Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Pick an Ancestor: What Story Lines Do You Want To Explore?

  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)  Pick one of your ancestors that you want to know more about.  Based on your knowledge of their life, what story lines do you want to explore?

2)  Tell us about your ancestor and the story lines of interest to you in a blog post of your own, in a comment to this blog post, or in a Facebook comment.

Here's mine, based on the genealogical sketch of my maternal grandfather Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976):

•   Why did he start work at age 14 and not start high school until age 17?

•  How did Lyle and Emily meet?  

•  Why did he join the U.S. Marine Reserves in 1917?

•  Did he build the 2130 Fern Street house himself, with his father, or hire someone to build it?

• Who designed and built the lathhouse, glasshouse, ponds, and grill in the back yard?

• What was the allure of stamp collecting?

• How did he and Emily find the Point Loma property and build the house there?

• As an accountant and auditor in his job at Marston's Department Store, what exactly did he do on a daily, monthly, and yearly basis?

I actually know very little about my grandfather's life other than my scattered memories, the records, the photographs, and the home movies I have related to him.  Unfortunately, I wasn't astute enough to think of these questions until after he passed away.  

He was a slight man (only 5'8" as an adult man), thin and trim (probably 140-150 pounds as an adult man). He loved trying and adopting new things, was an excellent photographer and videographer in the 1930s and 1940s, loved to attend local car races, aircraft displays and flights, expositions and civic events.  He seemed to know how to do household and garden tasks, probably because his father was a carpenter and his wife was a gardener.  

He was just "Gramp" to me when I was young - a nice older man who took an interest in me, encouraged my school work, and my activities.  He saw my first Christmas, first birthday, first walk, and my first potty success.  He gave me a stamp book, and stamps to paste into it, but he never showed me his collection.  When I was a child, he took me to Balboa Park, the San Diego Zoo, to see Santa Claus at Christmas time, to go fishing on Shelter Island in San Diego Bay. He seemed to know everything. He always seemed happy, and I never saw him angry or sad.  He was a wonderful grandfather, and my role model as a man.

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ABC Biography of #6 Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976) of San Diego, California

 Using the ABC method described in Using Artificial Intelligence In the Ancestor Biography Creation (ABC) Process, here is another ancestor biography using the Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 AI tool.

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 maternal grandfather, Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976) #6 on my Ahnentafel List, including family members, record abstracts and sources, is My Maternal Grandfather, Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976).

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 Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976). 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."

The Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 biography is:

Biography of Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976)

A San Diego Pioneer's Story

Early Life and Family Origins

Lyle Lawrence Carringer was born on November 2, 1891, in San Diego, California, during an era when the city was still a small frontier town of fewer than 17,000 residents. He was the second child of Henry Austin Carringer and Abbey Ardelle "Della" (Smith) Carringer, but his older brother Devier David died in infancy, making him particularly precious to his parents. 

When Lyle entered the world, his family lived at 16th and Market Streets in downtown San Diego. His father Henry had been born in Pennsylvania, while his mother Della hailed from Wisconsin, and they married in Wano, Kansas in 1887, and took the train to San Diego soon after. This represents the westward migration that characterized many California families of the late 1800s. Lyle knew his paternal grandparents, D.J. Carringer and Rebecca (Spangler) Carringer, who came to San Diego in the late 1890’s, while his maternal grandmother, Abbie (Vaux) Smith, who came in 1891 soon after Lyle’s birth, completed the close-knit family circle. 

In 1898, when Lyle was seven years old, the family built a house at 2105 30th Street, at the northeast corner of what is now 30th and Hawthorn Streets. This would become the childhood home where Lyle would grow to manhood, surrounded by the love of not only his parents but also his grandparents and uncle Edgar Carringer, who all appear in a charming family photograph taken around 1900. 

Education and Early Career

Lyle's educational journey reflected the expanding opportunities available in San Diego's growing community. He began his schooling at Logan School, where he attended kindergarten through second grade, before transferring to Sherman Elementary School for grades three through eight. His dedication to learning continued at San Diego High School, where he studied from September 1909 to June 1914—a five-year tenure that demonstrated both his commitment to education and perhaps the flexibility of academic programs in that era. 

Recognizing the importance of practical skills in the business world, Lyle also attended Kelsey-Jenney Commercial College's night school program, preparing himself for a career in commerce and accounting.

Even as a youth, Lyle demonstrated remarkable work ethic and ambition. In 1905, at just fourteen years old, he began working as a cash boy at Marston's Department Store, located at 6th and C Street in downtown San Diego. This wasn't merely a part-time job—it was the beginning of what would become a lifelong career with one of San Diego's most prominent retail establishments.

Over the years, Lyle's reliability and skill earned him promotions through various positions: cashier, mail order clerk, post office clerk, floorwalker, accountant and auditor. By 1917, he had established himself as a valued employee, demonstrating the kind of steady character that would define his entire life. His daily commute from the family home on 30th Street to downtown San Diego was made via the trolley system, riding down 30th Street to Broadway—a journey he would continue for decades until the trolley tracks were removed in the late 1940s. In later years, he rode the bus to and from work.

Military Service: A Marine in World War I

On May 7, 1917, as America entered World War I, twenty-five-year-old Lyle enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserves as a Private Class 4, committing to four years of service. His enlistment record provides a vivid picture of the young man: 5'7¾" tall, weighing 121 pounds, with hazel eyes, brown hair, and a fair complexion. His chest measurement expanded from 30 inches to 34½ inches, indicating the physical conditioning expected of Marines.

