Friday, November 7, 2025

Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 1 to 7 November 2025

 Each week, genealogy record collections are added, removed, and/or updated on FamilySearch and listed on the Historical Record Collection list at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list. In addition, 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 2) and 3) below..

1)  As of 7 November 2025, there are 3,403 historical record collections on FamilySearch (a decrease of 2 from last week) on the Signed In screen (and 3,402 on the Signed Out screen).

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

--- Collections Deleted ---

British Virgin Islands, Anglican Church Records, 1862-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000031); 1,631 indexed records with 224 record images, DELETED
Ireland, National School Registers, 1847-1954 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4496116); 152,829 indexed records with 11,488 record images, DELETED
Romania, Civil Registration, 1865-1903 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4325043); 759 indexed records with 394 record images, DELETED

--- Collections Added ---

*  Italy, Lecco, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1911-1947 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3031547); 14,434 indexed records with 11,241 record images, ADDED 07-Nov-2025

--- Collections Updated ---

Barbados, Church Records, 1637-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923399); 1,370,169 indexed records with 25,669 record images (was 1,410,243 records with 25,669 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Barbados, Civil Registration, 1900-1931 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4318336); 151,803 indexed records with 18,232 record images (was 199,770 records with 18,232 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2562514); 4,014,549 indexed records with 271,979 record images (was 4,026,650 records with 271,979 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
British Virgin Islands, Methodist Church Records, 1815-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2029201); 16,638 indexed records with 7,127 record images (was 45,726 records with 7,127 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Cape Verde, Catholic Church Records, 1787-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2246703); 46,943 indexed records with 105,781 record images (was 353,609 records with 105,781 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025

Cook Islands, Public Records, 1846-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2731435); 79,316 indexed records with 96,455 record images (was 79,316 records with 96,455 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 6,357,158 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 6,442,319 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Dominican Republic, Civil Registration, 1744-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1619814); 4,319,200 indexed records with 3,416,801 record images (was 4,316,483 records with 3,416,801 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
El Salvador, Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582); 2,605,819 indexed records with 592,191 record images (was 2,605,820 records with 592,191 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
England Marriages, 1538–1973 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473015); Index only (10,679,430 records), no images (was 10,681,908 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025

England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473014); Index only (40,724,891 records), no images (was 40,734,950 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Finland, Baptisms, 1657-1890 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1778464); Index only (4,669,796 records), no images (was 4,682,814 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Finland, Church Census and Pre-Confirmation Books, 1600-1916 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2805467); 33,092,039 indexed records with 486,629 record images (was 33,352,482 records with 486,629 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Finland, Marriages, 1682-1892 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1676970); Index only (482,248 records), no images (was 483,729 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Georgia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1880573); 837,843 indexed records with 1,682,137 record images (was 839,110 records with 1,682,137 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025

Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473000); 24,603,619 indexed records with 29,147,064 record images (was 24,603,619 records with 29,147,064 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3015626); 76,097,837 indexed records with 13,806,705 record images (was 76,109,051 records with 13,806,705 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Germany, Prussia, Posen, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1430-1998 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4116415); 12,831,327 indexed records with 1,872,814 record images (was 12,838,443 records with 1,872,814 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Great Britain, Deaths and Burials, 1778-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770890); Index only (61,251 records), no images (was 61,255 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Honduras, Civil Registration, 1841-1968 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2135627); 3,446,033 indexed records with 337,976 record images (was 1,312,468 records with 337,976 images), UPDATED 07-Nov-2025

Hungary, Catholic Church Records, 1636-1895 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1743180); 18,256,289 indexed records with 1,114,510 record images (was 18,304,230 records with 1,114,952 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Hungary, Church Books, 1624-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4133831); 7,595,398 indexed records with 866,319 record images (was 7,603,730 records with 867,097 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Hungary, Civil Registration, 1895-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1452460); 13,081,580 indexed records with 5,864,285 record images (was 13,361,186 records with 5,864,285 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Hungary, Funeral Notices, 1840-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1542666); Browse 537,104 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 537,104 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Hungary, Reformed Church Christenings, 1624-1895 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1858355); 5,729,341 indexed records with 312,704 record images (was 6,076,320 records with 312,704 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025

