I am keeping track of the new and updated historical record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.
As of 3 November 2023, there are 3,247 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, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-1946 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450393); 99,373 indexed records with 99,018 record images (was 99,332 records with 98,977 images), UPDATED 01-Nov-2023
Argentina, Entre Ríos, Catholic Church Records, 1764-1983 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974185); 669,379 indexed records with 235,772 record images (was 667,512 records with 235,772 images), UPDATED 02-Nov-2023
Argentina, Entre Ríos, Civil Registration, 1860-1965 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3006904); 758,856 indexed records with 548,139 record images (was 757,320 records with 547,045 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Argentina, Jujuy, Catholic Church Records, 1662-1975 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974186); 195,928 indexed records with 69,981 record images (was 195,919 records with 69,981 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2023
Argentina, Neuquén, Catholic Church Records, 1883-1977 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974191); 32,789 indexed records with 11,873 record images (was 29,596 records with 11,873 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Argentina, Salta, Catholic Church Records, 1634-1972 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974193); 397,256 indexed records with 144,293 record images (was 396,633 records with 144,293 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Australia, Victoria, Wills, Probate and Administration Files, 1841-1926 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2207846); 216,993 indexed records with 3,998,555 record images (was 197,605 records with 3,998,555 images), UPDATED 30-Oct-2023
Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1950 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482191); 69,599 indexed records with 6,411,594 record images (was 67,894 records with 6,411,594 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138511); 660,792 indexed records with 372,768 record images (was 656,803 records with 372,768 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,365,748 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,362,182 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820768); 1,191,326 indexed records with 176,685 record images (was 1,188,832 records with 176,198 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Brazil, Mato Grosso, Civil Registration, 1845-2013 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001286); Index only (811 records), no images (was 790 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 887,827 indexed records with 369,651 record images (was 886,040 records with 368,854 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 3,099,100 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 3,093,511 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 182,097 indexed records with 56,099 record images (was 169,193 records with 52,926 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,717,990 indexed records with 876,394 record images (was 1,716,264 records with 875,430 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,904,997 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,902,379 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 02-Nov-2023
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 753,623 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 750,879 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 02-Nov-2023
Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 1,244,939 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 1,242,721 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2242886); 372,311 indexed records with 21,950 record images (was 372,311 records with 21,950 images), UPDATED 31-Oct-2023
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 8,084,868 indexed records with 1,020,474 record images (was 8,068,422 records with 1,018,007 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Colombia, Archivo Distrital de Bogotá, Cemetery Indexes, 1887-1995 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000131); 470,091 indexed records with 19,372 record images (was 470,091 records with 19,371 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2023
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 26,355,885 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 26,332,812 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Colombia, Civil Registration, 1553-2021 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469480); 798,234 indexed records with 852,756 record images (was 795,231 records with 849,784 images), UPDATED 01-Nov-2023
Colombia, Costa, Church Records, 1778-2018 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469405); 104,601 indexed records with 42,726 record images (was 103,969 records with 42,596 images), UPDATED 02-Nov-2023
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 4,333,447 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 4,332,733 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925429); 6,194,738 indexed records with 404,718 record images (was 6,191,435 records with 404,718 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,993,384 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,993,184 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 02-Nov-2023
Cuba, Church Records, 1584-1960 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4375851); 199,610 indexed records with 42,030 record images (was 199,593 records with 42,030 images), UPDATED 29-Oct-2023
Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1981 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804263); 11,685,937 indexed records with 4,668,489 record images (was 11,612,314 records with 4,668,489 images), UPDATED 02-Nov-2023
Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2078555); 18,657,995 indexed records with 2,399,826 record images (was 18,657,995 records with 2,399,826 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 2,277,201 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 2,274,943 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 6,149,764 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 6,149,740 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 31-Oct-2023
England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1769414); 840,334 indexed records with 202,325 record images (was 840,334 records with 202,325 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
France, Calvados, Census, 1876 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279948); 62,754 indexed records with 4,716 record images (was 44,911 records with 3,858 images), UPDATED 30-Oct-2023
France, Haute-Garonne, Census, 1896 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000057); 41,572 indexed records with 722 record images (was 22,155 records with 387 images), UPDATED 31-Oct-2023
French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549721); 79,293 indexed records with 122,721 record images (was 79,288 records with 142,639 images), UPDATED 02-Nov-2023
Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000010); 72,927 indexed records with 71,703 record images (was 70,029 records with 68,828 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Gibraltar, Church Records, 1697-1991 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4453925); 27,589 indexed records with 3,205 record images (was 26,624 records with 3,112 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790265); 448,572 indexed records with 351,120 record images (was 448,328 records with 350,905 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150); 4,573,989 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 4,573,581 records with 1,486 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451045); 995,745 indexed records with 17,993 record images (was 992,312 records with 17,993 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443319); 418,541 indexed records with 9,848 record images (was 414,612 records with 9,848 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Haiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279947); 68,754 indexed records with 9,980 record images (was 67,458 records with 13,815 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Hawaii, Hawaii State Archives, Probate Packet Records, 1814-1917 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463463); 30,248 indexed records with 29,103 record images (was 15,086 records with 14,642 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2023
