Below is a summary of US family history collections released or updated by the major genealogy databases in the last three weeks or so. (Previous summary list published 15 August, 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
- Washington, U.S., Masters and Owners of Vessels Oaths, 1916-1967 (48,830)
- U.S., Southern Baptist Church Records, 1750-1899 (124,594)
MyHeritage
- New York Castle Garden Immigrants New York Castle Garden Immigrants (11,483,119)
- Delaware, Probate Records (68,017)
- Iowa, Birth Records (326,187)
UPDATED COLLECTIONS
AmericanAncestors
- Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920:
St Mary, Georgetown (6,000+ names
Ancestry
- U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (168,814,684)
- 1810 United States Federal Census (832,889)
- Arkansas, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1907-1968 (4,026)
- Alabama, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1888-1991 (190,969)
- Arizona, U.S., State Court Naturalization Records, 1869-1993
- California, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1843-1999
- Connecticut, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1996
- Delaware, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1796-1959
- Florida, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1847-1995 (1,545,907)
- Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991
- Iowa, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937
- Kansas, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1865-1984
- Kentucky, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1906-1991 (129,706)
- Louisiana, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1836-2001
- Massachusetts, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950 (4,858,631)
- Nebraska, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1835-1987 (63,049)
- Nevada, U.S., Naturalization Petitions, 1956-1991 (37,656)
- New Mexico, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1881-1983 (33,446)
- New York, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1794-1943(9,174,219)
- New York, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1882-1944
- Tennessee, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1888-1992 (141,333)
- Oregon, U.S., Naturalization Records 1865-1991
- Ohio, U.S., Naturalization Petition and Record Books, 1888-1946
- Pennsylvania, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1795-1931
- USA Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current
- USA School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
- Vermont, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1954
- Virginia, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1901-1938
- Washington, U.S., Petitions for Naturalization, 1860-1991
- Washington DC, USA Military Naturalization Petitions, 1918-1924
- 1950 United States Federal Census
- Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982
FamilySearch
- California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 (1,957,788)
- Florida, Divorce, 1927-1950 (263,782)
- Florida Deaths, 1877-1939 (480,993)
- llinois, Monroe County, Deed Records, 1816-1900 (102,916)
- Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924 (1,464,148)
- New York, Birth Indexes outside of New York City, 1881-1942 (640,875)
- Oregon, Douglas County Records, 1850-1983 (browse images)
- Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901 (242,664)
- FindAGrave (900,448)
- United States 1950 Census (1,847,635)
MyHeritage
- 1950 United States Federal Census (new total 16,733,748)
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