Are You Related to Benjamin Franklin? I Don't Think I Am

On this Independence Day, I woke up wondering if I am related to Benjamin Franklin, one of the fathers of American Independence.  It would be cool if I was, and my grandchildren would have another famous relative to dazzle their teachers and classmates with.  Heck, I, and my brothers and my cousins would love it too.

1)  I looked on the collaborative FamilySearch Family Tree.  Here is Ben Franklin's profile:

I can find my relationship to Ben by clicking on the "View My Relationship" link at the top left below the name.  A popup window opened showing the relationship:

From this, I can estimate that I am a third cousin 9 times removed of Benjamin Franklin.  The common ancestor is John James Joanes (1535-????).  My line on the Family Tree goes through his daughter, Mathan Joanes who married Thomas Young.  While the Family Tree has this couple, I don't have them in my RootsMagic database.  I don't have the son John Young (1589-1649) either.  I have a different birth date and place for my John Young (1624-1691) than the Family Tree has.

So - this is possible, but I need more information.

2)  On Geni.com (a commercial collaborative tree owned by MyHeritage), I searched for Benjamin Franklin and found him, and the program quickly searched for a relationship to me.

Geni.com says that my relationship to Ben is "8th great-grandfather's wife's fourth cousin once removed."  Huh?  Not a blood relationship.  My "line" goes back to Susan Lawrence, and Ben's line is from Margaret Lawrence.

My line goes back to John Kenyon (1647-1732), and I do not know who his spouse(s) is(are).  Some published works say she was Anna Mumford because in 1712 John Kenyon called neighbor Peleg Mumford his brother-in-law.

Geni.com says that my John Kenyon was related to the "Wife of John Mumford" (meaning, I think, that perhaps John Kenyon had married her), but was not a descendant of the "Wife of John Mumford."  The "Overview" tab on John Kenyon's profile provides information about the family relationships.

This has been a genealogy problem for over a century, and it has not yet been solved, and may never be solved.  So, this is a possibility, but not a very strong one, in my opinion.

3)  On WikiTree.com, I easily found the Benjamin Franklin profile:

I clicked on the "Franklin-1" link at the top right of the profile, and the dropdown menu opened, and I clicked on the "Relationship to Me" item.

WikiTree found my relationship to Ben to be "5th cousins 9 times removed."  The common ancestor is Agnes (Holmes) Lawrence, mother of Susan (my line) and Margaret Lawrence (Ben's line).

I note that this line indicates that the mother of John Kenyon (1682-1735) is Anna (Mumford) Kenyon, presumed wife of John Kenyon (1647-1732).

The profile for John Kenyon (1647-1732) on WikiTree provides a detailed Biography section that explains in great detail the research challenges concerning the spouse(s) of John Kenyon.  I have posted several notes on John Kenyon's profile relating my concerns.

Again, I think that this relationship to Benjamin Franklin is possible, but not very strong.

4)  So I have two possible relationships to Benjamin Franklin, but I don't believe either one is rock solid, supported by records, or even by "experts."  

Too bad, my grandkids will be disappointed, as am I.  Everybody wants Benjamin Franklin to be their relative.

Are you related to Benjamin Franklin?  Have you checked?

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242 Years and Counting - Happy Birthday, U.S.A.

Twelve score and two years ago our forefathers brought forth a new country...it's our Nation's BIRTHDAY!!

What a magnificent work that Thomas Jefferson penned ... it's our "birth certificate" - see the text here. 

And the Trumbull painting of the presentation of the Declaration to the Continental Congress...

Thank you, gentlemen. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. Freedom and liberty are so precious. May our leaders be wise enough to preserve it, and may our citizens be brave enough to defend it.

