Saturday, March 8, 2025

Randy (Not) at RootsTech 2025 - Day 3 (Saturday, 8 March) Activities

 The RootsTech 2025 Conference continued today live in Salt Lake City, Utah with thousands of persons in attendance, and thousands more watching some of the conference classes online for free.  I chose to be an online viewer rather than an in-person attendee due to my physical restrictions.

Over the past week, I have selected online classes for "My Schedule" and have downloaded syllabus articles for many of the online and in-person classes.   You can see the current list of RootsTech 2025 online and in-person speakers and presentation titles in   https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/schedule/.

[I had 13 on this Saturday list this morning, but now there's only 6.]

   Here are the classes that I watched, either partially or completely:

  • Steve Little’s class on Learning to Use AI Tools: Taking Your Prompting Skills to the Next Level. He discussed the guiding principles for responsibly using AI for genealogy, the Jagged Frontier, using AI in routine genealogy work, and then use cases: transcribing audio and video files (Gemini); advanced voice assistant on the ChatGPT mobile app; custom prompts for ChatGPT4, Claude “Projects,” or Gemini “Gems;” Notebook LM; Interactive Environments (OpenAI “Canvas,” Anthropic “Artifacts”); Research Agents (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Perplexity).
  • Robby Parker's class gn Tree Integrity: Protecting Your Research in Family Tree. He noted that the FamilySearch Family Tree thrives on collaboration, but unintentional or erroneous edits can sometimes disrupt your hard work. He discusses the latest tools designed to safeguard your contributions, prevent incorrect changes, and simplify repair of destructive edits. Learn how these features enhance tree accuracy and protect your genealogical legacy.
  • Alice Childs' class on Extracting Evidence: Strategies for Analyzing Genealogical Sources. In this interactive session, participants learn how to determine the reliability of evidence and employ decision-making skills when encountering conflicting details in their research. Participants will practice principles of evidence analysis using in-session polls, then participate in a “choose your own adventure” style case study to see the value of evidence analysis in action.
The highlight of the day for me was being surprised and honored by Steve Little in his AI class showing and praising my blog page for AI and Genealogy Compendium.


I will add short descriptions to the three pending classes - they had technical problems this afternoon. 

Oh - what about Relatives At RootsTech?  


Over 77,000 joined the fun.  

Turn out the Salt Palace lights - the party is over.  It always goes so fast.  

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    Disclosure:  I am a RootsTech 2025 "Influencer" but will receive no remuneration for my support or posting of RootsTech information.  I will be an online participant this year because of my health issues.

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    Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Favorite RootsTech 2025 Classes

     Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: 

     It's Saturday Night again - 

    Time for some more Genealogy Fun!!


    Come on, everybody, join in and accept the mission and execute it with precision. 

    1)  'Twas the week of RootsTech 2025, and all through the house, the genealogists were checking their RootsTech schedule.  What classes did you absolutely love this week? 

    2) Tell us about your favorite RootsTech 2025 classes in your own blog post, in a comment on this post, or in a Facebook post.  Please leave a link on this post if you write your own post.

    Here's mine:

    I summarized my first two days online attending RootsTech 2025 in:
    I absolutely loved CeCe Moore's class Telling Stories with DNA: Case Studies from PBS' Finding Your Roots. CeCe told stories about her genetic genealogy journey, Henry Louis Gates’ ancestry (finding his Gates 2nd great-grandfather, fascinating!), and showed a Finding Your Roots segments about the results. If you like genetic genealogy, you have to watch this class!


    In second place for me was the panel for the
     RootsTech Innovation and Tech Forum 2025 with:
    • Steven Nielson, Director of Product Development of Adobe, spoke on Adobe Express (free), Lightroom, and Photoshop (image editor) with generative AI tools.
    • Uri Gonen, Sr. VP of Product Management of MyHeritage, spoke about Smart Matches, Cousin Finder (NEW! Like Theory of Family Relativity without DNA).
    • Laryn Brown, CEO of Storied, spoke about Storied Assistant (app that questions user and adds data to family tree); acquired Memory Lane to tell stories on app at nursing homes.
    • Paul Allen, CEO of SOAR, spoke about the new FamilyScribe.ai (AI powered tool for audio/video stories).
    • Charlie Green, CEO of Remento, spoke about easy to capture and preserve life stories – a Remento book from voice input to the mobile app. Recordings to transcripts to book; family memory hub broadcast to family members, into book, including recordings in person’s voice. See https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/expohall/remento.
    • Hunter Cannon, Product Manager of Ancestry.com, spoke about AI tools to preserve and enhance family artifacts. Ancestry app has photo and document scanner, image transcript.
    Third place:  Steve Little’s class on Learning to Use AI Tools: Taking Your Prompting Skills to the Next Level. He discussed the guiding principles for responsibly using AI for genealogy, the Jagged Frontier, using AI in routine genealogy work, and then use cases: transcribing audio and video files (Gemini); advanced voice assistant on the ChatGPT mobile app; custom prompts for ChatGPT4, Claude “Projects,” or Gemini “Gems;” Notebook LM; Interactive Environments (OpenAI “Canvas,” Anthropic “Artifacts”); Research Agents (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Perplexity).  I was surprised and honored to have my AI and Genealogy Compendium blog page highlighted during this class.

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    Ask AI: "What Are the Best Resources For Finding Family History Records For My German Ancestors In the 17th Through 19th Centuries?"

    The Artificial Intelligence tools (like ChatGPT4, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Meta, CoPilot, GenSpark, and Perplexity) can provide much useful and nearly instant information about subjects in a concise (or verbose) format, especially when they have been pre-trained on a large volume of information about the subjects.

    1)  I wondered if the FREE AI tools could provide me with information about the best resources for finding family history records of my German ancestors.

