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 17 August 2019, there were 2,566 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 27 from last week):
The added or updated collections are (as Marshall provided them):
--- Collections Deleted ---
* Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Marriage Records, 1906-1968 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/3326746); Index only, no images, DELETED 9 Aug 2019
--- Collections Added ---
* Alaska, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2684865); 22,410 indexed records with 22,410 record images, ADDED 14 Aug 2019
* Florida, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2695955); 536,621 indexed records with 536,621 record images, ADDED 16 Aug 2019
* Connecticut, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2695954); 478,703 indexed records with 478,703 record images, ADDED 14 Aug 2019
* Delaware, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2515880); 74,179 indexed records with 74,179 record images, ADDED 16 Aug 2019
* Idaho, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2709446); 138,954 indexed records with 138,954 record images, ADDED 16 Aug 2019
* Colorado, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2515885); 283,562 indexed records with 283,562 record images, ADDED 14 Aug 2019
* Nevada, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2729393); 35,949 indexed records with 35,949 record images, ADDED 15 Aug 2019
* France, Haute-Vienne, Census, 1836 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/3212274); Index only, no images, ADDED 16 Aug 2019
* Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2759143); 952,820 indexed records with 952,820 record images, ADDED 14 Aug 2019
* District of Columbia, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2548055); 245,072 indexed records with 245,072 record images, ADDED 16 Aug 2019
* New Mexico, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2548056); 140,702 indexed records with 140,702 record images, ADDED 15 Aug 2019
* Virgin Islands, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2517337); 5,625 indexed records with 5,625 record images, ADDED 15 Aug 2019
* Arizona, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2515876); 141,121 indexed records with 141,121 record images, ADDED 14 Aug 2019
* Alabama, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2691991); 268,697 indexed records with 268,697 record images, ADDED 14 Aug 2019
* United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/3161105); Index only, no images, ADDED 16 Aug 2019
* California, Los Angeles, Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Deceased Card File Index, 1877-1989 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/3259479); 4,166 indexed records with 4,166 record images, ADDED 17 Aug 2019
* Hawaii, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2709452); 138,956 indexed records with 138,956 record images, ADDED 16 Aug 2019
* England, Cambridge Parish Registers, 1538-1983 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/3299384); 16 indexed records with 16 record images, ADDED 12 Aug 2019
* England, Huntingdonshire Parish Registers (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2340291); 126,104 indexed records with 126,104 record images, ADDED 16 Aug 2019
* Maryland, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2568865); 532,405 indexed records with 532,405 record images, ADDED 16 Aug 2019
* Minnesota, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2759155); 693,535 indexed records with 693,535 record images, ADDED 16 Aug 2019
* Nebraska, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2759156); 310,174 indexed records with 310,174 record images, ADDED 15 Aug 2019
* Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2659402); 144,519 indexed records with 144,519 record images, ADDED 15 Aug 2019
* West Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2659405); 521,022 indexed records with 521,022 record images, ADDED 15 Aug 2019
* Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2659404); 762,434 indexed records with 762,434 record images, ADDED 15 Aug 2019
* Wyoming, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2659406); 66,012 indexed records with 66,012 record images, ADDED 15 Aug 2019
* Oklahoma, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2710650); 604,280 indexed records with 604,280 record images, ADDED 16 Aug 2019
* North Carolina, Church Records, 1700-1970 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2790262); 70,086 indexed records with 70,086 record images, ADDED 12 Aug 2019
--- Collections Updated ---
* Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/1473000); Index only (36,870,759 records), no images (was 36,870,759 records with 0 images), Updated 15 Aug 2019
* Belgium, Antwerp, Civil Registration, 1588-1913 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2138481); 369,246 indexed records with 3,208,805 record images (was 369,266 records with 3,208,805 images), Updated 12 Aug 2019
* Maine, Kennebec County, Togus National Cemetery Records (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/3246495); 4,428 indexed records with 4,427 record images (was 2,614 records with 2,614 images), Updated 16 Aug 2019
* Peru, Cemetery Records, 1912-2013 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/3163400); 97,083 indexed records with 2,624 record images (was 87,828 records with 2,428 images), Updated 17 Aug 2019
* Brazil, São Paulo, Civil Registration, 1925-1995 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2765317); 2,055,765 indexed records with 2,009,803 record images (was 2,055,765 records with 2,009,803 images), Updated 16 Aug 2019
* Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/1582573); 5,802,173 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 5,802,173 records with 5,100,470 images), Updated 14 Aug 2019
* South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston, Birth Registers, 1901-1926 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2834217); 13,419 indexed records with 875 record images (was 10,497 records with 691 images), Updated 17 Aug 2019
* Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/3005862); 2,073,271 indexed records with 48,436 record images (was 2,016,404 records with 48,436 images), Updated 13 Aug 2019
* United States Deceased Physician File (AMA), 1864-1968 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2061540); 282,068 indexed records with 707,724 record images (was 250,206 records with 707,724 images), Updated 17 Aug 2019
* United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2333694); 34,153,317 indexed records with 46,885,712 record images (was 34,153,318 records with 46,885,712 images), Updated 16 Aug 2019
* France, Finistère, Quimper et Léon Diocese, Catholic Parish Records, 1772-1894 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/1636101); 157,759 indexed records with 11,775 record images (was 155,473 records with 11,775 images), Updated 13 Aug 2019
* England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/1473014); Index only (68,876,243 records), no images (was 68,876,243 records with 0 images), Updated 15 Aug 2019
* Nova Scotia Births, 1864-1877 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2243378); 218,765 indexed records with 35,026 record images (was 218,724 records with 35,026 images), Updated 11 Aug 2019