For the Seaver folks in Chula Vista, today will be a day of rest. Randy will work on genealogy research and his database, and Linda will go to the YMCA to swim, and watch game shows and tennis on television.  For dinner, there is the Padres/Athletics game on TV at 1 p.m. We will go down to the church for a barbecue dinner, lots of conversation, and then the fireworks display at 8:45 p.m. over the Country Club grounds - less than a quarter mile away. Big booms.

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Genealogy News Bytes - 3 July 2018

Some of the genealogy news items across my desktop the last four days include:

1)  News Articles:

*  Cyndi’s List creator recognized for years of dedication

*  DNA Central is Live!

*  Lawyer tells Virtual Genealogical Society to change name

2)  Record Databases:

*  Added or Updated Record Collections on MyHeritage - June 2018

*  Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 24 to 30 June 2018

*  Added or Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 24 to 30 June 2018

3)  Genealogy Education:

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  Free Family History Classes and Webinars for July 2018

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Thursday, 5 July, 11 a.m.:  Watch Geoff Live: Adding a Will and a Tombstone to Legacy, by Geoff Rasmussen

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Friday, 6 July, 11 a.m.:  Legacy 9 Unlocked (part 4): Adding Estate/Probate Records, by Geoff Rasmussen

*  Family History Fanatics eConference: "A Summer of DNA" on 4 August 2018

*  Genealogy Gold Podcast:  #185 American History Celebrating Our National Heritage: A History of the 4th of July

*  Extreme Genes Radio Show/Podcast:  Episode 243 – Man Gifted 281-Year-Old Family-Tied Ring Tells His Story / Blogger Amy Johnson Crow On 52 Ancestors In 52 Weeks

*  Family History Fanatics YouTube:  Military Research Tips from Michael L Strauss @RootsTech

*  Family History Fanatics YouTube:  Why do people take DNA tests? - A Segment of DNA

*  23andMe YouTube:  23andMe, How It Works!

*  Ancestry YouTube:  July 2018 Edition | What's New at Ancestry | Ancestry

*  The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society YouTube:  Genealogy Resources of the DAR

4)  Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains for Tuesday, July 3,  2018

*  FREE ACCESS to Revolutionary War Collection at Fold3 – Now Through July 15th

*  Free U.S. Historical Newspapers on MyHeritage for July 4 Week

5)  Neat Stuff:

*  Adopted Woman Finds Biological Mom 80 Years Later Thanks To Ancestry.com

*  A month before he died, a beloved Anchorage bartender met his daughter

*  Adopted Girl Finds ‘Strong DNA Match’ on Ancestry.com, Leads Her to Dad She Never Knew

Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 29 June 2018?

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Added or Updated Record Collections on MyHeritage - June 2018

I'm trying to have a monthly post about the new and updated record collections on MyHeritage, since they recently have added their Collection Catalog.  The end-of-May report was Added or Updated Record Collections on MyHeritage - May 2018.

On 3 July, the top of the Catalog looks like:

Those are the featured collections pinned at the top of the list.  

Here is the start of the most recent collections added or updated:

The added or updated collections since 4 June are:

*  MyHeritage Family Trees - updated 2 July 2018; 2,877,643,202 tree profiles

*  MyHeritage Photos & Docs - updated 2 July 2018:  79,646,380 photos

*  Geni World Family Tree - updated 2 July 2018; 274,924,633 tree profiles

*  FamilySearch Family Tree - updated 2 July 2018; 913,767,517 tree profiles

*  West Virginia Death Index & Certificates, 1853-1964 - ADDED 26 June 2018; 5,113,743 records

*  Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 - updated 26 June 2018; 113,439,616 records

*  Sweden Household Examination Books, 1860-1930 - updated 25 June 2018; 87,401,340 records

*  1835 Denmark Census (Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein) - ADDED 17 June 2018; 291,798 records

According to the Collection Catalog  page, there are now 6,532 collections on MyHeritage (up from 6,530 on 4 June 2018) with 9,128,361,200  records  (was 9,055,016,315 on 4 June 2018), so there are 2 new collections (as listed above).  There are about 73.3 million records added since 4 June 2018.  

