Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Genealogy Goals for 2026

 Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: 

 It's Saturday Night again - 

Time for some more Genealogy Fun!!

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

1)  What are your genealogy goals for 2026?  Consider genealogy research, education, organizing, service, writing, and whatever else you care to share.

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

Here's mine:

Many of these are continuations from my 2025 goals - I don't seem to ever completely finish a task!

1)  Write weekly "Amanuensis Monday," "Treasure Chest Thursday," and "Seavers in the News" posts for persons in my database, and add the record transcriptions and source citations to profiles in my family tree.

2)  Search Ancestry, MyHeritage, FamilySearch, Findmypast and American Ancestors for new information to add relationships, events, names, dates, places, sources, images and notes to the profiles in my RootsMagic family tree.  

3)  Continue to explore ways to use existing and new Artificial intelligence tools to enhance my genealogy and family history research, including improving my knowledge base, shortening research time, and sharing family stories.  

4)  NEW: Create more ABC Biographies and AI-assisted family stories for selected ancestral lines (e.g., Seaver, Carringer, Auble, Revolutionary War soldiers, Linda's ancestors, etc.).  Create Video Overviews, Infographics and Slide Shows for some of them.  Add the biographies to my RootsMagic family tree.

5)  NEW: Start writing eBooks using the ABC Biographies and AI-assisted family stories and send them to my close family (children, grandchildren, siblings, cousins, etc.).

6)  NEW:  Update and Maintain the Genea-Musings pages for Randy's AI and Genealogy and AI and Genealogy Compendium.  

7)  NEW:  Add to and mintain the Randy Seaver, Geneaholic YouTube channel. 

8)  Continue to convert current place names to historical place names as required, and to upgrade the Person Notes and sources in my RootsMagic family tree.

9)  Work on the photograph collections on the computer, and do enhancement and colorization using MyHeritage and Ancestry photo tools as necessary.  Share not-seen-before photos on "Wordless Wednesday" blog posts.  Add more family photos to my RootsMagic family tree and FamilySearch Family Tree profiles.

10)  Chase more autosomal DNA matches to find common ancestors when possible using AncestryDNA ThruLines and ProTools, MyHeritage ToFRs, and using my "skeleton tree" on Ancestry.  

11)  Make more photograph slide shows for myself, Linda, my parents, and my grandparents, including photographs and records to tell their stories.  Narrate Zoom videos of the slide shows and share them on my YouTube channel with my family members.

12)  Serve the Chula Vista Genealogical Society on the Board of Directors as newsletter editor and Research/DNA chair, organize and present monthly Research Group and Family History Roundtable meetings on Zoom, and attend and contribute to the in-person education group meetings.

13)  Watch more Family Tree Webinars and YouTube videos, attend CVGS and SDGS program Zoom meetings, and attend RootsTech 2026 virtually, in order to keep up-to-date with research techniques, and new genealogy industry features.

Only 13 goals, and they are all achievable if I find the time to do them over the next 12 months.  I hope for a B grade at best, but I will try!

Notice I didn't put clearing out the paper from the genealogy cave, attending a conference in-person, or some other impossible at this time goal.

Here is an Infographic by Google NotebookLM to depict my goals visually: 

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Life Memoir of Henry Arnold White (1824-1885) in Early 1885 in Connecticut

 I wrote an AI-assisted couple biography for my 2nd great-grandfather Henry Arnold White (1824-1885) in ABC Biography of #22 Henry Arnold White (1824-1885) of Rhode Island and Connecticut based on my genealogical research over 38 years.

I wondered what Henry Arnold White might say in a life memoir told to his grandchildren in early 1885.

(AI Google NotebookLM Infographic for Henry White's Life)

1)  I requested Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5 to create a memoir told by Henry Arnold White  about his life in 1885.  The prompt was:  "Please write a life memoir for Henry Arnold White. based on the attached biography, as he might tell to his grandchildren in early 1885."

2)  The AI Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5 memoir (lightly edited for accuracy) is:  

My Life Story: A Memoir for My Grandchildren

As told by Henry Arnold White in early 1885

My Dear Grandchildren,

As I sit here in my home in East Killingly this winter, now in my sixty-first year, I find myself thinking often of the life I've lived and the family I've been blessed with. My now wife Almira suggested I write down some memories for you children, so that when you're grown you might know something of where you came from and the times I've seen.

Where I Come From

I was born in 1824 in Glocester, Rhode Island, a small farming community where my father Jonathan and mother Miranda Wade White were raising their family. My paternal grandmother Sibyl White was so dear to me in Glocester, and my maternal grandfather Simon Wade in nearby Foster was a wise man who lived to be 90 years old. I was the eldest, followed by your great-uncles and aunt - Albert Henry, who came along in 1827, and much later, little Harriet in 1836.

Glocester was beautiful country, children, all rolling hills and stone walls, farms carved out of the forest by hard Yankee labor. My father worked the land and taught me early the value of honest work. Those were simpler days in many ways, though no less challenging. We had to make or grow most everything we needed.

Coming to Connecticut

When I was about fifteen years old, in 1839, my father made a decision that would change all our lives. He purchased land here in Killingly, Connecticut, and we packed up everything we owned and moved the family west a few miles. I remember that journey, children - it wasn't far as the crow flies, but moving a household with all our possessions was no small undertaking.

Connecticut was different from Rhode Island, more bustling with the new mills and factories springing up everywhere. The textile industry was growing fast, and there was opportunity here for a young man willing to learn a trade. Father settled us on good land in East Killingly, right along what you know as Hartford Pike, between Chestnut Hill Road and North Road. That land your parents and uncle know well - it's been home to our family for near fifty years now.

My First Great Joy - Meeting Amy

In 1844, when I was just twenty years old, I met the first love of my life - Amy Frances Oatley. Her people, the Oatleys, were well-known in Killingly, good honest folk. Her father Jonathan was a Baptist preacher. Amy was just eighteen, with kind eyes and a gentle way about her. We were married on the thirtieth of June that year in Thompson, with Reverend L. George Leonard performing the ceremony. I was young and full of hope, ready to build a life and family.

And what a family we built! Your mothers and fathers came along one after another, and each one was a blessing:

Ellen Frances arrived first in April of 1845 - a beautiful baby girl who grew into a fine woman. She married William Henry Buck in 1867 and gave me three of you dear grandchildren.

Then came Julia in September 1848 - we called her Juliett. She was always spirited, that one, and she married Thomas Richmond in 1868, and they have seven dear children.

Emily Elizabeth followed in October 1849, and she married Marcus Barstow in 1867, and they gave me two more grand children.

In 1853, we finally had a son - Henry J., named for me. What a proud day that was! He married Ida Fogg in 1878 and they have a young boy.