Iceland, Baptisms, 1730-1905 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584974); Index only (139,220 records), no images (was 202,158 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Iceland, Church Census, 1744-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2697871); 1,077,966 indexed records with 48,402 record images (was 1,888,502 records with 48,275 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Iceland, Marriages, 1770-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584978); Index only (29,651 records), no images (was 42,635 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Idaho, Clark County Records, 1884-1998 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1920125); Browse 19,976 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 19,976 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680829); Index only (981,319 records), no images (was 981,643 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025

India, Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584960); Index only (431,599 records), no images (was 432,588 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
India, Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584968); Index only (372,306 records), no images (was 372,766 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
India, Marriages, 1792-1948 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584967); Index only (119,404 records), no images (was 119,620 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Ireland Tithe Applotment Books, 1824-1855 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804886); 393,198 indexed records with 66,772 record images (was 753,924 records with 66,772 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Ireland, Betham Genealogical Abstracts, 1179-1830 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4496119); 442,529 indexed records with 21,140 record images (was 489,774 records with 21,140 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025

Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584963); Index only (3,639,359 records), no images (was 3,728,597 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 9,535,478 indexed records with 337,276 record images (was 9,722,164 records with 323,167 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347); Index only (18,958,897 records), no images (was 22,263,368 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Ireland, Civil Registration, 1845-1913 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2659409); Index only (3,618,207 records), no images (was 3,629,263 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Ireland, Court of Exchequer Bill Books, 1627-1884 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000022); 1,028,032 indexed records with 26,633 record images (was 1,037,022 records with 26,633 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025

Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes, 1595-1858 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3460908); 358,897 indexed records with 11,980 record images (was 364,122 records with 11,980 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Ireland, Dog License Registrations, 1810-1926 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000212); 7,270,375 indexed records with 138,913 record images (was 7,358,408 records with 138,913 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Ireland, Landed Estate Court Files, 1850-1885 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040586); Index only (668,008 records), no images (was 682,055 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Ireland, Marriages, 1619-1898 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584964); Index only (381,960 records), no images (was 394,835 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Ireland, Petty Sessions Court Registers, 1828-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2487287); 21,820,859 indexed records with 1 record images (was 21,832,352 records with 1 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025

Ireland, Prison Registers, 1798-1928 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279963); 2,885,515 indexed records with 112,224 record images (was 3,127,594 records with 112,224 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Ireland, Valuation Office Books, 1831-1856 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2329951); 7,284,359 indexed records with 183,144 record images (was 6,485,477 records with 183,144 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Italy, Bergamo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1903 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1986789); 1,696,709 indexed records with 2,514,754 record images (was 1,696,709 records with 2,514,754 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Italy, Bologna, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1899 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2185174); 480,526 indexed records with 294,377 record images (was 480,520 records with 294,119 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Italy, Brindisi, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2328379); 1,195,607 indexed records with 820,994 record images (was 1,195,607 records with 820,023 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025

Italy, Campobasso, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968528); 1,197,291 indexed records with 2,171,605 record images (was 1,159,357 records with 2,171,605 images), UPDATED 07-Nov-2025
Italy, Catanzaro, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1865 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937913); 761,856 indexed records with 436,534 record images (was 777,906 records with 436,534 images), UPDATED 06-Nov-2025
Italy, Cuneo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1795-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1392991); 115,652 indexed records with 267,978 record images (was 114,792 records with 267,978 images), UPDATED 07-Nov-2025
Italy, Enna, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1944 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2068343); 1,840,375 indexed records with 837,356 record images (was 1,840,373 records with 837,356 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Italy, Florence, Archdiocese of Florence, Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Catholic Church Records, 1450-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000378); 682,408 indexed records with 48,102 record images (was 254,520 records with 25,621 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025

