Saturday, January 11, 2020

Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 5 to 11 January 2020

The following record collections were listed on the Ancestry Card Catalog list on Ancestry.com during the period from 5 to 11 January 2020:  

The ADDED and Updated record collections are:

Essex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1918; indexed database without record images, Updated 1/9/2020

Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980; indexed database with record images, Updated 1/9/2020

Essex, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1935; indexed database without record images, Updated 1/9/2020

U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954; indexed database without record images,ADDED 1/6/2020


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The complete Ancestry.com Card Catalog is at    http://search.ancestry.com/search/CardCatalog.aspx.  

By my count, there was 1 NEW collection ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 32,720 collections available as of 11 January, an increase of  2 from last week.


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Disclosure:  I have a complimentary all-access subscription from Ancestry.com, for which I am thankful.  Ancestry.com has provided material considerations for travel expenses to meetings, and has hosted events and meals that I have attended in Salt Lake City, in past years.


Copyright (c) 2020, Randall J. Seaver

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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Accentuate the Positive Geneameme 2019

Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: 

 It's Saturday Night again - 

time for some more Genealogy Fun!!


Here is your assignment, should you decide to accept it (you ARE reading this, so I assume that you really want to play along - cue the Mission Impossible music!):

1)  Jill Ball reconstituted her "Accentuate the Positive Geneameme 2019" on 30 December 2019 and invited readers to participated.  


2)  This week, let's contribute our answers to her questions about our genealogy accomplishments in 2019.  Copy the questions below, and add your own responses.


3)  Share your responses on your own blog, in comments on this blog, or on Facebook.  Please leave a comment on this post so readers can find your post, and please let Jill know about your efforts by emailing her at jillballau@gmail.com

Here's mine:

1.  An elusive ancestor I found was:

I think I may have found that my 3rd great-grandfather is not Thomas J. Newton but is Lasmbert Brigham, if the DNA matches mean anything.  I wrote about it in Can DNA Determine Who My 3rd Great-Grandfather Is?

2.  A great newspaper article I found was:


I have so many due to my weekly Seavers in the News series.  The most amazing one is probably Seavers in the News -- Anna (Tague) Seaver (1809-1886) Dies in Indiana.

3.  A geneajourney I took was:


The only genealogy related trip I made in 2019 was to the Genealogy Jamboree in Burbank in early June.  

4.  I locate an important record:


The 1900 Mason membership certificate of my great-grandfather was described in Treasure Chest Thursday - 1900 Mason Certificate of Henry Austin Carringer.  I wrote the local chapter and they provided more papers - see Treasure Chest Thursday - 1896 Masonic Lodge Application of Henry Austin Carringer.

5.  A newly found family member shared:


I received several new DNA matches on Ancestry that are in the 3rd cousin range.  

6.  A geneasurprise I received was:


My daughter Lori gave me a Christmas gift of "time to go to RootsTech SLC 2020" by coming to be caretaker of my wife for four days.  [Thank you, Diane Gould Hall, for remembering this for me!]

7.   My 2019 social media post that I was particularly proud of was:

I wrote 
Dear Ancestry.com: Are You Fixing These Problems? in January and, after several months, Ancestry fixed all of the problems.

8.   I made a new genimate who:

I can't think of any.

9.  A new piece of technology or skill I mastered was:


Finding Italian church and civil registration records for my grandsons' ancestry on FamilySearch - see Finding More of My Grandsons' Italian Ancestral Records - Updated!

10. I joined:


Nothing new here...

11. A genealogy education session or event from which I learnt something new was:


I watch at least one Family Tree Webinar or Virtual Genealogical Association webinar each week.  I also attend the San Diego Genealogical Society seminars and monthly meetings, and the Chula Vista Genealogical Society monthly meetings.  I went to a number of classes at the Genealogy Jamboree in Burbank.  I learn new things all the time, but usually it's from an online source that I can use.

12. 
A blog post that taught me something new was:


Many of the DNA blog posts from Roberta Estes, Diahan Southard, Blaine Bettinger, Kitty Cooper and others taught me something new.