We lost a little daughter in 1858, born on the first of November but taken from us almost immediately. That was hard, children. You never quite get over losing a child, no matter how brief their time with you.

Our youngest, Frederick, came along in 1860. He died as a young man - that was a very hard time.

Working Life in the Mills

In those early years, I learned the weaving trade. The textile mills were the future, everyone said, and they were right. I worked as a weaver, one of the skilled men who kept those great looms running. The work was hard and the hours long, but it was honest labor and it fed my growing family.

By 1860, I had moved up to work as a manufacturer - more responsibility, more worry too, but we were doing well enough. We had our own home, some land, and I had managed to save a bit. The mills hummed night and day, and Connecticut cotton was known throughout the country.

The Hardest Day of My Life

I need to tell you about 1864, though it pains me still. Your grandmother Amy - the first Mrs. White as some folks call her now - took ill suddenly in November. We were in Norwich when she died of a strangulated hernia on the twelfth of that month. She was only thirty-eight years old.

I was left with five children - Ellen Frances was nineteen and able to help, thank the Lord, but Julia was sixteen, Emily was fifteen, Henry J. was just eleven, and little Frederick was only four years old. I won't lie to you, children - those were dark days. I didn't know how I was going to manage, working at the mill and trying to keep a household together for five young ones.

Your aunts and uncles were so strong during that time. Ellen Frances stepped in to help with the younger children, and we all leaned on each other. That's what family does.

Finding Love Again

By the grace of God, I found happiness again. In June of 1866, I married my current wife Almira Elizabeth Taft. She was the widow of George A. Winslow and brought young George with her. She was born right here in East Killingly in 1842, daughter of Warren Taft and Almira Oatley - another Oatley connection, which seemed fitting somehow.

Almira brought light back into our home. She took on a widower with four children and made us whole again. We had a son together in 1873, though like the daughter Amy and I lost, he didn't survive. Then in 1874, your aunt Effie was born on Christmas Eve - what a gift she was!

The Years in the Mills and Beyond

I continued working in the cotton mills through the 1870s. By then, I knew every part of the operation, had worked alongside hundreds of men and women, seen fortunes made and lost. The mills were good to us - by 1870 I had real property worth $1,400 and $500 in personal goods. Not wealthy, but comfortable.

Eventually, I turned to carpentry. My body wasn't as young as it once was, and the mill work was hard on a man's back and hands. Carpentry let me use my skills in a different way - building and fixing things, working with good solid wood. There's satisfaction in making something that will last, in seeing a building go up straight and true.

What I've Seen

Children, I've lived through extraordinary times. I was born when James Monroe was president. I've seen this country grow and change in ways my parents could never have imagined.

I've watched the mills transform New England from a land of farmers to a land of industry. I've seen the railroad come through, connecting our little towns to the great cities. I witnessed the terrible Civil War tear this nation apart and then watched it slowly knit back together. I've seen men walk to work by lamplight and return home the same way, day after day, building the prosperity of this nation with their hands and sweat.

The world you children will grow up in will be different still. The pace of change keeps quickening. But some things don't change - the importance of family, of honest work, of faith, of treating your neighbors fairly.

My Hope for You

As I write this, I'm surrounded by family. Your grandmother Almira keeps a good home. Your fathers and mothers have given me the gift of you grandchildren. Young George Winslow, your step-uncle, is eighteen now and working in the mills himself.

My hope for all of you is simple: Work hard, but not just for money. Work because there's dignity in labor well done. Love your families - they're what matters most when all is said and done. I've buried parents, a wife, and two infant children. I know how precious and fleeting life can be.

Be kind to one another. Help your neighbors. This community has sustained our family for nearly fifty years now. These Connecticut hills have become as much home to me as the Rhode Island fields of my youth.

And remember where you came from. You're Whites and Oatleys and Tafts and Wades - good New England stock, descendants of the Pilgrims they tell me, people who worked the land and the looms, who built homes and communities, who persevered through hard times.

Closing Thoughts

I don't know what the future holds, children. None of us do. But I've lived a good life - not an easy one always, but a good one. I've known love twice, raised children and stepchildren, worked hard, kept faith, and tried to be a decent man.

When you're older and you think of your grandfather Henry, I hope you'll remember that I loved you all, that I did my best, and that the blood running through your veins comes from people who never gave up, no matter what life threw at them.

The land here in East Killingly will be here long after I'm gone. Walk these roads your great-grandfather Jonathan bought, work hard as your parents have taught you, and make your own mark on this world.

With all my love, Your Grandfather Henry

East Killingly, Connecticut, Winter, 1885

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3)  The Video Overview of Henry Arnold White's memoir, created by the Google NotebookLM AI tool, is:  

4)  I edited the Claude memoir text to correct minor inconsistencies and errors. Every large language model (LLM) AI tool writes descriptive text much better than I can write. 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.

5)  This is historical fiction, based on my own genealogical research. It is what Henry White might have told his grandchilden.

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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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Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 27 December 2025 to 2 January 2026

Each week, I try to keep track of the number of Full-Text Search collections (indexed, searchable) and the Images collections (browsable but not searchable) -- see Sections 1) and 2) below. In addition, I list the genealogy historical record collections (often name-indexed) that are added, removed, and/or updated on FamilySearch and listed on the Historical Record Collection list  --  See Section 3.

1)  As of 2 January 2026, there are now 6,632 searchable image collections on FamilySearch Full-Text Search this week, an increase of 12 from last week. There are over 1.623 BILLION "results" in the collections. There are 868 collections from the United States, 147 for Canada, 236 for England, and 266 for Ireland. It is not possible to see which collections are new.  

2)  As of 2 January 2026, there are now 24,572 browsable (but not indexed or transcribed) image collections on FamilySearch Images this week, an increase of 57 from last week. There are over 5.920 BILLION images in these collections.  There are 2,101 collections from the United States, 6,967 from Europe and 225 from Canada.  It is not possible to see which collections are new.  

3)  As of 2 January 2026, there are 3,427 historical record collections on FamilySearch (a decrease of 2 from last week) on the Signed In screen (and 3,427 on the Signed Out screen).