The total number of "records" includes 4,145,981,732 family tree profiles, so the number of records is 4,982,379,468 as of 3 July 2018.  

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Disclosure:  I have a complimentary subscription to MyHeritage, and have had for several years, which I appreciate.  I have been reimbursed for travel and meal expenses in exchange for services rendered (luncheon and in-exhibit presentations) to MyHeritage at RootsTech conferences.

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Treasure Chest Tuesday -- 1934 Voter Register for My Carringers in San Diego, California

Today's Tuesday's Treasure is the 1934 Voter Registration entries for my Carringer folks in San Diego, California:

The extracted data is (from the right-hand page on the image above):

 Carringer, Mrs. Della A. -- 2115 30th, Hw, Rep.
 Carringer, Mrs. Emily K. -- 2130 Fern, Hw, Rep.
 Carringer, Henry A. -- 2115 30th, Mach., Rep.
  Carringer, Lyle L. -- 2130 Fern, Bkpr., Rep.

On the left-hand page is:

Auble, Mrs. Georgia K. -- 2130 Fern, Hw, Rep.

The source citation for this record is:

"California Voter Registers, 1900-1968," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com :, 1934, San Diego County, Precinct No. 160, page 3, Lyle L. Carringer entry.

Lyle L. and Emily K. (Auble) Carringer resided at 2130 Fern Street in San Diego in 1934.  They are my maternal grandparents.  Lyle was a bookkeeper at Marston's in the payroll or auditor department.  

Henry A. and Della A. (Smith) Carringer reside at 2115 30th Street in San Diego, on the same block  as Lyle and Emily.  They are Lyle's parents, my mother's grandparents.  Henry was retired, but listed as a machinist. Della was a housewife, but she managed all of their financial and social affairs.

Georgia K. Auble is Emily's mother, my great-grandmother.  She was a widow and lived with Lyle and Emily and my mother, Betty.

All of them are listed as Republicans in this 1934 Voter Register.

I had not entered these records into my RootsMagic family tree program until now - four separate entries for the four persons.

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Family History Fanatics eConference: "A Summer of DNA" on 4 August 2018

I received this from Family History Fanatics today:

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Beat the Heat and Understand Your DNA

Join in an engaging virtual conference where the emphasis is on interactivity and learning about
genetic genealogy!  The conference is on Saturday, 4 August 2018 from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Central (US) Time (1345 to 2000 UTC).

●     The  eConference is open to anyone with an internet connection who is ready to have fun while
learning!  

●      If you can't attend live, register because after the last session, all registrants will receive a
replay link that is accessible until September 4, 2018.

TOPICS & PRESENTERS

●      Diahan Southard - Your Pedigree is Full, There is Still Room for DNA

●      Sam Williams - Using AncestryDNA Tools

●      Michelle Leonard - Using DNA to Solve Adoption and Unknown Parentage Mysteries

●      Kitty Cooper - DNA Segment Triangulation

AFTER THE SESSIONS

The four panelists will return for a "test your knowledge' competition and then more of your
unscripted rapid-fire questions.

Early bird pricing is $19.99 until July 21st. After that, pricing will increase to $24.99.

When you register, you'll be entered to win door prizes from MyHeritageDNA, 23andMe, FamilyTreeDNA, AncestryDNA, and Family History Fanatics.

To learn more and register visit,​ ​www.familyhistoryfanatics.com/summerdna​.

Family History Fanatics is a genealogy education company that is focused on putting the fun in online learning. See the difference the FHF Group puts together for you.

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Monday Genea-Pourri - 2 July 2018

Here are some of my family history and genealogy related activities over the past week:

1)   Attended the Chula Vista Genealogical Society annual picnic on Wednesday, which included a celebration of life for our Board member, Wanda Brock, who died in January.  Wanda's church group also was there, and I talked to several of their members.  One of them, Joe, mentioned he had Italian ancestry in Monopoli, and I wrote Hey Randy: Where in the World is Monopoli and Are There Genealogy Records? about my efforts to help him.

