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 14 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 or 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, and the revised total. I do not include updates of fewer than 1,000 records.
NEW COLLECTIONS
FamilySearch
UPDATED COLLECTIONS
AmericanAncestors
- Massachusetts: RC Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 (42,300+ names added)
4 Parishes: Our Lady of Ostrobrama, Boston &0124; St. Stanislaus, Chelsea &0124; St. Jean Baptiste, Lynn &0124; St. Ann in Dorchester.
Ancestry
- Edgefield, South Carolina, Slave Records, 1774-1866 (57,502)
- Honolulu, Hawaii, Arriving/Departing Passengers & Crew, 1900-1959 (8,104,047)
- New Orleans, Louisiana, Passenger Lists, 1813-1963 (added 83,077 relatives' names)
- Baltimore, Maryland, Passenger Lists, 1820-1964 (2,288,677)
- New Jersey,Arriving Passengers & Air Crew, 1956-1969 Performance-only update
- Pennsylvania, County Records: Enslaved and Free People, 1780-1834
- Louisiana, Slave Manumission Records, 1719-1820
- U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (492,387/166,390,138)
- USA, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current (4,201,707/265,548,230)
- Massachusetts, Boston Archdiocese RC Sacramental Records, 1789-1920 (new total 8,045,369)
FamilySearch
- Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989 (77,409/778,302)
- New Jersey, Death Index, 1901-1903; 1916-1929 (296,277/712,539)
- US Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c1955 (59,610/582,881)
- US, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939 (27,957,163/76,938,809)
- Hawaii, Hawaii State Archives, Probate Packet Records, 1814-1917 (1,902/3,812)
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