Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Ancestral Home Description

 Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: 

 It's Saturday Night again - 

Time for some more Genealogy Fun!!

Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible! music) is to:

1)  Do you recall the layout of one of your family homes (a parent's home, a grandparent's home, your first home with your spouse/SO, etc.)?  Can you estimate the size of the house and the size of the rooms?  What features were in each room?  Can you draw the floor plan, showing doors, windows, etc.?

2)  Tell us about your selected family home in a blog post of your own, in a comment to this blog post, or in a Facebook comment.

Here's mine:

I did this for the house I grew up in at 2119 30th Street, the upper floor of a two-story house (shown below in 1929):

From Google Maps, I estimate that the house is about 44 feet wide, 64 feet long, and 25 feet high.

Here is the description of the rooms as I recall them:

The home was an upstairs apartment. On the northwest corner of the house were six steps of an open staircase into a covered staircase with ten steps to the front door, and three steps to the entry room. The entry room served as my father's office and had a wall heater. It opened to the living room, master bedroom and dining room.

The living room was on the west side of the house and there were two couches, a TV set, a table, a central coffee table with magazines and decorations. The TV set was opposite the west wall. There was a "cubbyhole" over the front staircase where we usually had the Christmas tree.

The sun room was on the southwest corner of the house, and had a view south down 30th Street a few blocks, southwest to downtown and beyond, and west to the block across 30th street. My mother did some artwork (watercolor painting and copper enameling with a kiln) there in the 1950s until late 1955. When Scott was born, Stan and I moved into the sun room. My father built a long desk along the inside wall, and a standing closet. After Randy and Stan moved out in the late 1960s, Betty reclaimed the sun room and would do her copper enameling art and read books, while sipping sherry before fixing dinner.

The master bedroom was on the south side of the house and opened to the sun room, the office, the back bedroom, and the hallway. The room had a standard double bed, a really large closet, dresser drawers and nightstands with lights.

The back bedroom in the southeast corner of the house was Stan and Randy’s bedroom until Scott came along in 1955, and Scott then had the back bedroom.. There were bunk beds, a closet, and a desk for our homework and hobbies.

The hallway connected to the back bedroom, the master bedroom, the bathroom and the dining room. The hallway had a utility closet on one end and cabinets with shelving for towels and sheets. The bathroom was on the east side of the house and had a toilet and a bathtub.

The dining room was on the north side of the house, had a large bookcase with encyclopedias, reference books and fiction books, a serving table and a large oval dining table with chairs. It connected to the office and to the hallway and the kitchen.

The kitchen was on the northeast corner of the house and had a stove, an ice box, a sink, a washtub, limited storage space, and a work table.

The kitchen opened to a back porch that had the back staircase on the north side of the house down to the ground (20 steps) along the north side of the house (until about 1952 when it was torn down and rebuilt on the east side of the house. The clothes line from the back porch went over to the Fern Street house to the east and was used to dry clothes.

Here is the rough sketch made from memory and scaling the Google Satellite View Map:

The rooms are:

E = Entry

LR = living room

Sun = sun room

MBR = Master bedroom

2BR = Second bedroom

H = hallway

B = bathroom

DR = dining room

K = Kitchen

I spent two hours figuring that out and all I got was a lousy sketch.  The cross-hatch area are stairs. I tried to put windows in and doorways in but they are only approximate.  The whole sketch is approximate.  

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"Voices From the Past" - An AI-Assisted Poem and Song

 I can't resist writing another poem and song about my own genealogy and family history research.  

I was thinking about my ancestors and what they mean to me - why am I so entranced by them?  They were unique human beings with family relationships, with emotions, with successes and failures, with admirable and flawed attributes, etc.  Then I wondered what they might think about my research and my genealogical sketches and biographies.  

So a poem and song were born using artificial intelligence (because I am not creative enough to be Shakespeare or Longfellow or Poe, or even Julia A. Moore).

My prompt for Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 was:  "I'm Randy, a genealogist, and have traced my ancestry back to before 1600 in many lines. My ancestors have many names - they call to me and want their stories told. They were all hard-working and responsible people who lived their lives the best they could - farmers, weavers, carpenters, combmakers, a cooper, a blacksmith, a rancher, an innkeeper, a minister, and raised families. Please write a heartfelt poem from my ancestors to me, asking that their stories be told."

Claude wrote this poem to me:

Voices from the Past

*Randy, our descendant, hear our call—*

We are the hands that worked the earth,
The voices that sang lullabies in lamplight,
The hearts that beat through harvest moons
And winter storms that tested faith.

From furrows deep and looms that sang,
From forge fires bright and chapel bells,
From inn yards where the travelers came
To rest their bones and share their tales—

We call to you across the years,
Our names like whispered autumn leaves:
The farmers who blessed each planted seed,
The weavers threading hope through cloth,
The carpenters who built to last,
The combmaker's patient, careful craft,
The cooper binding staves with skill,
The blacksmith's hammer ringing true,
The rancher counting stars at night,
The innkeeper with open door,
The minister who spoke of grace
To congregation, field, and shore.

We lived, we loved, we laughed, we wept,
We held our children close and dear,
We faced each dawn with calloused hands
And hearts that knew both joy and fear.

Our stories rest in courthouse books,
In faded ink and weathered stone,
But Randy, child of all our hopes,
You've traced us back, you've brought us home.

