Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- What Was the Great Love Story in Your Family Tree?

 Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: 

It's Saturday Night again - 

Time for some more Genealogy Fun!!

Come on, everybody, join in and accept the mission and execute it with precision. 

1)  It's Valentine's Day - a day for lovers! We all have hundreds of love stories in our ancestry.

2)  What was the great love story of the ancestors in your family Tree?  What wedding had a great story in it?  Choose one ancestral couple. Share how they met (if known), when and where they married. Note how long they were married. Highlight something that suggests affection or partnership.

3)  Share your great love story in your family tree in your own blog post or in a Facebook, SubStack, BlueSky or other social media post.  Leave a link to your post on this blog post to help us find your post.

Here's mine:

I find it is really hard to pick just one!

I know about my own love story with my darling Linda, but I've told that quite a bit on Saturday Night blogs.

I know about my parents (Frederick Seaver and Betty Carringer), and have written all those Betty and Fred Stories blog posts about their romance -- see the last one here - it has a list of the stories to date.

I know a bit about my maternal grandparents (Lyle Carringer and Emily Auble) love story, but not many details and haven't written about it yet.  It's on my list.

I've written a number of blog posts about my great-grandparents, Henry Austin Carringer and Abbey Ardelle "Della" Smith -- see the last one here - it has a list of stories about their lives.

I don't know a lot of love stories for my paternal ancestors besides my father's story.  

I choose Austin and Della; here are the answers to the questions posed:

• Who:  Henry Austin Carringer and Abbey Ardelle "Della" Smith
• How:  Met because they had adjacent land in Cheryenne County, Kansas, and both acted in melodrama plays at the Wano playhouse.
• When:  Married 11 September 1887 in Wano, Kansas, came to San Diego after the wedding and and stayed married 56 years until Della died on 1 January 1944 in San Diego. 
• What:  Affection showed in their love for their family and home, and resilience after they lost their first child.  A long newspaper article in 1937 reflected their partnership -- see 

  Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- The "Best" Newspaper Article You've Found for Your Family History.

Read their biographies in 

• ABC Biography of #12 Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946) of Pennsylvania, Iowa, Colorado and California
• ABC Biography of #13 Abbey Ardelle "Della" (Smith) Carringer (1862-1944) of Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and California.

NOTE:  I asked OpenAI ChatGPT5 to provide ideas for this Valentine's Day SNGF blog post, and Chatty didn't disappoint!  This topic was the first one provided!

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Randy's Valentine's Day Poem and Song For Linda

To celebrate Valentine's Day 2026, I asked my AI assistant Anthropic Claude to write a poem from me to my dear wife Linda, based on a description of our lives together. 

(Randy and Linda at Linda's memory care facility - Christmas 2025)

Here is the poem:

My Valentine, My Linda

Fifty-eight years since first we met,
And fifty-six since "I do,"
Time may take so many things,
But never my love for you.

I see you now in memory care,
Your steps no longer free,
But when I look into your eyes,
You're still my Linda to me.

You gave me daughters, bright and true,
A home filled up with love,
You taught your students, coached our girls,
An angel from above.

We sailed the world together, dear,
From Alaska to Australia's shore,
We cheered the Padres, built our life,
Could any man ask for more?

You can't recall the names right now,
The years have been unkind,
But I remember everything—
Each moment's still in mind.

The way you laughed, the way you cared,
Your kindness, pure and bright,
The way you made our house a home,
And filled our days with light.

So here's my heart this Valentine's,
As true as it has been,
Through fifty six years of marriage, love,
You're still my everything.

Though you can't walk, though words are hard,
Though memory slips away,
My love for you stands firm and strong,
Today and every day.

You are my wife, my Linda dear,
My partner, my best friend,
And I will love you faithfully
Until the very end.

Happy Valentine's Day, my love,
From Randy, ever true,
No distance, time, or circumstance
Could dim my love for you.

I thank God for you!

Of course, I had to have a song made out of this poem by Suno.com.  Here is the link to My Valentine, My Linda on Suno.  And a Canva video with the song playing in the background: 

Please think about your loved ones today, say a prayer for them, even write a poem or a song (by yourself or with AI's help) for them. You won't regret it, and they will never forget it. 

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ABC Biography of the Thomas Dill (1755-1839) and Hannah Horton (1761-1796) Family of Massachusetts

Using the ABC method described in Using Artificial Intelligence In the Ancestor Biography Creation (ABC) Process, here is another ancestor couple biography using the Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5 AI tool.

1) The genealogical sketch for my 4th great-grandparents, Thomas Dill and Hannah Horton, including family members, record abstracts and sources, is in Genealogical Sketch of the Thomas Dill (1755-1839) and Hannah Horton (1761-1796) Family of Eastham, Massachusetts.