Italy, Genova, Chiavari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482818); 552,879 indexed records with 650,745 record images (was 516,540 records with 650,745 images), UPDATED 06-Nov-2025
Italy, Macerata, Macerata, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043838); 678,137 indexed records with 792,563 record images (was 676,724 records with 792,563 images), UPDATED 31-Oct-2025
Italy, Mantova, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1496-1906 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1934580); 1,104,922 indexed records with 855,316 record images (was 1,110,986 records with 855,316 images), UPDATED 07-Nov-2025
Italy, Milano, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2537277); 1,187,968 indexed records with 1,042,250 record images (was 1,187,967 records with 1,042,250 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Italy, Napoli, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1866 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937990); 4,261,640 indexed records with 12,795,172 record images (was 4,287,269 records with 12,795,172 images), UPDATED 05-Nov-2025

Italy, Palermo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1947 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2608509); 969,235 indexed records with 4,331,932 record images (was 968,676 records with 4,331,932 images), UPDATED 07-Nov-2025
Italy, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Catholic Church Records, 1531-1998 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046915); 1,033,778 indexed records with 431,296 record images (was 820,467 records with 431,296 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Italy, Pesaro e Urbino, Urbino, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1866-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1977027); 210,293 indexed records with 709,381 record images (was 210,064 records with 709,381 images), UPDATED 07-Nov-2025
Italy, Reggio Emilia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1769-1944 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2388826); 830,575 indexed records with 643,483 record images (was 830,575 records with 643,483 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Italy, Rieti, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1840-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2146202); 219,852 indexed records with 448,819 record images (was 214,319 records with 448,819 images), UPDATED 07-Nov-2025

Italy, Rimini, Rimini, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000028); 30,070 indexed records with 28,627 record images (was 15,725 records with 14,318 images), UPDATED 31-Oct-2025
Italy, Rovigo, Rovigo, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1937 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482864); 827,461 indexed records with 1,082,856 record images (was 827,252 records with 1,082,856 images), UPDATED 31-Oct-2025
Italy, Salerno, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935404); 1,712,070 indexed records with 3,615,090 record images (was 1,711,876 records with 4,250,563 images), UPDATED 06-Nov-2025
Italy, Salerno, Padula, Civil Registration (Comune), 1809-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1920307); Browse 52,664 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 52,664 images), UPDATED 31-Oct-2025
Italy, Torino, Diocese of Torino, Catholic Church Records, 1801-1899 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000113); 1,949,243 indexed records with 758,733 record images (was 1,554,558 records with 623,536 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025

Italy, Torino, Torino, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1899 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1967801); Index only (3,631,222 records), no images (was 1,376,498 records with 0 images), UPDATED 31-Oct-2025
Italy, Udine, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1815, 1871-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1939238); 696,560 indexed records with 1,262,279 record images (was 696,565 records with 1,262,279 images), UPDATED 31-Oct-2025
Italy, Venezia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1817 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928858); 70,033 indexed records with 254,674 record images (was 0 records with 254,674 images), UPDATED 07-Nov-2025
Jamaica Births and Baptisms, 1752-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520598); Index only (280,346 records), no images (was 331,735 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Jamaica, Civil Registration, 1878-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1538386); 1,373,375 indexed records with 3,838,605 record images (was 3,787,186 records with 3,838,605 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025

Korea, Collection of Genealogies, 1200-2014 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1398522); Browse 2,519,576 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 2,519,576 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Louisiana, Confederate Pensions, 1898-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1838535); 97,279 indexed records with 199,883 record images (was 107,700 records with 199,883 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Louisiana, First Registration Draft Cards, 1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1916286); 393,514 indexed records with 792,451 record images (was 394,017 records with 792,451 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674856); Index only (703,997 records), no images (was 707,903 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Micronesia, Civil Registration, 1883-1986 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761211); 126,101 indexed records with 127,027 record images (was 127,998 records with 127,027 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025

