Saturday, December 1, 2018

Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 25 November to 1 December 2018

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

As of 1 December 2018, there were 2,403 record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 7 from last week):

The added or updated collections are (as Marshall provided them):

--- Collections Added   ---

Virginia, Jewish Cemetery Records Index, ca. 1800-1986  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3013259); 8,056 indexed records with 8,056 record images, ADDED 30 Nov 2018

United States, Florida, Index to Alien Arrivals by Airplane at Miami, 1930-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2493439); 51,420 indexed records with 51,420 record images, ADDED 27 Nov 2018

Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1943    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2134304); 37,040 indexed records with 37,040 record images, ADDED 29 Nov 2018

Arizona, Gila County, Cemetery Records, 1927-1994       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2816842); 3,498 indexed records with 3,498 record images, ADDED 30 Nov 2018

Ohio, Carroll County, Veteran Grave Registrations, 1817-1980    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3019664); 2,367 indexed records with 2,367 record images, ADDED 27 Nov 2018

Idaho, Madison County Records   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1916167); 2,352 indexed records with 2,352 record images, ADDED 29 Nov 2018

Tennessee, Jackson County Records, 1801-1974    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922414); 13,799 indexed records with 13,799 record images, ADDED 29 Nov 2018

--- Collections Updated ---


Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1987653); 2,352,016 indexed records with 1,386,297 record images (was 6,910 records with 1,386,297 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1810350); 1,103,224 indexed records with 292,064 record images (was 1,030,574 records with 292,064 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 1,249,333 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 1,183,397 records with 5,100,470 images), Updated 27 Nov 2018

Texas, Swisher County Records, 1879-2012        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2103490); 10,967 indexed records with 93,205 record images (was 8,910 records with 93,205 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Idaho, Lincoln County Records, 1886-1972        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2058671); 4,049 indexed records with 164,360 record images (was 0 records with 164,360 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Idaho, Butte County Records, 1882-1970  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2103492); 1,102 indexed records with 23,226 record images (was 0 records with 23,226 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2333694); 34,168,489 indexed records with 46,885,712 record images (was 34,168,489 records with 46,885,712 images), Updated 30 Nov 2018

*  Idaho, Twin Falls County Records, 1906-1988     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2023222); 35,522 indexed records with 180,915 record images (was 0 records with 180,915 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Montana, Cascade County Records, 1880-2009      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1926700); 541,267 indexed records with 614,573 record images (was 517,400 records with 614,573 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2365247); 545,959 indexed records with 348,215 record images (was 537,495 records with 348,215 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Montana, Judith Basin County Records, 1887-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2110919); 6,278 indexed records with 24,372 record images (was 2,491 records with 24,372 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Texas, Mills County Clerk Records, 1841-1985    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837923); 8,828 indexed records with 152,306 record images (was 0 records with 152,306 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726957); 7,565,213 indexed records with 1,509,652 record images (was 3,547,714 records with 1,509,652 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Collection, 1947-2010        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2282148); 669 indexed records with 128,059 record images (was 134 records with 128,059 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2185173); 441,646 indexed records with 354,145 record images (was 72,804 records with 354,145 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708654); Index only (771,756 records), no images (was 193,370 records with 0 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

Idaho, Minidoka County Records, 1913-1961       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928861); 7,965 indexed records with 42,995 record images (was 0 records with 42,995 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803987); Index only (1,590,685 records), no images (was 1,575,573 records with 0 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803985); 1,963,541 indexed records with 538,510 record images (was 1,724,715 records with 538,510 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

*  Idaho, Gooding County Records, 1879-1962        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2117003); 6,487 indexed records with 52,108 record images (was 0 records with 52,108 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2060668); 763,146 indexed records with 2,512,894 record images (was 491,957 records with 2,512,894 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408729); 1,654,244 indexed records with 2,663,044 record images (was 1,453,633 records with 1,504,135 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803973); Index only (755,345 records), no images (was 755,345 records with 0 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803970); Index only (1,614,425 records), no images (was 1,585,827 records with 0 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

*  BillionGraves Index     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2026973); 26,638,162 indexed records with 26,638,162 record images (was 26,434,648 records with 26,434,648 images), Updated 27 Nov 2018

*  Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803974); 950,670 indexed records with 585,021 record images (was 870,856 records with 585,021 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1743384); 4,915,856 indexed records with 1,231,203 record images (was 2,032,007 records with 1,231,203 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803978); 2,011,068 indexed records with 1,841,454 record images (was 2,001,521 records with 1,841,454 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2143225); 1,741,098 indexed records with 2,942,326 record images (was 1,740,063 records with 0 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1709399); 1,181,038 indexed records with 336,784 record images (was 1,175,750 records with 336,784 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2061550); 3,027,876 indexed records with 1,962,488 record images (was 2,424,166 records with 1,962,488 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551); Index only (2,273,864 records), no images (was 2,270,310 records with 0 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1618491); 1,256,101 indexed records with 955,515 record images (was 1,145,486 records with 955,515 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