(AI NotebookLM Infographic - Thomas and Hannah (Horton) Dill Family)

2) For the Claude AI biography, I attached a PDF of the genealogical sketch for the specific ancestors using the plus (+) icon, and then prompted the AI tool with:  "You are an expert genealogist and family historian. Please create a biography based on information in the attached file for the Thomas Dill and Hannah Horton family. Include parents, siblings, spouses and children (with birth and death dates and places). Summarize life events, add historical events as appropriate, but do not add or embellish any extra genealogical details. Use section headings. Expand the information in each section to add more details. The tone should be engaging and suitable for family members."

3)  The Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5 biography (lightly edited for accuracy) is: 

The Thomas Dill and Hannah Horton Family of

Eastham, Massachusetts

A Family Biography

Thomas Dill's Early Years

Thomas Dill was born around 1755 in the small coastal town of Eastham, perched on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. He came into the world as the eighth and final child of Thomas Dill (1708-1761) and Mehitable Brown (1714-1758), who had married back in 1733. Being the seventh son must have made for a lively household!

Unfortunately, Thomas's mother Mehitable passed away when he was just a toddler, around 1758. His father followed three years later in 1761, leaving young Thomas an orphan at about six years old. He might have been raised by one of his mother’s siblings. We can only imagine how difficult those early years must have been for him.

The exact date of Thomas's birth remains a bit of a mystery—there are no birth records for him in the Eastham or Wellfleet town records. However, documents from his Revolutionary War pension file give us some clues. In June 1818, he stated he was 62 years old, and by August 1820, he was 64. Census records from 1800 through 1830 consistently place his birth somewhere between 1754 and 1756. So we're pretty confident he was born around 1755, give or take a year.
Thomas's Brothers and Sister

Thomas grew up in quite a family! His parents, Thomas and Mehitable, had eight children together:

• His oldest brother, also named Thomas, was born on October 11, 1734, in Medford, Massachusetts. Sadly, this first Thomas died before age 3, sometime before 1737, also in Medford.
• Samuel came next, born on December 10, 1736, in Medford. He later married Lydia Higgins on March 16, 1762, in Eastham, but his life was cut short—he died before March 3, 1766, in Eastham.
• Another Thomas was born on November 6, 1737, in Medford. This was the second child to be named Thomas, after the first one passed away.
• Aaron was born on July 30, 1739, in Eastham. The family had moved from Medford to Cape Cod by this time.
• James arrived on October 15, 1741, in Eastham. He married Abigail Hickman on March 16, 1762 (the same day his brother Samuel married!), and went on to live a long life, passing away on April 3, 1816, in Wellfleet at the impressive age of 74.
• Moses was born before 1751 in Eastham. Tragically, he died young, before October 31, 1771, in Wellfleet, at only about 20 years old.
• Betty, the only daughter mentioned in the records, was born before 1753 in Eastham. She was Thomas's only sister among all those brothers.
• And finally, our Thomas, the youngest of them all, born around 1755 in Eastham.

Thomas's Service in the Revolutionary War

As a young man of about 20 or 21, Thomas answered the call to fight for independence from Britain. He served his country with distinction during the Revolutionary War, though like many veterans, he didn't receive recognition or compensation until decades later.

From January 1, 1776, to January 1, 1777—a full year—Thomas served as a Private in Captain Naylor Hatch's company, which was part of Colonel Bond's regiment in the Massachusetts Line. For at least part of this service, he was stationed up in the Lakes region of New York, far from his Cape Cod home. Imagine the adventure and hardship of that journey for a young man who'd probably never traveled far from his home near the ocean!

After his year of land service, Thomas signed on for naval duty. From January to August 1777—eight months—he served aboard the brig Sophia Defiance under Captain Salew (spelled "Sallew" in some records). The ship was engaged in vital supply work, transporting flour from Alexandria, Virginia, all the way to Boston for the Continental Army. This wasn't glamorous combat duty, but it was absolutely essential to keeping Washington's troops fed.

In total, Thomas served his country for 20 months during the Revolution—a year and eight months of sacrifice for the cause of independence. He was honorably discharged, though like many veterans of that era, he lost his discharge papers over the years.

Hannah Horton's Early Years

Hannah Horton was born on April 28, 1761, also in Eastham. She was the ninth of ten children born to Nathaniel Horton (1721-1771) and Eunice Snow (1722-1816), who had married in 1742 right there in Eastham.

Hannah's father Nathaniel died in 1771 when she was just 10 years old. Fortunately, her mother Eunice was made of sturdy Cape Cod stock and lived to the remarkable age of 94, passing away in 1816. Eunice would live to see many of her grandchildren grown.

Hannah grew up in a bustling household with nine siblings:

• Elnathan, the eldest, was born on June 11, 1743, in Eastham.
• Nathaniel Jr. was born on February 2, 1746, in Eastham. He married Eunice Brown before 1776.
• Obadiah arrived on October 30, 1747, in Eastham.
• William was born on April 11, 1750, in Eastham.
• Hannah's sister Elizabeth was born on March 1, 1753, in Eastham. She married James Nesbit on February 4, 1777, and lived until April 7, 1813, passing away in Eastham at age 60.
• James was born on November 8, 1755, in Eastham. He married Elizabeth Atwood on April 26, 1774, in Wellfleet.
• Another sister, Eunice (named after her mother), was born on February 24, 1757, in Eastham. She first married Ezekiel Brown on May 14, 1775, and later married Deacon Jonathan Higgins on March 9, 1785. She died on October 11, 1819, in Wellfleet.
• Jabez was born on June 7, 1759, but heartbreakingly died just over a month later on July 19, 1759, still in Eastham.
• Then came our Hannah, born April 28, 1761.
• The youngest sibling was Anne, born on December 28, 1763, in Eastham. She married William Peeks on December 23, 1793.

