Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- What Were You Doing in 2001?

 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)  Do you recall what you were doing in 2001?  Family, school, work, hobbies, technology, genealogy, vacations, etc?

2)  Share your 2001 events 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:

2001 was an interesting and challenging year. We were healthy, our lives were busy, and full of variety. We spent almost four weeks in the San Jose area and had a two week summer vacation (combined with a business trip) in the Washington DC area. Linda’s father, Lee Leland, had some health problems but has recovered well, and is well established in his retirement center. Randy’s mother, Betty Seaver, is still living in her home in Point Loma and has had some health problems, as well.

We spent Christmas 2000 in the San Jose area. Linda flew up to be with her dad in the hospital the week before, and Randy drove up at the end of the week. Lee was back in his retirement center before Christmas, and we saw him every day. We enjoyed staying with Linda’s brother, Paul Leland, and Deb and Ashley Newby. Randy got to look through Paul’s family pictures and data. 

We also were able to spend time with Lori and Michael at their home in Brookdale, and to visit Michael’s family in Petaluma on Christmas Day. Diane and Jim Herynk (from Topeka) met us for a day. On the way back to San Diego, we stopped and had Christmas with Tami and James in Long Beach.

Over Presidents’ Day weekend, we drove to the Phoenix area to visit Randy’s aunt Jan, uncle Ed Seaver, and cousin Joanie King. We stayed with Joanie and enjoyed her home and her lovable dogs. Ed and Jan moved into a very nice retirement center, and we had a great weekend sharing family history and stories.

During Easter vacation in April, we drove to Long Beach, Santa Cruz and San Jose again for the week, and stayed at Paul and Deb’s home again. Papa Lee was stronger, and we were able to take him on outings to lunch and to see friends.

We also celebrated Seaver family birthdays and holidays with Randy’s mom (pictured in the middle with Randy and Linda), brother Scott and Dawn, brother Stan and Holly, and Stan’s daughter Molly and her 4-year old son, Anthony.

Randy had four business trips to Baltimore during 2001. In June, Linda went along to sightsee while Randy attended a wind tunnel test at the University of Maryland; we stayed in Greenbelt MD, just north of DC. The test was delayed, so we were there for two weeks. We visited the FBI Building in DC, the Natural History Museum, Washington’s home at Mount Vernon, took a Potomac River cruise, and visited Annapolis. While Randy worked, Linda saw Baltimore Harbor, the National Zoo, and several other sights. We also visited Louise and Elizabeth Marshall in Alexandria, who are Linda’s cousins. They had information on the McKnew family, and were happy to share it. We enjoyed our two visits with them tremendously.

We flew up to San Jose in early August for a family reunion and to celebrate Papa Lee’s 90^th birthday. Paul, Deb, Linda and Randy hosted a party for about 30 family and friends, and a wonderful time was had by all. We got to see many cousins and former neighbors – some that we hadn’t seen for 20 years. We all had a chance to tell stories about Papa Lee and how much he has meant to us.

After flying home, we drove to Long Beach so that we could baby sit our grand-hound, Walter, while Tami and James celebrated their fourth anniversary. We had fun playing with and walking Walter – all the females on the block adore him -- he's a chick magnet.

Lori and Michael celebrated their first anniversary in September. They are remodeling their home in Brookdale. Michael was promoted to be a project manager at UltraClean Technologies. Lori works at Sutro Investments in San Jose, and just passed an exam for a stock trader’s license. Their two indoor cats – Mira and Twosie – keep them busy in their redwood forest hideaway.

Tami and James moved to a larger house in the Belmont Shore area of Long Beach. Walter has a yard to play and snooze in, and his own window to watch the sidewalk traffic. Tami is teaching high school English at West Covina HS, and has added the AVID program and drug/ alcohol awareness groups. James continues to work at Seeley, where he is the webmaster and writes software.

Linda is teaching a fifth grade class this year at Montgomery Elementary in Chula Vista, enjoys being with friends and family, and likes to get away to the fitness center and angel hunting, shopping and relaxing. 

 Randy enjoys his engineering work at Goodrich Aerostructures Group – designing thrust reversers and doing analysis. He continued his genealogy research at the genealogy library and on the Internet. 

 We enjoy being with friends, family, and the church fellowship group, and attending the Lamb’s Players Theatre in Coronado, and the Shadow Mountain Saturday Night concert series with friends.

NOTE:  I am lucky to have Christmas letters since 1985 or so that were sent to friends and family.  

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A Day In the Life of Sarah (Feather) Carringer of Mercer County, Pennsylvania in 1847

 My 3rd great-grandmother Sarah (Feather) Carringer (1804-1848), daughter of Cornelius and Mary(Partridge) Feather, had married Henry Carringer in 1825 in Pennsylvania and they had nine children by 1847.  Sarah's biography is in ABC Biography of #49 Sarah (Feather) Carringer (1804-1848) of Ohio and Pennsylvania, based on my genealogical research.

I wondered what what Sarah's daily life was like in the spring of 1847.  My prompt to Anthropic Claude was: "Please create a story about the Day in the Life of Sarah (Feather) Carringer in the spring of 1847 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, based on the attached biography."