* United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2860782); 22 indexed records with 8 record images (was 22 records with 8 images), Updated 14 Aug 2019
* Pennsylvania, Eastern District Petitions for Naturalization, 1795-1931 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/1913395); 452,057 indexed records with 326,903 record images (was 272,790 records with 326,903 images), Updated 16 Aug 2019
* California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2001287); 5,441,340 indexed records with 2,915,415 record images (was 5,432,501 records with 2,915,415 images), Updated 13 Aug 2019
* England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/1462403); 2,900,841 indexed records with 113,093 record images (was 2,852,294 records with 113,093 images), Updated 12 Aug 2019
* South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Records (Stellenbosch Archive), 1690-2011 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/1392488); 40,312 indexed records with 496,315 record images (was 40,066 records with 496,315 images), Updated 16 Aug 2019
* Illinois, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1998 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/1989159); 1,057,736 indexed records with 144,834 record images (was 1,057,736 records with 144,834 images), Updated 16 Aug 2019
* Germany, Prussia, Westphalia, Minden, Miscellaneous Collections from the Municipal Archives, 1574-1912 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/1646446); 110,280 indexed records with 7,654 record images (was 110,280 records with 7,654 images), Updated 15 Aug 2019
* Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2242886); 175,518 indexed records with 21,950 record images (was 175,429 records with 21,950 images), Updated 14 Aug 2019
* England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/3155913); 1,041,995 indexed records with 87,092 record images (was 1,041,911 records with 87,090 images), Updated 15 Aug 2019
* Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Cemetery Records, 1845 - 1960 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/3155912); 157,668 indexed records with 37,808 record images (was 99,542 records with 2,748 images), Updated 17 Aug 2019
* Nova Scotia Deaths, 1864-1877 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2242825); 8,468 indexed records with 27,717 record images (was 8,268 records with 27,717 images), Updated 16 Aug 2019
* Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2016194); Browse 1,689,031 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 1,689,031 images), Updated 14 Aug 2019
* Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2061550); 3,028,788 indexed records with 1,962,488 record images (was 3,027,876 records with 1,962,488 images), Updated 15 Aug 2019
--- Collections with new images ---
* Florida Deaths, 1877-1939 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/1595003); 471,799 indexed records with 471,267 record images (was 471,799 records with 471,266 images), 8 Aug 2019
* Arizona, Yavapai County, Pioneers' Home Resident Ledger and Index, 1911-2000 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/3031544); 2,834 indexed records with 406 record images (was 2,834 records with 401 images), 28 Jun 2019
* England, Hampshire Parish Registers, 1538-1980 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2556014); 2,324,728 indexed records with 173,076 record images (was 2,324,728 records with 165,592 images), 21 May 2019
* Maine, State Archives, World War I (WWI) Grave Cards, 1914-1950 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2968248); 4,061 indexed records with 4,067 record images (was 4,061 records with 4,062 images), 22 Mar 2019
* Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/3015626); 3,503,512 indexed records with 8,049,949 record images (was 3,503,512 records with 8,035,541 images), 14 Mar 2019
* South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2573604); 439,965 indexed records with 316,352 record images (was 439,965 records with 316,083 images), 3 May 2019
* Uruguay, Civil Registration Index Card, 1900-1937 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/1976089); 2,403,927 indexed records with 639,347 record images (was 2,403,927 records with 639,125 images), 10 Jan 2019
* Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/1417491); 1,678,119 indexed records with 1,676,655 record images (was 1,678,119 records with 1,675,624 images), 16 Mar 2019
* United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2761958); 2,220,670 indexed records with 137,615 record images (was 2,220,670 records with 137,423 images), 31 Jan 2019
* South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1989 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/3040532); 459,453 indexed records with 60,174 record images (was 459,453 records with 59,446 images), 26 Jun 2019
--- Collections with images removed ---
* Spain, Aragón, Electoral Censuses, 1890-1934 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2304578); 4,972,408 indexed records with 25,885 record images (was 4,972,408 records with 42,540 images), 4 Jun 2019
* France, Dordogne, Church and Civil Registration, 1540-1896 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2796817); 7,882,907 indexed records with 3,098,316 record images (was 7,882,907 records with 3,099,653 images), 28 Mar 2018
* Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2790268); 903,219 indexed records with 76,064 record images (was 903,219 records with 84,174 images), 12 Jan 2019
* Georgia, World War I, Statement of Service Cards, 1920-1929 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/3010041); 106,582 indexed records with 106,176 record images (was 106,582 records with 106,271 images), 26 Mar 2019
* Oregon Deaths, 1842-1952 and Delayed Births, 1844-1914 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/2352707); 90,290 indexed records with 113,499 record images (was 90,290 records with 114,661 images), 25 Oct 2016
* South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2727134); 253,685 indexed records with 253,446 record images (was 253,685 records with 253,519 images), 10 Apr 2019
--- Collections with records removed ---
* Washington Divorce Index, 1969-2014 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2759158); Index only (1,236,868 records), no images (was 1,236,869 records with 0 images), 21 Aug 2017
* Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008 (https://familysearch.org/sear ch/collection/1534448); 3,835,070 indexed records with 828,877 record images (was 3,835,071 records with 828,877 images), 28 Nov 2018
* North Dakota, County Marriages, 1872-1958 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2550852); 111,654 indexed records with 91,457 record images (was 143,951 records with 91,457 images), 29 Nov 2018
* England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008 (https://familysearch.org/sea rch/collection/2285338); Index only (132,174,284 records), no images (was 132,174,285 records with 0 images), 2 Oct 2014
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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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