Saturday, October 3, 2020

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Create a Fact List in Your Genealogy Software

 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.  Does your genealogy management software (e.g, Family Tree Maker, RootsMagic, Legacy Family Tree, Reunion, Heredis, Family Historian, etc.) create a "Fact List" report (or something similar) - a list of the profiles in your family tree that have (or don't have) a specific Fact (e.g., birth, death, burial, immigration, etc.)?

2.  If so, run a Fact List to determine which people have a specific Fact (or don't have a specific Fact) and share it with us. 

3.  Share your results with us in your own blog post, in a comment on this post, or in a Facebook post.  Leave a comment on this post with a link to your results.

Here's mine:

I use RootsMagic 7 as my genealogy management program of choice.  In the program, I can choose "Fact List" from the "Reports > Print a Report" screen:

On the "Fact List" report settings screen, I can choose the type of list that I want from the dropdown menu on the left of the settings screen:

I chose "People with this fact type."

Then I chose the Fact Type from the dropdown menu on the right on the settings screen:

I chose the "Burial" fact.

I can create the "Burial Fact" List by clicking on the "Generate Report" button.  Here is my list:


I received a 638 page report.  It took about 2 minutes to create this list.  Each page has between 20 and 40 names on it, so I can't tell exactly how many profiles I have with Burial Facts.  If the average page count is 30, then I have about 19,000, out of a tree with 59,200 people.  

I tried to create a Fact List for people with a Burial Fact for which I have a source citation, but the program was still running after 5 minutes so I stopped it.  

NOTE:  Creating lists like this, and other reports, is one of the benefits of using a genealogy management software program.  Most online family trees do not have this capability.  If you have only an online family tree, then you could download a GEDCOM file of your online tree, upload it to a genealogy management software program, and create lists, reports, charts, books, etc.

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Copyright (c) 2020, Randall J. Seaver

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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 26 September to 2 October 2020

 The following record collections were listed on the Recently Added and Updated List on Ancestry.com during the period from  26 September to 2 October 2020: 

The ADDED and Updated record collections are:

Massachusetts, Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records, 1789-1920; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/1/2020

Deaths, German Occupied Territories, 1939-1945; indexed records with record images, ADDED 9/30/2020

Web: Scotland, General and Admission Registers for Asylums, 1858-1918; indexed records without record images, ADDED 9/29/2020

1940 United States Federal Census; indexed records with record images, Updated 9/29/2020

Web: Scotland, Registers of Deeds, 1619-1859; indexed records without record images, ADDED 9/29/2020

Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current; indexed records with links to record images, Updated 9/29/2020


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

By my count, there were 3 NEW collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 32,833 collections available as of 2 October, an increase of  3 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.


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Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 26 September to 2 October 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 2 October 2020, there are 2,873 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 8 from last week):

New and updated collections this week are (as Marshall provided them):

--- Collections Added ---

Ecuador, Cemetery Records, 1862-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3755446); 70,431 indexed records with 70,431 record images, ADDED 21-Sep-2020

Tuvalu, Vital Records, 1866-1979 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3875191); 52 indexed records with 52 record images, ADDED 02-Oct-2020

Italy, Reggio Emilia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1769-1944 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2388826); Index only, no images, ADDED 29-Sep-2020

Texas, Hardin County, Registers of Births, 1882-1939 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3502087); 945 indexed records with 945 record images, ADDED 02-Oct-2020

Ontario, Immigration Records, 1862-1897 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741251); 8,533 indexed records with 8,533 record images, ADDED 28-Sep-2020

Germany, Württemberg, Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Catholic Church Records, 1520-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3499252); 6,996,572 indexed records with 6,996,572 record images, ADDED 30-Sep-2020

Virginia, Rockingham County, Marriage Registers, 1864-1926 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4043718); 5,971 indexed records with 5,971 record images, ADDED 02-Oct-2020

Italy, Isernia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1914 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3049866); Index only, no images, ADDED 29-Sep-2020

