I am keeping track of the new and updated historical record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.
As of 5 January 2024, there are 3,264 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, Catamarca, Civil Registration, 1888-2000 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4328763); 154,050 indexed records with 153,677 record images (was 150,584 records with 150,061 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Argentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-1946 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450393); 119,956 indexed records with 119,492 record images (was 119,919 records with 119,455 images), UPDATED 04-Jan-2024
Argentina, Córdoba, Catholic Church Records, 1557-1974 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974182); 1,019,284 indexed records with 419,985 record images (was 1,013,722 records with 419,985 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Australia, Victoria, Wills, Probate and Administration Files, 1841-1926 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2207846); 246,685 indexed records with 3,998,555 record images (was 237,915 records with 3,998,555 images), UPDATED 30-Dec-2023
Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1950 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482191); 79,672 indexed records with 6,411,594 record images (was 78,872 records with 6,411,594 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138511); 689,472 indexed records with 372,768 record images (was 686,459 records with 372,768 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,384,597 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,382,474 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820768); 1,207,956 indexed records with 181,978 record images (was 1,206,227 records with 181,669 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Brazil, Mato Grosso, Civil Registration, 1845-2013 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001286); Index only (827 records), no images (was 824 records with 0 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 903,010 indexed records with 375,651 record images (was 901,334 records with 375,020 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 3,143,218 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 3,137,148 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 240,466 indexed records with 72,998 record images (was 239,067 records with 72,511 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,721,488 indexed records with 878,039 record images (was 1,721,467 records with 875,223 images), UPDATED 04-Jan-2024
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,912,002 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,910,760 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 758,304 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 756,723 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 1,274,904 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 1,272,553 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 8,178,449 indexed records with 1,032,485 record images (was 8,166,027 records with 1,030,731 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 26,393,186 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 26,342,297 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 4,338,449 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 4,338,392 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,994,816 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,994,490 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 03-Jan-2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo, National Identity Cards, 1884-2019 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000100); 5,934,216 indexed records with 5,948,980 record images (was 5,866,218 records with 5,948,980 images), UPDATED 04-Jan-2024
Dominican Republic Civil Registration, 1801-2010 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1619814); 2,564,156 indexed records with 3,416,801 record images (was 2,554,851 records with 3,416,801 images), UPDATED 04-Jan-2024
Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 2,288,055 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 2,288,051 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 02-Jan-2024
Find A Grave Index (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2221801); 237,267,495 indexed records with 237,267,495 record images (was 236,515,367 records with 236,515,367 images), UPDATED 04-Jan-2024
France, Calvados, Census, 1876 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279948); 66,267 indexed records with 4,882 record images (was 66,267 records with 2,683 images), UPDATED 04-Jan-2024
Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000010); 89,958 indexed records with 88,224 record images (was 87,507 records with 85,826 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Gibraltar, Church Records, 1697-1991 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4453925); 54,168 indexed records with 5,290 record images (was 53,875 records with 5,235 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790265); 451,930 indexed records with 353,570 record images (was 451,781 records with 353,421 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150); 4,589,887 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 4,589,783 records with 1,486 images), UPDATED 04-Jan-2024
Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451045); 997,826 indexed records with 17,993 record images (was 997,648 records with 17,993 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443319); 420,129 indexed records with 9,848 record images (was 420,050 records with 9,848 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Haiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279947); 83,031 indexed records with 15,658 record images (was 81,389 records with 11,205 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Hawaii, Hawaii State Archives, Probate Packet Records, 1814-1917 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463463); 36,288 indexed records with 22,946 record images (was 35,403 records with 34,164 images), UPDATED 29-Dec-2023
Hawaii, Registrar of Bureau of Conveyances, Deed Records, 1846-1900 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3478266); 41,720 indexed records with 26,848 record images (was 41,267 records with 24,493 images), UPDATED 29-Dec-2023
India, Catholic Church Records, 1751-2014 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4491581); 12,426,300 indexed records with 70,081 record images (was 11,164,250 records with 70,081 images), UPDATED 29-Dec-2023
India, Madras Diocese Protestant Church Records, 1743-1990 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2174941); 491,783 indexed records with 39,904 record images (was 339,847 records with 39,904 images), UPDATED 03-Jan-2024
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 5,287,560 indexed records with 181,637 record images (was 5,211,036 records with 186,060 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 51,587 indexed records with 17,921 record images (was 51,465 records with 17,889 images), UPDATED 02-Jan-2024
Italy, Treviso, Treviso, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1941 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947831); 10,471 indexed records with 427,232 record images (was 9,805 records with 427,232 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Italy, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043809); 38,112 indexed records with 628,744 record images (was 36,622 records with 628,744 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883388); 5,786,535 indexed records with 5,283,986 record images (was 5,783,003 records with 5,283,986 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 8,988,613 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 8,982,628 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 3,037,126 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 3,036,461 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 04-Jan-2024
New York, U.S. District and Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1991 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2060123); 4,121,143 indexed records with 2,187,206 record images (was 4,121,143 records with 2,187,206 images), UPDATED 30-Dec-2023
