I am keeping track of the new and updated historical record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.
As of 22 December 2023, there are 3,261 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 3 from last week):
The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:
--- Collections Added ---* Canada Census, 1931 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000196); 1 indexed records with 1 record images, ADDED 21-Dec-2023
Argentina, Catamarca, Civil Registration, 1888-2000 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4328763); 147,987 indexed records with 147,692 record images (was 145,714 records with 145,467 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Argentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-1946 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450393); 119,750 indexed records with 119,286 record images (was 118,775 records with 118,315 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Argentina, Córdoba, Catholic Church Records, 1557-1974 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974182); 1,007,473 indexed records with 419,985 record images (was 1,001,302 records with 419,985 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Argentina, Entre Ríos, Catholic Church Records, 1764-1983 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974185); 671,139 indexed records with 235,772 record images (was 671,116 records with 235,772 images), UPDATED 21-Dec-2023
Aruba, Civil Registration, 1823-2004 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4285043); 506,312 indexed records with 143,186 record images (was 506,057 records with 143,083 images), UPDATED 21-Dec-2023
Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1950 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482191); 77,835 indexed records with 6,411,594 record images (was 76,717 records with 6,411,594 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138511); 683,002 indexed records with 372,768 record images (was 680,426 records with 372,768 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,381,056 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,379,045 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820768); 1,204,997 indexed records with 181,423 record images (was 1,203,224 records with 181,057 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Brazil, Mato Grosso, Civil Registration, 1845-2013 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001286); Index only (817 records), no images (was 817 records with 0 images), UPDATED 21-Dec-2023
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 899,194 indexed records with 374,291 record images (was 896,508 records with 373,416 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 3,130,332 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 3,122,827 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 238,505 indexed records with 72,280 record images (was 237,115 records with 71,834 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,721,259 indexed records with 877,947 record images (was 1,720,602 records with 877,665 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,909,474 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,907,569 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 755,849 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 755,284 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 1,270,751 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 1,266,166 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 8,153,197 indexed records with 1,028,848 record images (was 8,138,615 records with 1,027,004 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 26,319,173 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 26,436,941 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Colombia, Civil Registration, 1553-2021 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469480); 723,723 indexed records with 854,016 record images (was 799,994 records with 854,016 images), UPDATED 20-Dec-2023
Colombia, DAS Civil Registration Alphabetic Cards, 1937-1990 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000074); 1 indexed records with 1 record images (was 1 records with 1 images), UPDATED 20-Jun-2023
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 4,338,108 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 4,337,125 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,994,271 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,994,065 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 21-Dec-2023
Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1981 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804263); 15,034,995 indexed records with 4,668,489 record images (was 13,259,992 records with 4,668,489 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Census, 1984 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3288450); 12,001,359 indexed records with 2,332,584 record images (was 1,970,160 records with 587,093 images), UPDATED 21-Dec-2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo, National Identity Cards, 1884-2019 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000100); 5,909,675 indexed records with 5,948,980 record images (was 5,794,858 records with 5,809,620 images), UPDATED 20-Dec-2023
Dominican Republic Civil Registration, 1801-2010 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1619814); 2,554,851 indexed records with 3,416,801 record images (was 2,471,349 records with 3,416,801 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 2,287,230 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 2,286,677 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 6,149,971 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 6,149,912 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 16-Dec-2023
Finland, Tax Lists, 1809-1915 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2704794); 962,752 indexed records with 11,757 record images (was 960,870 records with 11,878 images), UPDATED 16-Dec-2023
France, Hautes-Alpes, Census, 1876 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2819930); 96,831 indexed records with 1,528 record images (was 96,831 records with 1,855 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2023
Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000010); 85,866 indexed records with 84,238 record images (was 84,556 records with 82,943 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Gibraltar, Church Records, 1697-1991 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4453925); 53,533 indexed records with 5,197 record images (was 52,982 records with 5,123 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114423); 819,599 indexed records with 3,075 record images (was 819,135 records with 3,075 images), UPDATED 17-Dec-2023
Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790265); 451,606 indexed records with 352,864 record images (was 451,331 records with 353,008 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Guatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451040); 254,427 indexed records with 103,502 record images (was 254,297 records with 103,502 images), UPDATED 17-Dec-2023
Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150); 4,589,636 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 4,579,089 records with 1,486 images), UPDATED 21-Dec-2023
Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451045); 997,341 indexed records with 17,993 record images (was 997,240 records with 17,993 images), UPDATED 21-Dec-2023
Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443319); 419,861 indexed records with 9,848 record images (was 419,827 records with 9,848 images), UPDATED 20-Dec-2023
Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274796); 1,252,732 indexed records with 41,022 record images (was 1,252,635 records with 41,022 images), UPDATED 17-Dec-2023
Guatemala, Quiché, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274794); 1,064,674 indexed records with 70,397 record images (was 1,064,643 records with 70,397 images), UPDATED 17-Dec-2023
Guatemala, Retalhuleu, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2422976); 448,859 indexed records with 550 record images (was 448,802 records with 550 images), UPDATED 17-Dec-2023
Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274791); 356,610 indexed records with 63 record images (was 356,519 records with 63 images), UPDATED 17-Dec-2023
Guatemala, San Marcos, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274790); 1,127,629 indexed records with 16,730 record images (was 1,127,541 records with 16,730 images), UPDATED 17-Dec-2023
Guatemala, Santa Rosa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274788); 456,794 indexed records with 97,101 record images (was 456,713 records with 97,101 images), UPDATED 17-Dec-2023
Guatemala, Sololá, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2444805); 498,645 indexed records with 70,746 record images (was 498,584 records with 70,746 images), UPDATED 17-Dec-2023
Guatemala, Suchitepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274785); 717,426 indexed records with 1,312 record images (was 716,890 records with 1,312 images), UPDATED 17-Dec-2023
Guatemala, Totonicapán, Civil Registration, 1930-2008 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2268582); 606,976 indexed records with 469,068 record images (was 606,858 records with 411,867 images), UPDATED 17-Dec-2023
Guatemala, Zacapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2284386); 284,257 indexed records with 18,271 record images (was 284,158 records with 18,271 images), UPDATED 17-Dec-2023
Haiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279947); 79,507 indexed records with 7,439 record images (was 77,942 records with 9,556 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
India, Catholic Church Records, 1751-2014 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4491581); 3,510,299 indexed records with 67,490 record images (was 845,682 records with 67,490 images), UPDATED 21-Dec-2023
India, Madras Diocese Protestant Church Records, 1743-1990 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2174941); 332,565 indexed records with 39,904 record images (was 332,289 records with 39,904 images), UPDATED 20-Dec-2023
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 5,148,971 indexed records with 183,760 record images (was 5,073,254 records with 175,574 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 51,311 indexed records with 17,842 record images (was 51,057 records with 17,758 images), UPDATED 21-Dec-2023
Italy, Treviso, Treviso, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1941 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947831); 8,998 indexed records with 427,232 record images (was 8,294 records with 427,232 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Italy, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043809); 36,046 indexed records with 628,744 record images (was 34,995 records with 628,744 images), UPDATED 21-Dec-2023
Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883388); 5,776,589 indexed records with 5,283,986 record images (was 5,772,988 records with 5,283,986 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 8,981,438 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 8,979,778 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 3,035,845 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 3,034,839 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 21-Dec-2023
Norway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1661306); Index only (609,805 records), no images (was 604,508 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Dec-2023
Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000024); 166,031 indexed records with 165,855 record images (was 164,101 records with 163,927 images), UPDATED 21-Dec-2023
Palau, Church Records, 1921-1940 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4491580); 2,953 indexed records with 260 record images (was 2,762 records with 250 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Paraguay, Civil Registration, 1842-2012 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000049); 4,391 indexed records with 5,303 record images (was 4,078 records with 4,990 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,002,856 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 20,991,656 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 1,089,210 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 1,088,904 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 21-Dec-2023