Thomas and Hannah's Marriage

Thomas Dill and Hannah Horton married on May 18, 1782, in a ceremony that was published in both Wellfleet (where Thomas was living) and Eastham (Hannah's hometown). This was a significant step for both of them. Thomas, now about 27 years old, was a Revolutionary War veteran trying to make his way in the world. Hannah was 21, a young woman from a large, well-established Cape Cod family.

The marriage records tell us that "Thomas Dill of Wellfleet and Miss Hannah Horton of Eastham" were joined together. The couple would settle in Eastham, where they would raise their family and Thomas would spend the rest of his long life.

Their Children

Thomas and Hannah were blessed with nine children over the span of eleven years, though their family life would be marked by both joy and tragedy:

• Ezekiel Dill, their firstborn, arrived on August 6, 1784, in Eastham. He grew up to marry Mary Hickman in December 1808, and they had seven children together. Ezekiel lived a remarkably long life for his era, passing away on January 15, 1872, at the age of 87.
• Obadiah Dill was born on May 19, 1786, in Eastham. Unfortunately, no further records of Obadiah have been found, so we don't know what became of him.
• Seth Dill came along on June 15, 1787, in Eastham. Seth eventually moved to Boston, where he married Betsey Bovey on August 15, 1813. He apparently had no children.
• Isaiah Dill was born on September 13, 1788, in Eastham. Like his brother Obadiah, no further records have been found for Isaiah.
• Jabez H. Dill was born on December 11, 1789, in Eastham. He was named after Hannah's grandfather Jabez Snow and her brother who had died in infancy. Jabez moved to Boston where he married Elizabeth B. Pratt on November 6, 1817. They had five children together. Jabez lived to age 82, dying on September 10, 1872, in Medford, Massachusetts.
• Elizabeth Horton Dill, named after her mother's sister, was born on May 9, 1791, in Eastham. She became a schoolteacher and married Alpheus B. Smith on November 30, 1826, in Dedham, Massachusetts. They had two children. Elizabeth lived to age 78, passing away on November 28, 1869, in Leominster, Massachusetts.
• James Horton Dill, carrying his mother's maiden name, was born on July 20, 1792, in Eastham. He married Ruth Thomas Cushing on March 11, 1819, in Boston, and they had two children. James moved far from his Cape Cod roots, eventually settling in Madison, Morris County, New Jersey, where he died in January 1862 at age 69.
• Daniel Dill was born on October 6, 1793, in Eastham. Unlike several of his siblings who moved away, Daniel stayed on Cape Cod. He married Jerusha Knowles in September 1822 in Eastham, and they had seven children. Daniel died in May 1850 in Eastham at age 56.
• Asa Dill, the youngest, was born on July 17, 1795, in Eastham. No further records have been found for Asa.

Hannah's Passing

Tragically, Hannah Horton Dill died sometime before 1797, perhaps shortly after giving birth to little Asa in July 1795. She was only about 35 years old then. In just over eleven years of marriage, Hannah had given birth to nine children and was raising at least six who survived infancy. The physical toll of so many pregnancies in such a short time, combined with the rudimentary medical care of the era, likely contributed to her early death.

We can only imagine Thomas's grief—a widower at about 41 years old, left to raise six or more children ranging from a toddler to a teenager. Like many widowers of his time with young children at home, Thomas would need to remarry for practical reasons as much as companionship.

Thomas's Later Marriages

On June 8, 1797, Thomas married his second wife, Ruth Linkhornew (sometimes spelled Linkhorn or other variations in the records). The ceremony was performed by Mr. Shaw in Eastham. Ruth would have become stepmother to Thomas's children, who ranged in age from about 2 to 13 years old.

Thomas Dill and Ruth Linkhornew had one child:

• Nancy Dill was born 2 June 1799 in Eastham. She married Lewis Dodge on 15 March 1819 in Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts, and they had seven children. Nancy died 23 April 1891 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts at age 91.

Based on census records, Ruth appears to have died sometime between 1800 and 1810. The 1800 census shows a woman over 45 in the household (presumably Ruth), but by the 1810 census, no adult woman appears. So Ruth likely died in her 50s or 60s after about ten to twelve years of marriage to Thomas.

In January 1813, Thomas married for the third time, to Susan (or Susanna) Hatch in Eastham. By this time, Thomas was about 58 years old and most of his children were grown and establishing their own households. Susan would have been primarily a companion to Thomas in his later years.

