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 8 June 2019, there were 2,497 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 8 from last week):
The added or updated collections are (as Marshall provided them):
--- Collections Deleted ---
* Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Births Records, 1842-1917 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/3246498); Index only, no images, DELETED 20 May 2019
--- Collections Added ---
* United States, California, San Francisco, Records of Chinese Laborers Returning to the US, 1882-1888 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/3233819); 44,940 indexed records with 44,940 record images, ADDED 4 Jun 2019
* California, Santa Clara County, San Jose, Oak Hill Cemetery Headstone Inscriptions, 1838-1985 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/3161103); Index only, no images, ADDED 8 Jun 2019
* Michigan, Civil War Centennial Observance Commission, Committee on Civil War Grave Registration, Burial Records (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/3246416); 5,841 indexed records with 5,841 record images, ADDED 8 Jun 2019
* Spain, Aragón, Electoral Censuses, 1890-1934 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2304578); 4,972,408 indexed records with 4,972,408 record images, ADDED 4 Jun 2019
* South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1989 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/3040532); 325,690 indexed records with 325,690 record images, ADDED 30 May 2019
* Texas, El Paso, Applications for Non-Resident Aliens Border Crossing Identification Cards, 1945-1952 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/3155856); 141,366 indexed records with 141,366 record images, ADDED 4 Jun 2019
* Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Index of Conveyances, 1770-1957 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/3019665); 178,953 indexed records with 178,953 record images, ADDED 3 Jun 2019
* South Africa, Natal, Passenger Lists, 1860-1911 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/3038342); Index only, no images, ADDED 29 May 2019
* Alabama, Confederate Pension Applications, ca. 1880-1930's (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/3029256); 51,219 indexed records with 51,219 record images, ADDED 31 May 2019
--- Collections Updated ---
* Peru, Áncash, Civil Registration, 1888-2005 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2114425); 934,922 indexed records with 903,067 record images (was 934,922 records with 903,067 images), Updated 29 May 2019
* Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Immigration Cards, 1900-1965 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/1932363); 2,344,120 indexed records with 3,967,834 record images (was 2,344,120 records with 3,967,834 images), Updated 5 Jun 2019
* BillionGraves Index (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2026973); 28,094,312 indexed records with 28,094,312 record images (was 28,094,312 records with 28,094,312 images), Updated 28 May 2019
* South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2998108); 557,525 indexed records with 556,981 record images (was 330,648 records with 330,223 images), Updated 4 Jun 2019
* Argentina, Corrientes, Civil Registration, 1880-1930 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2821282); 169,739 indexed records with 137,498 record images (was 169,739 records with 107,406 images), Updated 23 May 2019
* Peru, Junín, Civil Registration, 1881-2005 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2114428); 405,391 indexed records with 1,116,809 record images (was 405,391 records with 1,016,556 images), Updated 28 May 2019
* Nicaragua Civil Registration, 1809-2013 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/1601210); 1,770,427 indexed records with 2,591,542 record images (was 1,770,428 records with 2,591,542 images), Updated 4 Jun 2019
* California, Los Angeles County, North Hollywood, Pierce Brothers Memorial Park Cemetery, Memorial Tablets, 1943-1980 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/3235392); 52,721 indexed records with 50,706 record images (was 52,721 records with 50,702 images), Updated 24 May 2019
* Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio Cemetery Records, 1893-2007 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/1828544); 55,538 indexed records with 38,892 record images (was 54,444 records with 38,892 images), Updated 8 Jun 2019
* Montana, Sanders County Records, 1866-2010 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2109937); 16,155 indexed records with 55,148 record images (was 16,155 records with 55,148 images), Updated 21 May 2019
* Italy, Trento, Diocesi di Trento, Catholic Church Records, 1548-1937 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/1430983); 635,891 indexed records with 86,924 record images (was 635,891 records with 86,924 images), Updated 22 May 2019
* Brazil, Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Cemetery Records, 1897-2012 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2137269); 90,429 indexed records with 150,972 record images (was 90,429 records with 150,972 images), Updated 24 May 2019
* United States Deceased Physician File (AMA), 1864-1968 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2061540); 61,718 indexed records with 707,724 record images (was 52,238 records with 707,724 images), Updated 8 Jun 2019
* United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2333694); 34,153,320 indexed records with 46,885,712 record images (was 34,153,321 records with 46,885,712 images), Updated 7 Jun 2019
* Pennsylvania, Berks County, Reading, Charles Evans Cemetery and Crematory Burial Records, 1887-1979 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/3241365); 76,721 indexed records with 76,003 record images (was 49,405 records with 16,764 images), Updated 8 Jun 2019
* Sweden, Stockholm City Archives, Index to Church Records, 1546-1927 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2057674); 659,765 indexed records with 45,714 record images (was 428,033 records with 31,140 images), Updated 7 Jun 2019
* Find A Grave Index (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2221801); 178,151,497 indexed records with 178,151,497 record images (was 175,888,276 records with 175,888,276 images), Updated 6 Jun 2019
* Nova Scotia Births, 1864-1877 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2243378); 136,370 indexed records with 35,026 record images (was 107,310 records with 35,026 images), Updated 8 Jun 2019
* Canadian Headstones (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2290953); Index only (2,982,451 records), no images (was 2,982,451 records with 0 images), Updated 21 May 2019
* United States, Cemetery Abstracts (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2579610); 288,877 indexed records with 16,496 record images (was 288,877 records with 16,496 images), Updated 30 May 2019
