Saturday, December 19, 2020

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Blog Caroling!!!

 Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: 

 It's Saturday Night again - 

time for some more Genealogy Fun!!


Are you in the Christmas spirit yet?  I love this time of year - and hearing and singing Christmas carols and songs is my favorite holiday pastime.  

Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to:


1)  Identify your absolute favorite Christmas Carol or Holiday song.  

2)  Share your favorite Christms carol or holiday  song in a blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook post.  Please leave a comment and link here to your post.

3)  For extra credit, post an audio or video of the carol or song (almost all are on www.YouTube.com) and the words to the song.  Add the background of the song, and the artists if you can find them.

4)  Enjoy the memories and feelings that the carol or song brings to your heart and mind, and share them too!

Here's mine:


Mine is still "Angels we Have Heard On High" - maybe because of the Latin in it? Or because I can sing it in J-sharp and no one notices because of the joy it brings everyone else? Most likely because Linda collects angels and is referred to as Angel Linda by friends. The rumor that the first angel she collected was me is untrue.

Angels We Have Heard on High

Angels we have heard on high,
Singing sweetly through the night,
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their brave delight.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why these songs of happy cheer?
What great brightness did you see?
What glad tiding did you hear?
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Come to Bethlehem and see Him
whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ, the Lord, the new-born King.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

See him in a manger laid
Whom the angels praise above;
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
While we raise our hearts in love.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Amen!

Musicologists have decided that this anonymous French tune was probably created around the eighteenth century. Some legends place its origin as as early as the second century.


Traditional French Carol

Words: Tra­di­tion­al French car­ol (Les Anges dans nos Cam­pagnes).Trans­lat­ed from French to Eng­lish by James Chad­wick (1813-1882); ap­peared in Crown of Jesus, 1862.

Music: “Gloria (Barnes),” French carol melody; ar­ranged by Ed­ward S. Barnes.

Recorded/Performed: Andy Williams - 1970

Also recorded by: Tennessee Ernie Ford; Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Tommy Greer; Clancey Brothers; Scarlet Rivera; Eric Rigler; Madeline McNeil; Sandi Patty; Nat King Cole; Lorie Line; Connie Brown; Scott Miller; Vienna Boys Choir; Percy Faith; Collin Raye; Frankie Gavin; Texas Boys Choir; Mel Weston; Donny Osmond.

Other favorite songs (all link to a YouTube video):

*  Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer  - a funny song

* The Christmas Song - a really old beautiful song

*  Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - an older rock song

All I Want For Christmas Is You - a newer rock song

Christmas Eve in San Diego - a home town song! (thanks, EC Karen)

This was a special hour for me - listening to and watching Christmas songs - from reverent to funny.  I look forward to hearing what you like in Christmas and holiday music.

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Copyright (c) 2020, Randall J. Seaver

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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 12 to 18 December 2020

 The following record collections were listed on the Recently Added and Updated List on Ancestry.com during the period from  12 to 18 December 2020: 

The ADDED and Updated record collections are:

Hungary, Death Records collected by Rabbis in Various Counties, 1827-1940; indexed records without record images, Updated 12/16/2020

Maine, U.S., Revolutionary War Land Grants, 1776-1780; indexed records without record images, Updated 12/16/2020

U.S, Boston Arrivals of Jewish Immigrants from HIAS Records, 1882-1929; indexed records without record images, Updated 12/16/2020

Vermont, U.S., Death Index, 1981-2001; indexed records without record images, Updated 12/16/2020

Lithuania, Tax and Voters Lists, 1839-1949 (various years); indexed records without record images, Updated 12/16/2020

U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999; indexed records without record images, Updated 12/14/2020

Southwest Louisiana, U.S., Deaths Index, 1861-1905; indexed records with record images, Updated 12/14/2020

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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 32,887 collections available as of 18 December, 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 12 to 18 December 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 18 December 2020, there are 2,936 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 3 from last week):

New and updated collections this week from Marshall are:

--- Collections Added ---

*  Hawaii State Archives, Chinese Immigration Labor Permit Records, 1893-1898      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3535187); 16,988 indexed records with 16,988 record images, ADDED 14-Dec-2020
*  Virginia, Various Counties, Marriage Bonds, 1706-1901   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4016437); 830 indexed records with 830 record images, ADDED 18-Dec-2020
*  England, Devon, Plymouth, Electoral Rolls, 1781-1973    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4134690); 57,142 indexed records with 57,142 record images, ADDED 17-Dec-2020

--- Collections Updated ---

France, Marne, Census, 1856     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3225464); 361,963 indexed records with 6,370 record images (was 247,618 records with 4,333 images), UPDATED 16-Dec-2020
Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477669); 1,651,989 indexed records with 528,722 record images (was 1,627,671 records with 521,595 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
Mexico, Guanajuato, Catholic Church Records, 1519-1984  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1860831); 1,013,227 indexed records with 4,584,983 record images (was 1,097,956 records with 4,584,983 images), UPDATED 16-Dec-2020
Nicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-1960   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494432); 4,902 indexed records with 86,119 record images (was 0 records with 86,119 images), UPDATED 16-Dec-2020
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 281,288 indexed records with 118,666 record images (was 264,536 records with 111,150 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020

Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 172,926 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 172,713 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
Mexico, Zacatecas, Catholic Church Records, 1605-1980   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804458); 540,728 indexed records with 1,663,800 record images (was 80,640 records with 1,663,800 images), UPDATED 17-Dec-2020
Argentina, Salta, Civil Registration, 1880-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3006885); 49,746 indexed records with 38,488 record images (was 48,348 records with 37,184 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-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 17-Dec-2020
Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Records, 1853-1912  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3940896); 265,299 indexed records with 35,940 record images (was 265,177 records with 35,935 images), UPDATED 12-Dec-2020

Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3418468); 519,078 indexed records with 9,750 record images (was 473,472 records with 8,883 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549721); 62,637 indexed records with 76,167 record images (was 61,987 records with 71,427 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
Mexico, Chihuahua, Civil Registration, 1861-1997        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922462); 2,447,416 indexed records with 1,561,583 record images (was 2,447,416 records with 1,561,583 images), UPDATED 16-Dec-2020
Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2128172); 2,156,440 indexed records with 997,638 record images (was 2,156,440 records with 997,638 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2020
Brazil, Civil Registration, 1860-2006   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 153,386 indexed records with 68,262 record images (was 149,105 records with 66,294 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020

France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2840171); 7,205,869 indexed records with 1,967,590 record images (was 7,205,664 records with 1,968,043 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
Austria, Vienna, Jewish Registers of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1784-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2028320); 279,150 indexed records with 206,316 record images (was 242,532 records with 206,316 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2020
Finland, Tax Lists, 1809-1915   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2704794); 359,300 indexed records with 4,295 record images (was 334,502 records with 5,498 images), UPDATED 16-Dec-2020
Peru, Diocese of Huaraz, Catholic Church Records, 1641-2016     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787829); 159,542 indexed records with 108,034 record images (was 145,729 records with 106,090 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
New Jersey, Death Index, 1901-1903; 1916-1929   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2843410); 246,834 indexed records with 2,110 record images (was 244,200 records with 2,092 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020

Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417505); 1,851,299 indexed records with 2,017,500 record images (was 1,851,299 records with 2,017,500 images), UPDATED 13-Dec-2020
Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803978); 2,011,068 indexed records with 1,841,454 record images (was 2,011,068 records with 1,841,454 images), UPDATED 16-Dec-2020
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 1,279,475 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 1,263,479 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
Mexico, Campeche, Catholic Church Records, 1638-1944    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473200); 10,990 indexed records with 189,697 record images (was 10,990 records with 189,697 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2020
New Hampshire, County Naturalization Records, 1771-2001 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040051); 171,517 indexed records with 173,600 record images (was 171,517 records with 173,600 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020

Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1955  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 67,902 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 57,036 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2020
Mexico, Coahuila, Civil Registration, 1861-1998 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1916233); 2,333,593 indexed records with 1,179,899 record images (was 2,333,593 records with 1,179,899 images), UPDATED 16-Dec-2020
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Census, 1984  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3288450); 621,985 indexed records with 114,368 record images (was 462,861 records with 86,645 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2020
New York, County Naturalization Records, 1791-1980      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999177); 3,237,461 indexed records with 3,080,948 record images (was 3,237,461 records with 3,080,948 images), UPDATED 12-Dec-2020
Croatia, Delnice Deanery Catholic Church Books, 1571-1926       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1875189); 183,605 indexed records with 3,485 record images (was 175,979 records with 3,485 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2020

Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951777); 2,034,986 indexed records with 1,899,876 record images (was 2,004,049 records with 1,899,876 images), UPDATED 16-Dec-2020
Papua New Guinea, Birth Records, 1888-2004      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3757740); 50,165 indexed records with 42,195 record images (was 50,028 records with 42,088 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 5,737,632 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 5,657,925 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 11-Dec-2020
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 414,349 indexed records with 1,038,133 record images (was 413,749 records with 1,038,133 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1682798); 5,073,698 indexed records with 4,581,756 record images (was 5,071,449 records with 4,581,756 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020

England, Essex Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3584542); 82,899 indexed records with 9,609 record images (was 82,796 records with 9,596 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
Costa Rica, Cemetery Records, 1958-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4122683); 13,478 indexed records with 13,385 record images (was 13,451 records with 13,358 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2020
Portugal, Faro, Civil Registration, 1880-1920   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4122681); 24 indexed records with 18 record images (was 10 records with 6 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2020
Peru, Áncash, Civil Registration, 1888-2005     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114425); 1,396,291 indexed records with 903,067 record images (was 1,396,291 records with 903,067 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-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 297,222 records with 70,504 images), UPDATED 12-Dec-2020

South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1478678); 243,743 indexed records with 45,728 record images (was 238,667 records with 45,728 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925428); 134,510 indexed records with 16,188 record images (was 133,528 records with 16,188 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734475); 1,388,243 indexed records with 90,160 record images (was 1,371,885 records with 89,848 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-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 762,526 records with 258,646 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2020
Peru, Piura, Civil Registration, 1874-1996      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733437); 1,283,037 indexed records with 1,272,497 record images (was 1,232,633 records with 1,222,237 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020

Find A Grave Index      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2221801); 196,661,616 indexed records with 196,661,616 record images (was 192,578,892 records with 192,578,892 images), UPDATED 17-Dec-2020
Australia, Queensland Cemetery Records, 1802-1990       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1927198); 2,168,407 indexed records with 1,121,438 record images (was 2,168,407 records with 1,121,438 images), UPDATED 16-Dec-2020
Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4016424); 4,247 indexed records with 11,471 record images (was 1,047 records with 11,239 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
Peru, Lima, Civil Registration, 1874-1996       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1430936); 5,759,523 indexed records with 3,680,369 record images (was 5,758,635 records with 3,680,369 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2020
South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3511741); 182,655 indexed records with 178,989 record images (was 176,776 records with 173,586 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020

Mexico Deaths, 1680-1940        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473013); Index only (245,435 records), no images (was 254,260 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Dec-2020
Mexico Marriages, 1570-1950     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473012); Index only (3,734,634 records), no images (was 4,214,102 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Dec-2020
Mexico Baptisms, 1560-1950      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473011); Index only (22,748,300 records), no images (was 24,804,743 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Dec-2020
Mexico, Guerrero, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1979    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823323); 14,385 indexed records with 1,584,621 record images (was 14,660 records with 1,584,621 images), UPDATED 16-Dec-2020
California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001287); 6,485,134 indexed records with 2,841,076 record images (was 6,485,134 records with 2,841,076 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020

Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1463156); 5,340,877 indexed records with 830,893 record images (was 5,340,877 records with 830,893 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2020
Texas, Voter Records, 1867-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3163398); 163,231 indexed records with 4,238 record images (was 155,840 records with 4,045 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2020
Mexico, Sinaloa, Civil Registration, 1861-1929  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2290241); 765,556 indexed records with 1,403,105 record images (was 725,210 records with 1,403,105 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2020
California, Los Angeles, Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery/Crematory Records, 1884-2002 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3583819); 210,679 indexed records with 135,827 record images (was 198,023 records with 123,586 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
Micronesia, Civil Registration, 1883-1983       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761211); 70,776 indexed records with 70,714 record images (was 67,042 records with 66,983 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020