13. A DNA discovery I made was:


Ancestry ThruLines provided common ancestors for about 0.5% of my AncestryDNA matches.  I have been adding the lines to my RootsMagic tree with notes identifying the common ancestors.

14. I taught a genimate how to:


I taught several society friends about AncestryDNA ThruLines and MyHeritage Theory of Family Relativity.

15. A brick wall I demolished was:


No brick walls demolished. 

16. A great site I visited was:


Ancestry's collection for Index of Newspapers.com Obituaries is wonderful.

17. A new genealogy/history book I enjoyed was:


The latest Nathan Dylan Goodwin book The Asylum.

18. It was exciting to finally meet:


I can't think of someone that I first met in 2019.  I'm sure that there were many.  Who remembers meeting me for the first time?

19. I am excited for 2020 because:


One of my goals is to apply to the General Society of Mayflower Descendants.

20. Another positive I would like to share is ...


The genealogy blogging community is alive and well, and is a fountain of traditional and genetic genealogy information.  We would all learn more if more geneabloggers were posting their experiences, opinions, and research.  

Whew!


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Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 5 to 11 January 2020

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 11 January 2020, there were 2,707 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 6 from last week):

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

--- Collections Deleted ---

*  France, Loiret, Civil Registration, 1793-1906   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3288439); 3,030 indexed records with 3,030 record images, DELETED 23 Dec 2019

*  California County Marriages, 1843-1918  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2534488); 9,629 indexed records with 9,629 record images, DELETED 16 Feb 2017

--- Collections Added   ---

*  Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Children's Home Records, 1866-1938       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3499261); 14,574 indexed records with 14,574 record images, ADDED 10 Jan 2020

*  Georgia, Savannah City Jail Registers, 1855-1873        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3326781); 28,591 indexed records with 28,591 record images, ADDED 8 Jan 2020

*  Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); Index only, no images, ADDED 11 Jan 2020

*  France, Loire-Atlantique, Civil Registration, 1792-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3288440); 4 indexed records with 4 record images, ADDED 7 Jan 2020

*  Ireland, Treble Almanac, 1822   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3511738); Index only, no images, ADDED 7 Jan 2020

*  Michigan, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1876-1945      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2351035); 205,811 indexed records with 205,811 record images, ADDED 7 Jan 2020

*  Kansas, Swedish Church Vital Records, 1861-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3583832); 4,785 indexed records with 4,785 record images, ADDED 9 Jan 2020

*  Idaho, Bonneville County, Idaho Falls, Rose Hill Cemetery Records, 1800-2007    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1447470); Index only, no images, ADDED 11 Jan 2020

--- Collections Updated ---

*  Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674845); Index only (87,932 records), no images (was 87,932 records with 0 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477669); 17,002 indexed records with 4,249 record images (was 4,576 records with 1,212 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Arizona Births and Christenings, 1909-1917      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674580); Index only (26,022 records), no images (was 25,768 records with 0 images), Updated 6 Jan 2020

*  Delaware Births and Christenings, 1710-1896     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674747); Index only (32,195 records), no images (was 2,487 records with 0 images), Updated 10 Jan 2020

*  Louisiana State Penitentiary Records, 1866-1963 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1931391); 127,514 indexed records with 21,796 record images (was 0 records with 21,796 images), Updated 7 Jan 2020

*  Italy, Trieste, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1924-1944   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2684447); Browse 2,044 Images only, no index (was 3,126 records with 1,707 images), Updated 7 Jan 2020

*  Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925428); 22,662 indexed records with 16,188 record images (was 12,733 records with 16,188 images), Updated 7 Jan 2020

*  North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477667); 1,756 indexed records with 1,754 record images (was 709 records with 707 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  England, Yorkshire Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1613-1887    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477664); 14,479 indexed records with 14,406 record images (was 11,304 records with 11,232 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Florida Marriages, 1837-1974    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674804); Index only (390,138 records), no images (was 390,138 records with 0 images), Updated 10 Jan 2020

*  Alabama County Marriages, 1818-1936     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2534485); Index only (73,888 records), no images (was 74,770 records with 0 images), Updated 10 Jan 2020