North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726957); 7,848,025 indexed records with 1,509,652 record images (was 7,844,965 records with 1,509,652 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Norway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1661306); Index only (612,880 records), no images (was 609,805 records with 0 images), UPDATED 01-Jan-2024
Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000024); 175,087 indexed records with 174,908 record images (was 167,241 records with 167,064 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Palau, Church Records, 1921-1940 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4491580); 3,451 indexed records with 277 record images (was 3,351 records with 269 images), UPDATED 02-Jan-2024
Palestine, Nablus, Population Registers, 1881-1917 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4117456); 103,532 indexed records with 2,387 record images (was 103,533 records with 2,387 images), UPDATED 01-Jan-2024
Paraguay, Civil Registration, 1842-2012 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000049); 4,713 indexed records with 5,834 record images (was 4,540 records with 5,577 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,017,803 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 21,008,983 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 1,089,844 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 1,089,475 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,319,921 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,319,919 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 03-Jan-2024
Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 372,003 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 368,884 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Russia, Tobolsk, Church Books, 1722-1930 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4496122); 14,570,327 indexed records with 660,143 record images (was 14,522,621 records with 660,143 images), UPDATED 29-Dec-2023
Russia, Tver Church Books, 1722-1918 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1921824); 16,349,128 indexed records with 3,278,129 record images (was 16,136,313 records with 3,278,129 images), UPDATED 30-Dec-2023
Russia, Tver Confession Lists, 1728-1913 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1929531); 544,957 indexed records with 954,651 record images (was 538,782 records with 954,651 images), UPDATED 02-Jan-2024
South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4319131); 461,548 indexed records with 343,228 record images (was 444,494 records with 342,842 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Sweden, Stockholm City Archives, Index to Church Records, 1546-1927 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2057674); 1,203,813 indexed records with 78,576 record images (was 1,202,270 records with 78,487 images), UPDATED 04-Jan-2024
Sweden, Örebro Church Records, 1613-1918; index 1635-1860 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1647578); 825,666 indexed records with 647,469 record images (was 825,418 records with 647,469 images), UPDATED 30-Dec-2023
Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1850 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2142776); 80,174 indexed records with 2,968 record images (was 80,174 records with 2,968 images), UPDATED 04-Jan-2024
Texas, Hidalgo County, Marriage Records, 1875-2021 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000017); 130,386 indexed records with 142,586 record images (was 126,212 records with 135,847 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2078654); 65,325,110 indexed records with 8,129,310 record images (was 61,325,058 records with 8,129,310 images), UPDATED 29-Dec-2023
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (1,114,153 records), no images (was 1,108,744 records with 0 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 1,085,118 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 1,082,231 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 193,267 indexed records with 71,482 record images (was 191,570 records with 70,614 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000046); 1,946,053 indexed records with 42,439 record images (was 1,945,804 records with 42,433 images), UPDATED 01-Jan-2024
Zimbabwe, Diocese of Mutare, Catholic Church Records, 1898-2022 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000105); 7,559 indexed records with 17,582 record images (was 4,711 records with 14,842 images), UPDATED 05-Jan-2024
--- Collections with new images ---England, Lancashire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1647-1996 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3656808); 1,436,324 indexed records with 107,907 record images (was 1,436,324 records with 106,491 images), last updated 30-Dec-2022
France, Calvados, Census, 1856 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279960); 56,521 indexed records with 2,916 record images (was 56,521 records with 2,055 images), last updated 07-Sep-2022
France, Haute-Garonne, Census, 1896 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000057); 59,804 indexed records with 1,039 record images (was 59,804 records with 388 images), last updated 30-Nov-2023
French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549721); 80,241 indexed records with 192,452 record images (was 80,241 records with 188,944 images), last updated 29-Dec-2023
Idaho, Military Discharge Records, ca.1917 - ca.1960 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4114267); 1,386 indexed records with 750 record images (was 1,386 records with 733 images), last updated 19-Apr-2021
Kentucky, Livingston County, School Census Enumeration (Colored and White), 1898-1913 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3491880); 115,029 indexed records with 1,690 record images (was 115,029 records with 333 images), last updated 02-Jun-2020
--- Collections with images removed ---records with 16,133 record images (was 962,656 records with 16,137 images), last updated 25-Dec-2023
France, Hautes-Alpes, Census, 1856 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820771); 260,627 indexed records with 2,968 record images (was 260,627 records with 5,174 images), last updated 23-Aug-2022
Norway Census, 1900 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3744863); 2,260,720 indexed records with 390,961 record images (was 2,260,720 records with 390,969 images), last updated 15-Jun-2021
Puerto Rico, San Juan, Cemetery Records, 1888-1988 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4376727); 125,461 indexed records with 31,722 record images (was 125,461 records with 49,641 images), last updated 27-Dec-2023
United States, California, San Francisco, Records of Chinese Laborers Returning to the US, 1882-1888 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3233819); 51,646 indexed records with 2,282 record images (was 51,646 records with 5,862 images), last updated 28-Dec-2023
West Virginia, Military Discharge Records, 1866-1990 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4166146); 36,505 indexed records with 6,423 record images (was 36,505 records with 8,654 images), last updated 11-Dec-2023
--- Collections with new records ---Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1981 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804263); 19,255,214 indexed records with 4,668,489 record images (was 19,191,270 records with 4,668,489 images), last updated 29-Dec-2023
England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1465701); Index only (1,207,650 records), no images (was 1,188,827 records with 0 images), last updated 31-Mar-2021
--- Collections with records removed ---Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1463129); Index only (962,514 records), no images (was 962,515 records with 0 images), last updated 05-May-2010
United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,065 records), no images (was 875,610,068 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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