Saturday, November 28, 2020

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Which Ancestor Am I Most Thankful For?

  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)  We celebrated Thanksgiving in the USA this week, and my thoughts turned to my ancestors.  I pondered "Which ancestor am I most thankful for?"  So be it!

2)  Tell us all about it in a blog post of your own, in comments on this blog post, or in a post on Facebook.  Be sure to link to them in a comment on this blog post.

Here's mine:

Is it my mother, who brought me into the world, and raised me from a wild boy to a responsible man?  Or my father, who gave me a rich New England ancestry filled with Revolutionary War soldiers and Mayflower passengers?  Or someone else?  Is it my grandmother who survived an abusive father and doted on me?  Or my grandfather, who was a wonderful role model and encourager as I matured?

My pick for this challenge is Abbie Ardelle "Della" (Smith) Carringer, my great-grandmother, and the mother of Lyle.  You can read about her life in 52 Ancestors Friday: Abbey Ardelle "Della" (Smith) Carringer (1862-1944).  Her FamilySearch Family Tree profile is at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LH5P-RZS.

Why did I choose Della?  Well, she saved all of the Smith and Carringer papers and photographs for several generations, including her own scrapbook with wonderful playbills, articles, calling cards, etc.  My grandfather, Lyle L. Carringer, and my mother, Betty (Carringer) Seaver, kept them also, but Della is the one who created many of them and kept them through travels across the country to San Diego.

Della seemed to always be on top of things - her family traveled from Wisconsin to Iowa ro Kansas to Nebraska, and then she came to San Diego on her 1887 honeymoon and never left.  She persevered through all of the moving, the death of her first-born son, and the death of her father.  She was the astute person in the family that bought and sold property, managed the home, paid the bills, and found time to be an artist, friend and neighbor.  She was the first female in my ancestry to vote.  She had only one son that lived to adulthood, and he (Lyle) had only one daughter (my mother, Betty Carringer) and I was the first great-grandchild, and the only one that she held in her arms, sang a lullaby to, and wished for good things to happen.

I am very thankful for Abbie Ardelle "Della" (Smith) Carringer!!

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Copyright (c) 2020, Randall J. Seaver

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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 21 to 27 November 2020

The following record collections were listed on the Recently Added and Updated List on Ancestry.com during the period from  21 to 27 November 2020: 

The ADDED and Updated record collections are:

Albemarle County, Virginia Births, 1890-1896; indexed records without record images, Updated 11/23/2020

Albemarle County, Virginia Births, 1886-1889; indexed records without record images, Updated 11/23/2020

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

By my count, there were 0 NEW collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 32,872 collections available as of 27 November, an increase of  0 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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Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 21 to 27 November 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 27 November 2020, there are 2,924 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 2 from last week):

New and updated collections this week from Marshall are:

--- Collections Added ---

*  Denmark, Ã…rhus Municipal Census, 1918   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3748257); 16,596 indexed records with 16,596 record images, ADDED 23-Nov-2020
*  Costa Rica, Cemetery Records, 1958-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4122683); 1,443 indexed records with 1,443 record images, ADDED 27-Nov-2020

--- Collections Updated ---

Brazil, Bahia, Civil Registration, 1877-1976    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3694028); 159,010 indexed records with 150,063 record images (was 159,001 records with 150,057 images), UPDATED 22-Nov-2020
Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477669); 1,547,960 indexed records with 505,306 record images (was 1,537,056 records with 499,296 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951777); 1,799,018 indexed records with 1,899,876 record images (was 1,646,617 records with 1,899,876 images), UPDATED 21-Nov-2020
Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114423); 370,236 indexed records with 3,075 record images (was 370,236 records with 3,075 images), UPDATED 26-Nov-2020
France, Nord, Parish and Civil Registration, 1524-1893  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3216848); 7,602,768 indexed records with 2,488,560 record images (was 5,413,612 records with 1,826,143 images), UPDATED 24-Nov-2020

Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 220,617 indexed records with 96,023 record images (was 211,467 records with 89,232 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925428); 131,521 indexed records with 16,188 record images (was 130,812 records with 16,188 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2078654); 28,639,774 indexed records with 8,129,310 record images (was 28,639,774 records with 8,129,310 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477666); 407,929 indexed records with 13,789 record images (was 407,406 records with 13,774 images), UPDATED 25-Nov-2020
Delaware Vital Record Index Cards, 1680-1934    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922410); 135,095 indexed records with 134,797 record images (was 135,095 records with 134,797 images), UPDATED 21-Nov-2020

