Saturday, October 15, 2022

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - What Date Was Your Grandfather Was Born?

 It's Saturday Night - 

time for more Genealogy Fun! 


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

1)  What is the day, month and year was your Grandfather born (either one)? [Use a grandmother if you want!]What was the day of the week for this event?  Tell us how you found out.

2) What has happened in recorded history on your Grandfather's birth date (day and month)? Tell us how you found out, and list five events.

3)  What famous people have been born on your Grandfather's birth date?  Tell us how you found out, and list five of them.

4)  Put your responses in your own blog post, in a comment on this blog post, or in a status or comment on Facebook.


Here's mine (I will refrain from sharing how I found things out):

1)  I picked my paternal grandfather, Frederick Walton Seaver, who was born on 9 October 1876 in Leominster, Massachusetts.

9 October 1876 was a Monday.

2)  Important things in recorded history that occurred on 9 October include:

*  
1635 - Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island, was banished from Massachusetts because he had spoken out against punishments for religious offenses and giving away land that belonged to the Indians. Williams had founded Providence, Rhode Island as a place for people to seek religious freedom.

*  1781 - The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War took place in Yorktown, VA. The American forces, led by George Washington, defeated the British troops under Lord Cornwallis.

*  1876 - Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson made their longest telephone call to date. It was a distance of two miles.1876 - Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson made their longest telephone call to date. It was a distance of two miles.

*  1914 - During World War I, German forces captured Antwerp, Belgium.

*  1930 - Aviator Laura Ingalls landed in Glendale, CA, to complete the first solo transcontinental flight across the U.S. by a woman.

3)  Here are some of the famous people born on 9 October (I'll bet my grandfather didn't know this!):

1837 – Francis Wayland Parker, American theorist and academic (d. 1902)

*  1890 – Aimee Semple McPherson, Canadian-American evangelist, founded the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel (d. 1944)

*  1903 – Walter O'Malley, American lawyer and businessman (d. 1979)

*  1940 – John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1980)

*  1966 – David Cameron, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 8 to 14 October 2022

  I am keeping track of the new and updated historical record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.

As of 14 October 2022, there are 3,156 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 1 from last week):

The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are (last two weeks):

--- Collections Added   ---

*  Poland, Church Books, 1568-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4135958); 412,701 indexed records with 412,701 record images, ADDED 10-Oct-2022

--- Collections Updated ---

Argentina, Catamarca, Catholic Church Records, 1724-1971        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974178); 117,438 indexed records with 102,718 record images (was 116,968 records with 102,718 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Argentina, Catamarca, Civil Registration, 1888-2000     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4328763); 130,176 indexed records with 130,278 record images (was 130,137 records w
ith 130,239 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022
Argentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450393); 71,480 indexed records with 71,278 record images (was 69,257 records with 69,060 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Argentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-1977       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974183); 415,998 indexed records with 207,943 record images (was 415,500 records with 207,943 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Argentina, San Juan, Catholic Church Records, 1655-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974194); 153,108 indexed records with 83,087 record images (was 150,499 records with 83,087 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022

Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration (District Registers), 1839-1938 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2514003); 70,861 indexed records with 21,141 record images (was 70,861 records with 9,012 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Austria, Vienna, Jewish Registers of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1784-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2028320); 370,804 indexed records with 206,316 record images (was 366,968 records with 206,316 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Belgium, Liège, Church and Civil Registration, 1590-1947        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4439347); 7,114,501 indexed records with 4,291,464 record images (was 1,543,489 records with 569,941 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,189,272 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,185,701 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 09-Oct-2022
Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820768); 1,160,046 indexed records with 170,361 record images (was 1,130,164 records with 166,972 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022

Brazil, Bahía, Catholic Church Records, 1598-2007       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177272); 2,172,898 indexed records with 368,634 record images (was 2,158,577
 records with 368,634 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Brazil, Ceará, Catholic Church Records, 1725-1971       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2175764); 4,311,084 indexed records with 774,950 record images (was 4,074,662 records with 774,950 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Brazil, Cemetery Records, 1850-2021     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2137269); 826,655 indexed records with 150,972 record images (was 803,225 records with 150,972 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Brazil, Espírito Santo, Church Records, 1821-2000       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4426177); 79,285 indexed records with 10,487 record images (was 66,819 records with 8,643 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Brazil, Maranhão, Catholic Church Records, 1673-1962    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177273); 235,579 indexed records with 41,812 record images (was 232,320 records with 41,812 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022