We are not dust, we are not gone—
We live in you, in blood and bone,
In stubborn will and gentle ways,
In all the love that you have known.

So tell our tales, dear Randy, tell
How simple folk can leave their mark,
How ordinary lives become
The light that guides through history's dark.

We were the builders, we were the keepers,
We were the ones who stayed and grew,
And in your heart, our stories wait
For you to make them fresh and new.

Speak for us, Randy, speak our names,
Let others know we walked this ground,
That we were here, that we were real,
That love and work and hope were found

In every generation's turn,
In every season's faithful round,
Until our whispered legacy
In your dear voice is given sound.

*—From all who came before*

I'm humbled.  How do the AI LLMs do this in a matter of seconds?  It's not the Infinite Monkey Theorem.

Can Claude generate song lyrics, and Suno.com generate a song, that reflect the prompt?  Of course! It's like having an ever patient and very creative personal assistant (although sometimes Claude tells me I'm overworking him/her/it)!

Here are Claude's song lyrics:

Voices from the Past
*A Song for Randy*

(Verse 1)
In the fields where morning broke the ground
With calloused hands and hearts so sound
The farmers planted seeds of faith
While weavers worked through night and day
The carpenter's hammer rang so clear
Building dreams year after year
Randy, can you hear us call
From the shadows of it all?

(Verse 2)
The blacksmith's forge burned bright and hot
The cooper's staves, they tied the knot
The combmaker with patient care
Crafted beauty strand by strand
The rancher watched the evening sky
The innkeeper with door open wide
Minister preached of hope and grace
To every soul in every place

(Chorus)
We are the voices from the past
Whispered stories meant to last
Through your heart, our legacy lives on
Randy, tell the world we're not gone
We lived, we loved, we carried on
In your blood, our songs live on

(Verse 3)
We raised our children, held them close
Through seasons hard and times of growth
In candlelight and morning sun
We built the world that you came from
Each generation passed along
The strength to carry on this song
Now you've traced us back in time
Connected heart to heart in rhyme

(Verse 4)
From sixteen hundred to today
Our spirits never went away
We're in your stubborn will to find
The stories left for humankind
So Randy, child of all our dreams
You are our voice, our hope, our means
To tell the world we walked this ground
And in your heart, we can be found

(Chorus)
We are the voices from the past
Whispered stories meant to last
Through your heart, our legacy lives on
Randy, tell the world we're not gone
We lived, we loved, we carried on
In your blood, our songs live on

(Bridge)
Four hundred years have come and gone
But love endures, it carries on
In courthouse books and weathered stone
You've brought us from the great unknown
We're not just names upon a tree
We're flesh and blood, we're you and me
So sing our song, don't let it fade
Honor all the lives we've made

(Final Chorus)
We are the voices from the past
Whispered stories meant to last
Through your heart, our legacy lives on
Randy, tell the world we're not gone
We lived, we loved, we carried on
In your blood, our songs live on

(Outro)
So tell our tales, dear Randy, tell
How simple folk can leave their mark
We are the light that guides you home
Through history's long and winding dark
*We are not gone... we are not gone...*
*In your voice, we carry on...*

Then the Suno.com song with those lyrics in a happy male voice, upbeat tempo, melodic pop style:

And now I feel the responsibility to carry on even more.  And I'm having fun doing it!  Frankly, if I don't tell their stories and listen to their voices, who will?

Do you hear ancestor voices from the past?  Try writing a poem and a song about your ancestors, their lives, their stories, and your research.  You may love having a personal assistant that responds to your queries and prompts, and tries to please you.  And you may find inspiration, gain insight, and enjoy writing poems, songs, biographies, and stories about those ancestors and their voices.

"So tell our tales, dear Randy, tell

How simple folk can leave their mark

We are the light that guides you home

Through history's long and winding dark

*We are not gone... we are not gone...*

*In your voice, we carry on...*"

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Links to my blog posts about using Artificial Intelligence are on my Randy's AI and Genealogy page.  Links to AI information and articles about Artificial Intelligence in Genealogy by other genealogists are on my AI and Genealogy Compendium page.

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ABC Biography of #48 Henry Carringer (1800-1879) of Pennsylvania and Iowa

 Using the ABC method described in Using Artificial Intelligence In the Ancestor Biography Creation (ABC) Process, here is another ancestor biography.

1) I wrote genealogical sketches for almost every known ancestor back through 9 generations in blog posts based on 38 years of genealogical research in my 52 Ancestors/Relatives Biographies series. The genealogical sketch for my 3rd great-grandfather, Henry Carringer (1800-1879), #48 on my Ahnentafel List), including family members, record abstracts and sources, is 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 41: #48 Henry Carringer (1800-1879).

(AI ChatGPT5 image of Carringer family in 1848)

2) For the Claude AI biography, I attached the PDF of the genealogical sketch for the specific ancestor using the plus (+) icon, and then prompted the AI tool with: "You are an expert genealogist. Please create a biography based on information in the attached file for Henry Carringer (1800-1879). Include parents, siblings, spouses and children (with birth and death dates and places). Summarize life events, and add historical facts as appropriate, but do not add or embellish any extra genealogical details. Use section headings. Expand the information in each section to add more details. The tone should be engaging and suitable for family members."