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

--- Collections Deleted ---

*  Michigan, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1876-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2351035); Index only (205,811 records), no images, DELETED
*  Michigan, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2999489); 1,478,719 indexed records with 1,476,160 record images, DELETED
*  Peru, Apurímac, Civil Registration, 1909-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4166195); Index only (127 records), no images, DELETED

--- Collections Added ---

*  Indiana, Harrison County, Marriage Records, 1918-2001 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000560); 16,194 indexed records with 16,194 record images, ADDED 21-Nov-2025

--- Collections Updated ---

Alaska, Vital Records, 1816-2005 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2216300); 246,750 indexed records with 72,238 record images (was 246,905 records with 72,238 images), UPDATED 29-Dec-2025
Australia, Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2115584); 1,137,765 indexed records with 329,238 record images (was 1,124,406 records with 329,238 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
Australia, Victoria, Inward Passenger Lists, 1839-1923 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2778600); 883,350 indexed records with 5,758 record images (was 883,350 records with 5,758 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
Canada Census, 1921 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000285); 361,145 indexed records with 9,245 record images (was 357,200 records with 7,589 images), UPDATED 31-Dec-2025
Chile, Cemetery Records, 1701-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1428897); 5,937,758 indexed records with 3,675,058 record images (was 5,899,344 records with 3,675,058 images), UPDATED 27-Dec-2025

England Marriages, 1538–1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473015); Index only (10,293,337 records), no images (was 10,626,737 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451051); Index only (8,249,618 records), no images (was 8,281,916 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Agreements and Crew Lists, 1857 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000047); 75,700 indexed records with 7,297 record images (was 75,693 records with 7,296 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473014); Index only (39,076,598 records), no images (was 40,529,863 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Bristol, Non-Conformist Church Records, 1777-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1719223); 158,131 indexed records with 23,603 record images (was 158,358 records with 23,603 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025

England, Cheshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469935); Index only (2,151,994 records), no images (was 2,159,062 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Cheshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1606-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1410775); Index only (450,879 records), no images (was 450,914 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Cheshire, Non-conformist Records, 1671-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1610550); Index only (42,212 records), no images (was 67,507 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614792); Index only (2,790,796 records), no images (was 3,067,913 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Cheshire, School Records, 1796-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1583609); Index only (180,565 records), no images (was 291,602 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025

England, Cheshire, Workhouse Records, 1848-1967 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1646487); Index only (70,965 records), no images (was 81,534 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Cornwall, Parish Registers, 1538-2010 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1769414); 726,427 indexed records with 202,325 record images (was 750,623 records with 202,325 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Cumberland Parish Registers, 1538-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2340274); 436,023 indexed records with 32,132 record images (was 524,868 records with 32,132 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Cumbria, Parish Registers, 1538-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3154704); 1,071,532 indexed records with 59,994 record images (was 1,233,714 records with 60,345 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473016); Index only (13,079,733 records), no images (was 13,644,987 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025

England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1911752); 2,053,291 indexed records with 53,151 record images (was 2,271,233 records with 53,151 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1910806); 345,320 indexed records with 25,517 record images (was 790,830 records with 25,517 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Essex, Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3584542); 131,335 indexed records with 18,153 record images (was 147,362 records with 18,153 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Essex, Parish Registers, 1538-1997 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1465709); Index only (583,196 records), no images (was 1,421,483 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Gloucestershire, Non-Conformist Church Records, 1581-1997 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648679); 151,493 indexed records with 61,532 record images (was 177,628 records with 61,532 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025

England, Hampshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2556014); 1,724,606 indexed records with 139,925 record images (was 1,781,411 records with 135,903 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Isle of Wight, Parish Registers, 1538-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3491461); 156,630 indexed records with 11,704 record images (was 170,353 records with 11,704 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2384987); 946,750 indexed records with 54,764 record images (was 1,139,835 records with 54,764 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Kent, Manorial Documents, 1241-1976 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949795); Browse 87,673 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 87,673 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1952887); 429,228 indexed records with 100,542 record images (was 489,703 records with 100,542 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025

England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Banns and Marriages, 1557-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4489058); 11,002 indexed records with 205,758 record images (was 11,002 records with 205,758 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Baptisms, 1557-1919 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4489061); 28,593 indexed records with 68,910 record images (was 28,593 records with 68,910 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Lancashire, Non-Conformist Church Records, 1647-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3656808); 896,807 indexed records with 98,533 record images (was 923,670 records with 96,142 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Leicestershire, Parish Registers, 1533-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2840172); 2,405,335 indexed records with 338,632 record images (was 2,404,551 records with 338,632 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2540411); 1,291,411 indexed records with 375,537 record images (was 1,788,503 records with 391,055 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025

England, Manchester, Miscellaneous Records, 1700-1916 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075052); 10,590,199 indexed records with 15,918,117 record images (was 10,600,413 records with 15,918,117 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Manchester, Parish Registers, 1603-1954 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1788853); 1,384,157 indexed records with 248,202 record images (was 1,412,002 records with 248,202 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Middlesex, Westminster, Parish Registers, 1538-1913 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2072795); Browse 51,512 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 51,512 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Norfolk, Marriage Bonds, 1557-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1824690); 9,085 indexed records with 146,808 record images (was 9,085 records with 146,808 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Norfolk, Monumental Inscriptions, 1600-1900's (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1824695); Browse 13,844 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 13,844 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025

England, Norfolk, Non-conformist Records, 1613-1901 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1824696); 3,979 indexed records with 6,072 record images (was 3,979 records with 6,072 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1416598); 639,400 indexed records with 234,405 record images (was 667,001 records with 234,405 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Norfolk, Poor Law Union Records, 1796-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1824706); Browse 133,793 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 133,793 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Northumberland, Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1974 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3648677); 339,535 indexed records with 48,186 record images (was 349,847 records with 48,186 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Northumberland, Non-conformist Records, 1708-1982 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2355806); Browse 2,530 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 2,530 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025

England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2353070); 2,585,772 indexed records with 280,015 record images (was 2,594,769 records with 280,015 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Shropshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1922 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155854); 874,649 indexed records with 62,897 record images (was 898,887 records with 62,897 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4380193); 4,272,509 indexed records with 4,776,791 record images (was 4,486,050 records with 4,776,791 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2364451); 4,435,330 indexed records with 278,569 record images (was 4,655,537 records with 278,569 images), UPDATED 27-Dec-2025
England, Surrey, Parish Registers, 1536-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2475028); Index only (1,737,713 records), no images (was 1,776,903 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025

England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1465706); Index only (1,785,206 records), no images (was 1,860,912 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1972 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1462403); 2,330,179 indexed records with 134,087 record images (was 2,362,948 records with 134,087 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4439317); 10,931,794 indexed records with 933,231 record images (was 10,994,894 records with 933,231 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
Estonia, Church Books and Synagogue Registers, 1590-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932350); 6,892,115 indexed records with 679,036 record images (was 6,902,237 records with 679,036 images), UPDATED 29-Dec-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 29-Dec-2025