(Google Gemini Notebook Infographic - A Day in the Life of Sarah Carringer in 1847)

Here is the Claude Sonnet 5 story:

A Spring Day on Wolfe Road, 1847

Before Dawn

Sarah wakes in the dark, before anyone else. April nights in Mercer County in northwestern Pennsylvania can still bring frost, and the house would have held little warmth by morning. Her first task is the hearth. She rakes aside the ashes she banked the night before and uncovers a few red coals, then feeds them kindling until a flame catches. Fire was precious in a farmhouse of this period, and a family that let theirs die might have to carry coals from a neighbor or strike a new spark with flint and steel. She hangs the kettle on its crane and fills the bake oven or sets the iron pots near the heat.

Through the dark she can hear the house waking around her. Her husband, Henry, is already out in the barn checking the horses and livestock and looking at the fences. The household is spread across a wide range of ages. Eliza is nearly twenty and a capable second pair of hands. D.J. is eighteen and George about fifteen, old enough to do a man's share in the fields. Cornelius is twelve, Mary eleven, and young Sarah about ten. Henry is around eight and Louisa about five, and Matilda, at two, still needs watching every minute. With nine children in one house, someone is always coughing, quarreling over a blanket, or looking for a missing shoe.

She might use these quiet minutes to take stock of the day: what flour is left in the barrel, how many eggs the hens have started laying now that the days are lengthening, and whether the cow is giving enough milk. In a household this size, managing supplies was nearly as demanding as the cooking itself.

Morning Chores

Breakfast for eleven is a serious undertaking. Typical fare in rural Pennsylvania at the time included cornmeal mush or johnnycake, bread, salt pork or bacon if the smokehouse still had any, potatoes, and whatever preserves the cellar held. Late winter and early spring were the lean months, when the previous year's stores ran low and the new garden had not yet produced. Sarah would have been careful with what remained, and the first wild greens of spring would be welcome on the table.

While she cooks, the household divides the morning work. The boys go out to milk, feed the stock, and see to the horses or oxen that will pull the plow. Eliza and Mary might help with the milk and the breakfast dishes, and young Sarah could be sent to gather eggs or fetch water from the spring or well. Even the smaller children had jobs, such as carrying in kindling, feeding chickens, and watching Matilda.

Spring is the busiest season on a farm. Fields have to be plowed, and oats, corn, and potatoes planted when the ground is ready. Henry and the older boys would be out at first light and might not come in until the noon meal. Sarah's work was to keep them fed and the household running behind them. After breakfast she turns to the kitchen garden near the house, which was usually the woman's province. Depending on the weather, early crops such as peas, onions, and lettuce could go in during April, and she would be thinking about seed saved from the previous year and what the family would need to put by for next winter.

Midday

Dinner, the main meal of the day, comes around noon. It must be hot and plentiful for hungry workers coming in from the fields, and it takes planning. A pot of stewed meat and vegetables, fresh bread, perhaps a pie or pudding, butter and milk from the dairy, and cider or buttermilk to drink would all fit the period. A mother with this many mouths to feed spent a large part of every day just preparing and clearing meals.

The afternoon belongs to the endless work of clothing a large family. Farm families in the 1840s still made much of their own cloth, spinning flax into linen and wool into yarn, though store-bought fabric was becoming more available. Even bought cloth had to be cut and sewn by hand. Sarah's children are growing fast, and a family of this size could always use garments to be mended, let out, or cut down for the next child in line. Mary and young Sarah are old enough to sit beside her with needles and learn, and this is how household skills passed from mother to daughter in those years.

Other seasonal jobs would compete for her time. Spring was the traditional season for soap-making, boiling saved fat with lye made from wood ashes, and for turning the house out after a winter of closed windows and smoky fires. Some of these tasks were hard physical work, and she would have done them with small children close by.

Perhaps, while the younger ones play nearby, there is a moment to look up at the hills of Sandy Creek township greening after the winter. Henry's father's homestead lay a mile or so west, so kin were close at hand, and a family this size would surely have found reasons to cross that mile now and then.

Afternoon News

The wider world reached rural Pennsylvania slowly, but it did reach it. In the spring of 1847 the United States was at war with Mexico. The war had begun the year before and dominated the newspapers and the talk at the store, the church, and the crossroads. News of the campaigns that winter and spring, including the fighting in northern Mexico and the American landing and siege at Veracruz in March, would have trickled in through newspapers, letters, and travelers, often weeks after events occurred. Pennsylvania raised volunteer regiments for the war, and many communities watched local men march off. A mother with sons of D.J.'s and George's ages would have followed the news with particular interest.

Closer to home, the countryside was changing. The Erie Extension Canal had been completed through Mercer County in the 1840s, linking the area to the wider canal system and bringing goods and news in and farm produce out. Even a family on a back road like Wolfe Road lived in a county that was becoming more connected to distant markets than it had been when Sarah arrived as a young woman. Neighbors might stop by with word of prices, the weather, or who was ill or newly arrived.

Evening

As daylight lengthens in spring, the men work later, and supper comes after the last chores. When the animals are fed and the milk is strained, the family gathers around the table. Supper was usually lighter than dinner, perhaps leftovers, bread and milk, or mush, but it was the time when the whole household was together. Evenings were lit by the fire, and perhaps by tallow candles or a rush light, which were used sparingly because every candle meant fat and labor.

After the dishes are washed and the younger children are put to bed, the house settles. By the fire, Sarah might mend, knit stockings, or simply sit for the first time all day. Reading by firelight, if anyone in the household read aloud, was a common evening pastime in many families, but we do not know what Sarah and Henry read, if anything. Before she goes to bed she would bank the fire again so that the coals would last until morning, the same task that began her day.