3)  Here is the Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 biography:

 Henry Carringer (1800-1879): 

A Life in Pennsylvania and Iowa

Early Life and Family Origins

Heinrich "Henry" Carringer was born on June 6, 1800, in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, during a time when the young American nation was still finding its footing. He entered the world as the third son and sixth child in what would become a family of eight children. His parents, Martin and Maria Magdalena "Molly" (Houx) Carringer, had married in 1785 and established themselves as part of the growing German immigrant community in western Pennsylvania.

Henry's birth date is documented in the Martin Carringer family Bible, a treasured family record that has preserved these precious details for generations. Interestingly, when calculated from his death date and age at passing (78 years, 9 months, and 26 days), his birth date would be June 25, 1800—only 19 days difference from the Bible record, showing the general accuracy of these early family documents. 

Parents and Siblings

Henry's father, Martin Carringer, was a Revolutionary War veteran who had served his new country during its fight for independence. Martin's military service later entitled him to a pension, and the family Bible pages were preserved as part of his pension application files—a common practice that has helped modern genealogists piece together early American family histories.

Henry grew up in a bustling household with seven siblings, each facing the challenges and opportunities of frontier Pennsylvania life:

• Johann Jacob Carringer (1785-1865) - The eldest son, who lived to see the Civil War era
• Maria Elisabetha Carringer (1789-1850) - The eldest daughter
• Catherine Carringer (1792-1866) - Who witnessed much of America's westward expansion
• George Carringer (1795-1870) - Henry's older brother
• Calli Carringer (1797-1810) - Tragically died young at only 13 years old
• Soloman Carringer (1802-1820) - Also died young at 18, highlighting the harsh realities of early 19th-century life
• Joseph Carringer (1805-1869) - The youngest son, who outlived most of his siblings

The early deaths of two siblings—Calli and Soloman—remind us of the precarious nature of life in early America, where disease, accidents, and harsh living conditions claimed many young lives. 

Marriage and Family Life

Around 1825, when Henry was 25 years old, he married Sarah Feather, who was 21 at the time. Sarah was born in 1804 and was the daughter of Cornelius and Mary (Partridge) Feather, connecting Henry to another established local family. While no marriage record survives, the timing is estimated based on the birth of their first child in June 1827, which was typical for the era when couples often married a year or two before their first child's arrival.

Henry and Sarah established their home in Sandy Creek Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, where they would raise their ten children over the next two decades. Their family grew steadily, with children arriving regularly: 

The Carringer Children

• Eliza Carringer (1827-1914) was their firstborn, arriving June 1, 1827. She would later marry John Robinson on November 11, 1858, and eventually move west to Boulder, Colorado, where she lived until her death in 1914—spanning nearly 87 years and witnessing America's transformation from a rural nation to an industrial power.
• David Jackson "D.J." Carringer (1828-1902) was born November 4, 1828, in Greenville, Mercer County. He became a carpenter and married Rebecca Spangler in 1851. David was one of the children who would eventually make the journey to California, dying in San Diego in 1902 during the early days of that city's development.
• George W. Carringer (around 1832-before 1880) married Mary C. Hirt and settled in Louisa, Iowa, but died relatively young, leaving behind a minor son, Wilbert H. Carringer.
• Cornelius A. Carringer (1834-1916) was born December 7, 1834. He married twice—first to Elizabeth Green in 1859, and after her death, to Nancy Elizabeth Donaldson in 1871. Cornelius lived a long life, dying in 1916 in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, at age 81.
• Mary Carringer (1835-1908) was born in November 1835 and never married, which was not uncommon for women of her generation. She eventually moved to Boulder, Colorado, where she lived until her death at age 72.
• Sarah Carringer (around 1837-before 1870) also never married and died young in Louisa County, Iowa, before the 1870 census.
• Henry Carringer (around 1839-1862) was named after his father but died tragically young at age 23 in December 1862, during the height of the Civil War, though the cause of his death is not specified in the records.
• Louisa M. Carringer (around 1842-after 1881) never married and followed the family to Iowa, where she lived past 1881.
• Matilda Spangler Carringer (1845-1911) married John Spencer Moore in 1867 in Washington, Iowa, and eventually settled in Everett, Washington, representing the family's continued westward migration.
• Harvey M. Carringer (around 1848-1870) was the youngest child, born shortly before his mother's death. He died at only 22 years old in Columbus City, Iowa, in November 1870. 

Inheritance and Property

Henry's life took a significant turn in 1835 when his father Martin died on January 25th. Martin's will revealed the substantial property he had accumulated, leaving Henry 150 acres "laid off the east end of the plantation whereon I now live." This inheritance came with important responsibilities—Henry was required to care for his mother, Molly, providing her with "all necessaries of life" and keeping her "decently as long as she lives." The will also specified that Molly should have use of a back room in the house, along with a horse, saddle, and two cows.

This arrangement was typical of the era, when elderly parents often lived with their adult children, and property inheritance came with the understanding that family caregiving responsibilities would be met. Henry faithfully fulfilled these obligations until his mother's death on August 31, 1850, at the remarkable age of 82.

Life in Pennsylvania

Census records provide fascinating snapshots of Henry's growing family life in Sandy Creek Township. By 1830, the household included Henry and Sarah with their first two children. The 1840 census shows a bustling household with multiple children of various ages, plus Henry's elderly mother Molly.

The family faced tragedy in April 1848 when Sarah died at age 44, leaving Henry to raise their younger children alone. Sarah was buried in Kelso Farm Cemetery alongside her father-in-law Martin and her young son Henry, creating a family resting place that connected generations.