Finland, Church Census and Pre-Confirmation Books, 1600-1916 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2805467); 33,105,230 indexed records with 486,629 record images (was 33,092,039 records with 486,629 images), UPDATED 30-Dec-2025
Great Britain, Deaths and Burials, 1778-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770890); Index only (60,842 records), no images (was 61,044 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
Honduras, Civil Registration, 1841-1968 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2135627); 6,882,998 indexed records with 337,976 record images (was 6,348,917 records with 337,976 images), UPDATED 31-Dec-2025
Italy, Asti, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937992); 35,925 indexed records with 438,723 record images (was 6,150 records with 438,723 images), UPDATED 30-Dec-2025
Italy, Brindisi, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2328379); 1,707,758 indexed records with 827,340 record images (was 1,707,697 records with 827,330 images), UPDATED 31-Dec-2025

Italy, Caltanissetta, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1986780); 1,373,052 indexed records with 470,099 record images (was 1,163,713 records with 470,099 images), UPDATED 31-Dec-2025
Italy, Cremona, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1744-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1987747); 1,372,836 indexed records with 1,325,362 record images (was 1,372,813 records with 1,325,362 images), UPDATED 30-Dec-2025
Italy, Cuneo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1795-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1392991); 119,806 indexed records with 267,978 record images (was 114,792 records with 267,978 images), UPDATED 30-Dec-2025
Italy, Enna, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1944 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068343); 2,101,195 indexed records with 836,855 record images (was 2,098,782 records with 837,356 images), UPDATED 31-Dec-2025
Italy, Lecce, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1901-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2310702); 837,989 indexed records with 3,307,040 record images (was 832,026 records with 3,307,040 images), UPDATED 30-Dec-2025

Italy, Macerata, Macerata, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043838); 691,441 indexed records with 792,563 record images (was 686,485 records with 792,563 images), UPDATED 30-Dec-2025
Italy, Modena, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968527); 832,227 indexed records with 2,114,742 record images (was 832,227 records with 2,114,742 images), UPDATED 30-Dec-2025
Italy, Napoli, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1866 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937990); 5,338,745 indexed records with 12,795,172 record images (was 5,334,578 records with 12,795,172 images), UPDATED 30-Dec-2025
Italy, Palermo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1947 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2608509); 1,913,986 indexed records with 4,331,932 record images (was 1,912,567 records with 4,331,932 images), UPDATED 31-Dec-2025

Italy, Palermo, Palermo, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2051639); 90,629 indexed records with 557,472 record images (was 82,559 records with 557,472 images), UPDATED 30-Dec-2025
Italy, Pisa, Pisa, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043812); 215,386 indexed records with 618,446 record images (was 159,625 records with 618,446 images), UPDATED 30-Dec-2025
Italy, Reggio Calabria, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1784-1943 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068331); 2,123,620 indexed records with 2,245,171 record images (was 2,118,996 records with 2,245,171 images), UPDATED 30-Dec-2025
Italy, Rieti, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1840-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2146202); 287,284 indexed records with 448,819 record images (was 214,319 records with 448,819 images), UPDATED 30-Dec-2025

Italy, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043809); 1,095,467 indexed records with 628,744 record images (was 1,090,029 records with 628,744 images), UPDATED 30-Dec-2025
Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1787-1958 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807364); 1,795,793 indexed records with 54,003 record images (was 1,329,791 records with 54,003 images), UPDATED 31-Dec-2025
Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675351); Index only (128,729 records), no images (was 128,729 records with 0 images), UPDATED 01-Jan-2026
Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675197); Index only (2,530,955 records), no images (was 2,542,713 records with 0 images), UPDATED 01-Jan-2026
Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675350); Index only (369,345 records), no images (was 372,594 records with 0 images), UPDATED 01-Jan-2026

Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1638-1927 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928860); 11,822,214 indexed records with 742,594 record images (was 11,839,463 records with 742,594 images), UPDATED 01-Jan-2026
Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2061550); 7,089,565 indexed records with 1,962,488 record images (was 7,107,867 records with 1,962,488 images), UPDATED 01-Jan-2026
Michigan, Births and Christenings, 1775-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675348); Index only (899,505 records), no images (was 966,462 records with 0 images), UPDATED 01-Jan-2026
Michigan, Census of World War I Veterans with Card Index, 1917-1919 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3007553); 227,505 indexed records with 273,037 record images (was 277,290 records with 273,037 images), UPDATED 01-Jan-2026
Michigan, Civil War Centennial Observance Commission, Committee on Civil War Grave Registration, Burial Records (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3246416); 84,911 indexed records with 66,686 record images (was 86,219 records with 66,686 images), UPDATED 01-Jan-2026

Michigan, Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675357); Index only (1,094,840 records), no images (was 1,213,276 records with 0 images), UPDATED 01-Jan-2026
Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675359); Index only (1,128,807 records), no images (was 1,202,966 records with 0 images), UPDATED 01-Jan-2026
Michigan, Military Discharge Records, ca.1847 - ca.1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4123955); 981 indexed records with 447 record images (was 1,032 records with 447 images), UPDATED 01-Jan-2026
Michigan, Saginaw County, Biographical Card File, ca. 1830-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3733440); 20,432 indexed records with 21,341 record images (was 22,373 records with 21,341 images), UPDATED 01-Jan-2026
Nebraska, Naturalization Records, 1855-1989 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3241361); 167,681 indexed records with 158,606 record images (was 142,654 records with 140,784 images), UPDATED 31-Dec-2025

New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680842); Index only (794,555 records), no images (was 794,555 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
New York, Land Records, 1630-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2078654); 65,562,372 indexed records with 8,129,310 record images (was 65,331,503 records with 8,129,310 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1835-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2780088); 2,196,378 indexed records with 103,037 record images (was 417,004 records with 22,729 images), UPDATED 29-Dec-2025
Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681005); Index only (2,513,476 records), no images (was 2,515,805 records with 0 images), UPDATED 01-Jan-2026
Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681011); Index only (661,437 records), no images (was 661,437 records with 0 images), UPDATED 01-Jan-2026

Russia, Births and Baptisms, 1755-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1771027); Index only (118,328 records), no images (was 120,036 records with 0 images), UPDATED 29-Dec-2025
Russia, Marriages, 1793-1919 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1771044); Index only (27,686 records), no images (was 28,115 records with 0 images), UPDATED 29-Dec-2025
Russia, Samara, Church Books 1748-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807365); 11,854,952 indexed records with 1,909,956 record images (was 4,754,124 records with 1,909,956 images), UPDATED 29-Dec-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 29-Dec-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 29-Dec-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 29-Dec-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 29-Dec-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 29-Dec-2025
Russia, Tobolsk, Church Books, 1722-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4496122); 9,495,255 indexed records with 1,240,436 record images (was 4,747,358 records with 1,198,224 images), UPDATED 30-Dec-2025
Russia, Tomsk, Church Books, 1752-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4450389); 2,279,587 indexed records with 460,105 record images (was 961,004 records with 463,730 images), UPDATED 29-Dec-2025

