Saturday, October 10, 2026

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- A Place That Matters To You

Calling all Genea-Musings Fans:

It's Saturday Night again -

time for some more Genealogy Fun!!

Here is your assignment if you choose to play along (cue the Mission Impossible music, please!):

1) What geographic and community places matter to you?

2) Pick one place (building, village, town, city, county, state/province) and describe your connection to it and why it matters.

3) Share your selected place in your own blog post, or in a comment on this blog post, or write a Substack post, Facebook Note, or in some other social media system. Please leave a comment with a link on this post so others can find it.

Here's mine:

I have so many places, but one that I always hark back to is Hilperton, a village in Wiltshire, England that is near Trowbridge. So I choose Hilperton!

My connection to Hilperton is through my maternal grandmother, Alma Bessie Richmond, whose father, my great-grandfather Thomas Richman/Richmond (1848-1917), was born in Hilperton on 10 June 1848 to James and Hannah (Rich) Richman and baptized on 16 June 1848 in St. Michael's and All Angels Church in Hilperton.

My 2nd great-grandparents, James Richman (1821-1912) and Hannah Rich (1824-1911), were both born and baptized in Hilperton and married there in 1845.

My third great-grandparents, John Richman (1788-1867) and Ann Marshman (1784-1856), were married in Hilperton in 1811.

And the line goes back several more generations -- there were Richman persons baptized in the early 1600s in Hilperton. The line also has other surnames -- Rich, Parsons, Rawlings, Hill, Hiscock, Angel, Harding, etc.

Why is it special? My reasons are:

My wife Linda and I visited Hilperton, and St. Michael's and All Angels Church, in 1993 while on vacation in England. We experienced an Anglican worship service in the church, observed the bell ringing before the service, talked to the rector, the church warden and several other people after the service. I walked around the small graveyard around the church and the main streets.

My ancestors were real people who contributed to my own DNA, who experienced history and life's ups and downs, and invariably tried as hard as they could to succeed in life and pass traditions, knowledge, and genes to their descendants.
The St. Michaels and All Angel Church in Hilperton is where several generations of my family worshipped, married, were baptized and buried.
A place can explain a family's history. My Richman's were weavers, farm laborers, coal haulers, butchers, etc. Common folk, not rich by any means!
My Richman ancestors worshiped in the Anglican church in Hilperton, and Thomas's family, Bessie Richmond's family and my father were Episcopal church members in Massachusetts.
Hilperton connects my American Richman family to my English heritage. They are my most recent immigrant ancestors. I have many England-born ancestors from the early 17th century, but Hilperton is the one I've visited and researched the most.
Hilperton is much more than a dot on a map. It is the setting for generations of births, marriages, deaths, work, family relationships, and everyday life. Its parish church, its farms and cottages, its roads, and its changing economy provide clues to the world my ancestors knew.
I don't know everything about their lives. But I have tried to learn about the place where they lived, investigate the records they left behind, and explore the circumstances surrounding their departure for America.

Links to the biographies and family stories of Thomas Richman/Richmond, James and Hannah (Rich) Richman, John and Ann (Marshman) Richman, and John and Rebecca (Hill) Rich are on my Randy's AI and Genealogy page, and in the Compendium of Family Biographies, Stories and Videos For My Richmond/White/Rich/Oatley Lines post on this blog.

I asked AI Google Gemini 3 to write a short poem about my Hilperton ancestral place:

Hilperton, My Ancestral Home

A village nestled in Wiltshire green,
Where generations lived their lives unseen,
Where Richman families made their start,
And left their footprints on my heart.

Through country lanes and church bells' chime,
They raised their children, passed through time.
Their joys and sorrows, work and strife,
Were woven into threads of life.

Then came the year eighteen fifty-six,
A voyage across the ocean's mix.
They left behind the home they knew,
For distant shores and futures new.

I have walked those winding streets,
Their past and mine in Hilperton meet.
Across the years, across the sea,
That village still belongs to me.

For roots run deep where stories start,
And places live within the heart.
Hilperton, though far from where I roam,
You are my ancestors' home.
—and part of mine.

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Genealogy Use Case Description for ChatGPT For Work "Genealogy Research Manager"

I have not used the high-end Artificial Intelligence tools that require a subscription, but I want to stay informed about them and how they can enhance, improve and amplify genealogy and family history work.

Recently, I asked OpenAI ChatGPT5 (the free version) to "Please describe complex use cases that ChatGPT For Work could perform for genealogists and family historians."

I posted 21 complex genealogy use cases in Complex Genealogy Use Cases for “ChatGPT Work” - Part 1 on 25 September 2026 and Complex Genealogy Use Cases for “ChatGPT Work” - Part 2 on 2 October 2026.

Linda Stufflebean commented on Part 2 that "Very interesting AI challenge with the Genealogy Research Manager. Hope you'll take that topic further!"

Consequently, I asked ChatGPT5 (the free version) to: “For item 21 (the genealogy research manager), would you please expand each bullet point with a short description? What actions would I have to take to support Work?"

(AI Gemini Noitebook - ChatGPT Work - Genealogy Research Manager Workflow)

The ChatGPT5 response was:

Randy, I think the Genealogy Research Manager might be the most useful of all the Work applications we've discussed. Rather than focusing on one task, you'd establish an ongoing research process in which Work helps you manage a difficult genealogical problem from the initial question through the final proof argument.