Henry proved to be a successful farmer, accumulating considerable wealth for the time. The 1850 census valued his real property at $2,000, equivalent to roughly $65,000 today. By 1860, this had grown to $3,200 in real property plus $643 in personal property, indicating Henry's skill in agriculture and land management.

The Move to Iowa

After his son Henry died in December 1862, Henry made the significant decision to move most of his family to Louisa County, Iowa, joining the great westward migration that characterized mid-19th century America. This move was likely influenced by his children David Jackson and Eliza, who had already relocated to Iowa around 1858 with their young families.

On February 15, 1864, Henry purchased 50 acres of prime Iowa farmland from William McCullough for $1,200—a substantial investment that showed his confidence in Iowa's agricultural potential. The land was carefully described in typical frontier fashion: "the North half of the South 20 acres of the Northwest quarter of the South west quarter of Section number 19" plus "40 acres of the Northwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 29" in Township 75 North of Range 4 and 5 West.
Final Years in Iowa

Henry's final years were spent in Columbus City Township, Louisa County, Iowa, where the 1870 census shows him at age 69 still actively farming. His household included three of his unmarried children: Mary (age 25), who was "keeping house"; Louisa (age 21), who was "working in town"; and Harvey (age 22), who "works on farm." His property was still substantial, valued at $2,000 in real estate and $1,117 in personal property.

Henry Carringer died on April 20, 1879, at the impressive age of 78 years, 9 months, and 28 days. He was buried in Columbus City Cemetery, where his gravestone still marks his resting place, a testament to a life well-lived during one of America's most transformative periods. 

Legacy and Estate

Henry's estate proceedings reveal both his success and the complexity of frontier family life. His property included the 40-acre Northwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 29, which required legal division among his surviving heirs. These included his children and grandchildren scattered across multiple states—from Pennsylvania to Iowa, Colorado to Washington, and even California.

The estate records show claims of $1,379.33 filed by his daughter Mary, suggesting she had been caring for her father in his final years. His grandson Wilbert H. Carringer, the minor son of deceased son George W., received $125.40 from the estate, with guardianship arrangements made in both New York and Iowa—illustrating how far the family had spread across the continent.
Historical Context

Henry Carringer's life (1800-1879) spanned one of the most dynamic periods in American history. Born when Thomas Jefferson was president and the Louisiana Purchase was still in the future, he lived through:

• The War of 1812 during his childhood
• The era of westward expansion and manifest destiny
• The development of the railroad system
• The California Gold Rush
• The Civil War (which claimed his son Henry's life in 1862)
• Reconstruction and the industrial transformation of America

His family's story—from Pennsylvania German immigrants to scattered descendants across the American West—perfectly illustrates the great American migration that shaped the 19th century. From his father's Revolutionary War service to his children's pioneering efforts in Iowa, Colorado, Washington, and California, the Carringer family participated in the grand American experiment of building a nation from coast to coast.

Henry Carringer lived a life that embodied the American dream of his era: inheriting land, building prosperity through hard work, raising a large family, and leaving a legacy that would spread across the continent. His story reminds us that behind the grand sweep of American history were individual families like the Carringers, making difficult decisions, facing personal tragedies, and building the foundation of modern America one farm, one family, and one generation at a time.

4) A poem and song lyrics to commemorate and celebrate the life of Henry Carringer (1800-1879) can be found in "Henry Carringer's Journey" -- A Family History Poem, Song and Podcast Created by Artificial Intelligence. The song created from the song lyrics can be played in that blog post, and on Suno.com, and below:

5) An Audio Overview (essentially a podcast created by the Google NotebookLM AI tool) discussing the life of Henry Carringer (1800-1879) can be heard here (unfortunately, Blogger won't easily display audio files).  

6)  The Video Overview created by Google NotebookLM is:

7) I edited the Claude biography text to correct minor inconsistencies and errors. Every large language model (LLM) AI tool writes descriptive text much better than I can write. I was an aerospace engineer in my former life, and my research reports and genealogical sketches reflect "just the facts gleaned from my research." The AI tools are very perceptive, insightful and create readable text in seconds, including local and national historical events and social history detail when requested.

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Links to my blog posts about using Artificial Intelligence are on my Randy's AI and Genealogy page. Links to AI information and articles about Artificial Intelligence in Genealogy by other genealogists are on my AI and Genealogy Compendium page.

Copyright (c) 2025, Randall J. Seaver

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Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 16 to 22 August 2025

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

As of 22 August 2025, there are 3,483 historical record collections on FamilySearch (a decrease of 6 from last week) on the Signed In screen (and 3,410 on the Signed Out screen).