Hawaii, Registrar of Bureau of Conveyances, Deed Records, 1846-1900 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3478266); 39,026 indexed records with 25,020 record images (was 34,548 records with 21,903 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2023
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 4,624,059 indexed records with 167,699 record images (was 4,536,339 records with 160,704 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 49,991 indexed records with 17,218 record images (was 49,683 records with 17,106 images), UPDATED 02-Nov-2023
Italy, Treviso, Treviso, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1941 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947831); 6,821 indexed records with 427,232 record images (was 6,329 records with 427,232 images), UPDATED 02-Nov-2023
Italy, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043809); 27,048 indexed records with 628,744 record images (was 26,369 records with 628,744 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Italy, Vicenza, Bassano del Grappa, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1871-1942 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2141952); 186,697 indexed records with 1,637,660 record images (was 186,697 records with 1,637,660 images), UPDATED 27-Oct-2023
Martinique, Church Records, 1662-1847 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4316497); 13,351 indexed records with 2,243 record images (was 13,343 records with 1,648 images), UPDATED 31-Oct-2023
Martinique, Civil Registration Records, 1809-1874 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4316501); 206 indexed records with 56 record images (was 194 records with 10 images), UPDATED 01-Nov-2023
Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928860); 11,742,315 indexed records with 742,594 record images (was 11,741,054 records with 742,594 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 8,937,413 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 8,923,601 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 3,032,760 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 3,031,342 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 02-Nov-2023
Norway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1661306); Index only (599,520 records), no images (was 536,996 records with 0 images), UPDATED 30-Oct-2023
Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000024); 116,729 indexed records with 116,595 record images (was 114,791 records with 114,657 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Oregon, Marion County, Silverton Obituaries, 1893-1912 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2321530); 161,923 indexed records with 5,856 record images (was 60,595 records with 2,302 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Paraguay, Civil Registration, 1842-2012 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000049); 1,692 indexed records with 1,691 record images (was 946 records with 945 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Peru, Arequipa, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4447275); 420,291 indexed records with 72,935 record images (was 419,059 records with 82,451 images), UPDATED 01-Nov-2023
Peru, Cajamarca, Civil Registration, 1938-1996 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046777); 31,978 indexed records with 34,017 record images (was 31,978 records with 34,017 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 20,909,975 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 20,890,235 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Peru, San Martín, Civil Registration, 1850-1999 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2306525); 470,928 indexed records with 249,700 record images (was 470,908 records with 249,700 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2023
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 1,086,835 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 1,086,463 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,307,155 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,304,575 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 344,018 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 340,297 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4319131); 392,731 indexed records with 342,271 record images (was 391,782 records with 342,249 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Spain, Madrid, Municipal Census Records, 1910-1920 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000004); 1,876,135 indexed records with 464,718 record images (was 1,876,135 records with 464,815 images), UPDATED 01-Nov-2023
Sri Lanka, Civil Registration, 1768-1990 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2209866); 3,971,186 indexed records with 3,889,988 record images (was 3,437,667 records with 3,443,355 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Sweden, Stockholm City Archives, Index to Church Records, 1546-1927 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2057674); 1,198,961 indexed records with 75,701 record images (was 1,198,038 records with 77,883 images), UPDATED 01-Nov-2023
Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1983324); 4,539,443 indexed records with 4,476,649 record images (was 4,539,443 records with 4,476,649 images), UPDATED 30-Oct-2023
Ukraine, Kiev Confession Lists, 1741-1918 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2290980); 1,920,902 indexed records with 40,448 record images (was 1,885,144 records with 40,448 images), UPDATED 01-Nov-2023
United Kingdom Funeral Notices 1914-2023 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000184); 4,987,937 indexed records with 4,987,937 record images (was 10 records with 10 images), UPDATED 28-Oct-2023
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (1,053,013 records), no images (was 1,041,197 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 1,069,300 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 1,065,662 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 165,833 indexed records with 63,728 record images (was 162,010 records with 63,113 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000046); 1,925,436 indexed records with 41,851 record images (was 1,919,581 records with 41,683 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
Wales, Pembrokeshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1419323); 320,664 indexed records with 378,652 record images (was 320,664 records with 378,652 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2023
--- Collections with new images ---England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1465708); 1,108,130 indexed records with 113,341 record images (was 1,108,130 records with 108,126 images), last updated 29-Sep-2021
Zimbabwe, Archdiocese of Bulawayo, Catholic Church Records, 1896-2022 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000106); 8,070 indexed records with 59,791 record images (was 8,070 records with 59,790 images), last updated 26-Oct-2023
--- Collections with images removed ---Argentina, Córdoba, Censuses, 1778-1874 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4475260); 271,202 indexed records with 5,472 record images (was 271,202 records with 7,350 images), last updated 26-Oct-2023
Finland, Tax Lists, 1809-1915 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2704794); 953,621 indexed records with 11,888 record images (was 953,621 records with 15,943 images), last updated 24-Oct-2023
Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 307,151 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 307,278 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
Iceland Church Census, 1744-1965 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2697871); 1,853,825 indexed records with 40,891 record images (was 1,853,825 records with 46,478 images), last updated 25-Oct-2023
Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2527591); 1,019,742 indexed records with 1,921,138 record images (was 1,019,743 records with 1,921,140 images), last updated 13-Jun-2023
New York, Church Records, 1660-1954 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787817); 127,105 indexed records with 5,181 record images (was 127,105 records with 6,354 images), last updated 07-Apr-2021
Norway, Oslo, Census, 1912 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4445453); 41,203 indexed records with 7,370 record images (was 41,203 records with 8,892 images), last updated 19-Oct-2023
Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 3,641,119 indexed records with 155,873 record images (was 3,641,119 records with 156,857 images), last updated 19-Nov-2020
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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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