Moldova, Church Books, 1811-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1943763); Browse 3,386,730 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 3,386,730 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Moldova, Poll Tax Census (Revision Lists) and Census Lists 1796-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1985804); Browse 395,954 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 395,954 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Namibia, Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1904-2010 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2365261); 135,730 indexed records with 17,342 record images (was 137,391 records with 17,342 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Netherlands, Overijssel, Civil Registration, 1811-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2026211); 2,085 indexed records with 2,643,454 record images (was 2,085 records with 2,643,454 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
New Jersey, Church Records, 1675-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2106099); 60,107 indexed records with 413,850 record images (was 60,107 records with 413,850 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025

New Jersey, State Census, 1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2061544); 2,785,398 indexed records with 58,660 record images (was 2,785,400 records with 58,660 images), UPDATED 05-Nov-2025
Oregon, Multnomah County, Voting Registration Records, 1908-1958 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2759505); 982,984 indexed records with 982,475 record images (was 988,587 records with 982,475 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Papua New Guinea, Birth Records, 1888-2004 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3757740); 120 indexed records with 47,912 record images (was 51,509 records with 47,912 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Papua New Guinea, Vital Records, 1867-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114430); 189,257 indexed records with 421,534 record images (was 413,768 records with 421,534 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Russia, Births and Baptisms, 1755-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1771027); Index only (55,684 records), no images (was 116,141 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025

Russia, Deaths and Burials, 1815-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1771042); Index only (36,087 records), no images (was 92,539 records with 0 images), UPDATED 04-Nov-2025
Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 351,548 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 556,350 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Russia, Marriages, 1793-1919 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1771044); Index only (12,497 records), no images (was 27,573 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Samoa, Baptisms, 1863-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584966); Index only (21 records), no images (was 1,214 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4016424); 80,671 indexed records with 437,095 record images (was 91,826 records with 437,095 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025

Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1771030); Index only (8,079,105 records), no images (was 8,079,149 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1771074); Index only (1,999,716 records), no images (was 1,999,759 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Singapore, Church Records, 1848-1984 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000410); 6,065 indexed records with 9,594 record images (was 49,555 records with 9,594 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Slovakia, Census, 1869 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1986782); Browse 278,392 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 278,392 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
Slovakia, Church and Synagogue Books, 1592-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1554443); 20,589,633 indexed records with 1,615,473 record images (was 22,002,362 records with 1,615,473 images), UPDATED 04-Nov-2025

South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Records (Stellenbosch Archive), 1690-2011 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1392488); 42,066 indexed records with 496,315 record images (was 42,066 records with 496,315 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1478678); 3,030,218 indexed records with 45,728 record images (was 3,034,936 records with 45,728 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Estate Files, 1962-2004 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2037006); Browse 425,696 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 425,696 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2155416); 340,005 indexed records with 140,942 record images (was 344,473 records with 140,942 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
South Africa, Reformed Church Records, 1856-1988 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918294); 19,022 indexed records with 40,337 record images (was 19,022 records with 40,337 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025

Ukraine, Kyiv, Confession Lists, 1741-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2290980); 26,342,676 indexed records with 40,448 record images (was 2,537,312 records with 40,448 images), UPDATED 04-Nov-2025
United Kingdom, British India Office, Births and Baptisms, 1712-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000023); 464,084 indexed records with 145,138 record images (was 465,082 records with 145,138 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
United States, Census, 1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1810731); 125,136,392 indexed records with 2,957,015 record images (was 125,136,393 records with 2,957,015 images), UPDATED 05-Nov-2025
United States, Census, 1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2000219); 134,774,708 indexed records with 3,841,151 record images (was 134,774,709 records with 3,841,151 images), UPDATED 05-Nov-2025
Vanuatu, Vital Records, 1900-2001 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734433); 154,674 indexed records with 157,901 record images (was 162,888 records with 157,901 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025

Virgin Islands (U.S.), Church Records, 1765-2010 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883386); 83,687 indexed records with 10,633 record images (was 83,687 records with 10,633 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
World Miscellaneous Births and Baptisms, 1534-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1783956); Index only (27,455 records), no images (was 27,501 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025
World Miscellaneous Deaths and Burials, 1767-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1809046); Index only (25,431 records), no images (was 25,464 records with 0 images), UPDATED 03-Nov-2025

