Below is a summary of US family history collections that have been released or updated by the major genealogy databases in the last two weeks. (The previous summary list was published on 26 November, see blogpost).
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, if provided by the database.
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
- U.S., Select County Death Records,1840-1908 (255,372)
- South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1917 (444,042)
- Wisconsin, Shawano & Oconto Counties, Indexes/Records, 1850-2007 (Browse only)
- Iowa, Poweshiek Co. Probate/School/Court Records, 1850-1954 (Browse only)
- Iowa, Monroe Co. Card Index of BMDs from Newspaper Clippings, 1898-2013 (31,131)
- Kansas, Gove Co. Enumeration Books and List of Residents, 1909-1950 (98,066)
- Mississippi, Index to Deaths, 1912-1943 (693,823)
FamilySearch
- Alabama, Military Discharge Records, c1918-c1962 (14,419)
- Arkansas, Military Discharge Records, ca.1917 - ca.1969 (11,704)
- California, Military Discharge Records, 1856-1965 (4,338)
MyHeritage
- Missouri Birth Index 1920-2015 (7,500,081)
- Missouri Death Index 1968-2015 (2,598,036)
UPDATED COLLECTIONS
Ancestry
- USA School Yearbooks, 1900-1999 (698,891,690)
- Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Jewish Marriage Record Extracts, 1837-1934 (114,102)
- New York, U.S., Marriage Index, 1600-1784 (21,408)
- Herkimer and Otsego Counties, New York Directories, 1917 (19,270)
- Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio Directory, 1916-1921 (11,527)
- Cornell and Princeton University Directories, 1922 (3,259)
- Fayette County, West Virginia, U.S., Births, 1888-1893 (6,933)
- Raleigh County, West Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1853-1875 (7,334)
- Maine, U.S., Revolutionary War Bounty Applications, 1835-1836 (1,483)
- U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current (65,373,759)
- Utah, U.S., Select Marriages, 1887-1966
- U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current (810,467,407)
FamilySearch
- California, LA, Angelus-Rosedale Cem/Crem, 1884-2002 (27,829)
- Louisiana, Orleans/St Tammany, Voter Registrations 1867-1905 (91,303) (551,175)
- Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979 (38,831)
- New York, NY Index to Passengers Lists of Vessels, 1897-1902 (135,802)
- Pennsylvania Delayed Birth Records, 1941-1976 (9,168)
- Georgia, County Voter Registrations, 1856-1941 (184,772)
- Hawaii, Various Islands, Circuit Court Divorces, 1849-1915 (7,453)
- Illinois, Chicago, Voter Registers, 1888-1892 (286,578)
- Massachusetts, Boston Tax Records, 1822-1918 (360,053)
- New Jersey, County Naturalizations, 1749-1986 (60,663)
- New York Land Records, 1630-1975 (28,639,774)
- Virginia, Bureau Vital Stats, County Marriages, 1853-1935 (11,872)
- Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965 (28,603)
- Utah, Brigham City FHC, Obituary Collection, 1930-2015 (53,895)
- Washington Voting Records, 1876-1940 (16,180)
- Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965 (28,031)
FindMyPast
- United States Obituary Notices(18m new records. Total now 56m.)
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