Saturday, October 29, 2022

"The Sawtooth Slayer" by Nathan Dylan Goodwin Published

 Nathan Dylan Goodwin has published a new book: The Sawtooth Slayer. It is available either as a Kindle book or a paperback. 

Here is the description:

April 2020, Twin Falls, Idaho. A serial killer is on the loose. A nameless man is kidnapping young women from their own homes, taking them out of the city to kill them before returning their bodies to random locations around the city. Detective Maria Gonzalez heads up the investigation but has very few leads to pursue. As time passes and fears rise that the killer might strike again with a fifth victim, Maria turns to Venator—an investigative genetic genealogy company—in the hope that they can identify the killer from his DNA alone before he has the chance to take yet another life. Despite her initial reticence to take on the company’s first ever live case, Madison Scott-Barnhart and her team in Salt Lake City agree to try to reveal the identity of this barbaric serial killer. In the midst of the global pandemic that has closed the Venator office and posed both personal and professional problems for Madison, time is running out on this case.

This is the second novel in the Venator Cold Case series. Although it can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story, for the best experience, begin your journey with The Chester Creek Murders.

It is available from Amazon (search for B0B8ZP2V6C) for $5.99 in Kindle version, as well as other book stores.

I ordered the book on Amazon about two weeks ago, and it was delivered to my Kindle collection on 28 October 2022.  I accessed it on 29 October on my laptop computer and read the first 100 pages (out of 409 pages) while watching the World Series.  The book so far does not disappoint!

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Copyright (c) 2022, Randall J. Seaver

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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Surname Line With Longest Stay in a Locality

 It's Saturday Night - 

Time For More Genealogy Fun! 


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


1)  Which family surname line (of identified ancestors) of yours stayed the longest in one U.S. state or other country province/shire since, say, 1600?  For example, in the USA, my Seaver line was in Massachusetts from 1634 to 1940.  For England, my Vaux line was in Somerset from the late 1500s to 1840.  For Canada, my Kemp line was there from 1785 to 1902.


*  List the generations for one or two of your long-staying-in-one-locality surname lines.  (Yes, I know that some countries used patronymics - follow the father's line back in time).

*  Tell us about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook post.

Here's mine:

A)  I'm going to do Seaver in Massachusetts for the USA:

1.  Robert Seaver (1608-1683), came to Roxbury, Mass. in 1634 from England.
2.  Shubael Seaver (1640-1730), resided in Roxbury, Mass. 
3.  Joseph Seaver (1672-1754), moved from Roxbury to Sudbury, Mass.
4.  Robert Seaver (1702-1752), moved from Sudbury to Framingham to Westminster, Mass.
5.  Norman Seaver (1734-1787), moved from Framingham to Sudbury to Westminster, Mass.
6.  Benjamin Seaver (1757-1816), resided in Westminster, Mass.
7.  Benjamin Seaver (1791-1825), resided in Westminster, Mass.
8.  Isaac Seaver (1823-1901), moved from Westminster to Medfield to Westminster to Leominster, Mass.
9.  Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922), moved from Medfield to Westminster to Leominster, Mass.
10.  Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942), resided in Fitchburg and Leominster, Mass.
11.  Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983), resided in Leominster, Mass, moved to San Diego, Calif. in 1940.


So 11 generations.  1634 to 1940 is 306 years in one U.S. state - and all within a radius of about 20 miles!

B)  For England, I'm going to do my Vaux line in Somerset:

1.  Thomas Vax (1593-????) in South Petherton.
2.  John Vaux (1620-????) in South Petherton.
3.  William Vaux (1653-1706) in South Petherton.
4.  James Vaux (1704-1776) in South Petherton.
5.  John Vaux (1747-1806) in South Petherton.
6.  James Vaux (1787-1839) in South Petherton.
7.  Samuel Vaux (1816-1880) moved from South Petherton to Aurora, New York in about 1840.


So 7 generations for this Vaux surname line.  1593 to 1840 is 247 years in one English county/shire, and all in the same parish!

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Copyright (c) 2022, Randall J. Seaver

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Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 22 to 28 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 28 October 2022, there are 3,159 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 0 from last week):


The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Updated ---

Argentina, Catamarca, Catholic Church Records, 1724-1971        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974178); 120,448 indexed records with 102,718 record images (was 118,547 records with 102,718 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Argentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450393); 75,336 indexed records with 75,119 record images (was 73,985 records with 73,778 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Argentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-1977       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974183); 417,613 indexed records with 207,943 record images (was 416,689 records with 207,943 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Argentina, San Juan, Catholic Church Records, 1655-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974194); 157,288 indexed records with 83,087 record images (was 155,472 records with 83,087 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Australia, Victoria, Wills, Probate and Administration Files, 1841-1926 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2207846); 32,931 indexed records with 3,998,555 record images (was 26,705 records with 3,998,555 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2022