Despite having never handled a rifle before, Lyle proved himself at North Island on August 1, 1917, when he qualified as a marksman—an achievement he modestly attributed to luck. His service record shows he trained in both San Diego and Washington state before being posted to the Barracks Detachment at the Marine Barracks in Balboa Park in San Diego, not far from his home. 

While Lyle did not see combat action in World War I, his service was honorable and valuable. He worked as a clerk in the Post Exchange at the base from August 6, 1917, until the war's end, using his commercial skills to serve his country. On March 29, 1919, he was transferred to inactive status, and on May 6, 1921, he received his honorable discharge, having fulfilled his commitment to both his country and the Marine Corps.

Marriage and Family Life

Love found Lyle during his military service when he met Emily Kemp Auble, probably while working at Marston’s. At marriage, she was a young woman eighteen years old to his twenty-six. Their wedding took place on June 19, 1918, at the Central Christian Church in San Diego, officiated by Reverend W.E. Crabtree. The ceremony was intimate, with only immediate families present, but the local newspaper gave it proper attention. 

The San Diego Union announced their marriage with evident approval: "Mrs. Georgia K. Auble has announced the marriage of her daughter, Emily Kemp Auble, to Lyle Carringer, who is stationed with the marines at Balboa Park." The article noted that both were San Diego high school graduates and that Lyle was "the only son of Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Carringer, 2105 Thirtieth street, who are almost pioneers of this city."

The wedding was described as "very quiet and came as a complete surprise to the many friends of the couple." Emily wore a blue silk suit with a large white hat and had no attendants—a simple elegance that suited the wartime period. The newlyweds initially made their home at the Marine View apartments at First and Hawthorne streets.

Emily brought her own family connections to the marriage. Born in Illinois, she was the daughter of Georgia K. Auble, who had been born in Canada and immigrated to the United States in 1889, becoming a naturalized citizen in 1898 after her marriage to Charles Auble in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The family resided in Chicago until 1911 when thety came to San Diego. Charles died in 1916. Georgia would become a beloved and permanent member of the Carringer household, living with Lyle and Emily for decades and contributing to the warm family atmosphere.

The Arrival of Betty and Building a Home

On July 30, 1919, just over a year after their marriage, Lyle and Emily welcomed their only child, Betty Virginia Carringer, born in San Diego. By this time, the young family had moved to a rented house at 2054 Harrison Street, where they appeared in the 1920 U.S. census as a complete household that included Emily's mother, Georgia K. Auble.

The census provides a snapshot of their early married life: Lyle, at twenty-eight, was working as an auditor in a dry goods store, while twenty-year-old Emily managed their home and cared for five-month-old Betty. Georgia Auble, then fifty and widowed, had become an integral part of their family structure.

In 1920, demonstrating both ambition and family loyalty, Lyle and Emily built a new house at 2130 Fern Street in San Diego on the same block as the Henry Austin Carringer home. Lyle bought several lots from his parents, borrowed money from his parents to construct this family home, with Betty later remembering that the mortgage payment was $21.10 per month—a significant sum for a young family in the 1920s, but manageable with Lyle's steady employment at Marston's. 

The Depression Era and Garden Paradise

The 1930s brought the Great Depression to America, but the Carringer family weathered these difficult times with characteristic resilience. The 1930 census shows them still at 2130 Fern Street, with their home now valued at $10,000 and featuring the modern convenience of a radio. Lyle, now thirty-eight, continued his work as an office worker in a dry goods store, while Emily, having married at eighteen, devoted herself to homemaking. Betty, approaching her eleventh birthday, was thriving as a California-born child of the new century.

It was during this period that Lyle and Emily created something truly special—a garden that would become legendary in their San Diego neighborhood. The 1935 feature article in the San Diego Union, titled "Carringer Gardens, Model of Beauty, Have Also Wealth of Entertainment," provides a wonderful window into their creativity and hospitality.

The Carringers transformed their property into what the newspaper called "distinctly in the livable small garden or outdoor living room class." Their garden featured four fish pools filled with active fish that sometimes playfully moved out onto the grass. The pools were strategically placed to invite guests outdoors, starting with a small pool near the rear door and leading to a larger, sunny pool planted with lilies and overhung with shrubs.

The garden included flower beds, cacti and succulents, and several fruit trees, all accessible from the pools. The centerpiece was a lath house furnished with chairs and tables—an outdoor entertainment area that included two more small pools. One was designed as a rill in the heart of a pretty rockery, while the other was a shadowy oval presided over by a rice plant with curving stalks topped with leaves "like giant hands." Above this pool, a tree appeared to rest on the water, supported by an invisible stand that had formerly been a piano stool—a touch of "clever household ingenuity."

The entertainment features included a grill built on a rock structure at the end of the lath house, which could be decorated with potted plants when not in use. Perhaps most remarkably, a heated glass house annex contained aquariums filled with tropical fish—paradise fish, moons, guppies, and other exotic swimmers living in "grassy water jungles." Each aquarium had individual radiators and thermometers for perfect comfort, allowing the tropical fish to thrive alongside the goldfish in the outdoor pools.

This garden paradise reflected Lyle's practical nature combined with Emily's aesthetic sense, creating a space that was both beautiful and functional for entertaining friends and family.