*  Peru, Prelature of Yauyos-Cañete-Huarochirí, Catholic Church Records, 1665-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460240); 6,528 indexed records with 2,557 record images (was 5,901 records with 2,235 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Italy, Salerno, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1949   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935404); 28,521 indexed records with 5,911,615 record images (was 29,500 records with 5,911,970 images), Updated 7 Jan 2020

*  Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1682798); 4,948,358 indexed records with 4,581,756 record images (was 4,948,088 records with 4,581,756 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Oregon Marriages, 1853-1935     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675533); Index only (15,636 records), no images (was 15,636 records with 0 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  American Samoa, Vital Records, 1850-1972        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3438751); 4,602 indexed records with 23,988 record images (was 3,591 records with 20,907 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761958); 5,620,882 indexed records with 306,148 record images (was 5,620,882 records with 227,190 images), Updated 10 Jan 2020

*  Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1710-1928       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 26,790 indexed records with 3,063 record images (was 25,781 records with 2,944 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  California Births and Christenings, 1812-1988   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674703); Index only (23,511 records), no images (was 34,251 records with 0 images), Updated 7 Jan 2020

*  Hawaii, Board of Health, Marriage Record Indexes, 1909-1989     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463469); 289,328 indexed records with 71,285 record images (was 260,100 records with 70,757 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2333694); 34,153,310 indexed records with 46,885,712 record images (was 34,153,310 records with 46,885,712 images), Updated 5 Jan 2020

*  Texas Marriages, 1837-1973      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681052); Index only (1,685,230 records), no images (was 1,685,230 records with 0 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Peru, Ayacucho, Civil Registration, 1903-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460906); 21,114 indexed records with 20,232 record images (was 17,774 records with 16,992 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681011); Index only (476,245 records), no images (was 476,245 records with 0 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  South Dakota, Veteran Graves Registration Records, 1940-1941    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3246420); 749 indexed records with 739 record images (was 0 records with 262 images), Updated 10 Jan 2020

*  Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1452460); 1,163,223 indexed records with 5,864,285 record images (was 1,056,190 records with 5,864,285 images), Updated 10 Jan 2020

*  England, Oxfordshire Parish Registers 1538-1904 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3293406); 101,304 indexed records with 6,245 record images (was 100,893 records with 6,222 images), Updated 9 Jan 2020

*  Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680838); Index only (473,531 records), no images (was 473,531 records with 0 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2860782); 9,584,184 indexed records with 1,413,301 record images (was 9,584,169 records with 1,413,300 images), Updated 9 Jan 2020

*  South Carolina, Charleston City Death Records, 1821-1926        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477663); 132,657 indexed records with 5,617 record images (was 126,839 records with 5,365 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Honduras, Catholic Church Records, 1633-1978    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823595); 1,288,821 indexed records with 425,330 record images (was 1,244,955 records with 425,330 images), Updated 9 Jan 2020

*  Italy, Roma, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1863-1930      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2390532); 50,753 indexed records with 4,195,531 record images (was 48,063 records with 4,195,531 images), Updated 7 Jan 2020

*  Chile, Cemetery Records, 1821-2015      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1428897); 828,263 indexed records with 3,675,058 record images (was 628,939 records with 3,675,058 images), Updated 4 Jan 2020

*  Slovakia Church and Synagogue Books, 1592-1935  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1554443); 13,894,890 indexed records with 1,615,473 record images (was 13,880,562 records with 1,615,473 images), Updated 9 Jan 2020

*  South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3511741); 13,355 indexed records with 13,081 record images (was 8,330 records with 8,181 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821281); 6,352 indexed records with 1,142 record images (was 1,600 records with 208 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Sierra Leone, Civil Births, 1802-1969   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3245338); 13,955 indexed records with 7,532 record images (was 3,730 records with 3,699 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Italy, Avellino, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1947  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2484771); Browse 3,099,458 Images only, no index (was 5,430 records with 3,099,458 images), Updated 7 Jan 2020

