Saturday, November 13, 2021

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- 100-Word Challenge: Grandparents

It's Saturday Night - 

Time for more Genealogy Fun! 


Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible! music) is to: 

This SNGF is based on the 100 Word Challenge (http://100wc.net/) that school children around the world have participating in over many years.  They are given a word or phrase to write a story about in exactly one hundred words.  

1)  Write a story using the phrase "Grandparents are important because" in 100 words.  [Hint:  If you write it in a word processor, you can use Tools > Word Count (or similar) to count words]

2)  Share the story with all of us by writing your own blog post, writing a comment on this blog post, or put it in a Facebook post.  Please leave a comment on this post so others can find it.


Here's mine:  

Grandparents are important because they are often the most loving and giving people that we know as children. They enjoy talking to their grandchildren, teaching them about older things, telling stories about the child's parent, encouraging them, and have been known to indulge them...slipping them goodies without the parents knowing about it (yeah, right!).

Grandparents are also the genealogy gateway to previous generations through family stories, family papers and records. Asking grandma or grandpa about their childhood, their siblings and their own parents often provides stories and life lessons rich in detail about times and places unknown to the child.

100 words, exactly!  Without having to shave or add words to it.

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Copyright (c) 2021, Randall J. Seaver

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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 6 to 12 November 2021

 The following record collections were listed on the Recently Added and Updated List on Ancestry.com during the period from  6 to 12 November 2021:

The ADDED and Updated record collections are:

Distrito Federal, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1886-1933; indexed records with record images, Updated 11/9/2021

U.S., Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, Group B (Unrecoverable), 1941-1975; indexed records without record images, Updated 11/9/2021

U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 11/9/2021

*  Puebla, Mexico, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1970; indexed records with record images, Updated 11/9/2021

UK and Ireland, Obituary Index, 2004-2019; indexed records without record images, Updated 11/9/2021

Canada, Obituary Collection, 1898-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 11/9/2021

Australia and New Zealand, Obituary Index, 2004-Current; indexed records with record images, Updated 11/9/2021

Caribbean, Obituary Index, 2003-2019; indexed records without record images, Updated 11/9/2021

Australia, Army Militia Service Records, 1901-1940; indexed records with record images, Updated 11/9/2021

U.S., Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, Group A (Recoverable), 1941-1975; indexed records without record images, Updated 11/9/2021

U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 11/9/2021

Bad Doberan, Germany, Military Registers, 1868-1914; indexed records with record images, Updated 11/9/2021

South Australia, Australia, School Admissions Registers, 1876-1989; indexed records with record images, ADDED 11/8/2021

South Australia, Australia, Police Inquest Registers, 1885-1953; indexed records with record images, ADDED 11/8/2021

Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900; indexed records with record images, ADDED 11/8/2021

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

By my count, there were 3 NEW collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,095 collections available as of 12 November, an increase of  3 from last week.   

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Disclosure: I receive 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.

The URL for this post is:  https://www.geneamusings.com/2021/11/added-and-updated-ancestrycom-record_0148292290.html

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Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 6 to 12 November 2021

 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 12 Novembe2021, there are 3,045 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of from last week):

The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Added ---

*  Oklahoma, Garfield County, Obituaries, 1963-1986        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4373179); 66,878 indexed records with 66,878 record images, ADDED 05-Nov-2021

*  France, Calvados, Census, 1856  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279960); 720 indexed records with 720 record images, ADDED 09-Nov-2021

*  Missouri, Phelps, Crawford, Dent, and Washington Counties, Obituaries, 1880-1990        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4373182); 69,802 indexed records with 69,802 record images, ADDED 09-Nov-2021

--- Collections Updated ---

Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477669); 1,753,177 indexed records with 562,516 record images (was 1,753,177 records with 562,516 images), UPDATED 11-Nov-2021
Mexico, Guanajuato, Catholic Church Records, 1519-1984  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1860831); 9,436,728 indexed records with 4,584,983 record images (was 9,375,556 records with 4,584,983 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-2021
Nicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-1960   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494432); 161,488 indexed records with 86,119 record images (was 160,173 records with 86,119 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2021
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 626,991 indexed records with 264,672 record images (was 621,426 records with 261,899 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2021
Mexico, Chiapas, Catholic Church Records, 1557-1978     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1616412); 1,569,512 indexed records with 968,865 record images (was 1,554,692 records with 968,865 images), UPDATED 08-Nov-2021

