Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Be A Time Traveler

 Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: 

 It's Saturday Night again - 

Time for some more Genealogy Fun!!

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

1)  We all wish that we knew more about our most elusive ancestors - the ones we might not know the surname for, or the one who was probably adopted, changed his name for some reason, or lived through war or a natural disaster.

2)  Be a time traveler - where would you go, who would you speak with, what would you ask them?  

2)  Share your time traveler adventure on your own blog, on Facebook or other social media, or in a Comment on this blog.  Share the link to your stories on this blog, so readers can respond.

Here's mine:

There are so many dead ends in my research, and many of them are in the 1500 to 1700 time frame.  

My time travel location is Hilperton, Wiltshire where my 3rd great-grandfather John  Richman was born in 1789, where he married Ann Marshman in 1811, had 8 children, worked as a weaver, a coal hauler, and a butcher, and lived until 1867.  

I would go to Hilperton in about 1805, when John Richman's parents (I think they are John and Mary (Parsons) Richman), and Ann Marshman's (she married John Richman in 1811) parents (I think they are John and Ann (Angel) Marshman). and Rebecca Hill's parents (I think they are John and Ann (Warren) Hill) are still alive. If I'm lucky, I may be able to find John Rich's (he married Rebecca Hill in 1815) parents (I think they are William Betty (Noad) Rich) in nearby Trowbridge.  

The questions I would ask (after administering truth serum to) each parent of the young people are:

*  Who are your parents?

*  When and where were you born?

*  When and where were you baptized?

*  What are the names of your paternal grandparents, and where were they married?

*  What are the names of your maternal grandparents, and where were they married?

*  Do you know your great-grandparents names?

*  When and where were you married?

*  What are the names and ages of your siblings?

*  What are the names and ages of your children?

*  What is your occupation?  Please describe your work.

*  What is the most fun thing you do?

*  What is the hardest thing you do?

*  Who are your heroes?

*  How far have you traveled?

The questions I would ask of the young people (all four born around 1790, so about age 14-15) are:

*  How much schooling have you had?

*  Can you read and write and do arithmetic?

*  What jobs or chores do you have around the house and town?

*  What occupation do you wish to pursue?

*  What is the most fun thing you do?

*  What is the hardest thing you do?

*  Who are your heroes?

*  How far have you traveled?

I wish!!!  It would help me "cement" the identities of the parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and siblings and children of them in my family tree.

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The Apple Of Their Eye -- Asahel Read -- AI Historical Fiction

On 19 April, the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War with Paul Revere's Ride and the battles of Lexington and Concord, I thought about Asahel Read, my 5th great-granduncle, son of Isaac and Experience (Willis) Read.  I wrote about him in My Uncle, Asahel Read (1753-1775) died at Lexington on 19 April 1775 and wrote a poem about his life in For Independence Day - "The Ballad of Asahel Read" last 4th of July.

Now that I've found that the Artificial I ntelligence tools are really good at creating summaries and even fictional dialogue about real life situations, thoughts of "how did they feel about that" pop into my head every day.  On 19 April, I thought about Asahel's parents.  How did they feel about that day?

I asked OpenAI ChatGPT4 to provide dialogue  before and after, and it did.  Then ChatGPT4 offered "Do you want me to expand the dialogue into a short story about Asahels fateful day?" 

How can I resist!  So I asked it to do that, and then I asked Claude, Grok and Gemini to do the same using the same prompts.  I got four different stories - Claude's was 8 pages long and was the most detailed).  

I chose the X Grok 3 story today because it was shorter and seemed more realistic than the other stories.  Here it is:

The Apple Of Their Eye

The dawn of April 19, 1775, broke cold and gray over Sudbury, Massachusetts. In the modest farmhouse of Isaac and Experience Read, the air was thick with urgency. Asahel Read, their youngest and last child, stood in the low-ceilinged kitchen, his breath visible in the chill. At twenty-two, he was wiry and strong, his brown eyes alight with purpose as he slung a musket over his shoulder and tucked a powder horn into his belt. His father, Isaac, stood in the doorway, his weathered face tight with fear.

“Asahel, lad, are you certain?” Isaac’s voice was low, almost pleading. “The redcoats are no trifling matter. They’re trained, armed to the teeth. They’ll not hesitate to cut you down.”

Asahel paused, his hand on the doorframe. “Father, I must go. The alarm’s come—Lexington’s under threat. If we don’t stand now, they’ll march on Sudbury next. I’ve trained with the militia. I know my duty.”