    Here is my prompt: "You are an expert genealogist on German research. What are the best resources for finding family history records for my German ancestors in the 17th through 19th centuries?"

    2)  The Grok 3  response to the request was:

    As an expert genealogist specializing in German research, I can guide you toward some of the best resources for tracing your German ancestors from the 17th through 19th centuries. German genealogy can be both rewarding and challenging due to the country’s complex history—shifting borders, regional differences, and the devastation of records during wars. Fortunately, many excellent resources exist to help you uncover your family history. Below, I’ll outline key sources, both online and offline, tailored to this time period.

    1. Church Records (Kirchenbücher)

    Why They’re Essential: Before civil registration began in Germany (1876 in most areas, earlier in some regions like Prussia), church records of baptisms, marriages, and burials were the primary source of vital information. These records often date back to the 17th century or earlier, depending on the parish.

    Where to Find Them:

    • Archion (archion.de): A subscription-based online database with digitized Protestant church records from various German regions. Coverage is growing, but it’s not yet comprehensive.
    • Matricula Online (data.matricula-online.eu): Free access to digitized Catholic church records, particularly strong for southern Germany, Austria, and parts of Poland.
    • Local Church Archives: Many records remain undigitized. Contact the parish or diocesan archive in your ancestors’ town or region. You’ll need to know their religion (Protestant, Catholic, or Jewish) and approximate location.
    • FamilySearch (familysearch.org): Offers free access to millions of microfilmed German church records. Search the catalog by town or parish name; some are digitized, others available via Family History Centers.

    2. Civil Registration Records (Standesamtsregister)

    Why They’re Useful: For the 19th century, civil records become available after mandatory registration was introduced (e.g., 1792 in areas under French control, 1876 across the German Empire). These include births, marriages, and deaths with detailed family information.

    Where to Find Them:

    • Local Standesamt (Civil Registry Office): Records less than 110 years old (births), 80 years (marriages), or 30 years (deaths) are typically held locally. Older records may be transferred to regional archives.
    • State Archives (Landesarchive): Each German state (e.g., Bavaria, Saxony) maintains archives with digitized or physical records. For example:
    • Bayern: Bayerisches Hauptstaatsarchiv (bayern.de)
    • Nordrhein-Westfalen: Landesarchiv NRW (archive.nrw.de)
    • Ancestry.com: A subscription service with a large collection of German civil records, especially for the 19th century.

    3. Census and Population Registers

    Why They Matter: While Germany didn’t conduct nationwide censuses like the U.S. or U.K., some regions maintained population lists or residency registers (Einwohnermeldekartei or Bürgerrollen).

    Where to Find Them:

    • State and Municipal Archives: Check the archive of the specific region your ancestors lived in. For example, Prussia’s 19th-century records are often at the Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz in Berlin.
    • FamilySearch: Some regional censuses (e.g., Mecklenburg 1819) are available.
    • MyHeritage: Offers some German residency records with a subscription.

    4. Military Records

    Why They’re Helpful: If your male ancestors served in the military (common in the 19th century, especially during the Napoleonic Wars or Prussian conscription), these records can provide birthplaces, physical descriptions, and family details.

    Where to Find Them:

    • Bundesarchiv (bundesarchiv.de): Germany’s federal archive holds military records, especially for the 19th century. Many Prussian records survived, though earlier ones are scarcer.
    • Regional Archives: Check the state archive of your ancestors’ area (e.g., Württemberg records in Stuttgart).
    • Ancestry.com: Includes some German military records.

    5. Emigration Records

    Why They’re Key: Many Germans emigrated during the 17th–19th centuries, especially to the U.S., Canada, or South America. These records often list origins and family members.

    Where to Find Them:

    • Hamburg Passenger Lists (staatsarchiv.hamburg.de): Hamburg was a major emigration port; records from 1850–1934 are digitized on Ancestry.com.
    • Bremen Passenger Lists: Partially destroyed, but surviving fragments are at the Bremen Chamber of Commerce or online via die-maus-bremen.de.
    • Germans to America Series: Books and databases covering 1850–1897, available through libraries or online.

    6. Jewish Records

    Why They’re Distinct: Jewish communities kept their own records, often in Hebrew or German, and these may differ from Christian parish records.

    Where to Find Them:

    • Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People (cahjp.huji.ac.il): Holds microfilmed records from German Jewish communities.
    • FamilySearch: Includes Jewish vital records for some regions.
    • JewishGen (jewishgen.org): Free database with German Jewish records and research tools.

    7. Local Histories and Ortsfamilienbücher

    Why They’re Valuable: Ortsfamilienbücher (local family books) compile genealogies for specific towns, often based on church and civil records, and can save you time.

    Where to Find Them:

    • CompGen (compgen.de): The German Genealogy Society’s site offers access to digitized Ortsfamilienbücher.
    • Local Libraries or Historical Societies: Check the town or region your ancestors came from.

    8. Online Portals and Communities

    • Genealogy.net (genealogy.net): A hub for German genealogy, including the GEDBAS database of user-submitted trees and the FOKO researcher contact list.
    • X Posts and Forums: Search X for posts about German genealogy (I can help with this if you’d like) or join groups like “German Genealogy” on platforms like Facebook.
    • Ahnenforschung.net: A German-language forum for connecting with researchers.

    Practical Tips

    • Identify the Exact Location: German records are hyper-local. Pinpoint your ancestors’ village or town using old maps (e.g., Meyers Gazetteer online at meyersgaz.org) and note historical border changes (e.g., Prussia vs. Bavaria).
    • Learn Basic German Terms: Words like Taufe (baptism), Heirat (marriage), and Tod (death) will help you navigate records.
    • Hire a Local Expert: If records aren’t digitized, a genealogist in Germany can access archives for you.