--- Collections with new images ---

Argentina, Buenos Aires City, Civil Registration, 1811-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000077); 1 indexed records with 10,187 record images (was 1 records with 10,185 images), last updated 26-Nov-2024
Argentina, Military Records, 1911-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000280); 1 indexed records with 2,926,814 record images (was 1 records with 2,926,804 images), last updated 31-Oct-2024
Brazil, Alagoas, Civil Registration, 1876-2023 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469403); 1 indexed records with 454,005 record images (was 1 records with 454,002 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Brazil, Maranhão, Civil Registration, 1827-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469402); 1 indexed records with 905,535 record images (was 1 records with 905,524 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Italy, Cosenza, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1654-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3005073); 3,376,663 indexed records with 3,311,768 record images (was 3,376,663 records with 3,291,290 images), last updated 29-Oct-2025

Italy, Foggia, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1902 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2821290); 2,158,034 indexed records with 1,390,391 record images (was 2,158,034 records with 1,383,426 images), last updated 28-Oct-2025
Italy, Parma, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1626-1921 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3743481); 16,788 indexed records with 1,514,287 record images (was 16,788 records with 1,508,387 images), last updated 28-Oct-2025
United States, Census, 1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464515); 157,892,854 indexed records with 52,720,810 record images (was 157,892,854 records with 52,719,668 images), last updated 16-Jun-2024

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Find a Grave Index (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2221801); 260,518,647 indexed records with 48,080,055 record images (was 260,518,651 records with 261,136,625 images), last updated 18-Sep-2025
United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000016); 63,700,466 indexed records with 63,700,469 record images (was 63,700,467 records with 63,700,470 images), last updated 12-Feb-2023

--- Collections with new records ---

--- Collections with records removed ---

Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2002 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949334); Index only (4,267,573 records), no images (was 4,267,575 records with 0 images), last updated 06-May-2014
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2333694); 28,662,308 indexed records with 46,919,022 record images (was 28,662,310 records with 46,919,022 images), last updated 22-Oct-2025
United States, Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,601,037 records), no images (was 875,601,065 records with 0 images), last updated 30-Oct-2025
United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000290); Index only (413,859,722 records), no images (was 413,859,804 records with 0 images), last updated 22-Jun-2024
United States, Social Security Death Index (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1202535); Index only (93,945,910 records), no images (was 93,945,911 records with 0 images), last updated 17-Mar-2014

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

Marshall notes that there are:

  • 3 removed entries
  • 1  added entries 
  • 113 updated entries
  • 10 entries with more or fewer images 
  • 5 entries with more or fewer records

The FamilySearch website says there are 3,403 total entries on the list (after signing in). Marshall's list says there are 3,403 (after signing in).  They are definitely in-sync this week.

2)  There are now 6,065  searchable image collections on FamilySearch Full-Text Search this week, an increase of 123 from last week. There are over 1.580 Billion "results" in the collections. It is not possible to see which collections are new.  

3)  There are now 25,238 browsable (but not indexed or transcribed) image collections on FamilySearch Images this week, a decrease of 392 from last week. There are 5.843 BILLION images in these collections.  2,100 collections from the United States, 7,800 from Europe and 225 from Canada.  It is not possible to see which collections are new. 

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

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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 1 to 7 November 2025

   The following genealogy record collections were added to the Ancestry.com Card Catalog page by Date Updated during the period from 1 to 7 November 2025:

The ADDED and Updated collections include:

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The complete Ancestry.com Card Catalog is at https://search.ancestry.com/search/CardCatalog.aspx.  

By my count, there are 7 NEW record collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,891 collections available as of 7 November, an INCREASE of 7 from last week.  

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Fred's Story: "I Need A Girl"

The AI-assisted ABC Biography of my father, Frederick Walton Seaver Jr. is in ABC Biography of #2 Frederick Walton Seaver Jr. (1911-1983) of Massachusetts and San Diego, California. An earlier story about my father's travels from Massachusetts to San Diego in December 1940 is in Fred's Story: The Three-Day Cross-Country Escape.