Property Investments and Family Stability

In the late 1920s, Lyle built two small cottages on 30^th Street for rental income. By the late 1930s, Lyle was making strategic property investments that would benefit his family for generations. In 1938, he sold the cottages at 2123 and 2127 30th Street to his wife Emily as her separate property, later converting it to joint tenancy in 1950. These properties, along with the family's growing real estate portfolio, demonstrated Lyle's business acumen and long-term planning.

The 1940 census reveals a family at the height of their prosperity. Lyle, now forty-eight with four years of high school education, was working as an office clerk in a retail department store, having worked fifty-two weeks in 1939 and earned $1,475—a solid middle-class income for the time. Emily, forty-one, had also worked in 1939 as a clerical worker and saleslady in the same retail environment, contributing $269 to the family income.

Their daughter Betty, now twenty, was pursuing higher education with four years of college, working as a student art clerk and earning $100 in 1939. The household was completed by Georgia Auble, now seventy-one, who continued to manage housework while being a naturalized U.S. citizen.

When World War II came to America, fifty-year-old Lyle registered for the draft in 1942. His registration card shows he was still employed at Marston & Co. at 6th & C Street, still living at 2130 Fern Street with Emily, and still committed to serving his country if called upon.

Betty graduated from San Diego State College and became a junior high school Art and English teacher. She met Frederick W. Seaver and married him on July 12, 1942 in San Diego. Initially Fred and Betty lived in Chula Vista, but when Fred enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1944, Betty and her first child Randy moved in with Lyle and Emily on Fern Street. After the war ended, Fred came home and they lived in one of the Fern Street apartments.

Lyle’s mother, Della died in January 1944, and his father Austin died in 1946. Lyle inherited all of the Carringer land which now included five rental units on the block. In about 1948, Lyle and Emily moved into Austin Carringer’s home at 2115 30th  Street and Betty and her growing family moved into 2119 30th Street upstairs from 2115 30th Street.

Post-War Prosperity and Point Loma

The post-war era brought continued prosperity to the Carringer family. The 1950 census shows them living at 2115 30th Street, with fifty-eight-year-old Lyle working forty-five hours per week as an office man in an invoice office at a department store. His income had grown substantially to $3,615 as an employee, plus an additional $3,510 from dividends, interest, and rents—clear evidence of successful investments and financial planning.

In a major life change, Lyle and Emily sold their beloved Fern Street property in 1950. They sold the main property to John M. and Leona E. Smith for $8,850. Another parcel on the south end of the block was sold to Glenn Glasford for $9,000, who built apartment houses on the land. The remaining properties—apartments and cottages that would eventually pass to their daughter Betty—provided ongoing rental income for the family.

On August 24, 1950, Lyle and Emily purchased a triangular lot on Point Loma at the intersection of Armada Terrace and Harbor View Place for $3,750. There they built what would become their dream home—a unique and beautiful two-bedroom wood house at 825 Harbor View Place, overlooking San Diego Bay with spectacular views of the city, North Island, and the mountains to the east.

This Point Loma home became the setting for some of the family's most cherished memories. Lyle and Emily terraced the land below the house and planted fruit trees and colorful shrubs, creating another garden paradise. Their grandchildren would later recall fond memories of Christmas Eves spent in the spare bedroom, singing Christmas carols and falling asleep before Santa Claus arrived. 

Passions and Interests

Beyond his work and family life, Lyle cultivated interests that connected him to the wider world. Starting in the 1920s and continuing until the end of his life, he was an avid stamp collector who corresponded with fellow collectors around the globe. This hobby brought unexpected friendships—over the years, friends from as far away as Pitcairn Island and Australia came to visit the Carringers in San Diego. Family, friends, and coworkers regularly sent postcards from their travels worldwide, adding to Lyle's collections and keeping the family connected to distant places.

Lyle was also an accomplished photographer, and family albums preserved his images of family groups, San Diego scenes, and countless pictures of his daughter Betty as she grew up. His photographs provide a visual record of San Diego's development and the family's life throughout the decades.

His interests extended to practical matters as well. Lyle was described as "a hardy and enterprising man who liked to garden, do handyman work on the properties, and go for automobile rides in the countryside." These activities kept him active and engaged, whether he was tending to his gardens, maintaining his rental properties, or exploring the scenic areas around San Diego by car.

Career Achievement and Retirement

Lyle's career at Marston's Department Store was remarkable for both its longevity and steady advancement. From his start as a fourteen-year-old cash boy in 1905, he worked his way up through various positions, eventually becoming an accountant and auditor. His fifty-six-year career with the same company—from 1905 to 1960—was a testament to both his dedication and the loyalty that characterized employer-employee relationships in earlier eras.

When Lyle retired in 1960 at age sixty-eight, he had witnessed and participated in San Diego's transformation from a frontier town to a major American city. His retirement was well-deserved after nearly half a century of faithful service to one of the city's most important businesses. His association with Marston's continued even after retirement—he was a member of the Marston Oldtimers, maintaining friendships with former colleagues.

Character and Legacy

Those who knew Lyle described him as "a disciplined, kind and gentle man, yet firm, who loved his family very much." This characterization captures the essence of a man who balanced strength with kindness, providing steady leadership for his family while maintaining warm relationships with all who knew him.