Isaac stepped closer, his voice softening. “Duty’s a heavy word, son. You’re the light of this house. Your mother and I… we’ve poured our hearts into you. What if you don’t come back?”

Asahel met his father’s gaze, his jaw set. “You taught me to face what comes, Father. This is my time. For Sudbury. For all of us.”

Isaac gripped his son’s shoulder, his throat tight. “You’ve got your mother’s fire and my stubborn head. Keep your wits sharp, boy, and your powder dry. Come back to us, Asahel. Promise me.”

“I’ll do my best,” Asahel said, forcing a faint smile. “Tell Mother I’ll be home for supper.” He turned and stepped into the mist, joining the growing knot of townsmen assembling on the road. Isaac watched him go, whispering, “God keep you, my boy.”

The march from Sudbury was grueling, the men driven by the news that the British had already clashed with militia in Lexington at dawn and were now in Concord. Asahel walked shoulder to shoulder with young friends and older neighbors—farmers, blacksmiths, and shopkeepers, their faces grim under tricorn hats. The rhythm of their boots on the dirt road steadied his nerves. His friend Ezekiel, a lanky lad with a quick laugh, nudged him as they approached Lexington in the early afternoon.

 (AI image created by X Grok 3)

“They’re coming back this way, Asahel,” Ezekiel said, his voice tense. “Word is the redcoats got a bloody nose at the North Bridge in Concord. They’re retreating, and they’ll pass right through here.”

Asahel adjusted his musket, his grip tightening. “Then we’ll meet them. They’ve no right to trample our towns. We’ll make them pay for every step.”

By early afternoon, the Sudbury militia joined other colonial forces gathering along the road in Lexington. The British column, exhausted and battered from their fight at the North Bridge, appeared in the distance—scarlet coats dulled by dust, their wounded staggering alongside the ranks. The militia took positions behind stone walls and trees, Asahel crouching beside Ezekiel near a low fence. The air was thick with the scent of gunpowder and the distant shouts of British officers rallying their men.

The first shots rang out from the militia, a ragged volley that caught the British off guard. The redcoats returned fire, their disciplined volleys tearing through the air. Asahel fired, the kick of his musket jarring his shoulder. Smoke stung his eyes as he reloaded, shouting to Ezekiel to stay low. The British pressed forward, their bayonets fixed, but the militia harried them from every side, turning the retreat into a gauntlet. 

Asahel aimed again, his hands steady despite the fear clawing his chest. He saw a British soldier fall, then another, but the redcoats kept coming. Then it came—a searing pain in his chest, like a hot iron. He staggered, his musket slipping from his hands. The world tilted, the sky above him a blur of gray and blue. “Father…” he gasped, but the word faded as darkness took him. Asahel Read fell along the Lexington road, one of many who paid the price of that bloody retreat.

 In the aftermath, Sudbury men searched the fields for their own. Ezekiel, his face streaked with dirt and tears, found Asahel’s body, his coat soaked with blood. “Oh, Asahel,” he whispered, kneeling beside his friend. With others, he lifted the body onto a cart, covering it with a blanket. The slow journey back to Sudbury was silent, the weight of loss heavier than the cart’s load.

At dusk, the cart rolled into Sudbury. Ezekiel and two others, John Goodenow and Samuel Curtis, carried Asahel’s body to the Read farmhouse. Isaac was in the yard, splitting wood, when he saw them. The axe fell from his hands. Experience, hearing the cart, stepped onto the porch, her apron clutched in her fists.

“Isaac, what’s—” Her words died as she saw the blanket-draped form. “No… no, not my boy…”

Ezekiel’s voice trembled. “Mr. Read, Mrs. Read… it’s Asahel. He fell at Lexington. He was brave, stood his ground with us. The redcoats… a musket ball… I’m so sorry.”

Isaac stumbled forward, pulling back the blanket. Asahel’s face was pale, his eyes closed as if sleeping. “My son,” Isaac choked, his hands shaking as he touched the boy’s cold cheek. Experience collapsed against the porch rail, a wail tearing from her throat. “My baby! Oh, God, why?”

John and Samuel helped carry Asahel inside, laying him on the kitchen table. Ezekiel lingered, his head bowed. “He spoke of you both, before we marched. Said he’d make you proud.”

Isaac nodded, unable to speak. Experience clung to Asahel’s hand, sobbing, “You did, my sweet boy. You did.”