1)  Based on the biography, I asked Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5 to identify ten story ideas to tell about his life.  This story was one of them. For this story, I added some known details about this event in my father's life to the prompt for my AI assistant, Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5.

(Frederick Walton Seaver Jr. in about 1942, from family sources)

"I Need A Girl”

March 1941: Fred and a Cousin's Matchmaking

Frederick Walton Seaver Jr. had been living with his aunt Emily (Richmond) Taylor, cousin Dorothy (Taylor) Chamberlain, Dorothy’s husband Marshall (a building contractor) and their daughter Marcia in their Kensington home since his dramatic arrival from Massachusetts in late December 1940. The three-day cross-country escape from his failed relationship with Mary had brought him to San Diego, but he was still finding his footing—working at a local business, adjusting to California life, trying to heal from heartbreak.

The Chamberlains had welcomed him warmly, giving him a place to stay while he figured out his next steps. Family dinners were regular affairs, always including Emily, Marshall, Dorothy and Marcia, who was fourteen years old in the eighth grade taught by some wonderful teachers at Woodrow Wilson Junior High School in San Diego.

Fred had found work with a local bank loan company in San Diego using Marshall's business contacts  -- he had been a sales manager and investigator for a bank finance company back in Massachusetts.

Fred's Announcement

One evening at dinner, Fred made an announcement that was either boldly honest or desperately vulnerable, depending on how you looked at it: "I need a girl."

There it was—no pretense, no playing it cool. Just a straightforward admission from a 29-year-old man who had been gutted by his last relationship but was apparently ready, or at least willing, to try again. Perhaps the warmth of the Chamberlain household, the family atmosphere, reminded him of what he wanted in life. Perhaps enough time had passed that the ache of losing Mary had dulled to something manageable. Or perhaps he simply recognized that brooding alone wouldn't bring him happiness.

Whatever his reasoning, Fred had said it out loud to the family: he was ready to meet someone.

Marcia, with the quick enthusiasm of youth and the confidence of someone who knows exactly the right person for the job, piped up immediately: "I know one!"

It was the kind of moment that could have been awkward or funny or both. But something in Marcia's certainty, in her immediate response, suggested she wasn't just being flip. She genuinely had someone in mind—someone she thought would be perfect for her older cousin who had driven across the country to start over.

The Perfect Candidate

The woman Marcia had in mind was Miss Carringer, one of her teachers at Woodrow Wilson Junior High School. Betty Carringer taught art -- a subject that attracted creative, thoughtful, observant people. Marcia must have seen something special in Miss Carringer, something beyond her role as a teacher. Perhaps Betty had a warmth that extended beyond the classroom, a genuine interest in her students as people. Perhaps she and Marcia had talked about art or life in ways that revealed Betty's character and personality.

And Marcia, knowing her cousin Fred -- knowing he was smart, athletic, handsome at 6'1½" with his blue eyes and dark brown hair, funny and kind but also wounded and uncertain -- must have thought they'd be good together. Sometimes you just know when two people should meet.

Betty was 21 years old, eleven years younger than Fred. She had graduated from San Diego State College, where she'd been a member of Phi Sigma Nu sorority, and was building her career teaching art in the San Diego city schools. She was a local girl, born and raised in San Diego, the daughter of Lyle and Emily Carringer who lived on Fern Street. She was talented, educated, independent—a thoroughly modern young woman with her own profession and her own life.

She was also, presumably, single and perhaps open to meeting someone. Teachers in that era were often young women who were expected to be respectable, proper, and somewhat sheltered. A dinner at a student's family home would be entirely appropriate -- nothing forward or scandalous about it.

The Conspiracy

Marcia's parents agreed to host the dinner. This is a detail worth pausing over. They could have dismissed Marcia's enthusiasm with a laugh, or suggested Fred find his own dates, or worried about the awkwardness if things went badly. Instead, they became co-conspirators in their daughter's matchmaking scheme.