Brazil, Minas Gerais, Catholic Church Records, 1706-1999        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177275); 5,161,225 indexed records with 930,569 record images (was 5,129,074 records with 930,569 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 798,716 indexed records with 333,134 record images (was 797,931 records with 332,778 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 2,585,548 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 2,583,707 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177286); 6,504,722 indexed records with 788,492 record images (was 6,386,409 records with 788,492 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 1,561 indexed records with 316 record images (was 30 records with 6 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022

Brazil, Pernambuco, Catholic Church Records, 1762-2002  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177293); 6,126,880 indexed records with 578,073 record images (was 5,987,643 records with 578,073 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Brazil, Piauí, Church Records, 1767-2019        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4382070); 28,772 indexed records with 52,122 record images (was 28,772 records with 50,423 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte, Catholic Church Records, 1788-1967 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177294); 7,464,778 indexed records with 54,182 record images (was 7,461,876 records with 54,182 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Catholic Church Records, 1738-1952   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177295); 699,073 indexed records with 184,012 record images (was 697,092 records with 184,012 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,591,994 indexed records with 814,701 record images (was 1,589,005 records with 813,229 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,630,968 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,630,588 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 602,196 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 598,417 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 1,223,981 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 1,210,443 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Brazil, São Paulo, Catholic Church Records, 1640-2012   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177299); 5,830,869 indexed records with 1,610,067 record images (was 5,761,321 records with 1,610,067 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022

California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001287); 6,493,388 indexed records with 2,841,076 record images (was 6,493,351 records with 2,841,076 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Cape Verde, Catholic Church Records, 1787-1957  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2246703); 246,850 indexed records with 105,781 record images (was 246,775 records with 105,781 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 7,322,714 indexed records with 899,530 record images (was 7,311,328 records with 904,818 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 25,186,492 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 25,094,762 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 3,955,262 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 3,942,742 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022

Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925429); 6,081,274 indexed records with 404,718 record images (was 6,079,912 records with 404,718 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,984,026 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,984,006 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 12-Oct-2022
Cuba, Church Records, 1584-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4375851); 191,992 indexed records with 41,707 record images (was 191,950 records with 41,707 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 2,200,715 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 2,194,950 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 11-Oct-2022
Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 5,971,893 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 5,970,463 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022

El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582); 2,232,622 indexed records with 592,191 record images (was 2,228,455 records with 592,191 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Florida Deaths, 1877-1939       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1595003); 485,782 indexed records with 482,025 record images (was 485,008 records with 482,015 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022
French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549721); 72,130 indexed records with 129,300 record images (was 70,054 records with 112,047 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2102016); 806,678 indexed records with 17,770 record images (was 806,609 records with 17,770 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614809); 5,991,919 indexed records with 1,160,338 record images (was 5,990,739 records with 1,160,338 images), UPDATED 08-Oct-2022

Haiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279947); 17,087 indexed records with 4,690 record images (was 178 records with 37 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Hungary, Church Books, 1624-1950        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4133831); 7,603,730 indexed records with 867,097 record images (was 7,603,730 records with 867,097 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1676968); Index only (1,070,559 records), no images (was 1,124,902 records with 0 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3541609); 561,490 indexed records with 177,615 record images (was 568,478 records with 137,811 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680829); Index only (981,643 records), no images (was 998,865 records with 0 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022

Illinois, Chicago, Catholic Church Records, 1833-1925   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1452409); 302,566 indexed records with 295,723 record images (was 302,566 records with 295,723 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 1,288,114 indexed records with 43,642 record images (was 1,276,248 records with 43,174 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Italy, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947700); 6,135 indexed records with 1,759,182 record images (was 5,711 records with 1,759,182 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 6,742 indexed records with 2,091 record images (was 5,673 records with 1,740 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Mexico, Campeche, Catholic Church Records, 1638-1944    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473200); 651,819 indexed records with 189,697 record images (was 648,419 records with 189,697 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022