Word spread through Sudbury, and by morning, family and neighbors gathered at the Read home. Asahel’s cousins, the Willises, arrived from Wayland, their faces grim. The minister, Reverend Loring, offered prayers, his voice steady but his eyes red. Women brought bread and cider, though no one ate. The house hummed with quiet grief, the air heavy with the scent of pine from the coffin hastily built by a neighbor.

Isaac and Experience sat by Asahel’s body, now dressed in his Sunday best. “He loved this shirt,” Experience murmured, smoothing the fabric. “Wore it to church, singing those hymns so loud and off-key.” She gave a broken laugh, then dissolved into tears.

Isaac took her hand. “He was proud to march, love. Said it was his duty. I tried to stop him, but… he was our Asahel. Stubborn as me.”

“And brave as you,” Experience whispered. “Oh, Isaac, how do we go on?”

“Together,” he said, his voice cracking. “For him.”

The burial was held later in the day, April 20, in the churchyard near the Sudbury meetinghouse. The sky was heavy with clouds, fitting the mood. Reverend Loring spoke of sacrifice and liberty, but his words blurred for Isaac and Experience, who stood by the open grave. The coffin was lowered, and Experience dropped a sprig of lilac—Asahel’s favorite—onto the wood. “Sleep well, my boy,” she whispered.

 (AI image created by X Grok 3)

The townsfolk lingered, offering condolences, but the Reads barely heard. As the crowd dispersed, Isaac and Experience remained, staring at the fresh earth. “He was the apple of our eye,” Isaac said, his voice hollow. “Gone in a minute.”

Experience nodded, leaning into him. “But he stood for something, Isaac. For us, for this land. We’ll carry that, won’t we?”

“Aye,” Isaac said, his arm around her. “We’ll carry him always.”

In the weeks that followed, the Reads’ grief was a quiet, constant ache. The farm felt empty without Asahel’s laughter, his quick steps in the fields. Isaac worked in silence, pausing often to stare at the horizon. Experience kept Asahel’s coat folded on his bed, sometimes pressing it to her face to catch the faint scent of him. They spoke of him often, sharing memories—of his love for riding into town, his boyish grin at the river, his off-key hymns.

One evening, by the hearth, Experience looked at Isaac, her eyes soft with pain. “He’s with God now, isn’t he?”

Isaac nodded, his voice steady for the first time in weeks. “Aye, and he’s watching us, proud as we are of him. We’ll live for him, Experience. For Asahel.”

She took his hand, and they sat in the flickering light, their grief a bridge to their son’s memory, binding them to the cause he died for and to each other, forever.

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The first draft of this story got some details about the Sudbury militia's efforts, so I edited the prompt about some details of the fight at Lexington and Grok provided more accurate information.  The historical books I read indicate that the South Sudbury militia marched to Lexington and engaged the British as they marched down the roads from Concord through Lexington on the way to Charlestown on the early afternoon of 19 April 1775.  Two men from Sudbury died - an officer and Asahel Read.  

I think the dialogue and feelings expressed before Asahel left from his home in Sudbury and after the return of his body are fairly realistic.  I don't know if Asahel Read was buried in the Sudbury churchyard - there are many missing stones in that churchyard.  I think the minister at the Sudbury church was Jacob Read, a cousin to Isaac Read.  

I am 100% sure that Isaac Read (1704-1780) and Experience (Willis) Read (1707-1787) went to their deaths reliving this experience over and over.  I can't imagine their pain.  He was their last child, and perhaps the only one at home in 1775.  Their married children had moved west to Shrewsbury and Westminster, Massachusetts over time, and surely came to their parents home to grieve and help them after this event.  Experience had several Willis siblings who lived in Sudbury and Wayland (good guess, Grok!).   

The Isaac Read farm was in South Sudbury next to Landham Creek to the west of the Sudbury River, probably along a road from Sudbury to Framingham.  

This is historical fiction - it might have happened this way.  Perhaps it did not.  As I've mentioned before - I could never write something like this well.  I'm an aerospace engineer and a genealogist, and I write based on events and facts.  The AI tools have allowed me to share family stories, and poems and songs, about my ancestors and I have enjoyed doing it.  

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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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Chula Vista (CA) Genealogical Society Meeting on Wednesday, 30 April Features Dana Palmer

 Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 12 noon PDT 

Chula Vista Genealogical Society 

General Meeting (in a Zoom Video Conference) 

"Where is it? Using Maps in Genealogy Research"

by Dana Palmer

Maps can help you understand more about where your ancestor lived, worked, worshipped and was buried. Come learn how to find and use them.