--- Collections Updated ---

Peru, Áncash, Civil Registration, 1888-2005 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114425); 1,382,541 indexed records with 903,067 record images (was 1,382,541 records with 903,067 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
Brazil, Bahia, Civil Registration, 1877-1976 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3694028); 102,733 indexed records with 94,282 record images (was 102,059 records with 94,115 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477669); 1,321,675 indexed records with 427,820 record images (was 1,201,901 records with 419,040 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
Peru, Pasco, Civil Registration, 1931-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3755355); 26,971 indexed records with 29,398 record images (was 343 records with 14,243 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 159,564 indexed records with 67,245 record images (was 143,675 records with 65,209 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020

Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925428); 86,142 indexed records with 16,188 record images (was 53,976 records with 16,188 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
Mexico, Chihuahua, Catholic Church Records, 1632-1958 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1521780); 7 indexed records with 378,612 record images (was 7 records with 378,612 images), UPDATED 01-Oct-2020
Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477666); 276,776 indexed records with 9,323 record images (was 246,753 records with 8,831 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 267,214 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 267,008 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821281); 823,857 indexed records with 750,003 record images (was 767,521 records with 723,773 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020

Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1972912); 2,092,570 indexed records with 978,396 record images (was 2,092,570 records with 978,396 images), UPDATED 30-Sep-2020
Peru, Prelature of Yauyos-Cañete-Huarochirí, Catholic Church Records, 1665-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460240); 159,478 indexed records with 71,951 record images (was 144,416 records with 69,589 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
Missouri State and Territorial Census Records, 1732-1933 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075262); 368,693 indexed records with 12,444 record images (was 368,693 records with 12,444 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2020
France, Insee Social Security Death Index, 1970-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3658994); 25,354,395 indexed records with 25,354,395 record images (was 25,030,960 records with 25,030,960 images), UPDATED 30-Sep-2020
England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734475); 1,265,594 indexed records with 86,291 record images (was 1,179,923 records with 86,246 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020

Sweden, Örebro Church Records, 1613-1918; index 1635-1860 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1647578); 534,538 indexed records with 647,469 record images (was 516,049 records with 647,469 images), UPDATED 01-Oct-2020
South Africa, Orange Free State, Civil Death Registration, 1902-1954 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3732502); 121,318 indexed records with 127,212 record images (was 62,843 records with 95,262 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
Kansas, Riley County, Sunset Cemetery, Burial Index Cards, 1856-1998 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3740403); 13,267 indexed records with 13,144 record images (was 93 records with 12,836 images), UPDATED 01-Oct-2020
Argentina, Salta, Civil Registration, 1880-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3006885); 6,163 indexed records with 5,374 record images (was 123 records with 2,537 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2333694); 30,047,342 indexed records with 46,885,453 record images (was 30,047,342 records with 46,885,453 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020

Manitoba Church Records, 1800-1959 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1992433); 10,585 indexed records with 6,567 record images (was 10,585 records with 6,567 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
Peru, Piura, Civil Registration, 1874-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733437); 685,912 indexed records with 686,109 record images (was 568,876 records with 643,664 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
Texas, Laredo Arrival Manifests, 1903-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2038112); 644,492 indexed records with 1,322,540 record images (was 644,492 records with 1,322,540 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
Find A Grave Index (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2221801); 192,578,892 indexed records with 192,578,892 record images (was 188,169,391 records with 188,169,391 images), UPDATED 28-Sep-2020
Italy, Torino, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1802-1816 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935457); 22,013 indexed records with 58,319 record images (was 21,343 records with 58,319 images), UPDATED 30-Sep-2020

South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468076); 535,172 indexed records with 355,318 record images (was 533,851 records with 355,318 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4016424); 989 indexed records with 1,682 record images (was 469 records with 1,271 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3732506); 294,651 indexed records with 298,078 record images (was 241,953 records with 275,834 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
Paraguay, Catholic Church Records, 1754-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922527); 1,773,987 indexed records with 373,775 record images (was 1,649,779 records with 373,775 images), UPDATED 30-Sep-2020
Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Records, 1853-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3940896); 101,510 indexed records with 11,732 record images (was 43,304 records with 11,034 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020

Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3418468); 141,069 indexed records with 2,314 record images (was 99,827 records with 2,108 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
England, Essex Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3584542); 61,424 indexed records with 6,870 record images (was 48,833 records with 6,448 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1390750); 112,345 indexed records with 124,525 record images (was 112,345 records with 124,525 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
Texas, Hardin County Clerk, Death Records, 1908-1948 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3502088); 4,017 indexed records with 2,361 record images (was 2,760 records with 2,337 images), UPDATED 26-Sep-2020
South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3511741); 148,412 indexed records with 146,000 record images (was 142,182 records with 144,218 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020

Papua New Guinea, Vital Records, 1867-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114430); 35,803 indexed records with 20,055 record images (was 17,998 records with 15,128 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
New York, Southern District, U.S District Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2060123); 2,767,966 indexed records with 2,187,206 record images (was 2,467,631 records with 2,187,206 images), UPDATED 28-Sep-2020
California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001287); 6,447,683 indexed records with 2,841,076 record images (was 6,358,408 records with 2,841,076 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
Iowa, Old Age Tax Assistance Records, 1934-1958 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2573700); Index only (926,024 records), no images (was 926,024 records with 0 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1682798); 5,061,447 indexed records with 4,581,756 record images (was 5,050,664 records with 4,581,756 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020

Brazil, Civil Registration, 1860-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 79,178 indexed records with 35,550 record images (was 44,711 records with 28,201 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2860782); 35,411,516 indexed records with 4,830,472 record images (was 35,411,516 records with 4,830,472 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2840171); 7,204,693 indexed records with 1,967,805 record images (was 7,204,644 records with 1,967,796 images), UPDATED 26-Sep-2020
Papua New Guinea, Birth Records, 1888-2004 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3757740); 8,452 indexed records with 6,988 record images (was 3,340 records with 5,230 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
California, Los Angeles, Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery/Crematory Records, 1884-2002 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3583819); 80,907 indexed records with 29,885 record images (was 70,774 records with 25,864 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020

Micronesia, Civil Registration, 1883-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761211); 31,299 indexed records with 31,484 record images (was 26,266 records with 30,072 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155913); 1,114,924 indexed records with 90,423 record images (was 1,105,723 records with 90,039 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 323,618 indexed records with 1,038,133 record images (was 278,809 records with 1,038,133 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
Mexico, Aguascalientes, Catholic Church Records, 1601-1962 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1502404); 146,173 indexed records with 618,532 record images (was 127,313 records with 618,532 images), UPDATED 30-Sep-2020
Oklahoma, Noble County, Parker Funeral Home, Funeral Records, 1908-1982 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3743325); 5,716 indexed records with 3,625 record images (was 1,995 records with 2,880 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020

Louisiana, Orleans and St. Tammany Parish, Voter Registration Records, 1867-1905 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3326775); 228,939 indexed records with 37,186 record images (was 141,473 records with 5,448 images), UPDATED 01-Oct-2020
Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands Newspaper Obituaries, 1900-ca.2010 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736295); 344,599 indexed records with 31,212 record images (was 281,045 records with 29,119 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
Texas, Grimes County, Marriage Records, 1951-1966 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3518927); 2,015 indexed records with 1,053 record images (was 2,015 records with 1,053 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
Australia, Victoria Coastal Passenger Lists, 1852-1924 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2484773); 3,244,620 indexed records with 192,076 record images (was 0 records with 192,076 images), UPDATED 26-Sep-2020
Canada, New Brunswick, County Register of Births, 1801-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734436); 288,457 indexed records with 11,290 record images (was 245,978 records with 10,832 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020

Zambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1950-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736255); 69,674 indexed records with 6,677 record images (was 61,527 records with 6,411 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
New Jersey, Newark, Mount Olivet Cemetery Records, 1871-1984 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733114); 112,860 indexed records with 42,244 record images (was 108,036 records with 42,216 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2020
Peru, Huánuco, Civil Registration, 1888-1998 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1983330); 733,045 indexed records with 708,628 record images (was 730,831 records with 708,628 images), UPDATED 28-Sep-2020