Mexico, Chiapas, Catholic Church Records, 1557-1978     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1616412); 2,202,177 indexed records with 968,865 record images (was 2,198,396 records with 968,865 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022
Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1514-1970    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1615259); 6,696,735 indexed records with 4,263,289 record images (was 6,694,523 records with 4,263,289 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022
Mexico, Durango, Catholic Church Records, 1604-1985     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1554576); 1,979,991 indexed records with 504,812 record images (was 1,955,157 records with 504,812 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022
Mexico, Guerrero, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1979    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823323); 3,759,620 indexed records with 1,584,621 record images (was 3,751,639 records with 1,584,621 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022
Mexico, Hidalgo, Catholic Church Records, 1546-1971     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804358); 5,942,026 indexed records with 1,750,627 record images (was 5,941,438 records with 1,750,627 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022

Mexico, Jalisco, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1979     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1874591); 10,653,098 indexed records with 5,797,486 record images (was 10,734,778 records with 5,797,486 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022
Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883388); 5,728,329 indexed records with 5,283,986 record images (was 5,717,634 records with 5,283,986 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022
Mexico, México, Catholic Church Records, 1567-1970      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837908); 8,510,073 indexed records with 4,823,124 record images (was 8,494,893 records with 4,823,124 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022
Mexico, Oaxaca, Catholic Church Records, 1559-1988      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909191); 9,653,586 indexed records with 3,458,764 record images (was 9,503,481 records with 3,458,764 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 7,759,469 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 7,565,972 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022

Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 2,841,411 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 2,725,338 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Catholic Church Records, 1586-1977     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1860864); 6,002,209 indexed records with 2,162,812 record images (was 5,992,221 records with 2,162,812 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022
Mexico, Sinaloa, Catholic Church Records, 1671-1968     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473206); 1,570,792 indexed records with 521,512 record images (was 1,570,440 records with 521,512 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022
Mexico, Sonora, Catholic Church Records, 1657-1994      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473203); 881,230 indexed records with 383,518 record images (was 880,522 records with 383,518 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022
Mexico, Tlaxcala, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1994    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837905); 2,304,501 indexed records with 1,012,693 record images (was 2,299,028 records with 1,012,693 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022

Mexico, Veracruz, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1978    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883382); 6,444,603 indexed records with 2,563,917 record images (was 6,443,727 records with 2,563,917 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022
Mexico, Yucatán, Catholic Church Records, 1543-1977     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909116); 3,966,302 indexed records with 1,234,534 record images (was 3,957,548 records with 1,234,534 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022
Mexico, Zacatecas, Catholic Church Records, 1605-1980   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804458); 3,255,680 indexed records with 1,663,800 record images (was 3,253,957 records with 1,663,800 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022
Nicaragua Civil Registration, 1809-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1601210); 2,563,634 indexed records with 2,591,542 record images (was 2,562,896 records with 2,591,542 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Nicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-1960   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494432); 818,068 indexed records with 86,119 record images (was 818,014 records with 86,119 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022

Norway, Oslo, Census, 1912      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4445453); 6,552 indexed records with 1,474 record images (was 3,344 records with 758 images), UPDATED 11-Oct-2022
Panama, Catholic Church Records, 1707-1973      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913397); 936,754 indexed records with 240,799 record images (was 935,911 records with 240,799 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,617,816 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 21,557,553 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Peru, Huánuco, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4439346); 21,263 indexed records with 12,191 record images (was 17,652 records with 9,856 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Peru, Pasco, Civil Registration, 1931-1996      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3755355); 91,905 indexed records with 91,684 record images (was 86,599 records with 86,393 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022