His membership in organizations like the Marston Oldtimers and the East End gang showed his commitment to community and friendship. These connections enriched his retirement years and provided continuity with his working life.

When Lyle inherited all of the family property after his father Henry's death in 1946, he became the keeper of family traditions and memories. The properties he maintained and the investments he made provided security not just for Emily and himself, but for their daughter Betty and future generations. 

Final Years and Passing

Lyle's final years were spent in the beautiful Point Loma home he and Emily had created, surrounded by the views of San Diego Bay that had captivated them for a quarter-century. His health began to decline in his eighties, and he eventually required care in a San Diego convalescent hospital.

On November 5, 1976, just three days after his eighty-fifth birthday, Lyle Lawrence Carringer passed away from pulmonary edema and cardiac failure due to colon cancer. Emily, his devoted wife of fifty-eight years, survived him by less than a year, dying at home following a stroke.

Lyle's obituary in both the San Diego Union and San Diego Evening Tribune honored him as a lifelong county resident and native San Diegan. The services were held at Cypress View Mortuary, with inurnment in the mortuary mausoleum. His survivors included Emily, daughter Betty Seaver, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren—a family legacy that continues to honor his memory.

A Life Well Lived

Lyle Lawrence Carringer's life spanned eighty-five years of remarkable change in San Diego and America. Born when San Diego was still a small frontier town, he lived to see it become a major metropolitan area. He witnessed two world wars, the Great Depression, and the post-war boom, adapting to each era while maintaining the steady character that defined him.

His legacy lives on not only in his descendants but in the properties he developed, the gardens he created, and the example he set of dedication to family, work, and community. From the boy who started as a cash boy at Marston's to the man who built a financial foundation for his family's future, Lyle Carringer embodied the American dream of hard work, integrity, and family devotion.

His story is one of quiet achievement—not of headlines or fame, but of the steady, reliable character that built families and communities. In an age of rapid change, Lyle Carringer represented the enduring values that create lasting legacies: love of family, dedication to work, service to country, and the wisdom to build not just for today, but for generations to come.

) A poem and song lyrics to commemorate and celebrate the life of Mary Ann (Underhill) Vaux can be found in "Lyle's San Diego Dreams" - A Genealogy Poem and Song 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 Lyle Lawrence Carringer can be heard here (unfortunately, Blogger won't easily display audio files).  

6)  The Video Overview discussing Lyle Lawrence Carringer's life 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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Carringers In the News - Betty Carringer's First Birthday Party in 1920

 I went through the San Diego Union newspaper on GenealogyBank looking for articles about my parents and my grandparents.  One of the articles I found was this one:

The transcription is:  

"Celebrates Birthday With Party for 17

"Little Miss Betty VBriginia Carringer celebrated her first birthday Friday with a party given by herm other, Mrs. Lyle L. Carringer, at her home, 2054 Harrison street.  The decorations were in pink and white.

"Those invited were Great-Grandma Smith and Grandmothers Carringer and Auble; the Misses Myrtle Kemp, Letha Klughardt, Genevieve Berry; Mrs. Dave Gershon, Mrs. Fred Allen, Mrs. Sherwin Smith, Mrs. James Kerr, Mrs. John McCann; the Little Misses Virginia Kerr, Beulah Irene McCann, Betty Virginia Carringer, and Masters Gordon Gershon, Junior Allen and Sydney Smith."

The source citation for the article is:

"Celebratesd Birthday With Party for 17," San Diego [Calif.] Union newspaper, Sunday, 1 August 1920, page 38, column 4; imaged, GenealogyBank (https://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 19 September 2025).

I know who some of the people mentioned are: "Mrs. Lyle L. Carringe" is my grandmother, Emily Kemp (Auble) Carringer; "Great-Grandma Smith" is Abigail A. (Vaux) Smith,; "Grandmother Carringer" is Abbey Ardelle "Della" (Smith) Carringer; "Grandmother Auble" is Georgianna (Kemp) Auble; Myrtle Kemp is a cousin of Emily's from Long Beach; and  Betty Virginia Carringer is my mother, daughter of Lyle and Emily. There is no mention of the father, Lyle L. Carringer and the grandfather, Henry Austin Carringer, for some reason.  

The two Misses (Letha and Genevieve) and five married women (Gershon, Allen, Sherwin, Kerr and McCann) are most likely neighbors and family friends of my grandmother, Emily (Auble) Carringer. Now I know who some of my grandmother's FAN Club are!  

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Disclosure:  I have a paid subscription to GenealogyBank.com and have used it extensively to find articles about my ancestral and one-name families.

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Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 13 to 19 September 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 19 September 2025, there are 3,413 historical record collections on FamilySearch (a decrease of 2 from last week) on the Signed In screen (and 3,412 on the Signed Out screen).