--- Collections with new images ---

South Africa, Cape Province, Cemetery Records, 1886-2010 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790463); 817,273 indexed records with 41,889 record images (was 817,273 records with 41,887 images), last updated 05-Nov-2019
New Jersey, Death Index, 1901-1903; 1916-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2843410); 238,301 indexed records with 2,053 record images (was 94,726 records with 1,859 images), last updated 26-Sep-2020
New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2803479); 4,749,222 indexed records with 84,805 record images (was 4,749,222 records with 84,740 images), last updated 20-Aug-2019
Florida Deaths, 1877-1939 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1595003); 471,799 indexed records with 471,267 record images (was 471,799 records with 471,266 images), last updated 08-Aug-2019
Germany, Prussia, Saxony, Census Lists, 1770-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2780641); 412,719 indexed records with 27,606 record images (was 412,719 records with 24,822 images), last updated 31-Aug-2020

Australia, Victoria, Inward Passenger Lists, 1839-1923 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2778600); 883,350 indexed records with 5,601 record images (was 883,350 records with 5,523 images), last updated 30-Jul-2019
Utah, World War II Index to Army Veterans of Utah, 1939-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3031542); 42,634 indexed records with 42,543 record images (was 42,634 records with 42,243 images), last updated 30-Jun-2020
Spain, Aragón, Electoral Censuses, 1890-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2304578); 4,972,408 indexed records with 43,727 record images (was 4,972,408 records with 42,553 images), last updated 04-Jun-2019
Delaware, Church Records, 1707-1939 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787818); 75,282 indexed records with 3,580 record images (was 75,282 records with 3,373 images), last updated 13-Feb-2020
United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2579610); 469,181 indexed records with 69,354 record images (was 469,181 records with 69,353 images), last updated 30-Aug-2020

Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417491); 1,681,910 indexed records with 1,680,478 record images (was 1,681,910 records with 1,680,444 images), last updated 16-Jan-2020
South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2573604); 441,574 indexed records with 316,614 record images (was 441,574 records with 316,613 images), last updated 05-Aug-2020
Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists Index, 1897-1952 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3398454); 653,829 indexed records with 652,840 record images (was 653,829 records with 652,803 images), last updated 15-Apr-2020
United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761958); 6,031,182 indexed records with 327,190 record images (was 6,031,182 records with 311,781 images), last updated 20-Feb-2020

--- Collections with images removed ---

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 81,526 record images (was 638,400 records with 82,254 images), last updated 23-Dec-2019
Hawaii, Death Records and Death Registers, 1841-1925 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2390846); 123,440 indexed records with 63,120 record images (was 123,440 records with 63,121 images), last updated 23-Jul-2020
Texas, Voter Records, 1867-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3163398); 121,560 indexed records with 3,037 record images (was 121,560 records with 3,042 images), last updated 15-Apr-2020
Colombia, Bogotá, Burial Permits, 1960-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3212241); 178,686 indexed records with 212,740 record images (was 178,686 records with 212,744 images), last updated 29-May-2020
Hawaii, Passport Records, 1874-1898 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3021682); 6,587 indexed records with 5,547 record images (was 6,587 records with 5,624 images), last updated 08-Apr-2020

Louisiana, New Orleans Index to Passenger Lists, 1853-1952 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443949); 439,472 indexed records with 435,100 record images (was 439,472 records with 435,372 images), last updated 27-Aug-2020
New York, Church Records, 1660-1954 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787817); 126,657 indexed records with 5,974 record images (was 126,657 records with 6,339 images), last updated 02-Sep-2020

--- Collections with new records ---

Peru, Tacna, Civil Registration, 1850-1998 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2305287); 230,303 indexed records with 253,910 record images (was 230,197 records with 253,910 images), last updated 21-Sep-2020
Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2094273); 297,222 indexed records with 70,504 record images (was 291,765 records with 70,504 images), last updated 15-Sep-2020
Ireland, Petty Sessions Court Registers, 1828-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2487287); 880,427 indexed records with 1 record images (was 57,465 records with 1 images), last updated 24-Jun-2015
Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1452460); 1,324,022 indexed records with 5,864,285 record images (was 1,305,676 records with 5,864,285 images), last updated 16-Sep-2020
Poland, Lublin Roman Catholic Church Books, 1784-1964 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1867931); 341,338 indexed records with 395,682 record images (was 337,528 records with 395,682 images), last updated 21-Sep-2020