2)  Received an email from Ray who found my Ancestry Member Tree, who noted that he and my grandsons shared Italian surnames in Varese Ligure in La Spezia province, Italy.  He provided a marriage record that provided the parents of the boys' 4th great-grandmother.  I searched a bit for more records in FamilySearch without much success.  I found Varese Ligure on the map and have a better understanding of the geography in Liguria.  I also added more siblings for the boys' 2nd great-grandmother.  

3)  Transcribed another Henry White deed from Killingly, Connecticut, which I collected at the Family History Library in late February, and used it for Amanuensis Monday this week.

4)  An elderly friend at church called me to help him understand his AncestryDNA test.  He was told by his mother that she had Native-American ancestry through her grandmother, but the test showed none.  I explained that sometimes DNA segments do not get passed down to 3rd or 4th great-grandchildren because of the randomness of the admixtures from mother and father.  I talked to him at church on Sunday and got enough information to build a tree on Ancestry, but the available records provide no information about his great-grandmother's parents in the mid-1800s.  Oh well.  

5)  There was no Mondays With Myrt webinar today.  Instead, I watched the Virtual Genealogical Society webinar with Thomas MacEntee on "Future Trends in the Genealogy Industry," one of the benefits of joining VGS.  It's really hard to predict the future!

6)  Made more progress on my genealogy project - I am researching the ancestry of a local personality, and will present what I find at the CVGS Family History Day in September.  I found several more English ancestral families and added them to the database.  I TreeShared twice and worked through one session of adding Ancestry Hints to the RootsMagic tree, which has grown to 414 persons with 1102 citations.   I still need to go to the FamilySearch Library to find more English and German records for the presentation.

7) There were several sessions working in RootsMagic to update FamilySearch Family Tree profiles for Seaver families and other database families, with occasional additions to the RootsMagic profiles. I have matched 24,431 of my persons with FSFT.  I now have 50,301 persons in my RootsMagic file, and 94,760 source citations.   I TreeShared twice during the last week, and resolved Ancestry Hints once.  I've fallen behind on the Ancestry Record Hints with 67,006 waiting to be resolved, but I'm working on them.

8)  Have 292 Shared Ancestors on my AncestryDNA list (I had 291 last week), 917 4th cousins or closer (up from 913 last week), and 851 pages (over 42,500 matches with at least 5 cM) (was 843 pages last week) of  matches.  I have 13 matches that are third cousins or closer, and 102 matches with 34 cM (0.5%) or more (was 102 last week).  My highest match has 779 cM (11.5%), and is one of my first cousins.  I have 20 DNA Circles (was 20 last week).  My ethnicity estimate has not been modified yet.

9)  Have 4,062 DNA Matches on MyHeritage (up from 4,035 last week) with at least 8 cM (0.12%), with 23 matches with more than 34 cM (0.5%) or more (was 23 last week).  I have three close relatives, including a first cousin once removed, and two first cousins twice removed.  The highest DNA match is 512 cM (7.1%).

10)  Have 976 DNA Relatives on 23andMe (I had 980 last week) who share at least 0.10% with me.  The two closest relatives are third cousins.  Of these, only 3 share 1.0% or more, and 45 share 0.50% or more (was 45 last week), with the highest match being 1.54%. My highest match is an adoptee.  I struggle to find out anything about most of these testers.

11)  Have 2,685 autosomal DNA Matches on FamilyTreeDNA (up from 2,679 last week) who share 0.25% (18 cM) or more, with the highest match being 96 cM (1.42%).  I have 12 who share at least 1.0% (68 cM) with me, and 1,449 who share at least 0.50% (34 cM) or more (was 1,449 last  week) with me.

