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 15 October 2021, there are 3,036 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 2 from last week):
The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:
--- Collections Added ---
* Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4231103); 2,047,625 indexed records with 2,047,625 record images, ADDED 14-Oct-2021
Brazil, Bahia, Civil Registration, 1877-1976 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3694028); 214,140 indexed records with 205,082 record images (was 214,112 records with 205,054 images), UPDATED 12-Oct-2021
New Jersey, Death Index, 1901-1903; 1916-1929 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2843410); 271,351 indexed records with 2,283 record images (was 271,218 records with 2,282 images), UPDATED 08-Oct-2021
Mexico, Guanajuato, Catholic Church Records, 1519-1984 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1860831); 9,163,937 indexed records with 4,584,983 record images (was 9,161,537 records with 4,584,983 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2021
England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734475); 3,882,812 indexed records with 250,381 record images (was 3,802,452 records with 245,856 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1478678); 568,541 indexed records with 45,728 record images (was 563,570 records with 45,728 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
Nicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-1960 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494432); 156,932 indexed records with 86,119 record images (was 155,725 records with 86,119 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 605,502 indexed records with 255,497 record images (was 601,138 records with 253,624 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
Mexico, Chihuahua, Catholic Church Records, 1632-1958 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1521780); 847,688 indexed records with 378,612 record images (was 841,628 records with 378,612 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2021
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 5,495,596 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 5,127,729 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2021
Mexico, Colima, Catholic Church Records, 1707-1969 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1508604); 338,492 indexed records with 228,566 record images (was 337,383 records with 228,566 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
Mexico, Sonora, Catholic Church Records, 1657-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473203); 540,661 indexed records with 383,518 record images (was 540,661 records with 383,518 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
Mexico, Campeche, Catholic Church Records, 1638-1944 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473200); 443,391 indexed records with 189,697 record images (was 442,311 records with 189,697 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2021
Mexico, Sinaloa, Catholic Church Records, 1671-1968 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473206); 1,048,687 indexed records with 521,512 record images (was 1,044,048 records with 521,512 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2021
Mexico, Veracruz, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1978 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883382); 2,865,648 indexed records with 2,563,917 record images (was 2,806,601 records with 2,563,917 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
Mexico, Chiapas, Catholic Church Records, 1557-1978 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1616412); 1,493,334 indexed records with 968,865 record images (was 1,493,334 records with 968,865 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
Germany, Prussia, Saxony, Census Lists, 1770-1934 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2780641); 559,538 indexed records with 42,227 record images (was 556,149 records with 25,506 images), UPDATED 11-Oct-2021
El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582); 1,563,382 indexed records with 592,191 record images (was 1,528,340 records with 592,191 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
India, Madras Diocese Protestant Church Records, 1743-1990 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2174941); 8,851 indexed records with 39,904 record images (was 6,657 records with 39,904 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
Spain, Catholic Church Records, 1307-1985 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1784529); 231,042 indexed records with 3,008,340 record images (was 205,746 records with 3,008,340 images), UPDATED 12-Oct-2021
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (325,195 records), no images (was 320,894 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2333694); 29,761,754 indexed records with 46,885,461 record images (was 29,761,754 records with 46,885,461 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883388); 4,048,034 indexed records with 5,283,986 record images (was 4,045,682 records with 5,283,986 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2021
England, Lincolnshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1574-1885 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149576); 77,607 indexed records with 18,958 record images (was 77,139 records with 18,490 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468076); 784,025 indexed records with 355,318 record images (was 783,350 records with 355,318 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
Mexico, Nuevo León, Catholic Church Records, 1667-1981 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473204); 1,206,038 indexed records with 447,381 record images (was 1,194,781 records with 447,381 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
Mexico, Zacatecas, Catholic Church Records, 1605-1980 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804458); 2,540,121 indexed records with 1,663,800 record images (was 2,531,984 records with 1,663,800 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
Mexico, Tlaxcala, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837905); 758,542 indexed records with 1,012,693 record images (was 633,343 records with 1,012,693 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2021
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 7,265,320 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 7,208,976 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
Panama, Catholic Church Records, 1707-1973 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913397); 888,391 indexed records with 240,799 record images (was 886,667 records with 240,799 images), UPDATED 12-Oct-2021
French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549721); 68,288 indexed records with 92,429 record images (was 67,799 records with 82,113 images), UPDATED 11-Oct-2021
Spain, Diocese of Cartagena, Catholic Church Records, 1503-1969 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2345225); 644,565 indexed records with 22,034 record images (was 606,745 records with 22,034 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2021
Martinique, Church Records, 1662-1847 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4316497); 335 indexed records with 49 record images (was 34 records with 7 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2021
England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648677); 217,158 indexed records with 25,252 record images (was 209,436 records with 24,524 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3511741); 514,249 indexed records with 495,500 record images (was 505,846 records with 487,463 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614804); 5,779,919 indexed records with 1,547,844 record images (was 5,779,919 records with 1,547,844 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2021
United Kingdom, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4229516); 13,630,499 indexed records with 13,630,499 record images (was 1,048,499 records with 1,048,499 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2021
Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999178); 34,849 indexed records with 2,280,204 record images (was 5,002 records with 2,280,204 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2021