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

--- Collections Deleted ---

Brazil, São Paulo, Immigration Cards, 1902-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2140223); Browse 4,039,657 Images only, no index, DELETED
Denmark, Århus, Municipal Census, 1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3748257); 69,475 indexed records with 4,854 record images, DELETED
Uruguay, Civil Registration Index Card, 1900-1937 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1976089); 2,592,836 indexed records with 669,837 record images, DELETED

--- Collections Added ---

*  Philippines, Chinese Civil Census Records, 1786-1901 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000215); 487,361 indexed records with 55,094 record images, ADDED 18-Sep-2025

--- Collections Updated ---

Argentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974183); 245,823 indexed records with 207,943 record images (was 245,823 records with 207,943 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Armenia, Church Books, 1838-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1943754); Browse 23,781 Images only, no index (was 39,783 records with 23,781 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Armenia, Tax Lists, 1817-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4427318); 966,179 indexed records with 96,346 record images (was 1,092,016 records with 96,346 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2025
Belarus, Grodno, Church Books, 1649-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4166194); 1,476,823 indexed records with 441,374 record images (was 1,514,040 records with 441,374 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Belarus, Minsk Church Books, 1700-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4158550); 2,557,113 indexed records with 885,084 record images (was 2,778,176 records with 885,084 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025

Brazil, Foreigner Files, 1653-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000160); 133,781 indexed records with 2,207,696 record images (was 133,607 records with 2,203,602 images), UPDATED 19-Sep-2025
Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1778463); Index only (5,168,943 records), no images (was 5,252,456 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Denmark, Burials, 1640-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520593); Index only (627,187 records), no images (was 642,775 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Denmark, Census, 1916 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2717471); Browse 585,209 Images only, no index (was 2,964,499 records with 585,209 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Denmark, Census, 1921 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2721601); 18,748 indexed records with 435,487 record images (was 3,356,935 records with 435,487 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2025

Denmark, Census, 1925 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2718007); Browse 960,707 Images only, no index (was 3,627,893 records with 960,707 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Denmark, Census, 1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2800932); Browse 1,136,560 Images only, no index (was 3,641,393 records with 1,136,560 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Denmark, Church Records, 1484-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2078555); 18,278,131 indexed records with 2,399,826 record images (was 18,657,995 records with 2,399,826 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Denmark, Civil Marriages, 1851-1961 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1607917); 50,815 indexed records with 45,151 record images (was 101,255 records with 45,151 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Denmark, Copenhagen City, Civil Marriages, 1739-1965, Index 1877-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2341913); 12,816 indexed records with 112,568 record images (was 362,912 records with 112,568 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025

Denmark, Deeds and Mortgages, 1572-1928 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2421847); Browse 4,364,468 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 4,364,468 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Denmark, Estate Records, 1436-1964 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015318); Browse 2,608,645 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 2,608,645 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520592); Index only (1,293,772 records), no images (was 1,315,131 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Ecuador, Baptisms, 1680-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520610); Index only (398,159 records), no images (was 423,919 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 3,770,683 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 6,168,088 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2025

Ecuador, Cemetery Records, 1862-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3755446); 991,459 indexed records with 356,896 record images (was 992,024 records with 367,625 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Ecuador, Deaths, 1800-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520615); Index only (43,785 records), no images (was 43,804 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Ecuador, Marriages, 1680-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520614); Index only (105,802 records), no images (was 154,770 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
El Salvador, Baptisms, 1750-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584970); Index only (145,490 records), no images (was 145,495 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2025
El Salvador, Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582); 2,605,820 indexed records with 592,191 record images (was 3,185,352 records with 592,191 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2025

El Salvador, Civil Registration, 1704-2001 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1821208); 3,296,811 indexed records with 1,381,210 record images (was 3,910,490 records with 1,381,210 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2025
El Salvador, Marriages, 1810-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584975); Index only (19,137 records), no images (was 22,778 records with 0 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2025
Estonia, Church Books and Synagogue Registers, 1590-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932350); 9,660,683 indexed records with 679,036 record images (was 10,118,377 records with 679,036 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Estonia, Lutheran Church Family Lists, 1603-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4445509); 5,759,812 indexed records with 395,295 record images (was 5,968,287 records with 395,295 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Estonia, Population Registers, 1918-1944 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1983333); Browse 591,903 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 591,903 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025

Fiji, Vital Records, 1871-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3753995); 530,604 indexed records with 1,741,594 record images (was 530,552 records with 1,741,594 images), UPDATED 12-Sep-2025
Find a Grave Index (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2221801); 260,518,695 indexed records with 185,906,314 record images (was 259,367,379 records with 43,063,419 images), UPDATED 18-Sep-2025
Finland, Church Census and Pre-Confirmation Books, 1600-1916 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2805467); 33,352,482 indexed records with 486,629 record images (was 33,404,934 records with 486,629 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Finland, Passport Registers, 1900-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4139415); 93,189 indexed records with 2,805 record images (was 111,359 records with 3,007 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
France, Coutances et d'Avranches Diocese, Catholic Parish Records, 1533-1894 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408716); 620,424 indexed records with 19,201 record images (was 620,378 records with 19,201 images), UPDATED 12-Sep-2025

Germany, Baden, Church Book Duplicates, 1804-1877 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1395660); 733,890 indexed records with 733,890 record images (was 733,778 records with 733,778 images), UPDATED 18-Sep-2025
Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473000); 24,603,619 indexed records with 29,147,064 record images (was 24,605,154 records with 29,147,064 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3015626); 76,118,127 indexed records with 13,806,705 record images (was 76,145,134 records with 13,806,705 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Germany, Marriages, 1558-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473009); Index only (5,619,072 records), no images (was 5,619,081 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Germany, Prussia, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1580-1974 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4155762); 219,226 indexed records with 134,254 record images (was 222,735 records with 134,254 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025