    Would you like me to search X or the web for specific resources related to a particular region or family name you’re researching? Alternatively, I can dive deeper into any of these options—let me know what you need!

    3)  This appears to be a good start!  I know very little about German resources, and don't speak or read German, so I would be interested in the accuracy and completeness of the information above.  The FamilySearch Wiki could be used to compare information.

    I could ask more questions about a specific region or a specific record type. 

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    My blog posts, and those of other genealogists, using Artificial Intelligence tools are on my AI and Genealogy Compendium page.

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    Added and Updated FamilySearch Historical Record Collections - Week of 1 to 7 March 2025

      Each week, genealogy record collections are added and updated to FamilySearch and listed on the Historical Record Collection list at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list.

    As of 28 February 2025, there are 3,418 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase  of 0 from last week) if you are signed into FamilySearch.

    The added, deleted, new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch (not signed in!) are:

    --- Collections Added   ---

    *  Ireland, Dog License Registrations, 1810-1926   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000212); 7,358,408 indexed records with 138,913 record images, ADDED 07-Jan-2025

    --- Collections Updated ---

    Alabama, County Birth Registers, 1881-1939      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3335352); 264,765 indexed records with 48,659 record images (was 264,765 records with 48,659 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Alaska, State Archives (Juneau), Coroner's Inquests, 1898-1969  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3161312); 2,332 indexed records with 2,224 record images (was 2,332 records with 2,224 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Argentina, Catamarca, Civil Registration, 1888-2001     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4328763); 56,091 indexed records with 189,500 record images (was 56,091 records with 189,500 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Argentina, Chaco, Civil Registration, 1889-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450393); 205,557 indexed records with 204,898 record images (was 205,535 records with 204,877 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Argentina, Córdoba, Catholic Church Records, 1557-1974  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974182); 1,004,188 indexed records with 419,985 record images (was 1,004,188 records with 419,985 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025

    Argentina, Entre Ríos, Catholic Church Records, 1764-2011       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974185); 540,405 indexed records with 235,772 record images (was 540,395 records with 235,772 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Argentina, Entre Ríos, Civil Registration, 1833-1965    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3006904); 779,476 indexed records with 549,003 record images (was 779,476 records with 549,003 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Argentina, Jujuy, Catholic Church Records, 1662-1975    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974186); 180,783 indexed records with 69,981 record images (was 180,783 records with 69,981 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Argentina, Jujuy, Civil Registration, 1888-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4489444); 15,753 indexed records with 27,655 record images (was 15,751 records with 27,651 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Argentina, Salta, Catholic Church Records, 1634-1972    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974193); 358,054 indexed records with 144,293 record images (was 358,054 records with 144,293 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025

    Argentina, Salta, Civil Registration, 1880-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3006885); 588,214 indexed records with 537,695 record images (was 588,214 records with 537,695 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Argentina, San Juan, Catholic Church Records, 1655-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974194); 206,195 indexed records with 83,087 record images (was 206,195 records with 83,087 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Argentina, Santiago del Estero, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1961      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974197); 173,119 indexed records with 102,368 record images (was 173,038 records with 102,368 images), UPDATED 06-Mar-2025
    Argentina, Tucumán, Catholic Church Records, 1727-1955  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974199); 661,665 indexed records with 184,969 record images (was 661,665 records with 184,969 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1940      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3740251); 362,065 indexed records with 361,510 record images (was 360,490 records with 359,937 images), UPDATED 07-Mar-2025

    Aruba, Civil Registration, 1823-2004    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4285043); 27,538 indexed records with 13,031 record images (was 27,524 records with 12,562 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482191); 303,675 indexed records with 6,411,594 record images (was 303,525 records with 6,411,594 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138511); 931,076 indexed records with 372,768 record images (was 930,989 records with 372,768 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Bolivia, Catholic Church Records, 1566-2020     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,844,663 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,826,967 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 07-Mar-2025
    Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820768); 1,327,385 indexed records with 208,783 record images (was 1,327,346 records with 208,765 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025

    Brazil, Bahia, Civil Registration, 1877-2021    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3694028); 279,484 indexed records with 270,262 record images (was 279,484 records with 270,262 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Brazil, Cemetery Records, 1799-2024     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2137269); 1,448,964 indexed records with 150,972 record images (was 1,446,137 records with 150,972 images), UPDATED 07-Mar-2025
    Brazil, Foreigner Files, 1653-2022      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000160); 1,625,180 indexed records with 2,124,711 record images (was 1,513,238 records with 1,845,140 images), UPDATED 07-Mar-2025
    Brazil, Mato Grosso, Catholic Church Records, 1872-1932 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000070); 2,674 indexed records with 970 record images (was 2,674 records with 970 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Brazil, Mato Grosso, Civil Registration, 1845-2014      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001286); Index only (835 records), no images (was 835 records with 0 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1820-2021     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 971,056 indexed records with 404,050 record images (was 970,800 records with 403,925 images), UPDATED 06-Mar-2025

    Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-2017   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 3,197,148 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 3,196,980 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-2013     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 639,760 indexed records with 185,215 record images (was 638,795 records with 184,910 images), UPDATED 07-Mar-2025
    Brazil, Piauí, Church Records, 1767-2019        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4382070); 44,636 indexed records with 65,276 record images (was 44,636 records with 65,276 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1810-2022        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,845,495 indexed records with 933,552 record images (was 1,845,447 records with 933,529 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1804-2013   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,992,440 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,992,382 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025

    Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 767,957 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 767,935 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 1,497,015 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 1,496,821 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Brazil, São Paulo, Civil Registration, 1925-2023        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2765317); 17,988,348 indexed records with 21,090,537 record images (was 17,988,348 records with 21,090,537 images), UPDATED 06-Mar-2025
    California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001287); 6,523,388 indexed records with 2,841,076 record images (was 6,523,388 records with 2,841,076 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    California, Lassen County, State Board of Health, Burial Permits, 1931-1988     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3241369); 8,957 indexed records with 8,920 record images (was 8,957 records with 8,920 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025

    California, Los Angeles, Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery/Crematory Records, 1884-2002 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3583819); 372,026 indexed records with 193,681 record images (was 372,026 records with 193,681 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    California, Los Angeles, Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Deceased Card File Index, 1877-1989  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3259479); 89,433 indexed records with 89,264 record images (was 89,433 records with 89,264 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    California, San Francisco, Area Funeral Home Records, 1835-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1385518); 162,362 indexed records with 193,721 record images (was 162,362 records with 193,721 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    California, Walnut Creek, Oak Hills Park Chapel, Funeral Records, 1962-2018     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000260); 45,877 indexed records with 44,460 record images (was 45,877 records with 44,460 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Canada, Nova Scotia, Delayed Births, 1837-1907  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2241429); 117,044 indexed records with 70,782 record images (was 117,044 records with 70,782 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025

    Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 8,834,907 indexed records with 1,129,378 record images (was 8,834,530 records with 1,129,329 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Chile, Cemetery Records, 1701-2021      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1428897); 5,769,065 indexed records with 3,675,058 record images (was 5,678,336 records with 3,675,058 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Chile, Civil Registration, 1880-1933    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1630787); 4,629,556 indexed records with 1,623,199 record images (was 4,629,556 records with 1,623,199 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Colombia, Bogotá, Burial Permits, 1938-1995     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3212241); 231,067 indexed records with 212,782 record images (was 231,067 records with 212,782 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2019    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 29,510,669 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 28,627,853 records with 12,625,649 images), UPDATED 07-Mar-2025

    Colombia, Civil Registration, 1553-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469480); 769,363 indexed records with 893,271 record images (was 769,328 records with 893,240 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Colombia, Costa, Church Records, 1778-2019      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469405); 104,910 indexed records with 42,773 record images (was 104,910 records with 42,773 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Colombia, Migration Records, 1885-2014  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000159); 6,522,119 indexed records with 6,235,940 record images (was 4,448,661 records with 4,228,857 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Connecticut, County Coroner's Records, 1883-1934        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000080); 76,296 indexed records with 44,583 record images (was 76,296 records with 44,583 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-2022  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 7,027,777 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 5,170,984 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 07-Mar-2025

    Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-2023       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925429); 6,209,998 indexed records with 404,718 record images (was 6,209,998 records with 404,718 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Cuba, Church Records, 1584-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4375851); 278,197 indexed records with 47,062 record images (was 278,197 records with 47,062 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Delaware, Vital Record Index Cards, 1680-1934   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922410); 135,150 indexed records with 134,797 record images (was 135,150 records with 134,797 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-2022  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 2,300,813 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 2,300,779 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Ecuador, Cemetery Records, 1862-2020    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3755446); 992,024 indexed records with 367,625 record images (was 992,024 records with 367,625 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025

    El Salvador, Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582); 3,185,143 indexed records with 592,191 record images (was 3,185,073 records with 592,191 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    England, Cumberland Parish Registers, 1538-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2340274); 524,868 indexed records with 32,132 record images (was 524,813 records with 32,130 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    England, Essex, Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3584542); 179,770 indexed records with 18,153 record images (was 179,770 records with 18,153 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    England, Herefordshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155913); 1,608,355 indexed records with 127,447 record images (was 1,608,355 records with 127,447 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    England, Hertfordshire, Marriage Bonds, 1682-1837       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149578); 9,400 indexed records with 9,386 record images (was 9,400 records with 9,386 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025

    England, Lancashire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1746-1799  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149574); 46,104 indexed records with 46,082 record images (was 46,104 records with 46,082 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    England, Lincolnshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1574-1885        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149576); 135,992 indexed records with 77,307 record images (was 135,992 records with 77,307 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    England, Northumberland, Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1974       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648677); 451,841 indexed records with 48,186 record images (was 451,841 records with 48,186 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    England, Oxfordshire, Parish Registers 1538-1904        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3293406); 103,707 indexed records with 6,309 record images (was 103,707 records with 6,309 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    England, Surrey, Marriages Bonds and Licenses, 1536-1992        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4147975); 5,422 indexed records with 6,599 record images (was 5,422 records with 6,599 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025

    England, Yorkshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1613-1887   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477664); 322,926 indexed records with 316,526 record images (was 322,926 records with 316,526 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Florida, Deaths, 1877-1939      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1595003); 512,292 indexed records with 482,689 record images (was 512,292 records with 482,689 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Florida, Divorce, 1927-1950     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4475257); 267,322 indexed records with 267,136 record images (was 267,322 records with 267,136 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Florida, Funeral Home Records, 1887-1971        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000003); 53,469 indexed records with 31,260 record images (was 53,468 records with 31,259 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549721); 136,915 indexed records with 494,322 record images (was 136,915 records with 494,322 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025

    Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000010); 271,083 indexed records with 251,447 record images (was 268,896 records with 249,610 images), UPDATED 07-Mar-2025
    Gibraltar, Church Records, 1697-1991    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4453925); 60,014 indexed records with 6,489 record images (was 59,871 records with 6,478 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1873-2008  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2102016); 1,064,566 indexed records with 17,770 record images (was 1,064,566 records with 17,770 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Guatemala, Baja Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-2008  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2106095); 330,395 indexed records with 24,503 record images (was 330,395 records with 24,503 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2009    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790265); 506,590 indexed records with 391,934 record images (was 506,584 records with 392,002 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025

    Guatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration, 1877-2007   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451040); 255,786 indexed records with 103,502 record images (was 255,786 records with 103,502 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1874-2008     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150); 4,687,980 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 4,687,970 records with 1,486 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-2008        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443319); 430,766 indexed records with 9,848 record images (was 430,766 records with 9,848 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Guatemala, Quiché, Civil Registration, 1877-2009        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274794); 1,064,695 indexed records with 70,397 record images (was 1,064,695 records with 70,397 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Haiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279947); 237,381 indexed records with 42,165 record images (was 237,381 records with 42,165 images), UPDATED 07-Mar-2025

    Hawaii, Board of Health, Marriage Record Indexes, 1909-1989     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463469); 823,318 indexed records with 289,701 record images (was 823,318 records with 289,701 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Honduras, Catholic Church Records, 1633-1978    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823595); 1,878,124 indexed records with 425,330 record images (was 1,878,082 records with 425,330 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Honduras, Civil Registration, 1841-1968 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2135627); 581,219 indexed records with 337,976 record images (was 581,218 records with 337,976 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Idaho, Jefferson Star, County Cemetery Records, 1800-2000       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733439); 127,885 indexed records with 90,639 record images (was 127,885 records with 90,639 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Illinois, Adams, Quincy, Greenmount Cemetery Records, 1875-1985 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741254); 82,686 indexed records with 31,421 record images (was 82,686 records with 31,421 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025

    Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1463134); Index only (7,278,195 records), no images (was 7,278,195 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1953    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1462519); Index only (3,396,808 records), no images (was 3,396,808 records with 0 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Iowa, Births and Stillbirths, 1921-1947 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2849548); 783,711 indexed records with 781,551 record images (was 783,563 records with 781,403 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 8,869,525 indexed records with 300,659 record images (was 8,629,838 records with 304,656 images), UPDATED 07-Mar-2025
    Italy, Bari, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1908      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968511); 604,492 indexed records with 2,870,392 record images (was 604,492 records with 2,870,392 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Italy, Benevento, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1810-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2475030); 488,028 indexed records with 1,827,400 record images (was 488,028 records with 1,827,400 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025

    Italy, Cagliari, Cagliari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1934    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043426); 70,887 indexed records with 1,791,108 record images (was 70,887 records with 1,791,108 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Italy, Catania, Diocesi di Acireale, Catholic Church Records, 1560-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016233); Browse 283,415 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 283,415 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Italy, Oristano, Oristano, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1941    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947719); 132,382 indexed records with 342,194 record images (was 132,382 records with 342,194 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Italy, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043809); 449,279 indexed records with 628,744 record images (was 449,279 records with 628,744 images), UPDATED 05-Mar-2025
    Italy, Verona, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1630-1946    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016225); Browse 2,976,910 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 2,976,910 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025

    Italy, Vicenza, Bassano del Grappa, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1871-1942       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2141952); 186,389 indexed records with 1,637,660 record images (was 186,389 records with 1,637,660 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Kansas, Riley County, Sunset Cemetery, Burial Index Cards, 1856-1998    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3740403); 13,321 indexed records with 13,195 record images (was 13,321 records with 13,195 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Kiribati, Vital Records, 1890-1991      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3756784); 171,460 indexed records with 27,987 record images (was 171,460 records with 27,987 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Louisiana, Orleans, Birth Records, 1819-1915    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3326847); 271,577 indexed records with 127,658 record images (was 271,577 records with 127,658 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Louisiana, Orleans, Vital Records, 1900-1965    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1929995); 181,864 indexed records with 54,869 record images (was 181,864 records with 54,869 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025

    Louisiana, State Museum Historical Center, Cemetery Records, 1805-1944  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4234528); 224,024 indexed records with 207,659 record images (was 224,024 records with 207,659 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1638-1927   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928860); 11,841,201 indexed records with 742,594 record images (was 11,841,149 records with 742,594 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Mexico, Coahuila, Catholic Church Records, 1627-1978    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1502401); 1,594,828 indexed records with 393,502 record images (was 1,594,828 records with 393,502 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883388); 6,250,923 indexed records with 5,283,986 record images (was 6,250,790 records with 5,283,986 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-2009      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 9,069,860 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 9,069,532 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025

    Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 3,040,420 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 3,040,370 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Mexico, Zacatecas, Civil Registration, 1857-2001        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1916240); 3,258,227 indexed records with 1,371,091 record images (was 3,258,227 records with 1,371,091 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Michigan, Civil War Centennial Observance Commission, Committee on Civil War Grave Registration, Burial Records (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3246416); 86,219 indexed records with 66,686 record images (was 86,219 records with 66,686 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Michigan, Saginaw County, Biographical Card File, ca. 1830-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733440); 22,363 indexed records with 21,339 record images (was 22,363 records with 21,339 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Micronesia, Civil Registration, 1883-1986       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761211); 127,520 indexed records with 126,964 record images (was 127,520 records with 126,964 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025

    Minnesota, Olmsted County, Oakwood Cemetery Records, 1863-1998  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3740257); 31,571 indexed records with 16,612 record images (was 31,571 records with 16,612 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Minnesota, Veterans Grave Registration Reports, 1930-1975       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4489446); 71,383 indexed records with 70,020 record images (was 71,382 records with 70,020 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Minnesota, Waseca County Historical Society, Burial Cards, ca.1860-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3744865); 10,352 indexed records with 10,282 record images (was 10,352 records with 10,267 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Mississippi, County Marriages, 1818-1979        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477669); 1,751,492 indexed records with 562,579 record images (was 1,751,492 records with 562,579 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Namibia, Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1904-2010       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2365261); 142,485 indexed records with 17,342 record images (was 142,355 records with 17,342 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025