The key is that you would not turn over your genealogy research to an unsupervised AI. You would remain the researcher, supplying records and making decisions, while Work organizes the investigation, tracks progress, analyzes evidence, and prepares the finished products.

Let's walk through each part of the research manager concept and what Work would do, what you would need to do, and the Deliverables from each step:

The Genealogy Research Manager: How it would work

1. Research question: Define the problem and the desired result.

2. Existing evidence: Collect files, citations, notes and family-tree information.

3. Research and analysis: Search permitted sources, evaluate records and test hypotheses.

4. Research management: Maintain logs, evidence tables, contradictions and next steps.

5. Finished product: Produce a documented conclusion, research report and supporting files.

I'll use your Devier James Lamphier Smith parentage problem as the running example, although this approach would work for any of your Seaver, Carringer, Auble or other family-history investigations.

1. Define the research question

What Work would do: Establish the precise question the investigation must answer. It would distinguish the central problem from related questions and establish what would count as a satisfactory result.

For Devier, the central question is:

Who were the biological parents of Devier James Lamphier Smith, reportedly born in Jefferson County, New York, about 1839, and adopted by Ranslow and Mary (Bell) Smith?

Related questions might include:

Was Devier born in 1839 or 1842?
Was Lamphier his birth surname?
Was he biologically connected to Isaac Lanfear and Rosina Lown?
Could one of their daughters have been his mother?
What records might document the adoption or name change?

What you would do: Write a short research brief explaining what you know, what remains uncertain, and why the question matters. Include your existing conclusions, but label them as conclusions to be tested rather than established facts.

Deliverable: A one-page research plan with a clearly defined objective.

2. Collect the existing evidence

What Work would do: Inventory your existing research before beginning new searches. It would identify available documents, family-tree reports, previous conclusions, citations, DNA notes and unanswered questions.

It could also compare different versions of your research and flag discrepancies—for example, if one biography gives Devier's birth year as 1839 and another gives 1842.

What you would do: Gather the material you already have, preferably in a dedicated project folder. Useful items include:

Your Devier genealogical sketch and previous blog articles.
RootsMagic reports covering Devier and the Smith and Lanfear families.
Downloaded census, vital, court, land and probate records.
DNA-match notes and relevant descendant trees.
Existing source citations and research logs.
Correspondence or family statements containing relevant information.

You can upload files in manageable batches. You do not need to put your entire 75,000-person genealogy database into the project.

Deliverable: An evidence inventory, a summary of established facts, and a list of missing information.

3. Establish the research standards

What Work would do: Follow the rules you set for evaluating evidence. It would distinguish documented facts from inferences, identify source limitations, and avoid treating online family trees as proof.

For example, a census might establish that a household contained people of particular ages and sexes. It ordinarily would not, by itself, prove that a particular child was the biological child of a particular household member.

What you would do: Give Work a written research charter based on the Genealogical Proof Standard and your preferred citation practices.

I'd include these rules:

Cite every important factual conclusion.
Distinguish original records, derivative sources and authored narratives.
Preserve exact source details and record images.
Identify conflicting evidence rather than silently choosing one version.
Record searches that produced no relevant results.
Separate facts, reasonable inferences and speculation.
Actively test alternative explanations.
Never invent records, citations, quotations or relationships.

You should also specify whether you want citations formatted according to Evidence Explained.

Deliverable: A reusable set of research instructions for the entire project.

4. Build the research timeline

What Work would do: Assemble a chronological account of the people, places and events relevant to the question.

For Devier, this would include the Lanfear family's marriage and children, census appearances, Devier's reported birth and adoption, the Smith family's movements, and later records documenting his identity.

The timeline would help identify impossible dates, gaps and opportunities for further research.

What you would do: Review the initial timeline and correct errors. Supply dates or records that Work overlooked. When a date is uncertain, ask Work to preserve the uncertainty rather than assign a falsely precise date.

Deliverable: A dated chronology with a citation or evidence reference for each entry.

5. Maintain a research log

What Work would do: Record each research action, including the repository, collection, search terms, dates covered, records examined, findings and follow-up tasks.

For example:

Research action	Result	Next step
Examine 1840 census households in Jefferson County	Potential Lanfear households identified	Compare household composition with known family
Search available local newspapers for Devier	No relevant item found in the collection searched	Try surname variants and other newspapers
Review supplied probate records	Possible family connections identified	Obtain complete probate packet

These are examples of log entries, not claims that those searches have already been performed.

What you would do: Because subscription sites such as Ancestry and MyHeritage may prohibit AI-agent use in their restricted areas, you would perform those searches yourself. Download the records where permitted, then give Work the files and search details.

At the end of each session, ask Work to update the log and save a copy to your project files. Verify that the saved version exists and contains the changes.

Deliverable: A continuing research log that helps prevent duplicated effort.

6. Conduct and coordinate new research

What Work would do: Recommend the next records to seek based on what is already known. It could identify repositories, suggest search variants, follow leads in accessible sources, and prioritize promising research avenues.

For Devier, possible avenues include:

Federal and state census records.
Jefferson County vital and church records.
Probate and guardianship records.
Land transactions involving Lanfear and Smith families.
Court records relating to adoption or name changes.
Historical newspapers and local histories.
Records documenting the lives of Isaac and Rosina's children.