Russia, Tula, Church Books, 1722-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000050); 6,204,115 indexed records with 1,574,069 record images (was 4,397,945 records with 1,572,032 images), UPDATED 29-Dec-2025
Russia, Tver, Church Books, 1722-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1921824); 16,353,040 indexed records with 3,278,129 record images (was 12,916,797 records with 3,278,129 images), UPDATED 29-Dec-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 29-Dec-2025
Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1771030); Index only (8,051,019 records), no images (was 8,079,105 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
Scotland, Church Records and Kirk Session Records, 1658-1919 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2390848); Index only (229,965 records), no images (was 227,382 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025

Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1771074); Index only (1,997,945 records), no images (was 1,999,716 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
Switzerland Marriages, 1532-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520589); Index only (208,572 records), no images (was 209,134 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
Switzerland, Baptisms, 1491-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520585); Index only (776,254 records), no images (was 781,262 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
Switzerland, Bern, Civil Registration, 1792-1876 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883390); 35,371 indexed records with 4,900 record images (was 35,371 records with 4,900 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
Switzerland, Burials, 1613-1875 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520590); Index only (135,089 records), no images (was 137,435 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025

Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4138674); 19,748,639 indexed records with 2,024,045 record images (was 20,798,224 records with 2,024,010 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
Switzerland, Church Records, 1277-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1640373); Browse 517,510 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 517,510 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
Switzerland, Schaffhausen, Directories, Emigration, and Genealogies, 1460-1952 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1720613); Browse 8,866 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 8,866 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
Ukraine, Kyiv, Confession Lists, 1741-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2290980); 26,342,676 indexed records with 40,448 record images (was 26,342,676 records with 40,448 images), UPDATED 29-Dec-2025
United Kingdom, Chelsea Pensioners' Service Records, 1760-1913 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1952868); 933,391 indexed records with 5,563,420 record images (was 933,572 records with 5,563,420 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025

United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2125045); 4,175,493 indexed records with 43,542,691 record images (was 4,176,129 records with 43,542,691 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3754697); 67,623,473 indexed records with 1,215,423 record images (was 67,626,211 records with 1,296,241 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
United States, Census, 1850 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1401638); 20,007,290 indexed records with 489,683 record images (was 20,200,947 records with 489,683 images), UPDATED 01-Jan-2026
United States, Marriages, 1733-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675543); Index only (17,301 records), no images (was 17,716 records with 0 images), UPDATED 01-Jan-2026
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 01-Jan-2026

United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1861144); 11,451,972 indexed records with 19,317,962 record images (was 12,446,109 records with 19,317,962 images), UPDATED 01-Jan-2026
Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1584-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708660); Index only (1,548,224 records), no images (was 1,548,224 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708698); Index only (898,194 records), no images (was 898,194 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
Wales, Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1783957); Index only (680,572 records), no images (was 686,084 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
Wales, Brecknockshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075043); 202,792 indexed records with 22,467 record images (was 202,792 records with 22,467 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025

Wales, Caernarvonshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075045); 88,066 indexed records with 29,167 record images (was 107,461 records with 29,167 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
Wales, Cardiganshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075046); 126,876 indexed records with 12,411 record images (was 126,876 records with 12,411 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
Wales, Denbighshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1419318); 691,721 indexed records with 718,898 record images (was 685,838 records with 718,943 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
Wales, Flintshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1426674); 498,023 indexed records with 518,367 record images (was 495,043 records with 518,354 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
Wales, Glamorganshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075047); 732,603 indexed records with 753,761 record images (was 731,146 records with 753,759 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025

Wales, Marriage Bonds, 1650-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761121); Index only (199,526 records), no images (was 202,222 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
Wales, Marriages, 1541-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584961); Index only (34,686 records), no images (was 35,611 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
Wales, Monmouthshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075051); 254,998 indexed records with 432,421 record images (was 271,143 records with 432,420 images), UPDATED 26-Dec-2025
World Miscellaneous Births and Baptisms, 1534-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1783956); Index only (25,752 records), no images (was 26,257 records with 0 images), UPDATED 29-Dec-2025
World Miscellaneous Marriages, 1662-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1809045); Index only (23,467 records), no images (was 23,551 records with 0 images), UPDATED 29-Dec-2025

--- Collections with new images ---

Argentina, Military Records, 1911-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000280); 1 indexed records with 2,926,832 record images (was 1 records with 2,926,827 images), last updated 31-Oct-2024
Brazil, Maranhão, Civil Registration, 1827-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469402); 1 indexed records with 905,725 record images (was 1 records with 905,711 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Brazil, Sergipe, Civil Registration, 1866-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4470324); 1 indexed records with 268,809 record images (was 1 records with 268,808 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Colombia, DAS Civil Registration Alphabetic Cards, 1914-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000074); 1 indexed records with 26,272,983 record images (was 1 records with 26,272,982 images), last updated 25-Nov-2024
England and Wales, Census, 1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1921547); 36,354,828 indexed records with 8,898,195 record images (was 36,354,828 records with 8,898,192 images), last updated 01-Aug-2019

United Kingdom, British Armed Forces and Overseas Vital Records, 1761-2005 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4324570); 2,878,200 indexed records with 2,860,706 record images (was 2,878,200 records with 2,860,702 images), last updated 22-Sep-2021
West Virginia, Marriages, 1780-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408729); 1,470,589 indexed records with 35,269 record images (was 1,470,589 records with 34,928 images), last updated 22-Jun-2022

--- Collections with images removed ---

Italy, Alessandria, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1800-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2197595); 12,477 indexed records with 9,994 record images (was 12,477 records with 10,419 images), last updated 26-Nov-2025
United States, Census, 1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464515); 157,892,854 indexed records with 52,723,546 record images (was 157,892,854 records with 52,723,747 images), last updated 16-Jun-2024
United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000145); 1 indexed records with 28,203,754 record images (was 1 records with 28,204,222 images), last updated 22-Jul-2024

--- Collections with new records ---

--- Collections with records removed ---

California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2786603); 2,081,599 indexed records with 2,112,989 record images (was 2,083,701 records with 2,112,989 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2531527); Index only (9,865,928 records), no images (was 9,865,930 records with 0 images), last updated 15-Jul-2015
Massachusetts, Index to Boston Passenger Lists, 1848-1891 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2304666); 1,136,062 indexed records with 1,143,577 record images (was 1,139,732 records with 1,143,577 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2548057); 583,432 indexed records with 641,406 record images (was 609,016 records with 641,406 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923472); 1,206,747 indexed records with 93,629 record images (was 1,249,980 records with 93,629 images), last updated 23-Oct-2024

Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968532); Index only (1,654,686 records), no images (was 1,681,256 records with 0 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
Michigan, Naturalization Records, 1837-1997 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2546149); 2,142,941 indexed records with 1,672,379 record images (was 2,146,151 records with 1,672,379 images), last updated 22-Dec-2025
Michigan, Obituaries, 1820-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2215693); 8,912,502 indexed records with 1,093,937 record images (was 8,931,446 records with 1,093,937 images), last updated 15-Apr-2025
Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949338); Index only (5,069,601 records), no images (was 5,069,602 records with 0 images), last updated 19-Sep-2019
United States, Census, 1860 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473181); 26,936,041 indexed records with 703,834 record images (was 27,175,753 records with 703,834 images), last updated 09-Aug-2024

United States, Census, 1870 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1438024); 39,964,969 indexed records with 1,049,047 record images (was 40,350,030 records with 1,049,047 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2333694); 28,662,190 indexed records with 46,919,022 record images (was 28,662,308 records with 46,919,022 images), last updated 22-Oct-2025
United States, Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,600,941 records), no images (was 875,600,956 records with 0 images), last updated 23-Dec-2025
United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000290); Index only (413,859,453 records), no images (was 413,859,494 records with 0 images), last updated 22-Jun-2024
United States, Social Security Death Index (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1202535); Index only (93,945,909 records), no images (was 93,945,910 records with 0 images), last updated 17-Mar-2014

Virgin Islands (U.S.), World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2517337); Browse 5,625 Images only, no index (was 5,625 records with 5,625 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024

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My friend and SDGS colleague, Marshall, has come up with a way to determine which collections are ADDED, DELETED or UPDATED, and to alphabetize the entries in each category. Thanks to Marshall for helping me out here!

Marshall notes that there are:

• 3 removed entries
• 1  added entries 
• 138 updated entries
• 10 entries with more or fewer images 
• 16 entries with more or fewer records

The FamilySearch website says there are 3,427 total entries on the list (after signing in). Marshall's list says there are 3,427 (after signing in).  They are definitely in-sync this week.

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A Pilgrim’s Progress: William White to Randall Seaver from England to New England to California

 One of my favorite uses of the Perplexity Comet Browser Assistant is to create biographies from my Ancestry Member Tree profiles and add them to my RootsMagic file for persons for whom I have limited research notes.  I described the Perplexity Comet Assistant to ancestor sketch process in Perplexity Comet Can Create AI Genealogical Sketches and Stories From an Ancestry Profile Page.

Another use of this process is to create relatively short biographies for a specific family line back to an ancestor.  For example, I wanted to create an Infographic and a slide show for my 13 generation line from the Mayflower passenger William White (my 10th great-grandfather) to myself.  

I went to my Ancestry Member Tree, found my 10th great-grandparent William White (1586-1621), clicked on the Perplexity Comet Assistant button on my Chrome Browser, and then asked the Comet  Assistant to "Please write a short biography of this person with about 200 words." It works very quickly and I had a short biography for William White, the Mayflower passenger.  I copied the resulting biography, and added it to a word processing document.  [Note: I chose 200 words to keep the biographies fairly concise, but still useful.]

Then I did it  for the 12 additional generations from William White to myself.  Now I had a 13-generation list of ancestors with 200 word biographies for each generation.  I had to edit some text for accuracy and consistency, and remove the Ancestry member tree links.

(AI Google NotebookLM Infographic - A Pilgrim's Progress)

Here is the Perplexity Comet Assistant 13-generation report:

A Pilgrim’s Progress: 

William White to Randall Seaver

England to New England to California

1) WILLIAM WHITE (1586-1621)

William White was an Englishman from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, who became one of the notable Mayflower passengers and early settlers of Plymouth Colony. Baptized at St. Peter and St. Paul Church in Wisbech on 25 January 1586/7, he was the son of Edward White and Thomasine Cross.

As a young man, William was associated with the English Separatist community and likely moved to Leiden in the Netherlands, where he married Susanna Jackson before 1614. Their first son, Resolved, was born there about 1615, reflecting the family’s temporary life in the Dutch refuge for religious dissenters.

In 1620 William sailed on the Mayflower to New England with Susanna and Resolved. During the voyage, Susanna gave birth to their second son, Peregrine White, in Cape Cod Bay on 7 December 1620, the first English child known to have been born to the Pilgrims in New England waters.

William endured the harsh first winter at Plymouth but died there on 21 February 1621, about two months after arrival. He was buried at Coles Hill Burying Ground in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Through his sons Resolved and Peregrine, William White became a foundational ancestor for many later New England families and Mayflower descendants.

2) PEREGRINE WHITE (1620-1704)

Peregrine White was the first English child born to the Mayflower Pilgrims in New England and became a long‑lived and respected inhabitant of Marshfield, Plymouth Colony. He was born aboard the Mayflower in Cape Cod Bay on 7 December 1620, the younger son of William White and Susanna Jackson. His father died in February 1621 during the colony’s first harsh winter, and his widowed mother later married Edward Winslow, making Peregrine a half‑brother of Governor Josiah Winslow.

Before 6 March 1649, Peregrine married Sarah Bassett, probably at Duxbury, and they settled in Marshfield, where he became a landholder and freeman. The couple had several children, including Daniel, Jonathan, another son named Peregrine, Sarah, Sylvanus, Mercy, and at least one additional child, all born in Marshfield between about 1649 and 1670. Over his long life he saw the deaths of close kin, including his mother Susanna by 1675, his half‑brother Josiah in 1680, his brother Resolved after 1687, and his son Sylvanus in 1688.

Peregrine White died at Marshfield on 22 July 1704, aged about 83, and was buried in Winslow Cemetery, where a stone commemorates his Mayflower birth and status. His estate was probated on 14 August 1704. Remembered as a colonial patriarch, he left numerous descendants and occupies a special place in Mayflower history.

3) SYLVANUS WHITE (1667-1688)

Sylvanus White was a second‑generation New England colonist, a grandson of Mayflower passenger William White and son of Peregrine White and Sarah Bassett. He was born before 1667 in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony, where his early life unfolded within an established Pilgrim‑descended community.

By 1683, Sylvanus married a woman recorded simply as Deborah, probably somewhere in Plymouth Colony. Around 1683 they welcomed a son, William White, probably at Scituate in Plymouth Colony, continuing the prominent White family line in coastal Massachusetts.​

Sylvanus’s life was short by modern standards. By 1688 he had moved, or firmly settled, in Scituate, Plymouth Colony, where he died before 29 June 1688, still a relatively young man. His death is noted in compiled Mayflower descendant research, and by that date his son William was a small child.