    Nebraska, Lancaster County, Fairview Cemetery, Burial Records, 1864-1999        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3748249); 6,271 indexed records with 6,238 record images (was 6,271 records with 6,238 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1739-1951       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2020117); 1,981,263 indexed records with 6,635,049 record images (was 1,981,263 records with 6,635,049 images), UPDATED 07-Mar-2025
    New Jersey, Essex County, Superintendent of Soldiers' Burials, 1776-1979        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3235409); 37,452 indexed records with 31,813 record images (was 37,452 records with 31,813 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Nicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-2014   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494432); 825,758 indexed records with 86,119 record images (was 825,758 records with 86,119 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Nicaragua, Civil Registration, 1809-2014        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1601210); 2,655,067 indexed records with 2,591,542 record images (was 2,655,067 records with 2,591,542 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025

    Niue, Vital Records, 1818-1994  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733116); 40,812 indexed records with 30,612 record images (was 40,812 records with 30,612 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1923       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477667); 865,106 indexed records with 863,014 record images (was 865,106 records with 863,014 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    North Carolina, Wake County, Death Records, 1900-1909   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949206); 4,291 indexed records with 4,272 record images (was 4,291 records with 4,272 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000024); 221,854 indexed records with 221,646 record images (was 221,468 records with 221,261 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Ohio, Summit County, Coroner Inquests, Hospital and Cemetery Records, 1882-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1985540); 11,863 indexed records with 12,047 record images (was 11,863 records with 12,047 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025

    Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Rose Hill Burial Park, Interment cards, 1917-1982    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3259481); 55,657 indexed records with 28,617 record images (was 55,657 records with 28,617 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Oregon Death Index, 1971-2008   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479712); 1,063,115 indexed records with 33,155 record images (was 1,063,054 records with 33,153 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Papua New Guinea, Birth Records, 1888-2004      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3757740); 78,504 indexed records with 47,912 record images (was 78,507 records with 47,912 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Papua New Guinea, Vital Records, 1867-2000      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114430); 495,570 indexed records with 421,485 record images (was 495,571 records with 421,482 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Paraguay, Asunción, Cemetery Records, 1842-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2026205); 242,717 indexed records with 66,809 record images (was 242,717 records with 66,809 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025

    Paraguay, Cemetery Records, 1917-2012   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000254); 16,632 indexed records with 16,596 record images (was 16,632 records with 16,596 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Paraguay, Civil Registration, 1842-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000049); 7,544 indexed records with 9,434 record images (was 7,526 records with 9,416 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Pennsylvania, Berks County, Reading, Charles Evans Cemetery and Crematory Burial Records, 1887-1979     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3241365); 106,360 indexed records with 87,448 record images (was 106,360 records with 87,448 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Pennsylvania, Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3743478); 807,554 indexed records with 122,268 record images (was 807,554 records with 122,268 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1775-1991       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1589502); 3,618,270 indexed records with 1,789,697 record images (was 3,618,199 records with 1,789,697 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025

    Peru, Amazonas, Civil Registration, 1890-2010   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999173); 201,186 indexed records with 254,406 record images (was 201,186 records with 254,406 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Peru, Apurímac, Civil Registration, 1909-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4166195); 508,014 indexed records with 501,753 record images (was 508,014 records with 501,753 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Peru, Arequipa, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4447275); 239,346 indexed records with 465,320 record images (was 239,346 records with 464,305 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Peru, Arequipa, Civil Registration, 1860-2017   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2224533); 92,648 indexed records with 24,048 record images (was 92,647 records with 24,048 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Peru, Ayacucho, Civil Registration, 1903-2000   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460906); 580,817 indexed records with 575,259 record images (was 580,817 records with 575,259 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025

    Peru, Cajamarca, Civil Registration, 1938-2015  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046777); 31,978 indexed records with 34,017 record images (was 31,978 records with 34,017 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1556-2023        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 23,173,582 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 23,173,090 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Peru, Cemetery Records, 1912-2013       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3163400); 244,705 indexed records with 37,993 record images (was 244,705 records with 37,993 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Peru, Cusco, Civil Registration, 1889-1997      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1987564); 951,086 indexed records with 942,817 record images (was 951,086 records with 942,817 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Peru, Diocese of Huaraz, Catholic Church Records, 1641-2016     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787829); 1,226,675 indexed records with 284,473 record images (was 1,226,675 records with 284,473 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025

    Peru, Huánuco, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4439346); 71,231 indexed records with 69,498 record images (was 71,219 records with 69,466 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Peru, Huánuco, Civil Registration, 1888-2002    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1983330); 733,136 indexed records with 708,628 record images (was 733,136 records with 708,628 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Peru, Junín, Civil Registration, 1881-2005      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114428); 1,564,546 indexed records with 1,116,809 record images (was 1,564,546 records with 1,116,809 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Peru, Lima, Civil Registration, 1683-1998       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1430936); 5,786,048 indexed records with 4,403,080 record images (was 5,786,048 records with 4,403,080 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Peru, Moquegua, Civil Registration, 1850-1996   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2515814); 22,931 indexed records with 23,535 record images (was 22,931 records with 23,535 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025

    Peru, Pasco, Civil Registration, 1891-1998      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3755355); 125,738 indexed records with 125,399 record images (was 125,738 records with 125,399 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Peru, Piura, Civil Registration, 1874-1999      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733437); 1,624,549 indexed records with 1,611,681 record images (was 1,624,549 records with 1,611,681 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Peru, Prelature of Yauyos-Cañete-Huarochirí, Catholic Church Records, 1665-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460240); 586,070 indexed records with 291,420 record images (was 586,069 records with 291,420 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Peru, Puno, Civil Registration, 1890-2005       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1979428); 1,376,926 indexed records with 1,509,870 record images (was 1,376,927 records with 1,509,870 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Peru, San Martín, Civil Registration, 1850-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2306525); 472,721 indexed records with 249,700 record images (was 472,721 records with 249,700 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025