Work should distinguish between a source it actually examined and a record set it merely recommends searching.

What you would do: Perform searches that require your subscription access, order records when appropriate, and upload the results. For publicly accessible sources, Work may be able to search directly, subject to the website's terms and technical limitations.

You would also decide whether the cost of obtaining an original record is justified.

Deliverable: A prioritized research queue with specific searches, their purpose and their expected evidentiary value.

7. Maintain an evidence matrix

What Work would do: Organize evidence by research question and hypothesis rather than merely listing records.

For instance:

Evidence	Supports	Limits or conflicts
Devier's reported birthplace	A Jefferson County connection	Does not identify his parents
Lanfear family composition	Potential connection through a daughter	Household structure alone cannot prove maternity
Autosomal DNA matches	Potential biological connection to the Lanfear family	Shared DNA alone may not identify the exact ancestral path
Adoption or name-change evidence	Could clarify Devier's identity	Must be examined for the relationships it actually documents

The matrix would be updated as new records arrive.

What you would do: Check whether Work has interpreted each item correctly and whether the source actually supports the claim. Correct mistaken identifications and supply missing context.

Deliverable: An evidence matrix that makes it easier to see which conclusions are supported, contradicted or still unproven.

8. Test competing hypotheses

What Work would do: Compare plausible explanations instead of focusing exclusively on the leading theory.

For example:

Devier was a biological child of Isaac Lanfear and Rosina Lown.
Devier was the child of one of their daughters.
Devier belonged to another Lanfear family.
The DNA connection arose through a different ancestral path.

Work would identify the evidence that each explanation predicts, then compare those predictions with the actual records.

What you would do: Tell Work when a hypothesis is missing, implausible or inconsistent with your prior research. Ask it to make the strongest case against your preferred explanation, not just the strongest case for it.

You would also decide when the evidence justifies eliminating a hypothesis.

Deliverable: A documented comparison of competing explanations, including unresolved weaknesses.

9. Integrate DNA evidence

What Work would do: Analyze the match information you supply, group matches by hypothesized ancestral lines, and compare their family trees with the documentary evidence.

It could help distinguish several independent descendant lines from multiple matches who all descend from the same recent branch.

What you would do: Export or provide appropriate match data, shared centimorgan amounts, documented ancestral lines, and any chromosome or triangulation information available to you. Protect other people's private information and follow the DNA service's terms.

Review Work's proposed relationships carefully. Shared DNA can support a family connection, but it does not automatically establish a specific parent-child relationship.

Deliverable: A DNA evidence summary integrated with the documentary research, including limitations and alternative explanations.

10. Review negative and conflicting evidence

What Work would do: Examine what was not found as well as what was found.

Examples include a missing person in a census, an absent probate reference, conflicting birth dates, or the failure to locate a record in a particular collection.

It would document the scope of each search and assess whether the absence is meaningful. A missing name in an incomplete index, for example, is much weaker evidence than absence from a demonstrably complete record set where the person would ordinarily be expected to appear.

What you would do: Supply the details of your searches, including collections and date ranges. Verify whether Work has accurately described the search and whether the records are sufficiently complete to support an inference from absence.

Deliverable: A negative-evidence register and a list of contradictions requiring resolution.

11. Maintain the project and its working files

What Work would do: Keep the evidence inventory, timeline, research log, hypotheses and working report coordinated as the project develops.

Ideally, every new record would prompt the relevant documents to be reconsidered. Work could identify which previous conclusions need revision.

What you would do: This is an important practical point: don't rely on a conversation alone as the permanent repository of your research.

Save the important outputs as files in your project folder. Periodically ask Work to reconcile the research log, evidence matrix and report, and check that the saved files are current. If Work loses context or reaches a usage limit, those files provide a way to resume without starting from scratch.

Deliverable: A portable, backed-up research dossier that you control.

12. Prepare and review the finished report

What Work would do: Turn the accumulated research into a coherent genealogical report with the research question, background, methodology, evidence, analysis, conclusion and source citations.

The conclusion might establish parentage, identify the most likely hypothesis without claiming proof, or explain why the question remains unresolved.

What you would do: Review the report against the original records. Check the citations, verify key quotations and dates, challenge unsupported claims, and decide whether the evidence meets your proof standard.

After you approve it, you could adapt the report for RootsMagic, a Genea-Musings article, a family-history book or a genealogy society presentation.

Deliverable: A documented research report, a final research log, an evidence matrix and a list of recommended future searches.

Your practical workload

You don't need to do all of this at once. Here's the division of labor I'd aim for.

Your work: the irreplaceable part

Define the question, provide your existing research, search restricted subscription sites, obtain records, correct errors, judge evidence and approve the conclusion.

Work's role: the time-consuming support

Inventory files, transcribe supplied records, build timelines, maintain logs, compare evidence, investigate accessible sources, challenge hypotheses and draft reports.

How I'd start the actual project

My recommendation is to start small, even though the eventual project may be extensive.