 The added, deleted, and updated collections this week from FamilySearch (from a list supplied by Marshall Clow):

--- Collections Deleted ---

England, Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry, Wills and Probate, 1521-1860 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3491898); 479,109 indexed records with 215,254 record images, DELETED
Fiji, General Register of Immigrants, 1870-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3754690); 16,868 indexed records with 626 record images, DELETED
Fiji, Immigration Passes, 1879-1916 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3744433); 60,698 indexed records with 30,911 record images, DELETED
Fiji, Indian Death Records, 1899-1922 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3748258); 14,752 indexed records with 908 record images, DELETED
Fiji, Plantation Register of Indian Immigrants, 1879-1919 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3753637); 76,711 indexed records with 2,288 record images, DELETED
Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Diocese of Münster, Catholic Church Records, 1580-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4124957); 2,062,298 indexed records with 200,907 record images, DELETED
Mexico, National Census, 1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1307314); Browse 377,456 Images only, no index, DELETED

--- Collections Added ---

*  Maryland, Naturalization Records, 1792-1931 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000230); 75,130 indexed records with 48,500 record images, ADDED 18-Aug-2025

--- Collections Updated ---

Argentina, Capital Federal, Census, 1855 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469065); 261,772 indexed records with 7,630 record images (was 261,816 records with 7,630 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2025
Arizona, Various County Divorce Records, 1877-1937 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734469); 64,098 indexed records with 63,965 record images (was 64,098 records with 63,966 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2025
Austria, Carinthia, Gurk Diocese, Catholic Church Records, 1527-1986 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2718009); 3,695,256 indexed records with 748,849 record images (was 3,674,161 records with 752,015 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2025
Bolivia, Catholic Church Records, 1566-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,847,866 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,847,856 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2025
Dominican Republic, Naturalization Records, 1915-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000146); 11,453 indexed records with 15,813 record images (was 7,401 records with 11,984 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2025

Ecuador, Census, 1737-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000097); 990,742 indexed records with 19,795 record images (was 990,661 records with 19,795 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2025
England, Lancashire, Manchester, Electoral Registers, 1820-1939 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000365); 26,636,223 indexed records with 572,168 record images (was 25,351,205 records with 502,108 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2025
French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549721); 113,680 indexed records with 523,036 record images (was 113,680 records with 513,792 images), UPDATED 21-Aug-2025
Italy, Messina, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935770); 109,378 indexed records with 1,076,443 record images (was 470,825 records with 1,076,443 images), UPDATED 15-Aug-2025
Italy, Reggio Calabria, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1784-1943 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068331); 934,503 indexed records with 2,245,171 record images (was 934,607 records with 2,245,171 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2025

Italy, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Verbania, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1814, 1838-1899 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068338); 92,657 indexed records with 595,341 record images (was 92,708 records with 595,341 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2025
Italy, Viterbo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1870-1943 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016212); 144,572 indexed records with 936,472 record images (was 164,140 records with 936,472 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2025
Japan, Genealogies, 850-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919701); Browse 87,288 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 87,288 images), UPDATED 22-Aug-2025
Liberia, Vital Records, 1912-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2100287); 268,603 indexed records with 24,406 record images (was 265,729 records with 24,406 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2025
Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1926701); 10,172,528 indexed records with 3,007,818 record images (was 10,122,568 records with 3,007,818 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2025

Portugal, Porto, Catholic Church Records, 1535-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913408); 2,768,292 indexed records with 1,207,157 record images (was 2,768,261 records with 1,207,157 images), UPDATED 20-Aug-2025
Russia, Samara, Church Books 1748-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807365); 11,856,354 indexed records with 1,909,956 record images (was 11,855,556 records with 1,909,956 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2025
Russia, Tver, Confession Lists, 1728-1913 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1929531); 1,627,470 indexed records with 954,651 record images (was 1,627,470 records with 954,651 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2025
South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2998108); 1,084,531 indexed records with 1,081,611 record images (was 1,084,531 records with 1,081,693 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2025
Texas, Maverick, Eagle Pass Arrival Manifests and Indexes, 1905-1954 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1916041); 532,031 indexed records with 135,227 record images (was 532,001 records with 135,227 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2025

Ukraine, Kyiv, Confession Lists, 1741-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2290980); 2,537,312 indexed records with 40,448 record images (was 2,536,339 records with 40,448 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2025
Ukraine, Poltava, Metrical Books, 1741-1937 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4440335); 1,691,108 indexed records with 462,625 record images (was 1,535,715 records with 424,985 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2025
Ukraine, Zaporizhia, Poll Tax Census (Revision Lists), 1811-1858 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2465061); 634,341 indexed records with 62,154 record images (was 634,287 records with 62,154 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2025
United States, Census, 1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2000219); 134,826,889 indexed records with 3,841,151 record images (was 134,826,890 records with 3,841,151 images), UPDATED 19-Aug-2025
United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761958); 7,198,012 indexed records with 386,921 record images (was 7,193,829 records with 387,412 images), UPDATED 21-Aug-2025

United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968530); 32,593,129 indexed records with 24,999,338 record images (was 32,592,965 records with 24,999,338 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2025
Utah, Box Elder, Brigham City Family History Center, Obituary Collection, 1930-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3657641); 350,005 indexed records with 24,814 record images (was 350,005 records with 24,814 images), UPDATED 18-Aug-2025
Washington, King, Seattle, Passenger Lists, 1890-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1916081); 1,196,060 indexed records with 366,615 record images (was 1,196,059 records with 366,615 images), UPDATED 22-Aug-2025

--- Collections with new images ---

Alabama, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932139); 1,213,534 indexed records with 1,213,534 record images (was 1,213,534 records with 5,000 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012
Argentina, Buenos Aires, Civil Registration, 1861-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000041); 1 indexed records with 111,652 record images (was 1 records with 111,648 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Argentina, Military Records, 1911-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000280); 1 indexed records with 2,924,940 record images (was 1 records with 2,924,935 images), last updated 31-Oct-2024
Arizona, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1854310); 1,173 indexed records with 1,173 record images (was 1,173 records with 1,165 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012
Arkansas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932365); 532,541 indexed records with 532,541 record images (was 532,541 records with 5,000 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012