Sweden, Örebro Church Records, 1613-1918; index 1635-1860       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1647578); 674,901 indexed records with 647,469 record images (was 671,068 records with 647,469 images), UPDATED 11-Nov-2021
Mexico, Zacatecas, Catholic Church Records, 1605-1980   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804458); 2,653,001 indexed records with 1,663,800 record images (was 2,546,496 records with 1,663,800 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-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 12-Nov-2021
Jamaica, Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1827268); 497,853 indexed records with 37,199 record images (was 487,880 records with 37,199 images), UPDATED 11-Nov-2021
England, Lincolnshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1574-1885        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149576); 80,875 indexed records with 22,222 record images (was 80,051 records with 21,398 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2021

Mexico, Tabasco, Catholic Church Records, 1803-1970     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909106); 231,931 indexed records with 121,509 record images (was 202,489 records with 121,509 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-2021
Norway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1661306); Index only (420,463 records), no images (was 406,771 records with 0 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2021
Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2020117); 1,706,365 indexed records with 6,635,049 record images (was 1,694,575 records with 6,635,049 images), UPDATED 11-Nov-2021
Brazil, Ceará, Catholic Church Records, 1725-1971       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2175764); 65,879 indexed records with 774,950 record images (was 2,628 records with 774,950 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-2021
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 7,841,427 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 7,656,648 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2021

Mexico, Yucatán, Catholic Church Records, 1543-1977     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909116); 2,095,268 indexed records with 1,234,534 record images (was 2,041,377 records with 1,234,534 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-2021
South Carolina, County Marriage Licenses, 1911-1951     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3161369); 737,889 indexed records with 663,046 record images (was 671,959 records with 658,670 images), UPDATED 10-Nov-2021
Mexico, Oaxaca, Catholic Church Records, 1559-1988      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909191); 6,260,571 indexed records with 3,458,764 record images (was 6,198,802 records with 3,458,764 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-2021
France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2840171); 7,221,674 indexed records with 1,830,960 record images (was 7,221,467 records with 1,970,894 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2021
South Carolina Marriages, 1709-1913     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675541); Index only (22,015 records), no images (was 8,222 records with 0 images), UPDATED 10-Nov-2021

Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2134304); 500,266 indexed records with 2,733 record images (was 482,572 records with 2,733 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2021
Mexico, Durango, Catholic Church Records, 1604-1985     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1554576); 1,450,663 indexed records with 504,812 record images (was 1,411,107 records with 504,812 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-2021
Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1880     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2142779); 107,959 indexed records with 48,947 record images (was 102,045 records with 48,947 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2021
West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408729); 1,554,372 indexed records with 1,504,135 record images (was 1,554,372 records with 1,698,859 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-2021
Peru, Diocese of Huaraz, Catholic Church Records, 1641-2016     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787829); 384,982 indexed records with 141,289 record images (was 377,490 records with 140,128 images), UPDATED 08-Nov-2021

South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1779109); 3,112,216 indexed records with 2,216,270 record images (was 3,112,196 records with 2,216,270 images), UPDATED 10-Nov-2021
New Jersey, Death Index, 1901-1903; 1916-1929   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2843410); 273,709 indexed records with 2,301 record images (was 273,150 records with 2,297 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2021
Belgium, Antwerp, Civil Registration, 1588-1913 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138481); 647,766 indexed records with 3,208,709 record images (was 639,070 records with 3,208,709 images), UPDATED 11-Nov-2021
Mexico, Guerrero, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1979    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823323); 3,303,646 indexed records with 1,584,621 record images (was 3,270,067 records with 1,584,621 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-2021
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 7,994,950 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 7,675,262 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-2021