12) Wrote 20 Genea-Musings blog posts last week, of which two were press releases.  The most popular post last week was "Ancestry.com Family History Wiki Lands on RootsWeb.com" with over 2,060 views.  

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Amanuensis Monday - Post #435: 1855 Deed of Henry A. White to Almond M. Paine in Killingly, Conn.

This week's document for Amanuensis Monday is from the Killingly, Connecticut Deed records for an 1855 deed of Henry A. White selling land to Almond M. Paine:

The transcription of the deed (on the right-hand side of the image above) is:

To all people to whom these presents shall come Greeting

Know ye that I Henry A. White of Killingly County of Windham

and State of Connecticut for the consideration of two

hundred and Seventy five dollars received to my full sat-

isfaction of Almond M. Paine of said Town of Killingly do

give grant bargain sell and confirm unto the said Almond M.

Paine his heirs and assigns forever one certain tract

or parcel land situated in said Killingly bounded and

described as follows viz. On the North by land formerly owned

by Thomas S. Pierce and land belonging to the heirs of Reuben

Bartlett deceased, East by land of Bernice Carder, southerly

by land of Brayton Slater to the west side of a highway

thence Southerly by the West side of said highway to land of

Putnam Warren, Thence Westerly by said Warrens land and

land belonging to the Widow and heirs of Joseph Pray deced

containing about forty acres the same more or less together

with a dwelling house and other building thereon standing

said premises being subject to all legal highways passing

over the same.

To have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises

with the appurtenances thereof unto him the said Grantee his heirs

and assigns forever to his and their own proper use and

behoof. And also I the said Grantor do for myself my heirs

executors and administrators covenant with the said Grantee

his heirs and assigns that at and until the Ensealing of these

present I am well sized of the premises as a good indefensible

estate in fee simple and have good rights to bargain and

sell the same in manner and form as is above written and

that the same is free of all incumbrance whatsoever Excepting

said highway and furthermore I the said Grantor do

by these presents bind myself and my heirs forever to warrant

and defend the above granted and bargained premises to him

the said Grantee his heirs and assigns against all claims and

demand whatsoever excepting said highways. Provided never-

the less this deed is given on consideration that whereas the said

Grantor justly indebted to the grantee by his promissory note

even date herewith for the sum of two hundred and seventy

five dollars payable to the said Grantee on order for value

received six months from date thereof with interest now if the

said Grantor shall well and truly pay said note according to the

tenor and effect there of then this deed to be null and void other

wise to be and remain in full force and virtue in the law.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal

this twenty third day of August in the year of our Lord 1855.

Signed sealed and declared

in presenc of

John B. Truesdell                                       Henry A. White

Stephen B. Place

State of Connecticut }

Windham County } SS Killingly August 23^d AD 1855

Personally appeared Henry A. White signor and sealer

of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same

to be his free act and deed before me

                                                         John B. Truesdell

                                                         Justice of the Peace

Recorded August 23^d 1855 by me S H Coe Town Clerk 

[written crosswise on the record]

Killingly May 17^th 1856 I acknowledge to have

received a full distribution for the Debt secured

by this mortgage and do therefore hereby cancel

and discharge the same. Almond M. Paine

In presence of us Recorded May 20^th 1856

Stephen H. Oatly          by me Geo. H. Greenslot

Susan M. Oatly                         Town Clerk

The source citation for this deed is:

Killingly (Connecticut) Town Clerk, Land Records, 1709-1907; General Index, 1709-1908, "Land records, Vol. 37-39, 1850-1857," Volume 39, page 164, Henry A. White to Almond M. Paine, 23 August 1855, recorded 23 August 1855, debt acknowledged 17 May 1856; accessed on Family History Library microfilm US/CAN 1450885; original records in Danielson, Conn. town hall.

There are a number of deeds for my 2nd great-grandfather Henry A. White (1824-1885) in the Killingly, Connecticut land records.  These records are recorded in the Connecticut towns rather than in the county records.

