I am keeping track of the new and updated historical record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.
As of 27 October 2023, there are 3,247 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 1 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); 99,332 indexed records with 98,977 record images (was 99,285 records with 98,930 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2023
Argentina, Córdoba, Censuses, 1778-1874 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4475260); 271,202 indexed records with 7,350 record images (was 192,466 records with 5,520 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2023
Argentina, Entre Ríos, Civil Registration, 1860-1965 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3006904); 757,320 indexed records with 547,045 record images (was 756,798 records with 546,783 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Argentina, Jujuy, Catholic Church Records, 1662-1975 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974186); 195,919 indexed records with 69,981 record images (was 195,878 records with 69,981 images), UPDATED 24-Oct-2023
Argentina, Salta, Catholic Church Records, 1634-1972 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974193); 396,633 indexed records with 144,293 record images (was 393,543 records with 144,293 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Arkansas, Mortality Schedules, 1860-1880 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000094); 38,102 indexed records with 1,692 record images (was 507 records with 17 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1950 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482191); 67,894 indexed records with 6,411,594 record images (was 66,746 records with 6,411,594 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138511); 656,803 indexed records with 372,768 record images (was 654,039 records with 372,768 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,362,182 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,359,445 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820768); 1,188,832 indexed records with 176,198 record images (was 1,186,922 records with 175,790 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Brazil, Mato Grosso, Civil Registration, 1845-2013 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001286); Index only (790 records), no images (was 772 records with 0 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 886,040 indexed records with 368,854 record images (was 885,018 records with 368,394 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 3,093,511 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 3,088,917 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 169,193 indexed records with 52,926 record images (was 162,410 records with 50,360 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,716,264 indexed records with 875,430 record images (was 1,713,770 records with 874,169 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,902,379 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,902,084 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 750,879 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 750,726 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 1,242,721 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 1,241,140 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 8,068,422 indexed records with 1,018,007 record images (was 8,054,691 records with 1,016,160 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Colombia, Archivo Distrital de Bogotá, Cemetery Indexes, 1887-1995 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000131); 470,091 indexed records with 19,371 record images (was 469,896 records with 19,366 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2023
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 26,332,812 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 26,321,897 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Colombia, Civil Registration, 1553-2021 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469480); 795,231 indexed records with 849,784 record images (was 795,227 records with 849,776 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2023
Colombia, Costa, Church Records, 1778-2018 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469405); 103,969 indexed records with 42,596 record images (was 102,222 records with 42,134 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925429); 6,191,435 indexed records with 404,718 record images (was 6,190,608 records with 404,718 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,993,184 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,993,142 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Cuba, Church Records, 1584-1960 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4375851); 199,593 indexed records with 42,030 record images (was 199,433 records with 42,026 images), UPDATED 25-Oct-2023
Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1981 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804263); 11,612,314 indexed records with 4,668,489 record images (was 11,480,760 records with 4,668,489 images), UPDATED 24-Oct-2023
Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 2,274,943 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 2,273,611 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 6,149,740 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 6,149,701 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 25-Oct-2023
Finland, Tax Lists, 1809-1915 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2704794); 953,621 indexed records with 15,943 record images (was 949,760 records with 8,946 images), UPDATED 24-Oct-2023
Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000010); 70,029 indexed records with 68,828 record images (was 68,510 records with 67,325 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Gibraltar, Church Records, 1697-1991 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4453925); 26,624 indexed records with 3,112 record images (was 25,614 records with 3,014 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Guadeloupe, Civil Registration Records, 1792-1872 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4293709); 454 indexed records with 125 record images (was 450 records with 124 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2023
Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790265); 448,328 indexed records with 350,905 record images (was 448,179 records with 350,763 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150); 4,573,581 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 4,573,192 records with 1,486 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451045); 992,312 indexed records with 17,993 record images (was 992,151 records with 17,993 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443319); 414,612 indexed records with 9,848 record images (was 414,536 records with 9,848 images), UPDATED 25-Oct-2023
Haiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279947); 67,458 indexed records with 13,815 record images (was 66,958 records with 13,759 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Iceland Church Census, 1744-1965 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2697871); 1,853,825 indexed records with 46,478 record images (was 1,853,098 records with 43,037 images), UPDATED 25-Oct-2023
Indiana, Mortality Schedules, 1860-1880 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000098); 66,124 indexed records with 3,003 record images (was 66,104 records with 3,002 images), UPDATED 22-Oct-2023
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 4,536,339 indexed records with 160,704 record images (was 4,478,441 records with 150,181 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 49,683 indexed records with 17,106 record images (was 49,122 records with 16,915 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2023
Italy, Treviso, Treviso, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1941 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947831); 6,329 indexed records with 427,232 record images (was 6,095 records with 427,232 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Italy, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043809); 26,369 indexed records with 628,744 record images (was 25,344 records with 628,744 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Luxembourg Census Records, 1843-1900 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2037957); 1,257,824 indexed records with 1,115,931 record images (was 1,242,448 records with 1,115,931 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2023
Martinique, Civil Registration Records, 1809-1874 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4316501); 194 indexed records with 10 record images (was 179 records with 48 images), UPDATED 25-Oct-2023
Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928860); 11,741,054 indexed records with 742,594 record images (was 11,740,742 records with 742,594 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 8,923,601 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 8,915,033 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 3,031,342 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 3,031,179 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2023
Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000024); 114,791 indexed records with 114,657 record images (was 113,304 records with 113,171 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Paraguay, Civil Registration, 1842-2012 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000049); 946 indexed records with 945 record images (was 486 records with 485 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Peru, Arequipa, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4447275); 419,059 indexed records with 82,451 record images (was 418,939 records with 69,588 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 20,890,235 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 20,875,300 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 1,086,463 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 1,086,126 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,304,575 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,301,811 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 340,297 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 337,976 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4319131); 391,782 indexed records with 342,249 record images (was 381,023 records with 342,099 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Spain, Madrid, Municipal Census Records, 1910-1920 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000004); 1,876,135 indexed records with 464,815 record images (was 1,942,615 records with 454,193 images), UPDATED 21-Oct-2023
Spain, Province of Gerona, Municipal Records, 1566-1956 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015355); 1,233,147 indexed records with 390,067 record images (was 1,223,805 records with 390,067 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2023
St. Lucia, Church Records, 1751-1793 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449051); 95 indexed records with 17 record images (was 84 records with 15 images), UPDATED 23-Oct-2023
United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2860782); 31,271,939 indexed records with 4,830,472 record images (was 33,871,694 records with 4,830,472 images), UPDATED 20-Oct-2023
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (1,041,197 records), no images (was 1,033,167 records with 0 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 1,065,662 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 1,063,878 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 162,010 indexed records with 63,113 record images (was 159,033 records with 62,648 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000046); 1,919,581 indexed records with 41,683 record images (was 1,914,443 records with 41,538 images), UPDATED 27-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 59,790 images), UPDATED 26-Oct-2023
--- Collections with new images ---Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 307,278 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 304,033 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2573604); 441,574 indexed records with 316,616 record images (was 441,574 records with 316,146 images), last updated 05-Aug-2020
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3714676); 428,905 indexed records with 58,516 record images (was 428,905 records with 56,918 images), last updated 18-Sep-2023
Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 3,641,119 indexed records with 156,857 record images (was 3,641,119 records with 155,155 images), last updated 19-Nov-2020
--- Collections with images removed ---France, Haute-Garonne, Census, 1896 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000057); 22,155 indexed records with 387 record images (was 22,155 records with 388 images), last updated 16-Oct-2023
North Carolina, County Divorce Records, 1926-1975 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2848500); 20,027 indexed records with 2,773 record images (was 20,027 records with 2,776 images), last updated 23-Apr-2019
Puerto Rico, San Juan, Cemetery Records, 1888-1988 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4376727); 68,841 indexed records with 22,542 record images (was 68,841 records with 30,564 images), last updated 14-Oct-2023
Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149585); 1,711,973 indexed records with 90,580 record images (was 1,711,973 records with 91,515 images), last updated 31-Mar-2023
--- Collections with records removed ---United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,101 records), no images (was 875,610,104 records with 0 images), last updated 19-Aug-2020
United States, Selected GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4325045); 213,279 indexed records with 82,660 record images (was 222,014 records with 82,660 images), last updated 18-Oct-2021
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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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