Family Life in Eastham

The Dill family made their home in Eastham, that narrow strip of land that forms the 'forearm' of Cape Cod. Life on the Cape in the late 1700s and early 1800s centered around fishing, farming, and salt works. The sandy soil wasn't great for farming, but families like the Dills made do with what they had.

We get glimpses of Thomas's property from an 1809 deed when he transferred his homestead to his sons Ezekiel and Seth for $300. The property included six parcels spread across Eastham and Wellfleet: the field where his house stood, a southward field, land north of John Praro's house, a brush lot in Wellfleet, a salt meadow in Wellfleet, and cleared land on a deed from Obed Knowles. This gives us a picture of a man of modest means—some land for farming, some for cutting firewood, and salt marsh for grazing or hay.

The various census records paint a picture of the changing household over the years. In 1790, Thomas and Hannah had at least one young son (probably Ezekiel) and possibly some other family members living with them. By 1800, after Thomas had remarried Ruth, the household included several sons in their teens and younger children. The 1810 census shows the household still full of young men in their late teens and early twenties—likely some of Thomas's sons still at home, perhaps helping with the farm and learning trades before striking out on their own.

Interestingly, several of Thomas's sons eventually left Cape Cod for Boston and other parts of Massachusetts. Seth, Jabez, James, and Elizabeth all ended up in or near Boston, reflecting the migration patterns of the era as young people sought opportunities beyond the Cape's limited economy. Others, like Ezekiel and Daniel, stayed close to home in Eastham, maintaining the family presence there for another generation.

The Revolutionary War Pension

In 1818, more than four decades after his service in the Revolutionary War, Thomas applied for a veteran's pension. This was made possible by a federal law passed on March 18, 1818, that provided pensions to indigent Revolutionary War veterans who had served in the Continental forces.

On June 19, 1818, at age 62, Thomas traveled to Boston to file his application. In his sworn statement, he described his service: a full year from January 1776 to January 1777 as a private in Captain Naylor Hatch's company under Colonel Bond's regiment in the Massachusetts Line, with much of that time spent "in the Lakes" (likely the Lake Champlain region). He also detailed his eight months of naval service aboard the Sophia Defiance transporting flour from Virginia to Boston.

Poignantly, Thomas noted that he had lost his discharge papers over the intervening decades. He stated plainly: "I am now sixty two years old" and "by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I need the assistance of my Country for support."

On August 9, 1820, Thomas had to file additional paperwork—a property statement required by a new law tightening pension eligibility. At age 64, he declared under oath that he had "No Real estate or personal estate; nor any family. I am old and unable to Labour." By this time, his children were all grown and gone, and he was truly dependent on the pension for survival.

Eventually, his pension was approved, and starting in 1833, Thomas received $8 per month. While this might not sound like much, it was a lifeline for an elderly man in his late 70s and 80s. The pension payments continued faithfully, noted in the ledger every six months: March 1833, September 1833, March 1834, and so on, right through to the first quarter of 1840.

Thomas's Final Years

By the 1820s and 1830s, Thomas was one of Eastham's oldest residents. The 1820 census shows just Thomas and a woman (his wife Susan?) in the household, both over 45. By 1830, they had been joined by a young boy aged 5-10, perhaps a grandson who came to live with them or to help around the house.

Thomas Dill died on September 16, 1839, at the remarkable age of about 84 years. The notation in his pension payment ledger reads simply: "Died 16th Sept. 1839 Paid 1st Qr 1840." He had outlived two wives (Hannah and Ruth) and was probably survived by his third wife, Susan, and at least five of his children: Ezekiel, Jabez, Elizabeth, James, and Nancy. He had lived to see his country win its independence, establish itself as a nation, and grow through its early tumultuous decades.

Thomas witnessed enormous changes during his long life. Born a British colonial subject under King George II, he lived to see the reign of Queen Victoria begin, and the first eight American presidents. He saw his hometown transform from a collection of farms and fishing villages to part of a new nation. He watched his children scatter across Massachusetts, from Cape Cod to Boston to New Jersey, seeking their fortunes in a changing world.

Their Legacy

No gravestone marks Thomas's final resting place, nor those of any of his three wives. This isn't unusual for the era—many Cape Cod graveyards have lost their markers to weather, shifting sands, and time. No probate records were filed for Thomas or his wives, suggesting that whatever modest property he had was likely settled informally among his children.

But the real legacy of Thomas Dill and Hannah Horton isn't found in gravestones or probate records. It's found in their descendants—the children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren who carried their blood and their stories forward into American history. Through Ezekiel's seven children, Jabez's five, Daniel's seven, Elizabeth's two, James's two, and Nancy’s seven, their family tree branched and grew. Many of these descendants would live to see the Civil War, the Industrial Revolution, the turn of the 20th century, and beyond.

Thomas and Hannah's story is, in many ways, the story of early America itself—of hardship and loss, of service and sacrifice, of making a life on the edge of a new nation. They were ordinary people living through extraordinary times, raising their family on Cape Cod while the nation found its footing. And like so many of their generation, they persevered through challenges we can barely imagine today, leaving behind a legacy not of wealth or fame, but of family—and that's a legacy that endures.