Brazil, Bahía, Catholic Church Records, 1598-2007       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177272); 2,188,926 indexed records with 368,634 record images (was 2,182,108 records with 368,634 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Brazil, Ceará, Catholic Church Records, 1725-1971       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2175764); 4,347,474 indexed records with 774,950 record images (was 4,315,939 records with 774,950 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Brazil, Cemetery Records, 1850-2021     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2137269); 881,256 indexed records with 150,972 record images (was 852,903 records with 150,972 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Catholic Church Records, 1706-1999        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177275); 5,171,141 indexed records with 930,569 record images (was 5,166,014 records with 930,569 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 801,519 indexed records with 334,518 record images (was 800,312 records with 333,885 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022

Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 2,588,293 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 2,586,814 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 6,477 indexed records with 1,313 record images (was 3,631 records with 733 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Brazil, Pernambuco, Catholic Church Records, 1762-2002  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177293); 6,165,781 indexed records with 578,073 record images (was 6,126,880 records with 578,073 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Catholic Church Records, 1738-1952   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177295); 699,686 indexed records with 184,012 record images (was 699,073 records with 184,012 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,596,188 indexed records with 816,526 record images (was 1,594,479 records with 815,776 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,632,459 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,631,685 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 610,791 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 608,966 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 1,225,422 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 1,225,422 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Brazil, São Paulo, Catholic Church Records, 1640-2012   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177299); 5,853,749 indexed records with 1,610,067 record images (was 5,839,801 records with 1,610,067 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001287); 6,493,672 indexed records with 2,841,076 record images (was 6,493,552 records with 2,841,076 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2022

Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 7,341,156 indexed records with 908,502 record images (was 7,333,022 records with 907,444 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1932    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1630787); 4,585,265 indexed records with 1,623,199 record images (was 4,580,467 records with 1,623,199 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 25,270,590 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 25,230,953 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 3,962,632 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 3,960,252 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925429); 6,085,520 indexed records with 404,718 record images (was 6,082,975 records with 404,718 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022

Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,984,068 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,984,045 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Cuba, Church Records, 1584-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4375851); 192,045 indexed records with 41,707 record images (was 192,032 records with 41,707 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Denmark, Copenhagen City, Civil Marriages, 1739-1964, Index 1877-1964   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2341913); 226,742 indexed records with 112,568 record images (was 215,838 records with 112,568 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 2,202,702 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 2,202,398 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 5,975,621 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 5,974,445 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2022

El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582); 2,238,463 indexed records with 592,191 record images (was 2,236,911 records with 592,191 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Finland, Tax Lists, 1809-1915   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2704794); 887,149 indexed records with 14,444 record images (was 862,658 records with 11,186 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Florida Deaths, 1877-1939       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1595003); 486,508 indexed records with 482,036 record images (was 486,168 records with 482,031 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2102016); 816,617 indexed records with 17,770 record images (was 806,854 records with 17,770 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Baja Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2106095); 249,269 indexed records with 24,503 record images (was 246,747 records with 24,503 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022

Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614809); 5,995,761 indexed records with 1,160,338 record images (was 5,995,216 records with 1,160,338 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114423); 597,348 indexed records with 3,075 record images (was 594,853 records with 3,075 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2008    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790265); 354,885 indexed records with 273,144 record images (was 349,457 records with 267,716 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Guatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration, 1877-1994   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451040); 214,400 indexed records with 103,502 record images (was 211,355 records with 103,502 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Escuintla, Civil Registration, 1877-1994     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2392700); 509,947 indexed records with 2,355 record images (was 503,239 records with 2,355 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022

Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150); 2,678,527 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 2,667,478 records with 1,486 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451045); 755,322 indexed records with 17,993 record images (was 743,385 records with 17,993 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443319); 287,882 indexed records with 9,848 record images (was 284,472 records with 9,848 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Jalapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2426084); 239,219 indexed records with 42,552 record images (was 233,085 records with 42,552 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Jutiapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274798); 477,308 indexed records with 36,732 record images (was 460,641 records with 36,732 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022

Guatemala, Petén, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274797); 242,941 indexed records with 713 record images (was 235,827 records with 713 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274796); 935,394 indexed records with 41,022 record images (was 926,331 records with 41,022 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Quiché, Civil Registration, 1877-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274794); 662,760 indexed records with 70,397 record images (was 650,664 records with 70,397 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Retalhuleu, Civil Registration, 1877-1994    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2422976); 376,790 indexed records with 550 record images (was 371,088 records with 550 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-1994  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274791); 272,739 indexed records with 63 record images (was 270,787 records with 63 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022