Though he died young, Sylvanus occupies an important place in the White family’s multi‑generational story: he links Mayflower‑born Peregrine White to later colonial and Revolutionary‑era descendants through his son William. As part of an early New England lineage, his brief life illustrates both the fragility and continuity of family in 17th‑century Plymouth Colony.

4) WILLIAM WHITE (1683-1780)

William White was a third‑generation New England colonist, a great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William White and son of Sylvanus White and his wife Deborah. He was born about 1683, probably at Scituate in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, and was orphaned young when his father died before 29 June 1688 and his mother died shortly afterward in 1688.

Around 1707, William married Elizabeth Cadman, probably in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. They established their household there and had a large family, including sons William, George, Roger, Christopher, Oliver, Abner, and Thomas, and daughters Sarah, Hannah, Susanna, and Elizabeth, most of them born at or near Dartmouth between about 1708 and 1730. William appears in records connected with his father‑in‑law’s estate when the latter’s will was proved on 6 January 1718/9, confirming his standing in the Cadman–White kin network of Dartmouth.

William lived a long life, surviving into his nineties. He died at Dartmouth before 3 October 1780, when his 1768 will was proved, the same probate session that also noted the deaths of his wife Elizabeth and their son William Jr. As head of a large Dartmouth line, William White became an important ancestor for many later New England descendants of the Mayflower White family.

5). WILLIAM WHITE (1708-1780)

William White Jr. was a fourth‑generation New England colonist of Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, born about 1708, probably in Dartmouth. He was the eldest son of William White and Elizabeth Cadman, themselves descendants of Mayflower passenger William White.

On 2 October 1729, William married Abigail Thurston at Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, linking the White family to the prominent Thurston line. They soon returned to the Dartmouth area, where their children were born, beginning with daughter Sarah about 1730 and followed by Hannah, Jonathan, Elizabeth, and Abigail between about 1731 and 1736.

In 1744 William purchased 92 acres of land in Dartmouth from James Tripp, a transaction recorded in Bristol County land records that confirms his status as a local landowner and farmer. Over the years he witnessed family milestones, including the deaths of his brothers George in 1764 and Thomas after 1768, and the death of his wife Abigail by 1770, probably in Dartmouth.

William died in Dartmouth before 3 October 1780, aged about 72. On that date his probate was recorded, the same period when his parents William and Elizabeth also died, marking the passing of an entire senior generation of the Dartmouth White family.

6) JONATHAN WHITE (1732-1804)

Jonathan White was an 18th‑century Massachusetts blacksmith, landowner, and household head of Dartmouth and later Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Born about 1732 in Dartmouth, he was the son of William White Jr. and Abigail Thurston and a descendant of Mayflower passenger William White.

On 1 January 1756, Jonathan married Abigail Wing at Dartmouth, their intentions recorded there. They had several children, including Humphrey, Ruth, Rhoda, Hannah, Holder, and another son named Jonathan, born between about 1757 and 1778 in Dartmouth or nearby Westport. By mid‑life Jonathan was established near the new town of Westport, created from part of Dartmouth.

Jonathan combined skilled work with landholding. In 1785 he bought 10 acres of woodland in Dartmouth from Silvanus White, where he was described as a blacksmith. By 1788 he bought 74 additional acres in Westport from Joseph Tripp and was then styled a yeoman, reflecting his status as a working farmer and property owner. He appeared in the 1790 and 1800 federal censuses in Westport as head of household.

Jonathan White died in Westport before 4 December 1804, when his will was proved in Bristol County probate court. Remembered through land, probate, and census records, he stands as a representative patriarch of a substantial Westport White family descended from the Mayflower.

7) HUMPHREY WHITE (1757-1814)

Humphrey White was a late‑18th‑ and early‑19th‑century farmer and landowner whose life bridged coastal Massachusetts and rural Rhode Island. Born about 1757, probably in what became Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, he was the son of Jonathan White and Abigail Wing and part of a long Mayflower‑descended White line.

On 11 February 1786, Humphrey married Sybil (Sibel) Kirby at Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and they began married life in nearby Westport. Their early children—Meribah, Benjamin, and David—were born there between about 1787 and 1793. In 1794 Humphrey received 103 acres in Westport from his parents, described in the deed as a yeoman, indicating his status as a working farmer and property holder. He soon sold that Westport land and, in April 1794, purchased 224 acres in Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island, marking a major relocation for the family.

In Glocester, Humphrey and Sybil completed their family with Elizabeth, Martha, Humphrey, Nancy, Rhoda, Jonathan, and William, born between 1795 and about 1807. Humphrey appeared as head of household in the 1800 and 1810 federal censuses for Glocester. He died there on 15 January 1814, aged about 57, and was buried in Acotes Hill Cemetery. Probate records from February 1814 document guardianship arrangements and an inventory of his estate, underscoring his role as a substantial householder and patriarch in Glocester.

8) JONATHAN WHITE (1804-1850)

Jonathan White was a 19th‑century farmer and landowner whose life connected rural Rhode Island with northeastern Connecticut. Born about 1803 in Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island, he was the son of Humphrey White and Sibel Kirby and grew up in a large Mayflower‑descended White family.

In 1814, after his father’s death, 11‑year‑old Jonathan was placed under guardianship in Glocester, reflecting the need to manage minor children and property. As a young adult he began acquiring land: in 1821 he bought property in Glocester from his brother Benjamin and from Peleg and Elizabeth Wood, and in 1824 he and Benjamin jointly purchased additional land from Erastus and Rhoda Clark.

Around 1823 Jonathan married Miranda Wade, probably in Foster, Rhode Island. They lived first in Glocester, where their sons Henry Arnold (born about 1824) and Albert Henry (born 1827) and daughter Harriet A. (born about 1836) were all recorded, and Jonathan appeared in the 1830 census there as head of household. In 1839 he sold his Glocester land and purchased property in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, where he was enumerated in the 1840 census and continued to buy land through the 1840s.

Jonathan White died of “lung fever” at Killingly on 19 April 1850. His will was proved there on 27 April 1850, and he was buried back in Glocester’s White‑Chace Yard, underscoring his enduring ties to his Rhode Island origins despite his final residence in Connecticut.

9) HENRY ARNOLD WHITE (1824-1885)

Henry Arnold White was a 19th‑century New England mill worker, landowner, and family man whose life was centered in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut. Born about 1824 in Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island, he was the son of Jonathan White and Miranda Wade and moved as a child with his parents to Killingly, where both died in 1850.

On 30 June 1844, Henry married Amy Frances Oatley at Thompson, Connecticut. They settled in Killingly and had several children there, including Ellen Frances, Julia E., Emily Elizabeth, Henry J., an infant daughter who died in 1858, and Frederick J., born in 1860. In the 1850 census Henry appeared as a weaver, and later censuses recorded him working for a manufacturing company and in a cotton mill, reflecting Killingly’s textile‑mill economy. He was also active in the land market, buying and selling multiple parcels of acreage in the 1850s.

