I am keeping track of the new and updated historical record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.
As of 2 June 2023, there are 3,209 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 5 from last week):
The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:
--- Collections Added ---
* Argentina, Buenos Aires, Civil Registration, 1861-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000041); 1 indexed records with 1 record images, ADDED 31-Dec-1969
* Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, Civil Registration, 1893-1932 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000048); 1 indexed records with 1 record images, ADDED 31-Dec-1969
* Australia, New South Wales, Immigration Papers, 1877-1882 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000054); 2,412 indexed records with 2,412 record images, ADDED 30-May-2023
* Paraguay, Births, 1898-1963 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000049); 1 indexed records with 1 record images, ADDED 31-Dec-1969
* United States, Missouri, Naturalization Records, 1843-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279962); 482,463 indexed records with 482,463 record images, ADDED 31-May-2023
--- Collections Updated ---
Alaska, Village Census Rolls, 1919-1972 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465440); 11,278 indexed records with 1,260 record images (was 10,315 records with 921 images), UPDATED 28-May-2023
Argentina, Catamarca, Catholic Church Records, 1724-1971 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974178); 188,410 indexed records with 102,718 record images (was 187,265 records with 102,718 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Argentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-1946 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450393); 88,267 indexed records with 87,992 record images (was 88,264 records with 87,989 images), UPDATED 01-Jun-2023
Argentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974183); 451,184 indexed records with 207,943 record images (was 450,044 records with 207,943 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Argentina, Entre Ríos, Civil Registration, 1860-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3006904); 755,104 indexed records with 545,911 record images (was 755,096 records with 545,907 images), UPDATED 26-May-2023
Argentina, Jujuy, Catholic Church Records, 1662-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974186); 155,775 indexed records with 69,981 record images (was 152,539 records with 69,981 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1914 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482191); 45,650 indexed records with 6,411,594 record images (was 44,660 records with 6,411,594 images), UPDATED 01-Jun-2023
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,266,776 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,266,640 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 848,371 indexed records with 354,205 record images (was 847,851 records with 353,941 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 2,904,139 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 2,894,340 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 55,706 indexed records with 19,202 record images (was 52,047 records with 18,367 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,670,624 indexed records with 852,798 record images (was 1,669,540 records with 852,049 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,844,577 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,822,666 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 663,689 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 662,066 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
British Virgin Islands, Methodist Church Records, 1815-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2029201); 45,633 indexed records with 7,123 record images (was 45,580 records with 7,119 images), UPDATED 31-May-2023
California, passenger and crew lists at various ports, 1907-1956 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477653); 382,893 indexed records with 292,268 record images (was 394,191 records with 292,268 images), UPDATED 30-May-2023
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 7,709,298 indexed records with 966,030 record images (was 7,695,024 records with 964,069 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Colombia, Bogotá, Burial Permits, 1960-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3212241); 230,993 indexed records with 212,744 record images (was 178,686 records with 212,744 images), UPDATED 31-May-2023
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 26,359,069 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 26,326,830 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 4,181,203 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 4,199,761 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925429); 6,177,375 indexed records with 404,718 record images (was 6,176,849 records with 404,718 images), UPDATED 01-Jun-2023
Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,985,902 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,985,640 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 31-May-2023
Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 2,273,150 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 2,273,096 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 6,145,711 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 6,132,781 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582); 2,264,765 indexed records with 592,191 record images (was 2,263,627 records with 592,191 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451051); Index only (8,572,772 records), no images (was 8,572,759 records with 0 images), UPDATED 01-Jun-2023
England, Cumberland Parish Registers, 1538-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2340274); 523,023 indexed records with 32,093 record images (was 522,854 records with 32,088 images), UPDATED 01-Jun-2023
England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2475028); Index only (2,566,198 records), no images (was 2,566,198 records with 0 images), UPDATED 31-May-2023
Florida, Funeral Home Records, 1887-1971 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000003); 34,972 indexed records with 20,730 record images (was 34,572 records with 20,527 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
France, Calvados, Census, 1836 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279958); 1,501 indexed records with 52 record images (was 1,501 records with 19 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
France, Calvados, Census, 1876 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279948); 41,735 indexed records with 2,456 record images (was 34,502 records with 1,462 images), UPDATED 26-May-2023
France, Hautes-Alpes, Census, 1876 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2819930); 94,689 indexed records with 1,806 record images (was 90,843 records with 1,042 images), UPDATED 26-May-2023
Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000010); 15,219 indexed records with 14,986 record images (was 13,322 records with 13,111 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2102016); 1,052,988 indexed records with 17,770 record images (was 1,052,817 records with 17,770 images), UPDATED 01-Jun-2023
Guatemala, Baja Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2106095); 318,999 indexed records with 24,503 record images (was 318,942 records with 24,503 images), UPDATED 01-Jun-2023
Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1452460); 12,826,101 indexed records with 5,864,285 record images (was 12,777,657 records with 5,864,285 images), UPDATED 01-Jun-2023
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 2,957,563 indexed records with 107,041 record images (was 2,941,057 records with 106,305 images), UPDATED 28-May-2023
Italy, Caltanissetta, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1986780); 403,003 indexed records with 470,099 record images (was 403,003 records with 470,099 images), UPDATED 30-May-2023
Italy, Mantova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1496-1906 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1934580); 377,123 indexed records with 855,316 record images (was 377,258 records with 855,316 images), UPDATED 30-May-2023
Italy, Matera, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1925 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2819382); Browse 1,323,614 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 1,323,614 images), UPDATED 30-May-2023