Germany, Prussia, West Prussia, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1537-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4111605); 10,009,338 indexed records with 1,067,888 record images (was 10,013,835 records with 1,067,888 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Germany, Prussia, Westphalia, Minden, Miscellaneous Collections from the Municipal Archives, 1574-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1646446); 122,876 indexed records with 7,654 record images (was 122,850 records with 7,654 images), UPDATED 17-Sep-2025
Great Britain, Births and Baptisms, 1571-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770884); Index only (12,159 records), no images (was 12,508 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Great Britain, Deaths and Burials, 1778-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770890); Index only (64,132 records), no images (was 64,226 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Great Britain, Marriages, 1797-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770891); Index only (6,371 records), no images (was 6,384 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025

Haiti, Civil Registration, 1794-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482819); 21,033,735 indexed records with 31,609 record images (was 21,032,915 records with 31,609 images), UPDATED 17-Sep-2025
Honduras, Baptisms, 1730-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520634); Index only (160,997 records), no images (was 172,710 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Honduras, Catholic Church Records, 1633-1978 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823595); 1,826,072 indexed records with 425,330 record images (was 1,878,425 records with 425,330 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Honduras, Civil Registration, 1841-1968 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2135627); 572,397 indexed records with 337,976 record images (was 581,584 records with 337,976 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Honduras, Marriages, 1800-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520638); Index only (30,938 records), no images (was 31,003 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025

Hungary, Jewish Vital Records Index, 1800-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1787825); 112,774 indexed records with 1,272 record images (was 112,702 records with 1,272 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2025
Illinois, Macon County, Decatur Public Library Collections, 1879-2007 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1447337); 163,675 indexed records with 64,268 record images (was 163,674 records with 64,268 images), UPDATED 17-Sep-2025
Italy, Ascoli Piceno, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1740-1880, 1915-1919 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068340); 10,427 indexed records with 75,928 record images (was 7,816 records with 75,928 images), UPDATED 17-Sep-2025
Italy, Bergamo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1903 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1986789); 1,697,121 indexed records with 2,514,754 record images (was 1,697,121 records with 2,514,754 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Italy, Grosseto, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015751); 149,409 indexed records with 393,814 record images (was 143,357 records with 393,814 images), UPDATED 17-Sep-2025

Italy, Macerata, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1808-1814 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2152678); 57,835 indexed records with 93,143 record images (was 26,705 records with 93,143 images), UPDATED 18-Sep-2025
Italy, Mantova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1496-1906 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1934580); 1,110,984 indexed records with 855,316 record images (was 676,181 records with 855,316 images), UPDATED 18-Sep-2025
Italy, Messina, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935770); 1,053,342 indexed records with 1,076,443 record images (was 109,378 records with 1,076,443 images), UPDATED 18-Sep-2025
Italy, Modena, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968527); 566,338 indexed records with 2,114,742 record images (was 415,979 records with 2,114,742 images), UPDATED 17-Sep-2025
Italy, Napoli, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1866 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937990); 3,246,113 indexed records with 12,795,172 record images (was 2,624,736 records with 12,795,172 images), UPDATED 18-Sep-2025

Italy, Palermo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1947 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2608509); 966,695 indexed records with 4,331,932 record images (was 917,742 records with 4,331,932 images), UPDATED 18-Sep-2025
Italy, Pescara, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2013532); 1,150,062 indexed records with 2,022,109 record images (was 919,065 records with 2,022,109 images), UPDATED 18-Sep-2025
Italy, Potenza, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1697-1923 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2450876); 1,141,103 indexed records with 3,139,547 record images (was 36,389 records with 3,139,547 images), UPDATED 17-Sep-2025
Italy, Reggio Emilia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1769-1944 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2388826); 830,575 indexed records with 643,483 record images (was 459,031 records with 643,483 images), UPDATED 18-Sep-2025
Italy, Rieti, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1840-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2146202); 214,319 indexed records with 448,819 record images (was 136,300 records with 448,819 images), UPDATED 18-Sep-2025

Italy, Roma, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1863-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2390532); 1,288,244 indexed records with 5,066,067 record images (was 792,858 records with 5,066,067 images), UPDATED 18-Sep-2025
Italy, Terni, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1513-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3335348); 230,434 indexed records with 92,967 record images (was 3,333 records with 5,803 images), UPDATED 18-Sep-2025
Italy, Toscana, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1804-1874 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932364); 6,732,218 indexed records with 3,042,917 record images (was 5,610,582 records with 3,042,917 images), UPDATED 17-Sep-2025
Italy, Vercelli, Vercelli, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1802-1813, 1838-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1939214); 70,053 indexed records with 1,493,528 record images (was 10,261 records with 665,518 images), UPDATED 17-Sep-2025
Italy, Viterbo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1870-1943 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016212); 725,452 indexed records with 936,472 record images (was 163,992 records with 936,472 images), UPDATED 18-Sep-2025

Japan, Census Records, 1661-1875 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2313184); Browse 1,446 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 1,446 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-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 15-Sep-2025
Japan, Immigration Emigration Records, 1893-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803988); Index only (49,794 records), no images (was 61,188 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Japan, Village Records, 709-1982 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1398719); Browse 287,354 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 287,354 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Louisiana, First Registration Draft Cards, 1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1916286); 394,017 indexed records with 792,451 record images (was 396,037 records with 792,451 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025

