I am keeping track of the new and updated historical record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.
As of 11 August 2023, there are 3,235 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); 222,125 indexed records with 102,718 record images (was 219,108 records with 102,718 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Argentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-1977 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974183); 468,800 indexed records with 207,943 record images (was 463,556 records with 207,943 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Argentina, Jujuy, Catholic Church Records, 1662-1975 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974186); 178,348 indexed records with 69,981 record images (was 174,427 records with 69,981 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1914 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482191); 55,870 indexed records with 6,411,594 record images (was 55,067 records with 6,411,594 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138511); 626,891 indexed records with 372,768 record images (was 624,085 records with 372,768 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,322,845 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,314,939 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820768); 1,161,876 indexed records with 171,060 record images (was 1,161,506 records with 170,739 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Brazil, Cemetery Records, 1850-2021 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2137269); 994,348 indexed records with 150,972 record images (was 992,224 records with 150,972 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Brazil, Mato Grosso, Civil Registration, 1845-2013 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001286); Index only (523 records), no images (was 523 records with 0 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 865,096 indexed records with 360,605 record images (was 863,166 records with 359,841 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 3,034,701 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 3,017,423 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 94,589 indexed records with 30,207 record images (was 89,751 records with 29,022 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,685,899 indexed records with 861,114 record images (was 1,683,773 records with 860,034 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 699,845 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 695,269 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 1,227,615 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 1,226,795 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 7,957,912 indexed records with 1,002,182 record images (was 7,933,207 records with 998,500 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Chile, Cemetery Records, 1821-2015 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1428897); 2,004,028 indexed records with 3,675,058 record images (was 2,012,746 records with 3,675,058 images), UPDATED 08-Aug-2023
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 26,460,273 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 26,548,424 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Colombia, Civil Registration, 1553-2021 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469480); 814,599 indexed records with 849,093 record images (was 795,845 records with 834,999 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Connecticut, County Coroner's Records, 1883-1934 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000080); 76,253 indexed records with 44,551 record images (was 75,911 records with 44,365 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 4,327,605 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 4,326,452 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925429); 6,189,558 indexed records with 404,718 record images (was 6,189,503 records with 404,718 images), UPDATED 10-Aug-2023
Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,991,431 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,991,338 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 08-Aug-2023
Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1981 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804263); 7,654,465 indexed records with 4,668,489 record images (was 7,328,971 records with 4,668,489 images), UPDATED 10-Aug-2023
Denmark, Copenhagen City, Civil Marriages, 1739-1964, Index 1877-1964 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2341913); 321,793 indexed records with 112,568 record images (was 296,994 records with 112,568 images), UPDATED 07-Aug-2023
Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 2,271,508 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 2,270,459 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 6,149,481 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 6,149,475 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 09-Aug-2023
England, Agreements and Crew Lists, 1857 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000047); 75,693 indexed records with 7,296 record images (was 74,086 records with 7,174 images), UPDATED 09-Aug-2023
England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734475); 2,010,432 indexed records with 353,144 record images (was 2,010,432 records with 344,867 images), UPDATED 10-Aug-2023
Florida, Funeral Home Records, 1887-1971 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000003); 53,468 indexed records with 31,259 record images (was 45,868 records with 26,228 images), UPDATED 10-Aug-2023
France, Calvados, Census, 1876 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279948); 44,012 indexed records with 3,515 record images (was 43,952 records with 3,229 images), UPDATED 08-Aug-2023
France, Calvados, Census, 1891 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279959); 74,296 indexed records with 5,271 record images (was 74,236 records with 3,847 images), UPDATED 08-Aug-2023
France, Hautes-Alpes, Census, 1876 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2819930); 96,831 indexed records with 2,069 record images (was 94,689 records with 483 images), UPDATED 04-Aug-2023
Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000010); 48,015 indexed records with 47,356 record images (was 44,843 records with 44,262 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Gibraltar, Civil Records, 1777-1990 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000043); 264,450 indexed records with 197,690 record images (was 226,291 records with 187,954 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2102016); 1,057,712 indexed records with 17,770 record images (was 1,056,595 records with 17,770 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Guatemala, Baja Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2106095); 330,320 indexed records with 24,503 record images (was 330,318 records with 24,503 images), UPDATED 05-Aug-2023
Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451045); 985,072 indexed records with 17,993 record images (was 982,734 records with 17,993 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443319); 412,818 indexed records with 9,848 record images (was 412,745 records with 9,848 images), UPDATED 10-Aug-2023
Haiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279947); 58,502 indexed records with 8,875 record images (was 57,670 records with 5,470 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Iceland Church Census, 1744-1965 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2697871); 1,849,355 indexed records with 47,830 record images (was 1,841,249 records with 47,707 images), UPDATED 08-Aug-2023
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 3,784,588 indexed records with 126,777 record images (was 3,715,756 records with 96,115 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Italy, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947700); 32,075 indexed records with 1,759,182 record images (was 31,140 records with 1,759,182 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 44,757 indexed records with 15,335 record images (was 42,391 records with 14,524 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Italy, Treviso, Treviso, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1941 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947831); 4,566 indexed records with 427,232 record images (was 4,484 records with 427,232 images), UPDATED 10-Aug-2023
Italy, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043809); 19,770 indexed records with 628,744 record images (was 19,292 records with 628,744 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Luxembourg, Church and Civil Registration, 1601-1923 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000012); 37,089 indexed records with 14,035 record images (was 171 records with 109 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 8,807,975 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 8,791,626 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 3,027,749 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 3,027,729 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 10-Aug-2023
Nicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-1960 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494432); 823,449 indexed records with 86,119 record images (was 823,400 records with 86,119 images), UPDATED 10-Aug-2023
Norway, Oslo, Census, 1912 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4445453); 33,185 indexed records with 6,220 record images (was 28,795 records with 2,894 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000024); 75,002 indexed records with 102,147 record images (was 73,745 records with 100,891 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Peru, Arequipa, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4447275); 345,367 indexed records with 69,679 record images (was 337,807 records with 68,098 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,161,359 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 21,148,212 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 1,083,183 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 1,083,004 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,364,243 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,361,025 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 304,933 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 299,700 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Russia, Tver Confession Lists, 1728-1913 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1929531); 457,892 indexed records with 954,651 record images (was 249,343 records with 954,651 images), UPDATED 08-Aug-2023
Sweden, Jönköping Church Records, 1581-1935; index 1633-1860 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1930273); 135,457 indexed records with 721,027 record images (was 121,510 records with 721,027 images), UPDATED 07-Aug-2023
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (926,077 records), no images (was 908,975 records with 0 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 1,044,668 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 1,041,599 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 124,832 indexed records with 52,438 record images (was 121,481 records with 50,800 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000046); 1,873,865 indexed records with 40,359 record images (was 1,870,829 records with 40,270 images), UPDATED 11-Aug-2023
--- Collections with new images ---Brazil, São Paulo, Civil Registration, 1925-1995 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2765317); 20,824,558 indexed records with 21,090,509 record images (was 20,824,559 records with 21,090,504 images), last updated 03-Nov-2022
England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1465708); 1,108,130 indexed records with 109,474 record images (was 1,108,130 records with 99,094 images), last updated 29-Sep-2021
French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549721); 76,850 indexed records with 171,653 record images (was 76,850 records with 127,629 images), last updated 16-Jul-2023
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 315,678 images), last updated 05-Aug-2020
--- Collections with images removed ---Democratic Republic of the Congo, Census, 1984 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3288450); 1,626,276 indexed records with 538,740 record images (was 1,626,276 records with 541,554 images), last updated 28-Jul-2023
Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 297,309 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 307,278 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
Hawaii, Collector of Customs, Ships' Passenger Manifests, 1843-1900 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463100); 527,525 indexed records with 226,382 record images (was 527,525 records with 226,445 images), last updated 06-Nov-2020
Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 3,641,119 indexed records with 151,688 record images (was 3,641,119 records with 156,162 images), last updated 19-Nov-2020
--- Collections with new records ---Nicaragua Civil Registration, 1809-2013 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1601210); 2,573,338 indexed records with 2,591,542 record images (was 2,573,333 records with 2,591,542 images), last updated 04-Aug-2023
--- Collections with records removed ---Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150); 4,558,690 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 4,558,698 records with 1,486 images), last updated 10-Apr-2023
Guatemala, Jutiapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274798); 561,851 indexed records with 36,732 record images (was 561,852 records with 36,732 images), last updated 13-Dec-2022
Peru, Cusco, Civil Registration, 1889-1997 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1987564); 950,982 indexed records with 942,817 record images (was 950,983 records with 942,817 images), last updated 30-Dec-2022
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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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