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 12 April, 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
- Beaverhead County, Montana Records, 1862-2009 (34,892)
- Macon County, Illinois, Decatur Public Library Obituaries, 1879-2007 (163,794)
- Alabama, Madison Co. Chancery and Circuit Court Records, 1829-1968 (442,506)
- Judith Basin County, Montana, U.S., Records, 1887-2012 (19,996)
- Mineral County, Montana, U.S., Obituaries 1870-2010 (26,259)
- Deer Lodge County, Montana, Cemetery Records 1878-2005 (6451)
FamilySearch
- Colorado, Manitou Springs, Voter Records, 1935-1962 (4,911)
- Kentucky, Voter Registers and Registration Books, 1904-1935 (22,843)
- Montana, Military Discharge Records, 1917-1953 (2,234)
- Michigan, Military Discharge Records, ca.1847-ca.1965 (1,101)
Fold 3
- 96th Bomb Group, US 8th Air Force Details.
UPDATED COLLECTIONS
AmericanAncestors
- Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from:
Most Precious Blood (Hyde Park), Sacred Heart (Boston), St. Aidan (Brookline), St. Margaret of Scotland (Beverly), St. Mary of the Assumption (Brookline), St. Augustine (South Boston), SS Peter and Paul (South Boston), St. Edward (Brockton) and St. John the Evangelist (Winthrop). (c440,000 additional searchable names)
Ancestry
- California, U.S., Sacramento Bee Newspaper Obits, Marriages, Births, 1859
- Indiana, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892
- Arizona, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1880-1935
- New Mexico, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1801-1993
- Wyoming, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1875-1908
- Alaska, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1883-1978
- Arizona, U.S., Death Records, 1887-1960
- West Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985
- New York, Arriving Passenger/Crew Lists (incl. Castle Garden & Ellis Island), 1820-1957
- Texas, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1963
- NARA Collections on Ancestry.com
- U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999
Family Search
- The database updated 26 US collections
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