England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155913); 1,193,476 indexed records with 95,462 record images (was 1,185,969 records with 95,058 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
Micronesia, Death Records, 1970-1986    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3744864); 5,367 indexed records with 5,344 record images (was 5,255 records with 5,233 images), UPDATED 12-Dec-2020
Michigan, Saginaw County, Biographical Card File, ca. 1830-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733440); 1,941 indexed records with 14,678 record images (was 1,941 records with 14,550 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
Zambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1950-2015        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736255); 125,908 indexed records with 11,296 record images (was 121,251 records with 11,019 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
North Carolina, Davidson County Vital Records, 1867-2006        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1387049); 155,572 indexed records with 79,128 record images (was 155,572 records with 79,128 images), UPDATED 13-Dec-2020

Sweden, Halland Church Records, 1615-1904; index 1615-1860      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1978341); 756,226 indexed records with 352,747 record images (was 756,226 records with 352,747 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-2020
New Jersey Naturalization Records, 1796-1991    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2649169); 589,460 indexed records with 585,009 record images (was 579,992 records with 575,597 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2020
Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883388); 283,342 indexed records with 5,283,986 record images (was 283,342 records with 5,283,986 images), UPDATED 16-Dec-2020
Hawaii, Honolulu, Voter Registration Applications, ca. 1920-1966        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3758765); 303,083 indexed records with 300,267 record images (was 273,819 records with 271,209 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468076); 654,342 indexed records with 355,318 record images (was 640,868 records with 355,318 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-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 18-Dec-2020
South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3732506); 667,258 indexed records with 666,889 record images (was 637,287 records with 636,933 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648679); 71,754 indexed records with 37,323 record images (was 71,121 records with 36,724 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
Wisconsin, County Naturalization Records, 1807-1992     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046887); 878,044 indexed records with 1,135,393 record images (was 878,044 records with 1,135,393 images), UPDATED 16-Dec-2020
Georgia, County Voter Registrations, 1856-1941  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3326831); 352,400 indexed records with 38,548 record images (was 294,752 records with 28,943 images), UPDATED 17-Dec-2020

England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648677); 247,175 indexed records with 12,981 record images (was 236,680 records with 12,089 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 203,753 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 203,346 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614809); 138,575 indexed records with 1,160,338 record images (was 63,952 records with 1,160,338 images), UPDATED 15-Dec-2020
Mexico, Hidalgo, Catholic Church Records, 1546-1971     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804358); 3,192,076 indexed records with 1,750,627 record images (was 2,916,592 records with 1,750,627 images), UPDATED 17-Dec-2020
Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417491); 1,681,910 indexed records with 1,676,655 record images (was 1,681,910 records with 1,680,444 images), UPDATED 16-Dec-2020

South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417492); 1,111,950 indexed records with 682,974 record images (was 1,111,950 records with 682,974 images), UPDATED 12-Dec-2020
Peru, Prelature of Yauyos-Cañete-Huarochirí, Catholic Church Records, 1665-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460240); 230,333 indexed records with 105,774 record images (was 222,915 records with 102,700 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
Sri Lanka, Colombo District, Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1677-1990   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1780708); 27,819 indexed records with 33,965 record images (was 25,906 records with 33,965 images), UPDATED 16-Dec-2020
Arizona, Santa Cruz County, Voting Records, 1900-1920   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734440); 12,398 indexed records with 1,445 record images (was 12,391 records with 903 images), UPDATED 17-Dec-2020
Mexico, Yucatán, Catholic Church Records, 1543-1977     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909116); 222,562 indexed records with 1,234,534 record images (was 8,698 records with 1,234,534 images), UPDATED 17-Dec-2020