Philippines, Catholic Church Records, 1615-1985 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2861657); 6,111,050 indexed records with 2,178,543 record images (was 6,032,877 records with 2,148,891 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Portugal, Azores, Catholic Church Records, 1044-2019    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449047); 858,520 indexed records with 253,116 record images (was 815,402 records with 243,065 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Portugal, Beja, Catholic Church Records, 1550-1913      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001878); 623,819 indexed records with 684,393 record images (was 605,600 records with 684,393 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Portugal, Braga, Catholic Church Records, 1530-1911     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913410); 735,382 indexed records with 857,376 record images (was 731,898 records with 857,376 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Portugal, Bragança, Catholic Church Records, 1541-1985  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976616); 731,065 indexed records with 960,435 record images (was 714,392 records with 960,435 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022

Portugal, Castelo Branco, Catholic Church Records, 1714-1911    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2013604); 968,503 indexed records with 333,738 record images (was 964,641 records with 333,738 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Portugal, Coimbra, Catholic Church Records, 1459-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928593); 1,866,406 indexed records with 490,922 record images (was 1,856,736 records with 490,922 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Portugal, Faro, Catholic Church Records, 1587-1880      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1511408); 672,354 indexed records with 138,057 record images (was 663,412 records with 138,057 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Portugal, Faro, Civil Registration, 1880-1920   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4122681); 14,760 indexed records with 7,066 record images (was 24 records with 18 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Portugal, Guarda, Catholic Church Records, 1459-1911    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928588); 253,265 indexed records with 815,966 record images (was 243,577 records with 815,966 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022

Portugal, Leiria, Catholic Church Records, 1534-1911    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976101); 505,730 indexed records with 639,166 record images (was 469,696 records with 639,166 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Portugal, Lisbon, Catholic Church Records, 1334-1952    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449050); 3,171,812 indexed records with 853,718 record images (was 3,142,173 records with 848,301 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Portugal, Madeira, Catholic Church Records, 1044-1959   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4426199); 1,310,729 indexed records with 593,985 record images (was 1,306,647 records with 592,274 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Portugal, Portalegre, Catholic Church Records, 1859-1911        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2014755); 2,069,688 indexed records with 178,927 record images (was 2,051,022 records with 178,927 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Portugal, Porto, Catholic Church Records, 1535-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913408); 2,202,105 indexed records with 1,207,157 record images (was 2,199,223 records with 1,207,157 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022

Portugal, Santarém, Catholic Church Records, 1544-1911  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2128189); 1,507,902 indexed records with 647,938 record images (was 1,501,307 records with 647,938 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 940,694 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 937,520 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022
Portugal, Viana do Castelo, Catholic Church Records, 1537-1911  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976095); 531,554 indexed records with 785,939 record images (was 526,162 records with 785,939 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Portugal, Vila Real, Catholic Church Records, 1533-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976140); 754,684 indexed records with 396,243 record images (was 742,036 records with 396,243 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Portugal, Viseu, Catholic Church Records, 1523-1989     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928589); 1,839,938 indexed records with 1,034,661 record images (was 1,831,217 records with 1,034,661 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022

Portugal, Évora, Catholic Church Records, 1533-1912     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043775); 679,072 indexed records with 702,397 record images (was 671,769 records with 702,397 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,246,167 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,243,883 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468076); 2,113,375 indexed records with 355,318 record images (was 2,040,426 records with 355,318 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1478678); 1,025,349 indexed records with 45,728 record images (was 841,455 records with 45,728 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022
Spain, Catholic Church Records, 1307-1985       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1784529); 16,189,830 indexed records with 3,008,340 record images (was 15,955,851 records with 3,008,340 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022

Sweden, Jönköping Church Records, 1581-1935; index 1633-1860    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1930273); 70,889 indexed records with 721,027 record images (was 69,095 records with 721,027 images), UPDATED 12-Oct-2022
Sweden, Västerbotten Church Records, 1619-1896; index, 1688-1860        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1979430); 377,106 indexed records with 170,304 record images (was 374,131 records with 170,304 images), UPDATED 12-Oct-2022
Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4138674); 20,891,903 indexed records with 2,024,045 record images (was 20,601,962 records with 1,992,569 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2022
Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417505); 1,923,622 indexed records with 2,017,500 record images (was 1,892,506 records with 2,017,500 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2022
Texas, Gregg County, Marriage Records, 1873-2017        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4491568); 143,891 indexed records with 119,137 record images (was 113,988 records with 92,443 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022