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 7,480,610 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 7,480,133 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2021
Uruguay, Catholic Church Records, 1726-2000 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4134697); 849,800 indexed records with 115,772 record images (was 767,913 records with 105,072 images), UPDATED 12-Oct-2021
Mexico, Hidalgo, Catholic Church Records, 1546-1971 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804358); 5,307,899 indexed records with 1,750,627 record images (was 5,253,103 records with 1,750,627 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2021
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 4,071,176 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 4,040,330 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 12-Oct-2021
Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614809); 4,021,784 indexed records with 1,160,338 record images (was 3,408,691 records with 1,160,338 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951777); 7,752,283 indexed records with 1,899,876 record images (was 7,732,934 records with 1,899,876 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2021
France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2840171); 7,220,807 indexed records with 1,970,725 record images (was 7,220,756 records with 1,970,704 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Catholic Church Records, 1586-1977 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1860864); 946,734 indexed records with 2,162,812 record images (was 944,126 records with 2,162,812 images), UPDATED 12-Oct-2021
England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155913); 1,563,567 indexed records with 115,616 record images (was 1,560,046 records with 115,507 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4016424); 33,846 indexed records with 120,284 record images (was 33,605 records with 114,218 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 476,366 indexed records with 1,038,133 record images (was 475,372 records with 1,038,133 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2134304); 439,317 indexed records with 2,733 record images (was 429,251 records with 2,733 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149585); 16,844 indexed records with 443 record images (was 3,853 records with 92 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
Mexico, Durango, Catholic Church Records, 1604-1985 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1554576); 1,396,530 indexed records with 504,812 record images (was 1,388,639 records with 504,812 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2021
South Africa, Reformed Church Records, 1856-1988 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918294); Browse 40,337 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 40,337 images), UPDATED 15-Oct-2021
South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1779109); 3,112,191 indexed records with 2,216,270 record images (was 3,112,164 records with 2,216,270 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2021
--- Collections with new images ---
Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 3,641,119 indexed records with 157,673 record images (was 3,641,119 records with 155,689 images), last updated 19-Nov-2020
Austria, Carinthia, Gurk Diocese, Catholic Church Records, 1527-1986 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2718009); 233,282 indexed records with 52,848 record images (was 233,282 records with 44,679 images), last updated 08-Oct-2021
Sweden, Stockholm City Archives, Index to Church Records, 1546-1927 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2057674); 1,090,152 indexed records with 72,038 record images (was 1,090,152 records with 57,315 images), last updated 06-Oct-2021
New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2803479); 4,749,222 indexed records with 84,797 record images (was 4,749,222 records with 84,635 images), last updated 20-Aug-2019
England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1465708); 1,108,130 indexed records with 112,102 record images (was 1,108,130 records with 105,316 images), last updated 29-Sep-2021
Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 307,288 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 285,859 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3015626); 3,537,384 indexed records with 13,161,458 record images (was 3,537,384 records with 13,154,176 images), last updated 20-Jan-2021
New York, Church Records, 1660-1954 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787817); 127,105 indexed records with 6,339 record images (was 127,105 records with 6,314 images), last updated 07-Apr-2021
--- Collections with images removed ---
Ecuador, Cemetery Records, 1862-2019 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3755446); 373,732 indexed records with 335,711 record images (was 373,732 records with 336,313 images), last updated 04-Aug-2021
Tuvalu, Vital Records, 1866-1979 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3875191); 17,726 indexed records with 1,708 record images (was 17,726 records with 2,631 images), last updated 05-Oct-2021
Finland, Tax Lists, 1809-1915 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2704794); 591,400 indexed records with 10,108 record images (was 591,400 records with 10,136 images), last updated 07-Oct-2021
Germany, Saxony, Church Book Indexes, 1500-1900 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2399108); 130,453 indexed records with 67,753 record images (was 130,453 records with 76,875 images), last updated 05-Oct-2021
Finland, Passport Registers, 1900-1920 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4139415); 22,293 indexed records with 261 record images (was 22,293 records with 582 images), last updated 07-Oct-2021
Canada, Ontario Tax Assessment Rolls, 1834-1899 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4130007); 2,208,879 indexed records with 109,544 record images (was 2,208,879 records with 110,892 images), last updated 04-Oct-2021
Georgia, Tax Digests, 1787-1900 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4130006); 2,029,048 indexed records with 81,435 record images (was 2,029,048 records with 92,604 images), last updated 01-Oct-2021
France, Rhône, Military Registration Cards, 1865-1932 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3007175); 400,382 indexed records with 399,394 record images (was 400,382 records with 399,481 images), last updated 19-Jul-2021
New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1865-1957 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3662227); 7,706,217 indexed records with 79,766 record images (was 7,706,217 records with 80,082 images), last updated 01-Oct-2021
Washington, County Death Registers, 1881-1979 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3438698); 152,455 indexed records with 773 record images (was 152,455 records with 2,185 images), last updated 06-Oct-2021
Iceland Church Census, 1744-1965 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2697871); 1,633,217 indexed records with 42,977 record images (was 1,633,217 records with 46,396 images), last updated 07-Oct-2021
England, Lancashire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1647-1996 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3656808); 404,061 indexed records with 26,515 record images (was 404,061 records with 29,853 images), last updated 01-Oct-2021
--- Collections with new records ---
Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1514-1970 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1615259); 4,613,620 indexed records with 4,263,289 record images (was 4,607,418 records with 4,263,289 images), last updated 08-Oct-2021
--- Collections with records removed ---
Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1462519); Index only (3,401,843 records), no images (was 3,401,844 records with 0 images), last updated 09-Jun-2021
Wisconsin Marriage Index, 1973-1997 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1946794); Index only (948,930 records), no images (was 948,931 records with 0 images), last updated 08-Feb-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 FamilySearch 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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