New York State Census, 1915     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937454); 9,742,867 indexed records with 9,742,867 record images (was 9,742,867 records with 9,742,867 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
Mexico, Durango, Catholic Church Records, 1604-1985     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1554576); 127,796 indexed records with 504,812 record images (was 127,796 records with 504,812 images), UPDATED 23-Nov-2020
England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734475); 1,368,775 indexed records with 89,786 record images (was 1,368,735 records with 89,780 images), UPDATED 26-Nov-2020
Pennsylvania Delayed Birth Records, 1941-1976   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3743274); 188,663 indexed records with 135,160 record images (was 185,812 records with 135,032 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,643,226 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,638,474 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 23-Nov-2020

South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3732506); 562,515 indexed records with 581,200 record images (was 537,940 records with 537,634 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
Papua New Guinea, Birth Records, 1888-2004      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3757740); 39,261 indexed records with 33,763 record images (was 36,365 records with 29,846 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1955  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 43,229 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 25,620 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 21-Nov-2020
Argentina, Salta, Civil Registration, 1880-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3006885); 43,542 indexed records with 34,760 record images (was 39,937 records with 30,274 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2333694); 30,047,341 indexed records with 46,885,453 record images (was 30,047,341 records with 46,885,453 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020

Manitoba Church Records, 1800-1959      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1992433); 12,293 indexed records with 6,567 record images (was 12,204 records with 6,567 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
Peru, Piura, Civil Registration, 1874-1996      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733437); 1,110,372 indexed records with 1,125,082 record images (was 1,079,003 records with 1,069,536 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
Texas, Laredo Arrival Manifests, 1903-1955      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2038112); 758,070 indexed records with 1,322,540 record images (was 758,070 records with 1,322,540 images), UPDATED 24-Nov-2020
Colorado Naturalization Records, 1876-1990      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2285702); 158,496 indexed records with 259,357 record images (was 158,496 records with 259,357 images), UPDATED 24-Nov-2020
Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1452460); 1,385,974 indexed records with 5,864,285 record images (was 1,372,386 records with 5,864,285 images), UPDATED 20-Nov-2020

Sweden, Västerbotten Church Records, 1619-1896; index, 1688-1860        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1979430); 195,579 indexed records with 170,304 record images (was 195,579 records with 170,304 images), UPDATED 24-Nov-2020
Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4016424); 1,047 indexed records with 10,705 record images (was 1,047 records with 10,462 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 172,411 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 172,372 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 25-Nov-2020
Texas, Grimes County, Marriage Records, 1951-1966       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3518927); 3,308 indexed records with 1,892 record images (was 3,273 records with 1,857 images), UPDATED 25-Nov-2020
Spain, Province of La Coruña, Municipal Records, 1648-1941      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015359); 762,526 indexed records with 258,646 record images (was 748,101 records with 258,646 images), UPDATED 23-Nov-2020

South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468076); 598,413 indexed records with 355,318 record images (was 592,157 records with 355,318 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3418468); 350,648 indexed records with 7,071 record images (was 340,933 records with 6,496 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 201,699 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 201,575 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
New York, New York, Index to Passengers Lists of Vessels, 1897-1902     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3031525); 870,652 indexed records with 857,036 record images (was 734,850 records with 721,955 images), UPDATED 24-Nov-2020
Finland, Church Census and Pre-Confirmation Books, 1657-1915    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2805467); 33,404,934 indexed records with 486,629 record images (was 33,404,934 records with 486,629 images), UPDATED 24-Nov-2020

England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648677); 221,306 indexed records with 10,986 record images (was 214,045 records with 9,998 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3511741); 167,218 indexed records with 165,109 record images (was 165,267 records with 162,244 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
Connecticut Naturalization Records, 1795-1942   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3238391); 64,030 indexed records with 102,286 record images (was 64,030 records with 102,286 images), UPDATED 24-Nov-2020
Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1307888); 1,875,674 indexed records with 1,853,067 record images (was 1,875,674 records with 1,847,247 images), UPDATED 25-Nov-2020
United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1339071); Browse 11,979,092 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 11,979,092 images), UPDATED 24-Nov-2020

Austria, Carinthia, Gurk Diocese, Catholic Church Records, 1527-1986    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2718009); 157,062 indexed records with 36,838 record images (was 157,062 records with 35,725 images), UPDATED 24-Nov-2020
Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Records, 1853-1912  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3940896); 264,632 indexed records with 35,900 record images (was 264,537 records with 35,896 images), UPDATED 25-Nov-2020
California, San Francisco Chinese passenger lists, 1882-1947    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477655); 62,291 indexed records with 6,396 record images (was 62,291 records with 331 images), UPDATED 24-Nov-2020
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 5,076,550 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 4,921,248 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 24-Nov-2020
United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1861144); 5,453,571 indexed records with 19,317,962 record images (was 5,453,571 records with 19,317,962 images), UPDATED 24-Nov-2020
United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919699); 2,214,296 indexed records with 2,340,067 record images (was 2,214,296 records with 2,340,067 images), UPDATED 26-Nov-2020

Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3743478); 806,209 indexed records with 122,241 record images (was 806,078 records with 122,241 images), UPDATED 21-Nov-2020
Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1682798); 5,069,074 indexed records with 4,581,756 record images (was 5,068,738 records with 4,581,756 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
Peru, Prelature of Yauyos-Cañete-Huarochirí, Catholic Church Records, 1665-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460240); 210,655 indexed records with 95,859 record images (was 207,104 records with 91,961 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
Mexico, Oaxaca, Catholic Church Records, 1559-1988      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909191); 1,182,993 indexed records with 3,458,764 record images (was 1,182,993 records with 3,458,764 images), UPDATED 20-Nov-2020
Brazil, Civil Registration, 1860-2006   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 133,000 indexed records with 60,497 record images (was 127,204 records with 56,156 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020

United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2860782); 35,411,512 indexed records with 4,830,472 record images (was 35,411,512 records with 4,830,472 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2840171); 7,205,309 indexed records with 1,967,985 record images (was 7,205,221 records with 1,967,932 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
Oregon Marriage Records, 1849-1952      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2352706); 38 indexed records with 5,598 record images (was 38 records with 5,598 images), UPDATED 24-Nov-2020
California, Los Angeles, Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery/Crematory Records, 1884-2002 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3583819); 162,360 indexed records with 94,085 record images (was 154,911 records with 81,708 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
Micronesia, Civil Registration, 1883-1983       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761211); 59,169 indexed records with 60,722 record images (was 57,064 records with 57,009 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020

Austria, Vienna, Jewish Registers of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1784-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2028320); 242,551 indexed records with 206,316 record images (was 205,176 records with 206,316 images), UPDATED 23-Nov-2020
England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155913); 1,163,115 indexed records with 93,770 record images (was 1,156,355 records with 93,081 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
Mexico, Nayarit, Catholic Church Records, 1596-1967     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883377); 9,515 indexed records with 499,694 record images (was 9,515 records with 499,694 images), UPDATED 24-Nov-2020
Norway, Oslo Census, 1901       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2474129); 167,083 indexed records with 7,487 record images (was 151,327 records with 5,117 images), UPDATED 23-Nov-2020
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 410,878 indexed records with 1,038,133 record images (was 410,011 records with 1,038,133 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020

Uruguay, Civil Registration Index Card, 1900-1937       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976089); 2,495,910 indexed records with 655,612 record images (was 2,459,064 records with 649,463 images), UPDATED 23-Nov-2020
Louisiana, Orleans and St. Tammany Parish, Voter Registration Records, 1867-1905        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3326775); 459,872 indexed records with 131,960 record images (was 459,872 records with 86,150 images), UPDATED 25-Nov-2020
South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1478678); 226,433 indexed records with 45,728 record images (was 225,052 records with 45,728 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
England, Essex Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3584542); 80,973 indexed records with 9,490 record images (was 80,029 records with 9,340 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
Guatemala Civil Registration, 1868-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1682771); 2,659,532 indexed records with 2,755,000 record images (was 2,659,532 records with 2,755,000 images), UPDATED 26-Nov-2020

Michigan, Saginaw County, Biographical Card File, ca. 1830-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733440); 1,941 indexed records with 14,148 record images (was 1,941 records with 13,781 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
Ontario, Toronto Trust Cemeteries, 1826-1989    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1627831); 150,838 indexed records with 7,234 record images (was 150,838 records with 7,234 images), UPDATED 22-Nov-2020
Zambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1950-2015        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736255); 100,215 indexed records with 9,478 record images (was 98,112 records with 9,140 images), UPDATED 27-Nov-2020
Peru, Pasco, Civil Registration, 1931-1996      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3755355); 74,012 indexed records with 73,845 record images (was 74,008 records with 73,841 images), UPDATED 21-Nov-2020
Spain, Diocese of Santander, Catholic Church Records, 1538-1985 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2078544); 63,919 indexed records with 706,557 record images (was 63,919 records with 706,557 images), UPDATED 26-Nov-2020