* North Dakota, Cemetery Records, 1877-1999 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/1451475); 234,725 indexed records with 5,628 record images (was 426 records with 426 images), Updated 7 Jun 2019
* Pennsylvania, Carbon County, Jim Thorpe, Cemetery Records, 1747-2007 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/1447492); 17,417 indexed records with 1 record images (was 17,406 records with 17,406 images), Updated 5 Jun 2019
* French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2549721); 55,916 indexed records with 9,339 record images (was 55,916 records with 9,903 images), Updated 24 May 2019
* Philippines Civil Registration (National), 1945-1984 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/1852584); 576,339 indexed records with 20,274,621 record images (was 570,059 records with 20,274,621 images), Updated 8 Jun 2019
* England and Wales Census, 1901 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/1888129); 34,138,955 indexed records with 34,138,955 record images (was 34,138,955 records with 34,138,955 images), Updated 21 May 2019
* Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/1999178); 4,077 indexed records with 2,280,204 record images (was 3,944 records with 2,280,204 images), Updated 3 Jun 2019
* Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/1922463); 2,441,605 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 1,956,005 records with 1,649,601 images), Updated 4 Jun 2019
* Peru, Amazonas, Civil Registration, 1935-1999 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/1999173); 126,164 indexed records with 254,406 record images (was 126,164 records with 254,406 images), Updated 22 May 2019
* New York State Census, 1855 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/1937366); 2,818,214 indexed records with 49,719 record images (was 2,818,214 records with 49,719 images), Updated 6 Jun 2019
* Mexico, Sinaloa, Civil Registration, 1861-1929 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2290241); 329,176 indexed records with 1,403,105 record images (was 274,301 records with 1,403,105 images), Updated 5 Jun 2019
* North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2848682); 5,396,499 indexed records with 3 record images (was 5,396,464 records with 573 images), Updated 5 Jun 2019
* Peru, Diocese of Huacho, Catholic Church Records, 1560-1952 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2727735); 635,221 indexed records with 159,173 record images (was 602,564 records with 159,173 images), Updated 7 Jun 2019
* Virginia, Danville City Cemetery Records, 1833-2006 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/1386587); 59,462 indexed records with 4,093 record images (was 59,462 records with 4,093 images), Updated 27 May 2019
* Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2242886); 7,708 indexed records with 21,950 record images (was 2,139 records with 21,950 images), Updated 8 Jun 2019
* England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/3155913); 493,133 indexed records with 35,984 record images (was 444,199 records with 23,616 images), Updated 8 Jun 2019
* New York, Staten Island, Moravian Cemetery, Interment Records, 1866-1967 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/3092749); 29,081 indexed records with 1,905 record images (was 29,071 records with 1,895 images), Updated 5 Jun 2019
* Utah, Salt Lake City, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Missionary Department, Missionary Registers, 1860-1937 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2517343); 41,948 indexed records with 41,948 record images (was 41,948 records with 41,948 images), Updated 29 May 2019
* Cape Verde, Catholic Church Records, 1787-1957 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2246703); 138,889 indexed records with 105,781 record images (was 138,889 records with 105,781 images), Updated 23 May 2019
* Russia, Samara Church Books 1748-1934 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/1807365); 2,464,521 indexed records with 1,909,956 record images (was 1,953,795 records with 1,909,956 images), Updated 4 Jun 2019
* Peru, Cemetery Records, 1912-2013 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/3163400); 35,457 indexed records with 1,595 record images (was 33,541 records with 1,365 images), Updated 7 Jun 2019
* Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2849548); 743,126 indexed records with 741,019 record images (was 743,126 records with 740,794 images), Updated 22 May 2019
--- Collections with new images ---
* Hungary, Jewish Vital Records Index, 1800-1945 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/1787825); 45,340 indexed records with 1,272 record images (was 45,340 records with 0 images), 31 Jul 2018
* England, Hampshire Parish Registers, 1538-1980 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2556014); 2,324,728 indexed records with 164,579 record images (was 2,324,728 records with 148,396 images), 21 May 2019
* United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2996059); 76,128 indexed records with 2,647 record images (was 76,128 records with 2,609 images), 18 Apr 2019
* Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/1417491); 1,678,119 indexed records with 1,676,692 record images (was 1,678,119 records with 1,676,689 images), 16 Mar 2019
* Hungary, Catholic Church Records, 1636-1895 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/1743180); 18,304,230 indexed records with 1,114,955 record images (was 18,304,230 records with 0 images), 6 Mar 2019
--- Collections with images removed ---
* Hungary Reformed Church Christenings, 1624-1895 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/1858355); 6,076,320 indexed records with 312,704 record images (was 6,076,320 records with 6,076,320 images), 1 May 2012
* Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2790268); 903,219 indexed records with 80,929 record images (was 903,219 records with 84,174 images), 12 Jan 2019
--- Collections with records removed ---
* Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/1743384); 4,915,855 indexed records with 1,231,203 record images (was 4,915,856 records with 1,231,203 images), 28 Nov 2018
* United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,717 records), no images (was 875,610,724 records with 0 images), 17 Jun 2015
* California Marriage Index, 1960-1985 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/1949339); Index only (4,879,211 records), no images (was 4,879,212 records with 0 images), 6 Dec 2011
* California Birth Index, 1905-1995 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2001879); Index only (24,589,484 records), no images (was 24,589,485 records with 0 images), 1 Mar 2012
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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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