My regular summaries are designed to help family historians whose Irish ancestors emigrated, temporarily or permanently, to the United States. By default, they should also be useful to anyone carrying out research in the US, regardless of the origin of their ancestors.
The figures in parenthesis in the New Collections section are the numbers of records/images in each new record set.
Unless otherwise stated, the figures in parenthesis in the Updated Collections section reflect the number of records added to the collection in the recent update, if a number has been clearly noted by the supplier. I do not include updates of fewer than 1,000 records.
NEW COLLECTIONS
Ancestry
- Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s–1990 (11,468,406)
- Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969 (2,760,250)
- Arkansas, Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Records, 1867-2013 (84,141)
- Arkansas, Sevier County, Death Records, 1914-1923 (1,573)
- Arkansas, Divorces, 1923-1969 (1,286,573)
- Arkansas, Pulaski County, Marriages 1838-1999 (1,143,096)
- Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917 (684,218)
- Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969 (3,026,843)
- Colorado, Select County Marriages, 1863-2018 (1,434,173)
- Delaware, Federal Naturalization Records, 1802-1943 (11,157)
- West Virginia, Federal Naturalization Records, 1844-1943 (32,689)
FamilySearch
- Texas, Grimes Co, Probate Records of Birth 1939-1957 (10,138)
- Puerto Rico, Agricultural Schedules of the 1935 Special Census (52,940)
FindMyPast
- Massachusetts, Mayflower Passengers 1620 (5 pages)
- Global Immigrant Guides (60 guides, c12,000 pages)
MyHeritage
- Arkansas, Death Index, 1935-1961 (744,411)
- US National Register of Scientific/Technical Personnel 1953-1956 (125,515)
- Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1840-1910 (3,406,032)
- Massachusetts, Death Index, 1840-1910 (2,277,752)
- Nebraska, Death Index, 1956-1968 (185,779)
- Wisconsin, Birth Index, 1808-1920 (1,013,525)
- Wisconsin, Marriage Index, 1808-1907 (1,247,207)
- Wisconsin, Death Index, 1808-1909 (418,991)
UPDATED COLLECTIONS
AmericanAncestors
- Massachusetts: (Image-Only) RC Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St Joseph (Wakefield), St Bernard (Newton), St Columbkille (Brighton), St Joseph (Boston), and St Mary (Boston). (3,800 browsable pages)
- Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Our Lady of Pompeii (Boston) (102,000 searchable records)
Ancestry
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (155,808,616)
- U.S. Circuit Court Criminal Case Files, 1790-1871 (2,057)
- Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1840-1991 (5,739,949)
- West Virginia, Federal Naturalization Records, 1844-1943 (32,689)
- Virginia, Federal Naturalization Records, 1901-1938 (28,852)
- Vermont, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1954 (137,376)
- Utah, Federal Naturalization Records, 1906-1930 (2,928)
- Pennsylvania, Federal Naturalization Records, 1795-1931 (1,465,230)
- Maryland, Federal Naturalization Records, 1795-1931 (162,296)
- Arizona, Wills and Probate Records, 1866-1974 (37,485)
FamilySearch
- Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930 (81,071)
- Arizona, Graham County, Voting Records, 1882-1920 (1,331)
- Arizona, Navajo County, Voting Records, 1895-1954 (49,366)
- California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994 (74,342)
- California, LA, Angelus-Rosedale Cem/Crem Records, 1884-2002 (5,444)
- Hawaii, Collector of Customs, Ships' Passenger Manifests, 1843-1900 (23,135)
- Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands Newspaper Obituaries, 1900-ca.2010 (58,133)
- Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007 (732,639)
- Kansas, Lawrence City Cemetery Records, 1850-1988 (24,216)
- Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979 (140,699)
- Missouri, Church Records, 1827-2004 (2,061)
- Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, & Court Records 1800-1991 (2,272)
- New Hampshire, County Naturalization Records, 1771-2001 (2,988)
- New Jersey, Newark, Mount Olivet Cemetery Records, 1871-1984 (99,560)
- New York, Church Records, 1660-1954 (9,487)
- North Dakota Manifests of Immigrant Arrivals, 1910-1952 (13,606)
- Oregon Passenger and Crew Lists, 1888-1956 (512,300)
- Oregon, Lincoln County Voter Registration Index Cards, 1913-1942 (23,193)
- Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950 (162,651)
- Pennsylvania Delayed Birth Records, 1941-1976 (2,683)
- Texas, Hardin County Clerk, Death Records, 1908-1948 (1,055)
- US Military Service, Volunteer Union/Colored Troops, 1861-1866 (81,130)
- Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriages, 1853-1935 (36,583)
- Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Records, 1853-1912 (24,471)
- Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965 (13,233)
- Wisconsin, County Naturalization Records, 1807-1992 (207,233)
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