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flag FamilySearch added new global records and removed Mexico’s 1930 census; Ancestry added German marriage records and improved U.S. newspaper indexes.

flag As of January 16, 2026, FamilySearch added six new full-text searchable collections and updated records from Brazil, Canada, Honduras, Italy, Japan, Mexico, and French Polynesia, with expanded indexes and images for civil and church records, while removing Mexico’s 1930 national census. flag Ancestry.com added marriage records from Berlin, Germany, and enhanced newspaper indexes in several U.S. states, but no new collections were introduced. flag Meanwhile, genealogy blogs highlighted AI tools, research strategies, and personal family stories, including a fictional memoir of a United Empire Loyalist, reflecting ongoing trends in digital genealogy and historical storytelling.

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