Historical Context: Life on Cape Cod

To understand Thomas and Hannah's lives, it helps to picture Cape Cod in the late 1700s. Eastham and Wellfleet were small, isolated communities, cut off from the mainland except by rough roads through woods and marshland. The ocean was both livelihood and threat—fishing provided income, but storms and shipwrecks were constant dangers.

During Thomas's childhood and young adult years, tensions with Britain were rising. The Cape, heavily dependent on maritime trade, was hit hard by British trade restrictions and naval harassment. When war came in 1775, many Cape Cod men, including Thomas, answered the call. The Cape's contribution to the Revolution included not just soldiers but privateers—sanctioned pirates who attacked British shipping.

After the war, life was hard. The new nation struggled economically in the 1780s and 1790s. For a young veteran like Thomas trying to establish a farm and raise a family, every year brought challenges—poor harvests, harsh winters, illnesses that could sweep through a household in days. The fact that he and Hannah raised nine children in these conditions, even though tragedy took Hannah and several children young, speaks to their resilience.

By the time Thomas applied for his pension in 1818, the nation had survived its infancy, weathered the War of 1812, and was entering what would later be called the "Era of Good Feelings." But for elderly veterans like Thomas, times were often anything but good. Many had never received proper compensation for their service, had lost their farms, or were too old to work. The 1818 pension act was a recognition that the nation owed these men something for their sacrifice.

Thomas Dill lived long enough to see the Cape Cod Canal proposed (though it wouldn't be built until the 20th century), to see steamships begin to replace sailing vessels, and to watch his grandchildren grow up in a nation vastly different from the colony of his birth. He was a living link between colonial Massachusetts and Victorian America, between a time when independence was a dream and a time when it was an established fact.

His story reminds us that history isn't just made by generals and presidents—it's made by ordinary people like Thomas and Hannah, who lived their lives with courage and dignity, raised their families, and did their part when their country called. They may not have left grand estates or famous names, but they left something more important: a family, a legacy, and a story worth remembering.

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4) An Audio Overview (essentially a podcast) created by the Google NotebookLM AI tool) describing and celebrating the lives of the Thomas and Hannah (Horton) Dill family can be heard here (click on "Audio Overview" and wait for it to load).

5)  The Video Overview discussing the lives of  the Thomas and Hannah (Horton) Dill family   created by the Google NotebookLM AI tool is: 

6)  The narrated video presentation created from the AI Google NotebookLM Slide Deck, Google Slides, and Google Vids is below:

7)  I edited the Claude biography text to correct minor inconsistencies and errors. Every large language model (LLM) AI tool writes descriptive text much better than I can write. I was an aerospace engineer in my former life, and my research reports and genealogical sketches reflect "just the facts gleaned from my research." The AI tools are very perceptive, insightful and create readable text in seconds, including local and national historical events and social history detail when requested.

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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 7 to 13 February 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 13 February 2026, there are now 6,661 searchable and full-text transcribed image collections on FamilySearch Full-Text Search this week, a decrease of 3 from last week. There are over 2.403 BILLION "results" in the collections.  It is not possible to see which collections are new.  

2)  As of 13 February 2026, there are now 24,593 browsable (some indexed, none transcribed) image collections on FamilySearch Images this week, a decrease of 10 from last week. There are over 5.894 BILLION images in these collections.  There are 2,101 collections from the United States, 6,943 from Europe and 221 from Canada.  It is not possible to see which collections are new.  

3)  As of 13 February 2026, there are 3,430 Historical Record Collections (many indexed, browsable) on FamilySearch (a decrease of 3 from last week) on the Signed In screen (and 3,430 on the Signed Out screen). 

 The added, deleted, and updated historical record collections this week from FamilySearch (from a list supplied by Marshall Clow):

--- Collections Deleted ---

*  Italy, Napoli, Census Records, 1601-1976 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000457); 1,726 indexed records with 104,472 record images, DELETED
*  Mississippi, Church Records, 1910-1919 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790273); 304 indexed records with 197 record images, DELETED
*  Nebraska, Church Records, 1875-1899 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790263); 151 indexed records with 16 record images, DELETED

--- Collections Added ---

--- Collections Updated ---

Belgium, Antwerp, Civil Registration and Church Records, 1798-1909 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4496124); 471,989 indexed records with 299,182 record images (was 317,041 records with 224,233 images), UPDATED 12-Feb-2026
Belgium, East Flanders, Church and Civil Registration, 1541-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000027); 440,839 indexed records with 134,226 record images (was 329,592 records with 97,313 images), UPDATED 12-Feb-2026
Brazil, Foreigner Files, 1653-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000160); 134,960 indexed records with 2,632,433 record images (was 134,960 records with 2,562,065 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026
California, Church Records, 1864-1985 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790461); 1,926 indexed records with 578 record images (was 1,941 records with 578 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Delaware, County Naturalization Records, 1796-1958 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2057672); 10,109 indexed records with 9,209 record images (was 10,103 records with 9,209 images), UPDATED 09-Feb-2026