Portugal, Porto, Catholic Church Records, 1535-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913408); 367,387 indexed records with 1,207,157 record images (was 365,231 records with 1,207,157 images), UPDATED 10-Nov-2021
Mexico, Campeche, Catholic Church Records, 1638-1944    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473200); 476,860 indexed records with 189,697 record images (was 471,800 records with 189,697 images), UPDATED 08-Nov-2021
Mexico, Sinaloa, Catholic Church Records, 1671-1968     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473206); 1,211,397 indexed records with 521,512 record images (was 1,048,687 records with 521,512 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-2021
Mexico, Nuevo León, Catholic Church Records, 1667-1981  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473204); 1,253,572 indexed records with 447,381 record images (was 1,225,993 records with 447,381 images), UPDATED 08-Nov-2021
Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2060668); 3,984,047 indexed records with 2,513,517 record images (was 3,956,014 records with 2,513,517 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2021

El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582); 1,565,622 indexed records with 592,191 record images (was 1,564,940 records with 592,191 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-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 12-Nov-2021
India, Madras Diocese Protestant Church Records, 1743-1990      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2174941); 20,070 indexed records with 39,904 record images (was 18,132 records with 39,904 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2021
Brazil, São Paulo, Catholic Church Records, 1640-2012   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177299); 98,693 indexed records with 1,610,067 record images (was 896 records with 1,610,067 images), UPDATED 11-Nov-2021
Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 26,800 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 0 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 11-Nov-2021

United States Census, 1910      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1727033); 93,758,708 indexed records with 2,162,782 record images (was 93,758,709 records with 2,162,782 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-2021
Brazil, Pernambuco, Catholic Church Records, 1762-2002  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177293); 91,955 indexed records with 578,073 record images (was 3,603 records with 578,073 images), UPDATED 10-Nov-2021
Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte, Catholic Church Records, 1788-1967 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177294); 457,204 indexed records with 54,182 record images (was 2,804 records with 54,182 images), UPDATED 11-Nov-2021
Mexico, México, Catholic Church Records, 1567-1970      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837908); 4,543,993 indexed records with 4,823,124 record images (was 4,528,092 records with 4,823,124 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-2021
Mexico, Tlaxcala, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1994    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837905); 843,268 indexed records with 1,012,693 record images (was 786,685 records with 1,012,693 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-2021

Brazil, Bahía, Catholic Church Records, 1598-2007       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177272); 205,343 indexed records with 368,634 record images (was 0 records with 368,634 images), UPDATED 11-Nov-2021
Mexico, Morelos, Catholic Church Records, 1598-1994     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837907); 1,060,527 indexed records with 531,787 record images (was 1,056,536 records with 531,787 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-2021
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 4,681,957 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 4,619,572 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 08-Nov-2021
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Catholic Church Records, 1706-1999        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177275); 889,840 indexed records with 930,569 record images (was 164,698 records with 930,569 images), UPDATED 11-Nov-2021
Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951777); 7,858,443 indexed records with 1,899,876 record images (was 7,790,095 records with 1,899,876 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-2021

Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177286); 234,522 indexed records with 788,492 record images (was 0 records with 788,492 images), UPDATED 10-Nov-2021
Mexico, Jalisco, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1979     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1874591); 8,718,059 indexed records with 5,797,486 record images (was 8,283,277 records with 5,797,486 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-2021
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 481,062 indexed records with 1,038,133 record images (was 480,406 records with 1,038,133 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2021
Brazil, Pará, Catholic Church Records, 1930-1976        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177288); 27,956 indexed records with 103,313 record images (was 0 records with 103,313 images), UPDATED 10-Nov-2021
Dominican Republic Civil Registration, 1801-2010        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1619814); 1,885,318 indexed records with 3,416,801 record images (was 1,809,810 records with 3,416,801 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2021