Texas, Washington County, Birth Records, 1903-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3748251); 17,807 indexed records with 2,734 record images (was 17,795 records with 2,734 images), last updated 24-Sep-2020
Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925429); 4,993,142 indexed records with 404,718 record images (was 4,950,366 records with 404,718 images), last updated 22-Sep-2020
North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477667); 864,926 indexed records with 862,834 record images (was 864,697 records with 862,834 images), last updated 24-Sep-2020
Iowa, Dallas County, Violet Hill Cemetery, Lot Records, 1846-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3751746); 6,605 indexed records with 3,091 record images (was 6,557 records with 3,091 images), last updated 24-Sep-2020
Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3005862); 2,077,237 indexed records with 48,436 record images (was 2,073,271 records with 48,436 images), last updated 24-Sep-2020

South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Deaths, 1863-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2721608); 338,268 indexed records with 299,205 record images (was 338,170 records with 299,205 images), last updated 24-Sep-2020
Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3740251); 360,475 indexed records with 359,922 record images (was 360,257 records with 359,922 images), last updated 25-Sep-2020
Slovakia Church and Synagogue Books, 1592-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1554443); 13,898,916 indexed records with 1,615,473 record images (was 13,894,890 records with 1,615,473 images), last updated 17-Sep-2020
Utah, World War I Militia Lists, 1917-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3031545); 26,164 indexed records with 349 record images (was 26,019 records with 349 images), last updated 15-Sep-2020
New Jersey, Gloucester County, Clarksboro, Eglington Cemetery Records, 1880-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3714669); 44,160 indexed records with 14,311 record images (was 16,773 records with 14,311 images), last updated 05-Aug-2020

Minnesota, Stevens County Genealogical Society Records, 1876-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1419635); 32,052 indexed records with 63,363 record images (was 0 records with 63,363 images), last updated 21-Sep-2020
Denmark, Århus Municipal Census, 1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3326854); 70,417 indexed records with 5,417 record images (was 56,300 records with 5,417 images), last updated 15-Sep-2020
Ireland Landed Estate Court Files, 1850-1885 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040586); Index only (682,055 records), no images (was 21,104 records with 0 images), last updated 16-Jun-2017
Nova Scotia Delayed Births, 1837-1904 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2241429); 117,040 indexed records with 70,782 record images (was 117,025 records with 70,782 images), last updated 24-Sep-2020
Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1410397); 4,048,708 indexed records with 1,259,299 record images (was 3,935,034 records with 1,259,299 images), last updated 20-Sep-2020

Honduras, Catholic Church Records, 1633-1978 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823595); 1,520,059 indexed records with 425,330 record images (was 1,516,938 records with 425,330 images), last updated 18-Sep-2020
England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2515875); 802,658 indexed records with 93,511 record images (was 797,908 records with 93,511 images), last updated 15-Sep-2020
Hawaii, Collector of Customs, Ships' Passenger Manifests, 1843-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463100); 433,613 indexed records with 202,240 record images (was 394,533 records with 202,240 images), last updated 15-Sep-2020
Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2020117); 1,396,067 indexed records with 6,635,049 record images (was 1,372,247 records with 6,635,049 images), last updated 25-Sep-2020
Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999178); 4,368 indexed records with 2,280,204 record images (was 4,250 records with 2,280,204 images), last updated 15-Sep-2020

Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 4,520,846 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 3,890,064 records with 1,649,601 images), last updated 25-Sep-2020
Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2658554); 1,078,218 indexed records with 689,419 record images (was 99,509 records with 689,419 images), last updated 16-Sep-2020
Mexico, Sinaloa, Civil Registration, 1861-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2290241); 683,331 indexed records with 1,403,105 record images (was 639,094 records with 1,403,105 images), last updated 17-Sep-2020
Peru, Junín, Civil Registration, 1881-2005 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114428); 1,518,386 indexed records with 1,116,809 record images (was 1,451,137 records with 1,116,809 images), last updated 16-Sep-2020
Italy, Napoli, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937990); 945,598 indexed records with 6,791,351 record images (was 826,870 records with 6,791,351 images), last updated 21-Sep-2020