Australia, Convict Tickets of Leave, 1824-1874 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3499251); 60,093 indexed records with 60,093 record images (was 60,093 records with 21,954 images), last updated 26-Nov-2019
Dakota Territory, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932393); 4,693 indexed records with 4,693 record images (was 4,693 records with 2,315 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012
Delaware, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932394); 179,813 indexed records with 179,813 record images (was 179,813 records with 5,000 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012
England and Wales, Census, 1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1921547); 36,354,828 indexed records with 8,517,039 record images (was 36,354,828 records with 8,516,960 images), last updated 01-Aug-2019
England, Index to Register of Passport Applications, 1851-1903 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736293); 376,488 indexed records with 376,486 record images (was 376,488 records with 259,573 images), last updated 29-Apr-2020

Florida, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932369); 285,975 indexed records with 285,975 record images (was 285,975 records with 5,000 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012
France, Loire-Atlantique, Civil Registration, 1792-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3288440); 2,748,214 indexed records with 6,098 record images (was 2,748,214 records with 6,024 images), last updated 18-Jan-2024
France, Paris, Marriage Records, 1860-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3253164); 270,180 indexed records with 270,180 record images (was 270,180 records with 269,686 images), last updated 09-Apr-2020
France, Var, Civil Registration, 1793-1914 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3277143); 2,307,552 indexed records with 2,311,479 record images (was 2,307,552 records with 2,307,549 images), last updated 18-Mar-2021
Georgia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932370); 1,776,643 indexed records with 1,776,643 record images (was 1,776,643 records with 1,210,312 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012

Georgia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932397); 1,613 indexed records with 1,613 record images (was 1,613 records with 36 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012
Germany, Baden, Church Book Duplicates, 1804-1877 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1395660); 733,778 indexed records with 733,778 record images (was 733,778 records with 733,738 images), last updated 07-Nov-2024
Hawaii, Honolulu, Voter Registration Applications, ca. 1920-1966 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3758765); 302,470 indexed records with 305,461 record images (was 302,470 records with 305,191 images), last updated 09-Dec-2024
Ireland, Census, 1901 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1626180); 4,379,702 indexed records with 957,937 record images (was 4,379,702 records with 943,182 images), last updated 11-Mar-2022
Ireland, Pettigrew and Oulton, The Dublin Almanac and General Register of Ireland, 1835 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736265); 53,778 indexed records with 53,776 record images (was 53,778 records with 53,773 images), last updated 04-May-2020

Kentucky, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932398); 1,256,188 indexed records with 1,256,188 record images (was 1,256,188 records with 5,000 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012
Louisiana, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932372); 778,925 indexed records with 778,925 record images (was 778,925 records with 5,000 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012
Maryland, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932373); 43,508 indexed records with 43,508 record images (was 43,508 records with 5,000 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012
Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932375); 1,269,794 indexed records with 1,269,794 record images (was 1,269,794 records with 5,000 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012
Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932374); 348,259 indexed records with 348,259 record images (was 348,259 records with 5,000 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012

Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2704829); 46,579,094 indexed records with 46,322,205 record images (was 46,579,094 records with 46,322,200 images), last updated 08-Feb-2024
Nevada, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932420); 25,709 indexed records with 25,709 record images (was 25,709 records with 3,065 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012
New Mexico, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932418); 118,866 indexed records with 118,866 record images (was 118,866 records with 5,000 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012
New York, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932388); 60,000 indexed records with 60,000 record images (was 60,000 records with 5,000 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012
North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932376); 1,773,886 indexed records with 1,773,886 record images (was 1,773,886 records with 5,000 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012

Oregon, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932421); 53,945 indexed records with 53,945 record images (was 53,945 records with 5,000 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012
Puerto Rico, San Juan, Cemetery Records, 1888-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4376727); 183,086 indexed records with 84,499 record images (was 183,086 records with 79,238 images), last updated 15-Mar-2025
South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1953-1967 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3732506); 1,221,606 indexed records with 1,226,791 record images (was 1,221,606 records with 1,226,717 images), last updated 23-May-2025
South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3040532); 639,973 indexed records with 82,306 record images (was 639,973 records with 82,276 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932378); 1,117,605 indexed records with 1,117,605 record images (was 1,117,605 records with 5,000 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012

Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932381); 956,501 indexed records with 956,501 record images (was 956,501 records with 5,000 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012
United Kingdom, British Armed Forces and Overseas Vital Records, 1761-2005 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4324570); 2,878,200 indexed records with 2,596,262 record images (was 2,878,200 records with 2,596,256 images), last updated 22-Sep-2021
United Kingdom, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4229516); 24,113,046 indexed records with 23,671,393 record images (was 24,113,046 records with 232,906 images), last updated 20-Oct-2021
United States, Civil War Confederate Applications for Pardons, 1865-1867 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1936545); 79,992 indexed records with 79,992 record images (was 79,992 records with 833 images), last updated 26-Sep-2011
United States, Civil War Confederate Papers of Citizens or Businesses, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937233); 2,040,863 indexed records with 2,040,863 record images (was 2,040,863 records with 23,313 images), last updated 26-Sep-2011