Sweden, Västerbotten Church Records, 1619-1896; index, 1688-1860        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1979430); 321,810 indexed records with 170,304 record images (was 316,195 records with 170,304 images), UPDATED 11-Nov-2021
South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1478678); 584,486 indexed records with 45,728 record images (was 579,442 records with 45,728 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2021
Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1452460); 1,700,393 indexed records with 5,864,285 record images (was 1,673,783 records with 5,864,285 images), UPDATED 10-Nov-2021
Mexico, Chihuahua, Catholic Church Records, 1632-1958   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1521780); 892,341 indexed records with 378,612 record images (was 888,672 records with 378,612 images), UPDATED 08-Nov-2021
Mexico, Colima, Catholic Church Records, 1707-1969      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1508604); 358,222 indexed records with 228,566 record images (was 350,569 records with 228,566 images), UPDATED 08-Nov-2021

Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (341,881 records), no images (was 337,544 records with 0 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2021
England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734475); 4,201,337 indexed records with 265,099 record images (was 4,104,251 records with 259,621 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2021
Hungary, Jewish Vital Records Index, 1800-1945  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1787825); 77,961 indexed records with 1,272 record images (was 71,638 records with 1,272 images), UPDATED 10-Nov-2021
France, Hautes-Alpes, Census, 1856      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820771); 160,203 indexed records with 3,387 record images (was 145,696 records with 3,090 images), UPDATED 08-Nov-2021
Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4016424); 56,153 indexed records with 143,487 record images (was 49,873 records with 132,023 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2021

Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 7,619,963 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 7,433,477 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2021
West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4375852); 711,602 indexed records with 89,401 record images (was 589,014 records with 70,392 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-2021
South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3511741); 559,265 indexed records with 539,026 record images (was 542,216 records with 522,343 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-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 12-Nov-2021
France, Ardèche, Parish and Civil Registration, 1481-1924       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3661216); 1,449,332 indexed records with 839,538 record images (was 1,449,332 records with 839,538 images), UPDATED 11-Nov-2021

Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614809); 4,055,861 indexed records with 1,160,338 record images (was 4,048,225 records with 1,160,338 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-2021
Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Catholic Church Records, 1586-1977     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1860864); 1,400,454 indexed records with 2,162,812 record images (was 1,138,385 records with 2,162,812 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-2021
England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155913); 1,576,052 indexed records with 115,937 record images (was 1,574,779 records with 115,908 images), UPDATED 11-Nov-2021
Mexico, Sonora, Catholic Church Records, 1657-1994      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473203); 569,434 indexed records with 383,518 record images (was 547,063 records with 383,518 images), UPDATED 08-Nov-2021
Mexico, Aguascalientes, Catholic Church Records, 1601-1962      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1502404); 754,869 indexed records with 618,532 record images (was 748,536 records with 618,532 images), UPDATED 08-Nov-2021

Paraguay, Military Records, 1870-1965   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2506770); 164,487 indexed records with 163,361 record images (was 157,121 records with 148,432 images), UPDATED 10-Nov-2021
Mexico, Coahuila, Catholic Church Records, 1627-1978    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1502401); 1,228,776 indexed records with 393,502 record images (was 1,226,105 records with 393,502 images), UPDATED 06-Nov-2021
Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804263); 224,262 indexed records with 4,668,489 record images (was 221,881 records with 4,668,489 images), UPDATED 11-Nov-2021
Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883388); 4,272,692 indexed records with 5,283,986 record images (was 4,210,503 records with 5,283,986 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-2021
Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1514-1970    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1615259); 4,766,357 indexed records with 4,263,289 record images (was 4,662,405 records with 4,263,289 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-2021

Denmark, Military Conscription Rolls, 1789-1792 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2243379); 187,852 indexed records with 9,228 record images (was 187,852 records with 9,228 images), UPDATED 07-Nov-2021
Mexico, Veracruz, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1978    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883382); 3,123,123 indexed records with 2,563,917 record images (was 2,879,559 records with 2,563,917 images), UPDATED 09-Nov-2021
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 1,967,146 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 1,942,727 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 08-Nov-2021
England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648677); 247,571 indexed records with 28,367 record images (was 237,766 records with 27,627 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2021
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 471,285 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 437,464 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 11-Nov-2021