Sarah, born in 1804, had spent more than twenty years raising a family, and the work never really stopped. But around that table at the end of a spring day sat almost her whole family, all of them alive and healthy.

What We Know and What We Imagine

What the records tell us is that Sarah lived on Wolfe Road in Sandy Creek Township, raised ten children who all survived to adulthood, and died on 9 April 1848, about a year after the season described here. That makes the spring of 1847 one of the last she saw. The farm work, meals, and routines above reflect what was typical for the place and time, and no document records them for Sarah herself.

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Author's note:  This is an imagined scene. The documented facts are that Sarah was about 42, married to Henry Carringer, and living with their children in Sandy Creek township, Mercer County, on land Henry received from his father's estate. The details of her day are drawn from what daily life was typically like for a farm family in western Pennsylvania in the 1840s. They are not records of what Sarah herself did.

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The AI Google Gemini Notebook Video Overview of this story is in (and on my YouTube channel): 

This is historical fiction based on known events in the lives of my ancestors and typical social history for the time and place-- it might have been this way. Henry and Sarah (Feather) Carringer are my 3rd great-grandparents through their son David Jackson Carringer (1828-1902), and I have significant information about this family from the available records, but I know nothing about their day-to-day lives.

As always, I am amazed at what life was like in any place over 180 years ago. This description of Sarah's family life in 1847 Pennsylvania is interesting and so different from our current daily activities.

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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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Summary of “From Census to Story: Bringing Ancestors to Life with Evidence, Context, and AI” Presentation

I presented my hour-long presentation titled “From Census to Story: Bringing Ancestors to Life with Evidence, Context, and AI” to the GeneaBloggers group on Sunday, 20 September. 

The YouTube video of the talk is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzwBBU0_F4Q. A word-for-word transcription of the talk is in the "More" section of the YouTube video.

Last week, I asked Google Gemini 3 to summarize the talk, since only a limited number of GeneaMusings readers watched it live or afterwards on YouTube. Gemini created an infographic for my talk:

Here is the Gemini summary of the talk:

Section 1: Main Presentation — Using AI in Genealogy

The Core Problem 

Genealogists often accumulate binders, PDFs, and database entries filled with factual data—census schedules, vital records, probate files, and land records. However, non-genealogist family members rarely read lengthy, dense reports:

• Glazed Eyes: Standard family group sheets, Ahnentafel lists, and chronological timelines feel dry and boring to relatives,.

• Loss of Oral History: According to Judy Russell (quoted by Randy), it takes only three generations to completely lose oral family history.

• The Goal: Transform factual, dry bullet points into engaging, story-driven narratives that children and grandchildren will actually want to read or listen to.

The AI Solution

Large Language Models (LLMs)—such as Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, Gemini, and NotebookLM—act like a "free ghostwriter":

• Context Generation: LLMs are pre-trained on vast historical databases (books, local histories, period details). They can effortlessly blend broader historical events and social history (e.g., local epidemics, Revolutionary War troop movements, farming conditions) directly into an ancestor's narrative timeline.

• Fact Verification (Human in the Loop): The researcher remains in full control. The AI generates text based strictly on the user's uploaded evidence file, preventing unwanted "fabrications" or made-up ancestors.

Section 2: The Step-by-Step AI Workflow (The Ancestor Biography Creation (ABC) Process)

Randy developed the Ancestor Biography Creation (ABC) Process, which breaks down into 11 concrete steps divided into two main phases: 

Phase 1:

Gather Life Events and Primary Sources: Research & Generation.

Compile all known dates, places, names, relationships, census records, land transactions, and source notes using genealogy software (e.g., RootsMagic, Family Tree Maker) or online platforms (Ancestry, MyHeritage, FamilySearch).

2. Create a Standardized Genealogical Sketch: The Foundation File.

Export or assemble a complete narrative report or chronological timeline containing every fact, quote, and source citation. Save this "kitchen sink" collection as a PDF file, as LLMs process structured PDFs far better than plain unformatted text or Word documents.

3. Prompt an LLM for an Engaging Biography: Initial AI Drafting.

Upload the PDF sketch to an LLM like Claude Sonnet or ChatGPT. Use a prompt instructing the tool to act as an expert genealogist:

• Prompt parameters: Request a casual, structured biography with section headings, historical and social context, source citations/endnotes, and strict instructions not to add or alter any people or dates,.

4. Verify, Review, and Edit: Fact-Checking.

Copy the AI-generated biography into a Word document. Cross-reference the facts with primary sources, correct any misspellings or errors, and add any missing personal memories.

Phase 2:

5. Generate Story Ideas and Historical Fiction: Expanding Narrative Angles.

Ask the AI for 10–15 specific story angles based on the biography. Prompts can focus on:

• "Turning points" or "major events" in a person's life
• First-person "Grandparent Memoirs" written as advice to their grandchildren
• Family life in a time and place
• Teenage years
• Courtship/marriage advice
• Migration journeys
• Military service experiences

6. Compose Poems and Song Lyrics: Production & Sharing.

Request poem or song lyrics reflecting the ancestor's life events. Input those lyrics into Suno.ai to auto-generate custom folk songs or ballads in MP3 format.

7. Produce Audio and Video Presentations: Multimedia Creation.

Combine text, images, and audio tracks using tools like Canva, Google NotebookLM (audio overviews/podcasts), or Google Vids / Google Slides to create slide presentations, video overviews, and YouTube videos.