Louisiana, State Penitentiary Records, 1866-1963 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1931391); 128,204 indexed records with 21,796 record images (was 127,772 records with 21,796 images), UPDATED 12-Sep-2025
Louisiana, War of 1812 Pension Lists, 1812-1868 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1527724); 2,880 indexed records with 149 record images (was 2,857 records with 149 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2025
Luxembourg, Civil Registration, 1796-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1709358); 253,875 indexed records with 767,518 record images (was 253,703 records with 767,518 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2025
Massachusetts, United States Naturalization Records, 1790-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2632082); 851,801 indexed records with 1,389,230 record images (was 851,801 records with 1,388,743 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2025
Mexico, Oaxaca, Catholic Church Records, 1559-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1909191); 6,156,496 indexed records with 3,458,764 record images (was 6,156,496 records with 3,458,764 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025

Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 6,431,957 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 6,431,957 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Moldova, Church Books, 1811-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1943763); Browse 3,386,730 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 3,386,730 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Moldova, Poll Tax Census (Revision Lists) and Census Lists 1796-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1985804); Browse 395,954 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 395,954 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Montana, Flathead County, School Census, 1903-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000177); 671,024 indexed records with 19,215 record images (was 656,852 records with 18,817 images), UPDATED 12-Sep-2025
Montana, Rosebud County Records, 1878-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1908714); 10,569 indexed records with 97,864 record images (was 10,568 records with 97,864 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025

Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932106); 4,073,143 indexed records with 1,431,304 record images (was 4,073,047 records with 1,431,304 images), UPDATED 12-Sep-2025
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, City Births, 1860-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951739); 1,271,615 indexed records with 139,194 record images (was 1,271,314 records with 139,194 images), UPDATED 12-Sep-2025
Philippines, Church Census, 1542-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000216); 4,340,954 indexed records with 102,819 record images (was 3,162,529 records with 74,044 images), UPDATED 18-Sep-2025
Philippines, Neighborhood Census, 1836-1899 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000268); 4,388,414 indexed records with 183,395 record images (was 3,093,569 records with 120,948 images), UPDATED 18-Sep-2025
Poland, Church Books, 1568-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4135958); 11,366,521 indexed records with 1,151,120 record images (was 11,392,410 records with 1,150,410 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025

Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,333,040 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,339,815 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2002 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1682798); 5,071,864 indexed records with 4,581,756 record images (was 5,094,050 records with 4,581,756 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Puerto Rico, Naturalization Records, 1897-1985 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2774942); 91,157 indexed records with 67,290 record images (was 91,228 records with 67,290 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Puerto Rico, Slave Registers, 1859-1880 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3755445); 129,425 indexed records with 24,408 record images (was 139,472 records with 24,408 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2025
Romania, Civil Registration, 1865-1903 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4325043); 759 indexed records with 394 record images (was 817 records with 394 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025

Russia, Births and Baptisms, 1755-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1771027); Index only (116,141 records), no images (was 122,113 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Russia, Deaths and Burials, 1815-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1771042); Index only (92,539 records), no images (was 96,329 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 556,350 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 563,045 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Russia, Marriages, 1793-1919 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1771044); Index only (27,573 records), no images (was 28,324 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Russia, Samara, Church Books 1748-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807365); 4,713,729 indexed records with 1,909,956 record images (was 11,856,354 records with 1,909,956 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2025

Russia, Samara, Civil Registers, 1918-1922 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040542); Browse 46,868 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 46,868 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Russia, Simbirsk, Church Books, 1768-1939 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2072090); Browse 994,870 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 994,870 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Russia, Simbirsk, Poll Tax Census (Revision Lists), 1782-1858 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2120713); Browse 115,319 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 115,319 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Russia, Tatarstan, Church Books, 1721-1939 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1931806); Browse 3,031,031 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 3,031,031 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Russia, Tatarstan, Confession Lists, 1775-1932 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2156334); Browse 621,385 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 621,385 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025

Russia, Tobolsk, Church Books, 1722-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4496122); 4,747,358 indexed records with 1,231,220 record images (was 9,523,191 records with 1,240,436 images), UPDATED 17-Sep-2025
Russia, Tomsk, Church Books, 1752-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450389); 961,004 indexed records with 463,730 record images (was 2,288,383 records with 463,730 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Russia, Tula, Church Books, 1722-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000050); 4,394,031 indexed records with 1,574,069 record images (was 6,204,157 records with 1,574,069 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2025
Russia, Tver, Church Books, 1722-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1921824); 12,916,797 indexed records with 3,278,129 record images (was 16,355,375 records with 3,278,129 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-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 15-Sep-2025

Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1771030); Index only (8,138,364 records), no images (was 8,141,513 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Spain, Catholic Church Records, 1307-2005 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1784529); 18,518,441 indexed records with 3,008,340 record images (was 18,521,476 records with 3,008,340 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Sweden, Östergötland, Church Records, 1555-1911; index 1616-1860 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1979429); 49,435 indexed records with 1,045,116 record images (was 49,365 records with 1,045,116 images), UPDATED 12-Sep-2025
Ukraine, Chernigov Church Records, 1717-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3656669); 8,238,342 indexed records with 1,979,766 record images (was 8,300,867 records with 1,979,766 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Ukraine, Kyiv, Confession Lists, 1741-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2290980); 2,537,312 indexed records with 40,448 record images (was 2,536,064 records with 40,448 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2025