Perhaps they'd watched Fred over the past few months and wanted to see him happy. Perhaps they trusted Marcia's judgment. Perhaps they'd heard enough about Miss Carringer—through Marcia's stories about school—to think she sounded lovely. Or perhaps they simply believed in the power of family to help each other, and this was one way they could help their cousin build a new life in California.

So the dinner was arranged. Marshall and Dorothy would host. Marcia would extend the invitation to her art teacher. Fred would be there, presumably trying not to seem too eager or too nervous. And Betty Carringer would come to dinner, perhaps curious about meeting her student's family, perhaps intrigued by Marcia's descriptions of her cousin, perhaps simply accepting a friendly social invitation without any particular expectations.

The Invitation

Imagine Marcia approaching Miss Carringer at school. Did she do it casually, mentioning it after class? Or did she seek Betty out specifically, explaining that her cousin from Massachusetts was staying with her family and they'd love to have her over for dinner?

What did Marcia say about Fred? Did she mention that he was handsome and athletic, that he'd played football at Dartmouth? Did she explain that he'd just driven across the country to start fresh in California? Did she hint that he was looking to meet someone, or did she keep it light and friendly, just extending a dinner invitation?

And what did Betty think? Was she intrigued? Hesitant? Amused by her student's obvious matchmaking? As a young single woman and a teacher, she probably received various social invitations, but this one—dinner with a student's family to meet a cousin from back East—must have seemed both safe and potentially interesting.

Betty said yes. The date was set.

2)  Here is the Google NotebookLM video about Fred's "I Need A Girl" announcement:

The video gets the age difference wrong - it was "only" 8 years difference, and this was set in March 1941, not October as on the calendar in one of the visuals. There are also too many family members on some visuals, and Marcia is portrayed as a young girl, not as a teenage girl.

3)  Most of the details of this story are historical fiction, since I wasn't there and all of the characters are deceased.  Dorothy Chamberlain told me many times (we saw her many times; she had dementia in her 80s, but recalled this event the same way every time) about Fred saying "I need a girl" and Marcia saying "I know one."  And the rest is historical fiction based on an interpretation of the likely events by Claude with editing by me.

Stay tuned for the next episode in this family story.

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Findmypast Friday: Find the Faces Of the Fallen

 I received this from Findmypast today:

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New military records, maps and wartime newspapers are now online.

As Remembrance Day approaches, we've released a poignant collection to help you discover and honor family members who served in the Great War. Compiled from photographs published in our newspaper archive, behind every face is a powerful story of courage, loss, and resilience. Plus, we've added more Anglo-Boer War records, gazetteer maps and wartime newspapers.

Faces of the Fallen 1914-1918

Explore this unique collection of photographs from our extensive newspaper archive. During the First World War, newspapers across Britain published photos of those who fought, died, went missing, or were wounded in action, providing a deeply personal record of the human cost of the conflict. These photos offer a moving and powerful glimpse of how the war affected communities across the British Isles, with a remarkable story behind each one waiting to be uncovered. We will update this collection regularly as we find more pages, ensuring that we continue to illuminate and remember more names and stories.

Anglo-Boer War Records 1899-1902

We've added 22,752 more records to this important military collection. It holds hundreds of thousands of names drawn from more than five hundred sources, revealing the unit your ancestor served with, as well as details of medals, honors, or awards they received. Additionally, it features a thoroughly revised list of men who were killed in action, died of wounds, or succumbed to disease.

British Isles Gazetteers

We've updated this rich resource with 2,658 map images from The Survey Gazetteer of the British Isles. Packed with illustrations and maps, this collection of 19th-century gazetteers can reveal the parishes and placenames that shaped your family story with unmatched color and detail. Plus, they are perfect for exploring a region's local history and topography.

Nine new wartime papers

This week, delve into Citizen (London), Midland Free Press, Western Express and more to understand how the Great War unfolded through a local lens.