Guatemala, San Marcos, Civil Registration, 1877-1994    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274790); 888,306 indexed records with 16,730 record images (was 870,093 records with 16,730 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Santa Rosa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274788); 357,088 indexed records with 97,101 record images (was 351,076 records with 97,101 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Sololá, Civil Registration, 1877-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2444805); 309,053 indexed records with 70,746 record images (was 308,900 records with 70,746 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Suchitepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274785); 514,770 indexed records with 1,312 record images (was 509,179 records with 1,312 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Guatemala, Totonicapán, Civil Registration, 1930-2008   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2268582); 436,288 indexed records with 304,255 record images (was 432,776 records with 300,743 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022

Guatemala, Zacapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2284386); 230,887 indexed records with 18,271 record images (was 227,414 records with 18,271 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Hawaii, Registrar of Bureau of Conveyances, Deed Records, 1846-1900     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3478266); 20,663 indexed records with 13,114 record images (was 19,105 records with 12,144 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Honduras, Civil Registration, 1841-1968 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2135627); 537,489 indexed records with 337,976 record images (was 537,445 records with 337,976 images), UPDATED 25-Oct-2022
Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1452460); 5,885,217 indexed records with 5,864,285 record images (was 5,850,168 records with 5,864,285 images), UPDATED 25-Oct-2022
Iceland Church Census, 1744-1965        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2697871); 1,815,864 indexed records with 46,832 record images (was 1,815,864 records with 47,104 images), UPDATED 25-Oct-2022

Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1410397); 5,266,390 indexed records with 1,259,299 record images (was 5,261,950 records with 1,259,299 images), UPDATED 25-Oct-2022
Italy, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947700); 7,049 indexed records with 1,759,182 record images (was 6,587 records with 1,759,182 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2022
Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 7,213 indexed records with 2,250 record images (was 7,142 records with 2,226 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469062); 1,909,205 indexed records with 108,296 record images (was 1,909,205 records with 108,296 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2022
Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928860); 1,143,371 indexed records with 742,594 record images (was 1,142,128 records with 742,594 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2022

Mexico, Guerrero, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1979    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823323); 3,760,647 indexed records with 1,584,621 record images (was 3,759,620 records with 1,584,621 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Mexico, Jalisco, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1979     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1874591); 10,654,176 indexed records with 5,797,486 record images (was 10,653,098 records with 5,797,486 images), UPDATED 21-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 8,510,073 records with 4,823,124 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Mexico, Oaxaca, Catholic Church Records, 1559-1988      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909191); 9,665,064 indexed records with 3,458,764 record images (was 9,663,196 records with 3,458,764 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 7,787,764 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 7,772,613 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022

Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 2,855,054 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 2,849,510 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Mexico, Sinaloa, Catholic Church Records, 1671-1968     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473206); 1,571,255 indexed records with 521,512 record images (was 1,570,792 records with 521,512 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Mexico, Veracruz, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1978    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883382); 6,447,406 indexed records with 2,563,917 record images (was 6,444,603 records with 2,563,917 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Nicaragua Civil Registration, 1809-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1601210); 2,564,960 indexed records with 2,591,542 record images (was 2,564,257 records with 2,591,542 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Nicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-1960   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494432); 820,028 indexed records with 86,119 record images (was 819,117 records with 86,119 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2022

Palau, Church Records, 1921-1940        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4491580); 961 indexed records with 104 record images (was 163 records with 30 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2022
Panama, Catholic Church Records, 1707-1973      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913397); 938,339 indexed records with 240,799 record images (was 937,322 records with 240,799 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Paraguay, Catholic Church Records, 1754-2015    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922527); 2,065,887 indexed records with 373,775 record images (was 2,065,883 records with 373,775 images), UPDATED 25-Oct-2022
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,771,299 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 21,752,967 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Peru, Huánuco, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4439346); 37,523 indexed records with 18,705 record images (was 26,589 records with 15,374 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Peru, Pasco, Civil Registration, 1931-1996      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3755355); 111,439 indexed records with 111,161 record images (was 101,279 records with 101,031 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022

Philippines, Catholic Church Records, 1615-1985 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2861657); 6,172,566 indexed records with 2,197,047 record images (was 6,172,566 records with 2,193,428 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Portugal, Bragança, Catholic Church Records, 1541-1985  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976616); 822,280 indexed records with 960,435 record images (was 819,552 records with 960,435 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Portugal, Coimbra, Catholic Church Records, 1459-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928593); 2,017,897 indexed records with 490,922 record images (was 1,999,797 records with 490,922 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Portugal, Faro, Catholic Church Records, 1587-1880      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1511408); 672,855 indexed records with 138,057 record images (was 672,771 records with 138,057 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Portugal, Leiria, Catholic Church Records, 1534-1911    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976101); 680,983 indexed records with 639,166 record images (was 677,320 records with 639,166 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022