Florida, County Marriages, 1830-1957    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2397260); 530,836 indexed records with 528,618 record images (was 480,849 records with 528,618 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2523377); 140,483 indexed records with 5,657 record images (was 106,686 records with 0 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Montana, Teton County Records, 1881-2012        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2170641); 12,770 indexed records with 117,351 record images (was 7,349 records with 117,351 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Michigan, County Marriages Index, 1820-1937     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2473289); 22,278 indexed records with 1,773 record images (was 8,458 records with 0 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Delaware, Wilmington Vital Records, 1847-1954   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1921755); 193,469 indexed records with 25,875 record images (was 193,469 records with 25,875 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1987741); 144,529 indexed records with 402,443 record images (was 19,442 records with 402,443 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Montana, Yellowstone County Records, 1881-2011  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2013531); 5,827 indexed records with 124,478 record images (was 0 records with 124,478 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

*  Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1927197); 1,018,656 indexed records with 212,640 record images (was 779,774 records with 212,640 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

United States Census, 1930      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1810731); 125,180,397 indexed records with 2,957,015 record images (was 125,180,397 records with 2,957,015 images), Updated 27 Nov 2018

Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1943751); Browse 123,409 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 123,409 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674736); Index only (559,513 records), no images (was 505,651 records with 0 images), Updated 30 Nov 2018

Idaho, Bonneville County Records, 1867-2012     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2135572); 36,054 indexed records with 123,122 record images (was 0 records with 123,122 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Wyoming Marriages, 1869-1923    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2334596); 4,054 indexed records with 18,313 record images (was 4,054 records with 0 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

California, San Francisco County Records, 1824-1997     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1402856); 180,575 indexed records with 1,036,854 record images (was 168,674 records with 1,036,854 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

England and Wales Census, 1911  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1921547); 36,354,828 indexed records with 36,354,828 record images (was 36,354,828 records with 36,354,828 images), Updated 1 Dec 2018

Montana, Pondera County Records, 1910-2012      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2127321); 29,864 indexed records with 53,789 record images (was 27,157 records with 53,789 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Montana, Granite County Records, 1865-2009      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2029197); 4,707 indexed records with 108,688 record images (was 2,803 records with 108,688 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804888); 1,366,304 indexed records with 1,302,310 record images (was 1,319,121 records with 1,302,310 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Texas, Comanche County Records, 1858-1955       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1831470); 48,522 indexed records with 319,868 record images (was 30,993 records with 319,868 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2285844); 285,224 indexed records with 87,781 record images (was 252,581 records with 87,781 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1534448); 3,841,781 indexed records with 828,877 record images (was 372,134 records with 828,877 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1410397); 3,357,922 indexed records with 1,259,299 record images (was 3,311,059 records with 1,259,299 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1463145); 1,663,899 indexed records with 864,976 record images (was 865,669 records with 864,976 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

Utah, Davis County Records, 1869-1953   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922448); 21,745 indexed records with 40,381 record images (was 0 records with 40,381 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Idaho, Lemhi County Records, 1868-1964  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1983169); 3,394 indexed records with 129,909 record images (was 0 records with 129,909 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614804); 5,090,217 indexed records with 1,549,413 record images (was 4,698,984 records with 1,549,413 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

*  California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804002); 1,922,515 indexed records with 2,480,495 record images (was 1,911,268 records with 2,480,495 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417439); 1,785,018 indexed records with 1,084,822 record images (was 1,785,018 records with 1,084,822 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469062); 1,676,517 indexed records with 108,296 record images (was 1,537,430 records with 108,296 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2448940); 84,538 indexed records with 6,906 record images (was 226,339 records with 6,906 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Idaho, Cassia County Records, 1879-1989 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1921818); 14,323 indexed records with 328,900 record images (was 0 records with 328,900 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Ireland Census, 1901    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1626180); 4,379,702 indexed records with 4,379,702 record images (was 4,379,702 records with 4,379,702 images), Updated 30 Nov 2018

Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1619127); 4,728,366 indexed records with 3,357,737 record images (was 4,755,730 records with 3,357,737 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Utah, Tooele County Records, 1855-1956  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1992424); 5,449 indexed records with 114,486 record images (was 0 records with 114,486 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Montana, Rosebud County Records, 1878-2011      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1908714); 10,460 indexed records with 97,864 record images (was 10,335 records with 97,864 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

*  North Dakota, County Marriages, 1872-1958       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2550852); 143,951 indexed records with 91,457 record images (was 143,457 records with 91,457 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Montana, Toole County Records, 1913-1960        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138517); 17,532 indexed records with 79,300 record images (was 4,615 records with 79,300 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