Dana Palmer, CG®, CGL(SM) specializes in lineage society applications, publishing family books, and Midwestern research – specifically Ohio. In addition to her client work, she is part of the Mayflower Silver Books team, and lectures at RootsTech and the National Genealogical Society (NGS) conferences.

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PLEASE REGISTER for this event on the CVGS website (https://chulavistagenealogysociety.wildapricot.org/event-6100697). An event email and reminders will be sent to all CVGS members the week before the event.  A confirmation email will be sent to all those who register with the Zoom link and the last email reminder will be sent on Wednesday morning of the event.

Attendance is free but only 100 Zoom seats are available, so please register soon.

This program will be held online using the Zoom video conferencing platform for Meetings.  It will be hosted by CVGS President Terri Seat.   Contact presidentofcvgs@gmail.com if you have problems or register too late for the email.  

Please note that the meeting starts at 12 noon Pacific Time (3 p.m. Eastern time, 2 p.m. Central time, 1 p.m. Mountain time). The Zoom Meeting room will be open by 11:45 a.m. Pacific Time for visiting and helping attendees connect.

NOTE: The Chula Vista Genealogical Society offers an annual membership of $30. Besides the monthly General Meeting with a program speaker on the last Wednesday of each month, there is a monthly Research Group meeting on second Wednesdays on Zoom, an in-person Education meeting on third Tuesdays, and a DNA Interest Group meeting on third Wednesdays on Zoom, all at 12 noon Pacific time.  The speaker handout and the program recording are available to CVGS members for one month after the event.  There is also a monthly 8 page email newsletter chock full of program announcements, research tips, research articles, and program reviews.

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Disclosure:  I am a lifetime member of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society, a former Treasurer (2003-2004), Vice-President Programs (2005-2006), President (2007-8), and am currently the Research and Queries chairman (since 2003) and Newsletter Editor (since 2009).

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Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 19 to 25 April 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.

As of 25 April 2025, there are 3,407 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 1 from last week):

The added, deleted, new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch:

--- Collections Added   ---

*  California, Naturalization Records, 1883-1991   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000183); 769,289 indexed records with 735,956 record images, ADDED 23-Apr-2025

--- Collections Updated ---

Alabama County Marriages, 1711-1992     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1743384); 6,049,745 indexed records with 1,231,203 record images (was 5,946,548 records with 1,231,203 images), UPDATED 22-Apr-2025
Argentina, National Census, 1895        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1410078); 4,286,903 indexed records with 338,844 record images (was 4,286,888 records with 338,844 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2025
Brazil, Cemetery Records, 1799-2024     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2137269); 1,508,173 indexed records with 150,972 record images (was 1,476,552 records with 150,972 images), UPDATED 25-Apr-2025
Canada Census, 1921     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000285); 360,440 indexed records with 7,589 record images (was 91,422 records with 1,923 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2025
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2019    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 30,823,618 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 30,823,563 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2025

Colombia, Migration Records, 1885-2014  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000159); 6,522,121 indexed records with 6,235,940 record images (was 6,522,119 records with 6,235,940 images), UPDATED 24-Apr-2025
Delaware, Vital Records, 1650-1974      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1447341); 1,620,702 indexed records with 3,133,093 record images (was 1,607,708 records with 3,133,093 images), UPDATED 21-Apr-2025
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Census, 1984  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3288450); 27,147,953 indexed records with 5,457,909 record images (was 27,147,953 records with 5,466,978 images), UPDATED 18-Apr-2025
Florida, Naturalization Records, 1862-1960      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000179); 43,382 indexed records with 25,080 record images (was 43,377 records with 25,078 images), UPDATED 24-Apr-2025
France, Marne, Census, 1896     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4317027); 200,427 indexed records with 3,532 record images (was 100,099 records with 1,790 images), UPDATED 24-Apr-2025

Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1927197); 1,920,124 indexed records with 212,640 record images (was 1,920,078 records with 212,640 images), UPDATED 22-Apr-2025
Ghana, Census, 2010     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000267); 2,894,781 indexed records with 713,103 record images (was 2,509,948 records with 625,047 images), UPDATED 25-Apr-2025
Guadeloupe, Civil Registration Records, 1792-1872       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4293709); 30,788 indexed records with 8,974 record images (was 25,032 records with 7,312 images), UPDATED 25-Apr-2025
Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1873-2008  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2102016); 1,065,027 indexed records with 17,770 record images (was 1,064,913 records with 17,770 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2025
Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114423); 834,296 indexed records with 3,075 record images (was 833,835 records with 3,075 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2025

Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2009    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790265); 511,608 indexed records with 395,747 record images (was 511,476 records with 395,643 images), UPDATED 24-Apr-2025

Guatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration, 1877-2007   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451040); 258,686 indexed records with 103,502 record images (was 258,397 records with 103,502 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2025
Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1874-2008     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150); 4,765,634 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 4,760,396 records with 1,486 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2025
Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-2008        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274796); 1,259,707 indexed records with 41,022 record images (was 1,259,554 records with 41,022 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2025
Guatemala, Quiché, Civil Registration, 1877-2009        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274794); 1,065,346 indexed records with 70,397 record images (was 1,065,328 records with 70,397 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2025

Guatemala, Retalhuleu, Civil Registration, 1877-2008    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2422976); 450,473 indexed records with 550 record images (was 450,415 records with 550 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2025
Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-2008  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274791); 360,192 indexed records with 63 record images (was 360,030 records with 63 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2025
Guatemala, San Marcos, Civil Registration, 1877-2008    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274790); 1,131,619 indexed records with 16,730 record images (was 1,131,618 records with 16,730 images), UPDATED 24-Apr-2025
Guatemala, Santa Rosa, Civil Registration, 1877-2008    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274788); 459,323 indexed records with 97,101 record images (was 459,000 records with 97,101 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2025
Guatemala, Sololá, Civil Registration, 1877-2008        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2444805); 503,064 indexed records with 70,746 record images (was 502,524 records with 70,746 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2025

Guatemala, Suchitepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274785); 722,968 indexed records with 1,312 record images (was 722,579 records with 1,312 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2025
Guatemala, Totonicapán, Civil Registration, 1877-2009   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2268582); 609,513 indexed records with 470,693 record images (was 609,269 records with 470,591 images), UPDATED 24-Apr-2025
Guatemala, Zacapa, Civil Registration, 1877-2008        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2284386); 287,143 indexed records with 18,271 record images (was 287,056 records with 18,271 images), UPDATED 24-Apr-2025
Haiti, Civil Registration, 1794-2018    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482819); 21,032,915 indexed records with 31,609 record images (was 21,032,915 records with 31,609 images), UPDATED 18-Apr-2025
Idaho, Elmore County Records, 1889-1972 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2135633); 16,173 indexed records with 26,811 record images (was 5,570 records with 26,811 images), UPDATED 22-Apr-2025

Idaho, Lincoln County Records, 1886-1972        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2058671); 4,732 indexed records with 164,360 record images (was 4,049 records with 164,360 images), UPDATED 22-Apr-2025
Idaho, Twin Falls County Records, 1906-1988     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2023222); 43,094 indexed records with 180,915 record images (was 35,522 records with 180,915 images), UPDATED 22-Apr-2025
Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803970); 2,500,802 indexed records with 654,418 record images (was 2,500,702 records with 654,418 images), UPDATED 22-Apr-2025
Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2019   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1410397); 5,339,307 indexed records with 1,259,299 record images (was 5,339,303 records with 1,259,299 images), UPDATED 21-Apr-2025
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 9,720,188 indexed records with 337,998 record images (was 9,719,140 records with 338,255 images), UPDATED 24-Apr-2025

Italy, Ancona, Ancona, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1862-1929        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046896); 11,945 indexed records with 2,361,451 record images (was 11,805 records with 2,361,451 images), UPDATED 25-Apr-2025
Italy, Bologna, Bologna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1943      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947797); 85,207 indexed records with 5,914,917 record images (was 69,091 records with 5,914,917 images), UPDATED 25-Apr-2025
Italy, Cagliari, Cagliari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1934    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043426); 95,281 indexed records with 1,791,108 record images (was 74,497 records with 1,791,108 images), UPDATED 21-Apr-2025
Italy, Catania, Caltagirone, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1861-1941  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1483039); 108,847 indexed records with 1,252,189 record images (was 77,423 records with 1,252,189 images), UPDATED 25-Apr-2025
Italy, Cosenza, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1654-1910   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3005073); 2,366,442 indexed records with 3,310,067 record images (was 2,360,216 records with 3,310,067 images), UPDATED 24-Apr-2025