Italy, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947700); 23,236 indexed records with 1,759,182 record images (was 22,867 records with 1,759,182 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 34,782 indexed records with 11,841 record images (was 34,624 records with 11,782 images), UPDATED 31-May-2023
Italy, Treviso, Treviso, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947831); 4,253 indexed records with 427,232 record images (was 4,236 records with 427,232 images), UPDATED 01-Jun-2023
Italy, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043809); 11,338 indexed records with 628,744 record images (was 10,512 records with 628,744 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 8,555,553 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 8,542,852 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 3,026,759 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 3,026,738 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 29-May-2023
Mexico, Sinaloa, Civil Registration, 1861-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2290241); 1,313,034 indexed records with 1,403,105 record images (was 1,291,351 records with 1,403,105 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Nicaragua Civil Registration, 1809-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1601210); 2,569,011 indexed records with 2,591,542 record images (was 2,568,988 records with 2,591,542 images), UPDATED 01-Jun-2023
Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000024); 68,960 indexed records with 96,110 record images (was 68,510 records with 95,660 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Peru, Arequipa, Civil Registration, 1860-1976 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2224533); 72,211 indexed records with 24,048 record images (was 71,888 records with 24,048 images), UPDATED 30-May-2023
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,011,919 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 20,998,555 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Portugal, Faro, Civil Registration, 1880-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4122681); 22,032 indexed records with 12,851 record images (was 20,692 records with 11,880 images), UPDATED 28-May-2023
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 1,081,263 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 1,081,004 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 01-Jun-2023
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,350,929 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,350,053 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 281,967 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 280,777 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Russia, Tver Confession Lists, 1728-1913 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1929531); 201,493 indexed records with 954,651 record images (was 126,184 records with 954,651 images), UPDATED 26-May-2023
South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1478678); 3,289,309 indexed records with 45,728 record images (was 3,062,262 records with 45,728 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Sweden, Jönköping Church Records, 1581-1935; index 1633-1860 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1930273); 121,510 indexed records with 721,027 record images (was 95,612 records with 721,027 images), UPDATED 01-Jun-2023
Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803985); 2,112,849 indexed records with 538,510 record images (was 2,112,831 records with 538,510 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Texas, Hardin County, Deed Records, 1840-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3502091); 29,653 indexed records with 24,139 record images (was 26,888 records with 17,191 images), UPDATED 30-May-2023
United States, Indexes to Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers (NARA M629, M694, M872), 1784-1858, 1899-1901 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2120733); 222,484 indexed records with 204,524 record images (was 49,921 records with 49,864 images), UPDATED 30-May-2023
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (703,717 records), no images (was 693,672 records with 0 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 1,005,390 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 1,001,490 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 67,470 indexed records with 32,436 record images (was 66,740 records with 32,301 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000046); 1,546,239 indexed records with 31,875 record images (was 1,215,285 records with 24,728 images), UPDATED 02-Jun-2023
Wisconsin, County Naturalization Records, 1807-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046887); 1,530,279 indexed records with 1,135,393 record images (was 1,530,259 records with 1,135,393 images), UPDATED 01-Jun-2023
--- Collections with new images ---
French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549721); 74,356 indexed records with 153,389 record images (was 74,356 records with 152,948 images), last updated 15-Mar-2023
Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 300,053 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 294,313 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
Hawaii, Registrar of Bureau of Conveyances, Deed Records, 1846-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3478266); 24,917 indexed records with 10,350 record images (was 24,917 records with 7,926 images), last updated 24-Mar-2023
Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists Index, 1897-1952 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3398454); 653,829 indexed records with 652,840 record images (was 653,829 records with 652,803 images), last updated 15-Apr-2020
Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 3,641,119 indexed records with 157,092 record images (was 3,641,119 records with 149,106 images), last updated 19-Nov-2020
--- Collections with images removed ---
Australia, Albany, Inward Passenger Lists, 1873-1924 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4451678); 226,067 indexed records with 3,023 record images (was 226,067 records with 4,216 images), last updated 02-Dec-2022
France, Calvados, Census, 1891 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279959); 58,856 indexed records with 2,642 record images (was 58,856 records with 3,611 images), last updated 17-Apr-2023
France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2840171); 7,237,336 indexed records with 1,953,429 record images (was 7,237,336 records with 1,973,983 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 218,251 record images (was 527,525 records with 226,446 images), last updated 06-Nov-2020
Martinique, Church Records, 1662-1847 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4316497); 7,347 indexed records with 773 record images (was 7,347 records with 1,388 images), last updated 29-Nov-2022
Paraguay, Military Records, 1870-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2506770); 401,379 indexed records with 371,716 record images (was 401,379 records with 400,055 images), last updated 17-Apr-2023
Peru, Arequipa, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4447275); 123,474 indexed records with 26,767 record images (was 123,474 records with 31,813 images), last updated 17-Apr-2023
Puerto Rico, San Juan, Cemetery Records, 1888-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4376727); 45,799 indexed records with 15,099 record images (was 45,799 records with 16,968 images), last updated 04-Nov-2022
Sierra Leone, Civil Births and Deaths, 1802-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3245338); 916,191 indexed records with 823,371 record images (was 916,191 records with 840,534 images), last updated 07-Jun-2022
South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2573604); 441,574 indexed records with 316,146 record images (was 441,574 records with 316,616 images), last updated 05-Aug-2020
United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2968245); 6,932,344 indexed records with 5,610,961 record images (was 6,932,344 records with 5,611,122 images), last updated 29-Nov-2022
--- Collections with records removed ---
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2285338); Index only (132,174,269 records), no images (was 132,174,270 records with 0 images), last updated 02-Oct-2014
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My friend and SDGS colleague, Marshall, has come up with a way to determine which collections are ADDED, DELETED or UPDATED, and to alphabetize the entries in each category. Thanks to Marshall for helping me out here!
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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