*  England Marriages, 1538–1973    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473015); Index only (16,103,750 records), no images (was 16,103,750 records with 0 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001287); 5,449,624 indexed records with 2,841,076 record images (was 5,445,077 records with 2,843,790 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 3,039,257 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 2,642,799 records with 1,649,601 images), Updated 6 Jan 2020

*  Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417439); 1,771,576 indexed records with 1,084,822 record images (was 1,785,018 records with 1,084,822 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,621 records), no images (was 875,610,624 records with 0 images), Updated 9 Jan 2020

*  Mexico, Sinaloa, Civil Registration, 1861-1929  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2290241); 448,429 indexed records with 1,403,105 record images (was 374,786 records with 1,403,105 images), Updated 6 Jan 2020

*  Wyoming Marriages, 1877-1920    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708702); Index only (9,942 records), no images (was 9,942 records with 0 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Idaho Marriages, 1878-1898; 1903-1942   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674817); Index only (69,682 records), no images (was 69,682 records with 0 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Italy, Napoli, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1865    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937990); 826,870 indexed records with 6,791,351 record images (was 834,013 records with 6,791,351 images), Updated 7 Jan 2020

*  Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2185173); 371,010 indexed records with 354,145 record images (was 441,646 records with 354,145 images), Updated 9 Jan 2020

*  United States Marriages, 1733-1990      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675543); Index only (4,908 records), no images (was 4,908 records with 0 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Italy, Bologna, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1899   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2185174); Browse 197 Images only, no index (was 54 records with 36 images), Updated 7 Jan 2020

*  Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681022); Index only (1,194,765 records), no images (was 1,194,765 records with 0 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Italy, Campobasso, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1918        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968528); 146,013 indexed records with 2,171,605 record images (was 147,099 records with 2,171,605 images), Updated 7 Jan 2020

*  Louisiana, New Orleans, Interment Registers, 1836-1972  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3288441); 329,967 indexed records with 8,880 record images (was 329,320 records with 8,857 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  California Marriages, 1850-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674735); Index only (549,398 records), no images (was 43,491 records with 0 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674711); Index only (866,253 records), no images (was 945,777 records with 0 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674736); Index only (602,945 records), no images (was 573,488 records with 0 images), Updated 7 Jan 2020

*  Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674881); Index only (133,813 records), no images (was 133,813 records with 0 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Peru, Lima, Civil Registration, 1874-1996       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1430936); 5,742,212 indexed records with 3,680,369 record images (was 5,664,613 records with 3,680,369 images), Updated 10 Jan 2020

*  Michigan, Civil War Centennial Observance Commission, Committee on Civil War Grave Registration, Burial Records (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3246416); 86,161 indexed records with 66,650 record images (was 85,984 records with 66,473 images), Updated 9 Jan 2020

*  Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674672); Index only (998,974 records), no images (was 1,095,254 records with 0 images), Updated 10 Jan 2020

*  Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 41,526 indexed records with 1,038,133 record images (was 37,241 records with 1,038,133 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  World Miscellaneous Marriages, 1662-1945        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1809045); Index only (30,100 records), no images (was 30,100 records with 0 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681001); Index only (2,194,291 records), no images (was 2,194,291 records with 0 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680829); Index only (636,536 records), no images (was 636,536 records with 0 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Oklahoma Marriages, 1870-1930   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681007); Index only (9,655 records), no images (was 9,655 records with 0 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Arizona Marriages, 1865-1949    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674679); Index only (4,368 records), no images (was 4,368 records with 0 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Colombia, Bogotá, Burial Permits, 1960-1991     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3212241); 141,169 indexed records with 107,002 record images (was 141,169 records with 91,929 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Cape Verde, Catholic Church Records, 1787-1957  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2246703); 153,034 indexed records with 105,781 record images (was 147,317 records with 105,781 images), Updated 8 Jan 2020

*  New York Marriages, 1686-1980   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680847); Index only (725,272 records), no images (was 725,272 records with 0 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Arkansas Church Marriages, 1860-1976    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2546158); 94 indexed records with 2,935 record images (was 542 records with 2,935 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

*  Italy, Macerata, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1808-1814  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2152678); Browse 93,143 Images only, no index (was 437 records with 93,143 images), Updated 7 Jan 2020