This is the fourth deed recorded in Killingly town records for Henry A. White.  Almond M. Paine bought this land for $275 from Henry A. White, with a promissory note backed by the deed, and White had six months to pay off the loan incurred, which payment was acknowledged on 17 May 1856.  So Henry A. White kept this land parcel in Killingly, Connecticut.  

Henry A. White (1824-1885) was a son of Jonathan and Miranda (Wade) White of Killingly.  He married Amy Frances Oatley (1826-1864) in 1844 in Thompson, Connecticut.   Their daughter, Julia E. White (1848-1913), who married Thomas Richmond (1848-1917) is my great-grandmother.  

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NOTE:  Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent  TransylvanianDutch blog) started a Monday blog theme years ago called "Amanuensis Monday."  John offers this definition for "amanuensis:" 

"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."

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Best of the Genea-Blogs - 24 to 30 June 2018

Dozens of genealogy and family history bloggers write thousands of posts every week about their research, their families, and their interests. I appreciate each one of them and their efforts.

My criteria for "Best of ..." are pretty simple - I pick posts that advance knowledge about genealogy and family history, address current genealogy issues, provide personal family history, are funny or are poignant. I don't list posts destined for daily blog prompts or meme submissions (but I do include summaries of them), or my own posts.

Here are my picks for great reads from the genealogy blogs for this past week:

*  Studying Genealogy Periodicals by Jennifer Dondero on The Occasional Genealogist blog.

*  Source Quality Not Quantity by Michele Lewis on the Legacy News blog.

*  RootsTech 2019 is Coming with Big Changes by Amie Bowser Tennant on The Genealogy Reporter blog.

*  The Archives Lady:  Finding Records for Our Farming Ancestors by Melissa Barker on the Abundant Genealogy blog.

*  Research Like A Pro, A Genealogist's Guide, by Diane Elder and Nicole Dyer: A Book Review by Linda Stufflebean on the Empty Branches on the Family Tree blog.

*  New Filtering System for DNA Matching by Talya on the MyHeritage Blog.

*  The Lost Colony of Roanoke: Did They Survive? – National Geographic, Archaeology, Historical Records and DNA by Roberta Estes on the DNA eXplained - Genetic Genealogy blog.

*  Finding Genealogical Clues in City Directories by Lisa Lisson on the Legacy News blog.

*  Genealogy On the Road #2 - Researching in the Library at NEHGS by Melanie McComb on The Shamrock Genealogist blog.

*  A Family History Mission: Finishing Books, Moving to Paper by James Tanner on the Rejoice, and be exceeding glad... blog.

Here are pick posts by other geneabloggers this week:

*  Friday's Family History Finds by Linda Stufflebean on the Empty Branches on the Family Tree blog.

*  High Fives, June 29, 2018 by Dianne Nolin on the Genealogy: Beyond the BMD blog.

*  Friday Finds, 29 June 2018 by Lois Willis on the Lois Willis - Genealogy and Family History blog.

*  Friday Fossicking, 29th June 2018 by Crissouli on the That Moment in Time blog.

* This Week's Creme de la Creme -- June 30, 2018 by Gail Dever on the Genealogy a la Carte blog.

Readers are encouraged to go to the blogs listed above and read their articles, and add their blogs to your Favorites, Feedly, another RSS feed, or email if you like what you read. Please make a comment to them also - all bloggers appreciate feedback on what they write.

Did I miss a great genealogy blog post? Tell me! I am currently reading posts from over 900 genealogy bloggers using Feedly, but I still miss quite a few it seems.

Read past Best of the Genea-Blogs posts here.

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Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 24 to 30 June 2018

I am trying to keep up with the new and updated record collections at   FamilySearch   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.