Project startup checklist

Create a project folder
Use a dedicated folder for Devier's parentage investigation and its working files.
Write the research question
State what you want to establish and what is currently uncertain.
Gather existing research
Include your best genealogical sketch, relevant RootsMagic reports, DNA notes and key source documents.
Ask Work for an initial audit
Have it inventory the evidence and identify gaps before conducting new research.
Review and approve the plan
Correct the initial findings and agree on the first research priorities.
Copy checklist

One final recommendation:

Have Work produce an initial assessment before it starts searching for more evidence. You have already done substantial research on Devier, including the Lanfear DNA hypothesis. The first objective should be to organize and critically assess what you already know, not to rediscover it all.

That gives you a baseline against which every subsequent discovery can be measured. It's also the best way to find out whether Work is genuinely adding value to your genealogy rather than simply generating more pages of prose.

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The Google Gemini Notebook video overview of this blog post is on my YouTube channel here, and below:

That is a complex and interesting process!!!! And it's do-able in my humble opinion.

I have collected in one form or another the existing research information, relevant reports, DNA notes, and key source documents for the Devier Smith research question. However I need to put it all into one file folder and provide access to the file folder (not my entire computer file set) to Work.

Work recognizes (because I told Work earlier!) that I will have to perform the searches on the genealogy websites (Ancestry, FamilySearch, MyHeeitage, American Ancestors, etc.) myself. Then I would pass the results to Work, because of the restrictions on use of AI while within the website subscription walls.

Frankly, the only thing stopping me from doing this project using Work is time (it is another project that can be performed by rearranging my priorities) and a $20/month subscription to ChatGPT Plus to use Work. That is possible but I'm not going to do it at this time. I wish I was younger with more energy.

However, here is a road map for a genealogist with more time, money and an interest in going there.

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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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Friday, October 9, 2026

Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 3 to 9 October 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 9 October 2026, there are now 6,742 searchable and full-text transcribed image collections on FamilySearch Full-Text Search this week, a decrease of 3 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 9 October 2026 there are now 26,319 browsable (some indexed, none transcribed) image collections on FamilySearch Images this week, an increase of 37 from last week. There are over 6.198 BILLION images in these collections. There are 2,208 collections from the United States, 7,311 from Europe and 220 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 9 October 2026, there are 3,507 Historical Record Collections (many indexed, many browsable) on FamilySearch (an increase of 2 from last week):

The Deleted, Added and Updated Historical Record Collections for the past two weeks include:

--- Collections Deleted ---

--- Collections Added ---

* Singapore, Church Records, 1848-1984 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000410); 6,065 indexed records with 9,594 record images, ADDED 03-Nov-2025
* Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia, Confession Lists, 1802-1933 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000389); 38,487 indexed records with 582 record images, ADDED 17-Aug-2026

--- Collections Updated ---

Austria, Births and Baptisms, 1651-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520584); 57,126 indexed records with 3,829 record images (was 57,126 records with 983 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2026
Belgium, Births and Baptisms, 1560-1890 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520562); 358,328 indexed records with 17,110 record images (was 358,328 records with 8,899 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2026
California, Births and Christenings, 1812-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674703); 195,340 indexed records with 16,943 record images (was 195,340 records with 15,418 images), UPDATED 08-Oct-2026
Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674736); 719,358 indexed records with 15,461 record images (was 719,358 records with 9,567 images), UPDATED 08-Oct-2026
Costa Rica, Baptisms, 1700-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520624); 110,127 indexed records with 12,899 record images (was 110,127 records with 5,446 images), UPDATED 08-Oct-2026

Dominican Republic, Baptisms, 1726-1924 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520622); 144,381 indexed records with 2,925 record images (was 144,381 records with 661 images), UPDATED 08-Oct-2026
Ecuador, Baptisms, 1680-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520610); 399,934 indexed records with 24,478 record images (was 399,934 records with 8,653 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2026
England, Armed Forces and Overseas Vital Records, 1360-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000359); 69,569 indexed records with 13,883 record images (was 69,561 records with 13,883 images), UPDATED 02-Oct-2026
Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803970); 2,506,248 indexed records with 654,418 record images (was 2,499,331 records with 654,418 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2026
Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1638-1927 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928860); 11,820,836 indexed records with 742,594 record images (was 11,820,970 records with 742,594 images), UPDATED 05-Oct-2026

Mississippi, Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications, 1900-1974 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1936413); Browse 117,637 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 117,637 images), UPDATED 08-Oct-2026
Netherlands, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1778468); Index only (1,572,754 records), no images (was 1,572,754 records with 0 images), UPDATED 08-Oct-2026
New Mexico, County Marriages, 1885-1954 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2110325); 31,585 indexed records with 21,708 record images (was 0 records with 21,708 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2026
Philippines Civil Registration (National), 1945-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1852584); 7,672,108 indexed records with 20,274,621 record images (was 7,665,111 records with 20,274,621 images), UPDATED 07-Oct-2026
Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675525); Index only (317,716 records), no images (was 317,716 records with 0 images), UPDATED 08-Oct-2026

