For 1–15 January 2026

 

FamilySearch

Recent public summaries show large January 2026 expansions plus weekly incremental changes.familysearch+2

Some notable current/recently announced collections:

  • Worldwide – Find a Grave Index (expanded; 137,627,893 indexed records).[familysearch]​

  • Benin – Civil Registration of Deaths, 1891–2016 (new/updated).[theancestorhunt]​

  • Brazil – Alagoas, Church Records, 1802–2016 (new/updated).[theancestorhunt]​

  • Brazil – Bahia, Catholic Church Records (new/updated).[theancestorhunt]​

  • Ongoing: as of 23 Jan 2026, c. 3,431 Historical Record Collections, with new items and ~70 updated collections in the preceding week, though FamilySearch does not flag all by name in the catalog list.geneamusings+1

Where to monitor:

  • FamilySearch Blog “New Historical Records” posts.familysearch+1

  • Weekly “Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections” summaries on Genea-Musings.geneamusings+1

MyHeritage

For 1–15 January 2026 there were 8 new and 12 updated collections.theancestorhunt+1

Examples of new collections:

  • 1890 New York City Police Census – New.[theancestorhunt]​

  • Brazil Newspapers from OldNews.com – New.[theancestorhunt]​

  • England & Wales Probate Index, 1858–2023 – New.[theancestorhunt]​

  • England & Wales, Nonconformist Births and Baptism, 1660–1848 – New.[theancestorhunt]​

  • England & Wales, Nonconformist Deaths and Burials, 1665–1837 – New.[theancestorhunt]​

  • United Kingdom and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878–1960 – New.[theancestorhunt]​

  • United Kingdom and Ireland, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1890–1960 – New.[theancestorhunt]​

  • United States, World War II Enlistment, 1938–1946 – New.[theancestorhunt]​

Examples of updated collections (same period):

  • FamilySearch Family Tree, Filae Family Trees, Geni World Family Tree – Updated.[theancestorhunt]​

  • MyHeritage Family Sites, MyHeritage members, MyHeritage photos & docs – Updated.geneamusings+1

  • France and U.S. newspaper-related sets from OldNews.com – Updated.[theancestorhunt]​

  • Search Connect (user search extracts) – Updated.[theancestorhunt]​

Where to monitor:

  • The MyHeritage blog and “What’s new” posts (for major releases).[theancestorhunt]​

  • TheAncestorHunt’s “MyHeritage New and Updated Collections” biweekly list.facebook+2

  • Genea-Musings weekly “Added and Updated MyHeritage Record Collections.”[geneamusings]​

Ancestry

For 1–15 January 2026, there are multiple new and updated U.S. and other collections.theancestorhunt+1

Examples of new collections (1–15 Jan):

  • Pulaski County, Arkansas, U.S., Naturalizations, 1882–1902, 1914–1921 – New.[theancestorhunt]​

  • U.S., Home Ownership Records, 1920–1970 – New.[theancestorhunt]​

  • Utah, U.S., Cemetery Registers, 1855–2012 – New.[theancestorhunt]​

Examples of updated collections (1–15 Jan and 17–23 Jan):

  • District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Mississippi, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, 1800s–current – Updated.geneamusings+1

  • Scotland, Burial Monument Inscriptions, 1507–2024 – Updated.[geneamusings]​

  • New Hampshire, U.S., Birth Records, 1631–1924 – Updated.[geneamusings]​

Scale:

  • As of 23 January 2026, Ancestry’s card catalog lists about 33,921 collections (increase of 2 that week).[geneamusings]​

Where to monitor:

  • Ancestry’s “Recently added/updated” view in the Card Catalog (sort by Date Updated).[geneamusings]​

  • TheAncestorHunt’s “Ancestry New and Updated Collections” posts.facebook+1

  • Genea-Musings weekly “Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections.”[geneamusings]​


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