United States, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932383); 275,550 indexed records with 275,550 record images (was 275,550 records with 1,154 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012
United States, Civil War Service Records of Union Colored Troops, 1863-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932431); 2,319,767 indexed records with 2,319,767 record images (was 2,319,767 records with 3,682 images), last updated 03-Apr-2012
United States, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1864-1866 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932430); 119,672 indexed records with 119,672 record images (was 119,672 records with 164 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012
United States, Google, United States Inventors Index (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000136); 1,048,575 indexed records with 1,048,575 record images (was 1,048,575 records with 1,048,525 images), last updated 21-Nov-2023
United States, Index to Alien Case Files, 1940-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2540918); 1,470,605 indexed records with 1,470,605 record images (was 1,470,605 records with 1,470,604 images), last updated 14-Sep-2023

Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932382); 2,252,877 indexed records with 2,252,877 record images (was 2,252,877 records with 5,000 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012
Wales, Pembrokeshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1419323); 320,664 indexed records with 378,650 record images (was 320,664 records with 378,649 images), last updated 03-Nov-2023
West Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932429); 686,688 indexed records with 686,688 record images (was 686,688 records with 5,000 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012
West Virginia, Deaths, 1804-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417434); 2,220,736 indexed records with 1,551,139 record images (was 2,220,736 records with 82,514 images), last updated 16-Nov-2023

--- Collections with images removed ---

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Census, 1984 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3288450); 27,147,966 indexed records with 5,434,623 record images (was 27,147,966 records with 5,435,037 images), last updated 30-May-2025
England and Wales, National Register, 1939 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2836130); 42,048,306 indexed records with 14,250,828 record images (was 42,048,306 records with 14,277,874 images), last updated 16-Apr-2019
England, Hampshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2556014); 1,853,815 indexed records with 139,717 record images (was 1,853,815 records with 140,183 images), last updated 24-Oct-2024
England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2540411); 4,004,655 indexed records with 390,830 record images (was 4,004,655 records with 393,461 images), last updated 24-Oct-2024
Florida, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932395); 25,416 indexed records with 1,403 record images (was 25,416 records with 25,416 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012

Hawaii, Deed Records, 1846-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3478266); 74,956 indexed records with 35,538 record images (was 74,956 records with 45,140 images), last updated 09-Jan-2025
Hawaii, Probate Packet Records, 1814-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463463); 91,077 indexed records with 80,643 record images (was 91,077 records with 87,921 images), last updated 11-Jun-2025
Louisiana, Orleans and St. Tammany, Voter Registration Records, 1867-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3326775); 3,127,368 indexed records with 1,234,729 record images (was 3,127,368 records with 1,248,424 images), last updated 13-Feb-2025
Minnesota, Brown County, Obituaries, 1855-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4328761); 175,606 indexed records with 15,114 record images (was 175,606 records with 15,580 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
Pennsylvania, Middle District Court, Naturalization Records, 1901-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000058); 252,555 indexed records with 218,265 record images (was 252,555 records with 218,278 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024

Sierra Leone, Civil Births and Deaths, 1802-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3245338); 1,099,411 indexed records with 840,687 record images (was 1,099,411 records with 840,711 images), last updated 11-Apr-2025
South Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1849624); 1,195,302 indexed records with 834,256 record images (was 1,195,302 records with 1,195,302 images), last updated 20-Apr-2012
United Kingdom, Funeral Notices, 1914-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000184); 4,987,936 indexed records with 4,972,635 record images (was 4,987,936 records with 4,985,579 images), last updated 28-Oct-2023
United States, Census, 1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464515); 157,892,854 indexed records with 52,719,932 record images (was 157,892,854 records with 52,719,967 images), last updated 16-Jun-2024
United States, Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files, 1861-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922519); 3,711,529 indexed records with 1,236,000 record images (was 3,711,529 records with 3,678,491 images), last updated 02-May-2013

--- Collections with new records ---

--- Collections with records removed ---

California, Birth Index, 1905-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001879); Index only (24,589,401 records), no images (was 24,589,402 records with 0 images), last updated 01-Mar-2012
Canada, Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520604); Index only (205,508 records), no images (was 208,912 records with 0 images), last updated 01-Apr-2021
Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520608); Index only (234,469 records), no images (was 235,103 records with 0 images), last updated 01-Apr-2021
Canada, Nova Scotia, Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1810407); Index only (138,957 records), no images (was 140,676 records with 0 images), last updated 28-Mar-2025
Canada, Nova Scotia, Marriages, 1711-1909 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1810409); Index only (18,221 records), no images (was 18,622 records with 0 images), last updated 28-Mar-2025

England Marriages, 1538–1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473015); Index only (12,250,683 records), no images (was 12,296,731 records with 0 images), last updated 14-Aug-2025
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473014); Index only (47,521,227 records), no images (was 47,658,050 records with 0 images), last updated 14-Aug-2025
England, Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473016); Index only (15,000,270 records), no images (was 15,063,697 records with 0 images), last updated 14-Aug-2025
England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2353070); 2,764,716 indexed records with 280,015 record images (was 2,765,757 records with 280,015 images), last updated 14-Aug-2025
England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2364451); 4,850,444 indexed records with 278,569 record images (was 4,852,180 records with 278,569 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024