Slovakia, Church and Synagogue Books, 1592-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1554443); 19,112,485 indexed records with 1,615,473 record images (was 19,059,457 records with 1,615,473 images), UPDATED 05-Oct-2026
South Africa Department of Defence, Military Records, 1914-1954 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000520); 109,687 indexed records with 108,182 record images (was 72,976 records with 108,182 images), UPDATED 03-Oct-2026
United States, Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877095); 864,707 indexed records with 90,497 record images (was 897,849 records with 90,497 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2026
United States, Passport Applications, 1795-1925 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2185145); 1,326,771 indexed records with 3,038,874 record images (was 1,614,325 records with 3,038,874 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2026
United States, Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1880762); 1,390,566 indexed records with 47,266 record images (was 1,401,585 records with 47,266 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2026

United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968530); 32,592,786 indexed records with 24,999,338 record images (was 32,587,072 records with 24,999,338 images), UPDATED 06-Oct-2026
Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675544); Index only (210,358 records), no images (was 210,358 records with 0 images), UPDATED 08-Oct-2026
West Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1928 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708695); Index only (737,099 records), no images (was 737,099 records with 0 images), UPDATED 08-Oct-2026

--- Collections with new images ---

Alabama, Births and Christenings, 1881-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1661470); 164,600 indexed records with 6,902 record images (was 164,600 records with 4,347 images), last updated 25-Sep-2026
Alabama, Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674670); 71,989 indexed records with 11,359 record images (was 71,989 records with 4,568 images), last updated 25-Sep-2026
Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674672); 797,938 indexed records with 129,172 record images (was 797,938 records with 104,396 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Argentina, Baptisms, 1645-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520570); 2,273,891 indexed records with 321,156 record images (was 2,273,891 records with 295,647 images), last updated 18-Jan-2026
Argentina, Buenos Aires City, Civil Registration, 1811-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000077); 1 indexed records with 10,201 record images (was 1 records with 10,199 images), last updated 26-Nov-2024

Argentina, Marriages, 1722-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520572); 104,450 indexed records with 9,024 record images (was 104,450 records with 6,967 images), last updated 18-Jan-2026
Argentina, Military Records, 1911-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000280); 2,929,239 indexed records with 2,932,118 record images (was 2,929,239 records with 2,932,114 images), last updated 03-Apr-2026
Arizona, Marriages, 1865-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674679); 66,550 indexed records with 44,574 record images (was 66,550 records with 41,536 images), last updated 10-Mar-2020
Arkansas, Marriages, 1837-1944 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674711); 873,559 indexed records with 71,921 record images (was 873,559 records with 58,816 images), last updated 03-Nov-2021
Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770729); 326,242 indexed records with 30,658 record images (was 326,242 records with 25,722 images), last updated 17-Sep-2026

Australia, Deaths and Burials, 1816-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770857); 81,876 indexed records with 18,391 record images (was 81,876 records with 9,886 images), last updated 17-Sep-2026
Australia, Marriages, 1810-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770858); 112,813 indexed records with 20,228 record images (was 112,813 records with 16,112 images), last updated 17-Sep-2026
Austria, Burials, 1768-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520587); 27,242 indexed records with 963 record images (was 27,242 records with 215 images), last updated 12-Nov-2025
Austria, Marriages, 1722-1898 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520586); 22,385 indexed records with 1,956 record images (was 22,385 records with 449 images), last updated 24-Dec-2025
Barbados, Baptisms, 1739-1891 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520591); 451,676 indexed records with 13,064 record images (was 451,676 records with 5,266 images), last updated 29-Jan-2020

Barbados, Marriages, 1854-1879 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520599); 64,288 indexed records with 4,554 record images (was 64,288 records with 1,827 images), last updated 19-Jun-2020
Belgium, Deaths and Burials, 1564-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520580); 66,440 indexed records with 4,002 record images (was 66,440 records with 1,606 images), last updated 30-Jan-2020
Belgium, Marriages, 1563-1890 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520579); 56,180 indexed records with 4,239 record images (was 56,180 records with 2,025 images), last updated 11-Mar-2020
Bolivia, Baptisms, 1560-1938 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520550); 1,876,624 indexed records with 169,372 record images (was 1,876,624 records with 45,041 images), last updated 19-Jun-2020
Bolivia, Deaths, 1750-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520566); 44,117 indexed records with 3,894 record images (was 44,117 records with 2,747 images), last updated 10-Mar-2020

Bolivia, Marriages, 1630-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520564); 339,380 indexed records with 29,981 record images (was 339,380 records with 16,797 images), last updated 30-Jan-2020
Brazil, Alagoas, Civil Registration, 1876-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469403); 1 indexed records with 454,265 record images (was 1 records with 454,256 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Brazil, Baptisms, 1688-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500708); 2,389,736 indexed records with 128,677 record images (was 2,389,736 records with 66,208 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026
Brazil, Maranhão, Civil Registration, 1827-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469402); 1 indexed records with 906,274 record images (was 1 records with 906,273 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Brazil, Marriages, 1730-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500709); 318,295 indexed records with 31,833 record images (was 318,295 records with 25,697 images), last updated 08-Jan-2026

California, Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3518938); 585,672 indexed records with 75,273 record images (was 585,672 records with 73,120 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
California, Marriages, 1850-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674735); 536,518 indexed records with 128,980 record images (was 536,518 records with 103,151 images), last updated 22-Sep-2025
Canada, Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520604); 165,363 indexed records with 4,563 record images (was 165,363 records with 1,648 images), last updated 19-Sep-2026
Canada, Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520609); 43,249 indexed records with 1,316 record images (was 43,249 records with 453 images), last updated 01-Apr-2021
Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520608); 228,597 indexed records with 1,693 record images (was 228,597 records with 306 images), last updated 01-Apr-2021