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,319,919 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,319,911 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 20-Dec-2023
Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 366,352 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 362,625 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 21-Dec-2023
Russia, Tobolsk, Church Books, 1722-1930 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4496122); 8,807,592 indexed records with 660,143 record images (was 364,114 records with 79,932 images), UPDATED 21-Dec-2023
Russia, Tomsk, Church Books, 1752-1918 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450389); 2,185,639 indexed records with 342,503 record images (was 1,241,703 records with 257,222 images), UPDATED 21-Dec-2023
Russia, Tver Church Books, 1722-1918 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1921824); 16,136,313 indexed records with 3,278,129 record images (was 16,012,703 records with 3,278,129 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4319131); 434,185 indexed records with 342,724 record images (was 422,059 records with 342,623 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Spain, Province of Gerona, Municipal Records, 1566-1956 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015355); 1,272,665 indexed records with 390,067 record images (was 1,260,733 records with 390,067 images), UPDATED 21-Dec-2023
Sweden, Stockholm City Archives, Index to Church Records, 1546-1927 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2057674); 1,202,270 indexed records with 78,527 record images (was 1,201,274 records with 69,656 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2023
Texas, Hidalgo County, Marriage Records, 1875-2021 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000017); 120,945 indexed records with 131,327 record images (was 47,486 records with 60,413 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Ukraine, Kiev Confession Lists, 1741-1918 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2290980); 2,018,850 indexed records with 40,448 record images (was 1,980,355 records with 40,448 images), UPDATED 21-Dec-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 27,606,102 records with 46,885,461 images), UPDATED 21-Dec-2023
United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2078654); 53,167,634 indexed records with 8,129,310 record images (was 52,146,805 records with 8,129,310 images), UPDATED 18-Dec-2023
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (1,102,776 records), no images (was 1,094,587 records with 0 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 1,080,523 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 1,078,770 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 189,638 indexed records with 69,877 record images (was 185,755 records with 69,169 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000046); 1,944,700 indexed records with 42,402 record images (was 1,940,338 records with 42,280 images), UPDATED 21-Dec-2023
Zimbabwe, Diocese of Mutare, Catholic Church Records, 1898-2022 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000105); 3,151 indexed records with 12,289 record images (was 1,546 records with 7,200 images), UPDATED 22-Dec-2023
--- Collections with new images ---Arkansas Confederate Soldier Home,1890-1963 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2126715); 1,531 indexed records with 1,393 record images (was 1,531 records with 12 images), last updated 08-Aug-2019
France, Calvados, Military Registration Cards, 1867-1921 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2815120); 144,096 indexed records with 127,060 record images (was 144,096 records with 126,747 images), last updated 04-Jan-2022
France, Rhône, Military Registration Cards, 1865-1932 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3007175); 405,064 indexed records with 404,004 record images (was 405,064 records with 298,203 images), last updated 20-Dec-2021
Puerto Rico, San Juan, Cemetery Records, 1888-1988 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4376727); 83,234 indexed records with 32,990 record images (was 83,234 records with 29,054 images), last updated 28-Nov-2023
Texas, Gonzales County, School Records, 1910-1970 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3019663); 849,777 indexed records with 31,743 record images (was 849,777 records with 31,570 images), last updated 19-Mar-2020
--- Collections with images removed ---Colombia, Censuses, 1777-1967 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000123); 9,012 indexed records with 1,016 record images (was 9,012 records with 1,483 images), last updated 30-Nov-2023
Ohio, World War I Statement of Service Cards, 1914-1919 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3010045); 34,728 indexed records with 32,406 record images (was 34,728 records with 33,860 images), last updated 04-Mar-2020
Scandinavia, Mission Emigration Records, 1852-1920 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3288472); 27,406 indexed records with 510 record images (was 27,406 records with 893 images), last updated 11-Jul-2019
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3714676); 608,834 indexed records with 48,096 record images (was 608,834 records with 56,981 images), last updated 17-Nov-2023
United States, California, San Francisco, Records of Chinese Laborers Returning to the US, 1882-1888 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3233819); 51,387 indexed records with 5,469 record images (was 51,387 records with 5,842 images), last updated 28-Nov-2023
--- Collections with records removed ---United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,070 records), no images (was 875,610,080 records with 0 images), last updated 19-Aug-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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