New titles:

  • Brighouse Free Press and District Advertiser, 1914-1918, 1920
  • Chatham, Rochester and Brompton Observer, 1914-1920
  • Connaught Telegraph, 1914-1918
  • Citizen (London), 1914-1917
  • Cumberland Evening News, 1914-1918
  • Haltwhistle Echo, 1914-1918
  • Midland Free Press, 1914-1915
  • Skegness Herald, 1914-1916
  • Western Express, 1917-1919

Updated titles:

  • Aberystwyth Observer, 1914-1915
  • Aldershot Military Gazette, 1920
  • Banffshire Journal, 1914-1920
  • Bedford Record, 1920
  • Blaydon Courier, 1914-1919
  • Bo’ness Journal and Linlithgow Advertiser, 1914-1920
  • Bournemouth Times and Directory, 1919-1920
  • Boxing, 1917-1918
  • Boxing World and Mirror of Life, 1919
  • Bradford Daily Argus, 1915
  • Buckingham Express, 1914-1915
  • Cambrian News, 1917-1918
  • Cannock Advertiser, 1914-1919
  • Cork Weekly Examiner, 1920
  • Cornish & Devon Post, 1914, 1916-1918
  • County Courts Chronicle, 1914-1920
  • County Express, 1917-1918
  • Craven Herald, 1916
  • Cumberland & Westmorland Herald, 1918
  • Drogheda Advertiser, 1915
  • Dromore Leader, 1916-1920
  • Dromore Weekly Times and West Down Herald, 1915-1919
  • East Essex Advertiser and Clacton News, 1918
  • Empire News & The Umpire, 1914-1918
  • Enniscorthy Echo and South Leinster Advertiser, 1918-1920
  • Evening News (Waterford), 1917-1920
  • Exmouth Journal, 1916-1918
  • Fife News, 1914-1920
  • Finchley Press, 1914-1918
  • Glossop-dale Chronicle and North Derbyshire Reporter, 1917-1918
  • Hampstead & Highgate Express, 1914-1918
  • Hants and Berks Gazette and Middlesex and Surrey Journal, 1914-1918
  • Harrogate Advertiser and Weekly List of the Visitors, 1918-1920
  • Horwich Chronicle, 1914-1916
  • Irish Homestead, 1916
  • Irish Independent, 1916
  • Irish Society (Dublin), 1917-1918
  • Isle of Wight County Press, 1914-1918
  • Islington Gazette, 1918
  • Jewish World, 1917
  • Kings County Chronicle, 1914-1920
  • Leominster News and North West Herefordshire & Radnorshire Advertiser, 1914-1918
  • Lloyd’s Weekly Newspaper, 1914-1917
  • Loughborough Herald & North Leicestershire Gazette, 1916
  • Newtownards Chronicle & Co. Down Observer, 1914-1918
  • Norfolk News, 1914-1918
  • North Devon Gazette, 1914-1918
  • Offaly Independent, 1914-1918
  • Orcadian, 1917-1918
  • Pawnbrokers’ Gazette, 1914-1919
  • Pearson’s Weekly, 1918
  • Peterhead Sentinel and General Advertiser for Buchan District, 1914
  • Pontypool Free Press, 1914-1918
  • Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette, 1914-1920
  • Roscommon Herald, 1914-1919
  • Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 1916-1918
  • Southern Times and Dorset County Herald, 1916, 1920
  • St. Marylebone and Paddington Record, 1914-1919
  • The World, 1914-1916
  • Tottenham and Edmonton Weekly Herald, 1917
  • Tyrone Courier, 1914-1918
  • Uttoxeter Advertiser and Ashbourne Times, 1916-1918
  • Walthamstow and Leyton Guardian, 1915-1916
  • Warder and Dublin Weekly Mail, 1918-1919
  • Warminster & Westbury Journal, 1914-1918
  • Waterford Standard, 1920
  • West Cumberland Times, 1915, 1917
  • Whitehaven Advertiser and Cleator Moor and Egremont Observer, 1915, 1919
  • Willesden Chronicle, 1915-1918
  • Winsford & Middlewich Guardian, 1916-1918
  • Wolverhampton Chronicle and Staffordshire Advertiser, 1914
  • Yarmouth Mercury, 1915, 1917-1918
Find forgotten heroes in your family tree for FREE

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