Italy, Genova, Genova, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2046914); 170,569 indexed records with 871,669 record images (was 164,896 records with 871,669 images), UPDATED 25-Apr-2025
Italy, Messina, Messina, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1939      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1887904); 73,989 indexed records with 927,560 record images (was 70,639 records with 927,560 images), UPDATED 25-Apr-2025
Italy, Olbia-Tempio, Tempio Pausania, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1910 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043493); 171,169 indexed records with 125,001 record images (was 0 records with 125,001 images), UPDATED 21-Apr-2025
Italy, Oristano, Oristano, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1941    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947719); 204,925 indexed records with 342,194 record images (was 173,413 records with 342,194 images), UPDATED 21-Apr-2025
Italy, Padova, Padova, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1929        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1946877); 866,017 indexed records with 1,745,536 record images (was 821,976 records with 1,745,536 images), UPDATED 21-Apr-2025

Italy, Parma, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1626-1921     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3743481); 56,599 indexed records with 748,765 record images (was 6,366 records with 748,765 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2025
Italy, Rovigo, Rovigo, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1937        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482864); 751,647 indexed records with 1,082,856 record images (was 718,590 records with 1,082,856 images), UPDATED 18-Apr-2025
Italy, Siracusa, Siracusa, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1900-1942    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2110810); 249,604 indexed records with 275,840 record images (was 0 records with 275,840 images), UPDATED 21-Apr-2025
Italy, Toscana, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1804-1874   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932364); 2,496,882 indexed records with 3,042,917 record images (was 3,391,039 records with 3,042,917 images), UPDATED 18-Apr-2025
Korea, Civil Service Examinations and Records of Officials and Employees, 1390-1900     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2316009); Browse 4,860 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 4,860 images), UPDATED 24-Apr-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 24-Apr-2025
Korea, Local History, 655-1935  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2556017); Browse 2,303 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 2,303 images), UPDATED 24-Apr-2025
Korea, School Records, 1958     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2556024); Browse 149 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 149 images), UPDATED 24-Apr-2025
Korea, Social Life and Customs  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2556025); Browse 44 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 44 images), UPDATED 24-Apr-2025
Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1921 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803978); 2,480,053 indexed records with 1,841,454 record images (was 2,476,596 records with 1,841,454 images), UPDATED 22-Apr-2025

Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469062); Browse 108,296 Images only, no index (was 0 records with 108,296 images), UPDATED 21-Apr-2025
Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2061550); 7,107,867 indexed records with 1,962,488 record images (was 7,107,842 records with 1,962,488 images), UPDATED 22-Apr-2025

Massachusetts, United States Naturalization Records, 1790-1991  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2632082); 851,766 indexed records with 1,389,215 record images (was 851,756 records with 1,389,207 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2025

Mexico, Chihuahua, Civil Registration, 1861-1997        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922462); 2,478,267 indexed records with 1,561,583 record images (was 2,483,763 records with 1,561,583 images), UPDATED 24-Apr-2025
Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1452395); 1,617,415 indexed records with 116,995 record images (was 1,533,863 records with 116,995 images), UPDATED 21-Apr-2025

Missouri, Civil Marriages, 1820-1874    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2521615); 24,755 indexed records with 11,985 record images (was 2,425 records with 28 images), UPDATED 22-Apr-2025
Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708654); Index only (926,377 records), no images (was 746,791 records with 0 images), UPDATED 21-Apr-2025
New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1987741); 361,004 indexed records with 402,443 record images (was 192,860 records with 402,443 images), UPDATED 22-Apr-2025
New York, County Marriages, 1778-1848; 1908-1937        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1618491); 1,371,570 indexed records with 955,515 record images (was 1,369,603 records with 955,515 images), UPDATED 21-Apr-2025
New York, U.S. District and Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1991     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2060123); 5,236,519 indexed records with 2,187,206 record images (was 5,236,511 records with 2,187,206 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2025

North Carolina, Naturalization Records, 1909-1945       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000235); 2,458 indexed records with 1,987 record images (was 2,455 records with 1,986 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2025

Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614804); 5,784,355 indexed records with 1,547,844 record images (was 5,779,917 records with 1,547,844 images), UPDATED 21-Apr-2025
Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1709399); 1,577,626 indexed records with 336,784 record images (was 1,469,882 records with 336,784 images), UPDATED 21-Apr-2025
Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1992     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1926701); 10,122,568 indexed records with 3,007,818 record images (was 10,122,568 records with 3,007,818 images), UPDATED 22-Apr-2025
Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803968); 544,462 indexed records with 105,700 record images (was 163,482 records with 105,700 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2025