England and Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1640-1660 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3259459); 74,938 indexed records with 3,737 record images (was 28,868 records with 3,737 images), last updated 26-Sep-2020
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 1,529,553 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 1,309,888 records with 1,689,031 images), last updated 17-Sep-2020
Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3743478); 804,421 indexed records with 122,240 record images (was 803,369 records with 122,240 images), last updated 24-Sep-2020
England, Huntingdonshire Parish Registers (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2340291); 301,146 indexed records with 14,201 record images (was 300,983 records with 14,201 images), last updated 17-Sep-2020
Texas, Hardin County, Marriage Records, 1837-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3502089); 56,685 indexed records with 44,091 record images (was 56,679 records with 44,091 images), last updated 24-Sep-2020

Massachusetts, Boston Tax Records, 1822-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2125599); 486,857 indexed records with 586,834 record images (was 0 records with 586,834 images), last updated 22-Sep-2020
Croatia, Delnice Deanery Catholic Church Books, 1571-1926 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1875189); 168,908 indexed records with 3,485 record images (was 164,270 records with 3,485 images), last updated 22-Sep-2020
England, Shropshire Parish Registers, 1538-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155854); 942,391 indexed records with 62,897 record images (was 940,438 records with 62,897 images), last updated 15-Sep-2020
Texas, Eagle Pass Arrival Manifests and Indexes, 1905-1954 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1916041); 460,507 indexed records with 135,227 record images (was 375,200 records with 135,227 images), last updated 22-Sep-2020
England, Cumbria Parish Registers, 1538-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3154704); 1,387,969 indexed records with 60,345 record images (was 1,387,242 records with 60,345 images), last updated 15-Sep-2020

--- Collections with records removed ---

New York State Census, 1905 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1463113); 7,645,548 indexed records with 111,177 record images (was 7,655,011 records with 111,177 images), last updated 22-Sep-2020
Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674748); Index only (588,333 records), no images (was 1,744,644 records with 0 images), last updated 16-Sep-2020
Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674749); Index only (280,508 records), no images (was 300,374 records with 0 images), last updated 15-Sep-2020
England, Isle of Wight Parish Registers, 1538-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3491461); 170,333 indexed records with 11,704 record images (was 170,353 records with 11,704 images), last updated 26-Sep-2020
Italy, Teramo, Teramo, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947829); 86,198 indexed records with 425,736 record images (was 86,210 records with 425,736 images), last updated 27-Apr-2020

Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2448940); 1 indexed records with 6,906 record images (was 4,578 records with 6,906 images), last updated 15-Sep-2020
Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2448941); 433,706 indexed records with 120,593 record images (was 1,384,233 records with 120,593 images), last updated 16-Sep-2020
Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674711); Index only (866,250 records), no images (was 866,253 records with 0 images), last updated 13-Jan-2020

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

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.

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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Friday, October 2, 2020

Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Friday, 2 October 2020

  Welcome to Genealogy News and Education Bytes, posted on Tuesday afternoon and Friday afternoon, where we try to highlight the most important genealogy and family history news and education items that came across our desktop since the last issue.


1)  News Articles:







2)  New or Updated Record Collections:








3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes








4)  Genealogy Education - Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):

 GeneaWebinars Calendar


*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 6 October, 6 p.m.:  Advanced DNA Techniques: Deductive Chromosome Mapping, by Blaine Bettinger

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 7 October, 11 a.m.: Wringing Every Drop out of Y DNA, by Roberta Estes

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  5 Ways to find your Family in Southern Manuscript Collections, by J. Mark Lowe

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Tech Zone - Five Windows 10 Productivity Tips, by Marian Pierre-Louis

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 116 - Revisiting Research Planning.



*  Ancestral Findings: What is a Grass Widow? | AF-384


6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):

*  BYU Family History Library:  Are You Related to a Famous Ancestor? - James Tanner











*  FamilySearch:   FamilySearch is Live!




*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  How to use GOOGLE LENS (How to get it and what it can do)







7)  DNA Stories





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Copyright (c) 2020, Randall J. Seaver

Please comment on this post on the website by clicking the URL above and then the "Comments" link at the bottom of each post.  Share it on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest using the icons below.  Or contact me by email at randy.seaver@gmail.com.