United States Census, 1920      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1488411); 107,660,169 indexed records with 2,387,416 record images (was 107,660,169 records with 2,387,416 images), UPDATED 17-Dec-2020
Texas, Grimes County, Marriage Records, 1951-1966       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3518927); 3,905 indexed records with 2,389 record images (was 3,606 records with 2,120 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2020
Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2185953); 1,242,298 indexed records with 367,790 record images (was 1,242,298 records with 367,790 images), UPDATED 14-Dec-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
Hawaii, Naturalization Records, 1838-1991       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2842680); 11,090 indexed records with 4,341 record images (was 11,090 records with 4,331 images), last updated 30-Aug-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 1,851,193 images), last updated 30-Nov-2020
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 3,797 images), last updated 08-May-2019
Spain, Aragón, Electoral Censuses, 1890-1934    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2304578); 4,972,408 indexed records with 53,004 record images (was 4,972,408 records with 52,851 images), last updated 04-Jun-2019

Australia, Victoria, Inward Passenger Lists, 1839-1923  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2778600); 883,350 indexed records with 5,620 record images (was 883,350 records with 5,619 images), last updated 30-Jul-2019
Louisiana Tombstone Inscriptions, 1812-1970     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3041284); 76,332 indexed records with 23 record images (was 76,332 records with 20 images), last updated 14-Feb-2020
Nebraska, Box Butte County, Funeral Home Records, 1919-1976     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549775); 3,591 indexed records with 3,480 record images (was 3,591 records with 3,479 images), last updated 19-Jun-2019
United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2579610); 469,168 indexed records with 69,358 record images (was 469,168 records with 64,643 images), last updated 03-Oct-2020
Germany, Prussia, Saxony, Census Lists, 1770-1934       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2780641); 468,003 indexed records with 35,263 record images (was 468,003 records with 34,676 images), last updated 08-Dec-2020

Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 3,652,934 indexed records with 157,673 record images (was 3,652,934 records with 154,420 images), last updated 19-Nov-2020
Connecticut, Military Census Questionnaires, 1917       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741249); 393,620 indexed records with 522,094 record images (was 393,620 records with 522,009 images), last updated 06-Aug-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 160,721 record images (was 7,926,454 records with 160,650 images), last updated 05-Oct-2020

--- Collections with images removed ---

New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2803479); 4,749,222 indexed records with 84,749 record images (was 4,749,222 records with 84,805 images), last updated 20-Aug-2019
Sweden, Stockholm City Archives, Index to Church Records, 1546-1927     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2057674); 1,076,174 indexed records with 71,123 record images (was 1,076,174 records with 71,404 images), last updated 01-Dec-2020
Oregon, Multnomah County, Voting Registration Records, 1908-1958        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2759505); 988,587 indexed records with 980,966 record images (was 988,587 records with 982,475 images), last updated 15-Jul-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 496,137 images), last updated 21-Apr-2020
South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1989        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3040532); 639,973 indexed records with 81,578 record images (was 639,973 records with 82,306 images), last updated 09-Oct-2020

Minnesota, Death Records and Certificates, 1900-1955    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2477957); 697,277 indexed records with 589,337 record images (was 697,277 records with 589,395 images), last updated 10-Nov-2020
Colombia, Bogotá, Burial Permits, 1960-1991     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3212241); 178,686 indexed records with 212,690 record images (was 178,686 records with 212,744 images), last updated 29-May-2020
Denmark, Århus Municipal Census, 1936   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3326854); 93,817 indexed records with 3,262 record images (was 93,817 records with 5,812 images), last updated 19-Nov-2020
Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists Index, 1897-1952    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3398454); 653,829 indexed records with 652,775 record images (was 653,829 records with 652,840 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 302,426 record images (was 6,031,182 records with 325,093 images), last updated 20-Feb-2020

United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3754697); 3,869,490 indexed records with 23,437 record images (was 3,869,490 records with 24,146 images), last updated 02-Nov-2020
Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 302,433 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 307,298 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020

--- Collections with new records ---

Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1943    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2134304); 37,313 indexed records with 2,733 record images (was 37,040 records with 2,733 images), last updated 11-Dec-2020

--- Collections with records removed ---

Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949334); Index only (4,267,591 records), no images (was 4,267,592 records with 0 images), last updated 06-May-2014
Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2370234); 2,509,918 indexed records with 137,344 record images (was 2,509,920 records with 137,344 images), last updated 19-Dec-2018

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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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