Chile, Baptisms, 1585-1932 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520549); 1,539,058 indexed records with 148,287 record images (was 1,539,058 records with 132,487 images), last updated 22-Sep-2025
Chile, Deaths, 1700-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520559); 294,541 indexed records with 32,897 record images (was 294,541 records with 30,614 images), last updated 22-Sep-2025
Chile, Marriages, 1579-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520558); 263,665 indexed records with 37,926 record images (was 263,665 records with 36,233 images), last updated 22-Sep-2025
Colombia, Baptisms, 1630-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520607); 449,521 indexed records with 14,581 record images (was 449,521 records with 13,105 images), last updated 06-Aug-2025
Colombia, Deaths, 1770-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520612); 24,940 indexed records with 329 record images (was 24,940 records with 295 images), last updated 06-Aug-2025

Colombia, Marriages, 1750-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520611); 77,815 indexed records with 4,006 record images (was 77,815 records with 3,878 images), last updated 06-Aug-2025
Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674748); 711,947 indexed records with 97,789 record images (was 711,947 records with 40,974 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Connecticut, Marriages, 1630-1997 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674749); 281,484 indexed records with 67,607 record images (was 281,484 records with 16,748 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Costa Rica, Deaths, 1787-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520629); 26,355 indexed records with 1,805 record images (was 26,355 records with 1,412 images), last updated 22-Jan-2026
Delaware, Births and Christenings, 1710-1896 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674747); 32,119 indexed records with 7,379 record images (was 32,119 records with 5,904 images), last updated 12-Mar-2020

Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1778463); 5,014,769 indexed records with 225,250 record images (was 5,014,769 records with 173,548 images), last updated 28-Jan-2026
Denmark, Burials, 1640-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520593); 596,238 indexed records with 22,999 record images (was 596,238 records with 17,703 images), last updated 28-Jan-2026
Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520592); 1,253,965 indexed records with 49,970 record images (was 1,253,965 records with 36,133 images), last updated 28-Jan-2026
District of Columbia, Deaths and Burials, 1840-1964 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674800); 44,414 indexed records with 7,258 record images (was 44,414 records with 2,956 images), last updated 06-Oct-2020
District of Columbia, Marriages, 1830-1921 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674801); 201,871 indexed records with 109,520 record images (was 201,871 records with 106,306 images), last updated 06-Oct-2020

Ecuador, Deaths, 1800-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520615); 43,785 indexed records with 3,799 record images (was 43,785 records with 3,473 images), last updated 15-Sep-2025
Ecuador, Marriages, 1680-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520614); 106,660 indexed records with 9,360 record images (was 106,660 records with 5,152 images), last updated 20-Jan-2026
El Salvador, Baptisms, 1750-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584970); 145,495 indexed records with 10,947 record images (was 145,495 records with 5,102 images), last updated 16-Sep-2025
El Salvador, Marriages, 1810-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584975); 22,778 indexed records with 1,900 record images (was 22,778 records with 91 images), last updated 16-Sep-2025
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473014); 39,144,796 indexed records with 2,476,211 record images (was 39,144,796 records with 1,032,719 images), last updated 25-Sep-2026

Find a Grave Index (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2221801); 274,118,435 indexed records with 303,178,852 record images (was 274,118,435 records with 283,815,865 images), last updated 13-Aug-2026
Finland, Baptisms, 1657-1890 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1778464); 4,577,338 indexed records with 54,275 record images (was 4,577,338 records with 49,936 images), last updated 03-Nov-2025
Finland, Burials, 1725-1909 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1676971); 92,367 indexed records with 1,912 record images (was 92,367 records with 1,682 images), last updated 03-Feb-2020
Finland, Marriages, 1682-1892 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1676970); 477,316 indexed records with 9,026 record images (was 477,316 records with 8,179 images), last updated 03-Nov-2025
Florida, Marriages, 1837-1974 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674804); 596,041 indexed records with 40,796 record images (was 596,041 records with 18,529 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021

Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473000); 23,070,558 indexed records with 308,435 record images (was 23,424,498 records with 144,523 images), last updated 02-Apr-2026
Germany, Deaths and Burials, 1582-1958 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494474); 2,656,554 indexed records with 28,288 record images (was 2,670,104 records with 17,749 images), last updated 05-Feb-2026
Germany, Marriages, 1558-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473009); 5,182,396 indexed records with 54,341 record images (was 5,253,088 records with 22,638 images), last updated 05-Feb-2026
Gibraltar, Births and Baptisms, 1704-1876 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770864); 16,345 indexed records with 1,920 record images (was 16,345 records with 967 images), last updated 19-Jun-2020
Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520627); 333,904 indexed records with 20,366 record images (was 333,904 records with 15,987 images), last updated 07-Dec-2025