Portugal, Lisbon, Catholic Church Records, 1334-1952    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449050); 3,194,081 indexed records with 860,859 record images (was 3,186,254 records with 858,992 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Portugal, Portalegre, Catholic Church Records, 1859-1911        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2014755); 2,080,921 indexed records with 178,927 record images (was 2,075,955 records with 178,927 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Portugal, Porto, Catholic Church Records, 1535-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913408); 2,203,489 indexed records with 1,207,157 record images (was 2,202,563 records with 1,207,157 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 952,198 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 951,949 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Portugal, Vila Real, Catholic Church Records, 1533-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976140); 765,447 indexed records with 396,243 record images (was 754,684 records with 396,243 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022

Portugal, Viseu, Catholic Church Records, 1523-1989     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928589); 1,983,983 indexed records with 1,034,661 record images (was 1,982,432 records with 1,034,661 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Portugal, Évora, Catholic Church Records, 1533-1912     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043775); 680,239 indexed records with 702,397 record images (was 680,234 records with 702,397 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,284,709 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,284,540 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468076); 2,212,020 indexed records with 355,318 record images (was 2,202,894 records with 355,318 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Spain, Catholic Church Records, 1307-1985       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1784529); 18,394,511 indexed records with 3,008,340 record images (was 18,250,581 records with 3,008,340 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022

Sweden, Örebro Church Records, 1613-1918; index 1635-1860       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1647578); 779,440 indexed records with 647,469 record images (was 748,103 records with 647,469 images), UPDATED 24-Oct-2022
Texas, Gregg County, Marriage Records, 1873-2017        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4491568); 144,138 indexed records with 119,329 record images (was 144,119 records with 119,314 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2022
Ukraine, Odesa Census Records 1897      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2380520); 163,831 indexed records with 67,250 record images (was 150,610 records with 67,250 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2022
United States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2074276); 1,555,047 indexed records with 942,374 record images (was 1,330,342 records with 942,374 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
United States Census, 1940      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2000219); 134,827,284 indexed records with 3,841,151 record images (was 134,827,281 records with 3,841,151 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2022

United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2860782); 33,871,694 indexed records with 4,830,472 record images (was 33,871,694 records with 4,830,472 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2022
United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2078654); 45,220,521 indexed records with 8,129,310 record images (was 40,319,040 records with 8,129,310 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2022
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (492,231 records), no images (was 488,712 records with 0 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 967,527 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 956,006 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 14,676 indexed records with 8,123 record images (was 13,785 records with 7,732 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022

Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951777); 20,435,059 indexed records with 1,899,876 record images (was 20,050,624 records with 1,899,876 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149585); 958,124 indexed records with 49,850 record images (was 853,870 records with 45,399 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022
Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3418468); 685,270 indexed records with 13,317 record images (was 685,232 records with 13,316 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2022
Zimbabwe, Archdiocese of Harare, Church Records, 1897-2021      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4475014); 87,019 indexed records with 10,682 record images (was 47,621 records with 6,734 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2022

--- Collections with new images ---

England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1465708); 1,108,130 indexed records with 107,429 record images (was 1,108,130 records with 100,885 images), last updated 29-Sep-2021
England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155913); 1,603,017 indexed records with 116,548 record images (was 1,603,017 records with 116,547 images), last updated 22-Aug-2022
France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2840171); 7,237,336 indexed records with 1,939,483 record images (was 7,237,336 records with 1,934,432 images), last updated 30-May-2022
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 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 6,354 record images (was 127,105 records with 5,181 images), last updated 07-Apr-2021
South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2573604); 441,574 indexed records with 316,616 record images (was 441,574 records with 316,359 images), last updated 05-Aug-2020

--- Collections with images removed ---

Australia, South Australia, Will and Probate Records    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3007557); 48,404 indexed records with 47,179 record images (was 48,404 records with 47,189 images), last updated 24-Aug-2020
Finland, Passport Registers, 1900-1920  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4139415); 70,990 indexed records with 1,169 record images (was 70,990 records with 1,898 images), last updated 29-Aug-2022
France, Dordogne, Church and Civil Registration, 1540-1896      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2796817); 7,866,340 indexed records with 3,096,465 record images (was 7,866,340 records with 3,098,316 images), last updated 07-Jun-2021
Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 290,048 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 294,933 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2968245); 6,931,032 indexed records with 5,610,909 record images (was 6,931,032 records with 5,610,992 images), last updated 09-Aug-2019

--- Collections with records removed ---

California Divorce Index, 1966-1984     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015584); Index only (3,518,805 records), no images (was 3,518,806 records with 0 images), last updated 07-Mar-2012

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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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