8. Publish and Preserve: Distribution.

Compile the biographies, stories, songs, and video links into print-ready PDF ebooks and upload them to permanent repositories like FamilySearch Books, Internet Archive, blogs, or personal YouTube channels or archives (e.g., Google Drive, FOREVER, WeAre.xyz, etc.).

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Examples of stories for one person (Norman Seaver (1734-1787)) are in:

• Genealogical Sketch:  52 Ancestors - Week 105: #128 Norman Seaver (1734-1787)

• ABC Biography: ABC Biography of Norman Seaver (1734-1787) of Massachusetts

• Poem and Song: "The Ballad of Norman Seaver" - A Family History Poem and Song 

• Life Memoir: Norman Seaver's Life Memories - An AI-Assisted Memoir 

• Revolutionary War Service Summary: Ask AI: "Please Describe Norman Seaver's Revolutionary War Service"

• Courtship Story: Ask AI: Describe the Courtship and Marriage of Norman Seaver and Sarah Read in 1755 in Sudbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony 

• Christmas Story: Thirteen Blessings - The Norman and Sarah Seaver Family

• YouTube Video: Captain Norman Seaver (1734-1787) Biography

• Narrated Video Slide Presentation: Slide Show for the Norman and Sarah (Read) Seaver Family of Massachusetts

Links to all of my blog posts about using Artificial Intelligence are on my Randy's AI and Genealogy page.  

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Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 26 September to 2 October 2026

 Each week, I try to keep track of the number of Full-Text Search collections (indexed, searchable) and the Images collections (browsable but not searchable) -- see Sections 1) and 2) below. In addition, I list the genealogy historical record collections (often name-indexed) that are added, removed, and/or updated on FamilySearch and listed on the Historical Record Collection list  --  See Section 3.

1)  As of 2 October 2026, there are now 6,745 searchable and full-text transcribed image collections on FamilySearch Full-Text Search this week, an increase of 0 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 2 October 2026 there are now 26,282 browsable (some indexed, none transcribed) image collections on FamilySearch Images this week, an increase of 18 from last week. There are over 6.189 BILLION images in these collections.  There are 2,186 collections from the United States, 7,302 from Europe and 222 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 2 October 2026, there are 3,505 Historical Record Collections (many indexed, many browsable) on FamilySearch (an increase of 0 from last week): 

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

--- Collections Deleted ---

*  Italy, Parma, Census Records, 1545-1923 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000453); 163,338 indexed records with 28,554 record images, DELETED

--- Collections Added ---

*  Malaysia, Kuala Lampur, Cemetery Records, 1800-2024 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000728); 8,002 indexed records with 8,002 record images, ADDED 04-Aug-2026
*  San Marino, Census, 1865, 1874, 1899, 1947 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000726); Index only (37,873 records), no images, ADDED 20-Jul-2026
*  South Africa Department of Defence, Military Records, 1914-1954 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000520); 72,976 indexed records with 108,182 record images, ADDED 18-Sep-2026

--- Collections Updated ---

Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417439); 2,035,486 indexed records with 1,084,822 record images (was 1,728,976 records with 1,084,822 images), UPDATED 29-Sep-2026
Belgium, Antwerp, Civil Registration, 1588-1953 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138481); 2,786,598 indexed records with 3,208,709 record images (was 2,781,927 records with 3,208,709 images), UPDATED 01-Oct-2026
Brazil, Cemetery Records, 1799-2024 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2137269); 2,740,125 indexed records with 150,972 record images (was 2,243,502 records with 150,972 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2026
Brazil, Foreigner Files, 1653-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000160); 139,409 indexed records with 3,087,636 record images (was 139,252 records with 3,067,261 images), UPDATED 01-Oct-2026
California, Births and Christenings, 1812-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674703); 195,340 indexed records with 15,418 record images (was 195,340 records with 2,536 images), UPDATED 19-Sep-2026

Canada Census, 1921 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000285); 8,803,148 indexed records with 186,167 record images (was 8,626,062 records with 150,821 images), UPDATED 24-Sep-2026
Canada, Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520604); 165,363 indexed records with 1,648 record images (was 165,363 records with 208,912 images), UPDATED 19-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 27,939,733 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 21-Sep-2026
Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674736); 719,358 indexed records with 9,567 record images (was 719,358 records with 719,358 images), UPDATED 19-Sep-2026
Costa Rica, Baptisms, 1700-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520624); 110,127 indexed records with 5,446 record images (was 110,127 records with 123,825 images), UPDATED 19-Sep-2026

Dominican Republic, Baptisms, 1726-1924 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520622); 144,381 indexed records with 661 record images (was 144,381 records with 144,648 images), UPDATED 19-Sep-2026
Dominican Republic, Immigration Records, 1925-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000147); 96,853 indexed records with 205,309 record images (was 75,535 records with 205,309 images), UPDATED 01-Oct-2026
Ecuador, Baptisms, 1680-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520610); 399,934 indexed records with 8,653 record images (was 399,934 records with 423,919 images), UPDATED 19-Sep-2026
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473014); 39,144,796 indexed records with 1,032,719 record images (was 39,143,624 records with 960,106 images), UPDATED 25-Sep-2026
France, Vosges, Parish and Civil Registration, 1522-1956 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000301); 2,184,571 indexed records with 880,787 record images (was 2,184,571 records with 873,456 images), UPDATED 22-Sep-2026

Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000010); 270,864 indexed records with 251,469 record images (was 183,479 records with 251,469 images), UPDATED 01-Oct-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 23-Sep-2026
Italy, Firenze, Census, 1808-1871 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000441); 532,851 indexed records with 49,117 record images (was 748,485 records with 49,117 images), UPDATED 23-Sep-2026
Italy, Toscana, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1804-1874 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932364); Browse 3,042,917 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 3,042,917 images), UPDATED 23-Sep-2026
Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675197); 2,528,553 indexed records with 2,043 record images (was 2,528,543 records with 423 images), UPDATED 30-Sep-2026

Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675350); 366,544 indexed records with 13,677 record images (was 366,543 records with 1,594 images), UPDATED 30-Sep-2026
Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2548057); 609,039 indexed records with 641,406 record images (was 606,557 records with 641,406 images), UPDATED 30-Sep-2026
Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1638-1927 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928860); 11,820,970 indexed records with 742,594 record images (was 11,820,050 records with 742,594 images), UPDATED 30-Sep-2026
Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2061550); 7,101,883 indexed records with 1,962,488 record images (was 7,098,182 records with 1,962,488 images), UPDATED 30-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 01-Oct-2026

Sierra Leone, Property Records, 1800-2024 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000535); 264,331 indexed records with 258,172 record images (was 103,307 records with 103,296 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2026
United States, Census, 1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1488411); 107,660,184 indexed records with 2,387,416 record images (was 107,660,183 records with 2,387,416 images), UPDATED 30-Sep-2026

--- Collections with new images ---

Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674672); 797,938 indexed records with 104,396 record images (was 797,938 records with 16,343 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Argentina, Buenos Aires City, Civil Registration, 1811-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000077); 1 indexed records with 10,199 record images (was 1 records with 10,198 images), last updated 26-Nov-2024
Argentina, Buenos Aires, Civil Registration, 1861-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000041); 1 indexed records with 111,763 record images (was 1 records with 111,739 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Argentina, Military Records, 1911-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000280); 2,929,239 indexed records with 2,932,114 record images (was 2,929,239 records with 2,932,107 images), last updated 03-Apr-2026
Arkansas, Marriages, 1837-1944 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674711); 873,559 indexed records with 58,816 record images (was 873,559 records with 12,909 images), last updated 03-Nov-2021

Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770729); 326,242 indexed records with 25,722 record images (was 326,242 records with 17,765 images), last updated 17-Sep-2026
Australia, Deaths and Burials, 1816-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770857); 81,876 indexed records with 9,886 record images (was 81,876 records with 2,757 images), last updated 17-Sep-2026
Australia, Marriages, 1810-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770858); 112,813 indexed records with 16,112 record images (was 112,813 records with 8,133 images), last updated 17-Sep-2026
Barbados, Baptisms, 1739-1891 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520591); 451,676 indexed records with 5,266 record images (was 451,676 records with 1,750 images), last updated 29-Jan-2020
Barbados, Marriages, 1854-1879 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520599); 64,288 indexed records with 1,827 record images (was 64,288 records with 951 images), last updated 19-Jun-2020

Belgium, Deaths and Burials, 1564-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520580); 66,440 indexed records with 1,606 record images (was 66,440 records with 2 images), last updated 30-Jan-2020
Belgium, Marriages, 1563-1890 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520579); 56,180 indexed records with 2,025 record images (was 56,180 records with 156 images), last updated 11-Mar-2020
BillionGraves Index (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2026973); 31,122,746 indexed records with 31,194,055 record images (was 31,122,746 records with 31,137,963 images), last updated 02-Jun-2026
Bolivia, Baptisms, 1560-1938 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520550); 1,876,624 indexed records with 45,041 record images (was 1,876,624 records with 12,499 images), last updated 19-Jun-2020
Bolivia, Marriages, 1630-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520564); 339,380 indexed records with 16,797 record images (was 339,380 records with 220 images), last updated 30-Jan-2020

Brazil, Alagoas, Civil Registration, 1876-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469403); 1 indexed records with 454,256 record images (was 1 records with 454,250 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Brazil, Baptisms, 1688-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500708); 2,389,736 indexed records with 66,208 record images (was 2,389,736 records with 35,308 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026
Brazil, Deaths, 1750-1890 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500710); 43,570 indexed records with 2,254 record images (was 43,570 records with 731 images), last updated 08-Jan-2026
Brazil, Maranhão, Civil Registration, 1827-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469402); 1 indexed records with 906,273 record images (was 1 records with 906,269 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Brazil, Marriages, 1730-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500709); 318,295 indexed records with 25,697 record images (was 318,295 records with 8,182 images), last updated 08-Jan-2026

Brazil, Sergipe, Civil Registration, 1866-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4470324); 1 indexed records with 268,955 record images (was 1 records with 268,947 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
California, Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3518938); 585,672 indexed records with 73,120 record images (was 585,672 records with 67,691 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
California, Marriages, 1850-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674735); 536,518 indexed records with 103,151 record images (was 536,518 records with 3,369 images), last updated 22-Sep-2025
Canada, Census, 1931 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000196); 2,466,494 indexed records with 2,467,561 record images (was 2,466,494 records with 2,467,548 images), last updated 16-Jun-2024
Chile, Baptisms, 1585-1932 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520549); 1,539,058 indexed records with 132,487 record images (was 1,539,058 records with 73,408 images), last updated 22-Sep-2025