New Hampshire Marriage Certificates, 1948-1959  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1876926); 96,585 indexed records with 96,581 record images (was 95,584 records with 96,581 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Tennessee, White County Records, 1809-1975      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1989162); 22,861 indexed records with 235,814 record images (was 0 records with 235,814 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674748); Index only (2,067,396 records), no images (was 2,007,902 records with 0 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1662500); 194,201 indexed records with 62,274 record images (was 146,494 records with 62,274 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

Vermont, Town Records, 1850-2005        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1627819); 55,144 indexed records with 75,597 record images (was 0 records with 75,597 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

Montana, Sanders County Records, 1866-2010      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2109937); 16,145 indexed records with 55,148 record images (was 8,834 records with 55,148 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Florida Marriages, 1830-1993    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803936); 1,702,603 indexed records with 1,307,127 record images (was 1,699,231 records with 1,307,127 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1447341); 1,259,056 indexed records with 3,133,093 record images (was 867,300 records with 3,133,093 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2146229); 125,135 indexed records with 231,878 record images (was 64,175 records with 231,878 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1589502); 2,301,902 indexed records with 1,789,677 record images (was 2,255,061 records with 1,789,677 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

Idaho, Teton County Records, 1900-1988  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1921129); 778 indexed records with 13,286 record images (was 0 records with 13,286 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2796818); 48,034 indexed records with 684 record images (was 48,034 records with 684 images), Updated 26 Nov 2018

Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1609797); 338,103 indexed records with 207,644 record images (was 338,103 records with 207,644 images), Updated 28 Nov 2018

Georgia, Elbert County Records, 1790-2002       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2071974); 625 indexed records with 63,290 record images (was 0 records with 63,290 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Montana, Lake County Records, 1857-2010 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1986787); 38,905 indexed records with 101,948 record images (was 35,202 records with 101,948 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

Idaho, Elmore County Records, 1889-1972 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2135633); 5,570 indexed records with 26,811 record images (was 0 records with 26,811 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

North Carolina, County Records, 1833-1970       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1916185); 11 indexed records with 594,183 record images (was 0 records with 594,183 images), Updated 29 Nov 2018

--- Collections with new images ---

Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1307888); 1,856,023 indexed records with 1,856,023 record images (was 1,856,023 records with 0 images),  21 Nov 2018

Missouri, Civil Marriages, 1820-1874    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2521615); 4,883 indexed records with 143 record images (was 4,883 records with 0 images),  28 Jun 2016

South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2727134); 241,500 indexed records with 241,453 record images (was 241,500 records with 241,380 images),  16 Nov 2018

--- Collections with images removed ---

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2968245); Index only (71,035 records), no images (was 71,035 records with 67,425 images),  27 Jul 2018
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In order to select a specific record collection on FamilySearch, go to  https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list and use the "Filter by collection name" feature in the upper left-hand corner and use keywords (e.g. "church england") to find collections with those keywords.

My friend, Marshall, has come up with a way to determine which collections are ADDED, DELETED or UPDATED.  Thanks to Marshall for helping me out here!

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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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Favorite Winter Activity Growing Up

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)  Winter arrives this month all over the northern hemisphere, and the daily routines of work, education and play change along with the seasons.  

2)  What were your favorite winter activities when you were a child and teenager and young adult?

3)  Share your memories on your own blog post, in a Facebook post, or in a comment on this post.  Please leave a link as a comment on this post if you write your own blog post so that everyone can read all about it.

Thank you to Linda Stufflebean for suggesting this topic.

Here's mine:

Winter in San Diego usually means mostly sunny skies, cooler temperatures, and occasional rainy days.  The rain is welcome because of the wildfire danger, and because our average yearly rainfall is about 10 inches.  Sine years we get 3 inches, some years we get 20 inches, but those are rare events.

It has snowed in San Diego near sea level twice in my lifetime - in January 1949 and in December 1967.  It was exciting - something we rarely see.  Each time, the snow melted almost immediately and never froze overnight.  It only snows at sea level here if a weather front comes through after a clear cold night.  The record low in San Diego (downtown) is 25F which occurred in 1923.  Early morning temperatures in the high 30s are fairly common each year in January and February.  We occasionally get hail when a storm hits quickly in the winter and spring.  

I  remember only a few times that we went to the local mountains (30 miles away, usually to the Julian or Pine Valley areas at about 4,000 feet) when I was under 20 years old.  My father never wanted to take us to the snow.  I think that brother Stan and I went with the church youth group in the late 1950s to the snow and frolicked (threw snowballs) and slid down a hill (on a stiff plastic sheet (?)) and that was fun and cold.  We really didn't have cold weather clothes and boots, and I remember being really cold on the trip back to town.

The two week Christmas vacations were always fun, because we usually received gifts from our parents and grandparents that were sports and outdoor related.  We played football in the middle of 30th street, we went down to Grape Street park to play with friends, we rode our bicycles over to Balboa Park and the zoo and museums, and explored the streets and canyons of San Diego. 

In short, winter activities were not unlike spring and fall weekend activities, but it was cooler, and rarely white.


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