--- Collections with new images ---

Australia, South Australia, School Admission Registers, 1873-1985       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2862204); 191,136 indexed records with 5,040 record images (was 191,136 records with 5,012 images), last updated 08-May-2019
South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston Poorhouse and Correctional House Records, 1803-1916       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3559084); 15,982 indexed records with 481 record images (was 15,982 records with 305 images), last updated 10-Apr-2020
United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3754697); 3,869,490 indexed records with 24,182 record images (was 3,869,490 records with 24,172 images), last updated 02-Nov-2020
Ohio, Voter Records, 1893-1960  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3937280); 1,668,115 indexed records with 32,149 record images (was 1,668,115 records with 31,467 images), last updated 12-Nov-2020
Arizona, Nogales, Index and Manifests of Alien Arrivals, 1905-1952      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3041280); 502,795 indexed records with 495,863 record images (was 502,795 records with 495,247 images), last updated 21-Apr-2020

Norway Census, 1801     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733603); 878,979 indexed records with 13,261 record images (was 878,979 records with 13,260 images), last updated 19-Oct-2020
Texas, El Paso, Applications for Non-Resident Aliens Border Crossing Identification Cards, 1945-1952    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155856); 141,806 indexed records with 140,613 record images (was 141,806 records with 140,579 images), last updated 09-Apr-2020
Louisiana Tombstone Inscriptions, 1812-1970     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3041284); 76,332 indexed records with 18 record images (was 76,332 records with 16 images), last updated 14-Feb-2020
North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2848682); 7,926,454 indexed records with 160,378 record images (was 7,926,454 records with 158,985 images), last updated 05-Oct-2020
United States, New York, Index to Passengers Arriving at New York City, compiled 1944-1948      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3029266); 1,129,668 indexed records with 1,112,549 record images (was 1,129,668 records with 1,109,790 images), last updated 18-Mar-2020

United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2996059); 76,128 indexed records with 2,647 record images (was 76,128 records with 2,628 images), last updated 18-Apr-2019
Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417491); 1,681,910 indexed records with 1,676,690 record images (was 1,681,910 records with 1,676,685 images), last updated 16-Jan-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 652,738 images), last updated 15-Apr-2020
Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage License Bonds Indexes, 1623-1866     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460239); 218,434 indexed records with 7,847 record images (was 218,434 records with 7,804 images), last updated 27-Sep-2019
Tennessee, Church Records, 1816-1995    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790270); 3,909 indexed records with 288 record images (was 3,909 records with 95 images), last updated 01-Oct-2019

Nebraska, Grand Army of the Republic, Burial Records, 1861-1948 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2721451); 43,367 indexed records with 42,630 record images (was 43,367 records with 41,423 images), last updated 21-Oct-2019
New York, Church Records, 1660-1954     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787817); 126,657 indexed records with 6,339 record images (was 126,657 records with 5,516 images), last updated 02-Sep-2020
Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2849548); 743,126 indexed records with 741,019 record images (was 743,126 records with 740,963 images), last updated 21-May-2019

--- Collections with images removed ---

Florida, Pensacola, Passenger lists of citizens and aliens arriving and departing at Pensacola, Florida, 1924-1948      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3346924); 2,192 indexed records with 552 record images (was 2,192 records with 604 images), last updated 09-Apr-2020
Iowa, Records of Persons Subject to Military Duty, 1862-1910    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821291); 5,075,771 indexed records with 107,833 record images (was 5,075,771 records with 107,838 images), last updated 03-Aug-2019
Spain, Aragón, Electoral Censuses, 1890-1934    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2304578); 4,972,408 indexed records with 34,800 record images (was 4,972,408 records with 53,004 images), last updated 04-Jun-2019
United States, Iowa Naturalization Records, 1859-1990   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155890); 55,256 indexed records with 52,494 record images (was 55,256 records with 52,524 images), last updated 25-Aug-2020
Utah, Cemetery Abstracts        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2576051); 125,183 indexed records with 4,695 record images (was 125,183 records with 4,698 images), last updated 29-Aug-2019

France, Morbihan, Parish and Civil Registration, 1536-1894      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3656670); 1,975,120 indexed records with 322,655 record images (was 1,975,120 records with 323,821 images), last updated 19-Feb-2020
Colombia, Bogotá, Burial Permits, 1960-1991     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3212241); 178,686 indexed records with 212,694 record images (was 178,686 records with 212,744 images), last updated 29-May-2020
South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2573604); 441,574 indexed records with 316,558 record images (was 441,574 records with 316,614 images), last updated 05-Aug-2020
Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 3,652,934 indexed records with 155,823 record images (was 3,652,934 records with 157,673 images), last updated 19-Nov-2020
United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761958); 6,031,182 indexed records with 327,115 record images (was 6,031,182 records with 327,307 images), last updated 20-Feb-2020
New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2780088); 486,930 indexed records with 22,606 record images (was 486,930 records with 22,680 images), last updated 25-Apr-2019

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My friend and SDGS colleague, Marshall, provides this list to me from a program he wrote that compares the current FamlySearch record collections list to the previous week's list.  

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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