Delaware Marriage Records, 1913-1954    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1609795); 112,894 indexed records with 127,218 record images (was 112,894 records with 127,218 images), UPDATED 11-Nov-2021
Kiribati, Vital Records, 1890-1991      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3756784); 86,391 indexed records with 18,750 record images (was 23,524 records with 3,192 images), UPDATED 12-Nov-2021
Argentina, Cemetery Records, 1882-2019  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2363123); 527,483 indexed records with 532,515 record images (was 497,714 records with 502,814 images), UPDATED 11-Nov-2021

--- Collections with new images ---

Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 3,641,119 indexed records with 152,855 record images (was 3,641,119 records with 150,526 images), last updated 19-Nov-2020
France, Mayenne, Parish and Civil Registration, 1427-1897       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3657627); 5,403,554 indexed records with 1,388,836 record images (was 5,403,554 records with 1,388,789 images), last updated 08-Oct-2021
Minnesota, Brown County, Obituaries, 1855-1990  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4328761); 40,777 indexed records with 4,216 record images (was 40,777 records with 1,724 images), last updated 04-Nov-2021
Germany, Prussia, Saxony, Census Lists, 1770-1934       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2780641); 970,920 indexed records with 48,806 record images (was 970,920 records with 27,837 images), last updated 02-Nov-2021
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 6,314 images), last updated 07-Apr-2021
Hawaii, Collector of Customs, Ships' Passenger Manifests, 1843-1900     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463100); 527,525 indexed records with 226,446 record images (was 527,525 records with 226,382 images), last updated 06-Nov-2020

--- Collections with images removed ---

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Census, 1984  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3288450); 907,140 indexed records with 95,006 record images (was 907,140 records with 165,622 images), last updated 06-Apr-2021
Sweden, Stockholm City Archives, Index to Church Records, 1546-1927     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2057674); 1,096,025 indexed records with 66,003 record images (was 1,096,025 records with 72,497 images), last updated 22-Oct-2021
Minnesota, Douglas County, Obituaries, 1860-1990        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4373186); 13,792 indexed records with 995 record images (was 13,792 records with 1,755 images), last updated 03-Nov-2021
Delaware, Church Records, 1707-1939     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787818); 75,282 indexed records with 3,572 record images (was 75,282 records with 3,580 images), last updated 13-Feb-2020
Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4231103); 2,058,679 indexed records with 107,709 record images (was 2,058,679 records with 107,863 images), last updated 01-Nov-2021

Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 288,934 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 307,298 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2659409); Index only (3,629,263 records), no images (was 3,629,263 records with 166 images), last updated 23-Sep-2021

--- Collections with new records ---

Mexico, Nayarit, Catholic Church Records, 1596-1967     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883377); 582,716 indexed records with 499,694 record images (was 577,663 records with 499,694 images), last updated 05-Nov-2021
South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468076); 784,175 indexed records with 355,318 record images (was 784,169 records with 355,318 images), last updated 05-Nov-2021
Mexico, Tamaulipas, Catholic Church Records, 1703-1964  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1790934); 332,510 indexed records with 199,328 record images (was 325,463 records with 199,328 images), last updated 05-Nov-2021

--- Collections with records removed ---

California Birth Index, 1905-1995       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001879); Index only (24,589,464 records), no images (was 24,589,465 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 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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Friday, November 12, 2021

Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Friday, 12 November 2021

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


1)  News Articles:




2)  New or Updated Record Collections:



3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes




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



*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Friday, 12 November, 11 a.m.:   Court Records for People of Color Family History Research, by Nicka Smith

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 16 November, 5 p.m.:  Planning Research, by LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  An overview of the massive new record collection from France, by Elizabeth Zetland.

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  The Two Colonial Georgias, by Larry W. Thomas.

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Tech Zone - Managing Citations & Sources Lists in Zotero, by Colleen Robledo Greene.

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts/Radio Shows:


*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  Episode 258 - DNA Problem-solving for Genealogy

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube and Facebook):











*  Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems:  World War II Fallen Stories



*  WikiTree:  WikiTree Livecast (10 Nov 2021) - WikiTree Challenge feat Claire Brisson-Banks and Maureen Taylor

7)  Did you miss the last post in this series -  Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 9 November 2021?

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Copyright (c) 2021, Randall J. Seaver

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