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 23 April 2021, there are 2,982 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 0 from last week): New and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:
--- Collections Deleted ---
* Iowa, Marriage Records, 1941-1951 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4127799); 13,151 indexed records with 13,151 record images, DELETED
* Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2849548); 35,336 indexed records with 35,336 record images, DELETED
--- Collections Added ---
* Michigan, Military Discharge Records, ca.1847 - ca.1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4123955); 1,010 indexed records with 1,010 record images, ADDED 23-Apr-2021
* Kansas, Military Discharge Records, ca.1862 - ca.1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4121697); 740 indexed records with 740 record images, ADDED 22-Apr-2021
--- Collections Updated ---
New Jersey, Death Index, 1901-1903; 1916-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2843410); 259,596 indexed records with 2,200 record images (was 258,930 records with 2,195 images), UPDATED 20-Apr-2021
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Mérida, Catholic Church Records, 1654-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417520); 1,384,386 indexed records with 1,157,611 record images (was 1,384,386 records with 1,154,003 images), UPDATED 20-Apr-2021
South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1478678); 435,047 indexed records with 45,728 record images (was 430,727 records with 45,728 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 468,303 indexed records with 199,745 record images (was 459,948 records with 196,052 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
Kansas, Grant County, Census Records, 1895-1982 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3288444); 28,877 indexed records with 16,647 record images (was 28,877 records with 16,647 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
Papua New Guinea, Vital Records, 1867-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114430); 94,318 indexed records with 70,675 record images (was 93,301 records with 70,137 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2353070); 2,771,114 indexed records with 280,015 record images (was 2,554,370 records with 280,016 images), UPDATED 22-Apr-2021
Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4016424); 13,065 indexed records with 30,509 record images (was 13,065 records with 27,036 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734475); 1,805,162 indexed records with 116,563 record images (was 1,738,494 records with 113,460 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2078654); 33,866,057 indexed records with 8,129,310 record images (was 33,866,057 records with 8,129,310 images), UPDATED 22-Apr-2021
Hungary, Jewish Vital Records Index, 1800-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1787825); 52,528 indexed records with 1,272 record images (was 50,341 records with 1,272 images), UPDATED 21-Apr-2021
United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761958); 6,031,182 indexed records with 327,310 record images (was 6,031,182 records with 325,830 images), UPDATED 17-Apr-2021
El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582); 878,374 indexed records with 592,191 record images (was 869,433 records with 592,191 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
Mexico, Zacatecas, Catholic Church Records, 1605-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804458); 979,156 indexed records with 1,663,800 record images (was 540,728 records with 1,663,800 images), UPDATED 22-Apr-2021
Spain, Province of La Coruña, Municipal Records, 1648-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015359); 831,926 indexed records with 258,646 record images (was 817,864 records with 258,646 images), UPDATED 20-Apr-2021
United States, California, San Francisco, Records of Chinese Laborers Returning to the US, 1882-1888 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3233819); 45,435 indexed records with 5,370 record images (was 44,940 records with 5,334 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2333694); 30,047,338 indexed records with 46,885,461 record images (was 30,047,338 records with 46,885,461 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
England, Hertfordshire, Marriage Bonds, 1682-1837 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149578); 2,241 indexed records with 2,240 record images (was 2,031 records with 2,030 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
England, Lincolnshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1574-1885 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149576); 71,202 indexed records with 12,733 record images (was 70,786 records with 12,463 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
England, Lancashire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1746-1799 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149574); 2,328 indexed records with 2,328 record images (was 1,750 records with 1,750 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
Montana, County Voting Records, 1884-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3757185); 624,502 indexed records with 59,635 record images (was 596,952 records with 53,808 images), UPDATED 19-Apr-2021
Mexico, Veracruz, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1978 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883382); 2,000,479 indexed records with 2,563,917 record images (was 43,432 records with 2,563,917 images), UPDATED 21-Apr-2021
South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3732506); 1,226,866 indexed records with 1,226,282 record images (was 1,226,727 records with 1,226,143 images), UPDATED 22-Apr-2021
England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648679); 132,727 indexed records with 49,148 record images (was 132,140 records with 49,004 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 436,341 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 424,891 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 21-Apr-2021
Michigan Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2632078); 39,488 indexed records with 2,476 record images (was 39,479 records with 2,530 images), UPDATED 19-Apr-2021
Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1410397); 4,961,914 indexed records with 1,259,299 record images (was 4,919,130 records with 1,259,299 images), UPDATED 20-Apr-2021
Washington, County Divorce Records, 1852-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1930340); 77,056 indexed records with 127,147 record images (was 76,840 records with 127,147 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1462519); Index only (3,401,844 records), no images (was 3,401,812 records with 0 images), UPDATED 22-Apr-2021
Portugal Marriages, 1670-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520605); Index only (45,297 records), no images (was 49,907 records with 0 images), UPDATED 19-Apr-2021
Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2531337); 909,681 indexed records with 475,273 record images (was 933,998 records with 475,273 images), UPDATED 20-Apr-2021
Philippines Civil Registration (National), 1945-1984 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1852584); 535,953 indexed records with 20,274,621 record images (was 535,953 records with 20,274,621 images), UPDATED 20-Apr-2021
Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925428); 215,223 indexed records with 16,188 record images (was 214,647 records with 16,188 images), UPDATED 22-Apr-2021