Oregon, Military Discharge Records, 1919-1967   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4229779); 22,067 indexed records with 4,769 record images (was 20,383 records with 3,087 images), UPDATED 21-Apr-2025
Portugal, Braga, Catholic Church Records, 1530-1912     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913410); 738,523 indexed records with 857,376 record images (was 741,155 records with 857,376 images), UPDATED 19-Apr-2025
Portugal, Faro, Catholic Church Records, 1544-1911      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1511408); 881,138 indexed records with 138,057 record images (was 884,539 records with 138,057 images), UPDATED 19-Apr-2025
Portugal, Lisbon, Catholic Church Records, 1334-1998    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449050); 3,204,831 indexed records with 869,405 record images (was 3,207,326 records with 869,405 images), UPDATED 19-Apr-2025
Portugal, Porto, Catholic Church Records, 1535-2006     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913408); 2,470,267 indexed records with 1,207,157 record images (was 2,488,107 records with 1,207,157 images), UPDATED 19-Apr-2025

Portugal, Santarém, Catholic Church Records, 1544-1952  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2128189); 1,494,032 indexed records with 647,938 record images (was 1,495,906 records with 647,938 images), UPDATED 19-Apr-2025
Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1842     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2142774); 61,759 indexed records with 2,851 record images (was 61,651 records with 2,851 images), UPDATED 24-Apr-2025
Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-2010       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803985); 2,149,016 indexed records with 538,510 record images (was 2,120,363 records with 538,510 images), UPDATED 22-Apr-2025
United States, New England, Petitions for Naturalization, 1787-1906     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2064580); 851,729 indexed records with 954,378 record images (was 851,724 records with 954,378 images), UPDATED 23-Apr-2025
Uruguay, Census Records, 1726-1858      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4470326); 216,845 indexed records with 7,134 record images (was 217,340 records with 7,134 images), UPDATED 19-Apr-2025

Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1987653); 2,385,813 indexed records with 1,386,297 record images (was 2,366,755 records with 1,386,297 images), UPDATED 22-Apr-2025
Washington, County Divorce Records, 1852-1950   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1930340); 78,800 indexed records with 127,147 record images (was 78,800 records with 127,147 images), UPDATED 24-Apr-2025
Zambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1908-2019        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736255); 1,465,768 indexed records with 325,804 record images (was 1,421,423 records with 315,241 images), UPDATED 25-Apr-2025

--- Collections with new images ---

Argentina, Buenos Aires, Civil Registration, 1861-2018  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000041); 1 indexed records with 106,788 record images (was 1 records with 106,787 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Argentina, Military Records, 1911-1936  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000280); 1 indexed records with 1,053,738 record images (was 1 records with 1,042,377 images), last updated 31-Oct-2024
Brazil, Alagoas, Civil Registration, 1876-2023  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469403); 1 indexed records with 219,880 record images (was 1 records with 218,711 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Brazil, Maranhão, Civil Registration, 1827-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469402); 1 indexed records with 175,029 record images (was 1 records with 167,710 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-2013     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 642,476 indexed records with 185,987 record images (was 642,431 records with 185,973 images), last updated 18-Apr-2025

Brazil, Sergipe, Civil Registration, 1866-2021  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4470324); 1 indexed records with 144,898 record images (was 1 records with 143,851 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Colombia, DAS Civil Registration Alphabetic Cards, 1914-2011    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000074); 1 indexed records with 15,950,056 record images (was 1 records with 15,912,212 images), last updated 25-Nov-2024
Connecticut, Naturalization Records, 1795-1945  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3238391); 305,750 indexed records with 680,067 record images (was 305,750 records with 679,732 images), last updated 07-Nov-2024
Find a Grave Index      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2221801); 255,470,448 indexed records with 136,207,551 record images (was 255,470,448 records with 89,973,866 images), last updated 09-Apr-2025
France, Vienne, Military Draft Cards, 1867-1921 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2807503); 147,160 indexed records with 121,255 record images (was 147,160 records with 121,134 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024