England Marriages, 1538–1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473015); Index only (10,303,917 records), no images (was 10,304,623 records with 0 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Find a Grave Index (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2221801); 263,964,763 indexed records with 263,759,496 record images (was 262,294,375 records with 95,841,026 images), UPDATED 12-Feb-2026
France, Calvados, Military Registration Cards, 1867-1921 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2815120); 144,114 indexed records with 127,060 record images (was 144,096 records with 127,060 images), UPDATED 12-Feb-2026
France, Eure-et-Loir, Census, 1876 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3465175); 12,163 indexed records with 5,143 record images (was 12,163 records with 5,142 images), UPDATED 09-Feb-2026
France, Eure-et-Loir, Census, 1891 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3465177); 19,451 indexed records with 4,790 record images (was 19,451 records with 4,789 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026

Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674807); Index only (663,033 records), no images (was 664,154 records with 0 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Indiana, Church Records, 1743-1966 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790248); 15,369 indexed records with 1,341 record images (was 15,608 records with 1,341 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Iowa, Church Records, 1839-2004 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790247); 17,202 indexed records with 1,564 record images (was 17,480 records with 1,564 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Italy, Agrigento, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2480962); 815,258 indexed records with 1,218,927 record images (was 817,954 records with 1,218,927 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Alessandria, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1800-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2197595); 41,241 indexed records with 51,191 record images (was 12,477 records with 11,905 images), UPDATED 09-Feb-2026

Italy, Ancona, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1544-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2310701); 265,617 indexed records with 208,356 record images (was 265,315 records with 208,356 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Asti, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1803-1814, 1911-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2146198); 69,235 indexed records with 279,461 record images (was 69,235 records with 279,461 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Avellino, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1947 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2484771); 2,324,393 indexed records with 3,099,458 record images (was 2,324,501 records with 3,099,458 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Bari, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1908 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968511); 7,597,076 indexed records with 2,870,392 record images (was 7,599,648 records with 2,870,392 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Benevento, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1810-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2475030); 541,403 indexed records with 1,827,400 record images (was 617,591 records with 1,827,400 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026

Italy, Bergamo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1903 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1986789); 2,794,673 indexed records with 2,514,754 record images (was 2,836,727 records with 2,514,754 images), UPDATED 12-Feb-2026
Italy, Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708706); Index only (1,032,965 records), no images (was 1,150,938 records with 0 images), UPDATED 12-Feb-2026
Italy, Bologna, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1899 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2185174); 955,781 indexed records with 334,190 record images (was 956,942 records with 334,190 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Brescia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1797-1943 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2158242); 380,083 indexed records with 620,801 record images (was 380,424 records with 620,801 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026
Italy, Brindisi, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2328379); 1,253,816 indexed records with 827,175 record images (was 1,707,758 records with 827,175 images), UPDATED 12-Feb-2026

Italy, Caltanissetta, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1986780); 1,369,557 indexed records with 470,099 record images (was 1,373,052 records with 470,099 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026
Italy, Catania, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821289); 3,015,625 indexed records with 2,852,068 record images (was 3,020,277 records with 2,852,068 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Catanzaro, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937913); 1,712,741 indexed records with 436,534 record images (was 1,714,561 records with 436,534 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Chieti, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1931 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2419833); 364,275 indexed records with 3,714,370 record images (was 1,508,566 records with 3,714,370 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Como, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1951 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1939355); 6,291 indexed records with 15,667 record images (was 9,013 records with 15,667 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026

Italy, Cosenza, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1654-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3005073); 3,517,742 indexed records with 3,296,657 record images (was 3,563,180 records with 3,296,657 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Cremona, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1744-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1987747); 1,366,788 indexed records with 1,325,362 record images (was 1,373,411 records with 1,325,362 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026
Italy, Cuneo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1795-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1392991); 75,223 indexed records with 267,978 record images (was 120,844 records with 267,978 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026
Italy, Deaths and Burials, 1806-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708705); Index only (344,265 records), no images (was 352,814 records with 0 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Enna, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1944 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068343); 1,769,484 indexed records with 836,855 record images (was 2,101,198 records with 836,855 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026

Italy, Foggia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1902 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821290); 2,906,967 indexed records with 1,414,666 record images (was 2,897,985 records with 1,414,666 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Forlì-Cesena, Forlì, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1800-1815, 1866-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068333); 884,214 indexed records with 2,090,185 record images (was 883,826 records with 2,090,185 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Genova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1796-1812, 1838-1859, 1866-1899 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928859); 554,444 indexed records with 445,302 record images (was 555,749 records with 445,302 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Genova, Genova, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046914); 1,808,867 indexed records with 871,669 record images (was 1,808,867 records with 871,669 images), UPDATED 12-Feb-2026
Italy, Grosseto, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015751); 149,419 indexed records with 393,814 record images (was 149,409 records with 393,814 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026

