Below is a summary of US family history collections that have been released or updated by the major genealogy databases in the last month. (The previous summary list was published on 11 June, 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)
- Andrew and Cole Counties, Missouri, Probate Records, 1826-1945 (Browse-only)
- New Hampshire, Prison Records, 1812-1968 (21,549)
- North Dakota, Cemetery Records, 1877-1999 (261,067)
- WEB: North Dakota, Select County Marriages, 1890-2020 (321,245)
FamilySearch
FindMyPast
- USA, Census of Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1840 (20,909)
- USA, British Loyalists (4,922)
- USA, Lord Dunmore's Ethiopian Regiment, 1776 (265)
MyHeritage
- Louisiana, Death Index, 1819-1969 (1,702,224)
UPDATED COLLECTIONS
AmericanAncestors
- Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 (51 volumes added with 372,000 searchable names); Parishes as follows:
St Ann in Dorchester | St Mary Star of the Sea in Beverly | St Peter in Cambridge | St Mary in Randolph | Immaculate Conception in Malden | Blessed Sacrament in Cambridge | St Patrick in Brockton | St Margaret of Scotland in Brockton | St Colman of Cloyne in Brockton | St Stephen in Framingham | St James in Haverhill | St. Margaret of Scotland in Lowell | St Patrick in Lowell | St Rita in Haverhill.
Ancestry
- Indiana, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999
- Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992
- New Jersey, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1739-1991
- Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999
- North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998
- Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997
- Arkansas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998
- Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991
- South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980
- Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989
- Texas, Wills and Probate Records, 1833-1974
- North Dakota and South Dakota, Wills and Probate Records, 1878-1928
- Delaware, Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971
- USA Atlantic Ports Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1959
- US Virgin Islands, Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1885-1962
- Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1897-1929
- USA Obituary Collection, 1930-Current (843,651,188)
- New York, U.S., Death Index, 1852-1956
- USA Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current (89,927,385)
- Oregon, U.S., State Divorces, 1925-1968 (546,046)
- Oregon, U.S., State Births, 1842-1917 (884,417)
- Isle of Wight County, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1867-1896 (database improvements)
- Adams County, Colorado, U.S., Marriage License Index, 1960-2010 (database improvements only)
Family Search
- Some 42 state or smaller collections + 4 USA-wide collections have been updated. Follow this link, then click the (bold blue) 'Last Updated' option twice for listing of recent updates.
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