Germany, Baden, Church Book Duplicates, 1804-1877       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1395660); 733,778 indexed records with 720,221 record images (was 733,778 records with 715,636 images), last updated 07-Nov-2024
Paraguay, Military Records, 1870-1965   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2506770); 992,716 indexed records with 989,977 record images (was 992,716 records with 989,976 images), last updated 18-Apr-2025
Pennsylvania, Middle District Court, Naturalization Records, 1901-1992  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000058); 252,555 indexed records with 218,278 record images (was 252,555 records with 218,255 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
Texas, Manifests of Permanent and Statistical Alien Arrivals at El Paso, 1924-1954      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2526188); 80,992 indexed records with 79,890 record images (was 80,992 records with 79,820 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3346936); 99,204,702 indexed records with 3,418,383 record images (was 99,204,702 records with 3,411,792 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024

United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2761958); 7,193,829 indexed records with 387,412 record images (was 7,193,829 records with 387,398 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024

--- Collections with images removed ---

Canada, Census, 1931    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000196); 2,466,494 indexed records with 2,459,590 record images (was 2,466,494 records with 2,462,890 images), last updated 16-Jun-2024
Italy, Arcidiocesi di Palermo, Catholic Church Records, 1392-1927       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000127); 1 indexed records with 40,033 record images (was 1 records with 40,504 images), last updated 05-Dec-2024
Italy, Biella, Ponderano, Parish of San Lorenzo, Catholic Church Records, 1566-1953     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482795); 1 indexed records with 6,405 record images (was 1 records with 7,589 images), last updated 05-Dec-2024
Italy, Diocesi di Piazza Armerina, Catholic Church Records, 1553-1964   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000379); 1 indexed records with 14,551 record images (was 1 records with 23,253 images), last updated 05-Dec-2024
Italy, Grosseto, Diocesi di Grosseto, Catholic Church Records, 1521-1983        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000381); 1 indexed records with 23,528 record images (was 1 records with 31,512 images), last updated 05-Dec-2024

Italy, Ivrea Diocesi di Ivrea, Catholic Church Records, 1474-1950       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000373); 1 indexed records with 99,828 record images (was 1 records with 99,996 images), last updated 05-Dec-2024

Italy, Napoli, Archdiocese of Naples, Catholic Church Records, 1633-1944        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000384); 1 indexed records with 473 record images (was 1 records with 984 images), last updated 05-Dec-2024
Italy, Potenza, Archdiocese of Potenza, Catholic Church Records, 1572-1900      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000374); 1 indexed records with 32,914 record images (was 1 records with 33,017 images), last updated 05-Dec-2024
Italy, Torino, Diocese of Torino, Catholic Church Records, 1801-1899    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000113); 1 indexed records with 256,269 record images (was 1 records with 271,056 images), last updated 05-Dec-2024
Italy, Vercelli, Archdiocese of Vercelli, Catholic Church Records, 1839-1899    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000274); 1 indexed records with 93,624 record images (was 1 records with 117,709 images), last updated 05-Dec-2024

United States, Census, 1950     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464515); 52,785,233 indexed records with 52,653,615 record images (was 52,785,233 records with 52,719,170 images), last updated 16-Jun-2024
United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000145); 1 indexed records with 28,165,123 record images (was 1 records with 28,197,662 images), last updated 22-Jul-2024
Wales, Pembrokeshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1419323); 320,664 indexed records with 376,034 record images (was 320,664 records with 376,035 images), last updated 03-Nov-2023
West Virginia, Births, 1853-1930        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417341); 1,047,139 indexed records with 1,288,228 record images (was 1,047,139 records with 1,288,229 images), last updated 11-May-2022

--- Collections with new records ---

Uruguay, Civil Registration, 1879-2020  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (1,959,043 records), no images (was 1,959,007 records with 0 images), last updated 18-Apr-2025

--- Collections with records removed ---

Austria, Vienna, Population Cards, 1850-1910    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1404451); 480,049 indexed records with 185,801 record images (was 598,792 records with 185,801 images), last updated 13-Jun-2024
California, Birth Index, 1905-1995      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001879); Index only (24,589,414 records), no images (was 24,589,416 records with 0 images), last updated 01-Mar-2012
Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2002       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949334); Index only (4,267,579 records), no images (was 4,267,580 records with 0 images), last updated 06-May-2014
United States, Public Records, 1970-2009        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,605,771 records), no images (was 875,605,773 records with 0 images), last updated 24-Jan-2025
United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000290); Index only (413,872,520 records), no images (was 413,872,522 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:

• 0 removed entries
• 1 added entries 
• 83 updated entries
• 36 entries with more or fewer images and/or records

The FamilySearch website says there are 3407 total entries on the list (without signing in). Marshall's list says there are 3406 (without signing in).  They are close, but not quite in-sync for some reason.

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

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