Guatemala, Marriages, 1750-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520635); 81,624 indexed records with 10,500 record images (was 81,624 records with 9,918 images), last updated 19-May-2021
Hawaii, Deaths and Burials, 1862-1919 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674810); 94,392 indexed records with 32,506 record images (was 94,392 records with 31,729 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Hawaii, Marriages, 1826-1922 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674811); 66,746 indexed records with 20,664 record images (was 66,746 records with 17,026 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Honduras, Baptisms, 1730-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520634); 160,997 indexed records with 12,654 record images (was 160,997 records with 4,311 images), last updated 20-Nov-2025
Honduras, Marriages, 1800-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520638); 30,938 indexed records with 652 record images (was 30,938 records with 44 images), last updated 15-Sep-2025

Idaho, Births and Christenings, 1856-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674809); 70,730 indexed records with 3,072 record images (was 70,730 records with 2,268 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Idaho, Deaths and Burials, 1907-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674815); 30,207 indexed records with 1,093 record images (was 30,207 records with 346 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Idaho, Marriages, 1878-1898; 1903-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674817); 76,651 indexed records with 3,330 record images (was 76,651 records with 1,567 images), last updated 13-Jun-2024
Illinois, Births and Christenings, 1824-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1676968); 1,124,902 indexed records with 27,508 record images (was 1,124,902 records with 541 images), last updated 08-May-2026
Illinois, Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3541609); 568,478 indexed records with 191,816 record images (was 568,478 records with 178,463 images), last updated 08-May-2026

Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680829); 998,463 indexed records with 102,463 record images (was 998,463 records with 1,989 images), last updated 08-May-2026
India, Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584960); 432,831 indexed records with 36,619 record images (was 432,831 records with 28,475 images), last updated 25-Jan-2026
India, Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584968); 372,980 indexed records with 30,282 record images (was 372,980 records with 24,133 images), last updated 25-Jan-2026
India, Marriages, 1792-1948 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584967); 119,671 indexed records with 22,092 record images (was 119,671 records with 17,738 images), last updated 25-Jan-2026
Indiana, Births and Christenings, 1773-1933 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674814); 230,558 indexed records with 10,112 record images (was 230,558 records with 7,392 images), last updated 16-Jan-2026

Indiana, Deaths and Burials, 1750-1993 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3559081); 145,186 indexed records with 9,285 record images (was 145,186 records with 6,042 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674830); 892,895 indexed records with 101,468 record images (was 892,895 records with 65,922 images), last updated 03-Nov-2021
Iowa, Births and Christenings, 1830-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674820); 386,750 indexed records with 17,420 record images (was 386,750 records with 13,140 images), last updated 07-Apr-2026
Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674841); 321,781 indexed records with 15,204 record images (was 321,781 records with 13,908 images), last updated 30-Oct-2020
Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674842); 191,286 indexed records with 77,410 record images (was 191,286 records with 50,185 images), last updated 22-Dec-2025

Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584963); 3,628,796 indexed records with 129,439 record images (was 3,628,796 records with 126,721 images), last updated 03-Nov-2025
Ireland, Census, 1901 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1626180); 4,379,702 indexed records with 962,251 record images (was 4,379,702 records with 958,066 images), last updated 11-Mar-2022
Ireland, Census, 1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2854327); 4,385,217 indexed records with 995,252 record images (was 4,385,217 records with 989,553 images), last updated 26-Dec-2018
Ireland, Deaths, 1864-1870 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584965); 182,377 indexed records with 21,080 record images (was 182,377 records with 18,928 images), last updated 05-Feb-2020
Ireland, Marriages, 1619-1898 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584964); 381,057 indexed records with 69,291 record images (was 381,057 records with 63,088 images), last updated 03-Nov-2025

Isle of Man, Births and Baptisms, 1607-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708663); 221,922 indexed records with 8,449 record images (was 221,922 records with 4,598 images), last updated 18-Mar-2020
Isle of Man, Deaths and Burials, 1844-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708590); 42,006 indexed records with 1,706 record images (was 42,006 records with 151 images), last updated 05-Feb-2020
Isle of Man, Marriages, 1606–1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1711668); 43,536 indexed records with 4,377 record images (was 43,536 records with 3,532 images), last updated 11-Mar-2020
Italy, Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708706); 205,484 indexed records with 92,502 record images (was 205,484 records with 42,894 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026
Italy, Deaths and Burials, 1806-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708705); 76,671 indexed records with 13,544 record images (was 76,671 records with 6,680 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026

Italy, Marriages, 1809-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1711678); 76,565 indexed records with 7,955 record images (was 76,565 records with 4,269 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026
Jamaica Births and Baptisms, 1752-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520598); 280,346 indexed records with 90,202 record images (was 280,346 records with 52,195 images), last updated 03-Nov-2025
Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674839); 24,405 indexed records with 860 record images (was 24,405 records with 732 images), last updated 05-Jan-2021
Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674845); 304,636 indexed records with 54,289 record images (was 304,636 records with 49,478 images), last updated 16-Nov-2023
Kentucky, Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674843); 381,231 indexed records with 6,688 record images (was 381,231 records with 4,673 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021

Kentucky, Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674848); 588,708 indexed records with 35,691 record images (was 588,708 records with 24,846 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674849); 1,175,936 indexed records with 127,400 record images (was 1,175,936 records with 73,288 images), last updated 29-May-2024
Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674856); 701,296 indexed records with 23,768 record images (was 701,296 records with 2,404 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026
Maine, Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674914); 158,768 indexed records with 10,444 record images (was 158,768 records with 778 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674915); 466,473 indexed records with 17,973 record images (was 466,473 records with 3,275 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021

