Monday, February 29, 2016

New or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - February 21 to 27, 2016

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

As of 27 February 2016, there were 2,071 record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 6 from last week):



The new or updated collections are:

*  Spain, Province of Cádiz, Municipal Records, 1784-1956; 215,947 indexed records with record images Updated 26 Feb 2016

*  Maryland, Piney Point Crew Lists, 1950-1956; 5,429 indexed records with record images Updated 26 Feb 2016

*  New York, New York, Soundex to Passenger and Crew Lists, 1887-1921; 5,800 indexed records with record images Updated 26 Feb 2016

*  Hawaii, Index to Filipino Arrivals to Honolulu, 1946; 7,408 indexed records with record images Updated 26 Feb 2016

*  Utah, Early Mormon Missionary Database; 48,207 indexed records with record images ADDED 26 Feb 2016

*  Virginia, Alexandria Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels, 1946-1957; 6,669 indexed records with record images Updated 26 Feb 2016

*  United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872; 42,119 indexed records with record images Updated 25 Feb 2016

*  England, Cornwall and Devon Parish Registers, 1538-2010; 182,501 indexed records with record images Updated 25 Feb 2016

*  Korea, Social Life and Customs; Browse Images only with no indexed records, ADDED 25 Feb 2016

*  Missouri, Cole County Circuit Court Case Files, 1820-1927; Browse Images only with no indexed records, Updated 25 Feb 2016

*  Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888; 5,946 indexed records without record images ADDED 24 Feb 2016

*  Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1942; 3,567 indexed records without record images ADDED 24 Feb 2016

*  Ireland Census, 1851; 58,795 indexed records with record images Updated 24 Feb 2016

*  Ireland Census, 1831; 80,337 indexed records with record images Updated 24 Feb 2016

*  Ireland Census, 1821; 275,103 indexed records with record images Updated 24 Feb 2016

*  Ireland Census, 1841; 15,850 indexed records with record images Updated 24 Feb 2016

*  Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995; 137,984 indexed records without record images ADDED 24 Feb 2016

*  Denmark Deeds and Mortgages, 1572-1928; Browse Images only with no indexed records, Updated 23 Feb 2016

*  California, San Pedro, Immigration Office Special Inquiry Records, 1930-1936; 2,736 indexed records with record images Updated 23 Feb 2016

*  Peru, Junín, Civil Registration, 1881-2005; 87,987 indexed records with record images Updated 22 Feb 2016

*  Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950; 1,668,812 indexed records without record images Updared 22 Feb 2016

*  North Carolina, Civil Marriages, 1763-1868; 53,614 indexed records without record images ADDED 22 Feb 2016

*  Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958; 2,198,000 indexed records without  record images Updated 22 Feb 2016

*  California, San Francisco Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving, 1954-1957; 375,314 indexed records with record images Updated 22 Feb 2016

*  Brazil, Pernambuco, Civil Registration, 1804-2014; 692,393 indexed records with record images Updated 22 Feb 2016

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

In order to select a specific collection, go to https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list and use the "Filter by collection name" feature in the upper left-hand corner.

Each one of the collections listed above has a Research Wiki page (use the "Learn more" link).  It would be very useful if the Wiki page for each collection listed the dates for when the collection was added as a new collection and the dates for major updates also.

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1 comment:

Joe Lowry said...

It's both fascinating and frustrating to see two separate Ohio marriage databases, "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958" and "Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1942." I have many Ohio ancestors and I can only imagine the rationale behind not merging the two indexes. When you click on the "Learn More >> " link on either database, you are taken to the same article on the FamilySearch wiki about Ohio marriages. The coverage table doesn't break down the counties in one database or the other or if and where there's overlap. It also doesn't provide the original source, simply stating, "It is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records." Perhaps I should appreciate just having the information accessible, but clarity on the data and the original source would be nice.