United States Census, 1790      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803959); 408,505 indexed records with 6,244 record images (was 408,505 records with 6,244 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2078654); 34,246,105 indexed records with 8,129,310 record images (was 34,246,105 records with 8,129,310 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (485,602 records), no images (was 480,952 records with 0 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 949,646 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 942,941 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 13,209 indexed records with 7,372 record images (was 12,898 records with 7,115 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022

Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951777); 20,005,649 indexed records with 1,899,876 record images (was 19,972,867 records with 1,899,876 images), UPDATED 10-Oct-2022
Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149585); 738,527 indexed records with 41,124 record images (was 637,776 records with 36,835 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022
Zimbabwe, Archdiocese of Harare, Church Records, 1897-2021      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4475014); 20,187 indexed records with 3,035 record images (was 9,938 records with 1,718 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2022

--- Collections with new images ---

Ecuador, Cemetery Records, 1862-2019    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3755446); 379,508 indexed records with 338,155 record images (was 379,508 records with 337,786 images), last updated 21-Oct-2021
Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 307,298 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 302,306 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
Iceland Church Census, 1744-1965        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2697871); 1,815,864 indexed records with 47,104 record images (was 1,815,864 records with 46,653 images), last updated 04-Oct-2022
Paraguay, Military Records, 1870-1965   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2506770); 295,932 indexed records with 290,666 record images (was 295,932 records with 256,734 images), last updated 08-Sep-2022
Puerto Rico, San Juan, Cemetery Records, 1888-1988      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4376727); 42,617 indexed records with 16,211 record images (was 42,617 records with 16,088 images), last updated 20-Jul-2022

Sweden, Stockholm City Archives, Index to Church Records, 1546-1927     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2057674); 1,153,125 indexed records with 63,399 record images (was 1,153,125 records with 62,372 images), last updated 09-Sep-2022
Texas, Grimes County, Deed Records, 1869-1917   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4129993); 5,821 indexed records with 5,619 record images (was 5,821 records with 5,002 images), last updated 30-Aug-2022

--- Collections with images removed ---

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Census, 1984  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3288450); 1,713,340 indexed records with 267,021 record images (was 1,713,340 records with 311,311 images), last updated 29-Aug-2022
Finland, Passport Registers, 1900-1920  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4139415); 70,990 indexed records with 1,898 record images (was 70,990 records with 1,899 images), last updated 29-Aug-2022
Finland, Tax Lists, 1809-1915   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2704794); 862,658 indexed records with 11,186 record images (was 862,658 records with 11,704 images), last updated 13-Sep-2022
Germany, Württemberg, Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Catholic Church Records, 1520-1975       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3499252); 7,261,665 indexed records with 894,213 record images (was 7,261,665 records with 895,562 images), last updated 07-Dec-2020
Hawaii, Collector of Customs, Ships' Passenger Manifests, 1843-1900     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463100); 527,525 indexed records with 223,169 record images (was 527,525 records with 225,143 images), last updated 06-Nov-2020

New York, Church Records, 1660-1954     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787817); 127,105 indexed records with 5,531 record images (was 127,105 records with 6,354 images), last updated 07-Apr-2021
Texas, Hardin County, Deed Records, 1840-1920   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3502091); 4,423 indexed records with 1,659 record images (was 4,423 records with 4,184 images), last updated 31-Aug-2022
United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2968245); 6,931,032 indexed records with 5,604,854 record images (was 6,931,032 records with 5,610,973 images), last updated 09-Aug-2019
Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 3,641,119 indexed records with 156,876 record images (was 3,641,119 records with 157,673 images), last updated 19-Nov-2020
Zimbabwe, Voter Registration, 1938-1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3740407); 97,072 indexed records with 84,318 record images (was 97,072 records with 96,480 images), last updated 29-Aug-2022

--- Collections with records removed ---

England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2285338); Index only (132,174,272 records), no images (was 132,174,273 records with 0 images), last updated 02-Oct-2014

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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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