England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648677); 90,186 indexed records with 10,812 record images (was 304,150 records with 20,282 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3511741); 294,366 indexed records with 286,222 record images (was 278,093 records with 270,448 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
Idaho, Military Discharge Records, ca.1917 - ca.1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4114267); 1,386 indexed records with 733 record images (was 1,258 records with 654 images), UPDATED 19-Apr-2021
Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2020117); 1,570,699 indexed records with 6,635,049 record images (was 1,557,998 records with 6,635,049 images), UPDATED 19-Apr-2021
Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1927566); Browse 126,534 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 126,534 images), UPDATED 21-Apr-2021
Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2400643); 354,112 indexed records with 332,250 record images (was 354,112 records with 332,250 images), UPDATED 17-Apr-2021
Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1463156); 5,534,192 indexed records with 830,893 record images (was 5,529,869 records with 830,893 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
Mexico, Yucatán, Catholic Church Records, 1543-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909116); 240,855 indexed records with 1,234,534 record images (was 222,562 records with 1,234,534 images), UPDATED 22-Apr-2021
Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3418468); 685,054 indexed records with 13,308 record images (was 684,122 records with 13,272 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
Florida, Military Discharge Records, ca.1837 - ca.1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4114268); 9,107 indexed records with 6,303 record images (was 8,096 records with 5,669 images), UPDATED 20-Apr-2021
Mexico, Sinaloa, Civil Registration, 1861-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2290241); 904,552 indexed records with 1,403,105 record images (was 881,785 records with 1,403,105 images), UPDATED 19-Apr-2021
Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951777); 2,400,844 indexed records with 1,899,876 record images (was 2,400,844 records with 1,899,876 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2840171); 7,214,189 indexed records with 1,969,652 record images (was 7,213,807 records with 1,962,091 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155913); 1,378,160 indexed records with 106,727 record images (was 1,359,717 records with 105,828 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
Peru, Lima, Civil Registration, 1874-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1430936); 5,759,522 indexed records with 4,403,080 record images (was 5,759,522 records with 3,680,369 images), UPDATED 20-Apr-2021
Montana, Military Discharge Records, 1917-1953 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149587); 2,561 indexed records with 2,247 record images (was 2,234 records with 2,044 images), UPDATED 20-Apr-2021
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (253,559 records), no images (was 251,774 records with 0 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 449,051 indexed records with 1,038,133 record images (was 446,531 records with 1,038,133 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
Wisconsin, County Naturalization Records, 1807-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046887); 948,619 indexed records with 1,135,393 record images (was 937,081 records with 1,135,393 images), UPDATED 20-Apr-2021
Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1943 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2134304); 426,019 indexed records with 2,733 record images (was 425,324 records with 2,733 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
California Great Registers, 1850-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935764); Index only (3,338,905 records), no images (was 3,338,455 records with 0 images), UPDATED 21-Apr-2021
Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2060668); 3,226,782 indexed records with 2,513,517 record images (was 3,226,683 records with 2,513,517 images), UPDATED 21-Apr-2021
England, Essex Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3584542); 101,902 indexed records with 11,752 record images (was 100,065 records with 11,548 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
Michigan, Saginaw County, Biographical Card File, ca. 1830-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733440); 1,941 indexed records with 16,842 record images (was 1,941 records with 16,139 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
Zambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1950-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736255); 163,751 indexed records with 14,575 record images (was 155,372 records with 14,014 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2021
--- Collections with new images ---
United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2968245); 6,931,032 indexed records with 5,610,978 record images (was 6,931,032 records with 5,601,722 images), last updated 09-Aug-2019
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 4,660 images), last updated 08-May-2019
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 84,749 images), last updated 20-Aug-2019
Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 306,256 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 273,595 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
New York, Church Records, 1660-1954 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787817); 127,105 indexed records with 6,354 record images (was 127,105 records with 6,339 images), last updated 07-Apr-2021
--- Collections with images removed ---
Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 3,641,119 indexed records with 144,523 record images (was 3,641,119 records with 157,638 images), last updated 19-Nov-2020
United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3754697); 24,094,590 indexed records with 140,427 record images (was 24,094,590 records with 149,873 images), last updated 13-Apr-2021
Norway, Oslo Census, 1901 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2474129); 224,662 indexed records with 7,921 record images (was 224,662 records with 9,939 images), last updated 12-Mar-2021
--- Collections with records removed ---
South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2155416); 1,893,764 indexed records with 140,942 record images (was 1,893,765 records with 140,942 images), last updated 21-May-2020
England, Hampshire Bishop's Transcripts 1680-1892 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2640059); 830,884 indexed records with 70,735 record images (was 849,707 records with 70,735 images), last updated 31-Mar-2021
United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,412 records), no images (was 875,610,421 records with 0 images), last updated 19-Aug-2020
Portugal Baptisms, 1570-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520601); Index only (305,077 records), no images (was 306,608 records with 0 images), last updated 18-Mar-2020
California Marriage Index, 1960-1985 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949339); Index only (4,879,209 records), no images (was 4,879,210 records with 0 images), last updated 06-Dec-2011
California Birth Index, 1905-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001879); Index only (24,589,467 records), no images (was 24,589,470 records with 0 images), last updated 01-Mar-2012
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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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