    Peru, Tacna, Civil Registration, 1850-1998      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2305287); 230,301 indexed records with 253,910 record images (was 230,301 records with 253,910 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Philippines Civil Registration (National), 1945-1996    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1852584); 
    4,720,425 indexed records with 20,274,621 record images (was 4,613,589 records with 20,274,621 images), UPDATED 07-Mar-2025
    Portugal, Faro, Civil Registration, 1880-1920   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4122681); 30,362 indexed records with 19,849 record images (was 30,309 records with 18,509 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,339,805 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,339,704 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2002      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1682798); 5,094,049 indexed records with 4,581,756 record images (was 5,094,049 records with 4,581,756 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025

    Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 563,045 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 563,006 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4016424); 91,826 indexed records with 437,094 record images (was 91,826 records with 437,094 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Sierra Leone, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1854-2022   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000423); 102,963 indexed records with 101,840 record images (was 102,963 records with 101,840 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1779109); 3,135,285 indexed records with 2,216,270 record images (was 3,135,285 records with 2,216,270 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468076); 2,214,800 indexed records with 355,318 record images (was 2,214,800 records with 355,318 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025

    South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1953-1967       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3732506); 1,221,606 indexed records with 1,226,717 record images (was 1,221,606 records with 1,226,717 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821281); 2,699,587 indexed records with 2,692,226 record images (was 2,699,587 records with 2,692,226 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3511741); 642,125 indexed records with 902,019 record images (was 642,125 records with 902,019 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    South Africa, Natal, Civil Deaths, 1863-1955    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2721608); 338,278 indexed records with 299,215 record images (was 338,278 records with 299,215 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    South Africa, Orange Free State, Civil Death Registration, 1902-1954    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3732502); 208,955 indexed records with 208,207 record images (was 208,955 records with 208,207 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025

    South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-2011    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4319131); 988,273 indexed records with 348,416 record images (was 988,208 records with 348,414 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    South Dakota, Veteran Graves Registration Records, 1903-1942    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3246420); 17,007 indexed records with 11,443 record images (was 17,007 records with 11,443 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Board of Health Death Records, 1848-1913     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460987); 107,258 indexed records with 46,422 record images (was 107,258 records with 46,422 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio Cemetery Records, 1893-2007    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1828544); 59,251 indexed records with 38,892 record images (was 59,251 records with 38,892 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Texas, Dallas County, Oakland Cemetery Interment Cards, 1891-1999       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3656813); 79,871 indexed records with 35,286 record images (was 79,871 records with 35,286 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025

    Texas, Hardin County, Marriage Records, 1837-2009       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3502089); 56,685 indexed records with 44,091 record images (was 56,685 records with 44,091 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Texas, Harrison County Delayed Birth Records, 1860-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460988); 6,306 indexed records with 6,302 record images (was 6,306 records with 6,302 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    United States, Deceased Physician File (AMA), 1864-1968 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2061540); 915,289 indexed records with 707,724 record images (was 915,289 records with 707,724 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968530); 32,588,307 indexed records with 24,999,338 record images (was 32,580,666 records with 24,999,338 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Uruguay, Civil Registration, 1879-2020  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (1,871,819 records), no images (was 1,794,709 records with 0 images), UPDATED 07-Mar-2025

    Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803977); 454,116 indexed records with 124,465 record images (was 454,116 records with 124,465 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Vanuatu, Vital Records, 1900-2001       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734433); 162,874 indexed records with 157,900 record images (was 162,874 records with 157,900 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Venezuela, Archdiocese of Barquisimeto, Catholic Church Records, 1634-2018      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2373794); 154,012 indexed records with 64,284 record images (was 154,012 records with 64,284 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 349,510 indexed records with 130,866 record images (was 349,413 records with 130,836 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Venezuela, Archdiocese of Mérida, Catholic Church Records, 1654-2015    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417520); 1,446,456 indexed records with 1,157,611 record images (was 1,446,456 records with 1,157,611 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025

    Venezuela, Civil Registration, 1843-2021        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 1,414,621 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 1,344,815 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 07-Mar-2025
    Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000046); 1,949,556 indexed records with 42,508 record images (was 1,949,410 records with 42,506 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2134304); 795,975 indexed records with 2,733 record images (was 795,975 records with 2,733 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1912      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149585); 1,870,509 indexed records with 96,230 record images (was 1,870,433 records with 96,230 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025
    Washington, County Divorce Records, 1852-1950   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1930340); 78,800 indexed records with 127,147 record images (was 78,800 records with 127,147 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025

    Washington, King, Seattle, Passenger Lists, 1890-1957   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1916081); 1,196,059 indexed records with 366,615 record images (was 1,196,055 records with 366,615 images), UPDATED 05-Mar-2025
    Zambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1908-2019        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736255); 998,952 indexed records with 183,639 record images (was 994,281 records with 182,084 images), UPDATED 07-Mar-2025
    Zimbabwe, Diocese of Chinhoyi, Catholic Church Records, 1941-2022       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000107); 581 indexed records with 12,190 record images (was 581 records with 12,182 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Zimbabwe, Diocese of Gweru, Catholic Church Records, 1904-2022  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000102); 590 indexed records with 23,712 record images (was 590 records with 23,690 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025
    Zimbabwe, Diocese of Hwange, Catholic Church Records, 1924-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000103); 7,577 indexed records with 20,938 record images (was 7,577 records with 20,938 images), UPDATED 03-Mar-2025