Italy, Imperia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1785-1904 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068337); 47,058 indexed records with 277,811 record images (was 47,058 records with 277,811 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, L'Aquila, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1944, 1911-1943 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937372); 134,901 indexed records with 2,754,472 record images (was 134,901 records with 2,754,472 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, La Spezia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1780-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2477527); 82,950 indexed records with 3,588 record images (was 33,435 records with 3,588 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026
Italy, Latina, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1867-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2684446); 14,573 indexed records with 144,647 record images (was 69,173 records with 144,647 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026
Italy, Lecce, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1901-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2310702); 852,353 indexed records with 3,307,040 record images (was 852,324 records with 3,307,040 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026

Italy, Lecco, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1911-1947 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3031547); 129,687 indexed records with 97,800 record images (was 129,243 records with 97,800 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026
Italy, Mantova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1496-1906 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1934580); 1,388,280 indexed records with 855,316 record images (was 1,388,930 records with 855,316 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Marriages, 1809-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1711678); Index only (256,447 records), no images (was 277,109 records with 0 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Matera, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1925 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2819382); 913,957 indexed records with 1,323,614 record images (was 912,986 records with 1,323,614 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Milano, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2537277); 2,380,836 indexed records with 1,064,143 record images (was 2,382,904 records with 1,064,143 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026

Italy, Napoli, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1866 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937990); 4,879,638 indexed records with 12,795,172 record images (was 5,338,745 records with 12,795,172 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026
Italy, Padova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1621-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2120751); 456,855 indexed records with 601,344 record images (was 456,594 records with 601,344 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Padova, Padova, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1946877); 1,197,968 indexed records with 1,745,536 record images (was 1,207,981 records with 1,745,536 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Palermo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1947 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2608509); 1,886,829 indexed records with 4,331,932 record images (was 1,913,991 records with 4,331,932 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026
Italy, Parma, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1626-1921 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3743481); 23,154 indexed records with 1,524,790 record images (was 23,154 records with 1,524,790 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026

Italy, Pesaro e Urbino, Urbino, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1977027); 210,024 indexed records with 709,381 record images (was 210,024 records with 709,381 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026
Italy, Pescara, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2013532); 1,231,246 indexed records with 2,022,109 record images (was 1,232,671 records with 2,022,109 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026
Italy, Piacenza, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1662-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4117582); 1,425,650 indexed records with 641,969 record images (was 1,462,285 records with 641,969 images), UPDATED 12-Feb-2026
Italy, Potenza, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1697-1923 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2450876); 3,134,737 indexed records with 3,139,547 record images (was 3,153,851 records with 3,139,547 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Ragusa, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1900-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068330); 59,771 indexed records with 1,460,681 record images (was 307,776 records with 1,460,681 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026

Italy, Reggio Calabria, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1784-1943 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068331); 1,948,723 indexed records with 2,245,171 record images (was 2,123,620 records with 2,245,171 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026
Italy, Reggio Emilia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1769-1944 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2388826); 984,348 indexed records with 643,483 record images (was 1,330,799 records with 643,483 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026
Italy, Rieti, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1840-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2146202); 287,781 indexed records with 448,819 record images (was 287,781 records with 448,819 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Roma, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1863-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2390532); 1,379,275 indexed records with 5,066,067 record images (was 1,379,275 records with 5,066,067 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026
Italy, Salerno, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935404); 4,557,783 indexed records with 5,918,455 record images (was 4,561,683 records with 5,918,455 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026

Italy, Savona, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1813, 1838-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016218); 526,785 indexed records with 1,279,025 record images (was 526,772 records with 1,279,025 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Siracusa, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1943-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2612833); 2,087,795 indexed records with 782,755 record images (was 2,087,795 records with 782,755 images), UPDATED 12-Feb-2026
Italy, Taranto, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1926 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937541); 514,397 indexed records with 1,413,905 record images (was 515,039 records with 1,413,905 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Trapani, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1906-1928 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2052404); 513,390 indexed records with 1,371,292 record images (was 468,519 records with 1,371,292 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026
Italy, Treviso, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1815 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928857); 180,247 indexed records with 300,678 record images (was 181,435 records with 300,678 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026

Italy, Trieste, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1924-1944 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2684447); 15,381 indexed records with 118,496 record images (was 15,381 records with 118,496 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Udine, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1815, 1871-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1939238); 864,602 indexed records with 1,262,279 record images (was 864,538 records with 1,262,279 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Verbania, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1814, 1838-1899 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068338); 165,920 indexed records with 595,341 record images (was 166,203 records with 595,341 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026
Italy, Vercelli, Vercelli, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1802-1813, 1838-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1939214); 13,235 indexed records with 1,506,772 record images (was 77,378 records with 1,506,772 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Italy, Verona, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1630-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016225); 561,991 indexed records with 2,976,910 record images (was 641,134 records with 2,976,910 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026