Chile, Deaths, 1700-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520559); 294,541 indexed records with 30,614 record images (was 294,541 records with 11,587 images), last updated 22-Sep-2025
Chile, Marriages, 1579-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520558); 263,665 indexed records with 36,233 record images (was 263,665 records with 17,616 images), last updated 22-Sep-2025
Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1778463); 5,014,769 indexed records with 173,548 record images (was 5,014,769 records with 59,143 images), last updated 28-Jan-2026
Denmark, Burials, 1640-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520593); 596,238 indexed records with 17,703 record images (was 596,238 records with 3,007 images), last updated 28-Jan-2026
Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520592); 1,253,965 indexed records with 36,133 record images (was 1,253,965 records with 10,265 images), last updated 28-Jan-2026

District of Columbia, Deaths and Burials, 1840-1964 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674800); 44,414 indexed records with 2,956 record images (was 44,414 records with 2,851 images), last updated 06-Oct-2020
El Salvador, Baptisms, 1750-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584970); 145,495 indexed records with 5,102 record images (was 145,495 records with 803 images), last updated 16-Sep-2025
El Salvador, Marriages, 1810-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584975); 22,778 indexed records with 91 record images (was 22,778 records with 88 images), last updated 16-Sep-2025
Finland, Baptisms, 1657-1890 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1778464); 4,577,338 indexed records with 49,936 record images (was 4,583,501 records with 43,710 images), last updated 03-Nov-2025
Finland, Burials, 1725-1909 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1676971); 92,367 indexed records with 1,682 record images (was 92,367 records with 1,300 images), last updated 03-Feb-2020

Finland, Marriages, 1682-1892 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1676970); 477,316 indexed records with 8,179 record images (was 480,111 records with 5,082 images), last updated 03-Nov-2025
Florida, Marriages, 1837-1974 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674804); 596,041 indexed records with 18,529 record images (was 596,041 records with 2,000 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520627); 333,904 indexed records with 15,987 record images (was 333,904 records with 7,615 images), last updated 07-Dec-2025
Guatemala, Deaths, 1760-1880 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520636); 20,912 indexed records with 2,082 record images (was 20,912 records with 1,521 images), last updated 04-Feb-2020
Guatemala, Marriages, 1750-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520635); 81,624 indexed records with 9,918 record images (was 81,624 records with 4,881 images), last updated 19-May-2021

Hawaii, Births and Christenings, 1852-1933 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674805); 117,678 indexed records with 1,037 record images (was 117,678 records with 814 images), last updated 18-Jan-2020
Hawaii, Marriages, 1826-1922 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674811); 66,746 indexed records with 17,026 record images (was 66,746 records with 388 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Idaho, Marriages, 1878-1898; 1903-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674817); 76,651 indexed records with 1,567 record images (was 76,651 records with 1 images), last updated 13-Jun-2024
India, Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584960); 432,831 indexed records with 28,475 record images (was 432,831 records with 7,502 images), last updated 25-Jan-2026
India, Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584968); 372,980 indexed records with 24,133 record images (was 372,980 records with 7,223 images), last updated 25-Jan-2026

India, Marriages, 1792-1948 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584967); 119,671 indexed records with 17,738 record images (was 119,671 records with 4,887 images), last updated 25-Jan-2026
Indiana, Births and Christenings, 1773-1933 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674814); 230,558 indexed records with 7,392 record images (was 230,558 records with 2,830 images), last updated 16-Jan-2026
Indiana, Deaths and Burials, 1750-1993 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3559081); 145,186 indexed records with 6,042 record images (was 145,186 records with 4,361 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674830); 892,895 indexed records with 65,922 record images (was 892,895 records with 3,347 images), last updated 03-Nov-2021
Iowa, Births and Christenings, 1830-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674820); 386,750 indexed records with 13,140 record images (was 386,750 records with 5,585 images), last updated 07-Apr-2026

Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674841); 321,781 indexed records with 13,908 record images (was 321,781 records with 7,453 images), last updated 30-Oct-2020
Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674842); 191,286 indexed records with 50,185 record images (was 191,286 records with 20,311 images), last updated 22-Dec-2025
Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584963); 3,628,796 indexed records with 126,721 record images (was 3,628,796 records with 116,451 images), last updated 03-Nov-2025
Ireland, Deaths, 1864-1870 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584965); 182,377 indexed records with 18,928 record images (was 182,377 records with 4,849 images), last updated 05-Feb-2020
Ireland, Marriages, 1619-1898 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584964); 381,057 indexed records with 63,088 record images (was 381,057 records with 1,505 images), last updated 03-Nov-2025

Kentucky, Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674843); 381,231 indexed records with 4,673 record images (was 381,231 records with 2,367 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Kentucky, Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674848); 588,708 indexed records with 24,846 record images (was 588,708 records with 15,268 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674849); 1,175,936 indexed records with 73,288 record images (was 1,175,936 records with 4,847 images), last updated 29-May-2024
Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674856); 701,296 indexed records with 2,404 record images (was 701,296 records with 516 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026
Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674915); 466,473 indexed records with 3,275 record images (was 466,473 records with 1,180 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021

Maryland, Births and Christenings, 1650-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674912); 150,035 indexed records with 1,993 record images (was 150,035 records with 850 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026
Maryland, Marriages, 1666-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675199); 178,981 indexed records with 2,699 record images (was 178,981 records with 1,704 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026
Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2400643); 24,610 indexed records with 2,901 record images (was 24,610 records with 2,899 images), last updated 21-Feb-2025
NewspaperArchive.com Historic Newspaper Vital Records (Worldwide), 1730-2025 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000653); 1 indexed records with 231,882 record images (was 1 records with 9,998 images), last updated 31-Aug-2026
Paraguay, Military Records, 1870-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2506770); 501,055 indexed records with 989,825 record images (was 501,055 records with 972,441 images), last updated 08-Oct-2025

Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3535178); 1,132,926 indexed records with 95,486 record images (was 1,132,926 records with 48,840 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
South Carolina, Deaths and Burials, 1816-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3518732); 84,148 indexed records with 4,242 record images (was 84,148 records with 2,206 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
Texas, Wills and Deeds, ca. 1700s-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3158845); 1 indexed records with 4,829 record images (was 1 records with 4,825 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
United States, Census, 1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464515); 157,892,854 indexed records with 52,758,132 record images (was 157,892,854 records with 52,757,229 images), last updated 16-Jun-2024
United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000145); 1 indexed records with 28,206,757 record images (was 1 records with 28,206,754 images), last updated 22-Jul-2024

--- Collections with images removed ---

Argentina, Baptisms, 1645-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520570); 2,273,891 indexed records with 295,647 record images (was 2,273,891 records with 2,287,855 images), last updated 18-Jan-2026
Argentina, Marriages, 1722-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520572); 104,450 indexed records with 6,967 record images (was 104,450 records with 116,567 images), last updated 18-Jan-2026
Arizona, Births and Christenings, 1909-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674580); 1,312 indexed records with 657 record images (was 1,312 records with 1,312 images), last updated 08-Jun-2020
Arizona, Deaths and Burials, 1910-1911; 1933-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674678); 3,235 indexed records with 1,422 record images (was 3,235 records with 3,235 images), last updated 08-Jun-2020
Arizona, Marriages, 1865-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674679); 66,550 indexed records with 41,536 record images (was 66,550 records with 66,550 images), last updated 10-Mar-2020

Austria, Burials, 1768-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520587); 27,242 indexed records with 215 record images (was 27,242 records with 31,539 images), last updated 12-Nov-2025
Austria, Marriages, 1722-1898 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520586); 22,385 indexed records with 449 record images (was 22,385 records with 25,289 images), last updated 24-Dec-2025
Bolivia, Deaths, 1750-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520566); 44,117 indexed records with 2,747 record images (was 44,117 records with 44,117 images), last updated 10-Mar-2020
Canada, Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520609); 43,249 indexed records with 453 record images (was 43,249 records with 46,733 images), last updated 01-Apr-2021
Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520608); 228,597 indexed records with 306 record images (was 228,597 records with 235,103 images), last updated 01-Apr-2021

Colombia, Baptisms, 1630-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520607); 449,521 indexed records with 13,105 record images (was 449,521 records with 466,688 images), last updated 06-Aug-2025
Colombia, Deaths, 1770-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520612); 24,940 indexed records with 295 record images (was 24,940 records with 31,305 images), last updated 06-Aug-2025
Colombia, Marriages, 1750-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520611); 77,815 indexed records with 3,878 record images (was 77,815 records with 87,174 images), last updated 06-Aug-2025
Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674748); 711,947 indexed records with 40,974 record images (was 711,947 records with 711,947 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Connecticut, Marriages, 1630-1997 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674749); 281,484 indexed records with 16,748 record images (was 281,484 records with 281,484 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021

Costa Rica, Deaths, 1787-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520629); 26,355 indexed records with 1,412 record images (was 26,355 records with 31,296 images), last updated 22-Jan-2026
Delaware, Births and Christenings, 1710-1896 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674747); 32,119 indexed records with 5,904 record images (was 32,119 records with 32,119 images), last updated 12-Mar-2020
Delaware, Deaths and Burials, 1815-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674781); 1,653 indexed records with 805 record images (was 1,653 records with 1,653 images), last updated 16-Jan-2020
Delaware, Marriages, 1713-1919 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674782); 3,062 indexed records with 80 record images (was 3,062 records with 3,062 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
District of Columbia, Births and Christenings, 1830-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674779); 9,965 indexed records with 1,564 record images (was 9,965 records with 9,965 images), last updated 17-Feb-2026

District of Columbia, Marriages, 1830-1921 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674801); 201,871 indexed records with 106,306 record images (was 201,871 records with 201,871 images), last updated 06-Oct-2020
Ecuador, Deaths, 1800-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520615); 43,785 indexed records with 3,473 record images (was 43,785 records with 43,804 images), last updated 15-Sep-2025
Ecuador, Marriages, 1680-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520614); 106,660 indexed records with 5,152 record images (was 106,660 records with 155,892 images), last updated 20-Jan-2026
Find a Grave Index (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2221801); 274,118,435 indexed records with 283,815,865 record images (was 274,118,435 records with 283,815,879 images), last updated 13-Aug-2026
Florida, Births and Christenings, 1880-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674799); 23,920 indexed records with 236 record images (was 23,920 records with 25,372 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026

Florida, Deaths and Burials, 1900-1921 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674803); 20,161 indexed records with 416 record images (was 20,161 records with 20,161 images), last updated 16-Jan-2020
Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473000); 23,424,498 indexed records with 144,523 record images (was 23,453,302 records with 29,147,064 images), last updated 02-Apr-2026
Germany, Deaths and Burials, 1582-1958 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494474); 2,670,104 indexed records with 17,749 record images (was 2,684,734 records with 3,423,812 images), last updated 05-Feb-2026
Germany, Marriages, 1558-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473009); 5,253,088 indexed records with 22,638 record images (was 5,258,875 records with 6,887,837 images), last updated 05-Feb-2026
Gibraltar, Births and Baptisms, 1704-1876 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770864); 16,345 indexed records with 967 record images (was 16,345 records with 16,345 images), last updated 19-Jun-2020

