I am keeping track of the new and updated historical record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.
As of 20 October 2023, there are 3,246 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 3 from last week):
The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:
--- Collections Added ---Argentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-1946 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450393); 99,285 indexed records with 98,930 record images (was 99,128 records with 98,773 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Argentina, Entre Ríos, Civil Registration, 1860-1965 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3006904); 756,798 indexed records with 546,783 record images (was 755,120 records with 545,919 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Argentina, Jujuy, Catholic Church Records, 1662-1975 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974186); 195,878 indexed records with 69,981 record images (was 195,785 records with 69,981 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2023
Argentina, Salta, Catholic Church Records, 1634-1972 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974193); 393,543 indexed records with 144,293 record images (was 391,198 records with 144,293 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Aruba, Civil Registration, 1823-2004 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4285043); 136,298 indexed records with 64,983 record images (was 36,296 records with 64,983 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Australia, Victoria, Wills, Probate and Administration Files, 1841-1926 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2207846); 197,605 indexed records with 3,998,555 record images (was 190,745 records with 3,998,555 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Belgium, Antwerp Police Immigration Index, 1840-1930 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1477769); 305,634 indexed records with 5,417 record images (was 343,930 records with 5,417 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1950 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482191); 66,746 indexed records with 6,411,594 record images (was 65,007 records with 6,411,594 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138511); 654,039 indexed records with 372,768 record images (was 651,134 records with 372,768 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,359,445 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,356,641 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820768); 1,186,922 indexed records with 175,790 record images (was 1,185,234 records with 175,294 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Brazil, Mato Grosso, Civil Registration, 1845-2013 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001286); Index only (772 records), no images (was 766 records with 0 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 885,018 indexed records with 368,394 record images (was 883,689 records with 367,837 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 3,088,917 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 3,079,909 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 162,410 indexed records with 50,360 record images (was 152,818 records with 46,155 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,713,770 indexed records with 874,169 record images (was 1,709,990 records with 872,737 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 750,726 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 750,400 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 1,241,140 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 1,239,811 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2023
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 8,054,691 indexed records with 1,016,160 record images (was 8,048,510 records with 1,015,389 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Colombia, Archivo Distrital de Bogotá, Cemetery Indexes, 1887-1995 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000131); 469,896 indexed records with 19,366 record images (was 469,475 records with 19,351 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 26,321,897 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 26,319,574 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Colombia, Civil Registration, 1553-2021 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469480); 795,227 indexed records with 849,776 record images (was 795,211 records with 849,741 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Colombia, Costa, Church Records, 1778-2018 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469405); 102,222 indexed records with 42,134 record images (was 88,005 records with 37,195 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 4,332,733 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 4,332,399 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925429); 6,190,608 indexed records with 404,718 record images (was 6,189,816 records with 404,718 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,993,142 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,992,803 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 16-Oct-2023
Cuba, Church Records, 1584-1960 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4375851); 199,433 indexed records with 42,026 record images (was 198,505 records with 41,939 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1981 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804263); 11,480,760 indexed records with 4,668,489 record images (was 10,557,673 records with 4,668,489 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Denmark, Copenhagen City, Civil Marriages, 1739-1964, Index 1877-1964 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2341913); 339,233 indexed records with 112,568 record images (was 330,017 records with 112,568 images), UPDATED 13-Oct-2023
Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 2,273,611 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 2,271,973 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 6,149,701 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 6,149,603 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2023
France, Calvados, Census, 1876 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279948); 44,911 indexed records with 3,858 record images (was 44,012 records with 1,723 images), UPDATED 17-Oct-2023
France, Haute-Garonne, Census, 1896 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000057); 22,155 indexed records with 388 record images (was 12,866 records with 227 images), UPDATED 16-Oct-2023
France, Haute-Garonne, Toulouse, Church Records, 1539-1793 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2363045); 604,783 indexed records with 95,073 record images (was 604,659 records with 95,073 images), UPDATED 17-Oct-2023
Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000010); 68,510 indexed records with 67,325 record images (was 66,452 records with 65,286 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Gibraltar, Church Records, 1697-1991 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4453925); 25,614 indexed records with 3,014 record images (was 25,238 records with 2,974 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Guadeloupe, Civil Registration Records, 1792-1872 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4293709); 450 indexed records with 124 record images (was 446 records with 123 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2023
Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614809); 5,452,998 indexed records with 1,160,338 record images (was 5,922,263 records with 1,160,338 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114423); 819,132 indexed records with 3,075 record images (was 818,431 records with 3,075 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2023
Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790265); 448,179 indexed records with 350,763 record images (was 447,782 records with 350,378 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150); 4,573,192 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 4,571,415 records with 1,486 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2023
Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451045); 992,151 indexed records with 17,993 record images (was 991,857 records with 17,993 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443319); 414,536 indexed records with 9,848 record images (was 414,500 records with 9,848 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274796); 1,252,317 indexed records with 41,022 record images (was 1,251,339 records with 41,022 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2023
Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274791); 356,518 indexed records with 63 record images (was 356,514 records with 63 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2023
Guatemala, Suchitepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274785); 716,890 indexed records with 1,312 record images (was 716,878 records with 1,312 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2023
Haiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279947); 66,958 indexed records with 13,759 record images (was 65,915 records with 13,633 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Hawaii, Hawaii State Archives, Probate Packet Records, 1814-1917 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463463); 15,086 indexed records with 14,642 record images (was 14,828 records with 14,389 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Hawaii, Registrar of Bureau of Conveyances, Deed Records, 1846-1900 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3478266); 34,548 indexed records with 21,903 record images (was 33,365 records with 18,031 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Indiana, Mortality Schedules, 1860-1880 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000098); 66,104 indexed records with 3,002 record images (was 65,985 records with 2,998 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2023
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 4,478,441 indexed records with 150,181 record images (was 4,403,447 records with 160,537 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-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 19-Oct-2023
Italy, Mantova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1496-1906 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1934580); 377,208 indexed records with 855,316 record images (was 377,123 records with 855,316 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2023
Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 49,122 indexed records with 16,915 record images (was 48,517 records with 16,705 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Italy, Treviso, Treviso, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1941 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947831); 6,095 indexed records with 427,232 record images (was 5,884 records with 427,232 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Italy, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043809); 25,344 indexed records with 628,744 record images (was 24,251 records with 628,744 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Luxembourg Census Records, 1843-1900 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2037957); 1,242,448 indexed records with 1,115,931 record images (was 586,021 records with 1,115,931 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Luxembourg, Church and Civil Registration, 1601-1923 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000012); 2,929,867 indexed records with 1,014,132 record images (was 2,841,658 records with 1,039,103 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Martinique, Civil Registration Records, 1809-1874 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4316501); 179 indexed records with 48 record images (was 162 records with 44 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2023
Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928860); 11,740,742 indexed records with 742,594 record images (was 11,738,176 records with 742,594 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 8,915,033 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 8,906,638 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 3,031,179 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 3,030,948 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Norway, Oslo, Census, 1912 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4445453); 41,203 indexed records with 8,892 record images (was 34,146 records with 4,571 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2023
Norway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1661306); Index only (536,996 records), no images (was 534,627 records with 0 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000024); 113,304 indexed records with 113,171 record images (was 112,059 records with 111,928 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Paraguay, Civil Registration, 1842-2012 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000049); 486 indexed records with 485 record images (was 268 records with 267 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Peru, Arequipa, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4447275); 418,939 indexed records with 69,588 record images (was 418,609 records with 81,181 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 20,875,300 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 20,864,062 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 1,086,126 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 1,085,706 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,301,811 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,298,882 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Puerto Rico, San Juan, Cemetery Records, 1888-1988 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4376727); 68,841 indexed records with 30,564 record images (was 63,283 records with 23,213 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2023
Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 337,976 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 334,804 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4319131); 381,023 indexed records with 342,099 record images (was 371,537 records with 341,975 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Spain, Province of Gerona, Municipal Records, 1566-1956 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015355); 1,223,805 indexed records with 390,067 record images (was 1,223,805 records with 390,067 images), UPDATED 16-Oct-2023
Sri Lanka, Civil Registration, 1768-1990 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2209866); 3,437,667 indexed records with 3,443,355 record images (was 3,235,871 records with 3,605,468 images), UPDATED 19-Oct-2023
St. Lucia, Church Records, 1751-1793 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449051); 84 indexed records with 15 record images (was 40 records with 8 images), UPDATED 14-Oct-2023
Sweden, Stockholm City Archives, Index to Church Records, 1546-1927 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2057674); 1,198,038 indexed records with 77,883 record images (was 1,197,227 records with 76,405 images), UPDATED 18-Oct-2023
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2333694); 27,606,102 indexed records with 46,885,461 record images (was 29,776,914 records with 46,885,461 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (1,033,167 records), no images (was 1,025,378 records with 0 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 1,063,878 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 1,061,129 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 159,033 indexed records with 62,648 record images (was 156,727 records with 62,275 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000046); 1,914,443 indexed records with 41,538 record images (was 1,909,129 records with 41,385 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
West Virginia, Census (Mortality Schedule), 1870-1880 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4373185); 8,678 indexed records with 507 record images (was 8,678 records with 507 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Zimbabwe, Archdiocese of Bulawayo, Catholic Church Records, 1896-2022 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000106); 8,070 indexed records with 59,790 record images (was 8,070 records with 59,782 images), UPDATED 16-Oct-2023
--- Collections with new images ---England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734475); 2,010,432 indexed records with 356,464 record images (was 2,010,432 records with 334,516 images), last updated 01-Sep-2023
England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4439317); 11,478,527 indexed records with 933,231 record images (was 11,478,527 records with 933,096 images), last updated 23-Feb-2022
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 5,979 images), last updated 07-Apr-2021
--- Collections with images removed ---England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1465708); 1,108,130 indexed records with 108,126 record images (was 1,108,130 records with 114,975 images), last updated 29-Sep-2021
France, Hautes-Alpes, Census, 1856 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820771); 260,627 indexed records with 4,681 record images (was 260,627 records with 5,176 images), last updated 23-Aug-2022
Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 304,033 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 307,141 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
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 316,415 images), last updated 05-Aug-2020
Spain, Madrid, Municipal Census Records, 1910-1920 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000004); 1,942,615 indexed records with 454,193 record images (was 1,942,349 records with 455,140 images), last updated 03-Oct-2023
United States, California, San Francisco, Records of Chinese Laborers Returning to the US, 1882-1888 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3233819); 50,697 indexed records with 2,372 record images (was 50,697 records with 2,619 images), last updated 22-Sep-2023
Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 3,641,119 indexed records with 155,155 record images (was 3,641,119 records with 157,673 images), last updated 19-Nov-2020
--- Collections with new records ---Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1850 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2142776); 80,169 indexed records with 2,968 record images (was 78,595 records with 2,968 images), last updated 13-Oct-2023
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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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