    Zimbabwe, Diocese of Mutare, Catholic Church Records, 1898-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000105); 12,438 indexed records with 38,407 record images (was 12,438 records with 38,393 images), UPDATED 04-Mar-2025

    --- Collections with new images ---

    Argentina, Buenos Aires, Civil Registration, 1861-2018  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000041); 1 indexed records with 106,712 record images (was 1 records with 106,707 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
    Argentina, Military Records, 1911-1936  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000280); 1 indexed records with 1,042,211 record images (was 1 records with 1,042,205 images), last updated 31-Oct-2024
    Brazil, Alagoas, Civil Registration, 1876-2023  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469403); 1 indexed records with 208,848 record images (was 1 records with 207,972 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
    Brazil, Maranhão, Civil Registration, 1827-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469402); 1 indexed records with 136,964 record images (was 1 records with 136,864 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
    Canada, Census, 1931    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000196); 2,466,494 indexed records with 2,462,360 record images (was 2,466,494 records with 2,462,359 images), last updated 16-Jun-2024

    England and Wales, Census, 1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1921547); 36,354,828 indexed records with 8,516,802 record images (was 36,354,828 records with 8,516,801 images), last updated 01-Aug-2019
    Hawaii, Probate Packet Records, 1814-1917       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463463); 72,896 indexed records with 70,627 record images (was 72,896 records with 66,439 images), last updated 10-Jan-2025
    Iceland, Church Census, 1744-1965       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2697871); 1,880,486 indexed records with 49,549 record images (was 1,880,486 records with 49,256 images), last updated 19-Feb-2025
    Idaho, Bingham, County Records, 1885-1948       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2841010); 200,799 indexed records with 10,099 record images (was 200,799 records with 6,983 images), last updated 19-Dec-2024
    Norway, Oslo, Census, 1912      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4445453); 41,218 indexed records with 8,996 record images (was 41,218 records with 7,409 images), last updated 15-Jan-2025
    Philippines, Church Census, 1542-1980   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000216); 3,301,396 indexed records with 74,044 record images (was 3,301,396 records with 65,316 images), last updated 27-Jan-2025

    Puerto Rico, San Juan, Cemetery Records, 1888-1988      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4376727); 182,749 indexed records with 85,360 record images (was 182,749 records with 85,119 images), last updated 13-Jun-2024
    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3714676); 1,287,067 indexed records with 88,115 record images (was 1,287,067 records with 88,066 images), last updated 22-Jan-2025
    United Kingdom, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1890-1960     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4229516); 24,113,046 indexed records with 44,734 record images (was 24,113,046 records with 30,313 images), last updated 20-Oct-2021
    United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3754697); 64,961,936 indexed records with 952,229 record images (was 64,961,936 records with 939,148 images), last updated 20-Dec-2024
    United States, Census, 1950     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464515); 52,785,233 indexed records with 52,636,958 record images (was 52,785,233 records with 52,636,621 images), last updated 16-Jun-2024

    Virginia, Wills and Deeds, ca. 1700s-2017       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3158846); 1 indexed records with 3,239 record images (was 1 records with 2,643 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
    Wales, Caernarvonshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075045); 271,419 indexed records with 29,167 record images (was 271,419 records with 29,157 images), last updated 07-Oct-2024

    --- Collections with images removed ---

    Florida, Spanish Land Grants, 1763-1821 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761954); 932 indexed records with 911 record images (was 932 records with 932 images), last updated 06-Jun-2017
    Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Population Registers     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821274); 20,361,614 indexed records with 20,235,498 record images (was 20,361,614 records with 20,361,614 images), last updated 22-Feb-2018

    --- Collections with new records ---

    England Marriages, 1538–1973    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473015); Index only (11,801,038 records), no images (was 11,774,857 records with 0 images), last updated 28-Jan-2025
    England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473014); Index only (45,730,552 records), no images (was 45,633,928 records with 0 images), last updated 28-Jan-2025
    England, Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473016); Index only (14,518,428 records), no images (was 14,511,339 records with 0 images), last updated 28-Jan-2025
    Ireland, Petty Sessions Court Registers, 1828-1912      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2487287); 21,832,352 indexed records with 1 record images (was 850,935 records with 1 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
    Zimbabwe Death Notices, 1904-1976       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1838530); 12,349 indexed records with 328,546 record images (was 0 records with 328,546 images), last updated 17-Nov-2024

    Zimbabwe, Death Registers, 1890-1977; Index to Death Register, 1892-1977        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837900); 320,653 indexed records with 74,045 record images (was 0 records with 74,045 images), last updated 17-Nov-2024

    --- Collections with records removed ---

    North Carolina, Birth Index, 1800-2000  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949336); Index only (6,957,258 records), no images (was 6,957,259 records with 0 images), last updated 12-Dec-2011
    North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2848682); 7,840,339 indexed records with 278,589 record images (was 7,840,340 records with 278,589 images), last updated 24-Oct-2024
    United States, Public Records, 1970-2009        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,605,788 records), no images (was 875,605,793 records with 0 images), last updated 24-Jan-2025
    United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000290); Index only (413,872,541 records), no images (was 413,872,542 records with 0 images), last updated 22-Jun-2024
    Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-2008       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075288); 1,974,171 indexed records with 1,162,117 record images (was 1,974,172 records with 1,162,117 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024

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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!

    Marshall notes that there are:

    *  0 removed entries
    *  1 added entries 
    *  198 updated entries
    *  31 entries with more or fewer images and/or records

    The FamilySearch website says there are 3418 total entries on the list (without signing in). Marshall's list says there are 3418 (without signing in).  They are in-sync.

    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 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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