*  United States Census, 1870      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1438024); 40,350,163 indexed records with 1,049,047 record images (was 40,350,163 records with 1,049,047 images), Updated 8 Jan 2020

*  Peru, Huánuco, Civil Registration, 1889-1997    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1983330); 129,171 indexed records with 708,628 record images (was 116,406 records with 708,628 images), Updated 11 Jan 2020

--- Collections with new images ---

*  Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville City Cemetery Records, 1843-1962  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3491876); 19,548 indexed records with 620 record images (was 19,477 records with 617 images),  3 Jan 2020

*  Spain, Aragón, Electoral Censuses, 1890-1934    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2304578); 4,972,408 indexed records with 52,772 record images (was 4,972,408 records with 43,925 images),  4 Jun 2019

*  Germany, Bavaria, Diocese of Augsburg, Catholic Church Records, 1615-1939       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2780016); Browse 1,169,608 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 1,167,957 images),  24 Sep 2019

*  Georgia, Columbus, Linwood and Porterdale Colored Cemeteries, Interment Records, 1866-2000      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3491475); 31,876 indexed records with 1,426 record images (was 31,596 records with 1,415 images),  3 Jan 2020

*  Georgia, Chatham, Savannah, Laurel Grove Cemetery Record Keeper's Book (colored), 1852-1942     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479704); 28,832 indexed records with 734 record images (was 28,728 records with 732 images),  3 Jan 2020

*  Alabama State Census, 1866      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1915987); 243,781 indexed records with 6,285 record images (was 243,781 records with 0 images),  12 Dec 2011

*  United States, Cemetery Abstracts       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2579610); 468,634 indexed records with 69,349 record images (was 468,634 records with 69,348 images),  17 Sep 2019

*  South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2573604); 441,537 indexed records with 316,609 record images (was 441,537 records with 309,689 images),  26 Dec 2019

*  Louisiana, New Orleans Index to Passenger Lists, 1853-1952      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443949); 439,344 indexed records with 435,251 record images (was 439,344 records with 434,904 images),  26 Dec 2019

*  South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1989        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3040532); 638,400 indexed records with 82,254 record images (was 638,400 records with 80,761 images),  23 Dec 2019

--- Collections with images removed ---

*  Uruguay, Civil Registration Index Card, 1900-1937       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976089); 2,403,927 indexed records with 631,602 record images (was 2,403,927 records with 639,347 images),  10 Jan 2019
*  Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417491); 1,681,924 indexed records with 1,680,469 record images (was 1,681,924 records with 1,680,472 images),  4 Nov 2019
*  Australia, Victoria, Inward Passenger Lists, 1839-1923  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2778600); 883,350 indexed records with 5,536 record images (was 883,350 records with 5,575 images),  30 Jul 2019
*  Montana, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2796752); 144,392 indexed records with 143,237 record images (was 144,392 records with 143,897 images),  27 Nov 2019

--- Collections with new records ---

*  France, Vienne, Census, 1836    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2854336); 255,679 indexed records with 4,320 record images (was 3,362 records with 4,320 images),  3 Jul 2019
*  France, Vienne, Census, 1876    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2858066); 324,834 indexed records with 5,599 record images (was 46,643 records with 5,599 images),  18 Oct 2019
*  France, Vienne, Census, 1896    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2858067); Index only (372,407 records), no images (was 4,915 records with 0 images),  27 Nov 2019
*  France, Vienne, Census, 1856    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2849254); 372,562 indexed records with 6,559 record images (was 24,889 records with 6,559 images),  9 Jan 2019

--- Collections with records removed ---

*  District of Columbia Births and Christenings, 1830-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674779); Index only (99,191 records), no images (was 99,300 records with 0 images),  17 Dec 2019
*  France, Var, Civil Registration, 1793-1914      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3277143); Browse 2,311,574 Images only, no index (was 615,579 records with 2,311,574 images),  20 Dec 2019
*  Florida Births and Christenings, 1880-1935      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674799); Index only (10,237 records), no images (was 10,498 records with 0 images),  17 Dec 2019

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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 program 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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