Italy, Vicenza, Bassano del Grappa, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1871-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2141952); 419,856 indexed records with 1,637,660 record images (was 434,443 records with 1,637,660 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026
Italy, Viterbo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1870-1943 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016212); 725,466 indexed records with 936,472 record images (was 725,452 records with 936,472 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Kansas, Naturalization Records, 1856-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4233290); 105,287 indexed records with 77,015 record images (was 105,287 records with 77,014 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Louisiana, Church Records, 1836-1938 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790251); 2,878 indexed records with 562 record images (was 2,904 records with 562 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Maryland, Church Records, 1660-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2385204); 80,545 indexed records with 26,237 record images (was 80,624 records with 26,237 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026

Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675351); Index only (128,729 records), no images (was 128,729 records with 0 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675197); Index only (2,528,578 records), no images (was 2,530,955 records with 0 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675350); Index only (366,620 records), no images (was 369,345 records with 0 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1638-1927 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928860); 11,820,050 indexed records with 742,594 record images (was 11,822,214 records with 742,594 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2061550); 7,088,711 indexed records with 1,962,488 record images (was 7,091,660 records with 1,962,488 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026

Michigan, Births and Christenings, 1775-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675348); Index only (899,178 records), no images (was 899,505 records with 0 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Michigan, Church Records, 1819-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787825); 43,653 indexed records with 2,670 record images (was 47,421 records with 2,670 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675359); Index only (1,128,410 records), no images (was 1,128,807 records with 0 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Michigan, Military Discharge Records, ca.1847 - ca.1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4123955); 743 indexed records with 447 record images (was 981 records with 447 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Michigan, Obituaries, 1820-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2215693); 8,914,277 indexed records with 1,093,937 record images (was 8,912,502 records with 1,093,937 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026

Minnesota, Naturalization Records and Indexes, 1872-1962 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2632486); 89,054 indexed records with 72,357 record images (was 88,691 records with 71,738 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Missouri, Church Records, 1827-2004 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790252); 31,432 indexed records with 1,595 record images (was 31,571 records with 1,595 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Montana, County Naturalizations, 1856-1979 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2091705); 52,127 indexed records with 46,602 record images (was 52,124 records with 46,602 images), UPDATED 09-Feb-2026
Montana, Flathead Reservation, Obituaries, 1870-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000124); 40,319 indexed records with 4,161 record images (was 40,318 records with 4,161 images), UPDATED 12-Feb-2026
Nebraska, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2759156); Browse 297,841 Images only, no index (was 205,382 records with 297,841 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026

Oklahoma, Church Records, 1897-1984 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790264); 190 indexed records with 67 record images (was 197 records with 67 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675525); Index only (321,165 records), no images (was 334,630 records with 0 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675536); Index only (5,514 records), no images (was 5,514 records with 0 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675538); Index only (130,064 records), no images (was 151,927 records with 0 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Rhode Island, Naturalization Records 1907-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2622566); Browse 5,753 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 5,753 images), UPDATED 07-Feb-2026

Rhode Island, Town Births and Baptisms Index, 1639-1932 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2297208); 287,413 indexed records with 26,007 record images (was 305,611 records with 26,007 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2146229); 648,623 indexed records with 231,878 record images (was 656,117 records with 231,878 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026

Rhode Island, Town Deaths and Burials Index, 1639-1932 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2301758); 115,150 indexed records with 27,903 record images (was 132,993 records with 27,903 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Rhode Island, Town Marriages Index, 1639-1932 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2301760); Index only (55,885 records), no images (was 58,340 records with 0 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026
Rhode Island, Vital records, 1846-1898, 1901-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935767); 750,518 indexed records with 32,524 record images (was 757,918 records with 32,524 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026

Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4016424); 16,941 indexed records with 437,095 record images (was 15,995 records with 437,095 images), UPDATED 10-Feb-2026
Switzerland Marriages, 1532-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520589); Index only (210,877 records), no images (was 208,572 records with 0 images), UPDATED 11-Feb-2026
Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1880 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2142779); 134,395 indexed records with 48,947 record images (was 134,384 records with 48,947 images), UPDATED 09-Feb-2026
United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1861144); 12,074,280 indexed records with 19,317,962 record images (was 11,451,972 records with 19,317,962 images), UPDATED 06-Feb-2026

--- Collections with new images ---

Argentina, Military Records, 1911-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000280); 1 indexed records with 2,926,843 record images (was 1 records with 2,926,841 images), last updated 31-Oct-2024
Brazil, Alagoas, Civil Registration, 1876-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469403); 1 indexed records with 454,098 record images (was 1 records with 454,076 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Brazil, Maranhão, Civil Registration, 1827-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469402); 1 indexed records with 905,941 record images (was 1 records with 905,915 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
United States, Census, 1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464515); 157,892,854 indexed records with 52,731,592 record images (was 157,892,854 records with 52,731,471 images), last updated 16-Jun-2024
United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000145); 1 indexed records with 28,204,259 record images (was 1 records with 28,204,240 images), last updated 22-Jul-2024

--- Collections with images removed ---

--- Collections with new records ---

--- Collections with records removed ---

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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 removed entries
• 0  added entries 
• 109 updated entries
• 5 entries with more or fewer images 
• 0 entries with more or fewer records

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