Maryland, Births and Christenings, 1650-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674912); 150,035 indexed records with 2,311 record images (was 150,035 records with 1,993 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026
Maryland, Marriages, 1666-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675199); 178,981 indexed records with 2,836 record images (was 178,981 records with 2,699 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026
Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675197); 2,528,553 indexed records with 16,627 record images (was 2,528,553 records with 2,043 images), last updated 30-Sep-2026
Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675350); 366,544 indexed records with 23,078 record images (was 366,544 records with 13,677 images), last updated 30-Sep-2026
Mississippi, Deaths and Burials, 1822-1921 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2365065); 35,363 indexed records with 798 record images (was 35,363 records with 21 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024

Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3535178); 1,132,926 indexed records with 115,784 record images (was 1,132,926 records with 95,486 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
South Carolina, Deaths and Burials, 1816-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3518732); 84,148 indexed records with 4,958 record images (was 84,148 records with 4,242 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000145); 1 indexed records with 28,207,234 record images (was 1 records with 28,206,757 images), last updated 22-Jul-2024

--- Collections with images removed ---

Arkansas, Births and Christenings, 1812-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674674); 3,332 indexed records with 26 record images (was 3,332 records with 5,171 images), last updated 17-Nov-2023
Arkansas, Deaths and Burials, 1882-1929; 1945-1963 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674710); 10,228 indexed records with 7 record images (was 10,228 records with 10,559 images), last updated 17-Nov-2023
Austria, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2007 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000002); 6,394,319 indexed records with 1,055,154 record images (was 6,394,319 records with 1,055,155 images), last updated 11-Sep-2026
Barbados, Burials, 1854-1885 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520600); 91,217 indexed records with 2,845 record images (was 91,217 records with 91,217 images), last updated 29-Jan-2020
BillionGraves Index (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2026973); 31,122,746 indexed records with 31,149,169 record images (was 31,122,746 records with 31,194,055 images), last updated 02-Jun-2026

Channel Islands, Births and Baptisms, 1820-1907 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584983); 35,294 indexed records with 1,364 record images (was 35,294 records with 35,294 images), last updated 18-Mar-2020
Grenada, Births and Baptisms, 1866-1891 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520618); 79,748 indexed records with 4,693 record images (was 79,748 records with 79,748 images), last updated 21-Oct-2024
Hungary, Baptisms, 1734-1895 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804226); 13,951 indexed records with 673 record images (was 13,951 records with 13,951 images), last updated 24-Feb-2020
Iceland, Baptisms, 1730-1905 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584974); 145,044 indexed records with 370 record images (was 145,044 records with 202,158 images), last updated 01-Feb-2026
Iceland, Marriages, 1770-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584978); 30,905 indexed records with 140 record images (was 30,905 records with 42,635 images), last updated 01-Feb-2026

Louisiana, Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674847); 92,037 indexed records with 1 record images (was 92,037 records with 92,037 images), last updated 18-Mar-2020
Louisiana, Marriages, 1816-1906 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674881); 104,590 indexed records with 9,388 record images (was 104,590 records with 104,590 images), last updated 19-Jun-2020

--- Collections with new records ---

Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681001); Index only (634,710 records), no images (was 629,139 records with 0 images), last updated 22-Jul-2021
United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2860782); 31,807,549 indexed records with 4,918,255 record images (was 1,906,589 records with 4,918,255 images), last updated 13-May-2025

--- Collections with records removed ---

California, Birth Index, 1905-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001879); Index only (24,589,367 records), no images (was 24,589,368 records with 0 images), last updated 01-Mar-2012
Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1467014); Index only (5,271,414 records), no images (was 5,277,294 records with 0 images), last updated 27-Feb-2026
Norway, Burials, 1666-1927 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468081); Index only (717,465 records), no images (was 719,685 records with 0 images), last updated 27-Feb-2026
Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1468080); Index only (1,330,168 records), no images (was 1,330,979 records with 0 images), last updated 27-Feb-2026
Peru, Baptisms, 1556-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1508603); Index only (2,278,383 records), no images (was 2,278,514 records with 0 images), last updated 16-Sep-2026

Philippines, Deaths and Burials, 1726-1998 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500714); Index only (2,784,886 records), no images (was 2,786,099 records with 0 images), last updated 27-Jan-2026
Spain, Baptisms, 1502-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500692); Index only (8,020,699 records), no images (was 8,107,714 records with 0 images), last updated 10-Apr-2026
Spain, Deaths, 1600-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500694); Index only (254,473 records), no images (was 256,943 records with 0 images), last updated 22-Sep-2025
Spain, Marriages, 1565-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1500693); Index only (2,259,933 records), no images (was 2,264,319 records with 0 images), last updated 12-Dec-2022
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2333694); 28,662,114 indexed records with 46,919,022 record images (was 28,662,118 records with 46,919,022 images), last updated 19-Sep-2026

United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000290); Index only (413,857,812 records), no images (was 413,857,819 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:

3,507 Historical Record Collection entries
0 removed entries
2 added entries
23 updated entries
120 entries with more or fewer images
13 entries with more or fewer records

Marshall's list shows 3,507 Historical Record Collections this week, an increase of 2 collections from last week. The website image above shows 3,507 collections, so the website number is in sync with Marshall's list number.

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