Below is a summary of US family history collections that have been released or updated by the major genealogy databases in the last three weeks. (The previous summary list was published on 22 January, 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
- North Dakota, U.S. Naturalizations, 1873-1952 (309,472)
- Mississippi, U.S. Provincial Archives, 1820-1951 (756,014)
- Kentucky, Louisville, Cemetery Index Cards, 1840-1988 (38,121)
- Alabama, Mobile Magnolia Cemetery Interment Cards, 1836-1995 (32,739)
FamilySearch
- Colorado, Military Discharge Records, ca.1919-1972 (1,735)
- Florida, Military Discharge Records, c1837-c1970 (8,354)
- Georgia, Tax Digests, 1787-1900 (58,380)
- Virginia Voter Registration, 1902-1970 (5,761)
MyHeritage
- Ohio, Birth Index, 1959–1998(6,274,518)
- American Overseas Military Burials, 1917-1974 (247,315)
Newspapers.com
UPDATED COLLECTIONS
AmericanAncestors
- Massachusetts: RC Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920
Fifteen volumes added with 160,000+ names from two parishes:
East Boston – Most Holy Redeemer
Lynn – St Mary
- Massachusetts: (Image-Only) RC Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920
Ten volumes added from 9 parishes (27,300 pages):
Amesbury – Sacred Heart,
Beverly – St Alphonsus, St. Margaret of Scotland
Billericay – St Andrew
Brocton – St. Colman of Cloyne
Roxbury – St Francis de Sales, St Joseph
Arlington – St James the Apostle
Belmont – St Joseph
Ancestry
- U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (new total 160,610,482)
- Florida, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1827-1950 (new total 146,582)
- California, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1850-1953 (new total 198,905)
- Global, Find a Grave Index: Burials at Sea etc. from 1300s (total 11,430,914)
- Wisconsin, U.S., Employment Records, 1903-1988 (476,839)
FamilySearch
- Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924
- Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1943
- Washington, County Divorce Records, 1852-1950
- Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924
- Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1943
- Washington, County Divorce Records, 1852-1950
- California, LA, Angelus-Rosedale Cem/Crem Records, 1884-2002
- USA, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011
- United States Census, 1920
- Texas, Laredo Arrival Manifests, 1903-1955
- United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014
- Illinois, Military Discharge Records, c1862-c1965
- Montana, County Voting Records, 1884-1992
- Georgia, Military Discharge Records, ca.1890 - ca.1966
- Washington, Seattle, Passenger Lists, 1890-1957
- Texas, Indexes/Manifests: Arrivals at Port of Del Rio, 1906-1953
- Virginia, Bureau of Vital Stats, Death Records, 1853-1912
- California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994
- New York Land Records, 1630-1975
- South Dakota, County Naturalization Records, 1865-1972
- US City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990
- Massachusetts, Boston Tax Records, 1822-1918
- Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization & Court, 1800-1991
- Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998
- US World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- US World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
FindMyPast
- New York Catholic Parish Registers Browse New records from Harlem, The Bronx, Yonkers and Ulster County added. (Indexed registers already in database.)
MyHeritage
- U.S. City Directories (545,346,832)
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