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 6 November 2026, there are now 6,768 searchable and full-text transcribed image collections on FamilySearch Full-Text Search this week, an increase of 1 from last week. There are over 2 BILLION "results" in the collections. It is not possible to see which collections are new, although a clue would be the Last Updated column. 
2) As of 6 November 2026 there are now 27,493 browsable (some indexed, none transcribed) image collections on FamilySearch Images this week, an increase of 31 from last week. There are over 6.236 BILLION images in these collections. There are 2,256 collections from the United States, 7,256 from Europe and 225 from Canada. It is not possible to see which collections are new. Note that the listing now indicates the indexed percentage of some collections. 
3) As of 6 November 2026, there are 3,514 Historical Record Collections (many indexed, many browsable) on FamilySearch (an increase of 3 from last week):
The Deleted, Added and Updated Historical Record Collections for the past week include:
--- Collections Added ---
* Indiana, Fayette County, Probate Records, 1905-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000794); 62,221 indexed records with 16,362 record images, ADDED 01-Nov-2026
* Indiana, Franklin County, Probate Records, 1811-1997 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000716); 485,569 indexed records with 343,521 record images, ADDED 02-Nov-2026
* Michigan, State Archives, Naturalization Records, 1812-1993 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2720701); 1,918,435 indexed records with 1,230,944 record images, ADDED 05-Nov-2026
--- Collections Updated ---
England and Wales, Census, 1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1921547); 36,354,828 indexed records with 8,610,632 record images (was 36,354,828 records with 8,610,632 images), UPDATED 06-Nov-2026
Honduras, Civil Registration, 1841-1968 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2135627); 13,439,970 indexed records with 337,976 record images (was 13,439,940 records with 337,976 images), UPDATED 31-Oct-2026
Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1775-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1589502); 3,652,418 indexed records with 1,789,697 record images (was 3,628,856 records with 1,789,697 images), UPDATED 02-Nov-2026
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1556-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); Index only (7,823,523 records), no images (was 7,761,861 records with 0 images), UPDATED 05-Nov-2026
Philippines Civil Registration (National), 1945-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1852584); 8,515,444 indexed records with 20,274,621 record images (was 8,515,373 records with 20,274,621 images), UPDATED 02-Nov-2026
Philippines, Manila, Civil Registration, 1899-1984 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1686086); 637,126 indexed records with 5,857,674 record images (was 637,126 records with 5,857,674 images), UPDATED 04-Nov-2026
Samoa, Burials, 1895-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584972); Index only (23,405 records), no images (was 7 records with 0 images), UPDATED 04-Nov-2026
Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4016424); 80,671 indexed records with 437,095 record images (was 16,941 records with 437,095 images), UPDATED 04-Nov-2026
United States, Census, 1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1810731); 125,179,955 indexed records with 2,957,015 record images (was 125,179,955 records with 2,957,015 images), UPDATED 30-Oct-2026
United States, Census, 1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2000219); 134,826,560 indexed records with 3,841,151 record images (was 134,826,560 records with 3,841,151 images), UPDATED 05-Nov-2026
--- Collections with new images ---
Samoa, Burials, 1895-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584972); Index only (23,405 records), no images (was 7 records with 0 images), UPDATED 04-Nov-2026
Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4016424); 80,671 indexed records with 437,095 record images (was 16,941 records with 437,095 images), UPDATED 04-Nov-2026
United States, Census, 1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1810731); 125,179,955 indexed records with 2,957,015 record images (was 125,179,955 records with 2,957,015 images), UPDATED 30-Oct-2026
United States, Census, 1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2000219); 134,826,560 indexed records with 3,841,151 record images (was 134,826,560 records with 3,841,151 images), UPDATED 05-Nov-2026
--- Collections with new images ---
Argentina, Buenos Aires, Civil Registration, 1861-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000041); 1 indexed records with 111,765 record images (was 1 records with 111,763 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Brazil, Maranhão, Civil Registration, 1827-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469402); 1 indexed records with 906,295 record images (was 1 records with 906,291 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Georgia, Wills and Deeds, ca. 1700s-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3158836); 1 indexed records with 5,485 record images (was 1 records with 5,474 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Illinois, Wills and Deeds, ca. 1700s-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3158867); 1 indexed records with 4,924 record images (was 1 records with 4,922 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
NewspaperArchive.com Historic Newspaper Vital Records (Worldwide), 1730-2025 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000653); 1 indexed records with 450,367 record images (was 1 records with 346,974 images), last updated 31-Aug-2026
United States, Census, 1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464515); 157,892,854 indexed records with 52,762,047 record images (was 157,892,854 records with 52,759,871 images), last updated 16-Jun-2024
United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000145); 1 indexed records with 28,207,756 record images (was 1 records with 28,207,248 images), last updated 22-Jul-2024
--- Collections with images removed ---
United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000145); 1 indexed records with 28,207,756 record images (was 1 records with 28,207,248 images), last updated 22-Jul-2024
--- Collections with images removed ---
India, Catholic Church Records, 1751-2014 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4491581); 75,503 indexed records with 617,158 record images (was 88,041 records with 617,174 images), last updated 04-Aug-2026
--- Collections with new records ---
--- Collections with records removed ---
California, Birth Index, 1905-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001879); Index only (24,589,364 records), no images (was 24,589,366 records with 0 images), last updated 01-Mar-2012
Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2531527); Index only (9,865,925 records), no images (was 9,865,926 records with 0 images), last updated 15-Jul-2015
United States, Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,600,524 records), no images (was 875,600,525 records with 0 images), last updated 27-Oct-2026
United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000290); Index only (413,857,797 records), no images (was 413,857,801 records with 0 images), last updated 22-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:
- 3,514 Historical Record Collection entries
- 0 removed entries
- 3 added entries
- 10 updated entries
- 8 entries with more or fewer images
- 4 entries with more or fewer records
Marshall's list shows 3,514 Historical Record Collections this week, an increase of 3 collections from last week. The website image above shows 3,514 collections, so the website number is in sync with Marshall's list number.
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