Amy died in 1864 in Norwich, Connecticut, and on 29 June 1866 Henry married Almira Elizabeth Taft in Glocester, Rhode Island. With Almira he had a son who died in infancy in 1873 and a daughter, Effie C. White, born in 1874. Henry died of locomotor ataxia on 1 August 1885 at East Killingly and was buried in Bartlett Cemetery #1 in Killingly, remembered on a family gravestone that marks his long connection to the town.

10) JULIA E. (WHITE) RICHMOND (1848-1913)

Julia E. “Juliet” White was a 19th‑ and early‑20th‑century New England wife, mother, and homemaker whose life was rooted in the mill towns of northeastern Connecticut and nearby Rhode Island. She was born on 8 September 1848 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, the daughter of Henry Arnold White and Amy Frances Oatley.

On 20 June 1868, Julia married Thomas Richmond in Killingly, who worked in the textile industry. Over the next 15 years they welcomed ten children in Stonington, Westerly, Putnam, and Killingly: Anne Frances, Frederic Jones, Everett G., Grace Louise, Emily White, Charles Percival, Alma Bessie, Edwin Thomas, and James Henry, with Frederic dying young in 1875. Julia appears with Thomas and their growing family in the 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910 U.S. censuses, reflecting frequent moves within the same regional textile belt as Thomas pursued work.

Julia’s later years were spent in Putnam and Killingly, surrounded by adult children and grandchildren, while also enduring the deaths of her father in 1885, her half‑sister Effie in 1900, her son Charles in 1911, and her son James in 1913. She died of breast cancer on 1 October 1913 in Putnam, Connecticut, and was buried with Thomas in Grove Street Cemetery, Putnam, where their joint gravestone honors this central matriarch of the Richmond–White family.

11) ALMA BESSIE (RICHMOND) SEAVER (1882-1962)

Alma Bessie (Richmond) Seaver was a 20th‑century New England homemaker and matriarch whose life was centered in Leominster and Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She was born on 16 February 1882 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, the daughter of Thomas Richmond and Julia E. White, and moved with her parents to Leominster by 1895.

On 21 June 1900, Alma married Frederick Walton Seaver in Leominster. They lived in Fitchburg and Leominster, where Frederick worked in comb manufacturing, and Alma kept house and raised their children. Between 1901 and 1917 they welcomed eight children: Marion Frances, Evelyn, Stanley Richmond, Ruth Weston, Frederick Walton Jr., Edward Richmond, and Geraldine, with little Stanley dying in 1910. Census records from 1900 through 1950 show Alma at the heart of a busy household that frequently shifted addresses within Leominster’s growing industrial neighborhoods.​

Across her long life Alma experienced many family losses, including the deaths of her parents (1913 and 1917), several brothers, her young son Stanley (1910), and her husband Frederick in 1942. She died of carcinoma of the gall bladder on 29 June 1962 in Leominster at age 80, and was buried on 2 July 1962 in Evergreen Cemetery, Section 13, Lot 272, alongside Frederick and their son Stanley. Remembered in obituaries and on her family gravestone, Alma stands as a central link between the Richmond, White, and Seaver families of Connecticut and Massachusetts.

12) FREDERICK WALTON SEAVER JR. (1911-1983)

Frederick Walton Seaver Jr. was a 20th‑century New England–born man, World War II naval veteran, and long‑time San Diego family man. He was born on 15 October 1911 in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, the eldest son of Frederick Walton Seaver and Alma Bessie Richmond, and was baptized at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Leominster on 7 April 1912.

Raised in Leominster, Frederick attended Leominster High School (1925–1927), then Worcester Academy, graduating in 1930, and completed a year at Dartmouth College. By 1940 he was enumerated both in Leominster and at the Newton YMCA, reflecting work and residence transitions during the Depression era. He registered for the World War II draft in October 1940 at Leominster.

On 12 July 1942, he married Betty Virginia Carringer at All Saints Episcopal Church in San Diego, California, and they had three sons: Randall Jeffrey (born 1943), Stanley Richmond (1946), and Scott Frederick (1955). Frederick served in the U.S. Navy from October 1944 to February 1946, including duty aboard the destroyer USS Halford, and was honorably discharged at Terminal Island, California. After the war he and Betty lived in San Diego, where he appeared in the 1950 census at 2119 30th Street and worked as an insurance agent while raising their family.

Frederick died on 26 May 1983 in San Diego of an acute cardiovascular accident with arteriosclerosis and was buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, where a joint gravestone honors his service and life.

13) RANDALL JEFFREY SEAVER (1943-living)

Randall Jeffrey “Randy” Seaver is a 20th‑ and 21st‑century San Diego–area aerospace engineer, family man, and genealogist whose life has been closely tied to Chula Vista and San Diego, California. He was born on 23 October 1943 in National City, San Diego County, the eldest son of Frederick Walton Seaver Jr. and Betty Virginia Carringer.

Randy grew up in San Diego, attending Brooklyn Elementary, Roosevelt Junior High, and San Diego High School, from which he graduated in June 1961. He then studied at San Diego State University, earning his degree in January 1966 while working summer and early‑career engineering jobs for Wagner and Sunrise Aircraft. From 1967 he built a long career as an aerodynamicist and aero‑thermo engineer with Rohr/Goodrich Aerostructures in Chula Vista, eventually serving as Chief of Aerodynamics and Chief of Aero/Thermo before retiring in 2002, then returning as a contract engineer until 2006.

On 21 March 1970 he married Linda Joan Leland in Chula Vista, and they made their home at 1154 Via Trieste from 1975 onward, raising two daughters, L*** and T****. Active at Chula Vista Presbyterian Church since 1970, Randy has pursued extensive genealogical research, DNA testing and matching, Artificial Intelligence uses to document his and his relatives’ family history. He continues to reside in Chula Vista, maintaining deep roots in the San Diego region.

That took about 20 minutes to complete.  

Now the magic happens:

• Using Google NotebookLM to analyze this document, I created this Video Overview: 

• Using Google NotebookLM to create an Infographic -- see it at the top of this blog post.

• Using Google NotebookLM to create a Slide Deck.  I can turn that into a Slide Show using Google Slides and Google Vids, as shown below:  

That took another thirty minutes (without the slide show).  

There are minor errors in the Infographic, the Video Overview and the Slide Show.  I will replace the image of me in the Slide Show.  

For an hour's work to create all of this is amazing -- it took me 38 years to do the genealogical research but only an hour in 2026 to create these family stories using artificial intelligence based on my research.

Think about the graphics, slide shows and stories you could tell using these artificial intelligence tools.  Of course, they will only get better.

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