indexed records with 869,405 record images (was 3,120,218 records with 869,405 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Portugal, Portalegre, Catholic Church Records, 1532-1928 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2014755); 1,020,643 indexed records with 178,927 record images (was 1,020,643 records with 178,927 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Portugal, Porto, Catholic Church Records, 1535-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913408); 1,544,628 indexed records with 1,207,157 record images (was 1,544,628 records with 1,207,157 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Portugal, Santarém, Catholic Church Records, 1544-1952 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2128189); 785,918 indexed records with 647,938 record images (was 785,918 records with 647,938 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Portugal, Vila Real, Catholic Church Records, 1533-1953 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976140); 563,247 indexed records with 396,243 record images (was 563,247 records with 396,243 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Portugal, Viseu, Catholic Church Records, 1523-1989 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928589); 1,590,363 indexed records with 1,034,661 record images (was 1,590,363 records with 1,034,661 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Portugal, Évora, Catholic Church Records, 1533-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043775); 888,772 indexed records with 702,397 record images (was 980,562 records with 702,397 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Prisoners of War, 1715-1947 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4459223); 2,360,368 indexed records with 284,723 record images (was 2,352,950 records with 283,791 images), UPDATED 14-Sep-2026

Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675525); Index

only (317,716 records), no images (was 321,165 records with 0 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Russia, Zhytomyr, Metrical Books, 1795-1916 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000561); 3,003,750 indexed records with 592,675 record images (was 2,955,479 records with 592,675 images), UPDATED 12-Sep-2026
Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681015); Index only (1,339,376 records), no images (was 250,519 records with 0 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681052); Index only (1,155,237 records), no images (was 244,374 records with 0 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3714676); 712,590 indexed records with 90,126 record images (was 1,439,558 records with 87,967 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

Ukraine, Kyiv, Confession Lists, 1741-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2290980); 51,059,892 indexed records with 40,448 record images (was 51,059,892 records with 40,448 images), UPDATED 12-Sep-2026
Ukraine, Mykolaiv, Metrical Books, 1790-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4447266); 186,545 indexed records with 72,538 record images (was 186,211 records with 72,538 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Ukraine, Odesa Church Books, 1780-1898 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3754709); 2,231,618 indexed records with 358,915 record images (was 2,247,796 records with 358,915 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
Ukraine, Poltava, Confession Lists, 1758-1923 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000399); 3,929,075 indexed records with 115,583 record images (was 3,928,929 records with 115,583 images), UPDATED 12-Sep-2026
Ukraine, Soviet Population Filtration Records, 1943-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000364); 271,153 indexed records with 238,652 record images (was 271,146 records with 238,652 images), UPDATED 12-Sep-2026

United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3754697); 67,418,133 indexed records with 1,285,932 record images (was 23,400,992 records with 1,296,835 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
United States, Census, 1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1488411); 107,660,183 indexed records with 2,387,416 record images (was 107,660,183 records with 2,387,416 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026
United States, Census, 1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2000219); 134,826,560 indexed records with 3,841,151 record images (was 3,182,631 records with 3,841,151 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
Uruguay, Catholic Church Records, 1726-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4134697); 1,075,151 indexed records with 308,677 record images (was 1,065,883 records with 308,677 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951777); 17,411,088 indexed records with 1,899,876 record images (was 932,555 records with 1,899,876 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026

Venezuela, Diocese of San Cristóbal, Catholic Church Records, 1601-1962 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2173966); 671,323 indexed records with 128,484 record images (was 671,313 records with 128,484 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2026
Wales, Denbighshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1419318); 692,616 indexed records with 718,898 record images (was 692,616 records with 718,898 images), UPDATED 11-Sep-2026

--- Collections with new images ---

Argentina, Military Records, 1911-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000280); 2,929,239 indexed records with 2,932,107 record images (was 2,929,239 records with 2,932,106 images), last updated 03-Apr-2026
Brazil, Alagoas, Civil Registration, 1876-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469403); 1 indexed records with 454,250 record images (was 1 records with 454,249 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Brazil, Maranhão, Civil Registration, 1827-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469402); 1 indexed records with 906,269 record images (was 1 records with 906,268 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584963); 3,628,796 indexed records with 116,451 record images (was 3,639,359 records with 20,031 images), last updated 03-Nov-2025
Italy, Vicenza, Vicenza, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1800-1947 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2143120); 77,006 indexed records with 126,706 record images (was 77,006 records with 126,664 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026

Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3535178); 1,132,926 indexed records with 48,840 record images (was 1,132,926 records with 41,027 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
United States, Census, 1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464515); 157,892,854 indexed records with 52,757,229 record images (was 157,892,854 records with 52,756,962 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 1,047,941 images), last updated 21-Nov-2023
United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000145); 1 indexed records with 28,206,754 record images (was 1 records with 28,206,750 images), last updated 22-Jul-2024

--- Collections with images removed ---

Finland, Baptisms, 1657-1890 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1778464); 4,583,501 indexed records with 43,710 record images (was 4,669,796 records with 301,660 images), last updated 03-Nov-2025
Philippines, Cagayan Valley, Church Records, 1773-1978 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000322); 114,499 indexed records with 32,527 record images (was 114,499 records with 32,604 images), last updated 21-May-2026

--- Collections with new records ---

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 1,603 records with 4,543,698 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026

--- Collections with records removed ---

California, Birth Index, 1905-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001879); Index only (24,589,370 records), no images (was 24,589,371 records with 0 images), last updated 01-Mar-2012
Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949338); Index only (5,069,600 records), no images (was 5,069,601 records with 0 images), last updated 19-Sep-2019
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2333694); 28,662,121 indexed records with 46,919,022 record images (was 28,662,123 records with 46,919,022 images), last updated 27-Aug-2026
United States, Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,600,535 records), no images (was 875,600,536 records with 0 images), last updated 29-Jul-2026
United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000290); Index only (413,857,831 records), no images (was 413,857,834 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:

3,503 Historical Record Collection entries
1 removed entries
25 added entries
192 updated entries
11 entries with more or fewer images
6 entries with more or fewer records

Marshall's list shows 3,503 Historical Record Collections this week, an increase of 24 collections. The image website image above shows 3,503 collections, so the website number is in sync with Marshall's list number.

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