Find a Grave Index (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2221801); 258,533,261 indexed records with 338,462 record images (was 258,533,262 records with 338,462 images), last updated 06-Aug-2025
Germany, Baden, Stebbach, Church Book Extracts, 1675-1951 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2422968); Browse 194 Images only, no index (was 3,468 records with 194 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473000); 27,051,637 indexed records with 29,147,064 record images (was 27,302,387 records with 29,147,064 images), last updated 19-Mar-2025
Germany, Deaths and Burials, 1582-1958 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494474); Index only (3,191,279 records), no images (was 3,202,706 records with 0 images), last updated 16-Aug-2022
Germany, Marriages, 1558-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473009); Index only (6,327,999 records), no images (was 6,399,173 records with 0 images), last updated 12-Jan-2023

Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Paderborn, Catholic Church Records, 1612-1909 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3219562); 2,352,574 indexed records with 266,792 record images (was 2,358,751 records with 266,792 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
Germany, Prussia, East Prussia, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1551-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4110912); 4,940,571 indexed records with 874,413 record images (was 4,950,434 records with 874,413 images), last updated 12-Jun-2024
Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1874-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150); 4,767,146 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 4,767,147 records with 1,486 images), last updated 23-May-2025
Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2531527); Index only (9,865,931 records), no images (was 9,865,932 records with 0 images), last updated 15-Jul-2015
Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2002 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949334); Index only (4,267,578 records), no images (was 4,267,579 records with 0 images), last updated 06-May-2014

Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,339,815 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,460,390 records with 191,547 images), last updated 23-May-2025
Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4138674); 20,891,903 indexed records with 2,024,045 record images (was 20,924,181 records with 2,024,045 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3754697); 67,626,211 indexed records with 1,296,241 record images (was 203,771,075 records with 1,296,241 images), last updated 01-Aug-2025
United States, Marriages, 1733-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675543); Index only (17,716 records), no images (was 17,717 records with 0 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
United States, Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,605,257 records), no images (was 875,605,282 records with 0 images), last updated 02-Aug-2025

United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000290); Index only (413,871,502 records), no images (was 413,871,557 records with 0 images), last updated 22-Jun-2024
Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1584-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708660); Index only (1,548,224 records), no images (was 1,599,404 records with 0 images), last updated 18-Mar-2020
Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2134304); 796,003 indexed records with 2,733 record images (was 1,176,839 records with 2,733 images), last updated 12-Jun-2025
Virginia, Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708697); Index only (676,999 records), no images (was 695,554 records with 0 images), last updated 29-Jan-2020
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708698); Index only (898,194 records), no images (was 1,095,706 records with 0 images), last updated 06-Feb-2020

Virginia, Military Discharge Records, 1860-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4380168); 4,907 indexed records with 1,654 record images (was 5,399 records with 1,654 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149585); 1,870,509 indexed records with 95,805 record images (was 2,210,665 records with 95,805 images), last updated 03-Mar-2025
Washington Marriage Index, 1969-2014 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761120); Index only (1,994,525 records), no images (was 1,994,526 records with 0 images), last updated 25-Aug-2017

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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:

• 7 removed entries
• 1  added entries 
• 28 updated entries
• 64 entries with more or fewer images 
• 33 entries with more or fewer records

The FamilySearch website says there are 3,483 total entries on the list (after signing in). Marshall's list says there are 3,483 (after signing in).  They are definitely in-sync this week.

There are now 4,157  searchable image collections on FamilySearch Full-Text Search this week, an increase of 263 from last week. It is not possible to see which collections are new.

There are now 26,726 browsable image collections on FamilySearch Images this week, a decrease of 11 from last week. It is not possible to see which collections are new.

See previous FamilySearch-related blog posts in   https://www.geneamusings.com/search/label/FamilySearch

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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 16 to 22 August 2025

  The following genealogy record collections were added to the Ancestry.com Card Catalog page by Date Updated during the period from 16 to 22 August 2025:

The ADDED and Updated collections include:

• Birmingham, England, Electoral Registers, 1833-1972; 49,105,506 indexed records with record images, ADDED 8/22/2025. This collection includes electoral registers from the city of Birmingham, England, dated between 1838 and 1972. 

• Ohio, Roster of Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in World War I, 1917-1918; 248,539 indexed records without record images, Updated 8/22/2025. This database contains a multi-volume series called Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the World War, 1917-18.

• Utah, U.S., Naturalization and Citizenship Records, 1858-1959; 163,672 indexed records with record images, Updated 8/21/2025. This database contains naturalization and citizenship records submitted to, or created by, Utah courts for the years 1850 through 1960.

• Ireland, Jury Lists Index, 1798-1898; 39.587 indexed records without record images, ADDED 8/21/2025. This collection is an index of jury lists produced in Ireland between 1798 and 1898. The lists were printed in books, but images of the original documents aren’t included in this collection.

• Kiev, Ukraine, Oblast Commission for Relief to Victims of Pogroms, 1918-1924 (USHMM); 80,581 indexed records without record images, ADDED 8/20/2025. The collection contains records of several major departments of the Kiev Oblast’ Commission for Relief to Victims of Pogroms (Obshetskom)

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The complete Ancestry.com Card Catalog is at https://search.ancestry.com/search/CardCatalog.aspx.  

By my count, there are 3 NEW record collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,850 collections available as of 22 August, an INCREASE of 3 from last week.  

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Disclosure: I pay for an All-Access subscription from Ancestry.com. In past years, Ancestry.com  provided a complimentary All Access subscription, an autosomal DNA test, material considerations for travel expenses to meetings, and hosted events and meals that I attended in Salt Lake City.

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