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 20 May, 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
- Montana, Military Records, 1904-1918 (52,423)
- Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Card Files, 1775-1916
- Missouri, U.S. Pre-World War II Adjutant General Enlistment Contracts, 1900-1941 (342,712)
- Utah, U.S., Applications for Indian War Service Medals, 1905-1912 (8,005)
- Salt Lake County, Utah, U.S., Militia Records, 1895 (8,936)
- Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, Group B, 1941-1975 (43,918)
- Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, Group A, 1941-1975 (37,954)
- Cole County, Missouri, USA, Circuit Court Case Files, 1820-1927 (browse collection)
- Illinois, USA, South Pekin Railroad Employment Cards, 1900-1948 (2,641)
- U.S., Confederate Army Payrolls for Enslaved Labor, 1840-1883 (22,420)
MyHeritage
- Western United States, Marriage Index, 1838-2016 (1,826,324)
- Louisiana, Death Index, 1819-1969 (1,702,224)
UPDATED COLLECTIONS
AmericanAncestors
- Hinsdale, MA: Records of the Congregational Church, 1797-1848 – indexing revised
- Newport, RI: Members of the Artillery Company of Newport, 1741-1854 – indexing revised
- Nottingham West (Hudson), NH: Records of First Church of Christ, 1737-1795 – indexing revised
- Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from:
St. Andrew, Billerica | St. Mary of the Annunciation, Cambridge |St. Paul, Cambridge | St. John the Evangelist, Hopkinton | St. Margaret, Dorchester | Immaculate Conception, Lowell | St. Rose of Lima, Chelsea.
Ancestry
- Canton, Stark County, Ohio, U.S., Directory, 1913 (43,757)
- Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997 (48,130,844)
- Hawaii, U.S., Marriage Certificates and Indexes, 1841-1944 (588,448)
- Idaho, U.S., Death Records, 1890-1967
- Idaho, U.S., Marriage Records, 1863-1969
- Idaho, U.S.A., Birth Index, 1861-1919, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1967
- Idaho, U.S., Divorce Records, 1947-1969
- Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952
- Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952
- Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952
- U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
- U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
- U.S., Atlantic Ports Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1959 (909,749)
- U.S., Virgin Islands, Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1885-1962 (888,528)
FamilySearch
- Some 27 state or smaller collections + 5 USA-wide collections have been updated. Follow this link, then click the (bold blue) 'Last Updated' option twice for listing of recent updates.
Fold3
- Hill Air Force Base Collection 907th Post Headquarters Company added
MyHeritage
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1791-1963 (new total 14,489,389)
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