Ukraine, Kyiv, Orthodox Consistory Church Book Duplicates, 1723-1931 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1503045); 12,819,561 indexed records with 2,156,546 record images (was 12,819,810 records with 2,156,546 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Ukraine, Western Ukraine, Catholic Church Book Duplicates, 1600-1937 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1910265); 465,531 indexed records with 942,391 record images (was 465,531 records with 942,391 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
United States, Census, 1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1810731); 125,180,011 indexed records with 2,957,015 record images (was 125,180,012 records with 2,957,015 images), UPDATED 18-Sep-2025
United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1339071); Browse 11,979,092 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 11,979,092 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2025
United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1861144); 12,868,308 indexed records with 19,317,962 record images (was 12,895,559 records with 19,317,962 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2025

Uruguay, Baptisms, 1750-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520616); Index only (113,953 records), no images (was 129,668 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Uruguay, Catholic Church Records, 1726-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4134697); 1,068,815 indexed records with 293,845 record images (was 1,692,226 records with 293,845 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Uruguay, Census Records, 1726-1858 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4470326); 162,873 indexed records with 7,163 record images (was 218,851 records with 4,878 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2025
Uruguay, Civil Registration, 1879-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (1,509,384 records), no images (was 1,959,141 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
Uruguay, Marriages, 1840-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520619); Index only (8,237 records), no images (was 10,325 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025

Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 1,886,019 indexed records with 157,673 record images (was 3,641,119 records with 154,808 images), UPDATED 16-Sep-2025
Utah, LDS Mission Calls and Recommendations, 1877-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2553860); 39,524 indexed records with 80,863 record images (was 39,552 records with 80,863 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025
World Miscellaneous Marriages, 1662-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1809045); Index only (27,672 records), no images (was 27,711 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Sep-2025

--- Collections with new images ---

Argentina, Buenos Aires City, Civil Registration, 1811-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000077); 1 indexed records with 10,182 record images (was 1 records with 10,181 images), last updated 26-Nov-2024
Argentina, Buenos Aires, Civil Registration, 1861-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000041); 1 indexed records with 111,656 record images (was 1 records with 111,655 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Argentina, Military Records, 1911-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000280); 1 indexed records with 2,925,595 record images (was 1 records with 2,925,586 images), last updated 31-Oct-2024
Brazil, Maranhão, Civil Registration, 1827-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469402); 1 indexed records with 905,436 record images (was 1 records with 905,429 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
France, Saône-et-Loire, Military Conscriptions, 1867-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2617739); 244,795 indexed records with 244,795 record images (was 244,795 records with 150,293 images), last updated 22-Apr-2016

Northern Ireland, Death Records, 1998-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4441751); 72,539 indexed records with 72,539 record images (was 72,539 records with 7,217 images), last updated 26-Mar-2024
United Kingdom, British Armed Forces and Overseas Vital Records, 1761-2005 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4324570); 2,878,200 indexed records with 2,603,576 record images (was 2,878,200 records with 2,596,266 images), last updated 22-Sep-2021
United Kingdom, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4229516); 24,113,045 indexed records with 24,113,045 record images (was 24,113,046 records with 23,671,393 images), last updated 20-Oct-2021
United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000145); 1 indexed records with 28,203,737 record images (was 1 records with 28,203,181 images), last updated 22-Jul-2024
Virginia, Vital Records, 1853-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4231103); 2,064,686 indexed records with 108,028 record images (was 2,064,686 records with 107,842 images), last updated 09-Jun-2025

--- Collections with images removed ---

French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549721); 113,680 indexed records with 496,314 record images (was 113,680 records with 523,036 images), last updated 21-Aug-2025
Italy, Parma, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1626-1921 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3743481); 6,366 indexed records with 748,549 record images (was 6,366 records with 748,765 images), last updated 05-Aug-2025
North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2848682); 7,932,115 indexed records with 207,118 record images (was 7,932,115 records with 258,707 images), last updated 08-May-2025
United States, Census, 1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464515); 157,892,854 indexed records with 52,718,504 record images (was 157,892,854 records with 52,718,627 images), last updated 16-Jun-2024

--- Collections with new records ---

--- Collections with records removed ---

Denmark, Probate Indexes, 1674-1851 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2026233); 57,123 indexed records with 234,543 record images (was 140,001 records with 234,543 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
Georgia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1880573); 839,110 indexed records with 1,682,137 record images (was 839,636 records with 1,682,137 images), last updated 13-Jun-2024
United States, Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,601,560 records), no images (was 875,601,568 records with 0 images), last updated 23-Aug-2025
United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000290); Index only (413,860,773 records), no images (was 413,860,810 records with 0 images), last updated 22-Jun-2024
United States, Western States Marriage Index (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1854302); Index only (914,500 records), no images (was 914,501 records with 0 images), last updated 22-Oct-2018

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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:

• 3 removed entries
• 1  added entries 
• 128 updated entries
• 14 entries with more or fewer images 
• 5 entries with more or fewer records

The FamilySearch website says there are 3,413 total entries on the list (after signing in). Marshall's list says there are 3,413 (after signing in).  They are definitely in-sync this week.

There are now 4,407 searchable image collections on FamilySearch Full-Text Search this week, an increase of 85 from last week. It is not possible to see which collections are new. 

There are now 26,640 browsable image collections on FamilySearch Images this week, a decrease of 38 from last week. It is not possible to see which collections are new. Where did those removed collections go?

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

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