As of 30 June 2018, there were 2,335 record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 5 from last week):

The added or updated collections are (as Marshall provided them):

--- Collections Added

*  North Carolina, County Divorce Records, 1926-1975       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2848500); 19,013 indexed records with 19,013 record images, ADDED 28 Jun 2018

*  United States, Native American, Census of the Ute Tribe, 1944   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790462); 2,480 indexed records with 2,480 record images, ADDED 29 Jun 2018

*  Arkansas Confederate Soldier Home,1890-1963     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2126715); 1,448 indexed records with 1,448 record images, ADDED 27 Jun 2018

*  New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2780088); 474,031 indexed records with 474,031 record images, ADDED 28 Jun 2018

*  Texas, Cooke County, Birth Records 1873-1876    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691683); 162 indexed records with 162 record images, ADDED 29 Jun 2018

--- Collections Updated ---

*  France, Coutances et d'Avranches Diocese, Catholic Parish Records, 1533-1894    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408716); 619,731 indexed records with 19,201 record images (was 606,392 records with 19,201 images), Updated 26 Jun 2018

*  Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417505); 1,771,662 indexed records with 2,017,500 record images (was 1,617,316 records with 2,017,500 images), Updated 29 Jun 2018

*  BillionGraves Index     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2026973); 25,226,581 indexed records with 25,226,581 record images (was 24,838,644 records with 24,838,644 images), Updated 26 Jun 2018

*  Slovakia Church and Synagogue Books, 1592-1935  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1554443); 13,886,204 indexed records with 1,624,867 record images (was 13,876,376 records with 1,624,867 images), Updated 29 Jun 2018

*  Georgia, Houston County, Marriage Records, 1832-2015    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2748952); 119,506 indexed records with 88,729 record images (was 119,277 records with 88,584 images), Updated 29 Jun 2018

*  Italy, Terni, Civil Registration, 1861-1921     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046908); 42,530 indexed records with 14,905 record images (was 29,974 records with 11,932 images), Updated 28 Jun 2018

*  Ohio, Crawford County Obituaries, 1860-2004     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1384728); 1,231,389 indexed records with 130,134 record images (was 1,063,770 records with 130,134 images), Updated 25 Jun 2018

*  District of Columbia, Glenwood Cemetery Records, 1854-2013      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2170640); 97,681 indexed records with 52,042 record images (was 0 records with 52,042 images), Updated 25 Jun 2018

*  Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2014    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 2,947,689 indexed records with 12,555,984 record images (was 2,887,265 records with 12,555,984 images), Updated 28 Jun 2018

*  Maine, United States Naturalization Records, 1918-1991  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2613134); 20,862 indexed records with 29,001 record images (was 6,762 records with 29,001 images), Updated 26 Jun 2018

*  Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center, 1827-1955       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2125026); 74,868 indexed records with 35,684 record images (was 73,393 records with 35,684 images), Updated 27 Jun 2018

*  New Brunswick Late Registration of Births, 1810-1899    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1967766); 23,947 indexed records with 24,015 record images (was 0 records with 24,015 images), Updated 25 Jun 2018

*  United States Census, 1850      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1401638); 20,224,571 indexed records with 489,683 record images (was 20,224,571 records with 489,683 images), Updated 26 Jun 2018

*  Chile, Cemetery Records, 1821-2015      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1428897); 578,838 indexed records with 3,327,853 record images (was 527,664 records with 3,327,853 images), Updated 28 Jun 2018

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In order to select a specific record collection on FamilySearch, go to  https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list and use the "Filter by collection name" feature in the upper left-hand corner and use a keyword (e.g. "church england") to find collections with those keywords..

My friend, Marshall, has come up with a way to determine which collections are ADDED, DELETED or UPDATED.  Thanks to Marshall for helping me out here!

Each one of the collections listed above has a Research Wiki page (use the "Learn more" link).  It would be very useful if the Wiki page for each collection listed the dates for when the collection was added as a new collection and the dates for major updates also.

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