Gibraltar, Marriages, 1879-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770887); 2,200 indexed records with 1,095 record images (was 2,200 records with 2,200 images), last updated 11-Mar-2020
Great Britain, Births and Baptisms, 1571-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770884); 12,159 indexed records with 353 record images (was 12,159 records with 12,643 images), last updated 15-Sep-2025
Great Britain, Deaths and Burials, 1778-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770890); 60,842 indexed records with 2,719 record images (was 60,842 records with 64,636 images), last updated 26-Dec-2025
Great Britain, Marriages, 1797-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770891); 6,012 indexed records with 6 record images (was 6,012 records with 6,655 images), last updated 13-Oct-2025
Hawaii, Deaths and Burials, 1862-1919 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674810); 94,392 indexed records with 31,729 record images (was 94,392 records with 94,392 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021

Honduras, Baptisms, 1730-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520634); 160,997 indexed records with 4,311 record images (was 160,997 records with 172,710 images), last updated 20-Nov-2025
Honduras, Marriages, 1800-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520638); 30,938 indexed records with 44 record images (was 30,938 records with 31,003 images), last updated 15-Sep-2025
Idaho, Births and Christenings, 1856-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674809); 70,730 indexed records with 2,268 record images (was 70,730 records with 70,730 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Idaho, Deaths and Burials, 1907-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674815); 30,207 indexed records with 346 record images (was 30,207 records with 30,273 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Illinois, Births and Christenings, 1824-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1676968); 1,124,902 indexed records with 541 record images (was 1,124,902 records with 1,148,872 images), last updated 08-May-2026

Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680829); 998,463 indexed records with 1,989 record images (was 998,463 records with 1,003,760 images), last updated 08-May-2026
Isle of Man, Births and Baptisms, 1607-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708663); 221,922 indexed records with 4,598 record images (was 221,922 records with 221,922 images), last updated 18-Mar-2020
Isle of Man, Deaths and Burials, 1844-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708590); 42,006 indexed records with 151 record images (was 42,006 records with 42,006 images), last updated 05-Feb-2020
Isle of Man, Marriages, 1606–1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1711668); 43,536 indexed records with 3,532 record images (was 43,536 records with 43,536 images), last updated 11-Mar-2020
Italy, Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708706); 205,484 indexed records with 42,894 record images (was 205,484 records with 1,317,907 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026

Italy, Deaths and Burials, 1806-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708705); 76,671 indexed records with 6,680 record images (was 76,671 records with 428,972 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Marriages, 1809-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1711678); 76,565 indexed records with 4,269 record images (was 76,565 records with 304,927 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026
Jamaica Births and Baptisms, 1752-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520598); 280,346 indexed records with 52,195 record images (was 280,346 records with 331,735 images), last updated 03-Nov-2025
Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674839); 24,405 indexed records with 732 record images (was 24,405 records with 25,428 images), last updated 05-Jan-2021
Kansas, Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674844); 16,588 indexed records with 589 record images (was 16,588 records with 17,610 images), last updated 05-Jan-2021

Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674845); 304,636 indexed records with 49,478 record images (was 304,636 records with 309,149 images), last updated 16-Nov-2023
Maine, Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674914); 158,768 indexed records with 778 record images (was 158,768 records with 158,768 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Maryland, Deaths and Burials, 1877-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675198); 10,408 indexed records with 3,666 record images (was 10,408 records with 10,408 images), last updated 16-Jan-2020

--- Collections with new records ---

--- Collections with records removed ---

California, Birth Index, 1905-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001879); Index only (24,589,368 records), no images (was 24,589,370 records with 0 images), last updated 01-Mar-2012
Canada, Nova Scotia, Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1810407); Index only (136,014 records), no images (was 138,957 records with 0 images), last updated 28-Mar-2025
Canada, Nova Scotia, Marriages, 1711-1909 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1810409); Index only (17,717 records), no images (was 18,221 records with 0 images), last updated 28-Mar-2025
Spain, Baptisms, 1502-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500692); Index only (8,107,714 records), no images (was 8,167,391 records with 0 images), last updated 10-Apr-2026
Spain, Marriages, 1565-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500693); Index only (2,264,319 records), no images (was 2,269,515 records with 0 images), last updated 12-Dec-2022

Switzerland Marriages, 1532-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520589); Index only (210,255 records), no images (was 210,877 records with 0 images), last updated 11-Feb-2026
Switzerland, Baptisms, 1491-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520585); Index only (769,778 records), no images (was 776,254 records with 0 images), last updated 26-Dec-2025
United States, Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,600,532 records), no images (was 875,600,535 records with 0 images), last updated 29-Jul-2026
United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000290); Index only (413,857,819 records), no images (was 413,857,831 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:

• 3,505 Historical Record Collection entries
• 1 removed entries
• 3 added entries 
• 22 updated entries
• 123 entries with more or fewer images 
• 9 entries with more or fewer records

Marshall's list shows 3,505 Historical Record Collections this week, an increase of 2 collections from two weeks ago. The website image above shows 3,505 collections, so the website number is in sync with Marshall's list number.

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