Below is a summary of US family history collections released or updated by the major genealogy databases in the last three weeks. (Previous summary list published 22 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 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/or the revised total. I rarely include updates of fewer than 1,000 records.
NEW COLLECTIONS
Ancestry
- US Carded Birth Records in Military Hospitals, 1884-1916 (35,218)
- District of Columbia, U.S., Metropolitan Police Identification Books, 1878–1896 (716)
FamilySearch
- Alaska, Village Census Rolls, 1919-1972 (2,098)
- Missouri, Military Discharge Records, 1862-1996 (1,928)
- Virginia, Various Counties, Military Discharge Records, 1919-1980 5,287)
FindMyPast
- Pennsylvania, American Revolution Patriot Militia Index (13,817 )
- Descendants Of The Signers Of The Declaration Of Independence (18,846)
- Pennsylvania, Oaths of Allegiance Lists (8,649)
- Pennsylvania, List of British Prisoners in the War of Revolution (2,405)
- Pennsylvania, Episcopalian Births and Baptisms (117,817)
- Pennsylvania, Episcopalian Marriages (153,885)
- Pennsylvania, Episcopalian Deaths and Burials (135,000)
- Pennsylvania, Episcopalian Congregational Records (55,886)
MyHeritage
- Louisiana Obituaries (639,930)
- Virginia, Lynchburg Obituaries (444,960)
- Indiana, Allen County Burial Permits (58,125)
UPDATED COLLECTIONS
AmericanAncestors
- Suffolk County, MA Probate File Papers. (232,885 papers (case nos. 43718-49999).
Ancestry
- Missouri, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1942 (new total 96,830)
- West Virginia, US Federal Naturalization Records, 1844-1943 (new total)
- 1950 United States Federal Census (new total 155,891,796)
- Wisconsin, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1848-1992 (413,035)
- North Carolina, US Naturalization Records, 1872-1996 (151,932)
- USA Obituary Collection, 1930-Current (200,519,892)
- Utah, USA Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021 (1,606,114)
- USA Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current (105,175,698)
FamilySearch
- Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901 (92,356)
- New York, Birth Indexes outside of New York City, 1881-1942 (640,458)
- New Jersey, Reclaim the Records, Geographic Birth Index, 1901-1929 (1,825,786)
- Massachusetts, Boston Tax Records, 1822-1918 (1,039,578)
- Minnesota, Military Discharge Records, ca.1917 - ca.1990 (6,024)
- Mississippi, Military Discharge Records, 1917-1974 (3,178)
- Oklahoma, Military Discharge Records, 1898-1993 (7,582)
- Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 (4,543,233)
- Hawaii, Registrar of Bureau of Conveyances, Deed Records, 1846-1900 (19,105)
- Kansas, Military Discharge Records, ca.1862 - ca.1999 (7,769)
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